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Rio campaigns for NPF in Manipur been appealing to the Centre to withdraw the draconian law and that Nagaland Legislative Assembly too had passed a resolution calling for its repeal.

Rio recalled a meeting with Union home minister Amit Shah who had promised to repeal the Act after a committee was set up.

He said Nagaland wanted to break free from AFSPA, but added that if insurgency activities continued and the State government was unable to contain it, the Act could be re-imposed.

He said the participation of Naga people from 10 constituencies in Manipur Legislative Assembly had become vital and appealed to people to vote NPF candidates and give them a thumping majority, keeping in mind the Naga political issue. He recalled that launching NPF in Manipur several years ago, was not easy. He said there was

huge resistance from then chief minister Ibobi Singh and that even then Congress Union home minister P Chidambaram had warned him (Rio) against it.

Rio said things had improved tremendously after BJP government under Biren Singh came to power and also improvement in overall law and order situation in Manipur. He said both Nagaland and Manipur as neighbours could work side by side in the process of nation building.

Zeliang calls for unity for Naga solution: Addressing the rally, UDA chairman and NPF Legislature Party leader TR Zeliang said the Indo-Naga peace talks were at a crucial juncture and on the verge of a final breakthrough, while noting that the patience of Nagas was running out amidst new social and political occurrences taking shape.

India’s energy requirements expected to double in 20 yrs: PM

NTC urges PM to resolve Naga issue without delay

Correspondent

KOHIMA, FEB 16 (NPN): Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio on Wednesday maintained that Naga struggle has not failed totally as the Government of India has recognized the uniqueness of Naga history He said people should “not think that Naga movement is a total failure, but is a partial success.” Rio stated this while kicking off the campaign for NPF candidates for the Manipur assembly elections at Senapati Wednesday.

He noted that it was crucial to collectively accept settlement, as it would create more opportunities and also avenues for the youth, adding that no other state in India has been given such privilege and protection like Nagaland.

Rio also urged Nagas to unite as solution would also pave the way for increase in number of Assem-

Nagaland logs 32 fresh Covid cases DIMAPUR, FEB 16 (NPN): Nagaland on Wednesday recorded 32 fresh Covid-19 positive cases wile no deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.

Of the fresh cases, 13 each were from Dimapur and Kohima, two in Wokha and one each in Kiphire, Mokokchung, Phek and Tuensang, taking the total caseload to 35306.

PTI: I n d i a l o g ge d 30,615 new Covid cases, taking the country's tally to 4,27,23,558, while the death toll climbed to 5,09,872 with 514 fresh fatalities.

Neiphiu Rio, TR Zeliang, cabinet colleagues and NPF functionaries with NPF Manipur candidates. (Twitter)

bly and Parliamentary seats, among others.

He said presently, there was no justice in representation as Nagas ought to get more seats so that their voices were heard in Parliament. He said NPF party has been standing for the peo-ple and for resolution of the protracted Naga political issue as Nagas could not continue with fighting.

Rio lamented that de-

NEW DELHI, FEB 16 (PTI): Energy requirements of the people of India are expected to double in the next 20 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday.

Delivering the inaugural address at the 21st World Sustainable Development Summit 2022 (WSDS-22) on the theme ‘Towards a Resilient Planet: Ensuring a Sustainable and Equitable Future’, Modi said environmental sustainability can only be achieved through climate justice.

“Energy requirements of the people of India are

Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri dies M U M BA I , FEB 16 (PTI): Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, who popularised disco music in Indian cinema Lt. Bappi Lahiri in the 80s and 90s, died following multiple health issues, a doctor treating him said on Wednesday. He was 69.

“Lahiri had been admitted to the hospital for a month and was discharged on Monday. His health deteriorated on Tuesday...

He was brought to the hospital.

He had multiple health issues.

He died due to OSA (obstructive sleep apnea) shortly before midnight,” Dr Deepak Namjoshi, director of CritiCare Hospital in Juhu, told PTI.

spite signing of the Framewo r k A g r e e m e n t w i t h NSCN (I-M) and Agreed Position with seven NNPGs, the final agreement has not been reached. He said the unresolved Naga political issue had only led to birth of more factions.

He said society today was divided with so many groups and organisations, besides multiple taxation.

Rio therefore warned that

expected to double in the next 20 years.

Denying this energy would be denying life itself to millions. Successful climate action also needs adequate financing. For this, developed countries need to fulfil their commitments on finance and technology transfer,” the prime minister said.

He said India believes in fulfilling commitments under the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and added that the country has raised its ambitions during CoP-26 at

if people did not speak out loud and clear, society will have no future.

On Oting-Mon incidents on December 4 and 5, 2021, the chief minister mentioned that be-cause of the imposition of Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA), 14 innocent civilians were killed and which had led to hue and cry for repeal of AFSPA. He said Nagaland government had

Glasgow. He said sustainability requires coordinated action for the global commons.

"Our efforts have recognised this interdependence. Through the International Solar Alliance, our aim is One Sun, One World, One Grid. We must work towards ensuring availability of clean energy from a worldwide grid everywhere at all times. This is the 'whole of the world' approach that India's values stand for,” the prime minister said.

Noting that India was a mega-diverse country, he

said, “With 2.4 per cent of the world's land area, India accounts for nearly 8 per cent of the world's species. It is our duty to protect this ecology. We are strengthening our protected area network.”

WSDS 2022 is a threeday summit organised by TERI with participation from over 100 nations. It will conclude on February 18.

Referring to the 1972 UN Conference on the Environment in Stockholm, he said a lot has been said since then but very little has been done.

Cement price shoots up due to multiple taxes Staff Reporter D IMAPUR, FEB 16 (NPN): Prices of many essential items appear to be spiralling upwards even as there appears to be no mechanism to effectively check them.

For instance, the price of a 50-kg bag of cement in Dimapur, has been on an upward trend during the past few weeks. As against Rs.480 to Rs.490 per bag during the past

month, the rate has now crossed the Rs.500-mark and presently settled at Rs. 510 per 50kg bag in the district.

It may be mentioned that various organisations including the Dimapur District Chamber of Commerce and Industries (DCCI) has decried the unchecked illegal taxations levied on the business community.

A cement wholesaler, speaking on condition of

anonymity told Nagaland Post that rate of a 50 kg bag of cement was revised recently at Rs. 491 per bag by the distributor/agency.

According to the dealer, a particular and popular brand of cement was sold to customers ranging from Rs. 500 to Rs. 510.

He said in the month of January this year, the price of a bag of cement was Rs. 470, but it increased to Rs. 490 in

February, and further increased to Rs. 510 starting February 13, 2022.

H o w e v e r, w h e n asked why a 50 kg bag of cement being sold for Rs.500 and above, another dealer said it was due to illegal taxes.

He said the distributor/agency had to pay taxes multiple times to various organisations and the extra charge had to be passed on to the buyers.

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DIMAPUR, FEB 16 (NPN): Apprising about the “anxiety” of the people of Nagaland in particular and the Nagas in general for the “much-expected solution” to the Naga political issue, the Nagaland Tribes Council (NTC) has urged the Prime Minister of India to intervene and resolve the long pending political solution “as has been promised.”

In a representation addressed to the Prime Minister of India, the NTC president Toniho Yepthomi and general secretary Nribemo Ngullie reminded him of the promise he made to the Nagas for early solution of the Naga political issue.

NTC stated that negotiations between the Naga political groups (NPGs) and the government of India for a political solution “have officially been culminated” on October 31, 2019.

The council stated that the “only task left” at the moment was for the government of India to take a call for signing the agreement between the Naga negotiators and the government of (Cont’d on p-6) India.

ACAUT demands strong anticriminal law to curb taxation

DIMAPUR, FEB 16 (NPN): ACAUT Nagaland has demanded that the State government should mull introducing a stringent anticriminal law, with or without the removal of AFSPA vis-à-vis the Oting massacre, to curb the menace of multiple taxation.

In a press release, ACAUT convener Tia Longchar, co-convenor Simon Kelio and secretary Hetoi Chishi said 25 years of ceasefire had resulted in a dozen of legitimate NPGs, which were likely to increase further.

T h e y a l l e ge d t h a t ground rules under the ceasefire were defective and had scuttled the purpose due to inherent loopholes.

They mentioned that for too long these lacunae had been exploited and had allowed forced collections and multiple taxation, making the

majority of the citizens suffer unbearably.

Hence, demanding that the chairman of Ceasefire Monitoring Board should rectify these flaws before any future ceasefire extensions, they also insisted that cadres of various Naga political groups (NPGs) should be kept under strict surveillance along with stringent restrictions on movement by arm cards holders, while all designated camps should be adequately provided for.

Recalling Naga people of NPF’s promise of Naga solution “within 3 months” in 2003 and BJP’s declaration of “election for solution”, ACAUT said the formation of second opposition-less government for Naga solution would face litmus test in next year’s general election.

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TUD lauds Dimapur police Tenyimi Union Dimapur (TUD) has lauded the “active Dimapur police personnel” in arresting Joshi, for running a syndicate.

In a press note, TUD president Vekhosayi Nyekha further urged the district administration and the police to leave no stone unturned and to nab all the others involved, and uproot such evil practise

from the bottom, once and for all. TUD said it also took serious note of the current scenario where extortion by the so-called nationalists were rampant, making the innocent public suffer.

The union appealed to all right thinking citizens and social welfare bodies to rise to the occasion to save the dying society.

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ZGS launches fibre glass composite gas cylinder Kronu calls for preservation of culture

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DIMAPUR, FEB 16 (NPN): Zinyu Gas Service (ZGS) launched the fibre glass composite gas cylinder at Zinyu gas service, Tajen road, in the presence of Dimapur LSA-1, sales officer H Thangzamuan and Dimapur LSA-2, senior assistant manager AK Saikia, here, on Wednesday.

Introducing the new Indane composite cylinder, Zinyu gas service proprietor Julian T Jasokie said that the cylinder was made up of blow-molded High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) inner liner, covered with composite layers of polymer-wrapped fibre glass and fitted with a HDPE outer jacket.

He informed that they cylinder was lightweight and had a translucent body which would indicate LPG level and help customers plan their next refill effortlessly.

Zinyu gas service proprietor, Julian T Jasokie handing over the composite cylinder to the first customer. (NP)

The newly launched es of leaving stains and easy to carry as the weight composite cylinder is rust- marks on surfaces. Jasokie of the cylinder came to free and reduces the chanc- also informed that it was a total of 16.6 kgs (Net

weight 10 kg and empty cylinder weight 6.6 kg).

At present, the agency has eight composite cylinders but with the demand of the customers, more would be made available, Jasokie informed.

Dimapur LSA-1, sales officer H Thangzamuan informed Nagaland Post that in Dimapur, Zinyu gas service was the first agency in Dimapur to make the composite cylinder available.

He said that it had been launched in Kohima and informed that it would be made available in other agencies in the coming week. It may be mentioned that a 10-kg composite liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) LPG cylinder was launched for the first time in Nagaland at Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) Ltd’s LPG bottling plant at 7th mile, Chümoukedima in January and was first marketed in Kohima in the first phase.

KOHIMA: Minister for planning & coordination, land revenue and parliamentary affairs, Neiba Kronu on Wednesday stressed on the need to preserve the rich culture and tradition of the Chakhesang community.

He was speaking at the cultural session of Chakhesang Students’ Union (CSU) platinum jubilee at Phek town. Kronu said he said that if people lost their culture, it meant that they had lost everything.

In this regard, Kronu stressed on the need to preserve the good culture and abandon the bad culture if any.

In today’s world, he said any community having the good culture was “loved by outside world”.

Earlier, the cultural session was chaired by CSU former president Wepe Mekrisuh while solidarity message was shared by Sumi Kiphimi Kuqhakulu president Hotoshe K. Sema.

Neiba Kronu speaking at the cultural session of CSU platinum jubilee on Wednesday.

CSU units joined folk song and folk-dance competition for Late Niesatsii Khamo Memorial Trophy and Late Zekope Krome Memorial Trophy respectively.

Riizazho Students’ Union, Mesulumi Students’ Union and Chetheba Students’ Union bagged first, second and third position respectively under the folk song competition.

Kiitsapo Students’ Union, Yoriiba Students’ Union and Losami Students’ Union stood first, second and third place

respectively under the folk dance competition.

Later, Avezo Kevin Kapu was elected as CSU president for the tenure 2022-24.

Earlier, Phek deputy commissioner Razovolie Dozo graced the valedictory function.

Asahrii Clement president Poumai Naga Tsiidomai Me and Pochury Students’ Union president, Miiphatho Nyuthe also shared solidarity messages while Chakhesang Youth Front president Vezhoduyi Nakro shared greetings.

DPDB Zunheboto holds monthly meeting IPR advisor holds meeting with directorate officers DIMAPUR: The monthly meeting of the Zunheboto District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) was held in the conference hall of the deputy commissioner (DC) on Wednesday under the chairmanship of DC and vice chairman DPDB Zunheboto, Peter Lichamo.

According to a DIPR report, the meeting began

with introduction of new members.

The agendas discussed included installation of SBI ATM at Aghunato junction Zunheboto on which matter, the house decided to forward it to the SBI Zunheboto.

Reverting of sub treasury Akuluto and road condition in the district were also discussed where PWD

department highlighted the ongoing repairing works.

Meanwhile, deputy CMO Zunheboto spoke on the vaccination status in the district.

He infor med that around 80% of eligible beneficiaries had been vaccinated without any significant side effects. Later, DC supplemented the importance of vaccination.

