December 15, 2020 by Nagaland Post

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Vol XXXI No. 13

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Nagaland’s crime rate declines

STATE POLICE FORMS Special Investigation Team TO TACKLE EXTORTION CASES Correspondent

CRIME STATISTICS OF NAGALAND STATE FOR THE YEAR 2020 UPTO OCTOBER

KOHIMA, DEC 14 (NPN): Taking serious note of extortion activities in the state, Nagaland Police has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to handle such cases, ADGP (Law & Order) Renchamo P. Kikon said, in an exclusive interview to Nagaland Post. Kikon also disclosed that the department has received directives from authorities to carry out extensive antiextortion drive. ADGP said unabated extortion has become a matter of serious concern for the state police as well as the public at large and business community in particular. While informing that the SIT had recently arrested some functionaries of certain groups, Kikon assured the public that there will be no let up in the fight against extortion activities and that the police force will continue monitoring such activities. Lamenting that most of the victims do not come out to lodge complaint with the police, Kikon said the police has

SL Crime Head under IPC KMA 1 Murder 2 Attempt to murder 1 Culpable Homicide not 3 amounting to murder 4 Rape 3 5 Kidnapping and Abduction 6 Dacoity 7 Robbery 2 8 Bulgary 3 9 Theft 16 10 Criminal Breach of Trust 11 Cheating 7 12 Forgery 4 13 FICN (Counterfeit) 14 Extortion 17 6 15 Vehicle Accident 4 16 Rioting 17 Other IPC 5 Total 68

DMR 11 6

TSG 2 -

KPE 1 -

ZBTO 2 -

PHK 3

PRN WKA MKG LLG Mon 3 2 1 8 2 2

Total 22 22

2 17 12 30 246 2 48 5 3 79 8 4 87 560

6 2 3 13

1 3 1 3 1 10

1 1 5 1 2 5 1 1 4 23

2 1 1 3 2 10 22

1 3 1 2 9 20

1 1 10 1 1 8 32

11 2 2 1 13 30

1 5 1 1 1 11

2 1 16 4 4 4 22 55

10 19 15 37 322 05 66 09 03 114 26 10 163 844

CRIME HEAD UNDER LOCAL & SPECIAL LAWS FOR THE YEAR 2020 UPTO OCTOBER SL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Crime Head Arms Act NDPS Act D.C Act NLTP Act NSR Act Explosive Substance Act Foreigners Act Other Special and Local Law Total

KMA

DMR

TSG

KPE

ZBTO

PHK

3 7 12 1 23

35 22 5 73 1 4 2 3 145

7 4 11

1 2 1 04

7 5 2 10 24

2 10 12

PRN WKA MKG LLG Mon Total

however been taking suo moto lodge complaint with the pocognizance of such cases and lice when faced with such registered cases He therefore demands. urged the public to approach/ Talking to Nagaland Post,

8 2 1 1 1 13

9 4 9 16 1 39

3 10 5 40 4 62

7 2 09

5 34 1 5 2 1 2 50

70 101 23 175 04 05 02 12 392

a Dimapur-based businessman, on condition of anonymity, said that there has been rampant demand of illegal taxa-

tion/extortion in the State’s commercial hub particularly during the festive season. “Every businessman has been affected by the lockdown. And the way we are being harassed to pay taxes has added more salt to the injury,” he added.

Dimapur leads crime incidents

Dimapur district leads the crime statistics even as Nagaland witnessed a decline in crime rate in 2020 as compared to the preceding years,. As per the crime statistics till October 2020, the state registered 844 cases under various heads (rape, murder, extortion, kidnapping etc.) while under local and special laws 392 cases were registered (arms act, NDPS, NSR, Explosive substance Act and other special laws etc.) Out of 844 cases, Dimapur registered the highest number of cases at 560 followed by Kohima- 68 and Mon- 55. Under local and special laws, Dimapur topped the list with 145 cases out of 392 followed by Mokokchung- 62 and Mon(Cont’d on p-8) 50.

STPF dismayed Quota: CCoRoRP serves 72-hr ultimatum on govt Regional parties may float national over delay of CHC seen development or con- its stand for total review in any fallout of the existing ReservaWarns of stir if sequences Oppn platform construction or complacency once the tion Policy. Asserting that D I M A P U R , D E C 1 4 6-pt proposition strike/protest is effected. advancement would not New Delhi, Dec 14 (NPN): Shamator Town It has put forward prop- miraculously come by giving (Agencies): Top leaders Public Forum (STPF) has not implemented ositions that include: 1. reservation over reservation, of several regional parties expressed dismay at the State Health and Family Welfare Department for the delay in construction of Shamator Community Health Centre (CHC). In an open letter, STPF president, S.Yanhokiu and general secretary, K.Hankiu expressed surprise that construction has been “forsaken” just after erecting the pillar, which has left “stupefaction” within the entire denizens. The forum claimed that the only requisite medical centre in the area has been neglected due to lackadaisical attitude of the authorities instead of accelerating the construction work. It stated that despite appeal to the assigned contractor for early completion there was no response which led to remonstrance within the communities in general. In this regard, STPF urged the Health and Family Welfare department “to ponder on the matter what is desisting or hindering the resuming and finishing of the requisite building in early hour”, and complete the construction within the time frame.

This is it!

“I think he’s right. We cannot go on the old way of tax collection. We should form a Malls’ Union.” K Y M C

DIMAPUR, DEC 14 (NPN): Core Committee on Rationalisation of Reservation Policy (CCoRoRP) has served a 72-hour deadline on the State government to implement the six-point proposition, failing which it threatened to launch lightning strike and protest. This was contained in a letter addressed to the chief minister by CCoRoRP comprising of five apex students’ tribe associationsAo Students’ Conference (AKM), All Sumi Students’ Union (SKK), Angami Students’ Union (ASU), Lotha Students’ Union (LSU) and Rengma Students’ Union (RSU). CCoCoRP stated that the government should not hold the CCoRoRP responsible for any unfore-

Implementation of ‘creamy layer’ policy on reservation, 2. Pocket-wise reservation, 3. Equal criteria on educational qualification for all jobs, 4. Category options for all competitive exams, 5. Cut off mark on Reservation quota with no backlog vacancy on roaster system and 6. Time framed review of reservation policy. CCoRoRP has demanded an effective body to be instituted to address the pressing matter and to effectively implement the proposition immediately. It also demanded a written assurance within 72 hours. The Committee said its ultimatum was a reminder of the August 22, 2019 representation submitted to the Review Committee on Job Reservation and reiterated

have begun talks on forming a national opposition platform against the Centre and the BJP with an eye on the next general elections, it is learnt. The move comes even as the Congress leadership vacillates and struggles to put its own house in order since the 2019 Lok Sabha rout, reports The Economic Times. Potential partners have over many weeks held consultations on the proposal on bringing together a number of regional parties facing political, electoral and administrative aggression of the BJP and the Centre. Among those involved or approached include Trinamool Congress, TRS, Shiv Sena, NCP, BJD, SP, SAD, JDS and other likeminded regional outfits, (Cont’d on p-8) sources said.

CCoRoRP said that every individual needed to seriously work as responsible stakeholders to bring positive changes in the society. It said that the modern Naga society was in the process of a developing civilization ever since the British expedition into the Naga hills followed with evangelization and the advent of modern education by the American missionaries beginning from 1832, in which some got evolved two or more centuries ago and some much even lesser. Pointing out that it took time for any civilization to evolve, CCoRoRP, however, said that each tribe was in this together and nothing could stop this naturally evolving progression.

No retrograde step against agri sector: Govt New Delhi, Dec 14 (PTI): Farmer leaders on Monday went on a daylong hunger strike and their colleagues demonstrated in different parts of the country to push for a rollback of the new farm laws, as Union minister Rajnath Singh said there is no question of the government ever taking any “retrograde step” against the agriculture sector. On Day 19 of the protest at Delhi’s border points when agriculturalists from multiple states in the north intensified their movement, particularly at Delhi’s gateways, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said the government is engaging with them to decide on the next date of talks – deadlocked after five rounds. “The meeting will definitely happen. We are engaging with farmers,” Tomar told PTI amid a

flurry of meetings in the national. The gover nment is ready for discussion anytime and farmer leaders have to “decide and convey” when they are ready for the next meeting, added Tomar, who is leading the negotiations with 40 farmer unions along with Food Minister Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Commerce and Industries Som Parkash. With the movement picking up pace at Delhi’s doorstep, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal joined in the fast too, describing the legislations as “anti-farmer and anti-common man”. He joined AAP leaders, MLAs and volunteers at the party office for the hunger strike. Keeping the door open for negotiations, Rajnath Singh described agriculture as a “mother sector” and also said the government is always willing to listen to

farmers. “There is no question of taking retrograde steps against our agricultural sector ever… We are, however, always willing to listen to our farmer brothers, allay their misgivings and provide them with assurances,” he said. As leaders of 32 unions went on a hunger strike from 8 am to 5 pm at the Singhu border, ground zero of the snowballing protests, hundreds blocked highways from Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan leading to Delhi and thousands more dug in their heels at the various protest sites. A farmer leader claimed district level protests were held in various states, including Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Bihar.

Central team review COVID activities DIMAPUR, DEC 14 (NPN): A central team from the ministry of Health & Family Welfare (PH Division) visited Naga Hospital Authority Kohima (NHAK) on Monday to assist State Health Department in reviewing public health measures and clinical management on COVID-19. According to DIPR report, the team reviewed overall COVID related activities in regard to containment, surveillance, testing, infection prevention and control measures, clinical management protocol for COVID-19 in the district. The team included Sanjay Kumar, AS & FA, ministry of Road Transport & Highway (Nodal Officer); Dr. S. R. Karmakar, Sr. Public Health, Kolkata and Dr. Mohd. Jamil, Assoc. Prof. Medicine, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRHIMS). During their visit, the team were briefed on the status of COVID activities at NHAK from March 23, 2020 till date through a power point presentation by Managing Director, NHAK, Dr. ThorsieKatiry. He informed that NHAK has collected a total sample of 24806, which included 17308 from BSL3 and 7498 from Truenat as on December 13, 2020. Out of 24806 samples collected, a total of 2759 were detected as positive cases while 21925 were negative cases and 122 awaited. Positive cases admitted in

NHAK were 339, where 263 were discharged, 21 deaths and 43 were shifted to Meriema COVID Care Centre (MCCC), other hospital and home isolation. Dr. Thorsie also informed on the NHAK COVID-19 ward arrangements where he stated that NHAK has three wards- Transition Ward, COVID-19 Isolation Ward and COVID-19 ICU. He further highlighted on the status report of COVID-19 NHAK in regard to availability of beds, status of confirmed cases in COVID Hospital and Clinical status of current cases. DSO Kohima, Dr. Aseno also presented on the overall COVID 19 testing status in Kohima district, which included BSL3 Lab, RT-PCR, NHAK Truenat, Private Hospitals, CMO Office and BSF. She informed that a total of 34,607 were tested, out of which 3,615 were tested positive and 29,998 negative as on December 11, 2020. Out of 3615 positive cases in the district, Dr. Aseno informed that 778 were detected from Army/ Security Forces, 489 returnees, 172 frontline workers, 130 home makers, 398 students, 22 taxi drivers, 166 unemployed, 272 children, 7 pregnant mothers and 1181 working population/persons. She also highlighted on various COVID related activities carried out at quarantine centres, checkgates and CMO Mobile Team in the district.

Nagaland COVID-19 tally 11728 DIMAPUR, DEC 14 (NPN): Nagaland COVID-19 tally rose to 11728 after 19 new positive cases were reported-- 8 in Mokokchung, 6 in Dimapur and 5 in Kohima. Further, the distribution across various categories include 4636 cases from the armed forces/police, 1820 returnees, 4713 traced contacts and 559 frontline workers. PTI adds: The daily new COVID-19 cases fell below 30,000 for the third time

this month taking India’s virus caseload to 98,84,100 with 27,071 infections being reported in a day. The death toll rose to 1,43,355 with 336 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 93,88,159 pushing the national recovery rate to 94.98 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent.

MVC bans movement of timber vehicles DIMAPUR, DEC 14 (NPN): Following a hit-andrun case of one Iteichulung on December 10 by a truck involved in logging, the Mhainamtsi Village Council (MVC) resolved to impose indefinite ban movement of all timber/logging vehicles plying through the village with immediate effect till the culprit is booked and punished. In a press note, MVC chairman Miucham and secretary Bekam said that the victim’s leg was amputated as a result of the incident. In this regard, MVC has urged the public to bear with the order so that justice was delivered. It Further, warned that those violating the order will bear the responsibilities at his/her own risk in case of any untoward incident. K Y M C

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Additional 5 MVA power supply for Wokha

DIMAPUR: Department of Power, electrical division Wokha, installed additional 5 MVA and commissioned on December 14, in the presence of Lotha Hoho chairman, Er. Mhondamo Ovung, where installation was dedicated by Rev. Abemo Jungio. According to DIPR report, executive engineer, electrical division Wokha, Er. Chonrothung Ezung said over the past 15 years the Power demand/consumption has staggeringly increased, yet on the other side the power transformer capacity has not been upgraded or augmented, thereby the existing 5 MVA power transformer was fully overloaded and posed great threat for breakdown any moment. He said that the existing 33/11 K 5MVA power transformer was installed at Power House Wokha in the year 2005, and with the

Lotha Hoho chairman, Mhondamo Ovung with officials from Power department and others on December 14. (DIPR) installation of additional 5 MVA the district will now have 10 MVA. Ezung expressed his optimism that Wokha district will have adequate power supply

for at least ten to twenty years. Er. Chonronthung also thanked the state government and department of Power for timely in-

tervention. Ezung also expressed his gratitude to his subordinate staff for completing the installation process within three (3) weeks.

Lotha Hoho chairm a n , E r. M h o n d a m o Ovung as special invitee thanked the state government as well as the department of Power on behalf of the Lotha Hoho and Lotha community for the special privilege bestowed. He also thanked Er. Chonronthung for his enormous efforts for initiating in bringing new development as the district was facing presently very irregular power supply, citing that 20 years back electricity was a luxurious component but it was now an essential service. He further expressed optimism that with this additional installation public will be fully benefited. LH chairman also urged other departments to follow suit by doing the needful for the people of the town, such as health facilities, water supply, roads, education etc.

Y. Vikheho Swu, MLA, inaugurated the marketing-cum-common facility under LADP ICONIC Project 2019-2020 constructed near the local ground, Pughoboto on December 14. MLA thanked the government for giving the project to farmers and also informed the neighbouring villagers under Pughoboto sub-division to avail the market center. (DIPR)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

news Marketing shed inaugurated at Darogajan in Brief

DIMAPUR: Baptist Theological College (BTC), Pfutsero, held its graduation and commissioning ceremony on December 10. A press release by BTC Pfutsero stated that, altogether fiftysix students graduated with diploma in bachelor of divinity. The ceremony was graced by CBCC executive secretary emeritus, Rev. Dr V.K. Nuh, as the speaker and member of parliament, Rajya Sabha, K. G. Kenye as guest of honour. Rev. Dr V. K. Nuh was awarded the “Baptist Award for Lifetime Service (BAFoLS)” by BTC in recognition of his notable services. Earlier, a five storied mission complex of the college built in memory of Goyiepra Kenye, the first graduate and a pioneering leader among the Chakhesangs was inaugurated and dedicated.

Y. Patton condolence DIMAPUR: Deputy chief minister, Y. Patton expressed shock and sorrow at the demise of late Renpen Ezung, husband of Athel O. Lotha, secretary of Work & Housing (GoN) on December 14 at Guwahati. In a condolence note, Patton stated that, his demise was a loss not only for the family but “we” have lost a fine gentleman with a great soul and the void created would be difficult to fill. Dy. CM along with his family conveyed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members and invoked God’s blessings to grant them comfort to bear the loss in fortitude and prayed that the departed soul rest in eternal peace. K Y M C

“The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord”. Job 1 :21

One year has passed since you left us but it feels like yesterday. Unseen, unheard but always near, still loved and still missed. You will forever remain alive in our hearts and memories.