NPMHR mourns demise of Ajit Singh Bains

DIMAPUR: Naga Peoples Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR) has expressed deep sadness over the demise of founder of Punjab Human Rights Organisation, justice Ajit Singh Bains, who passed away on February 11.

In a condolence message NPMHR secretary general, Neingulo Krome said that late Bains was not only a legendary human rights defender but a Champion of human rights who lived and acted on his principle of maintaining

“l am against terrorists, in and out of uniform”.

It extended solidarity to his dear and near ones and hoped that his soul would rest knowing that he left a proud legacy for all the human rights defenders.

DIMAPUR: The newly appointed advisor for Information & Public Relations (IPR) and village guard, S. Keoshu Yimchunger visited the directorate of IPR, Kohima on Wednesday and convened a meeting with the officers.

According to a DIPR report, in his address, Keoshu briefly highlighted his biography.

He said that he belonged to the same village as former advisor of IPR, late Toshi Wungtung and believed that him being appointed again as the advisor of IPR was God’s plan to accomplish the works the late advisor had left behind.

Pointing out that although he might be the

advisor, Keoshu hoped that the officers would also advise him as they take the department forward.

Further, he sought for cooperation and expressed the desire to work together as a family.

Welcoming the advisor, director IPR, Er. Z. Tokishe Sema assured that the officers and staff of the department would extend full cooperation towards him.

The director briefly explained the history of IPR department, staffing pattern, different departmental sections and activities undertaken by the department and the tasks Advisor for IPR and village guard, S. Keoshu Yimchunger speaking at the meeting. (DIPR) ahead.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Prog on entrepreneurship awareness held at SJU

DIMAPUR: St. Joseph University, department of economics and ministry of MSME Dimapur branch jointly organised an “entrepreneurship awareness programme” at the university campus on February 15.

The programme was inaugurated by joint director MSME-DI Dimapur, Tali Longchar who highlighted about MSME schemes and its importance for the youth.

SJU informed that in the first session, functional manager, DIC Dimapur, S. Rarenbenla Longkumer spoke on role of DIC for self-employment through PMEGP scheme.

Rarenbenla also talked about PMERGP and documents required for application. Meanwhile, manager, SBI-Lead Bank Dimapur, T S John Monsang spoke about the procedure of

banking system of bank loans/credit cash flow to new entrepreneurs for setting-up MSME enterprise.

In the second session, BAN executive member and entrepreneur, Alobo Naga spoke on prospects for starting new enterprise and shared his success story.

Assistant director, MSME-DI Dimapur, A Selwin Samraj in the second session spoke about Udyam registration & GeM. The objective of the programme was to create awareness among students on entrepreneurship as alternative career option.

Earlier, HoD of economics, Dr. Debojit Konwar delivered welcome speech, exhortation by registrar, Dr. A Anthonisan and vote of thanks from programme coordinator Dr. J. Suresh Kumar.

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith: 2nd Timothy 4:7

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Acknowledgement Late I. KIVISHI AWOMI

Acknowledgement

late Yentsao lotha

Born : 20 march 1971 – died : 6 February 2022

We, the bereaved family would like to express our deepest gratitude to every individuals and groups who have stood and helped us in every possible way in such trying times. Though we may have not been able to show our appreciation individually, we are extremely and eternally grateful. It is our humble prayer that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

Our sincere gratitude to: 1. Police Union Baptist Church Kohima 2. IGP (INT) and all the ranks and files of the Police department.

3. Trinity Christian Prayer Centre, Kohima 4. Longsa Hoho, Kohima 5. New Reserve Lotha Union.

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Born : 15.10.1953 – died : 09.02.2022 We, the bereaved family members of late Sibo chisa kayina would like to convey our sincere and heartfelt gratitude to all the individuals, churches, organizations, neighbors and friends who stood and helped us in our hard times.

We convey our special thanks to:1. Mao Union Kohima.

2. Chakre Chovo Welfare Society Kohima.

3. Mao Baptist Church Kohima.

4. Mao Baptist Church Kohima (Youth Dept).

5. Mao Baptist Church Kohima (Women dept).

6. St. Peters Church, Kohima.

7. Upper P.W.D. Youth Organization, Kohima 8. Upper P.W.D. Council, Kohima 9. Doctors and nurses Zion Hospital, Dimapur.

10. Mao Union Tenyiphe.

11. Mao Baptist Church, Dimapur.

12. Mao Catholic Community Chumukedima 13. Mao Union Chumukedima 14. Mao Baptist Chruch Chumukedima.

Words are not enough for all the love we received through spiritually, emotionally, physically and financially. We pray that our good Lord bless you all.

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Brief Biography 1. 1958-1971 : During his service in the Indian Army (Assam Regiment), He participated in the famous Football Tournaments of India – Durand Cup, Bordoloi Trophy, Independence Cup, Inter Command, Inter Service Football Tournaments.

2. 1966-1968 : Indian Military Academy, Dehradun as Drill Instructor.

3. 1962 : War veteran of Indo-China War at Bomdila & Tawang 4. 1972-2004 : Physical Education Teacher (PET), GHS Suruhuto. He received District Teacher Award in the year 2001.

5. 1976-1977 : DPEd course at Physical Edn College Amarvati (Maharashtra) 6. 1977-1978 : CYF Leader Surumi Baptist Church and Chairman Surumi Baptist Church Golden Jubilee 7. 2007-2011, 2012-2015 : Ad hoc Town Council Member, Suruhuto 8. 2007-2011 : Chairman Surumi Community, Suruhuto Town 9. 2018 till date : GB M/Colony, Suruhuto We, the family members of Late I Kivishi Awomi would like to convey our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to all the individuals, relatives, friends, churches, Surumi Village Council, Suruhuto area GBs, Surumi Community of Dimapur, Kohima, Zunheboto, Suruhuto and all the well wishers who stood and support us in their prayers and also through materials, moral, financial and physical support during the brief illness and sad demise of our beloved father.

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WEATHER FORECAST FEBRUARY 17

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Hazy sunshine

28 11

Aizawl

Nice with plenty of sunshine

Guwahati Plenty of sunshine Imphal

Nice with plenty of sunshine

Itanagar Mostly sunny and pleasant

23 6 27 11 25 2 22 11

Shillong

Plenty of sunshine

18 3

Kohima

Sunshine

19 6

Dimapur Sunshine and nice

Sunny and comfortable

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Tuensang Sunny and cooler Wokha

Sunny and not as warm

Zunheboto Plenty of sunshine

26 11 22 8 14 3 19 10 18 5

AR conduct activities DIMAPUR: Assam Rifles on February 12 handed two table tennis sets to District Table Tennis Association, Dimapur under OP Sadbhavana.

The battalion also organised weapon display at NIT, Chumukedima for 1 Nagaland Girls Battalion NCC and 1 Naga Air Squadron at NIT, Chumukedima.

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TEA giving hope to children with spl needs Correspondent

KOHIMA, FEB 16 (NPN): Tabitha Enabling Academy (TEA), a special school, here is giving hopes to differently-abled kids by making admissions free.

The academy started in 2012 with three staff members and seven students at the basement of Chakhesang Baptist Church, Kitsubozou. In 2014, the academy shifted to a building of its board member Kudechu Khamo, who has allowed it to function free of cost till today.

P r ov i d i n g s p e e c h , music and physiotherapy, TEA now has 27 students and 10 staff members, including vocational therapist and two drivers.

During COVID-19 pandemic, teachers of the academy provided homebased tuitions to around 35 students, making them learn academics as well as training them with tailoring, besides helping them sell the products that they had

One of the teachers along with students at the Academy. (NP)

made. They also taught these children with daily routine activities.

Speaking to Nagaland Post, TEA co-proprietor and administrator Asano Seb said teaching normal children might not be a problem, but acknowledged that teaching differentlyabled kids was a different ball game. She mentioned that a teacher had to assume the additional responsibility of being a parent to these children.

Often, the teacher had to lift such children and take them to classrooms, as well as give them food and

ensure that they clean their hands, she added.

Asano stressed that parents should not feel ashamed of having differently-abled kids, but rather be proud of them as such kids had special qualities and skills. “ We j u s t n e e d t o recognise their skills and help them explore. The reason behind opening the school was to ensure that these children with disabilities would one be able to lead a life independently,” Veketilu Vese. The academy receives contributions in the form of tithes from families,

churches and well-wishers, besides the support from Assam rifles and Social Welfare Department.

And when it faces financial hardships, TEA seeks aid and even organise jumble sale.

The idea of opening such school came in when Asano and Veketilu during their college days noticed a lecturer, who had a differently-abled child. Of course, this child received proper care and education.

This motivated them and gave them hope to help children with special needs across the State.

NDWM organises prog on anti-trafficking D I M A P U R : N DW M Nagaland region in collaboration with Assisi Centre for Integ rated D eve l o p m e n t ( AC I D ) organised an awareness programme on antitrafficking and safe migration at Sewak colony on February 15.

In a press release, ACID informed that centre coordinator, Childline Dimapur, Loza explained various forms of trafficking, why it happened and how they allured young girls, women and boys to different places.

Loza also informed on childline number 1098, their work and use of the

NEWS IN BRIEF NBSE informs centre superintendents: Nagaland Board of School Education has notified all concerned that a virtual meeting for centre superintendents of HSLC and HSSLC Examinations 2022 would be held on February 23, 11 a.m., to discuss role and responsibilities of centre superintendents, rules and regulations for conduct of examinations. All centre superintendents have been requested to attend the meeting. Meeting ID and passcode of the webinar would be shared later in the WhatsApp group.

Pughoboto SDPDB meeting on Feb 21: EAC & Member-Secretary SDPDB Pughoboto, Nitile Tep has informed members of the Sub-Divisional Planning and Development Board, Pughoboto, that the SDPDB meeting and reception of new ADC would be held on February 21, 11 a.m., in the office of the ADC, Pughoboto.

All SDPDB members have been requested to attend the meeting.

ANHTU appeals: All Nagaland Hindi Teacher’s Union, Phek Unit batch of 20122015 has appealed to the state government for release of its three-month pending salaries i.e., from November 2021 to January 2022 along with arrears without any further delay.

Clarification: Apropos the news item “WSBAK holds bicycle rally to mark platinum jubilee”, the rally was flagged off by Y Vikheho Swu, MLA, and not as published.

DDANMA suspends ongoing stir

DIMAPUR: Dimapur District ANM Association (DDANMA), which went on a mass casual leave with effect from February 7, 2022 over non-release of salaries, Wednesday said that it has decided to temporarily suspend the ongoing agitation for the time being. In a press release, DDANMA president Naomi Lotha and secretary Temsujungla said the Dimapur

ANM association under CSS had an official discussion with the chief medical officer (CMO) Dimapur on February 16, 2022. At the meeting, the association said the CMO gave assurance that the matter would be resolved as early as possible. DDANMA has, however, cautioned that the authority’s failure to fulfil its assurance would compel the association to intensify the agitation.

Book on educational technology launched at MCK

DIMAPUR: Book titled “educational technology” a u t h o r e d b y H o D, department of education, Modern College Kohima (MCK), Dr. Daili Kholia was launched on February 15 in the conference room of MITE. A press release from MCK informed that the book was released by MCK principal, Dr. Vitsou Yano

and MITE principal, Dr. Kate Dandesh Kumar.

Dr. Kholia in her speech said that the book was written as per N a g a l a n d U n i ve r s i t y syllabus which would benefit both students and educators.

She said that she could not find a book written on educational technology throughout her studies and

career.

The release informed that the book consists of five units that threw light on various aspects on educational technology.

E a r l i e r, a s s i s t a n t professor, Kaweu Kreo moderated the programme while Moder n College Kohima administrator, John Besii delivered the welcome note.

Members of NDWM along with participants at the programme.

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Meanwhile, Fr. Paul Inashe Sema spoke on the importance of education, effects of media education and stressed on equal opportunities for both boys

and girls.

Later, director, ACID & coordinator NDWM Nagaland region, Sr Pramila in her welcome address shared the importance of knowing

their children well, understanding emotions, feelings and allowing them to participate and learn.

A l t o g e t h e r, 5 5 participants attended the programme.

VACANCY FOR ADHOC/CONTRACTUAL POST OF TEACHING & NON TEACHING STAFF ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL RANGAPAHAR, DIMAPUR, NAGALAND For more details visit http://www.apsrangapahar.org.in

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India’s politics

ndia is a land of multiple faiths and religions leading often to violence and hatred among the people. Those who fan this religious violence do not consider religion as a moral order but use it as a means and weapon to pursue their political ambitions. Communalism essentially leads to violence as it is based on mutual religious hatred.

This phenomenon leads to distinction between a communal organisation and a religious organisation. Polling in five states where elections are held, have already started since February 10 with UP in seven phases. Of all states, the election campaign in Uttar Pradesh, the biggest state where 1209 candidates belonging to all political parties will contest 403 seats. A party or alliance winning 202 seats will form the government. The BJP-led alliance is contesting all 403 seats and Samajwadi Party- led alliance is also contesting 403.

The most interesting aspect is that the Congress despite having hardly any presence in UP is contesting 403 seats on its own. UP is India’s largest State and also with 20.42 crore population is also the most populated state in India. The election in UP attracts the most attention solely because the fight there is considered not only crucial for 2024 but also because prime minister Narendra Modi and union home minister Amit Shah have made it a prestige battle leaving nothing to chance.