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Born : 21-08-1948 – Died : 10-12-2020

“The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord”. – Job 1:21 We, the family members of Late T. Daniel Jamir express our profound gratitude to all well wishers, doctors & staff of Eden Medical and Research Centre, individuals, churches, various unions, neighbours, friends and relatives for your moral, physical, ﬁnancial and unceasing prayer support at his sudden demise on 10th December 2020. We regret our inability to thank each and everyone personally, but it is our earnest prayer that the Almighty God bless you all abundantly. Beloved wife, children, grandchildren, in-laws and extended family.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Loving Wife, Children and Family Members

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Lt. Nano Sunar

Born on : 27/12/1961 – Died on : 17/11/2020 With heartfelt gratitude and appreciation, the family of Late Nano Sunar wishes to acknowledge the immeasurable expression of sympathy, gesture of kindness shown to us, following his illness and demise. We offer our sincere thanks to all our friends, relatives, churches, neighbors and well wishers who stood by us throughout with your invaluable time, materials, ﬁnancial support, love and prayer We would like to convey our special gratitude to : 1. Fishery Dept. Dimapur & Kohima 2. Assamese Baptist Church ( Kohima) 3. Chairman, Para Medical Colony. 4. To all the relatives. We deeply regret our inability to thank each and every one individually, yet It is our earnest prayer that our God Lord bless you all abundantly. Loving Wife & Daughters K-2045

We, the bereaved family members would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all who stood by us through prayers, physically, financially and through selfless service during the difﬁcult times of illness and demise of my loving husband and our father, grandfather Late Lanumeri (Lakhuni). We cannot repay the noble deed you all have done to us, but we pray that the Almighty God bless you all abundantly. Loving Wife, Daughters, Grandchildren & Relative's

Born : 06.06.1938 Died : 06.12.2020

Medangnaro Pongen 3 April 1937 – 6 December 2020 A Woman of Prayer, Kindness and Faith Generous of Heart. A Woman of Rare Insight Forever Our Heart and Soul Now in the Loving Arms of Jesus

In Deepest Gratitude

As you quietly blessed us with your presence at the funeral As you laboured intently to make sure all went well When you called, sent a comforting message, offered a kind donation, or sent flowers When you sat quietly, and prayed for us from afar As you remember her from the church and the prayer centre In our sudden and deep loss, we all feel comforted by the expressions of love and kindness conveyed to us We thank you for your prayers that continue to guide and support us through these times May God Bless You

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BTC Pfutsero graduation ceremony

Died on : 15th Dec 2019

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DWO informs: District Welfare Officer (DWO) Dimapur Hutoi Sema has informed that the payment of the disabled scholarship, totally blind pension and disabled pension for Dimapur district under state plan will be paid to the beneficiaries on December 18 and 19. All CDPOs have been requested to forward the information to the village level for smooth distribution of the pension. Clarification: Apropos the news item “YSU observe 53rd general conference at Yikhum village”, the conference was graced by PRO to deputy chief minister, R.N. Lotha as special guest and not as published.

director congratulated the people of the village for having completed the construction of the marketing shed successfully on time. He expressed hope that the marketing Shed would be fully utilised by the farmers of the area for sale of their produce. Joint director Bendanglila and N Jacob Yanthan also spoke on the occasion. They both encouraged the people of the area to earn income by selling their agricultural produce/ products by utilising the facility provided to them. Earlier, function was preM. Ben Yanthan (3rd from left), along with other officials on December 12 sided by VCC Darogajan, Vitokhu Achumi and vote at Darogajan.) of thanks was given by DIMAPUR: Darogajan gurated on December 12 Kohima stated that, in GB Darogajan, Lothak community marketing by director of Agriculture, his inaugural speech, the Girisa. shed constructed under M. Ben Yanthan. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas A press release by 1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY Yojna (RKVY) was inau- directorate of Agriculture of Lt. CHEKROVEYO (Akule)

From: Children, Grandchildren and In-laws

" I have fought the good ﬁght, I have ﬁnished the race, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 We experienced God's love in the many acts of kindness we received from our near and dear ones who supported us spiritually, physically and financially during the illness and sad demise of our most beloved mother, Lt. Kevileü Ngully, who left us on the 10th of December 2020, to be with the Lord. We express our sincere thanks and gratitude to the Medical Team of Oking Hospital, Kohima, the generous blood donors, neighbours, relatives and all the well wishers. Though we are unable to thank each of you individually, it is our humble prayer that our ever loving gracious God shower His abundant blessings on each and everyone of you. DP-5537

- Daughter, Sons, In laws and Grand Children

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nagalandpost.com Poll Q . : Is the 4-lane road from Dimapur to Kohima delayed due to NHIDCL? 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%

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‘Education an important ingredient’

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political will to stop collection of unabated and unlawful taxations?  Yes.  No.  Can’t Say.

WEATHER FORECAST December 15

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Hazy sun

26 14

Hazy sun

24 9

Guwahati Hazy sun

26 13

Hazy sun

25 7

Aizawl Imphal

Itanagar Partly sunny and beautiful

24 12

Shillong

Hazy sun

18 6

Kohima

Mostly sunny

21 7

Dimapur Hazy sunshine Mkg

Hazy sun

Tuensang Sunny and cooler

25 12 22 9 17 5

Hazy sun

20 11

Zunheboto Hazy sun

20 7

Wokha

(Inset) S. Pangnyu Phom. Section of jubilee choir presenting song at the programme on December 13. (NP)

Correspondent LONGLENG, DEC 14 (NPN): Minister of Health & Family Welfare, S. Pangnyu Phom asserted that education was the most important ingredient to develop healthy personal moral values and in building a vibrant society. Pangnyu said this as special guest in his address, during the last day of golden jubilee celebration of Phom Lempong School (PLS) at Longleng on December 13. He said that education play an important role in

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2020

building human values for his existence and can extend his abilities to give something back to the society. While asserting that with proper education, a person knows the rights and duties towards their family as well as the society, Pangnyu also said that person acquires the vision to fight against injustice, violence, corruption and many other confronting negative elements in the society. Appealing the gathering not to make mistakes while pursuing academics, he asked them to set a strong and right foundation so that educa-

tion can elevate not only personality and livelihood but the society and future generation at large. Lauding that pioneers and leaders of Phom community has done commendable service as the school has produced countless personalities, Pangnyu also assured to extend his intervention in all possible ways to upgrade the school to higher secondary level very soon. On the jubilee celebration, he remarked that it was a moment to retrospect on the past activities of failure and success and to

‘Infection Control Review Week’ observed in Zbto DIMAPUR: CMO’s office and Nagaland Health Project (NHP), Zunheboto observed “Infection Control Review Week (ICRW)” at Satakha PHC on December 14. A press release by CMO office district media officer stated that, in his keynote address, CMO, Zunheboto, Dr. K. Akaho Sema stressed that infection control and bio waste management was important and people must be aware and follow guidelines provided by government to prevent infection and contamination of the health facility. Pointing out that of all the waste generated in a health facility, Dr. Akaho said that only 20% were hazardous and it was crucial that the wastes were handled and disposed off appropriately. DPM-QA, Tokuli Wotsa stated that waste generated in the health unit must be segregated at source in the appropriate colour coded dustbins and disposed off separately.She also oriented the health workers on evaluation criteria and checklist to qualify for NQAS certification. In the first session, Satakha PHC staff demonstrated on how they managed waste in their facility while in the second session, facility level training orientation on National Quality Assurance Standard (NQAS) for health workers was conducted. Earlier, the programme was chaired by Volunteers of Tsumang ‘B’ Colony (TBC) Wokha town carried out road repairing from DC office junction leading DPM Vitoli and vote of thanks was delivered by MO i/c Satakha PHC, Dr. Mulasato Keyho. towards Etsujhuka on December 12. (TBC Wokha)

set a vision of preparation for the years ahead. Appealing the gathering to follow the SOPs issued by the government in regard to the prevention of Coronavirus, he also thanked all the frontline workers in creating awareness to the masses and taking remedial measures. Earlier, programme was chaired by alumni & asst. director Industries & Commerce Kohima, S. Chaidok Phom, scripture reading & prayer by pastor Phom Baptist Church Dimapur, Hemba Namdakly. Memories from alumni were shared by vice principal Yingli College Longleng, Dr. B. Henshet Phom and executive engineer PWD (R&B) Longleng, Er. S. ToshiAngh. Other highlights included beyond the golden year by Phom Lempong Children’s Home, searching pioneer’s heart by Dr. Asangla deputy director, AH&VS Kohima, daughter of late Rev. Lanumeren. Prayer of thankgiving blessing was led by pastor Longleng Town Baptist Church, Rev. Beau. Jubilee sounds was presented by Phom Lempong students while Jubilee message was delivered by alumni & former executive secretary, Phom Baptist Christian Association, Y. Nuklu Phom.

DTF for COVID-19 vaccine held in Dmu

DC Dimapur, Rajesh Soundararajan chairing the DTF for COVID-19 vaccine-cum-IPPI 2021 meeting at Dimapur.

DIMAPUR: District Task Force (DTF) for COVID19 vaccine-cum-IPPI 2021 was held at DC conference hall Dimapur on December 11, chaired by DC Dimapur Rajesh Soundararajan. A press release by DPO, RCH/UIP stated that, project officer, UNDP Rajesh updated the members on the cold chain status. He stated that the cold chain points currently used for routine immunization will also be used for COVID-19 vaccine. He further informed the mem-

bers on the procedure for collection of beneficiary list and uploading the list on CO-WIN software. Dr. Rebecca Y. Sema, DPO,( RCH/UIP) highlighted the roles and responsibilities of District Task Force for COVID-19 vaccine. She also updated the members on health care worker database collection, wherein beneficiary list for the database has been collected from all government as well as private health facilities including ASHAs and AWWs under

Dimapur district. Health workers as potential vaccinators were also identified while collecting the beneficiary list. She also gave a short presentation on IPPI 2021. DC Dimapur in his concluding remark urged members to lend their support during this preparatory phase as well as during the implementation phase upon availability of COVID-19 vaccine. IPPI 2021 will be held on January 17, 2021 followed by house to house visitation on January 18 and 19.

Gardeners’ training conducted by CIH Medziphema

DIMAPUR: A 5-day gardeners’ training for the staff of Sainik School, Punglwa, Peren district was organised by Central Institute of Horticulture (CIH), DAC & FW, ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, GOI, Medziphema from December 7 to 11. A press release by CIH Medziphema stated that, training was conducted on topics such as gardening and landscaping, media & bed preparation, potting methods, maintenance of seasonal flowers and ornamental plants, nursery management and basic propagation techniques. Practical demonstration was conducted on propagation methods such as grafting and budding, and steps in preparation and production of compost units and vermicompost. Technical officers of the institute provided training through slide presentations as Participants with CIH technical officers at the training for gardeners at Medziphema. well as practical demonstrations and field visits. Addl. and director in-charge CIH, with the participants virtually of 9 participants attended the commissioner DAC&FW Dr. N.K Palte also interacted during the programme. A total training programme.

SUMAN workshops conducted at various districts across the state

Doctors and staff of CMO office and District Hospital at District level SUMAN committee with medical officials Medical staff from CMO and IMDH at the SUMAN workshop the workshop on December 9. at the programme on December 9. programme held in Mokokchung on December 14.

DIMAPUR: Surakshit Matritva Aawasan (SUMAN) workshops were conducted at various districts in the state. SUMAN is a flagship programme of the government of India that emphasises on providing quality medical, surgical and emergency care services to beneficiaries, with special attention to mothers and newborn babies. DH Mon: One-day workshop on SUMAN was held at District Hospital Mon (DHM) on December 14. A press release by NHM Mon media officer, Leeyan Chemshy stated that, DIO (UIP&RCH), Dr Sashinle presented a powerpoint on SUMAN where she gave details on the vision, goal, benK Y M C

eficiaries, objectives, attributes of a complaint facility, beneficiaries of the schemes, broad pillars of the initiative, service guarantee packages, entitlements under the scheme, notification of facilities, quality assurance, grievance redressal, maternal death reporting under and community engagement. DPM (QA) Imlinoba Changkiri gave a presentation on facility assessment checklist and Dr Aman (Obs&gyn) DH, gave a powerpoint on the datas of DH from the health management information system (HMIS) for the last two years and also briefed on the status of the Laqshya programme. Dy. CMO Dr K Limatula Ao in the closing remark said that “we all

need to strengthen our soft skill which is the communication with the patients which we all tend to forget by attending many patients in a day”. She reminded the staff to pay attention to the person’s concern and to make the patient feel comfortable. Wokha: District level workshop on SUMAN was held at CMO conference hall, Wokha on December 14. A press release by CMO office stated that, chief medical officer Wokha Dr. C. W. Tungoe noted on the importance of maternal and newborn health, where community participation was needed to create more awareness on SUMAN. DPO (UIP/ RCH) Dr. Khelito Zhi-

momi gave a presentation on SUMAN and highlighted on the vision, goal and beneficiaries for zero preventable maternal and newborn deaths. Dr. Khelito encouraged the Lotha Eloe Hoho members to be SUMAN champions and create awareness on various incentives provided by the government under maternal health. Medical superintendant District Hospital, Dr. Tumchobeni Kikon informed the participants that District Hospital has recorded zero maternal death cases from March 2019 till date. DPM (Q) Dr. Thungchanbeni Patton spoke on LAQSHYA activities in the district. Deputy CMO, Dr. Zuben Kikon, DNO NTCP Dr. Daisy Ovung, Eloe Hoho

members, NHM and district hospital staff attended the programme. Kiphire: Chief medical officer’s office conducted a workshop on SUMAN at the District Hospital Kiphire conference hall on December 9, with Dr. K. Pewezo Khalo, DPO (RCH/UIP), Dr. Imnanoktsung Longchar, DPM (QA), and Limawati, DPM (NHM) as resource persons. A press release by CMO’s office district media officer, Haichikambe Pame stated that, Dr. K. Pewezo Khalo gave a POWERPOINT on SUMAN, during which he said the vision of the initiative was to create a responsible health care system which strives to achieve zero maternal and infant deaths through qual-

ity care. He said the beneficiaries of the initiative comprised of all pregnant women, all mothers up to 6 months post-delivery, and all sick infants. Dr. Imnanoktsung gave a powerpoint regarding facility assessment checklist, during which he discussed about human resource availability, equipments and consumable availability, training and capacity building, among other things. Limawati presented on maternal and newborn health indicators of the District Hospital Kiphire. DHS Zunheboto: District Health Society (DHS), Zunheboto organised a one-day district level workshop on Surakshit Matritva Aawasan-SUMAN at conference hall, District Hospi-

tal (DH) on December 9. A press release by CMO office, district media officer Shekho Sophie stated that, Dr. M. Nukshisangla Jamir, DPO (RCH/UIP) presented a powerpoint on SUMAN, where she spoke on the vision, goal, beneficiaries, objectives, attributes of a SUMAN complaint facility, beneficiaries of the scheme, maternal death reporting under SUMAN, community engagement under SUMAN etc. Dr. Lanuchuba, medical superintendent, DH, Zunheboto gave powerpoint on District Hospital maternal and new-born health indicators based on HMIS data for the last 3 years. Tokuli Wotsa, DPM (QA) gave a presentation on facility assessment checklist and shared on prevention of hospital associated infections, hand hygiene, use of personal protection, environment control of patient care area etc. She also updated on Laqshya programme, certification status, bottlenecks pertaining to specific check points, action points, Laqshya monthly indicators. Short speech was also delivered by Dr. K. Akaho Sema, chief medical of-

ficer, member secretary and convenor, Zunheboto. Workshop was attended by the members of district level SUMAN committee. Mokokchung: In Mokokchung, SUMAN workshop was held at CMO’s office conference hall on December 14. A press release by CMO stated that, DPO (UIP & RCH) Dr. Ayangla Saku chaired the programme and presented a explanatory powerpoint presentation on SUMAN and facility assessment checklist. OBS/Gynae, IMDH, Dr. Supongmeren presented data for achievement of the last three years i.e. 2017-2020 and reviews on District Hospital maternal and new born health indicators. DPM (QA), Dr. Ajemrenla Ajem updated about the different levels of assessment under Laqshya facilities. SDO (Civil), Mokokchung, Dharam Raj remarked on the involvement of civil societies, which was the main effort needed for the success of the programme. Representatives from administration, Police, NGOs, CMO, Dy.CMO, MS (IMDH) and staffs from CMO office and IMDH attended the programme. K Y M C

Militants attack Manipur govt official’s residence

Police verification during a search operation at Nagamapal area of Imphal on Monday. (NP) Correspondent The police suspected The militants also that the bomb attack may be threatened government ofIMPHAL, Dec 14: Amid related to monetary demand ficials by placing bombs at tightened security measures, from the government officer. their houses. In the view of such suspected militants attacked There was an instance of the the residence of a Manipur officer receiving a monetary increasing prejudicial activigovernment official by ex- demand letter from a faction ties of the militants, police ploding a hand grenade in of Kangleipak Communist commandos of the state Party (KCP). police engaged in counterImphal on Monday. The blast took place insurgency operations has There was no report of any casualty in the blast amid tightened security be- started conducting a series that occurred at 4.20 am at ing in place in the last one of search operations in senthe gate of the residence of month in the city and its sitive areas of the city. And in today’s operaSeram Shashikumar (59), outskirts in view of frequent an officer of the state for- bomb threats and attacks. tion at Nagamapal area, the Last month, suspected police commandos detained est department at Nongmeibung under Porompat militants triggered bombs at around 90 individuals. Five police station of Imphal two places. One of blasts of them who failed to pronear the official quarter of duce documents to establish East district. During spot inquiry, superintendent of RIMS their identities were picked police recovered a detached hospital inflicted injuries up and handed over to City lever of the exploded hand to a couple visiting the hos- police station for further verification. grenade and its remnants. pital.

Take Panchayati rights issue seriously: AAPSU urges govt Itanagar, Dec 14 (PTI): In the backdrop of violence in remote Vijaynagar circle of the state, the All Arunachal Pradesh Students Union (AAPSU) has called upon the state government to “take seriously” the issue related to the conferment of Panchayati rights to nonArunachalees. Expressing anguish over the recent incident of violence at Vijaynagar in Changlang district, the AAPSU in a statement said, “the state government is majorly responsible for the escalation of the problem in the area as it was not being reciprocative to the sentiments of the Yobin community.” “There is a need for self-retrospection and soul searching on the part of the authorities as to why the members of the Yobin community were compelled to take such extreme measures,” the AAPSU said. It said that the Yobin community has been agitating and resorting to peaceful democratic protests against the inclusion of

settlers and non-Arunachalees under the Panchayati Raj system for many years. As Panchayat Raj comes under the absolute domain of the state government, there should have been a more direct approach and engagement from the state government on this vexed issue, the union said. The AAPSU said there are similar existing problems in other assembly constituencies of the state as well that require immediate attention. “It has to be understood that consistent disregard for the rights and aspirations indigenous people may invite more such mishappenings in the near future. The government should view the issue seriously and immediately take up AAPSU’s previous demand for the amendment of Arunachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act, 1997,” the union said.The AAPSU further said it does not advocate or encourage any form of violence and Friday’s incident at Vijaynagar was an unfortunate one.

Mizoram reports 5 new COVID-19 cases Aizawl, Dec 14 (PTI): Mizoram on Monday reported five new COVID-19 cases, pushing the state’s tally to 4,040, an official said. The five new cases were detected through Rapid Antigen Test and were reported from Aizawl district, he said. All the patients aged between 25 and 62 were diagnosed with COVID-19 during contact tracing. While four patients, including a staff nurse of Zoram Medical College (ZMC), have developed symptoms of COVID-19, one patient was asymptomatic, he said. According to him, the number of active COVID-19 in the state now is 186, while 3,847 people have already recovered from the virus. Mizoram has so far reported seven COVID19 deaths, all from Aizawl district. Of the total 4,040 COVID-19 cases, Aizawl district reported the highest cases at 2,675, which is 66.22 per cent of the total cases, followed by Lunglei district, which reported 351 cases.

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No intelligence failure regarding blasts: M’laya HM Correspondent Shillong, Dec 14: There had been no “intelligence failure” in anticipating or preventing the two low intensity blasts in the East Jaintia Hills district of the state over the past one month, Meghalaya Home Minister Lakhmen Rymbui maintained on Monday. “It’s not an intelligence failure of the State Police,” Rymbui said while reacting to the recent explosions, which the banned Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) had claimed responsibility for. “The State police and also other Central organizations are working to nab the criminal elements responsible for the blast,” the Home Minister said, adding that the police have not been able to identify those responsible for the blasts. “ We d o n’ t k n ow whether it was the HNLC and so I cannot comment on the veracity of the claim by the outfit. We need to properly investigate if the HNLC was really responsible in this incident. We are looking into possible leads to deter such activities. We treat this kind of incident as criminal activities,” he said. He also informed that the people who made claims about the blast at Shallang

won is 22. Sarma told reporters that Sinha is like his younger brother and had expresssed his wish to be part of the BJP after the results of the just concluded polls were announced on Saturday. He claimed there are some others from the Bodoland Peoples’ Front (BPF) who want to cross over to the ruling coalition but he refused to divulge the names, the exact number of elected members likely to change party affiliations or which party of the ruling coalition they would join. Sarma, in another press conference earlier Monday at the state secretariat, had announced that five newly elected members of the BJP-UPPL-GSP combine, led by United Peoples Party Liberal (UPPL) Chief Promode Bodo, will take oath of office for the new Bodoland Territorial Council on Tuesday at Kokrajhar. Two members each of the BJP and UPPL and one of the Gana Suraksha Party (GSP) will be sworn in Tuesday. UPPL will hold both the Chief Executive

Member (CEM) and the Deputy CEM’s post, Sarma said. UPPL Chief Promode Bodo will be the CEM while Gobindo Basumatary will be the Deputy CEM. Gover nor Jagadish Mukhi has accepted the claim of the three party coalition to form the Council after the newly elected members from the three parties had submitted their claim to Raj Bhavan on Sunday evening. The Governor, who is currently outside the state, had accepted their claim last night and directed that the new Council be formed by December 15. The UPPL has won 12 seats, BJP nine and GSP one seat in the just concluded 40-member Council polls while the Bodoland Peoples’ Front (BPF), which had headed the Council for the last three terms, emerged as the single largest party with 17 seats. The BJP on Sunday decided to dump its alliance partner BPF in the state government and join hands with the UPPL and the GSP to form the next Council

in West Khasi Hills district have already been arrested. The HNLC had claimed responsibility for carrying out the blast at Shallang. In an e-mailed statement on Sunday, the HNLC had said that the blast at the Star Cement factory was carried as the cement plant had failed to “pay taxes” to the outfit. On the HNLC’s threats that it would carry out similar attacks on those who refused to pay extortion money, the Home Minister said, “No organizations have the authority to levy taxes on the citizens of the country unless it has the approval of the prevalent law of the land.” He said that in case any organization tries to levy such illegal taxes, the police would take preventive action. “It’s the duty of the state to prevent such activities,” Rymbui added. The Home Minister said that the Government is still open for talks and there are various channels, both formal and informal, which could be accessed. “However, if the HNLC is trying to make it relevant through such violent activities then the State police together with the Central agencies are geared up. We will not lower our guards if we say we want to talk and the doors are open,” Rymbui added.

Working to transform Guwahati as gateway to Southeast Asia: Sonowal Guwahati, Dec 14 ( Ag e n c i e s ) : A s s a m Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Monday that his government was working to transform Guwahati as a gateway to Southeast Asia. Speaking at the annual general meeting of the Indian Chamber of Commerce, Sonowal said the state is eyeing the ASEAN market, besides the BBIN (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal), reports The Telegraph. “We are trying to develop Guwahati not as only a gateway to the Northeast, but also for Southeast Asia. The ASEAN block provides a large and lucrative market for Assam,” he said.

Sarbananda Sonowal At the global investors’ summit held in Assam in 2018, the state had received investment proposals worth Rs 79,000 crore, Sonowal said. “Of that, Rs 55,000 crore has already landed in the state,” he added. The chief minister said that his government has

been able to bring benefits worth Rs 2,000 crore for the MSME sector from the Centre’s assistance programme, announced during the pandemic. Sonowal said that the focus area for the state is agriculture, and Israel has promised to provide the best technology for the development of the sector. The state is now sending vegetables by cargo flights to countries such as the UK, Singapore and UAE, he noted. Sonowal claimed that the state has handled the COVID- 19 well, as seen from the low mortality rates. The government is now working to boost the health infrastructure, he said.

MeECL employees against smart metering

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Shillong, Dec 14: The Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited (MeECL) employees have said that they would prevent the State government from availing a loan of Rs. 200 crore from Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) Limited to implement the smart metering project in the State. “Smart metering would be an additional burden on the consumers as they would have to dish out additional amounts to install the smart meters in their homes,” Coordination Committee of Registered MeECL Employees, vice president, Arju

Dkhar, said on Monday. “We want this loan proposal to be scrapped immediately,” Dkhar said. “The people in the rural areas are struggling to get two square meals at this juncture. We want this project scrapped. We will also be filing RTI applications and also approach the Lokayukta,” he asserted. The chairman-cum-managing director of MeCL, Arun Kumar Kembhavi has written to the Chief Programme Manager of Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) Limited seeking a loan of Rs. 200 for a tenure of 15 years to implement the smart metering project in the State.

3 NE states among top 5 with highest IMR Mnp records lowest singleGuwahati, Dec 14 ( Ag e n c i e s ) : T h r e e Northeaster n states — Tripura, Meghalaya and Assam — feature among the top five states having the highest infant mortality rate (IMR), the 5th National Family Health Survey (NFHS) revealed. The infant mortality rate is the number of infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. According to the results of the Phase-I of the study that has been carried out in 17 states, Tripura and Meghalaya recorded an IMR of 37.6 and 32.3 respectively. Tripura has seen an increase from 26.7 recorded in NFHS-4 done in 2015-16. Meghalaya, too, saw a rise from 29.9 during the last survey to 32.3 now. Manipur also saw a rise in infant mortality with its numbers going up to 25 this year from 21.7 in 2015-16. Coming to Assam, although it did show an improvement from last time’s 47.6 to 31.9 now, the state still features fourth on the list after Bihar (46.8),

Lone Cong winner in BTC to join BJP

Guwahati, Dec 14 (PTI): The newly elected sole Congress member of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) announced on Monday that he would join the BJP and will be a part of the BJP-UPPLGSP coalition in the new Council. Sajal Sinha, who was elected from Srirampur on the Congress ticket, announced his decision to switch over to the saffron party in the presence of North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) convenor and Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at a press conference here. Sinha said that he has decided to join the BJP in the interest of the development of his constituency, which borders West Bengal. The coalition strength will go up to 23 in the 40member council with the crossing of the fence by the Congress member. UPPL has won 12 seats with its chief Promode Bodo winning from two seats and the total members of the new alliance is thus 21 and the seats

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in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), comprising the four districts of Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa and Udalguri. The BTC elections assumed particular significance in view of the state assembly elections likely to be held next year. All the 14 assembly seats from the four districts are currently held by the BPF, which had joined hands with the BJP before the 2016 assembly polls to form the government and three of its MLAs-Pramila Rani Brahma, Chandan Brahma and Rihon Daimary are currently ministers in the Sonowal cabinet. The elections to the Council, earlier scheduled to be held on April 4 was deferred due to the pandemic, were held in two phases on December seven and 10. The council polls were held after a fresh Bodo Accord was signed in New Delhi on January 27 by the leaders of all four factions of the NDFB, then All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) Chief Pramod Bodo, Mohilary and the Chief Minister.

Tripura (37.6) and Meghalaya (32.3). Mizoram and Nagaland, which have recorded IMRs of 21.3 and 23.4 respectively, fared better than the other Northeastern states, the survey showed. Among the six Northeastern states which were surveyed in the first phase of the study, Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura have shown a significant rise in infant mortality despite numerous efforts to improve healthcare services. With 4.4, Kerala has the best IMR in the country, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday while releasing the survey. The first phase of Regd. No. 206/2020

NFHS-5 covered 17 states and five Union territories. The survey for the second phase in the remaining 14 States/UTs is currently under progress and has got delayed owing to the pandemic. “The 22 states and union territories that were part of Phase-l provides estimates on 131 key indicators, including pre-school attendance, death registration, disability, insurance coverage, ownership of physical and economic assets by women, HIV testing during antenatal care, and domestic violence during pregnancy among others,” Ratna A Jena, director general (statistics) at National Health Mission, said.

AFFIDAVIT

Date : 14/12/2020

1, Smti. AINLA WATI, W/o Aolepden Rongsenwati Ao, R/o. H/No. 37, NR Signal Angami Gate Signal Colony, Dimapur - 797112, Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath as under:1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India and resident of above mentioned address. 2. That my official name is AINLA WATI and as such recorded in my Passport No. R2173336 , however in my daughter's Passport No. L2115980 my name has been inadvertently recorded as AOINLA. 3. That the above mentioned names AINLA WATI and AOINLA pertains to one and the same person that is my name and are used by me. 4. This affidavit is made to declare that the above mentioned names pertains to one and the same person that is my name, before the concern Authority. 5. That the contains from paragraph 1-4 are true to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing stated therein are false. DEPONENT Solemnly affirm and sworn before me. NOTARY PUBLIC DP-5544

IN THE COURT OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DIMAPUR DISTRICT DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

NOTICE

Dt. Dimapur the 11th Dec 2020 NO.M-347/2020/10838 Notice is hereby given that Shri T. Oren Murry Vrs Lotha Baptist Church Nagarjan Dimapur in the District of Dimapur, Nagaland under Rule 50 & 51 of Assam Land Revenue Regulation 1886 have applied for Mutation of land described in the schedule below:The undersigned under Rule 52 of the said Rules do hereby invites Claims/ Objections concerning to the said land if any & should there be any, should submit this court on or before 1(one) month from the date of publication in local newspaper. SCHEDULE OF LAND AND BOUNDARY Name of Patta Holder : Shri T. Oren Murry Village : Nagarjan Patta No. : 109 Dag No. : 107/227 Area : 02B-01K-03Ls North : Kou Vupru East : Likuvu Zhimomi South : Lonicham (Road) West : Nirmal Sethi SD/RAJESH SOUNDARARAJAN, IAS Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur

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DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE ZUNHEBOTO : NAGALAND

No.JUD/SUCC-34/19-20/97

Dated Zbto. the 11-12-2020

Notice Calling Objection for the issue of Succession Certiﬁcate

Whereas application has received from Smti. Inaholi Sumi U/S 372 of the Indian Succession Act, resident of Laghilato Colony, Zunheboto for Succession of SBI A/C No. - 33452947021, debts and securities of Late Kheshito Sema. Notice is hereby issued for filing objections to all who has interest in the said claim(s) within thirty days from the date of publication to this notice. Sd/District & Sessions Judge Zunhebooto : Nagaland DP-5559

day new COVID-19 cases

Correspondent IMPHAL, Dec 14: With 54 new COVID-19 cases, Manipur reported its lowest single-day spike after four months of recording sequential daily high on the number of new COVID-19 cases. Consequently, the recovery rate of the state has jumped to 90.92%. This was the first time the recovery rate of the state crossed 90%. The rate was 87.49% on the previous day. The daily COVID-19 status update report of the

state health department showed detection of 54 new positive cases including one CAPF personnel while testing 1,620 samples over the last 24 hours (till 4pm of December 14). Since the first week of August last till Sunday, the state had recorded three digit single-day spikes of new cases, with most of the day recording above 200 till the last week of November. A steady decline in the new cases started from the first week of December with the reduction in the number of samples tested in a day.

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NATIONALIST CONGRESS PARTY NAGALAND: KOHIMA

NCP APPOINTS

In the interest of the National General Secretary Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) In-charge of Northeast, the state President Shri Vanthungo Oduyo is pleased to appoint the following office bearers of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Kohima District with immediate effect. President : Shri Mezhuvituo Yietsu Vice-President : Shri Azo Zhasa Gen.Secy : Shri Azo Joseph Rolnu Joint Secretary : Shri Roko Mera Treasurer : Shri Thinueyo Kulnu Sd/ (JOSEPH D KIKON) General Secretary NCP Nagaland, Hq. Kohima K-2087

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in integration of forces, Confident of consensus with farmers: Tomar ‘Hiccups’ getting there: General Rawat

NEW DELHI, DEC 14 (IANS): Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said he is confident of a consensus between the government and protesting farmers on the issue of the new agricultural laws and that the farmer protest movement would end soon. He said that only the “real farmer leaders” will come forward and find a way out. The intentions and policy of the government are correct and if the real leaders of the farmers come to the fore then the solution of the issue will come, Tomar said. He said that there are some people who are obstructing the path to a solution and do not want them to reach a decision, but the real farmer leaders will surely find a way out. His direct reference was towards the opposition political parties. Tomar said in an exclusive interview to IANS, that “It is on the minds of some people that all three laws should be withdrawn so they

are not allowing a decision to be reached.” In addition to the Ministry of Agriculture, Tomar, who handles the Ministry of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Food Processing Industries, has led four of the five rounds of talks with farmer representatives. Apart from this, he was also present during the meeting of farmer leaders on December 8 with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. In relation to these talks, Tomar answered IANS questions saying, “There is not a single person among the farmer representatives in the true sense who can say that he alone can talk about the farmers and the new laws. Wherever there are objections, issues should be discussed with the government.” The Union Agriculture Minister said that the policy of the government is right, the intention is right and the leaders are also right, so there should be no doubt in the minds of the farmers. Asked about the ob-

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stacles faced by the Modi government for the reforms initiated in the field of agriculture due to the protest of farmers against the new agriculture laws, he said, “When such new reforms are done then doubts certainly arise in the minds of some people, but I believe that the government has tried to remove the doubts and will do it further. I hope there will be a solution.” Confident of finding solutions to the problems of the farmers and ending the agitation soon, Tomar said that the government is ready to renegotiate with

Owaisi warms up to BTP, now eyes big gains in Rajasthan

JAIPUR, DEC 14 (IANS): If present trends are to be believed, All India MajlisE-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Asaduddin Owaisi seems to be eyeing big gains in Rajasthan in the long run by luring Bharatiya Tribal Party. In a surprising move, Owaisi recently extended his support to Bharatiya Tribal Party in Rajasthan soon after it announced to withdraw its support to the Congress. The BTP recently announced its separation with the ruling party in Rajasthan after the Congress joined hands with BJP to defeat BTP in Zila Parishad polls in Dungarpur district. Soon after the stunning political episode, BTP National president Chhotubhai Vasava, tweeted, “#BJP Congress are one. This is the only truth.” Replying to his tweet, Owaisi said, “Vasavaji Congress will teach you and me the lesson of Opposition unity in the morning and evening. However, it will not rise above the Janeyudhari unity itself. Both of

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them are basically one. How long will you support them? Is your independent power anywhere less than a kingmaker? Hope you will take a right decision soon. We are with you in this struggle of stake,” he said. It needs to be mentioned here that there were reports of Owaisi taking a strong interest in Rajasthan soon after municipal polls were recently held in three districts. The Muslim leaders of the state wanted their community to be represented as they had a strong number of corporators in the walled city. Fe e l i n g d e s e r t e d , these community leaders

then approached Owaisi, and since then, Owaisi is monitoring political developments in the state, confirmed official sources. AIMIM is keeping a strong vigil on 40 seats dominated by Muslims in state, they added. Owaisi’s tweet further strengthens this claim. As he has already marked a significant presence in Bihar, he now seems to be making attempts to change political equations in tribal and Muslim belts in Rajasthan too, confirmed sources. In present situation, if Owaisi ties up with BTP, then he can be the gamechanger in tribal dominated seats of Gujarat, MP and Rajasthan. In Rajasthan, the BTP stands strong in Dungarpur, Banswara and Pratapgarh districts. The party has two MLAs representing Rajasthan Assembly. However, the party which supported Congress in Rajya Sabha polls as well as during political crisis reported in July has withdrawn its support to the party.