Electoral sops worth over Rs.50,000 crore has been announced before the Election Commission of India(ECI) announced the poll schedules. The next important state is Punjab where the Congress is in a desperate bid to retain power as against pre-November 2021 when the party was certain of overcoming anti-incumbency. In Punjab the Congress is contesting all 117 seats but continuing to fight an internal war that has been billed as the ‘War of the Sardars’. The first Sardar wars started between then chief minister Capt.Amarinder Singh and Navjyot Singh Sidhu the cricketer-turned- BJP- turned- Congress leader. Sidhu manage to eventually push out Capt.Amarinder courtesy the Gandhi siblings and Charanjit Singh Channi was made chief minister while the trouble maker Sidhu got what he wanted-Punjab PCC post. However even before Channi could settle down, SIdhu restarted the second Sardar War when he went blazing all guns at the chief minister for failure to act on the sacrilege case. Sidhu then compelled Rahul Gandhi to name the chief ministerial candidate of the party in Punjab and which was done through SMS. However instead, Channi was the winner but Sidhu is not ready to sit idly by. The Sardar Wars has only placed the AAP in a very advantageous position to come to power.

In Goa, the ruling BJP is on a shaky ground but the Congress is not capable to win majority of the 40 seats. In Uttarakhand the Congress is hoping to win majority of 70 seats to retake the state but that is not going to be easy. In Manipur, the BJP expects to retain power on it own and is contesting all 60 seats. All in all, the BJP which is ruling in four states-UP, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur- could speculatively win either two or three of the four and this would mean that the win could be either 3-2 in its favour or 2-3 against it. All these will be known on March 10 when votes will be counted.

DailyDevotion The Inspiration of Spiritual Initiative Arise from the dead… —Ephesians 5:14 Not all initiative, the willingness to take the first step, is inspired by God. Someone may say to you, “Get up and get going! Take your reluctance by the throat and throw it overboard— just do what needs to be done!” That is what we mean by ordinary human initiative. But when the Spirit of God comes to us and says, in effect, “Get up and get going,” suddenly we find that the initiative is inspired.

We all have many dreams and aspirations when we are young, but sooner or later we realize we have no power to accomplish them. We cannot do the things we long to do, so our tendency is to think of our dreams and aspirations as dead. But God comes and says to us, “Arise from the dead….” When God sends His inspiration, it comes to us with such miraculous power that we are able to “arise from the dead” and do the impossible. The remarkable thing about spiritual initiative is that the life and power comes after we “get up and get going.” God does not give us overcoming life— He gives us life as we overcome. When the inspiration of God comes, and He says, “Arise from the dead…,” we have to get ourselves up; God will not lift us up. Our Lord said to the man with the withered hand, “Stretch out your hand” (Matthew 12:13). As soon as the man did so, his hand was healed. But he had to take the initiative.

If we will take the initiative to overcome, we will find that we have the inspiration of God, because He immediately gives us the power of life.

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Post-mortem

What has gone wrong with the secular India?

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he frequent and systematic targeting of religious minorities continues to plague India.

Why is this happening?

India is a big nation. It is not only known to the world for her size but also some other outstanding features such as the world biggest democracy and the texture of secularism.

However, in recent past, life is becoming more difficult for minorities in the country. To point out one example of such is the persecution meted out to the Christians in the country.

Unless this is curbed and abated it will become the order of the day.

The Index of persecution of Christians in countries worldwide 2021, India stands at 83 out of 100 which is the 4th highest in the world index. This is only the outer surface of the real thing inside. Discrimination, censorship, increased surveillance and threat, they go unreported and unnoticed.

Anti-Christian vigilantes are sweeping through villages, storming churches, burning Christian literatures, attacking schools and assaulting worshippers. In many cases, the law enforcing agencies and those in the helm of power remain quiet.

This has encouraged the perpetrators to continue with their agenda.

In almost all incidents reported across the country, vigilante mobs comprising of religious extremists have seen to either barge into prayer gatherings or round up individuals that they suspect are involved in forcible religious conversions. It has become a common sight in the mainland where communal sloganeering is witnessed outside police stations, where police stand as mute spectators.

L a t e ly, t h e g r ow ing intolerance towards Christians has sharply increased. According to Release partners, there

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has been a significant rise in the number of attacks against Christians since 2014. Why have we become so hateful? Why has it become so difficult to separate politics and religion in our country? Will the generations to come embrace what is happening today or will they hate us for creating and gifting them with the culture of hatred? Our children will soon forget what is “Unity in Diversity”, the fabric that has bind us together and for which we were proud of.

What has gone wrong with our country? Why has religion become an issue in a country that advocates secularism?

What has personal faith and adherence to certain religion and faith become an issue? India as we know is not a religionless nation. Indians are religious people. People of different faith converge together as one nation, each faith community making significant contribution to make a strong India as it stands today. Nevertheless, peaceful atmosphere and peaceful coexistence of the past is fast deteriorating with one major religion suppressing the other religions with the intention to make it disappear. But this approach will only create an unrest situation in the country.

Religion, be it indigenous or faith coming into the soil should be left to personal choice. One cannot force the other to follow the religious practice of others if one is not convinced. So , the cliche “force conversion” is just a farce-it is mere jealousy and a ploy to suppress freedom of religious expression. Religion that advocates violence and persecution is nothing but against humanity.

In October 2021, t h e r e we r e 3 0 0 i n c i dents meted out against Christians. This has been documented by International Christian Concern

(10/22/2021). This numbers record only the obvious and the enlarged cases which made to the news.

The numbers can be staggering if all the unreported incidents are documented.

It speaks volume of the suffering of the Christian community. It points to the unfortunate state of affair in a country which takes pride in her achievements and contributions to the global community on the roof top as the world biggest democratic and secular country. But internally, things are not put in order which are silently tolerated and borne by the minorities.

The anti conversion bill is used to suppress and persecute Christians.

It is a targeted bill. It has become a mere tool of excuse to make people of other religion to practice their faith. It has become a weapon for those those who seek to destroy the fabric of secularism. The bill only empowers and emboldens those who vent out hate. It is used as a shield for protection.

The bill says, “No person shall convert or attempt to convert, either directly or otherwise any person from indigenous faith by use of force or by inducement or any fraudulent means nor shall any person abet any such conversion.” The bill has entered into wrong hands. The perpetrators and the authority are hiding behind the bill without proper interpretation.

Religion must be placed within the domain of the individuals and not at the dictate of the government.

The bill has not done anything good for the country. It only empowers the majority and protects them to continue to abuse and harass the minorities.

It is indeed sad that the good deeds done by Christians and other minority religions are labelled as force conversion and creating disunity. If one is free to propagate the religion of his/her choice,

one should also be allowed to practice the ideals of their faith in action.

The anti minority movement has become more forceful and fueled and her agents are backed by people in power. Trying to mix politics and religion have caused the country leadership to major on minors and miss on the major issues that are confronting the nation.

The major is peaceful coexistence. The major is the economy, to produce productivity and comfortable life. The major is the insecurity faced by the poor, the weak and working class. If then, where has the politics of division crept in? A country will not go far unless all are taken on board.

To s p e a k f o r t h e Christians, the message of Christianity is love and peace. In our service to humanity, in our peaceful worship and in our advocacy for love and peace we are treated otherwise, as though we are the troublemakers. In us, the secular emblem of the country is marred with the cry of the persecuted and the blood of the martyrs. Their sufferings are less heard but their cries are becoming louder by the day.

The United Christian Forum, a human rights group has stated that “Violence and incidents instigated by such mobs in the state includes (1) physical and verbal assaults on religious leaders and members; (2) damage to and desecration of places of worship, including arson; (3) disruption of prayer services and restrictions on religious gatherings; (4) false accusations of forced and fraudulent religious conversions; (5) forced or coerced gather wapsi ceremonies; (6) refusals of permission for religious minorities to establish and run places of worship. It is deplorable that mob violence continues unchecked and unabated (UCF Report). These are

just skeleton information, there are many which go unreported. This projects the untold miseries the Christians in the country are going through.

The religious minorities are part of you as much as you are part of us.

But today we live in fear.

Don’t we have the right to propagate our faith and practices without fear as much as you do? What has caused one group to work hard to suppress the fundamental religious rights of the minorities? If the Christians have ever worked to disintegrate the nation or spread the message of hatred tell us without demolishing the sacred places for worship and closing down our institutions. Let us work together to bury the propaganda of hatred.

Why is the authority always silent when minorities are attacked and suffer? When religion advocate hate and destruction, persecution and annihilation can the country ever co-exist together as a peace loving nation built on mutual love and trust?

If a Christian is forced to renounce his or her faith isn’t that force conversion? Where do we draw the line? The people who persecute people of other faith are forcing people to pronounce the name of their god. What then, do we call that? I know many sensitive people from other religious traditions feel sad and are hurt when their own brothers and sisters of other faith suffer. But, as long as the authority remain silent and do not act upon it, things are not going to change.

W h e n c h u r c h e s, schools and sacred places are vandalized and forced to close down and their worship and sacred gatherings are disturbed and locked, where is freedom of religion? The government should come out clean on this matter!

Where do you expect us to run for help and pro-

tection?

How long will the minorities in the country continue to tolerate and suffer? We are cornered from all directions. Think of the ploy to take away their holy days which are intentionally ordered to disturb and disrupt.

Why do the government of the day always try to fix functions and events such as public exams and elections on a Christian Sundays where the day is meant for worship for the Christians? At least let us learn to be sensitive and respect each other religious practice.

India is an ancient nation and politics is nothing new but of late, mixing politics with religious fanaticism is a new phenomenon which is catching up. It has not yielded good fruits but bad taste.

For a nation to move forward, socio-regio-cultural harmony is indispensable. Peaceful-harmonious co-existence is built on respect and not on domination. Leave religion out of politics and let us work together for a country free from discrimination, suppression and persecution. Together in our differences, be it race, caste, culture or religion, we can build a strong nation free from fear.

Should we all be reminded of this?

• Equal respect and recognition for all religions by the state.

• No discrimination by the state on the basis of religion.

• Non-interference in the functioning of any religion by the state.

• No official religion in India.

• An individual has the right to practice, propagate and profess any religion.

“Freedom to all religions and tolerance to all religion.” May this be true of the great nation India!

Rev. Dr. Zelhou Keyho, President, Nagaland Joint Christian Forum

No route map to net zero as business eclipses environment

he present government at the centre is in no hurry to meet its grandly proclaimed targets. We have it on the authority of the Prime Minister himself that Acche Din have been deferred by 25 years.

This year’s union budget is a “ hundred years” budget, presumably because it makes little sense for 2022. Minister Piush Goel, at a post budget press conference on the 2nd of this month, announced that this budget “ lays the foundation for the future.”

The BJP has been in power for eight years now and if it is still at the foundation stage this does not engender much hope.

Which is why Mr. Modi’s Delphic proclamation at Glasgow in December 2021 that India will reach Net Zero emissions by 2070- two full generations from now- is not surprising. It is par for the course.

It is based on the premise that since in the long run we are all dead, it does not matter what you promise, provided it is far enough in the future.

Given the disastrous environmental policies being pursued by this government there is no way we can achieve Net Zero in this century. Mr. Modi seems to think that it is enough to promote solar power to a level of 350 GW by 2030. While this is

necessary, it is not enough by itself without paying attention to other, equally crucial dimensions.

Attaining Net Zero involves two broad and parallel strategies- reduction of emissions and sequestering/ capturing the emissions that do take place.

T h i s g ove r n m e n t seems to be working only half-heartedly on the first and, worse, completely ignoring the second.

India produced 2.41 billion tonnes of CO2 in 2020 (7% of global emissions) and the target is to reduce this by 1 billion tonnes by 2050 and capture the rest, thus achieving Net Zero status. It does not appear that we will be able to meet either target if the present policies continue.

To achieve the reduction of 1 billion tonnes it is absolutely imperative that fossil fuels are largely replaced with renewable energy. We will be doing that in percentage terms- tthe use of coal as part of our energy mix will fall from the present 70-75% to about 40-45%.

But the bad news is that in absolute terms the consumption of coal shall GO UP hugely.

In an interview to Rajya Sabha TV on December 17 2021 the Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Coal, Mr. Vinod Tewari, disclosed that

coal consumption is projected to almost double by 2030- from the current 930 million tonnes to about 1700 million tonnes. Both domestic production and perhaps imports will go up correspondingly. To supply this demand the government will continue to aggressively explore for new coal blocks. And even after 2030 demand for coal shall keep going up; according to Tewari the peaking is expected by 2040-45 only.

This does not inspire much hope of meeting the target of 1 billion m.t reduction of emissions by 2050.

But there exists an even greater worry, even if we achieve the 1 billion tonne reduction target : how do we capture the 1.50 billion tonne plus emissions being pumped into the atmosphere every year ?

I have not yet seen any signs of a CCS ( Carbon Capture and Sequestration) policy, which is expected to cost about US$400 billion ( 2.4% of India’s GDP) by 2050.

The only mechanism we have to do the job, therefore, is the natural, godgiven one- our natural forests and ecosystems.

One hectare of moderately dense forest acts as a carbon sink for 147 tonnes of CO2 , and can continue to do so for a hundred years- if it is not

deforested.

And that is the crux of the problem- we are ravaging and destroying our forests on an unprecedented scale and destroying forever their carbon sequestration capacity, which is so vital for meeting our Net Zero targets.

The ISFR (Indian State of the Forest Reports) will never tell you the truth and continue to conceal the actual facts behind a thicket of dubious methodology, self-serving interpretations and internationally rejected values.

It continues to claim, year on year, that the country’s forest cover is increasing whereas this is not supported by its own figures.

Between 2015 and 2021 very dense forests in an area of 31367 sq. kms (3.136 million hectares) degraded into scrub and barren land- a carbon sink capacity loss of 450 million tonnes of CO2.