Training held at Punglwa and Medziphema

Trainees and resource persons at Punglwa village and Medziphema village.

DIMAPUR: All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Honey bees and Pollinators (AICRPHB&P, ICAR), School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development (SASRD), Nagaland University, Medziphema conducted two trainings at Punglwa and Medziphema villages on December 11 and 14. A press release by AICRP (HB&P), SASRD, NU stated that asst. scientist in-charge, AICRP (HB & P), ICAR, Entomology, SASRD, NU, Medziphema, Dr. Avinash Chauhan and bee professional, AICRP

(HB&P) ICAR, SASRD, NU Medziphema, Ngukho were resource persons of the trainings in both villages. Dr. Avinash Chauhan highlighted the importance of stingless bee, its vast scope and benefits. He also dwelt on initial development of scientific box and its potential towards uplifting the economy of farmers by selling different byproducts through scientific beekeeping. Ngukho shared on methodologies and techniques of scientific beekeeping for stingless bees and demonstrated

practical use of scientific stingless bee boxes and its added advantage over traditional beekeeping. Meanwhile village council chairman acknowledged the efforts of AICRP (HB&P), ICAR, SASRD, NU and requested for follow-up practical trainings in the future. Altogether, 50 trainees participated in the two trainings which focused on “Scientific stingless bee keeping for farmers of Nagaland under NEH Region”. Scientific stingless bee boxes, bee veil and other tools were also distributed.

the farmer leaders and when the “real farmer leaders” come forward in the talks, they will find avenues for solutions. Listing the benefits to the farmers from the new agricultural laws implemented by the Centre, he said, “The new laws provide farmers the freedom to sell their crops anywhere in the country at the desired price. They guarantee payment of prices within 3 days. The laws provides that the farmers sitting at home get a nationwide price.” Tomar said that if there is no tax on farmers’ purchase of crops, they will also get the benefit because they will get higher prices due to no tax. Describing the specialty of the contract farming law, he said that this law only allows the contract of the crop and the law has a provision to fix the price before sowing the crop. He said that this law will attract farmers to cultivate expensive crops and use technology, as well as cultivate ac-

cording to global standards, their products will be used in food processing, and it will definitely benefit the farmers and their produce They will get reasonable and remunerative prices. The minister clarified that the apprehension on farmers’ land under the new laws is baseless. Clarifying the provision for settlement of disputes, he said that in case of any dispute, it will be settled within 30 days at the SDM level and its appeal can go up to the Collector. Farmers have been camping since November 26 on the borders of Delhi. Leaders of agitating farmer organisations want repeal of the three new laws implemented by the Centre - the Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Price Assurance and Agricultural Services Agreement Act 2020, and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act 2020.

Kerala HC denies bail to ex-minister KOCHI, DEC 14 (IANS): The Kerala High Court on Monday denied bail to former PWD Minister and senior legislator of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) V.K. Ebrahim Kunju, who was arrested last month by the Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau (VACB) in the Palarivattom flyover collapse case. Kunju was arrested by the VACB, while he was undergoing treatment for cancer in a private hospital here. He continues to be in the hospital as part of his treatment protocol. However, the court said he can move a fresh application when he gets discharged as at the moment he is in the hospital. Last month a lower court had turned down his bail plea. The Congress-led opposition has slammed the Pinarayi Vijayan government on Kunju’s arrest. It termed the arrest as an arm twisting tactic to get even with the opposition. Kunju has earlier been questioned a few times by the VACB over a case of graft in the construction of the Palarivattom flyover, which was ordered to be rebuilt and the work has commenced. He is named as the fifth accused in the case.

KO L K ATA , D E C 1 4 (AGENCIES): There have been hiccups in the integration of the Army, Navy and the Air Force, but the creases are being ironed out, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said today. The exercise of integration, the biggest reform in the armed forces in decades, was started this year to bring down expenses, rationalise manpower and ensure that the armed forces fight as a cohesive unit. To integrate the services, “We have to have understanding of each other’s services,” General Rawat said at a programme in Kolkata. “Now, as integration is taking place and we are gradually moving forward in that direction, I think that we have been able to overcome some of the issues that were at stake,” he added. General Rawat took over as the Chief of Defence Staff in January this year, with the mammoth task of

integrating the forces and improve coordination between them. He was also to head the proposed Department of Military Affairs. Together, it was a “a momentous and comprehensive reform that will help our country face the ever-changing challenges of modern warfare,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi had tweeted. Launching a guided missile stealth frigate in Kolkata for the Navy, General Rawat said integration is needed in case of a conflict anywhere -- on land, air or

Free COVID-19 vaccine announcement not in violation of poll code: Vijayan

KANNUR, DEC 14 (PTI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday dismissed the opposition allegation of poll code breach, saying the free COVID-19 vaccine announced by him was part of the treatment for the infection already being given without any charges in the state and he has not committed any violation. He was responding to the charge by the UDF and the BJP which petitioned the State Election Commission on Sunday a day ahead of final phase of local body polls in Kerala, contending that the chief minister’s remarks that the vaccine would be given free of cost violated the model code of conduct. After casting his votein Kannur district, Vijayan asserted that the Left front was going to achieve an “iconic victory” in the local body polls, seen as a curtain raiser ahead of the state assembly elections due in April-May, 2021. “We have been pro-

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viding free treatment for COVID-19 and the preventive medicine is part of that treatment. We made it clear that it will be provided free of cost. There is no violation of any model code of conduct,” the Chief Minister told reporters. He added: “It’s something which is going on in this state and I have not violated any code of conduct.” Vijayan claimed the Congress-led UDF will face a major backlash in the civic polls and IUML, the second major partner of the opposition combine, would lose its base in the state. The ruling CPI(M)-

state

More condolences for late NCD president

DIMAPUR: Following the demise of NCD president Ghokheto Chophy on December 11, more organisations offered condolences to the bereaved family members. MHD: Mao Hoho Dimapur (MHD) in a condolence by president Motu John and general secretary, K Sani stated that late Chophy was a man of principle and had dedicated his life for the mass and that the vacuum created by his demise would be felt. MHD conveyed condolences to the bereaved family members and prayed that God would grant them strength to bear the loss as his soul rests in eternal peace. NSCN (I-M) UT: Expressing grief over the demise, NSCN (I-M) UT in a condolence note through its caretaker, CAO UT, Thsanfu stated that late Chophy was an active social worker who was zealous to work for the society and that his demise was an irreparable loss to the people of Dimapur district and Nagas in general. NSCN (I-M) UT conveyed condolences to the

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sea. Only operating in synergised manner will help the forces optimise the country’s conventional capabilities, he said. “All services will retain the niche capabilities,” the Chief of Defence Services said. “Every service has to understand that we have to complement each other. And we cannot operate in single silos,” he added. The Chief of Defence Staff was looking at proposals suggesting the creation of several theatres of commands, the exact number of which was not decided. There is to be a Western Theatre Command, and at least one Northern Theatre Command. An Eastern Theatre Command that would likely cover the border areas along the China frontier and a Peninsula Command. An Air Defence Command and Space Command and a multi-service Logistics Command and Training Command, were also under consideration.

bereaved family and prayed that the Almighty grant peace to the departed soul. LHD: Lotha Hoho Dimapur (LHD) in a condolence note through its general secretary, W. Rainbow Nguille stated that late Chophy was known to be selfless, dynamic leader, visionary mentor and activist. LHD stated that he contributed enormously for the progress and unity of Nagas and among different communities of Dimapur in general. LHD expressed that the people had lost a champion, a leader and a wonderful person whose life would continue to inspire his family, dear ones and beyond. LHD conveyed condolences to the bereaved family members and prayed that the Almighty grant them comfort. WSYF: Expressing grief over the demise, Western Sumi Youth Front (WSYF) through its general secretary, Bohoi K Yepthomi stated that their leader late “Ino” Ghokheto Chophy was a man of integrity and a true

Naga leader. WSYF prayed that the almighty God would comfort the bereaved family and prayed the soul to rests in peace. DBS: Dimapur Bengali Samaj (DBS) president k. K. Paul in a condolence note extended deepest sympathies on sudden demise of late Ghohketo Chophy. DBS described late Chophy as a visionary and that “we” have lost a committed and efficient leader who worked with utmost integrity for Dimapurians. DBS conveyed deepest condolences to the bereaved family members and pray that God give them solace. ENSA: Eastern Nagas Students Association (ENSA) in a condolence note expressed that late Chophy had always stood for the cause of Naga society and his demise was a great loss for Sumis in particular and Nagas as a whole. ENSA conveyed deepest condolences to the bereaved family and pray that Almighty God grant the departed soul rest in eternal peace.

Dimapur Police seize arms; nabs two

DIMAPUR: Dimapur Police apprehended one Leytsa Pfithu, Meluri, Phek, presently residing at Chümoukedima from near Newfield Checkgate area, Dimapur, on December 12. According to Police/PRO, one .22 pistol with magazine was seized from the possession. In this connection a case was registered at East Police Station Dimapur and investigation is on.

Meanwhile on December 14, Dimapur Police apprehended one Joseph Tikhir of Pokphur village, Kiphire, presently residing at Walford colony, Dimapur from Walford area, Dimapur. One .32 pistol with one magazine was recovered from his possession. In this connection, a case was registered at East Police Station Dimapur for further investigation.

led LDF had on Sunday dismissed the opposition charge as ‘childish’ and had said that Vijayan was only answering a question from reporters and also that its manifesto included the free vaccine assurance. Vijayan had on Saturday said COVID-19 vaccine will be made available free of cost to all people in Kerala.”No one will be charged for the vaccine. This is the stand of the government,” he had said here. Elections to the local bodies in the state are being held in three phases with voting underway in four northern districts on Monday in the final phase.

The first and second phases were held on December 8 and 10 respectively. Counting of votes polled in the elections, being held months ahead of the assembly polls likely in April-May 2021, would be on December 16. The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) convener M Hassan had said that the front moved the SEC as the Chief Minister’s announcement was a violation of the model code in view of the local body elections. Union Minister of State and BJP leader V Muraleedharan had claimed that desperation was “driving the Communists in Kerala”, adding the announcement undermined the sanctity of the election process. Five vaccine candidates are under different phases of clinical trials in the country and the Centre has last week said there was hope of an early licence for one or more with three of them being under the active consideration of the drug regulator.

KCK bids farewell to retiring officer

Moanungla Kevichusa speaking during her farewell programme at Kohima College, Kohima.

DIMAPUR: Kohima College, Kohima (KCK) organised a farewell programme for associate professor & HoD (retd.), Moanungla Kevichusa in appreciation of her 35 years of service on December 12. A press release by KCK mass media cell stated that, Maonungla, in her speech shared briefly about her 35 years of experiences with the college and faculty. Expressing her gratitude to all, she exhorted the remaining teachers to teach with passion. Principal, KCK, Dr. Ralimongla also extended her appreciation to Moanungla and her family. Stating that she had been a “torch bearer, a guiding light and a source of strength” to the college, she further asserted that Moanungla

encouraged all by her good example and work ethics. It must be noted that, Moanungla Kevichusa had established the Nagaland division of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) regional centre, serving as its first regional director (2000-2002) and had also rendered her services to various departments during her term of work and was also actively involved in extension services. Speeches were also given by HoDs of different departments acknowledging her dedication, professionalism, sacrifices and contributions to the college, and the deep bond of friendship forged. Programme was chaired by vice principal, KCK, Thinuokhrienuo.

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Farmers rattle govt

s farmers unions dig in their heels to pressurise the government for repeal of the three farm laws starting with a march to congregate at Delhi under the famous call of Netaji ‘Delhi Chalo’ on November 28 and followed with a nationwide bandh on December 8; subsequent meetings with union ministers failed to break the deadlock. The farmer have called for another nationwide hunger strike and blockade of some national highways on December 14. As it appears, the farmers issue does not appear to provide early solution as the Modi government is no less determined to not give in. The farmers are asking the government to repeal all the three laws .Despite a series of meetings with central ministers, the farmers have stuck to their demands. The Modi government has assured farmers to look into their demands with written assurances of making suitable amendments in the laws. However farmers have rightly refused to take the bait. They hold the view that the amendments would be later subsumed by other amendments so therefore, the only way to end the crisis is to convene parliament and repeal the laws. However, the government is not keen to do that since it would amount to rubbing salt to injury. What the opposition members have been saying it that there was no consultation undertaken by the Modi government at the time of promulgating the ordinances, and subsequently while pushing the bills through the Parliament with the brute majority. The primary cause for concern is the systematic dismantling of the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) mandis, which have stood the test of time and have provided farmers the remuneration to keep themselves afloat. The market fee collected by the APMC mandis is used for the development of rural infrastructure, link roads and storage facilities. The shifting of trade to avoid payment of any levy/market fee by private players and the Food Corporation of India (FCI) will eventually witness the redundancy of the APMC mandis, leaving the farmers at the mercy of the corporate sharks. Farmers maintain that the farm laws open the field to an alternate set of markets/ private yards, where the buyer will have no statutory obligation to pay the minimum support price (MSP). It may also be noted that, the global experience across agricultural markets demonstrates that corporatisation of agriculture without a concomitant security net in the form of an assured payment guarantee to the farmers results in the exploitation of farmers at the hands of big business.The new farm laws expressly exclude the jurisdiction of the civil court, leaving the farmers remediless and with no independent medium of dispute redressal mechanism. It is also undeniable that the Modi governmentt had by-passed the federal structure by legislating on subjects that exclusively fall within the domain of the state government under the state list of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution. The Modi government has to climb down over its allergy of convening parliament and instead accusing the agitation of being hijacked by terrorists and political parties.The opposition parties have accused the Modi government of corporatizing India with the laws perceived as pro-corporate and anti-farmer provisions. The farmers agitation may have given hope to the opposition but it would be an injustice to the cause if they politicise the issue.

DailyDevotion The Great Life Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled… —John 14:27 Whenever we experience something difficult in our personal life, we are tempted to blame God. But we are the ones in the wrong, not God. Blaming God is evidence that we are refusing to let go of some disobedience somewhere in our lives. But as soon as we let go, everything becomes as clear as daylight to us. As long as we try to serve two masters, ourselves and God, there will be difficulties combined with doubt and confusion. Our attitude must be one of complete reliance on God. Once we get to that point, there is nothing easier than living the life of a saint. We encounter difficulties when we try to usurp the authority of the Holy Spirit for our own purposes. God’s mark of approval, whenever you obey Him, is peace. He sends an immeasurable, deep peace; not a natural peace, “as the world gives,” but the peace of Jesus. Whenever peace does not come, wait until it does, or seek to find out why it is not coming. If you are acting on your own impulse, or out of a sense of the heroic, to be seen by others, the peace of Jesus will not exhibit itself. This shows no unity with God or confidence in Him. The spirit of simplicity, clarity, and unity is born through the Holy Spirit, not through your decisions. God counters our self-willed decisions with an appeal for simplicity and unity. My questions arise whenever I cease to obey. When I do obey God, problems come, not between me and God, but as a means to keep my mind examining with amazement the revealed truth of God. But any problem that comes between God and myself is the result of disobedience. Any problem that comes while I obey God (and there will be many), increases my overjoyed delight, because I know that my Father knows and cares, and I can watch and anticipate how He will unravel my problems.