There’s more: 9.40 million mature trees have been felled between 201620 for various projectsthat amounts to a loss of an additional 141 million tonnes CO2of sequestration capacity.

I could give more figures but they are not necessary to establish that at this rate of destruction of nature, Net Zero even by 2100 is an impossibility. Instead of increasing our sequestration capacity we are hell bent on reduc-

ing it!

Mr. Modi and his government of myopic tradesmen attach no importance to the natural environment and view it only as a resource to be ruthlessly exploited to favour their cronies.

The regulatory framework painstakingly constructed over the years in consultation with civil society and environmentalists is being dismantled Act

by Act, rule by rule. Rivers are being damned or diverted, Protected Areas are being denotified, highways being built through tiger reserves, centuries old pristine forests being hacked down for mining coal and diamonds, the Himalayas are being gang raped by “developers” and its precious glaciers threatened, the Western Ghats are being denied the protection that at least two expert committees have pleaded for.

All relevant legislationForest Conservation Act, Wildlife Protection Act, Environment Protection Act, Coastal Zone Regulations, to name a few- have been amended to facilitate this pillaging and carpet bombing of nature.

The very concept of forestry has been changedfrom “ protection” to “ management” and states are being encouraged“coerced” is perhaps a more accurate term- to accord environmental and

forest clearances without proper scrutiny. In pursuit of this unholy haste, as many as 11500 forest approvals have been given between 2014 and 2019, the rate of approval is an unbelievable 99% ! The courts are mute spectators to this carnage. The protests of villagers, tribal communities and indigenous populations and experts are contemptuously ignored. The effects of global warming, climate change and anthropogenic disasters are staring us in the face, but for this government “ease of doing business” is the only mantra.

The current policies are failing to address the two main milestones on the Net Zero pathway- absolute reduction in fossil fuel consumption, and sequestration of emissions. We still do not have a national Energy policy, there is no discernible route map to Net Zero status, there is no mention of CCS plans,reports about the status and health of our forests continue to be fudged- all we have to go on is an assurance that all will be well in the new Amrit Kaal. And while we trudge towards this new mirage, time is running out- fast.

Avay Shukla is retired from the Indian Administrative Service.

(As published in The Citizen)

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

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No difference between Cong and BJP: NPP vice prez

A flag hoisting ceremony of NPP candidate in Thoubal district on Wednesday.

IMPHAL, FEB 16: There is no difference between the BJP and the Congress, said Manipur deputy chief minister Y Joykumar and national vice president of National People’s Party (NPP) while criticizing its partner BJP in the coalition government in the state on Wednesday.

Addressing a party election rally at Heirok in Thoubal district, the NPP leader alleged that chief

minister N Biren Singh of BJP had done nothing for the development of the state and welfare of its people in the last five years and was busy in finding ways to weaken the NPP. Despite being a partner, the chief minister always attempted to oust the NPP from the coalition government forgetting the major role it (NPP) had taken to form the BJP-led government in the state after 2017 elections.

All these five years, the

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SHILLONG, FEB 16: The Meghalaya gover nment would soon take a call on the appointment of a fullfledged Director-General of Police after the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) had recommended the names of three senior IPS officers for the post.

The names are: Mukesh Agrawal, K.V.Singh Deo (both 1989 batch IPS officer) and L. Ram Bishnoi (1991 batch). The three officers are serving with the Assam government as the officers are from the Assam-Meghalaya IPS cadre.

Home Minister Lahkmen Rymbui on Wednesday said the process is already on for taking a final decision to choose the best of the three IPS officers to be appointed as the new DG of Meghalaya police.

“We will choose the best from among the three names recommended by the UPSC. The decision of the government will be made

known at an appropriate time,” he said. Rymbui said the state government will take into consideration the prevailing situation and the unique nature of the state of Meghalaya while deciding on the appointment of the new DGP. Asked if Assam’s Special Director General of Police, L.R. Bishnoi is the front-runner for the top post in the State police department, the Home Minister said, “That is a mere speculation because we from the state government have not taken any decision yet. The appointment of the new DGP will take some time.”

The Meghalaya government had forwarded the names of five IPS officers of Assam-Meghalaya cadre for appointment as the next DGP after R Chandranathan retired on December 31, 2021. Apart from Agarwal, Deo and Bishnoi, the other two names are : S. Narayan Singh (1991 batch) and Idashisha Nongrang (1992 batch).

tion gun, two .22 rifles, one .303 rifle, a hand grenade, two .32 pistols, he said.

The DNLA was formed in early 2019 with an aim to establish a sovereign nation for the people belonging to the Dimasa tribe. It declared a unilateral ceasefire for three months on September 7 as a ‘goodwill gesture and as a positive response to the call of peace’ by the chief minister. Dimasa people live mainly in Assam and Nagaland. In the last year, 113 DNLA cadres had laid down their arms. Altogether 165 militants belonging to the organisation have come overground so far. Its members were suspected to have been involved in killing five drivers of coal-carrying trucks in Dima Hasao district on August 27 last year after they purportedly failed to pay money demanded by the outfit.

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HYDERABAD, FEB 16 (PTI): A case was registered against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma here for his alleged remarks on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, police said on Wednesday.

Based on a complaint filed by Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President and party MP A Revanth Reddy, a FIR was registered at the Jubilee Hills Police Station, they said.

“A case was registered against the Assam CM under relevant IPC sections after taking legal opinion”, a senior Police official told PTI.

A team of police officers went to the residence of TPCC chief A. Revanth Reddy to inform him about the FIR.

Revanth Reddy in the complaint had accused Sarma, of making obscene speech against Rahul Gan-

dhi (on February 11 at a public meeting in Uttarakhand) deliberately and in a pre-planned manner to

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IMPHAL, FEB 16: A total of 92 candidates are in the fray in the 22 seats of the Manipur Legislative Assembly which will go to poll in the second and final phase on March 5.

Wednesday is the last day of withdrawal of candidates for the second phase and one candidate withdrew his nomination papers on the day.

T Zankhomang Haokip of the NPP withdrew his nomination paper today.

He filed the nomination from Tengnoupal AC of Tengnoupal district.

After he withdrew the nomination paper, six candidates were in the fray from the AC reserved for the ST. Earlier, one candidate from Chandel AC of Chandel district had withdrawn his nomination papers. As the RO of the AC had rejected nomination papers of NPP candidates, only two candidates of BJP and NPF

are in the fray from the AC. A total of 96 persons filed their nomination papers from the 22 seats spread across 10 districts of the state.

However, after withdrawal of candidatures, 92 candidates are in the fray as one of the candidates who filed nomination from Khangabok AC of Thoubal district was also rejected by the concerned RO. Altogether 46 candidates from different political parties and independent candidates will try their luck in the 10 assembly constituencies in Thoubal and Kakching districts as none of the candidates withdrew their candidature till the last hour of withdrawal period.

Prominent leaders who are in the fray for the 10 ACs included former chief minister O Ibobi Singh who will seek re-election from Thoubal AC and former education minister Th Radheshyam of the BJP. Twelve candidates will

garner political mileage and sought for registration of an FIR against the Assam CM. Sarma had slammed Gandhi for demanding proof of the September 2016 surgical strike launched by the Indian Army against terrorist camps in PoK, and questioning the efficacy of the anti-Covid-19 vaccines, during a rally in poll-bound Uttarakhand.

The Assam CM had sought to know whether the BJP had ever demanded proof of him being the son of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

The remarks drew sharp criticism from the Congress party.

fight for three seats in Senapati district. In Mao AC of the district, incumbent PHE minister Losii Dikho of NPF will seek re-election.

Another 12 candidates are in the fray for three seats from Ukhrul and Kamjong districts.

Ten candidates are in the fray from three ACs in Tamenglong and Noney districts. Among them, senior Congress leader Gaikhangam will seek re-election for the eighth consecutive term from Nungba AC of Noney district.

For the single seat in Jiribam district, four candidates are in the fray. In this AC, sitting independent MLA Md Achab Uddin will seek re-election, this time, on JD(U) ticket.

The election for the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly will be held in two phases - on February 28 and March 5 - to elect the 60-member state Assembly.

The results will be out on 10 March.

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SHILLONG, FEB 16: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Wednesday held discussions with the Union Home Secretar y Ajay Kumar Bhalla on the unconditional peace talks offered by the outlawed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) with the government.

Sangma held discussions with Union Home Secretary and other officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs and informed the ministry about the letter

received from the HNLC wherein they had expressed the desire to hold talks with both the central government and state government.

“It’s a welcome step (HNLC’s peace talk offer.)

We have updated the MHA on these developments.

Detailed discussion has been held on how to take this (proposal) forward. It was a positive meeting,” the Chief Minister said via a WhatsApp video.

Sangma said that more developments would be taking place in due course of time on the peace offer from the HNLC.

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52 DNLA militants lay down arms in Assam

GUWAHATI, FEB 16 (PTI): Altogether 52 cadres, including four women, of Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) deposited their arms in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district and came overground on Wednesday, a police official said.

Additional Director General of Police (Special Branch) Hiren Chandra Nath said the programme took place at the existing DNLA designated camp at Dhansiri in the district.

“In total, 52 cadres came overground and they include four women. This culminates in the mainstreaming of the DNLA. These cadres could not come earlier as they were holed up in very interior locations of Nagaland,” Nath told PTI. In the presence of the Karbi Anglong superintendent of police, the cadres deposited one carbine, one pump ac-

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chief minister did nothing while concentrating on finding reasons to oust the NPP. He had no time to remember that the NPP had installed him as the chief minister of the state, the national vice president accused.

Criticizing the Chief Minister, he said, he ( Biren) was interested in launching a series of schemes in the name of doing welfare for the people but never implemented them on the ground.

He did launch mission after mission like the Go to Village, Go to Hills, School Fagathansi (government schools improvement mission) and so on only to earn his popularity. No one benefited by the mission as it was not actually implemented on the ground, he added The people of the state have realized that no changes were brought about during the five years rule of the BJP in the state, he said.

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well as creating jobs for youth.

Referring to two recent disturbing instances faced by local business community in a short span of time that had been publicised in most local newspapers, they said around 6,000 permitted taxis rendered essential transportation service within and outside Nagaland, providing gainful employment and sustaining many families.

They mentioned that All Nagaland Taxi Association (ANTA) had its raised voice against the unabated taxation by multiple NPGs that reached a back-breaking point for its members,

especially because of the pandemic, even as they reiterated the public resolution of “One Government, One Tax”.

They also cited the mental harassment faced by two hardworking and courageous mothers running a goods transport agency in the hands of a non-local kingpin named Joshi, who was harboured and protected by some locals with vested interests.

Mrs Tokali and Mrs Khesheli had been bringing in the highly-sought-after second-hand bales through their East India Transport Agency without paying to the syndicate and sell-

ing them few thousands cheaper to mostly Naga women working to feed their families. The duo’s defiance of the diktat of the syndicate had ruffled the feathers of higher echelons among the divided NPGs, but who were all united on unabated taxation.

They lauded Dimapur Police for doing a commendable job by arresting Joshi as per the FIR lodged.

According to the ACAUT leaders, the panacea to all these livelihood threatening and survival issues was bringing about an honourable political settlement at the earliest.

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films in Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Gujarati cinema. Lahiri joined the BJP in 2014. He contested from the Lok Sabha seat of Srerampur but lost to Kalyan Banerjee of the All India Trinamool Congress.

His last Bollywood song titled ‘Bhankas’ was for the 2020 film “Baaghi 3”.

President, PM and others condole “A matchless singercomposer” is how veteran musician Bappi Lahiri was remembered by President Ram Nath Kovind said in his condolence.

President Kovind said: “His songs found popularity not only in India but abroad.

His diverse range included youthful as well as soulful melodies. His memorable songs will continue to delight listeners for a long time.

Condolences to his family and fans.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed the sentiments of the music maker’s followers when he tweeted: “Shri Bappi

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The singer’s death was also mourned by many in the industry, who remembered the artiste for introducing a new style of music in Bollywood and his collaborators.

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and for all, they stressed when the right time would come for call to action, it should be the bounden duty of every right thinking citizen to rise to the occasion and partake in transforming Nagaland.

According to the ACAUT leaders, some unscrupulous elements of late had been targeting the transport sector in the State, which was generating employment and had contributed immensely to the economy. They said transport agencies making direct deliveries had led to exponential growth of online shopping earning revenues for the State as

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(From p-1) Thus, this time the responsibility and importance to choose the right people’s representatives had come upon the Naga electorate as never before, the release stressed.

The trio asserted that Naga public could not be taken for a ride anymore, adding that the tipping point for a public revolution was drawing near.

Noting that the million-dollar question was whether a few hundreds of Nagas be allowed to control the fate and future of hundreds of thousands of Nagas or break this depraved vicious cycle once

Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri dies

(From p-1) The singer-composer, a familiar figure for many with his trademark gold chains that he wore for luck and his sunglasses, was known for his songs in several films of the late 70s80s. These included “Chalte Chalte”, “Disco Dancer”, and “Sharaabi”.

The last rites will be held on Thursday as the family is waiting for his musician-son Bappa Lahiri to return from Los Angeles, US. “The last rites will be held at Pawan Hans crematorium in Juhu,” Lahiri’s son-in-law Govind Bansal told PTI. The musician last worked on “Ganpati Bappa Morya” in September 2021.

He gave the music to the devotional song, voiced by the US-based Indian singer Anuradha Juju Palakurthi.