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There are no secrets that time does not reveal. ~ Jean Racine

ocusts are a group of short-horned grasshoppers that migrate long distances in swarms, crossing over many countries. They devour leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds, bark, and destroy plants by their sheer weight as they descend on them in massive numbers. Four species of locusts are found in India: Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria), Bombay Locust (Nomadacris succincta) and Tree locust (Anacridium sp.). The desert locust is regarded as the most destructive pest in the world. Adult locust swarms can fly up to 150 km a day with the wind and adult insects can consume roughly their own weight in fresh food per day. The rains in Iran and Yemen were heavy last year, and millions of insects were born and flew, from these countries, over Saudi Arabia, landing in the eastern region of Pakistan in February, destroying the crops of cotton, wheat and maize. Their flying army was so large and so rapacious that Pakistan declared a national emergency. Crops were sprayed from the air and the armed forces and district administrations pressed into service. From there they came into India: Gujarat, Rajasthan and Punjab. At the same time locusts were decimating crops, trees and pastureland in East Africa. A 2,400 square kilometer swarm of 360 billion insects was measured in Kenya in January, large enough to consume as much food in a single day as 85 million people. Somalia declared a national emergency. The UN warned that the locust attack on Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia would result in a humanitarian crisis - meaning that everyone in the country would again have to be fed by world aid. 14 countries were

affected. While UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has described the 2019-2020 locus attack as the worst in Kenya in 70 years, they are expecting it to be worse in 2021 and every year after that. Dozens of countries have been hit. Sardinia, a little Italian island has had its worst disaster in 60 years. The crop of 2019-20 is almost all gone and what is left are carpets of locusts: the reason is the unseasonal rains of 2018. Bolivia in Latin America has declared a state of emergency in response to a locust plague that is destroying crops of corn, sorghum, beans and pastures. The outbreak in India started in mid 2019. The locusts came for the rapeseed and cumin crops. We claimed that we brought them under control, but then we claim success in every field all the time. The truth was that thousands of acres (over 3, 60,000 in Rajasthan alone) were decimated. They came in waves again in December to February, the worst attack we have ever had. Fields of mustard, cumin and wheat were devastated in the two states. In India, the extended monsoon provided a favourable environment for the locusts to multiply. Each locust lays about 150 eggs in moist soil. Experts are expecting a huge increase when the next generation hatches in June. A million locusts can eat the food of 35,000 people in one day. When they destroy the pastureland, the animals grown for meat and milk also starve. For countries and tribes that depend on livestock, the effect is as devastating. In a few hours a farm growing vegetables and grain becomes a desert. Why are the locusts thriving? About 93% of the heat generated from global warming has been absorbed by the oceans, and, according to the Journal of Climate, the western part of

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What will we do when the locusts come again? the Indian Ocean has heated faster than any other part of the tropical oceans. Called the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), the waters closest to Africa are warmer than those near Australia. The warm moist air blowing westwards brings rain to East Africa and drought to Australia. Australia is now ravaged with fires and dust storms, while countries such as Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia have moved from droughts to floods, and this wetness is hospitable to desert locusts. It increases the amount of vegetation that swarms feed on and moistens the soil, improving breeding conditions for locusts, who avoid laying eggs in dry soil. Are any scientists in India working on a sustainable way to get rid of them when they come? Unchecked locust plagues will take years to control and at a cost of hundreds of crores, threaten hunger, particularly in regions struggling with food security. Who can fight a plague of locusts? How do you chase them away? With torches of fire? Shooting in the air, waving sticks, banging cans and running around? Small planes spraying pesticide? I think not. You may drive the locusts away but the crop is poisoned. The Government of India deploys teams to control locust swarms, which spray deadly organophosphate chemicals in small, concentrated doses. This will continue to kill people long after the locusts have been killed. India has a locust department in the agriculture

ministry of each state. But, since the last locust attack was a small one in 1993, the department is more flabby and idle than most. What have the officials of this department done in the last 25 years: gone on international jaunts to discuss the potential danger of locust invasions? What did they do when an invasion really happened? Leave it to the farmers to bang utensils to scare them away. Oh, yes … spray the most poisonous chemicals known to man – and, of course, blame Pakistan saying it failed to conduct control operations successfully. There have to be some sensible ways to protect this country. All locust-affected countries transmit data about attacks to the FAO, which analyzes the data and weather patterns and provides forecasts for locust attacks up to six weeks in advance to each country. So there is time for the country to take precautions. What can the government and farmers do when the locusts come again ? Here are two solutions from Padma Shri awardee Chintala Venkata Reddy, an organic farmer from Telangana: 1. Spraying a concoction of linseed oil, edible soda/sodium bicarbonate and extracts of garlic, cumin and orange. This mixture has no side effects on crops. 2. Take 30-40 kg of subsoil, from four feet below the earth, and dissolve it in 200 litres of water and allowing it to rest for 10-20 minutes.

The sieved water should be then filtered and sprayed on the crops. This will make all the vegetation inedible for locusts. This sand-water can be sprayed with a normal spray pump. After the locust threat is over, spraying the crop with plain water will remove the sand layer from the leaves. 3. Chris Adriaansen, director of the, Australian Plague Locust Commission, has suggested a biological agent, based on a naturally occurring fungus in 1976. It is based on the spores of the metarhizium fungus. Once sprayed onto locusts it attaches and germinates, stopping the insects from feeding and reproducing. Green Muscle is a biopesticide developed by the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture’s biological control centre in Benin. It contains spores of the naturally occurring fungus Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum, which destroys the locust’s tissues from the inside. The fungus has no effect on other life forms. 4. Locusts are attracted to green colours. Covering crops with mesh of a different colour might help smaller farmers. 5. Research at the International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), in Nairobi, has identified and synthesized a specific locust pheromone, or chemical signal, that can be used against young locusts. 6. A team of German researchers, headed by Frithjof Voss, have devised an electrical grid powered by a portable generator, run by a 12-volt solar cell powered battery, to frighten off locusts. At the heart of the grid is a four-meter long by half-a-meter high net which is dragged manually across the field. Vibrations created by the wire net frighten off the insects, and those which come too close are immediately electrocuted. This technology is much safer for the

environment than pesticides. There is only a one-time cost with the initial purchase of the equipment. The grid can be used by individual farmers, who can install it across their fields whenever necessary. 7. The first and most important activity is to locate and destroy the locusts’ eggs in an organised manner, by ploughing, harrowing and digging. Digging 2’ x 2’ trenches around egg-laid areas will help entrap the nymphs, which are the flightless young of the locusts. As they move out after hatching, they are buried. Another is to keep ducks to control locust infestations. Each duck can eat as many as 200 locusts per day. Since we receive information well in time about locust swarms – unlike demonetization and lockdowns - it is possible to take action, like arranging for noise, placing 50-foot high traps in the way of the swarm, or scattering the swarms by flying airplanes through them. No one in the Indian government is still taking climate change seriously. Lip service at conferences by politicians and bureaucrats, a few attempts at solar energy generation. That’s it. But our methane production has increased – more cattle being grown for milk and meat and export. More coal is being used for electricity, more rice production. Methane is 24 times more dangerous than carbon dioxide. Extreme weather events, such as heat waves, droughts, cyclones and floods, are set to become stronger without sharp cuts to greenhouse gas emissions. So the skies will blacken and the locusts will come. The Bible warns that the end of the world, or the apocalypse, will be heralded by fires, floods and locusts. To join the animal welfare movement contact gandhim@nic.in, www.peopleforanimalsindia.org

Post-mortem

The new normal is scary

hange is the law of nature. India, today, is not the India of the 1200s or the 1600s, it is not the 17 per cent-literate India when it attained Independence in 1947, it is not the India that swore by the State ‘occupying the commanding heights of the economy’. One change can dramatically alter the course of a country. In 1991, Dr Manmohan Singh, as Finance Minister, did what until then was unthinkable. He abolished nearly all requirements for licences and permits. As Commerce Minister, I announced the new Foreign Trade Policy that started with the unprecedented (for India) declaration that ‘Imports and Exports shall be free’. Along with the two-step devaluation, the three policy announcements set the country on a new and irreversible economic direction. Some changes happen over a period of time and are noticed only when the change gathers a critical mass. There are many examples: can anyone identify the date when the ubiquitous STD/ISD/ PCO boards vanished? Or the date when listeners stopped tuning into All India Radio (or Aakashvani) to ‘listen to the news’? Or the date when every college-going girl, even in the conservative South, abandoned the half-sari and switched to a pair of jeans or a salwar-kameez? Surge of Pride Every change ushers in a new normal. Some new normals are uplifting. When 17 per cent of Board positions in listed companies are occupied by women; when an Indiaissued credit card payable in rupees is accepted in every foreign country; when one can dial and speak to anyone in the world without going through the agony of ‘booking a trunk call’; when one can buy a car, truck or two-wheeler on EMI; when one can order food to medicines to clothes online and have the goods delivered at one’s door; when one can buy medical insurance and

recover most of one’s expenses of hospitalisation or surgery; when sportspersons from rural India fill many places in the Indian cricket team; and when Indian origin executives head Google, Microsoft, IBM, Adobe, Nokia, Cognizant, MasterCard, Xerox and Reckitt Benckiser, there is a surge of pride in our hearts. Some new normals make one uncomfortable. For example, I am not yet totally convinced that courts should become virtual courts and conduct all hearings through video. Routine applications and minor cases may be heard in virtual courts, but when major questions of law or complex facts are required to be argued and analysed, there is no substitute for a physical hearing. Eye contact of the lawyer with the judge is crucial. And if the court is a multi-member bench, the body language of the judges affords valuable guidance to the counsel. Chilling Facts Some other new normals send a chill — of anxiety or fear or desperation. The new normal in India appears to be that — – the Prime Minister will complete two terms as head of the government without addressing a single press conference; – the right to speak in Parliament or at an all-party meeting will be controlled (and denied) by a finger on a button that will ‘mute’ the microphone; – a senior bureaucrat will openly speak of “too much democracy” and will not be admonished; – the Special Marriage Act that permits inter-faith marriages will be repealed by stealth and replaced by a law that will punish the man among the inter-faith couple; – the government by the majority of elected legislators will turn into majoritarian rule; – the media (or the bulk of it) will be taken over or tamed into submission by the ruling party; – the institutions created to act as watchdogs will be hol-

lowed out by leaving vacancies unfilled or by appointment of loyal servitors; – some are more equal than others under law and in the access to justice; – election contributions will be controlled and directed to the ruling party; – non-government and nonprofit organisations will be suppressed or driven out of the country; – investigation agencies and anti-sedition laws will be used to intimidate and incarcerate political adversaries, social activists, writers and poets; and – monopolisation of economic power will be encouraged and actively supported. Are you Proud? Read all of the above examples in one go, discount some adjectives as biased, place your hand on your heart, arouse your conscience and ask yourself the question: am I proud of the ‘new’ normal to which my country is heading? Take the UP ordinance against the so-called love jihad that was promulgated on November 28. Within 11 days, five cases were registered. In one case, the girl’s family told the police that the two families had resolved the matter, the girl had married another boy and the family had not filed a complaint. Yet, an FIR was registered against the boy. In another case, following an FIR and a non-bailable warrant, the police threatened to attach the property of the boy’s family if he did not respond to the police’s summons. One can conclude that the most rampant crime in UP is two young people falling in love and marrying! Hence it is engaging the attention of the Chief Minister and the entire police force, more than the growing number of cases of murder, rape, assault or theft to which the people are apparently accustomed as ‘normal‘ in UP. The ‘new’ normal for UP may become the new normal for India. That is scary. P Chidambaram (Source: The Indian Express)

The fleeting Nagas and the peril of the inferior man: To ponder

agas, after 50 plus years of statehood attainment, are being confronted by a savaged socio-cultural and political change. Grumbling and reluctance about anything under the sky has become a part and package of our Naga society. Massive measures of strain, challenges, frustration and dissatisfaction has engulfed our transitional voyage to progress. Our society, once living an ideal system is now being engulfed by our ‘greed and bigotry’’, difficult to comprehend our Noble virtue society is commanded by elements totally alien distorted society. With the inception of statehood and an introduction of new political culture, ethical values and aspiration of the present society has been outlined by defeat and frustration. Our spirits and hopes are now in chains-gripped by morbid fear and intense insecurity which is overwhelmingly widespread. In a democracy which supposes to bestow free enterprise, opportunity and egalitarianism, we now exist in an “oligarchy” where ‘rule of reason’ is under attack. The nature of politics in Nagaland is crystal clear; consistency of lousy governance which has created massive unemployment of thoughts. The ideals of democracy laid down by the Indian constitution are over ruled by the self-styled democracy practitioners. Individualism and murk policies in the distribution of economic opportunities and discriminatory practices in other social spheres of activity stand out as highly intolerable contradiction in the present free society. In our present scenario, status is now hard to achieve by one’s hard work and merit, but can be easily acquired

through string pilling and backdoor tactics. The integrity and moral of some poor people’s intellect are totally bankrupt by the permissive society where one can be influenced by words like ‘big devours the little’; ‘the strong eats the weak’. It is a society where one prospers by sucking the blood of the poor, the oppressed and the underprivileged. There are numerous views and opinions shared from every corner about the unprecedented issue and problem but what has been the solution so far? Time has drastically changed everything yet it has failed to bring about any concrete answers to our needful demands and for the past five decades, people have patiently waited for successive state government to put an end to these plight and woes but bungling and juggling is all that is going on. A society can continue to thrive only if it meets the rightful demands of its people for security, for play, progress and opportunity for themselves. And therefore, in light of the references mentioned, the only solution of the eradication of this murk policy is to slough off the color of clan/village/ tribe and individualism. In spite of everything and whatever our present conditions maybe, the oppressed being the majority group must cultivate spirits of fearlessness, rationalism and dignity. And we must all fight and defy the ‘whole might of an unjust system’. Our leaders, they being the possessors of the greatest influence, must also hence act as guardians for ‘high ideals and principles’, for the benefit of the whole society. Mutsoi P Khiamniungam, Class 12, Science, Modern College Kohima

Reader’s Post Sir,

Beauty is Expensive

When you buy an expensive dress, you become extremely cautious and careful while handling or wearing it. The same goes for a newly purchased car or a newly constructed house. You find delight in owning new things, be it small or big. Likewise, the paintings across Dimapur town do not come cheap either. These are products born out of someone’s sweat and hard work. Those are their most expensive contributions to the society. And instead of preserving those beautiful works, our people are rather destroying it. Imagine someone stabbing you with a knife. The amount of pain you would feel would be indescribable. Similarly, these artists feel a jab in their ribs when they see their most valued works being tarnished because of the ignorance of few. Therefore, it is my earnest request to all fellow citizens to preserve these priceless contributions made by these kind people. Akavi, Signal Basti, Dimapur

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No need for law on MSP: Rupala

NAGPUR, DEC 14 (IANS): A senior Shiv Sena leader has said that the recent losses suffered by the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh biennial elections for legislative councils in Teachers and Graduates constituencies reflects “disenchantment of the educated, middle-class.” Going a step further, he cautioned that the BJP’s ideological mentor’s control may be slipping away. Farmers’ leader Kishore Tiwari said this in an open letter to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat here on Monday. He referred to the results in 5 Teachers and Graduates MLC seats in Maharashtra of which two each were bagged by the Nationalist Congress Party and the Congress, besides one by an Independent, last week. The worst loss is considered the Nagpur Division Graduates seat which was bagged after 58 years by Congress candidate Abhijit Wanjarri, trouncing the BJP in the RSS stronghold of

Resolve farmers’ agitation through dialogue: Congress leader to govt NEW DELHI, DEC 14 (PTI): Senior Congress leader and former union minister Anand Sharma on Monday said reforms need to be backed by national consensus and urged the government to involve chief ministers of states to resolve the current farmers’ agitation against the new agricultural laws. Speaking at the annual FICCI AGM, which was held virtually, he called upon the government to be more generous in giving out money to all sections affected by the coronavirus pandemic, especially the poor, and provide more stimulus to help revive the economy. He said the country has lost 10 per cent of the GDP and will take another year to come back to 201920 levels. “Today what we are seeing is turbulence and protests on the farm laws. Reforms must be participatory, not arbitrary. There must be consultations. Nothing should be rushed through or done without building a consensus. That results in what we are seeing - agitation, conflict and the loss of trust,” he said. “I personally feel that through dialogue, negotiations and persuasion, everything can be resolved. We have chief ministers of states and they must be

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involved and let’s get over this crisis too, together as a nation,” the former union minister said. Enacted in September, the three farm laws have been projected by the central government as major reforms in the agriculture sector that will remove the middlemen and allow farmers to sell anywhere in the country. However, the protesting farmers have expressed apprehension that the new laws would pave the way for eliminating the safety cushion of MSP and do away with the mandi system, leaving them at the “mercy” of big corporates. The Congress leader said he is a votary of reforms but they have always been backed by national consensus, that gives predictability and confidence to partner countries and investors. “What worries me today is the binary of ‘we versus you’. This is dangerous

South Delhi Mayor Anamika and East Delhi Mayor Nirmal Jain too started “running their offices” from the road sides at the protest venue. Posters bearing “Mayor of NDMC’, were pasted on a mattress on which Prakash and other civic leaders sat under a temporary ‘shamiana’ (tent) that has been erected outside the CM House in Civil Lines area. On Friday, in a joint press conference, the three mayors had decided to “run offices” from the protest site from Monday onwards. On Thursday, they

had also held a joint press conference at the sit-in site and said the protest “will continue democratically so that we can pay salaries to corporation employees on time”. The three mayors have claimed that Rs 13,000 crore is due to the North, South and East corporations from the Delhi government. The AAP has hit back, saying “Even the mayors of BJP-ruled MCD know that their protest is only an excuse by their high-command to harass CM Arvind Kejriwal and distract from the issue of nationwide farmers protests”.

and it should not happen in our country. We all Indians are patriots,” he said. Sharma said in a democracy the opposition is needed, noting that “the chariot of democracy must have the government as well as a robust, effective and responsible opposition.” He appealed to the government to resolve farm issues through dialogue, not forgetting that farmers are the ‘annadatas’ that made India self reliant in food and that their sons defend the country’s frontiers. The deputy leader of Congress in the Rajya Sabha cited the example of the US and said the Supreme Court there has taken charge and the acrimony and bitterness of the elections is over. He said the judiciary in India is independent and the Supreme Court has a constitutional duty and mandate to uphold the Constitution. “There are concerns when there are delays on important constitutional matters and the bucket is kicked down the road. As the old saying, justice delayed is justice denied. When justice is to be done and when interventions are required, my urge to you would be that it is the expectation of you lords that you should do that. We all have faith in you and that faith must be intact,” he said.

Nagpur. In UP, there was another embarrassment in Varanasi where the Samajwadi Party’s Ashutosh Sinha won the Graduate seat in what comprises Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Lok Sabha constituency in the state ruled by BJP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Tiwari - an Advisor to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and accorded a Minister’s status - said that the Graduates’ and Teachers’ constituencies comprise the cream of the electorate. They are educated reformers, well aware and are largely middle-class taxpayers. However, the BJP’s losses in Varanasi, Allahabad-Jhansi, GorakhpurFaizabad (UP) and Nagpur,

Pune, Aurangabad and Amravati (Maharashtra) tell a grim tale. “In a way, you must appreciate the fact that it is also a sample survey of sentiments of the most qualified big strata of society, constituting more than 60 lakh people spanning Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, like a ‘mini-referendum’,” Tiwari pointed out. Without mincing words, he said the defeats in the PM’s constituency in a BJP-ruled state and other critical seats, besides Nagpur which is the RSS headquarters -once considered the “pillars of BJP’s support” -- has hugely jolted the BJP’s support among the educated middle-class. Pointing out the manner in which these debacles

are being downplayed by the BJP, Tiwari warned that these should not be construed as ‘normal defeat’ and demanded an open debate and introspection by the RSS. He also asked pointed questions: “Has BJP forfeited the confidence of the cream of Indian society as reflected from this largest sample survey (of over 60 lakh voters), is it the failure of PM’s policies and the big economic crisis in the corona pandemic that was (mis)handled, hitting the

common masses and the migrants, etc.” Tiwari asked: “Has a message gone out that the BJP is helping corporates and capitalists, has the PM’s so-called ‘magic’ failed, especially among the silent secular Hindus, who no longer back his extremely communally divisive policies, ‘love-jihad’, or targeting sections of people on caste-communal lines, which the RSS never propagated.” President of the Vasantrao Naik Sheti Swav-

lamban Mission (VNSSM), Tiwari also took a swipe at Maharashtra BJP Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis and his banker-wife Amruta. “I had even requested you to check the undue interference and venom spread through the ‘Amruta-vani’ which the common people have resented. But no corrective measures are visible and the message being spread is ‘Lord Indra’ and his ‘Amruta-vani’ are practically owners of the state BJP,” Tiwari said.

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laws and urged Tikait to join their protests on the road. Tikait sat with them on the road for some time but then got up and appealed to the protesters urging them to vacate the highway. On hearing his appeal the protesters left the highway and the movement of vehicles resumed at the National Highway connecting Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. In an interesting incident, the protesters allowed a pregnant woman to negotiate the jam, by breaking the blockade and gave her passage to reach the hospital. Similarly, a person appearing for the Delhi Police exams was also allowed entry. At present, the situation has returned to normal at NH-24 and the movement of vehicles has resumed. The NH-24 route extends from Delhi to Ghaziabad and Meerut. The farmers have blocked it from one side.

NEW DELHI, DEC 14 (PTI): Mayors of the BJPled three municipal corporations on Monday started “running their offices” from the streetsides outside the Delhi Chief Minister’s residence, as they continued their protest to demand release of funds “due to the civic bodies”. The dhar na by the municipal leaders seeking release of funds entered its eighth day as they refused to budge. North Delhi Mayor Jai Prakash said files are being brought to him by officials for signing, adding that the “camp office” began at 11.30 AM on Monday.

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GHAZIPUR (NEW DELHI), DEC 14 (IANS): Amid the farmers agitation against the three agricultural laws implemented by the Central government, farmers continue sitting on a dharna (protest) at the Ghazipur, Tikri and Singhu borders. Some of these protesters began a protest at National Highway-24 near the Ghazipur border on Monday morning due triggering a long traffic jam. But shortly after this, the protesting farmers were forced to vacate the highway. What happened is that a group of protesters had came out on the streets again expressing their anger against the farm laws. However, after seeing the farmers’ fury, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait reached out to them and appealed them not to block the highway. The protesters while listening to the BKU leader told them that the government must withdraw these

Mayor of North Delhi Jai Prakash and other senior functionaries during a protest outside Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence, in New Delhi, Saturday. (PTI)

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NEW DELHI, DEC 14 (AGENCIES): “India will be more international, but we want to come to the table with more cards in our hand,” said foreign minister S. Jaishankar on Monday. Addressing a technology summit by think tank Car negie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP) he said the best contribution India can make to the world would be to “participate much more in global chains…. to do that India has to shape up. It’s not going to happen because we are India...we will have to make changes, reforms, incentives, offer attractive conditions.” The new world of geopolitics is intimately connected with the growth and development of technology, which in tur n is a space where “trust” has become a key factor in international discourse, Jaishankar said, adding both politics and technology are essential features in the globalised world.

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the existing Acts, the minister said. “The MSP is being implemented by both the Centre and states, and there is no need to bring MSP under the purview of law,” Rupala said, when asked to comment on the demand for it from the protesting farmers. He asked the opposition Congress why it did not make a law for MSP when the party was in power before 2014. “The recently introduced laws do not affect the MSP at all. These three laws were introduced for the benefit of farmers, not the government,” he said. “Majority of farmers have welcomed these laws. I urge the agitating farmers to end the stalemate by holding discussion with the government to find an amicable

“Yet, some people, led by the Congress, are trying to spread false propaganda that farmers will lose their land,” Rupala said. He said the law about the APMC (agriculture produce market committees) only gives options to farmers and it does not eliminate the present system of mandis. Farmers have been protesting against the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020; the Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act 2020. Enacted in September, the three farm laws have been projected by the government as major reforms in the agriculture sector that will remove the middlemen and allow farmers to sell anywhere in the country. However, the protesting farmers have expressed apprehension that the new laws would pave the way for eliminating the safety cushion of Minimum Support Price and do away with the mandis, leaving them at the mercy of big corporates.

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solution,” he said. The minister said the three farm laws were enacted “on the request of farmers and their organisations” and most of them are happy with it. “PM Modiji has taken many steps to double farmers’ income. As part of that endeavour, the Centre had deposited Rs 95,000 crores into farmers’ bank accounts,” he said. There is no need for farmers to be skeptical about the PM’s intentions, he said. “Let the laws get implemented first. The government will take steps if something does not suit you afterwards. But, opposing the laws upfront is improper,” he said. On one of the laws about contract farming, Rupala accused the Congress of “taking a lead in spreading false propaganda” that farmers would lose their land to big corporates due to provisions of the law. This law is about the price and quality of the farm produce and about the tenure. There is no mention of land in the entire law, he said.

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GANDHINAGAR, DEC 14 (PTI): Union Minister of State for Agriculture Parshottam Rupala on Monday said most farmers in the country are in favour of the Centre’s new farm laws, and there is no need to bring the MSP under purview of law as demanded by the protesting farmers. The BJP leader also urged the farmers, who are protesting at various Delhi borders since November 26, to return to the discussion table and find an amicable solution to the deadlock. “The Minimum Support Price (MSP) is part of the government’s mechanism (to safeguard farmers from fall in agri produce prices) and it will remain in force in future too,” Rupala told reporters at the Gujarat BJP headquarters here. “In fact, it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi who had first decided to introduce this MSP formula of agricultural cost plus 50 per cent profit as recommended by Dr Swaminathan,” he said. Neither there is a need to bring a separate law for the MSP nor the provision is required to be included in

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MUMBAI, DEC 14 (PTI): Equity benchmarks darted up to fresh all-time highs on Monday as investors accumulated energy, infra and banking stocks amid supportive macroeconomic cues. A strengthening rupee and robust foreign fund inflows further buoyed sentiment, traders said. After touching its record intra-day peak of 46,373.34, the 30-share BSE Sensex ended 154.45 points or 0.34 per cent higher at 46,253.46, its new closing record. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty rose 44.30 points or 0.33 per cent to finish at a record 13,558.15. It hit a lifetime high of 13,597.50 during the session. ONGC was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rallying 4.91 per cent, followed by L&T, NTPC, ICICI Bank, Sun Pharma, HCL Tech, Titan and Asian Paints. On the other hand, M&M, Bajaj Auto, Tech Mahindra, Bajaj Finserv, HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries were among the main laggards, dropping up to 1.98 per cent. Global markets were on a firm footing as a last-minute extension to Britain-EU talks calmed fears over a no-deal Brexit. “Domestic equities remained firm and witnessed fresh record highs mainly supported by continued rebound in PSU banks. Bar-

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over the entire Rs 60,074 crore debt. Tatas operate two airlines - full-service carrier Vistara in partnership with Singapore Airlines, and budget airline AirAsia India in alliance with Malaysia’s AirAsia Group. The DIPAM secretary had earlier said that potential investors in Air India have given feedback that due to the uncertainty created by COVID in the aviation sector the debt should not be fixed at the EoI stage. Hence, the government late in October decided to do bidding for Air India based on enterprise value, which includes market capitalisation of a company, shortterm and long-term debt as well as any cash on the company’s balance sheet. Sale of stake in Air India is part of the government’s target to raise a record Rs 2.10 lakh crore from disinvestment proceeds. The target includes Rs 1.20 lakh crore from the sale of shares of central public sector enterprises and Rs 90,000 crore from a share sale in public sector banks and financial institutions, including the listing of insurance behemoth LIC.

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are directly or indirectly involved in supporting and furthering the ensued notions, and “false frivolous” rumours of Reliance being an undue beneficiary of the farm bills. In response to the complaint by Jio, Airtel has written to TRAI described the complaint as “outrageous” and “scurrilous”. In its letter, Airtel said: “Airtel has operated in the telecom industry for 25 years. During this period, we have competed hard in the market place and striven to serve our customers with excellence. At the same time we take great pride in treating our competitors and partners with respect.” It said that the current complaint deserves to be dismissed. “It is in poor taste and is scurrilous to say the least,” Airtel said.

NEW DELHI, DEC 14 (PTI): Gmail and a host of other Google services faced disruptions on Monday evening for about 45 minutes due to an “internal storage quota” issue, which has now been resolved for a vast majority of the affected users, the tech giant said. “Today, at 3.47AM PT (5.17 PM IST) Google experienced an authentication system outage for approximately 45 minutes due to an internal storage quota issue. Services requiring users to log in experienced high error rates during this period,” a Google spokesperson said. The spokesperson noted that the authentication system issue was resolved at 4:32 AM Pacific Time (6.02 PM IST) and all services are now restored. “We apologise to everyone affected, and we will conduct a thorough fol-

1932, will give a successful bidder control of 4,400 domestic and 1,800 international landing and parking slots at domestic airports, as well as 900 slots at airports overseas. Besides, the bidder would also get 100 per cent of the low-cost arm Air India Express and 50 per cent of AISATS, which provides cargo and ground handling services at major Indian airports. With previous attempts since 2017 failing to get any significant interest, the government had this time sweetened the deal by giving freedom to potential suitors to decide how much of the airline’s debt they want to take on as part of the transaction. Previously, the bidders were required to take

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NEW DELHI, DEC 14 (IANS): Reliance Jio has approached the telecom regulator, saying that its rivals Bharti Airtel and Vodafone India have resorted to “unethical” means and have spread “false” rumours that the Mukesh Ambani-led company will benefit from the recent farm bills. In a letter to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Jio has blamed both its major rivals of running a vicious campaign. As per the company, it has received a large number of port out requests, wherein the customers have cited that it is the sole reason for porting out of Jio, although they don’t have any complaints or other issues related to its services. Jio claimed that both Airtel and Vodafone India

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however, immediately clear if Tatas have bid alone or through its budget airline AirAsia India. A group of 219 Air India Ltd employees, each one contributing at least Rs 1 lakh, hold 51 per cent in the bidding consortium. The remaining 49 per cent is with Interups. An official said the transaction advisor will inform bidders before January 6, if their bids have been qualified. Qualified bidders will then be asked to submit financial bids. The government is selling its entire 100 per cent stake in Air India that has been in losses ever since its 2007 merger with domestic operator Indian Airlines. The airline, which started as a mail carrier in

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(From p-1) It also stated that reservation was required in certain areas but that excelling meritocracy cannot be denied in any way. “We see the present reservation policy as redundant, rugged and unjust in this proportion,” it said, adding an objectively rationale and systematic academic review of the Reservation Policy should be undertaken. In this regard, CCoRoRP urged the chief minister that a sensible process would be created “to ensure that manipulative, selfish and arrogant dictates would not be imposed on our people.” The signatories include CCoRoRP convenor, N. Ejanthung Ngullie and secretary Zakie Khate and presidents of ASU- Vizokho Zashumo, AKM- Nungdokyanger Ao, SSK- Hutoshe Kits, LSUAshanthung Humtsoe and RSU- Heiko Kent.

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dition, the transport vehicles are forced to travel up to 50 per cent longer to reach Delhi from the warehouses in Haryana, Uttarakhand and Punjab. The industry confederation said that this may push logistics cost by upto 8 to 10 per cent. Many companies in industrial belts surrounding Delhi are facing labour shortages as people struggle to reach production facilities from neighbouring towns. According to Nikhil Sawhney, Chairman, CII Northern Region: “The ongoing farm agitation requires an immediate amicable solution as it is impacting not only the economic growth but also putting a huge dent

to the supply chain which is affecting the large and small industries alike.” “The effect of the agitation is more acute for industries in hilly regions of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir who are dependent on goods transported by road. There is also uncertainty around the transportation of farm products to the major markets of Delhi-NCR, it could lead to significant losses to the farm sector in these states. Tourism, a major revenue and livelihood source in these states, is likely to get adversely impacted at a crucial time when the sector is looking forward to regaining some momentum following the unlocking of the economy.” Given the challenge to get the economy back on the growth trajectory, CII has urged all the stakeholders to urgently seek ways to end the ongoing protests and reach an amicable solution, in the interest of industry and economy.

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NEW DELHI, DEC 14 (IANS): The disruptions in supply chains caused by the current agitation by farmers in many parts of India will have a bearing on the economy over the coming days and may impinge upon the ongoing recovery from the economic contraction due to COVID, industry body CII said on Monday. The farmers’ protest which has intensified over the past couple of weeks has led to obstruction of traffic and road blockades across multiple checkpoints in the northern states of DelhiNCR, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, and in smaller measure, in many other states. The already broken supply-chain which was recovering post the pandemic induced lockdown has come under severe stress, CII said. Due to the situation, around two-third consignment in transit are taking 50 percent extra time to reach destination in states of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi-NCR. In ad-

NEW DELHI, DEC 14 (PTI): Salt-to-software conglomerate Tata Group and US-based fund Interups Inc were among “multiple” entities that on Monday put in preliminary bids for buying loss-making carrier Air India. A group of 219 Air India employees submitted an expression of interest (EoI) for the carrier in partnership with Interups at the close of the deadline on Monday. “Multiple expressions of interest have been received for strategic disinvestment of Air India. The Transaction will now move to the second stage,” Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey tweeted. He, however, did not reveal either the identity of the bidders or the number of bids received for buying the national carrier. Sources said Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata Group, has put in an EoI and so did Interups, whose chairman Laxmi Prasad had in the run-up to the disinvestment made his intentions clear to bid for Air India. It was not,

The extradition documents presented by India apparently include information about Rana’s involvement in the Mumbai terrorist attack that would be shared with him. “Although the United States has no affirmative discovery obligations in extradition matters, in this case, it has agreed to provide Rana a document in its possession from an unrelated ‘state court’ proceeding in India. India has requested that the United States take steps to limit public dissemination of this document,” US Attorney Nicola T Hanna said in a court submission on Friday. Rana has informed the United States that he may seek to introduce materials provided as discovery and labelled “general discovery materials” and “sensitive discovery materials” in United States v Kashmiri, Case in opposition of the United States’ Request for Extradition. These discovery materials are subject to

a protective order issued in the Northern District of Illinois, it said. In his December 10 order, the judge said Rana was currently facing multiple criminal charges emanating from India in connection with alleged conduct by him that at least to some degree overlaps with and formed a basis for federal criminal charges on which Rana was tried in Chicago and relates to the November 2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai. Rana in his bail plea said that his health is in poor condition, including two heart attack while in custody and two weeks of illness early this year. Rana argued that he was not a danger to the community – which was opposed by the US government. The judge noted that Rana did not perform any violent acts himself and instead provided material support to the Denmark plot by furnishing Headley with business cards, supporting his business cover, and pro-

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The Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service personnel during the operation.

their hideouts even with hand grenades, he added. The operation resulted in the killing of 42 IS militants, including five of their local leaders, and the seizure of weapons and ammunition inside the hideouts, according to Rasoul. The operation came as the extremist group have intensified their attacks on the security forces and civilians in the formerly IS-controlled Sunni provinces, resulting in the killing and wounding of dozens.