Born Alokesh Lahiri, the music composer is credited as a pioneer of synthesised disco music in Indian cinema during 1970s to 1990s with songs like “I am a disco dancer”, “Jimmy Jimmy”, “Pag ghunghroo”, “Intehan ho gayi”, “Tamma Tamma Loge”, “Yaar bina chain kahan re”, ‘aaj rapat jaaye to” and “Chalte Chalte”, among others.

He also gave music to

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theirs.” NTC has, therefore, urged the Prime Minister of India to take up the matter on top priority basis and resolve the decades-old Naga political solution that was “honourable and acceptable without any further delay.”

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the matter of settlement for a political solution was delayed, the more problems would surface.

As a result, NTC said the brunt of the “backlash always fall and impact the common people for no fault of

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(From p-1) NTC, however, said that the assured political settlement was “still evasive for the last two and a half years even after the conclusion of the political dialogue.”

It said that the longer

Taking a dig at the Congress, Huska said there was no longer a Congress party but an “MSD (mother-son-daughter) party”, adding that veteran Congress leaders were all sidelined and powers were concentrated with MSD. Referring to Rahul Gandhi’s speech in Parliament recently praising Chinese government by claiming that he knew the plan of China and mocking the Centre, he said when the people in mainland India did not want to talk about Congress, why should the Nagas.

He recalled that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised settling Naga political issue within 18 months after assuming office, but lamented that more than five years had elapsed and nothing happened.

He also accused Modi of speaking lies, while alleging that many churches were destroyed, thousands of Christian families rendered homeless and Santa Claus burnt down in Agra even as December 25 was declared Good Governance Day and Central exams conducted on Sundays, all of which were disrespect to Nagas.

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(DCCI) denied that they had any role in determining the sale price of cement in Dimapur. Currently, the rate of Star cement per bag in Kohima, Mokokchung and Wokha is Rs. 520, Rs.525 and Rs. 540 respectively. All due to the cascading effect of illegal taxes imposed on the item.

paigning in Manipur for NPF: Justifying his campaigning in Manipur for NPF candidates, Rio said since NDPP and BJP were in an alliance in Nagaland, while BJP and NPF were allies in Manipur and with the formation of UDA government in Nagaland, there was no restriction in him campaigning.

Further, considering that NDPP, BJP and NPF were members of North East Democratic Alli-ance, Rio said he was present to show solidarity and convey best wishes to the candidates as the Manipur Assembly elections meant a lot to the regional party and for Naga cause.

Naga identity recognised with entry of NPF in Manipur, says Huska: NPF working president Huska Yepthomi said recognition of Naga identity and its significance had been further strengthened following NPF’s entry in Manipur.

He assured that NPF would stand firm on the protection of Naga identity and culture and urged the Nagas to vote for the party, reminding them that it had played a key role in bringing peace and tranquillity to Manipur.

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Cement price shoots up due to multiple taxes

(From p-1) Further, the dealer said that since cement fell under GST, toll tax was not collected by DMC. When contacted, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dimapur, Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) and Dimapur Chamber of Commerce and Industries

sense, stressing that it meant understanding one another and giving due share to every community.

Mentioning that Manipur had witnessed peace in the last five years, he claimed that the agenda of NPF was to sustain the peace. He also commented that a solution to Naga political issue would not only benefit the Nagas, but the entire people of the country.

Addressing the gathering, NPF secretary general Achumbemo Kikon acknowledged that NPF had to carry out an intensive exercise to identify candidates as there were 40 applicants seeking tickets.

He said after thorough deliberation and screening, the selection committee identified 10 candidates for Naga-dominated areas.

Meanwhile, People’s Democratic Alliance (PDA) Manipur declared on the occasion not to field any candidate and extend unconditional support to the NPF candidates.

Ministers-- G Kaito Aye and Yollow Konyak, NDPP advisers and NPF MLAs and host of party workers and public attended the rally.

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took 30 years,” Nasscom president Debjani Ghosh said. The global economy has moved into a growth trajectory after the pandemic decelerated economies. The global software & services spend stood at $1.7 trillion in 2021, growing at 8.7%.

The sector added a total of 4.5 lakh freshers in the current financial year, the highest addition in a single year.

Of this, 2 lakh employees were women. The sector today has 5 million employees, of which over 2 million were added in the last 10 years.

out any fear in the State Assembly and in other platforms.

Zeliang said the party did not shy away from crucial issues threatening people’s existence like the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and AFSPA, while appealing to the Nagas in Manipur to take it forward by sending its 10 candidates to Manipur Legislative Assembly He wished the 10 NPF candidate success, while complimenting party’s election committee members under the chairmanship of Dr Lorho S Pfoze, Lok Sabha member, for choosing the candidates.

Zeliang remarked that it was because of sacrifices and unstinted public support that NPF continued to be one of the longest surviving regional parties in the Northeast and the second old-est regional party in the country.

He also appreciated chief minister Neiphiu Rio for lending his support to NPF by being pre-sent at the election rally on the invitation of the party.

In his speech, NPF Manipur unit president Awangbou Newmai said the principle of NPF was promoting peace in true

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Nasscom said the growth is the highest since 2011, with all the sub-sectors of the industry recording double-digit growth. The industry will add $30 billion to last year’s revenue, Nasscom’s Strategic Review 2022 said. The sector contributed 9% to the national GDP, and accounted for 51% of services exports. “This has been a watershed year for the tech industry, thanks to the persistent focus on customercentricity. The industry has added $100 billion in ten years; the first $100 billion

(From p-1) He urged the Nagas not to be distracted but stand together as a single entity for the logical conclusion of the Indo-Naga political issue.

He claimed that NPF was playing an important role as an active facilitator by vigorously pur-suing with the Centre for an early settlement, adding that the party was serious about its solution.

He requested the Nagas of Manipur to support and vote for NPF candidates if they desired a peaceful solution and move ahead with progress and development.

Recollecting the circumstances under which NPF was launched in Manipur during the Congress regime in Manipur under the leadership of Ibobi Singh in 2012 when they were not al-lowed to enter the State, Zeliang said the situation was completely different now as N Biren Singh was friendly with all tribal people.

He assured that NPF would continue to stand by its motto of solution through peaceful dia-logue and not by armed conflict and pledged to represent Nagas of Manipur with-

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BENGALURU, FEB 16 (AGENCIES): The tech sector is expected to grow at almost twice the rate of the Indian economy this financial year, reports Times of India.

Industry body Nasscom said on Tuesday that the sector revenue is estimated to rise by 15.5% to $227 billion in 2021-22, based on the performance of the first nine months of the year and expectations for the ongoing quarter. India’s GDP is expected to grow between 8% and 9%.

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‘Will send Lakhimpur culprit to jail’: Akhilesh

AURAIYA (UP), FEB 16 (PTI): Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday condemned the state government over grant of bail to union minister Ajay Mishra’s son in Lakhimpur case, saying he would ensure that the culprit and his protectors go to prison when he comes to power. “The minister’s son who trampled farmers has got bail from court.

The government did not pursue the case as it should have been.

“SP assures you all that our government is coming and when it does, the case will be pursued in such a manner that not only the one who took the life of farmers will go to jail but also those patronizing them,” Akhilesh said addressing an election meeting here.

Union Minister of State for Hom e Ajay M i s h r a ’s s o n A s h i s h Mishra is an accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident which had left eight people, including four farmers, dead. Mishra was recently granted bail and was re-

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leased from Lakhimpur Kheri jail after his arrest in October last year.

Faced with continuous attack on the law and order situation during his government, Akhilesh said that those who want to take law in their hands need not vote for his party in the coming elections.

He alleged that Yogi Adityanath is the only CM in the country who has withdrawn cases lodged himself. “’Babaji’ is levelling allegations the most but see the work of their government too. Is the IPS not absconding? a trader was not beaten in the name of extortion by the police leaving him dead?

“There would not have been a Lakhimpurlike incident in a world where a peaceful ‘dharna’ by farmers was going on

and a Jeep comes and tramples them,” Akhilesh said.

Seeking votes from the electorate for making a “new UP”, he said his party if comes to power will fill all vacant posts and will announce some more in police.

The SP president, who has already promised implementation of the old pension scheme for the government employees as per their long standing demand, also tried to woo the unemployed youth with a promise to relax the age limit to help them get jobs.

“Due to Corona, many people have crossed the age limit for getting jobs. If we have to give age relaxation, then Samajwadis will also work in this direction,” he said.

Akhilesh claimed that the voting pattern so far has made the BJP workers gone “numb”.

He also reiterated his manifesto promises like free electricity, free ration, restoration of old pension to government employees, and the Samajwadi pension.

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EC notice to Telangana BJP MLA for threatening UP voters

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NEW DELHI/HYDERABAD, FEB 16 (IANS): The Election Commission on Wednesday issued a show-cause notice to Telangana’s BJP MLA T. Raja Singh for threatening Uttar Pradesh voters of dire consequences if they don’t vote for the saffron party.

Taking a note of the controversial video of the MLA circulated widely on social media platforms, it observed that prima facie he violated the Model Code of Conduct, sections 171 C and 171 F of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and the Representation of the People Act, 1951.

The Election Commission asked him to show cause within 24 hours as to why appropriate penal action under criminal law should not be initiated against him and also to why appropriate action for violation of Model Code of

conduct should not be taken against him.

“Take notice that in the event of no response from your side within the stipulated time, it will be presumed that you have nothing to say in the matter and the Election Commission will take appropriate action or decision in the matter without making any further reference to you,” reads the notice.

T h e c o n t r ove r s i a l MLA, in the video released after the second phase of polling for Assembly election in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, threatened voters that if they don’t cast their votes for BJP their houses will be demolished and they will be driven out of the state.

Singh, who represents Goshamahal constituency in Hyderabad, voiced concern over the “huge voter turnout in some areas” of Uttar Pradesh during the second phase of polling on Monday, saying he believes that UP CM Yogi Adityanath’s enemies came out in large numbers to cast their votes. He appealed to “Hindu brothers and sisters” to come out and vote in third and subsequent phases.

Punjab polls: Modi says AAP photocopy of Congress, both pretending to fight

Narendra Modi during an election campaign rally for upcoming Punjab Assembly elections, in Pathankot. (PTI)

PATHANKOT, FEB 16 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called the AAP a photocopy of the Congress, alleging that both parties are pretending to fight against each other in the Punjab Assembly elections.

Listing similarities between the two parties, he alleged both of them opposed the Ram temple in Ayodhya and they speak the “language of Pakistan” when Indian soldiers show their valour.

Addressing a rally here ahead of the February 20 elections, Modi also said the Congress had committed a “sin” by failing to keep Kartarpur Sahib, the final resting place of

Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev, within India’s territory at the time of the Partition.

He urged voters to bring the BJP-led alliance to power in Punjab for the all-round development of the state.

Taking on the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party, Modi said, “Both these parties, despite being ‘ek thali ke chatte batte’ (two sides of the same coin), are now together doing ‘noora kushti’ (pretending to fight) in Punjab.

Have you seen WWF? This is what they are doing.

They are pretending to be rivals.” “It is a Xerox copy of the Congress. Everything is the same,” he said

referring to the AAP. “See the similarities between these two parties, when the Ram temple was coming up in Ayodhya, both of them opposed it.

When India’s bravehearts show their valour, the leaders of these parties speak the language of Pakistan,” he added.

Modi said, “The truth is that if the Congress is the original, then the second party (AAP) is its photocopy.”

One pushed the youth into the drug trap and the second party is busy getting the youth of Delhi addicted to liquor. One looted Punjab and the second is committing scams one after another in Delhi, he alleged. BJP leaders have accused the AAPled Delhi government of “drowning” the youth in liquor, saying more liquor vends have been opened in the city. The AAP, however, has maintained that liquor vends have only been evenly spread under the new excise policy and their number has not increased.

Modi said the Congress has now got a “partner in crime”.

I congratulate Police for its fair investigation of NE Delhi riots: Shah ‘Oppn unity’ on menu at MahaTelangana CMs’ Sunday lunch The minister said the Delhi Police faces several difficulties and being the police force of the national capital, it has several duties that include providing security to dignitaries, ensuring that various programmes happen without glitches and other law and order related matters.

“Whenever any event happens at an international level, its repercussions are also felt in Delhi. The police also has the job of monitoring the situation here,” he said. Shah said the 75th birthday of the Delhi Police coincides with the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations and stressed that the force should prepare a road map for the next five years.

“The Delhi Police has changed with the times. I urge the Delhi Police commissioner and the Union home secretary to prepare

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a road map for the next five years and 25 years with welldefined goals,” he said.

Paying tribute to the 79 police personnel who lost their lives during the pandemic, he praised the efforts of the force by battling the pandemic by standing in front row.

Recalling the Delhi police’s contribution during the pandemic, Shah said, “The police personnel attended people whose families weren’t here, took them

for testing, got them hospitalised and provided oxygen cylinders to those who were in need. They even helped in performing last rites during the difficult times.

“The kind of work Delhi Police did will be an inspiration for the police forces across the country and will be a pathway for other state polices to follow.

During the period, the force also thwarted several terror attempts,” he added.

Shah said the newly created perception management cell would help in improving the image of the city police.

Shah took the salute and inspected the parade as the chief guest. The minister also released ‘Delhi Police Commemoration Stamp’ along with Minister of State (Communications) Devusinh J Chauhan and Delhi Police Commissioner

Rakesh Asthana in recognition of 75 years of glorious services rendered by Delhi Police to its citizenry.

He stated that the Delhi Police should prepare a roadmap for the next five years with well-defined goals to fill the gaps whatsoever in respect of investigation, prosecution, cyber threats etc., and also for next 25 years when the force celebrates its diamond jubilee with nation’s independence.

Lauding the commitment of police personnel and sacrifices of their family members, the chief guest commended that when everybody else is rejoicing, our jawans have to be extra vigilant and have to toil harder than routine days. The minister wished that the Delhi Police becomes the best cosmopolitan force by the time the nation celebrates centenary of independence.

MUMBAI, FEB 16 (IANS): Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray invited his Telangana counterpart K. Chandrashekar Rao for lunch on Sunday with a power menu comprising national affairs and opposition unity, officials said.

Earlier on Wednesday, Thackeray called up KCR, as Rao is popularly known, and lauded his efforts to rally the country’s regional and Opposition parties and forge a united challenge to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party at the Centre.

Thackeray is understood to have conveyed to KCR the need to “save the country” from BJP’s divisive political agenda for which the Shiv Sena would extend full support.

Man arrested for trying to enter Doval’s house in Delhi

Hijab row sponsored by BJP in K’taka: SDPI

MANGALURU, FEB 16 (PTI): The social democratic party of India (SDPI) on Wednesday charged the BJP with ‘sponsoring’ and ‘promoting’ the hijab-saffron shawl issue in educational institutions in Karnataka.

Addressing reporters here, SDPI state general secretary B R Bhaskar Prasad alleged that the entire issue is a ‘criminal act’ sponsored by the BJP government in the state. Noting that the constitution never barred Muslim women wearing hijab, he alleged that the issue was created by a college principal which was later taken up by the Sangh Parivar outfits. He sought to know why hijab should be banned as a religious symbol when Hindu symbols like thread and ‘nama’ are allowed. He also accused the Congress of adopting ‘double standards’ on the issue. SDPI state president Abdul Majeed, who was also present, said the High Court interim order is applicable only to colleges where development committees have prescribed a dress code.

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The incident took place around 7:30 AM when a red-colour SUV, being driven by a single person, attempted a forced entry through the gate of Doval’s high security central Delhi residence, official sources said.

The car was intercept-

ed outside the entry gate and the man was nabbed by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel who guard Doval’s house.

The NSA is secured under the top Z+ category of CISF commandos.

Doval was present at his residence when the in-

cident took place.

The man was later handed over to the police.

He has been identified as Shantanu Reddy from Bengaluru and looks to be mentally unstable, they said. The car was hired from Noida, officials added.

Acknowledgement

The All Sumi Students' Union (Skk) convey our sincere gratitude to the gracious contribution and Participation during the 50th General Conference of SKK held at Shena Old from 27 – 30th of Jan. 2022.

PAtRonS 1. Ino. G Kaito Aye, Minister 19. Ino Kitovi jimomi & Family, Agriculture & Co-operation GoN. Ghukiye Village 2. Er. Picto Shohe, MLA Nagaland 20. Ino N Nitovi Aye & family, 3. Ino Phukhai Sumi, MLA & Advisor Bank Colony DMP. FCS, LMPC & Taxes GoN. 21. Ino. Carlus (Kughato) & family, 4. Ino Tongpang Ozukum, Minister Sitimi Village.

Mechanical & Housing GoN. 22.

Ino. Hocto Jimo & family, 5. Dr. Hotokhu Chishi, Rtd. Director Burma Camp DMP. H&FW (Dental) 23. Ino. Khekaho T Aye, 6. Rev. Dr. Hokheto Chophi, Pastor Sr. Treasury Officer & family Thilixu Baptist Church 24. Er. Vikhepu Yeptho, Kohima 7. Er. Kahuli Sema, 25. Ino. Obed BDO Chief Engineer R&B Dept.

26. Ino. Robert Aye, Contractor 8. Ino. R. Tsapikiu Sangtam, 27. T. Holtoh Yeptho, DIGP Lokayukta President ENPO 28. Samuel Shohe, Darogapathar DMP. 9. Ino. I Nikheto Jimo, 29. Phutolu Achumi, Thahekhu.

30. EE. R&B Zunheboto President Sumi Hoho 31. EE. PHED Zunheboto 10. Ino. Kegwayhun Tep, President NSF 32. EE. Power Dept. Zunheboto 11. Ino. Nungdokyanger Ao, 33. CMO Zunheboto President AKM 34. LOC , GBs, Village Council, Church 12. Ino. Ashanthung Humtsoe, Leaders, Students Union , Volunteers & President LSU Public of Shena Old Village.

13. Inoli. Khehuli Assumi, President STH 35. Saptiqa Range Students' Union (Apex) 36. All Programme officials FInAnce commIttee 37. All Unit & Sub-unit of SKK 14. Shikavi Achumi 38. Print and Electronic Media of Nagaland 15. Endy Swu Post, Eastern Mirror, Morung Express, HornbillTv, NlTv, Northeast Live & 16. Vishika D. Achumi Sumi Kukuputsa.

17. Er. Vilini Wotsa 39. Ino Y Vikheho Swu- MLA Nagaland.

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weeks, the Telangana CM has been zipping around the country, meeting top leaders of various national and regional Opposition parties to rally them for a united front against the BJP before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Among the leaders he has already met are Tejaswi Yadav, his Tamil Nadu counterpart M.K. Stalin, and is likely to meet Thackeray and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee - who incidentally had come to meet Thackeray and Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar in December.

Former Prime Minister H. D. Deve Gowda has also expressed support to KCR on his anti-communal agenda and the duo are slated to have a meeting shortly.

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The Sumi Kukami Hoho office coveys our heartiest congratulations to Er. GHUKHUI ZHIMOMI for appointed as Member of Nagaland Staff Selection Board, your assignment will benefit to all the Nagas in general.

And appreciate Hon'able Chief Minister, Shri Neiphiu Rio, Government of Nagaland.

It is a matter of pride and joy for the Sumi. May Almighty God grant good health, sound wisdom and best in all responsibilities for his future endeavours.

The TUK with immense joy conveys heartiest congratulations to our following members on their new assignment/promotion; 1. Shri. Zhothisa Dawhuo, promoted to the rank of Secretary to the Govt. of Nagaland.

2. Er. Mhaseto Nakro, promoted to Director, Technical Education Department, Nagaland.

Besuhu Dawhuo, Chairman

Vesekho Thisa, Secretary

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Regd. No. : 353/2022

H. Kashito Yepthomi President Sumi Kukami Hoho

Hetoho S. Zhimomi General Secretary Sumi Kukami Hoho

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NEW DELHI, FEB 16 (PTI): A man hailing from Bengaluru was apprehended by security agencies for allegedly trying to enter the residence of National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Wednesday, triggering a minor security alarm, officials said.

KCR is expected to fly down from Hyderabad on Sunday morning and drop in at the CM’s official residence ‘Varsha’ at Malabar Hill for the ‘lunch pe charcha’, an official indicated.

However, ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi’s (MVA) other constituents - the Nationalist Congress Party and Congress - told IANS that “as of now, no meetings are scheduled between their leaders and KCR”.

Key states like Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu or even Delhi - where the BJP has lost elections since the 2019 Lok Sabha polls- are considered critical in its ambitions to ensure maximum leverage for the 2024 Lok Sabha or even the future Rajya Sabha polls.

Since the past few

SUMMONS FOR SETTLEMENT OF ISSUE (ORDER-V, RULE-1, 5,20)

IN THE COURT OF SMTI SEYIELENUO MEZHü CIVIL JUDGE SENIOR DIVISION DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

SUIT NO. : Civil Suit No. 87/2016 PLAINTIFFS : NIDC Ltd. DEFENDANTS : Smti. Sentitula & Ors. To, 1. Smti. Sentitula Proprietor of M/s Senti Provision Store Permanent Resident of: D/o Shilu Sungratsü Village, Dist: Mokokchung, Nagaland Presently Residing at: H/No-345, Ao Khel, Vetenary Colony, Dimapur : Nagaland.

2. Mr. Bendangmongba, S/o R.I Wati H.E.A, O/o Research Officer, Department of Horticulture Research Farm Pfutsero, Nagaland.

3. Mr. P. Wabang, S/o. Mr. Shilukaba, Driver, O/o Sub-Divisional Officer Irrigation & Flood Control, Tuli, Nagaland.

......Defendants.

Whereas the abovenamed plaintiff has instituted a suit against you for recovery of Rs. 92,701.60/- (Rupees Ninety two thousand seven Hundred and One and Sixty paisa) only as on 17-10-16 with agreed interest both pendentilite and future, permanent injunction etc.

You are hereby summoned to appear before the Court in person or by a pleader duly instructed and able to answer all material questions relating to the suit on this 23/02/2022 without fail.

Take notice that in default of your appearance on the date mentioned the suit will be heard and determined in your absence.

Given under my hand and the seal of the court this 14/01/2022.

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NEW DELHI, FEB 16 (PTI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday lauded the Delhi Police for its “strict” and “fair” investigation in the northeast Delhi riots and said the force should lay out a road map for the next five years and also for 25 years.

Shah, who was addressing the 75th Raising Day parade of Delhi Police said, the force not only did an “exceptional job” during the COVID-19 pandemic but also thwarted several terror attempts during the period.

“The Delhi Police has worked hard during the northeast Delhi riots and the coronavirus pandemic.

For the way the Delhi Police investigated the riot cases in a strict and fair manner and presented the rioters in court, I congratulate them,” Shah said.

Date : 16/02/2022

This is for general information to all concerned that the undersigned and Nzanmongi, D/o Yilamo Tsopoe are no longer staying together. Any money transactions carried out by Nzanmongi during our stay together or after our separation were done without the consent or knowledge of the undersigned.

Hence, Nzanmongi is solely responsible and answerable for all such acts committed in her personal capacity and the undersigned is not involved in any execution of agreement (s) whatsoever.

(E. Ademo Kinghen) (S/o Evothung Kinghen)

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NO, DC/KPE/KTC/MISC/2019-20/643

Dated Kiphire the 5th Feb 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE

This is to inform all the public that the Kikhazong Colony under Longya Ward Kiphire Town has applied for Ward recognition with a surveyed area of 26.4 Acres.

The surveyed area with the boundaries description are as under:North: Longya Ward.

East :Pungro Road.

South : Jail Ward.

West : bazaar Ward.

Therefore, general public is hereby notified for claims and objections if any, to be brought to the notice of the undersigned office within 30 (thirty) days from the date of issue of this notification.

If there is no claims and objection within this stipulated period of 30 days, the matter will be forwarded to the government for further necessary action.

(T. WATI AIER), NCS Deputy Commissioner Kiphire, Nagaland db-117/22 K Y M C

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No sign of Russia pulling back troops: NATO Brazil mudslides kill at least 34

A Ukrainian serviceman fires an NLAW anti-tank weapon during an exercise in the Joint Forces Operation, in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday. (AP/PTI)

of a pullback of troops following military exercises near Ukraine. But NATO Secretar y-General Jens Stoltenberg threw cold water on those statements, saying the military organisation does not see any sign that Moscow is decreasing its troop levels in and around Ukraine.

“At the moment, we have not seen any withdrawal of Russian forces,” he said,

before chairing a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels.

“If they really start to withdraw forces, that’s something we will welcome but that remains to be seen.”

Countries in the alliance have also expressed doubt, as have leaders in Ukraine.

Caught between Russia and the West, Ukrainian leaders have repeatedly sought to project calm but

also strength during the crisis.

In a show of resolve, P r e s i d e n t Vo l o d y m y r Zelenskyy declared on Wednesday, tipped by some officials as a possible start for an invasion, a day of national unity.

“To mark the day, demonstrators unfolded a 200-meter (656-foot) national flag at a sports arena in Kyiv. We are united

Ravi in Pakistan is the most polluted river in the world

Hong Kong’s hospitals overwhelmed by huge surge in Covid-19 cases

LAHORE, FEB 16 (PTI): River Ravi in Pakistan is the most polluted river in the world, followed by water bodies in Bolivia and Ethiopia, a US-based r e s e a r c h a c a d e my h a s said, warning that local populations in these areas are exposed to serious risks.

I n i t s s t u d y, t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f Yo r k monitored 1,052 sampling sites along 258 rivers in 104 countries across all continents to quantify the presence of pharmaceutical ingredients - paracetamol, nicotine, caffeine and epilepsy and diabetes drugs - in these ecological environments, the Dawn newspaper reported on Wednesday.

The study concluded that contaminants in surface water posed a threat to e nv i r o n m e n t a l a n d / o r human health in more than a quarter of the studied locations globally - mainly in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and South America. The highest mean cumulative concentration was observed in Lahore, capital of Pakistan’s Punjab province, at 70.8 µg/L, with one sampling site on the Ravi River reaching a maximum cumulative concentration of 189 µg/L. This was followed

by La Paz river in Bolivia (68.9 µg/L mean, 297 µg/L maximum) and the river system in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (51.3 µg/L mean, 74.2 µg/L maximum), according to the study.

LO N D O N, F E B 1 6 (AGENCIES): Hong Kong’s healthcare system has been overwhelmed by a huge surge in Covid-19 cases, with infected patients being treated outside crowded hospitals.

The government has admitted it is struggling to contain the fifth wave of infections, fuelled by Omicron. But it has ruled out a city-wide lockdown.

A record 4,285 new cases were reported on Wednesday, BBC reported.

Chinese President Xi Jinping urged the local leaders to take “all necessary measures”, in a rare intervention.

The comments may signal tighter controls in China’s special administrative region, which pursues a zero Covid policy - but without the strict mass

residents to get vaccinated, w i t h a r e l a t ive ly l ow uptake among the elderly in particular.