Guterres condemns attack on Nigerian school U N I T E D NAT I O N S, DEC 14 (IANS): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned an attack on a secondary school in Nigeria’s Katsina state and the reported disappearance of at least 333 students, his spokesman said. The Secretary-General called for the immediate and unconditional release of the abducted children and for their safe return to their families, Xinhua news agency quoted spokesman Stephane Dujarric, as saying in a statement on Sunday. Guterres reiterated that attacks on schools and other educational facilities constitute a grave violation of human rights. He urged the Nigerian authorities to bring those responsible for this act to justice, said the statement. The Secretary-General reaffirmed the solidarity and support of the UN to the government and people of Nigeria in their fight against terrorism, violent extremism and organised crime, the

BAG H DA D, D E C 1 4 (IANS): The Iraqi CounterTerrorism Service (CTS) killed 42 militants of the Islamic State (IS) terror group during can operation in Nineveh province, the country’s military has confirmed. Acting on intelligence reports, the CTS forces backed by Iraqi and international coalition aircraft, stormed into the Ayn alJahash area south of the provincial capital of Mosul, the former stronghold of

the IS, Xinhua news agency reported citing the military as saying in a statement on Sunday. The CTS forces were engaged in fierce clashes with IS militants in the area for two successive days, Yahia Rasoul, spokesman of the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi forces, said in the statement. The troops forced the IS militants to withdraw and hole up in their hideouts in tunnels and caves, prompting the CTS troops to storm

Gunman killed after shooting outside NY cathedral

Nawaz Sharif addresses PDM Lahore power show from London

NEW YORK, DEC 14 (IANS): A gunman was killed by police after he opened fire near a crowd of people who gathered for a Christmas concert outside a famous cathedral in New York City. The incident took place on Sunday outside the Cathedral of St. John the Divine at the corner of West 112th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, Xinhua news agency reported. Two officers of the New York Police Department and a sergeant were present at the scene and opened fire, striking the gunman in the head. Manhattan Councilman Mark Levine said the gunman, who appeared to be emotionally disturbed, climbed a scaffolding in the church and “began shooting a gun indiscriminately in the air”. “He was yelling that he wanted to be killed,” Levine tweeted.

LAHORE, DEC 14 (IANS): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif addressed the PDM opposition alliance’s final power show in Lahore, during which he accused his successor Imran Khan for the countrys “prevailing woes”, the media reported on Monday. Despite the Pakistan government’s ban on holding public rallies in the wake of the unabated Covid-19 pandemic, the Pakistan Democratic Movement held the power show, dubbed as ‘first phase’ on Sunday at the city’s Minar-i-Pakistan, reports The Express Tribune. Sharif addressed the rally via video-link from London, where he has been residing since last year for medical treatment. In his speech, the Pakistan Muslim LeagueNawaz (PML-N) supremo said that Khan was not only responsible for the country’s situation but also those who brought him into power.

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“They pushed the country into unprecedented inflation and unemployment,” the ousted premier said, adding that Khan’s suppoerters were minting money out of wheat and sugar crisis. He further said that if the incumbent “fake regime” continues to be in former, it will further “jeopardise the country’s security”. “Time has come to get freedom from this selected set-up,” Sharif said, adding the country can never prosper without a change in system and under “hijacked democracy”, The Express

A L G I E R S, D E C 1 4 (IANS): Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has announced that he “will soon return home” following his coronavirus recovery at a specialized hospital in Germany, where he was shifted for treatment in October. The President, who assumed office in December 2019, made the announcement on Sunday in a five-minute video he posted on his official Twitter account on Sunday, marking his first public appearance in more than two months, reports Xinhua news agency. Tebboune said he should return home after three weeks at most. “Despite illness and being away from home, I have been following closely what’s going on in the country,” he said. “I have ordered the Presidency to discuss with the law expert commission, in a bid to draw up a new election law as soon as possible to carry on the post-constitution process,” the President added. On October 27, Tebboune was admitted in a specialized treatment unit at the Central Army Hospital in the capital Algiers, before being rushed to Germany a day later for “in-depth medical examinations” upon recommendation of his medical staff.

Tribune reported. Other opposition leaders who addressed the rally were PDM convener and Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz and Pakistan Peoples’ Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, among others. Sunday’s rally comes five days after the PDM announced on December 8 that all parliamentarians belonging to its constituent parties would submit their resignations from the national and provincial assemblies December 31 in a last-ditch attempt against the incumbent Imran Khanled government. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) also announced that by-elections would be held if the National Assembly speaker accepted the resignations of the opposition lawmakers from the lower house of parliament.

statement added. The attack on the Government Science Secondary School took place on the night of December 11. zThe boarding school located in the Kankara area of the state has a population of 839 students. “Based on the available record we have, we are still searching for 333 students through either the forest or their parents to ascertain the actual number that has been kidnapped,” state Governor Aminu Masari said on Sunday. “We are still counting because more are coming out from the forest and we are calling through the numbers of those parents that have phone numbers to find out whether or not their children have gone back home”. “We as a government are yet to be contacted by any group or person responsible for the kidnap of the students,” he added. Masari has ordered the immediate closure of all boarding secondary schools in the state.

US Embassy says Sudan no longer on list of terror sponsors

CAIRO, DEC 14 (AP): The U.S. Embassy in Khartoum said Monday that President Donald Trump’s administration has removed Sudan from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, a move that could help the African country get international loans to revive its battered economy and end its pariah status. The U.S. Embassy in Khartoum said in a Facebook post that the removal of Sudan was effective as of Monday, and that a notification to that effect, signed by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, would be published in the Federal Register. It said the 45-day congressional notification period has lapsed. The designation of Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism dates back to the 1990s, when Sudan brief-

ruled by a joint military and civilian government that seeks better ties with Washington and the West. In October, Tr ump announced that he would remove Sudan from the list if it follows through on its pledge to pay USD 335 million to American terror victims and their families. Sudan has agreed to pay compensation for victims of the 1998 bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, attacks carried out by al-Qaida while bin Laden was living in Sudan. According to the October announcement, once the compensation money was deposited, Trump was to sign an order removing Sudan from the terrorism list on which it has languished under heavy American sanctions for 27 years.

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BEIJING, DEC 14 (IANS): China’s Chang’e-5 probe on Monday completed its first orbital correction en route to Earth, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). The orbital correction was conducted at 11.13 a.m. when the two 25N engines on the orbiter-returner combination were operational for about 28 seconds, reports Xinhua news agency. The CNSA said all systems on the orbiter-returner

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With immense pride and honour, we the Dimapur Nkonjan Ezung Ekhüng (DNEE) would like to express our heartiest congratulations to Mrs. ATHEL O. LOTHA, Secretary, Works & Housing, Nagaland and W/o. Mr. RENBO LOTHA of Longsa Village on being promoted and inducted in the highest post of Indian Administrative Service (IAS). The Ekhung is also profoundly proud of her great achievement and for bringing laurels to the Ekhung and the Community in particular and prays that the Almighty God continue to grant her good health, wisdom and success in all her future endeavour even in the days to come. Mr. SACHEO EZUNG Secretary, DNEE

ly hosted al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and other wanted militants. Sudan was also believed to have served as a pipeline for Iran to supply weapons to Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. Delisting Sudan is also a key incentive for the government in Khartoum to normalise relations with Israel. The two countries have agreed to have full diplomatic ties, making Sudan the third Arab state — after the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain — to move to normalize relations with Israel this year. After Sudan, Morocco also established diplomatic ties with Israel. Sudan is on a fragile transition to democracy following an uprising that led to the military’s ouster of former autocratic President Omar al-Bashir in April 2019. The county is now

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combination that carries lunar samples are currently in good condition. The orbiter-returner combination entered the moon-Earth transfer orbit on Sunday. When the time is right, the orbiter and returner will separate from one another, according to the CNSA. The probe’s returner

is expected to land at the Siziwang Banner in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in mid-December. Chang’e-5 is one of the most complicated and challenging missions in China’s aerospace history. It is also the world’s first moon-sample mission in more than 40 years.

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We would like to convey our heartiest congratulations to Kevithuto Kevithu to Sophie and Narola Sophie for being inducted into the Indian Police Service (IPS). We are proud of the commitment, sincerity and dedication with which you have served the people as an NPS ofﬁcer. May God Continue to bless you with health & wisdom and guide you in all your assignments. -Sophietso Khel. K-2041

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With immense pride and joy, the Kezoma Village Students’ Union convey our heartfelt congratulations to the following individuals for their outstanding performance in their respective fields. 1. Miss. KELENEILE ZECHO, D/o Mr & Mrs Kezeho Zecho & Nozokhole Zecho for securing t o p p o s i t i o n i n Z o o l o g y, Bachelor of Science; Nagaland University 2020. 2. Shri. PUHOVI TASE, VCC & Shri. ZADEKHWETO ZECHO, VDB Secretary Kezoma Village under whose leadership the village council was awarded Deen Dayal Upadhyay Panchayat Sashaktikaran Puraskar for best performing panchayats at National Panchayat Award 2020 under Ministry of Panjayati Raj, Govt. Of India. Videdi Sachü Mhasiseno Tase Dzüvisünu Zecho President Edu. Stat. Secy. General Secy.

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viding him with logistical support for his travels and plots. The nature of the offenses charged in India – which relate to the Mumbai attack – also weigh in favour of finding that Rana is a danger to the community, though the weight of the evidence on the same is far less conclusive, she wrote. The Conspiracy to Commit Murder and Murder charges are obviously extremely serious and the letters filed by the government bring home the devastating impact the Mumbai attack had and continue to have on the victims and their families, the judge wrote. The weight of the evidence presented to date against Rana on such charges is not overwhelming. The other two charges – Conspiracy to Commit Forgery for the Purpose of Cheating and the Conspiracy to Use as Genuine a Forged Document or Electronic Record – are far less serious in and of themselves – but the weight of the evidence presented to date against Rana as to those charges is far stronger, Chooljian wrote. There is no question in the Court’s mind that given Rana’s significant foreign ties, particularly to Canada, and the potential death penalty awaiting him in India if he is extradited on and convicted of the most serious pending charges, that Rana is a flight risk, the judge wrote.

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Bail plea of 26/11 accused Rana rejected WASHINGTON, DEC 14 (PTI): A US court has denied the bail plea of Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, a key accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack and declared a fugitive by India, asserting that he has not negated the “risk of flight”. Rana, 59, a childhood friend of David Coleman Headley, was rearrested on June 10 in Los Angeles on an extradition request by India for his involvement in the Mumbai terror attack in which 166 people, including six Americans, were killed. Pakistani-American LeT terrorist Headley was involved in plotting the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. He was made an approver in the case, and is currently serving a 35-year prison term in the US for his role in the Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Chooljian, the US District Court of Los Angeles, in his order on December 10 said that Rana “presented a robust bail package” and offered conditions that significantly mitigate the risk of flight. But the “Court cannot find that he has negated the risk of flight” and as such granted the request of the US government to the continued detention of Rana. Meanwhile, the US government in the court has supported India’s request that the documents submitted by it in support of extradition of Rana be not made public.

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Govt top priority is to bring changes in all spheres: CM

ANCSU e-collegiate meet-cum-beat contest 2020 underway in Kohima.

it is now a fashion for young people to criticize the government and felt that instead of putting our full energy into criticizing the government, he said some youthful energy should also be used to encourage each other and march together hand in hand. Rio said ANCSU has promoted the cause of student’s welfare for several years and was sure that the union will continue to have strong grounding principles to guide its members and help the State in the years to come. Encouraging the students not to sit and relax on

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their past achievements, Rio urged them to adjust to the new environments and believe in themselves, follow their passion, cope with the changes and create their own future. Dwelling on the system of education during this Covid-19 pandemic, where online education has replaced the conventional learning methods, he pointed out that online education cannot fully replace the experiences that one gets in colleges. Adding that learning is a lifelong process, the chief minister further reminded the students to work hard and be a good

ith a motive to bring the Christmas festive mood, Dimapur Naga Students’ Union (DNSU) has set up a free photo booth for public and passerby at city tower, Dimapur. Through this initiative, DNSU informed the public that there will be three lucky winners with

exciting gift hampers. Any interested person can click the picture in the photo booth either selfie or any group photo and tag the photo/picture at its facebook page #Dimapur Naga Students’ Union or Instagram page #dnsu. dimapur1977. The result will be declared on the first week of January 2021.

on the need to assess and examines ourselves, and getting our shortcomings addressed in the right attitude. Addressing the meet virtually, Er. Zale Neikha exhorted the students on the role of education and role of students. On the first day, the following competitions were held: Beat contest, photography, online chess, football freestyle challenge, basketball freestyle challenge, original song competition and folk fusion. The programme was attended by representatives from colleges, ANCSU senior leaders, Naga Students’ Federation, Angami Youth Organization and host of dignitaries. The second and final day of the meet would be graced by Joint Director and State Project Director (RUSA) Higher Education, Menuokholie Kire as the valedictory guest which will also witness the following competitions: Slam poetry and essay, quiz and painting, film craft presentation, innovation and designing.

ddie Van Halen’s cause of death has been confirmed, two months after the rock icon died. The musician died on October 6, 2020, at the age of 65, following a long battle with cancer. Van Halen’s death certificate, which has been obtained by TMZ, cited his immediate cause of death as a cerebrovascular accident, or a stroke. He also had several underlying causes, including pneumonia, the bone marrow disorder myelodysplastic syndrome and

ollywood star Gal Gadot feels her upcoming superhero film, Wonder Woman 1984, is a reflection of many realities, and says it is a story about truth. “This film is about truth, which sounds simple but is, in many ways, very complicated. As people, we have to learn how to appreciate the here and now -- the truth of our situation -- but we also desire to set that aside for what we want, what we don’t have, what is not the truth of our situation. Of course we can try to have it all, but can we ever, really?” Gadot said. Gadot reprises her role of Diana Prince and her

superhero alter ego Wonder Woman in the sequel of the 2017 hit. The sequel is directed by Patty Jenkins, who made the first film, too. Gadot also recalled the moment when the idea for this story began to germinate for Jenkins. “Patty and I were still working on the first film, and we didn’t know how people were going to react yet. But we’re both big dreamers and we thought if we were able to make another Wonder Woman film, it would have to be a completely different chapter in her life,” she said. Talking about taking Diana’s story forward with the second part in the fran-

chise, the actress shared: “In Wonder Woman’, Diana was learning what it meant to live alongside humans for the first time. In this film, she has a parallel arc with humanity in that, over time, she has learned to feel as they do.” The film also stars Chris Pine as Steve Trevor, Kristen Wiig as the Cheetah, Pedro Pascal as Max Lord, Robin Wright as Antiope and Connie Nielsen as Hippolyta. The Warner Bros. Pictures project will release in India on December 24 in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. (IANS)

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The Chenmoho Students’ Union would like to extend our warmest congratulations to Miss. Leichai H Salym, D/o Honshen Salym of Chenmoho Village for securing 42nd Rank and clearing the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2020 for MBBS. CMSU wishes her the best and greater success in her future endeavours.

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sis, he went to Germany for treatment. “Whatever the fuck they do over there, it’s amazing, because I got three more years with him,” Wolfgang said. When Van Halen’s death was confirmed in October, stars from across the world of rock paid tribute to the musician. At this year’s Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony, he was honoured by Slash, Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello. (NME)

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OFFICE OF THE SACHÜTSO YOUTH CLUB, KIDIMA With immense pride and joy, the Sachütso Youth Club take great pleasure in congratulating MISS. KIKRUNEINO SACHÜ, D/o Late Mase Sachü on being conferred with Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) from Nagaland University on the topic “Assessment and mapping of plant diversity of Japfü Mountain ecosystem, Nagaland.” We express extreme happiness and acknowledge her for bringing laurels to our Khel and the village. We wish her the very best in her future endeavours. VIPAL VISA ASATO SACHÜ President General Secretary

lung cancer. The certificate also listed a number of “other significant conditions”, including skin cancer on his head and neck and an irregular heart rate. Van Halen’s body was cremated 22 days after his death and his ashes have been given to his son Wolfgang. In a recent interview, Wolfgang revealed that his dad had been told he had six weeks to live in 2017 when he was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. After receiving the diagno-

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A view free photo booth set up by DNSU at City tower Dimapur.

ambassador of their people. ANCSU e-collegiate meet-cum-beat contest was held under the “Beyond”, hosted by Government Polytechnic Kohima. The inaugural programme was graced by advisor Technical Education and Election, Medo Yhokha as the inaugural guest. The e-collegiate meet was held with Minister Higher Education and Tribal Affairs, Temjen Imna Along and advisor Youth Resources and Sports, Er. Zale Neikha as the hosts. Advisor Technical Education and Election, Medo Yhokha said as stakeholders of state today, we have to take responsibilities and challenges with new perspective and proper orientations so that, we can ensure a better society for the future. “Our dreams and our visions to search ahead and to go beyond must be our collective mission”, he added. He exhorted for realistic and honest oneself not forgetting our root, our culture and our tradition. He also stressed

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(15th Dec 1970 – 15th Dec 2020) Dearest Dad and Mom, Whatever we are today is only because of you both. Your love, prayer and support is the pillar for our success. May God bless you two as much as we have been blessed through both of you. Colossians 3:14 "And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony." Happy Golden Anniversary! From, Your loving Children, In-laws, Grand Children and Relatives. DP-5561

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With immense pride, we the family members of Lt. T. David Humtsoe (Rtd. Asst. Director School Education) extend our heartiest congratulations to Shri. K. Libanthung Lotha, S/o Lt. Kipango H u m t s o e a n d L t . Ya n c h u m v ü H u m t s o e , Commissioner and Secretary (Veterinary & Animal Husbandry) on being inducted to the prestigious Indian Administrative Service (IAS). May the Almighty continue to bless and guide you in your future endeavours.