President Xi said the Hong Kong government “must mobilise all power and resources to take all necessary measures” to control the outbreak, according to pro-Beijing newspapers Wen Wei Po and Ta Kung Pao. Responding to the m e s s a g e, H o n g Ko n g leader Carry Lam said local authorities would “mobilise all available manpower and resources and adopt all necessary measures” to control the situation.

The work would focus on improving testing capacity, building treatment and isolation facilities, and receiving medical and other supplies from mainland China, she said.

Rescue workers carry the body of a landslide victim in Petropolis, Brazil, Wednesday. (AP/PTI)

the area got 25.8 centimeters (just over 10 inches) of rain within three hours Tuesday -- almost as much as during the previous 30 days combined.

Footage posted on social media showed cars and houses being dragged away by landslides and water swirling through Petropolis and neighboring districts.

“The neighbors came down running and I gave them shelter,” bar owner Emerson Torre, 39, told The Associated Press.

But under torrents of water, the roofing collapsed.

He managed to get his

mother and three other people out of the bar in time, but one neighbor and the person’s daughter were unable to escape.

“It was like an avalanche, it fell all at once.

I’ve never seen anything like it,” Torre said, as rescue helicopters hovered overhead. “Every neighbor has lost a loved one, has lost two, three, four members of the same family, kids.”

Gov. Claudio Castro said on Twitter that he was mustering all heavy machinery belonging to several state secretariats to help dig out the buried area.

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testing and lockdowns seen in mainland China.

More than 10,000 people are waiting to be admitted to hospitals, as experts warn cases could surge to 28,000 daily.

Nine people died from the virus in the past 24 hours, including a three-year old girl, authorities say.

The city of 7.5 million people has confirmed about 26,000 infections since the start of the pandemic and just over 200 deaths, numbers far below other similar sized cities.

But there is rising fatigue among residents who have had to endure tight measures that include the closure of most public venues like pubs, gyms and churches, and severe travel restrictions.

The government has also struggled to persuade

by a desire to happily live in peace,” Zelenskyy said in a video address to the nation.

We can defend our hom e only if we stay united. The Russian military hasn’t given the number of troops or weapons being withdrawn and offered few other details.

And while Russian President Vladimir Putin has signalled he wants a diplomatic path out of the crisis, he hasn’t committed to a full withdrawal.

Putin has emphasised that he did not want war and would rely on negotiations to achieve his key goal of keeping Ukraine from joining NATO. While those comments seemed to change the tenor, Western leaders insisted that the crisis was far from over.

President Joe Biden s a i d o n Tu e s d ay t h a t American officials had not verified Russia’s claim, and British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace also said “it’s too soon to tell” whether the pullback is genuine, noting that the Russians haven’t taken the foot of the gas.

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MOSCOW, FEB 16 (PTI): Russia said on Wednesday that it was returning more troops and weapons to bases, but NATO declared it saw no sign of a drawdown as fears that Moscow could invade Ukraine soon persisted.

Russia has massed about 150,000 troops east, north and south of Ukraine, sparking Western concerns it was planning an attack.

Moscow denies it has any such plans and this week said it was pulling back some forces and weapons, though it gave few details.

Those claims have been met with skepticism from the US and its allies — even as they seemed to lower the temperature following weeks of escalating EastWest tensions.

On Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry released a video showing a trainload of armoured vehicles moving across a bridge away from Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula that Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014.

A day earlier, the ministry reported the start

RIO DE JANEIRO, FEB 16 (AP): The death toll from devastating mudslides and floods that swept through a mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro state has reached 34, according to a statement from local authorities early Wednesday.

After the city of Petropolis was slammed by a deluge on Tuesday, there are fears the number of dead could rise higher as searchers picked through the wreckage. Rosilene Virgilio, 49, was in tears Wednesday as she recalled the pleas for help from a woman she couldn’t save.

“Yesterday there was a woman screaming Help!

Get me out of here!’ But we couldn’t do anything, the water was gushing out, the mud was gushing out,” she told The Associated Press.

“Our city unfortunately is finished.”

The state fire department said late Tuesday that more than 180 soldiers were already working in the stricken region, which saw hundreds of deaths from heavy rainfall in 2011.

The department said

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Heartiest congratulations to :1) Smt. S. ALILA WAI, on being promoted as the Registrar, Directorate of Food & Civil Supplies, Government of Nagaland.

2) Shri TALIREMBA, on being re-designated as the Commissioner & Secretary, Government of Nagaland.

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WINTER GAMES: Hall wins slopestyle gold

Alexander Hall BEIJING, FEB 16 (AGENCIES): Alexander Hall won freestyle skiing gold in the Winter Olympics men’s slopestyle as the USA claimed a one-two on the podium in Beijing.

An opening run score of 90.01 was enough to earn the 23-year-old victory ahead of compatriot Nicholas Goepper.

Goepper posted 86.48 on his second run to take silver, as Sweden’s Jesper Tjader finished in bronze with 85.35.

B r i t a i n’s Ja m e s Woods, fourth at the 2018 Games, pulled out of qualification on Tuesday with a back injury.

Hall, who failed to

qualify for the final at his first Games in 2018, completed his gold medal-winning first run with an innovative double 1080 pretzel.

“It definitely was the best slopestyle run I’ve ever done, mainly because it embodied everything I love about skiing and how I approach skiing,” said Hall.

“I’m really glad that the creativity was able to shine through and that got rewarded,” he added. “I figured I would just give it my all and go all-in right away.”

Slovakia knock out USA in men’s ice hockey

In ice hockey, the USA’s men’s team suffered

a shock quarter-final shootout defeat by Slovakia.

With the match tied at 2-2 following a goalless overtime period, there were seven missed penalties before Slovakia’s Peter Cehlarik beat goalkeeper Strauss Mann - and Andy Miele could not keep the USA’s hopes alive with their final chance.

Slovakia, seeking a first-ever Winter Olympic ice hockey medal, will meet the Russian Olympic Committee, the reigning champions, in the semifinals.

The ROC defeated Denmark 3-1 as they they aim to become the most successful nation in men’s ice hockey with a 10th title.

Finland, bronze medallists in 2018, are semifinalists again after a 5-1 victory over Switzerland, who conceded two late “empty net” goals after taking off their goaltender to put on an extra attacker to try to save the game.

Canada - the joint most successful nation take on Sweden in the other quarter-final match later on Wednesday.

9 Kamila Valieva sample Arif Khan fails HI surprised by Batra’s strong finish men’s missive; to meet IOA chief ‘showed traces of 3 drugs’ toslalom event SPORTS

Kamila Valieva LO N D O N, F E B 1 6 (AGENCIES): Kamila Valieva’s anti-doping sample showed traces of three drugs that can be used to treat heart conditions, according to a New York Times report.

The 15-year-old Russian figure skater is being allowed to compete at Beijing 2022 despite testing positive for banned angina drug trimetazidine.

The report said it also showed hyproxen and LCarnitine, which are not banned.

The combination of substances prompted “a lot of red flags”, United States anti-doping chief Travis Tygart said.

“Those are three substances that are all used for increasing performance,” he told BBC sports editor Dan Roan on the Sports Desk Podcast, explaining they can increase endurance and

reduce fatigue.

The case is ongoing and Valieva has the right to request the testing of her B sample, under World AntiDoping Agency (Wada) rules.

She goes into Thursday’s free skate top of the standings and on track for victory - but if she finished in the top three, there will be no medal or ceremony until her anti-doping case has been concluded.

The medals for the team event, where she helped the Russian Olympic Committee to victory before learning of the failed test, are also on hold for the same reason.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Tuesday that Valieva has argued her positive drugs test was due to contamination with her grandad’s medicine.

Neither the IOC nor Russian Olympic Committee has commented on the report that the Stockholm laboratory that processed the sample had found evidence of three drugs.

In its report, the New York Times cited documents filed in Valieva’s arbitration hearing this week and confirmed by someone who took part in the hearing.

NEW DELHI, FEB 16 (PTI): India’s campaign at the Winter Olympics came to a disappointing end on Wednesday after the country’s lone participant, alpine skier Arif Khan, logged a ‘Did Not Finish’ in the men’s slalom event here.

The 31-year-old from Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir, who had finished 45th in the giant slalom event on Sunday, was unable to complete Run 1 at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre here.

Since Khan, who was making his Winter Olympics debut, was unable to finish Run 1, he won’t be competing in the second run of men’s slalom event.

Only 52 of the 88 starters finished the first run and will compete again in Run 2. Wearing bib no 79, Khan made a decent start, finishing the first intermediate in 14.40s and the second in 34.24s. However, he failed to complete the final section.

Austria’s Johannes Strolz was the fastest skier in Run 1 with a time of 53.92s. The Norwegian duo of Henrik Kristoffersen (53.94s) and Sebastian FossSilevaag (53.98s) were second and third respectively.

NEW DELHI, FEB 16 (PTI): Taken aback by Narinder Batra’s stronglyworded message seeking explanation for the men’s hockey team’s inconsistent show, officials of the national federation will meet the Indian Olympic Association president this week even as a former great expressed surprise at his “interference”.

IOA chief Batra, who also heads the International Hockey Federation (FIH), termed the Indian men’s hockey team’s performance in recent tournaments as “unacceptable,” and asked Hockey India to explain the reasons behind it in a message circulated on Tuesday.

In the strongly-worded communication to HI president Gyanendro Ningombam, secretary general Rajinder Singh and CEO Elena Norman, Batra said he has serious concerns about the team’s performance after the historic bronze at the Tokyo Olympics.

“The letter from Mr Batra caught Hockey India by surprise. After the Olympics, the team played first in the Asian Champions Trophy, where only eight players from the Olympic bronze medal-winning team were a part of the

Narinder Batra squad,” a source in the know of developments told PTI. “The team management tried out reserve players from the core group in the ACT as they had not played any international hockey for the last 2 years.

The team just had a bad match against Japan in the semifinal and failed to defend the title.

“In the second match of the Pro League against France, India dominated but some lapse in concentration cost them.” In his communication, Batra also pointed fingers towards the team management without specifying anything.

Sources said he was not happy with some critical media reports after the loss to France, and HI top officials later reasoned with him.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scores T-20: Diphupar Cricket Club, Flying Rabbits win season-high 50 points for Bucks Tyus Jones scored 27 points as the Memphis Grizzlies made it six wins in a row with a 121-109 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans.

Trae Young scored 41 points, the fifth time he has surpassed 40 points this season, as the Atlanta Hawks edged out the Cleveland Cavaliers 124116.

DIMAPUR, FEB 16 (NPN): Diphupar Cricket Club, Flying Rabbits B. C. C a n d D h a n s i r i CC won their respective matches in the 2nd Champions T-20 Cricket tournament organized by Nagamese Baptist Fellow Chumoukedima at Chumoukedima ground on Wednesday.

In the first match, Diphupar CC beat Jackals United by 3 wickets.

Put into bat, Jack-

als United set the target of 183 runs which was achieved by Diphupar CC in 18 overs. Tutu of Diphupar CC was awarded the man of the match for scoring 59 runs.

In the second match, defending champion flying Rabbits B.C.C beat Kachara XI by 3 runs.

Kachara XI won the toss and elected to ball and restricted the defending champs Flying Rabbits at 107 runs. In reply, Kacha-

ra XI were bowled out for 104 runs. Sardili Bey was named man of the match for scoring 28 runs taking three crucial wickets.

In the last match of the day, Dhansiri CC defeated Bigshots by 18 runs.

Batting first, Dhansiri CC set a huge target of 227 runs. In the run chase, Bigshots CC were bundled at 208. Guttu of Dhansiri CC received the man of the match award for scoring 70 runs.

THURSDAY’S MATCHES Woods XI (B) vs Royal CC (8am) Kohima Hor nbills vs Scarlet Dominators (11am) LSU Seithekema CC vs Walford CC (2pm)

LO N D O N, F E B 1 6 (AGENCIES): Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a season-high 50 points as defending NBA champions the Milwaukee Bucks ended their two-game losing run to beat the Indiana Pacers 128-119.

Giannis claimed 14 rebounds and made 17 of his 21 attempts, while Khris Middleton added 19 points, BBC reported.

It is the first time the Greek has scored 50 points since the Bucks won their first title in 50 years in July.

“It’s a nice feeling to have 50, and you will always remember it,” he said.

Jr ue Holiday also added 14 points and eight assists, while Buddy Hield top scored for Indiana with 36 points.

Elsewhere, Jaylen Brown had 29 points and eight rebounds as the Bos-

ton Celtics cruised past the Philadelphia 76ers 135-87 to earn their ninth consecutive victory.

Brown was ably supported by Jayson Tatum, who added 28 points and 12 rebounds.

Devin Booker scored 26 points and Chris Paul contributed 17 points and 14 assists as the Phoenix Suns beat the Los Angeles Clippers 103-96.

Karl-Anthony Towns made 39 points and 15 rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves recovered from a 13-point fourth quarter deficit to beat the Charlotte Hornets 126-120 in overtime.

The Dallas Mavericks also bounced back from 13 points down to beat the Miami Heat 107-99, with Luka Doncic leading the way with 21 points, 10 rebounds and six assists.

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NEW DELHI, FEB 16 (IANS): The national boxing camps for youth and juniors have resumed in Rohtak and Bhopal, respectively with 98 pugilists reporting at the two centres ahead of the ASBC Asian Youth and Junior Championships, scheduled to take place in Amman, Jordan from February 27 to March 15.

The national camps for all four categories -youth men and women as well as junior boys and girls -- are being conducted for a period of three weeks, from February 8 to 28, and the boxers will be accompanied by the members of coaching and support staff.