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he chief minister of Nagaland Neiphiu Rio on Monday said the top priority of the present government is to bring changes in every spheres of life where top most priority is given to areas where positive changes can be brought out to affect the lives of young people. The chief minister who was supposed to be the chief host at the All Nagaland College Students’ Union (ANCSU) e-collegiate meet-cumbeat contest 2020 could not physically attend the programme. Rio in his written message asserted that the government is aware that a lot of infrastructure developments and reforms in social and economic sector have to be taken up to bring the State at par with other developed States in the shortest possible time. The CM said that the government is also listening to the voice of the youth and every effort is being made to improve the welfare of the youth. However, he asserted that

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The Thipuzumi Welfare Union Phek Town extends hearty congratulations to Neposo Thelüo and Wezope Kenye for their recent induction into IAS. Their achievement is indeed a factor of pride and honour to our Chakhesang community. We wish them all success in their endeavours. (Api Vadeo) (Hüritsü Thingo) Chairman Secretary

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The Lotha Lower Range Elders and Officers Forum (LLREOF) congratulate Shri K. Libanthung Lotha on his conferment to IAS Cadre. As one of the esteemed members of our fraternity, your achievement has made us proud and we rejoice with you and your family profoundly. May this new achievement take you to a higher level of success and may your good work get appreciation from everyone. God Bless. DP-5557

15 December 1995 We wish you a very happy 25th Anniversary. It has been 25 years ever since both of you walked down the altar and made vows that you guys have so lovingly kept all these years. Marriage is never an easy journey but you guys overcame all the obstacles along the way and built this wonderful home endowed with all your love. We take this time to express our own gratitude and wish you guys many more loving years to come! th

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Playing at Rangers ‘a whole Spurs and Liverpool held; Leicester close in new experience’, says Bala Devi

LONDON (Reuters): Joint-leaders Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool both dropped points on a busy day of Premier League action as Leicester City and Southampton narrowed the gap in what is shaping up to be one of the most open title races for years on Sunday. Arsenal look extremely unlikely to be part of it, however, as they lost 1-0 at home to Burnley -- a fourth successive home league defeat for the first time since 1959 leaving the Gunners languishing down in 15th spot. After Chelsea’s defeat by Everton on Saturday and a boring 0-0 draw in the Manchester derby, Tottenham had the chance to cement their place at the top of the table and looked set for a fifth away win of the season when Harry Kane put them ahead in the 23rd minute at Crystal Palace. But Jeffrey Schlupp’s late equaliser and some inspired goalkeeping by Palace’s Vicente Guaita meant Tottenham had to be content with a 1-1 draw. It gave Liverpool the

Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates during the Premier League match against Crystal Palace on December 13. (Reuters)

chance at Fulham to leapfrog Spurs to the top of the table but they were way below their best as they were also held to a 1-1 draw by Scott Parker’s side. Liverpool trailed to Bobby Decordova-Reid’s superb opener and needed fine saves by returning keeper Alisson to avoid further damage before Mohamed Salah’s late penalty meant they avoided defeat at a soggy Craven Cottage. “I think in the first half an hour we could have lost

the game, in the last 60 minutes we should have won it. In the end we get a point and that’s it,” manager Juergen Klopp said. It left Tottenham and Liverpool both on 25 points from 12 games above Leicester on 24, Southampton on 23, Chelsea on 22, three clubs on 20 and Manchester City on 19, in ninth place with a game in hand over all the teams above them apart from Manchester United in eighth. Six points separate the

top nine, a stark contrast to last season when, after 12 games, Liverpool had 34 points and Bournemouth, in ninth spot, were 18 points behind. SERIOUS CHALLENGE Leicester appear to be mounting a serious challenge after a commanding 3-0 win at Brighton and Hove Albion on Sunday -- James Maddison scoring twice and Jamie Vardy once. Southampton eased

to a 3-0 win over Sheffield United as they welcomed 2,000 fans back to St Mary’s. Only once have they managed more than 23 points from 12 games in the Premier League, in 2014 when they amassed 26. Sheffield United are only the fourth side in English Football League history to have no more than one point from their opening 12 league games of a season, leaving manager Chris Wilder under mounting pressure. Wilder is not the only manager in peril. Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta watched his side lose 1-0 at home to Burnley with some of the 2,000 fans present leaving early and some staying to boo after another dispiriting display. Granit Xhaka was sent off in the second half and things went from bad to worse as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored an own goal to condemn Arsenal to defeat. Burnley’s first win at Arsenal since 1974 lifted them above Fulham and out of the relegation zone, to 17th with nine points.

NEW DELHI, DEC 14 (IANS): Ace Indian footballer Bala Devi has described playing for Rangers Women FC as a “whole new experience”, where she gets to share the pitch with a number of quality players from various countries. Recently, Bala became the first Indian woman footballer to score in a professional league in Europe when she netted against Motherwell. “It’s a different country and a whole new experience. There are many players from Scotland, Canada, USA, France. It’s a huge challenge for me but I am gaining a lot of experience from them as well. But most of the time we talk about football so it’s a good thing for me,” said Bala during a chat with AIFF TV. The 29-year-old went on to explain the way technological developments in the world have been put to use, in order to help the football players at the club. “Nowadays we have to wear GPS in our boots which allows the team to track how each player is

Cricket practice pitch inaugurated at CHSS Dimapur DIMAPUR, DEC 14 (NPN): A cricket practice pitch at the Christian Higher Secondary School (CHSS) Dimapur ground was on December 14 inaugurated by the honorary general secretary of Nagaland Cricket Association (NCA), H. Anilo Khing. The pitch was donated by Tahmeed Rahman, an alumnus of CHSS, who is a first class cricketer, NCA members and others after the inauguration of Cricket practice pitch. has played in the Ranji Trophy, holds the record hat-trick in the First Class East states, captained the NE states and Bihar and for the first and the only match among the North- BCCI’s combined U-19 represented Nagaland in

Under-23 State team. H. Anilo Khing, in his inaugural speech, lauded the contribution of Tahmeed, not only to the school but also to Nagaland cricket. He highlighted the NCA’s journey of how its former president, the chief minister Nephiu Rio, general secretary Abu Metha, joint secretary Ahidur Rahman and vice president Bendang, worked hard to make Nagaland as the 30th member of the BCCI. He also praised CHSS for embracing the game of cricket for the students and at the

same time giving quality education and life. He assured that NCA would soon adopt the school to promote women’s cricket in the State. The programme was chaired by Jose VA (supervisor, CHSS) and word of acknowledgement by S. Moatemsu Walling, Principal CHSS. The programme was attended by NCA members, DDCA officials, senior members of Nagaland Cricket team, Tahmeed’s family, besides administrators, teachers and students of CHSS.

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performing. How much we touch the ball with both feet, how much distance we cover at what intensity. So all the players try to give their 100 per cent during the sessions.” Bala, who has been living in Glasgow since her move to the club, has had to go through the phase of the

worldwide lockdown in the Scotland capital, where she continued her indoor training. While she did have to adjust to life in Scotland, the India international believes that the football she is playing at Rangers is similar to that back home, with a few changes. “I am playing the same way I was playing back home. But over here the game needs to be played with a bit more physicality. The players are strong and I had to adjust to the weather. But I had gradually worked on it and its much better now,” said the 30-year-old. “I miss home at times, but I know the purpose behind coming here and so many people have expectations from me. I just need to continue giving my best,” she added.

FUNERAL SERVICE Wife of Justice H.K Sema, Mrs. K Atoli Sema’s journey on earth has come to an end on December 14, 2020. But Praise be to God that her eternal journey has begun as she has gone home to be with her Lord. Keeping in view the safety and concern of everyone due to the current pandemic situation, we as a family are heartbroken that we are not in a position to include everyone for the funeral service. The funeral service will be strictly only family members. However, for paying last respects for the departed, the below timing is provided which will be carried out keeping in view the SOP issued by the concerned authorities and departments. We solicit the co-operation of Mrs. Atoli Sema’s friends and well wishers. We also wish to express that we understand that some of those who are within vulnerable group may not be able to come for the last respects. We as a family request those who cannot come to kindly uphold us in your prayers in your own place of residence. Our concern for the safety and health of everyone is paramount. Timing for paying last respects:- 8:30-10:30 AM. Date: December 15, 2020. Funeral service strictly for family members only is at 11:30 AM. (Kindly note that the gates will be closed after the funeral service begins). We express our heartfelt regret and apologies if this hard decision has hurt Mrs. Atoli Sema’s friends and well wishers. We hope and pray that you will understand our predicament and forgive us. DC-

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But those who die in the Lord will live; their bodies will rise again!

(Isaiah 26:19)

Dear Mummy, A year has passed but we are still absorbing the impact of a major loss, however, our pain eases when we are reminded of your good deeds and memories that will remain ineradicable in our hearts. And through this column, we also want to convey that we remain grateful forever to all the friends, TBCD churches, societies Late Ayaphi Raleng 15/01/1958-15/12/2019 and well-wishers who had helped us financially and prayerfully along with their presence.

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Loving husband, children, grandchildren and in-laws

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Gone but never forgotten. We miss laugh, smile and your voice. Wish you were here! DP-5560

From your loving kids and husband

LT. ROLAND K. SHITIRI

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(Born on: 30-06-1990, Died on: 11-12-2020)

We, the bereaved family members of Lt. Roland K. Shitiri would like to express our heartfelt appreciation and gratitude to our relatives, friends, neighbors, well wishers and individuals who stood by us physically, financially, spiritually, morally and materially at his sudden demise on 11th December 2020. We wish to extend our special thanks to: 1. Shri. Y. Patton, Dy. CM, Govt. of Nagaland. 2. Commissioner of Police, Dimapur 3. 15th NAP (IR) MBN, Dimapur 4. SP Office, Wokha DEF 5. Wokha Town Baptist Church 6. Delta Company, 15th NAP (IR) MNB 7. ACP Special (Branch), Dimapur 8. Old Changsu Union, Wokha and Dimapur 9. New Colony, Wokha 10. SIB Wokha Staff 11. 58th Batch 2010 DEF Wokha 12. Ralan Yanshum Eloe Okho We deeply regret our inability to thank each and everyone personally but your kind support will remain in our hearts. May the Almighty God bless you all.

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2020

NZ beat West Indies by innings and 10-man Jamshedpur hold Mumbai FC 1-1 draw 12 runs in second test, clinch series BAMBOLIM, DEC 14 (AGENCIES): A 10-man Jamshedpur held Mumbai City to a 1-1 draw in the 2020-21 Indian Super League (ISL) match at the GMC Stadium on Monday. Nerijus Valskis (9’) and Bartholomew Ogbeche (15’) scored in the first half before Aitor Monroy’s red card in the 28th minute. Despite playing with 11 men against 10, Mumbai struggled to get behind an organized Jamshedpur defence. Sergio Lobera made four changes to the Mumbai City lineup which defeated Chennaiyin in their last match. Mohammed Rakip, Mehtab Singh, Cy Goddard and Bartholomew Ogbeche replaced Amey Ranawade, Hernan Santana, Raynier Fernandes and Hugo Boumous. Owen Coyle, on the other hand, made two changes to Jamshedpur’s starting eleven. Karan Amin came in place of suspended Laldinliana Renthlei and Jackichand Singh replaced Aniket Jadhav. Mumbai City started

Match in action between Mumbai City and Jamshedpur FC during the ISL match on Monday.

the game well but it was Jamshedpur who drew first blood against the run of play thanks to a Nerijus Valskis strike in the ninth minute. Jackichand Singh intercepted Ogbeche’s back pass and entered the box from the right side before finding the Lithuanian forward with a

square pass. The 2019-20 ISL Golden Boot winner slotted the ball home to put his team into a lead. O g b e c h e, t h o u g h , made amends for his mistake very quickly as he equalised in the 15th minute from Bipin Singh’s pass. Adam Le Fondre built the

move as he found Bipin inside the box from the left flank. The Indian winger, in turn, switched the ball to Ogbeche who comfortably found the back of the net with a first-time, well-placed effort. Jamshedpur were dealt another blow in the 28th

minute when Aitor Monroy was sent off after he picked up a second booking for a poor challenge on Rowllin Borges. Tuesday’s Match Hyderabad FC Vs East Bengal Time: 7:30 PM

WELLINGTON, DEC 14 (AGENCIES): New Zealand took a little over an hour to wrap up a comprehensive innings and 12 runs victory in the second test against West Indies on the fourth day at the Basin Reserve on Monday to seal a 2-0 series sweep. The tourists resumed on 244-6 with captain Jason Holder on 60 and Joshua Da Silva on 25 but were dismissed for 317 midway through the first session, still 12 runs from making the hosts bat again after they scored 460 in their first innings. New Zealand dismissed the visitors for 131 in their first innings early on Sunday and captain Tom Latham had little hesitation in enforcing the follow on. The home side also won the first test in Hamilton by an innings and 134 runs. The victory put New Zealand level with Australia on 116 points at the top of the International Cricket

New Zealand’s captain Tom Latham, leads his players off the ground after defeating the West Indies. (AP/PTI)

Council test rankings and they moved to third in the table for the World Test Championship final at Lord’s next year. “Clinical is probably the word to use,” Latham told reporters. “The way we were able to set the game with the bat on the back of Henry’s innings was outstanding. “On the back of that ...to put a team back in twice in two matches was not going to be easy for the bowlers ... but they kept coming time and again and

did the job with the ball. “So, yeah, clinical is a good word for it.” The start of play on Monday was delayed for 20 minutes due to light rain falling in central Wellington but Tim Southee and Neil Wagner picked up the four wickets required, while Da Silva scored his first test half century. “When we batted in the first innings we didn’t set up the game very well,” Holder told reporters as to why his side had lost the game.

Former Liverpool, France coach Houllier dies PARIS, DEC 14 (AGENCIES): Former France manager Gerard Houllier, who rebuilt Liverpool from Premier League underachievers into a cup treble winning side in 2001, has died aged 73, his former club said on Monday. RMC sport and sports daily L’Equipe said Houllier, who also coached Paris St Germain, Olympique Lyonnais and Aston Villa, died after having a heart operation in Paris. “We are mourning the passing of our treble-winning manager, Gerard Houllier,” Liverpool said on Twitter. “The thoughts of everyone at Liverpool Football Club are with Gerard’s family and many friends. Rest in peace, Gerard Houllier 19472020.” The French football federation said it extended “its deepest condolences to the family and friends” of Houllier, who had a long associa-

Gerard Houllier

tion with the national team as a youth coach, an assistant and head coach between 1992 and 1993. Houllier had a long history of heart problems, dating back to when he was rushed to hospital at halftime of a Premier League game between Liverpool and Leeds United in October 2001. Former Liverpool striker Michael Owen, who scored two goals to win the 2001 FA Cup final against Arsenal, was among many leading figures in English football to pay trib-

ute to the Frenchman. After an insignificant playing career in France’s lower leagues, Houllier began coaching in 1973, earning his first big job with Lens before taking over at Paris St Germain. He became France’s assistant coach in 1988 and then manager in 1992 but had a short, unsuccessful spell in charge. He resigned after failing to take the team to the 1994 World Cup in the United States following shock home defeats by Israel and Bulgaria, losing the latter game, which they only needed to draw to qualify, 2-1 after a goal in added time. He rebuilt his reputation at Liverpool, however, joining as co-manager with Roy Evans in 1998 before assuming full responsibility and leading the team to a treble of the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup in 2001.

World records of Gidey & Cheptegei officially ratified

Joshua Cheptegei

Letesenbet Gidey

ARRAYMONACO, DEC 14 (IANS): Ugandan long distance runner Joshua Cheptegei’s 10,000m world record and the 5,000m record of Ethiopia’s Letesenbet Gidey, which were set earlier this year, have been officially ratified. Gidey’s 5,000m mark of 14:06.62 and Cheptegei’s 10,000m performance of 26:11.00 were both set at the aptly named ‘NN Valencia World Record Day’ on October 7. Gidey went first, producing a stunning run that clipped more than four seconds from the previous record set by Tirunesh Dibaba 12 years earlier. A few minutes after the 22year-old crossed the line, Cheptegei took his turn, churning out 25 laps of the track in an average of less than 63 seconds apiece to better Kenenisa Bekele’s 15-year-old benchmark by more than six seconds. The records for those two events had never been bro-

ken on the same day. The two-race meeting was held at Valencia’s Turia Stadium before a crowd limited to less than 150 due to Covid-19 restrictions. Cheptegei’s performance had come 54 days after he broke the world 5000m record in Monaco. “I wanted to show the sports lovers of the world that the track is exciting,” said the 24-yearold, who became the 10th man to hold the 5,000m and 10,000m world record concurrently, as per a World Athletics media release. Alluding to the coronavirus pandemic, Cheptegei said, “In this difficult situation, I hope things like this can still give us joy and some hope for tomorrow.” “I have been dreaming about this (setting a world record) for six years,” said Gidey, who hadn’t won a 5000m race since 2016. “I am very happy now,” he added.

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