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India beat WI by 6 wickets in first T20 ASA 50th sports meet enters day 3

Indian batsman Ishan Kishan plays a shot during the first T20 cricket match between India and West Indies, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, Wednesday. (PTI) Ventakesh Iyer (24 not out) eventually took the team home. Roston Chase (2/14) accounted for two wickets, while Sheldon Cottrell (1/35), Fabian Allen (1/10) picked up one wicket each.

E a r l i e r, N i c h o l a s Pooran, who had fetched a staggering 10.75 crore deal in the IPL mega auction, returned to form with a 43-ball 61 to anchor the innings.

Ravi Bishnoi had a dream debut taking two for 17 in his four overs. Harshal Patel (2/37) also snapped two wickets. Put in to bat first, West Indies were off to a poor start as Bhuvneshwar Kumar dismissed Brandon King to give an early breakthrough. However, the wicket didn’t affect West Indies batters -- Kyle Mayers and Nicholas Pooran -- and

India’s Keshavan among 5 included in Olympians For Life hall of fame

KKR appoint Shreyas Iyer as new captain

BEIJING, FEB 16 (IANS): Indian Winter Olympics pioneer Shiva Keshavan has been inducted into the Olympians For Life hall of fame for his role in promoting the Winter Olympics, winter sports, luge and the spirit of Olympianism.

Keshavan is the first Indian winter-sport participant and second overall after boxer MC Mary Kom to be named Olympian For Life. Mary Kom was inducted in 2016 during the Rio Olympics.

Keshavan, the first Indian to represent the country in Winter Olympics and in luge in 1994, has participated in six Olympics, has won gold in the Asian Luge Cup and also held the Asian speed record.

He was on Tuesday among five Olympians who were inducted into the World Olympians Association’s Olympians For Life hall of fame for the Beijing Winter Olympic Games in an online function.

KO L K ATA , F E B 1 6 (PTI): Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday appointed India batter Shreyas Iyer as their new captain for the upcoming Indian Premier League after having bought him for a whopping Rs 12.25 crore at the recently-concluded mega auction.

Iyer, who had captained Delhi Capitals to their only IPL final back in 2020, was released after the 2021 season and it was an open secret that KKR, who were supposed to replace Eoin Morgan, were in need of a new captain.

“He (Iyer) has impressed one & all as a quality batsman at the highest level & we are confident that he will excel as a leader of Team Kolkata Knight Riders,” KKR CEO Venky Mysore said in a statement. Iyer said he is looking forward to fulfilling the role. “I am extremely honoured to have gotten the opportunity to lead a prestigious team like KKR,” Iyer said.

KOLKATA, FEB 16 (PTI): India defeated West Indies by six wickets in the first T20I here on Wednesday to take a 1-0 lead in the threematch series.

India restricted West Indies to 157 for 7 and then overhauled the target with seven balls to spare, scoring 162 for 4 in 18.5 overs.

Skipper Rohit Sharma gave India a flying start with

a 19-ball 40, while Ishan Kishan made 35 off 42.

Rohit had given his team a flying start before losing his wicket to Roston Chase. West Indies pegged India back with the wickets of Virat Kohli (17), Ishan Kishan (35) and Rishabh Pant (8) but eventually their total was too low to mount a big challenge. Suryakumar Yadav (34 not out) and

Shiva Keshavan The Olympians For L i f e p r o g r a m m e wa s launched by the World Olympians Association in 2016 during the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. As per this programme, five persons that have participated in the Olympics have declared Olympians For Live during every Summer or Winter Olympics since 2016.

Apart from Keshavan, others that were named Olympians For Life for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics are Simidele Adeagbo of Nigeria who participated in the skeleton;

Alain Calmat of France who participated in figure skating; Clara Hughes, a speed skater from Canada and Ben Sandford of New Zealand, who participated in skeleton.

Keshavan is the first and only five-time Olympian to be included on the occasion of the Beijing 2022 Games.

Ke s h ava n wa s i n ducted for his trailblazing achievements and initiatives in grassroots development programmes to grow winter sports within India.

“My experience as an Olympian gave me a great platform to help provide more opportunities for younger generations to get involved with sport. There is a lot of value that Olympians can add to a country’s sporting success post their competitive career. The next ambition of mine is to continue to promote the Winter Games and the Olympian movement in India and the wider Himalayan region,” Keshavan was quoted as saying on the occasion.

they did some incredible hitting to shift the momentum in the visitors’ favour. Yuzvendra Chahal, who was brought into the attack and immediately produced an opportunity for India to pick a wicket but there was an error in judgment from the debutant Ravi Bishnoi at the boundary line. Nevertheless, Chahal dismissed Mayers in the same over, trapping the batter in front of the wicket.

Thereafter, the duo of Nicholas Pooran and Roston Chase took calculative risks and managed to hit a few boundaries and took West Indies to 71/2 after 10 overs. The scoreline soon became 74/4 after 11 overs as debutant Ravi Bishnoi bagged two wickets in the same over- dismissing Chase (4) and Rovman Powell (2).

Though wickets were falling at regular intervals, Pooran continued his counter-attacking knock and tried to hold up the West Indies.

BRIEF SCORES: West Indies: 157 for 7 in 20 overs (Nicholas Pooran 61; Ravi Bishnoi 2/17, Harshal Patel 2/37) India: 162 for 4 in 18.5 overs (Rohit Sharma 40, Ishan Kishan 35, Suryakumar Yadav 34 not out; Roston Chase 2/14).

Volleyball match at Tsiesema Village ground on Wednesday. (NP)) Correspondent

KOHIMA, FEB 16 (NPN): Day three of the ongoing 50th Angami Sports Association (ASA) meet saw games including volleyball, football and other indoor events conducted.

In the men’s sepaktakraw, Western Angami Youth Organization (WAYO) emerged as the champion after defeating Northern Angami Sports Association (NASA) in the final match.

In the women’s categor y of sepaktakraw, Chakhroma Youth Organization (CYO) beat Southern Angami Sports

NEW DELHI, FEB 16 (PTI): The Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Wednesday announced it has appointed 398 coaches at various levels across 21 disciplines to prepare for important tournaments including the Paris and Los Angeles Olympics.

The new batch of coaches and assistant coaches has a host of eminent names, including Asian Games gold medallist rower Bajrang Lal Thakar. He joins as rowing coach.

Commonwealth Championship gold medallist grappler Shilpi Sheoran joins as an assistant coach in wrestling, while Olympian Jincy Phillip will serve as an athletics coach.

Pugilist Pranamika Borah, multiple medallist in leading international championships, joins as a boxing coach.

“The recruitment comes in the wake of the effort of the Ministry of Youth Affairs of Sports to provide 360 degree support to athletes as they prepare for important national and international competitions,

(L-R): Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring a goal. Raheem Sterling scores his side fifth goal. with a clean sheet knowing that would have them in the driving seat with the away goals rule scrapped.

But it must be much more positive in search of a win in the return on March 9 if it wants to end PSG’s dream of a first continental crown. The record 13time champion had keeper Courtois to thank with the Belgian diving low to his left to save Messi’s powerfully struck penalty just after the hour.

Former Barcelona star Messi was otherwise quiet against his old rivals though did set up Mbappe with a

superb first-half pass only for Courtois to save.

Mbappe was denied by an even better Courtois parry from his sharp turn and shot after the break and won the penalty by tricking Dani Carvajal into a reckless challenge.

Neymer returned from injury off the bench just after the missed spot-kick and took until four minutes into added time to inspire the winner. His flick still left Mbappe with plenty to do and he finished calmly after evading two defenders.

Mbappe has been widely linked with a sum-

mer switch to Real when his PSG contract expires and his magnificent display is unlikely to have dampened enthusiasm for the switch in Madrid.

Manchester City run riot

Manchester City ran riot in a 5-0 away thrashing of Portuguese side Sporting, with Bernardo Silva scoring twice as Pep Guardiola’s team all but sealed their place in the Champions League quarter-finals.

The English champions were simply unstoppable as they tore apart their stunned hosts in the Jose Alvalade Stadium and

by a single lone.

The much awaited seniors wrestling will be held at Khuochiezie (local ground) on Friday, February 18 from 9 a.m. onwards.

A total of 60 wrestlers, 15 each from all the four units would be vying for the coveted title which carries a cash prize of Rs 2 lakh for the winner.

The second position holder will receive a cash prize of Rs 1.2 lakh, third position Rs 80,000 and fourth position Rs 50,000.

All the quarter finalists including the best tactic would each receive Rs 10,000.

SAI appoints coaches in preparation of Olympics

including Olympic 2024, 2028,” a sports ministry release said.

Of the total number of 398, 101 coaches are joining on deputation from PSUs and other government bodies.

“I am happy that a number of ex-athletes who have competed at the highest international level of competition and won medals have applied for these posts and have been selected,” Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said.

“Their (the ex-international athletes) inclusion in the system will mean that besides training athletes in the sport itself, they will be able to train them for mental toughness which is the key to success when com-

CL: Mbappe goal earns win for PSG; City crushes Sporting 5-0

LO N D O N, F E B 1 6 (AGENCIES): Kylian Mbappe overshadowed teammate Lionel Messi to strike deep into extra time to earn Paris Saint-Germain a deserved 1-0 win over Real Madrid in the first leg of its Champions League last 16 clash Tuesday.

Substitute Neymar made the goal with a backheel and Mbappe slipped the ball under Thibaut Courtois, who had previously looked unbeatable.

PSG dominated throughout against a Real side who appeared happy to return home to Madrid

Association (SASA) to emerge as the winner. In the men and women volleyball, NASA and SASA made it to the finals which would be played on Thursday.

While other indoor games including badminton and table tennis were conducted at State Indoor Stadium. In the football league matches played at Tsiesema Village ground, CYO and SASA both drew blank in the first match.

WAYO and NASA both scored one each in the second match.

In the third match CYO beat WAYO 2-1.

While in the fourth match NASA beat SASA

the tie was as good as over by halftime. Riyad Mahrez opened the scoring after seven minutes with a goal initially ruled out but allowed after a VAR check, before Silva almost broke the net with a stunning halfvolley after 17 minutes to open his account.

Mahrez then set up Phil Foden for a tap-in and Silva made it 4-0 just before halftime after being picked out by Raheem Sterling, with Sporting’s defence all at sea. There was no let-up after the break and former Benfica player Silva had a hat-trick goal ruled out for

offside before Sterling made it 5-0 with a superb curler before the hour mark.

City could have added more to their tally on a night in which they made a huge statement in their bid to go one better than last season when they lost to Chelsea in the final. Kevin De Bruyne looked offside as he set up Mahrez for the opener, and City did not even celebrate as the linesman’s decision appeared clear cut, only for VAR to rule that the goal should stand.

The strike was the Algerian’s 10th in his last 11 Champions League appearances, and soon enough it was two as Silva hammered home off the underside of the crossbar. The defending from Sporting – playing their first Champions League last-16 tie in 13 years – left much to be desired as Foden poked home the third, unchallenged, before Silva’s second, via a deflection, caused more frustration on the Jose Alvalade terraces. It was a matter of how many more City would get in the second half and Sterling scored the goal of the night, curling into the net from 25 metres for his 150th club career goal.

peting at the world stage.”

Speaking about what he looks forward to in the new assignment, Thakar, an Arjuna awardee, said, “I am grateful to the Sports Authority of India for giving me a chance to give back to sports as a coach especially at a time when water sports in India has a great chance of making an impact at international competitions.

“I am training the team for the Asian Games and I am confident that by fielding athletes in maximum number of disciplines we will be able to add to the country’s medal tally in the upcoming Asian Games.”

Thakar added that water sports in India has got an added push with

SAI’s National Centers of Excellence in Jagatpura and Alleppey which are world class infrastructure for water sports training.

There are four Arjuna Awardees, a Dhyanchand and Dhronacharya awardee each among those who have been selected for the positions.

Besides ex-international athletes, those who have completed their Diploma in Sports Coaching from NSNIS Patiala or a recognized Indian or foreign University have also been inducted.

Several SAI coaches who were previously on contract, but whose contracts had ended, have been recruited back in service, as per their eligibility.

BCCI wants ‘collective vision’ as work on new NCA facility begins

BENGALURU, FEB 16 (IANS): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will be hoping the new National Cricket Academy (NCA), whose foundation stone was laid by secretary Jay Shah on February 14, will nurture talent and support the growing cricket ecosystem, as the country’s players continue to bring back laurels -- the latest being the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup triumph in the Caribbean.

While laying the foundations stone in Bengaluru, Shah also said that only a “collective vision” will see Indian cricket rise to new heights. “Laid the foundation stone for @BCCI’s new NCA. It is our collective vision to have a Centre of Excellence which nurtures talent and supports the cricket ecosystem in

India,” tweeted Shah.

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly also posted images of the proposed facility, which will become not just the country’s but the world’s biggest cricketnurturing facility once it is completed.

The BCCI had invited bids for turnkey design build construction services last year through a tender process.

Among the things proposed at the new facility are a 16,000 square feet gymnasium, 40 practice pitches, including 20 having floodlight facility, 243 rooms of varying sizes, and an open-air theatre.

According to the NCA blueprint, these and many other world-class facilities, such as indoor training facility comprising futsal, squash, badminton, basketball, tennis, cycling track and temperaturecontrolled pool.

Ancillary provisions such as pharmacy, courier-dispatch facility, bank, ATM, salon, tuck shops will also come up on a 40acre land in Devanahalli Taluk, near the Bengaluru international airport.

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