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Fresh snowfall, rain; NSDMA issues weather alert

(L) People enjoying the scenic background of Dzükou valley from base camp (R) and snow-covered slope at Luvishe village on Monday. (Pics: Viraseto Neikha and Vikily Zhimo)

DIMAPUR/KOHIMA, FEB 21 (NPN): Several parts of Nagaland on Monday experienced snowfall and rain as temperature dipped below 5°C. Several places in Kohima, Kiphire, Phek and Zunheboto districts experienced snowfall as people thronged the areas. Images and video clips of snowfall in Luvishe village and many other villages under Aghunato sub-division and Satoi range in Zunheboto district; the picturesque views of Dzükou base camp and parts of Viswema under

Kohima; Mt. Saramati area, Thanamir and in Seyochung area in Kiphire and Pfutsero in Phek district were doing the rounds in social media.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday predicted more rain and snowfall in many States in the next few days.

Weather alert: Meanwhile, as per an update issued by Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA) in coordination with Regional Meteorological Centre, Guwahati, the weather across Nagaland is expected to

State logs 6 fresh Covid-19 cases

Govt approves `13,020 cr for border management plan up to 2025-26

DIMAPUR, FEB 21 (NPN): Nagaland on Monday recorded six fresh Covid-19 positive cases while no deaths were reported in the last 24 hours. Of the fresh cases, three were from Dimapur, two in Mokokchung and one in Peren, taking the total caseload to 35363.

Further, a total of 1437172 persons had been inoculated against Covid-19 (811544 1st dose & 625628 2nd dose) while 20885 received thier booster dose.

Altogether, 70523 teens had been vaccinated (56736 1ts dose and 13787 2nd dose).

P T I : I n d i a l o g ge d 16,051 new cases, taking the tally to 4,28,38,524, while the death toll climbed to 5,12,109 with 206 fresh fatalities, Health ministry stated.

NEW DELHI, FEB 21 (PTI): The government has approved Rs 13,020 crore for the continuation of the central sector umbrella scheme of Border Infrastructure and Management (BIM) during the 15th Finance Commission cycle from 2021-22 to 2025-26.

The decision will strengthen infrastructure for improving border management, policing and guarding, an official statement said.

The Ministry of Home Affairs under the guidance of Union Home Minister Amit Shah is committed to improving border infrastructure and management, it said.

experience patchy rainfall up till Monday and will clear up from Tuesday.

NSDMA said there could be partly cloudy sky with dry and sunny weather over the State between February 22 and 25. The temperature during both day and night was expected to increase marginally during this period.

However, rainfall activity was expected to make a comeback around February 26 but for a short duration, which would be light and scattered and was not expected to have major im-

The Border Infrastructure and Management scheme will help in the creation of infrastructure such as border fence, border flood lights, technological solutions, border roads and border outposts (BOPs) and company operating bases to secure India’s borders with Pakistan, Bangladesh, China, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar.

India’s border with Pakistan is 3,323 km long, including about 775 km of the Line of Control.

The length of border is 4,096 km with Bangladesh, 3,488 km with China, 1,751 km with Nepal, 699 km with Bhutan, 1,643 km with Myanmar.

pact. Districts like Peren, Kohima, Phek and Kiphire were expected to experience scattered rainfall at few places around February 25, the release added.

According to NSDMA, some places in Kohima district are expected to experience a minimum temperature of 0°C with a maximum temperature of 11°C, while those in Phek are expected to experience a minimum and maximum temperature of 0°C and 12°C respectively. These are expected to be 0°C and 18°C respectively in Zunheboto,

Officials said as part of the strategy to secure the borders as also to create infrastructure in the border areas of the country, the government has been taking many initiatives that include expeditious construction of fencing, floodlighting and roads along its borders with Bangladesh, Pakistan and Myanmar, and construction of strategic roads along its borders with China, Nepal and Bhutan.

The Central government has also deployed hi-tech electronic surveillance equipment along the international borders and constructed additional border outposts.

Corbevax gets emergency use nod for 12-18 age group HYDERABAD, FEB 21 (IANS): Vaccine manufacturer Biological E. Ltd on Monday announced that its Covid-19 vaccine Corbevax has received emergency use authorisation (EUA) from India's drug regulator for the 12 to 18-year age group.

According to the Hyderabad-based firm, Corbevax is India's first indigenously developed Receptor Binding Domain (RBD) protein subunit vaccine against Covid-19.

The Drugs Controller General of India had already approved Corbevax

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for restricted use in emergency situation among adults on December 28, 2019. BE received approval for restricted use in an emergency situation in adolescents aged 12 to less than 18 years based on interim results (of the ongoing phase 2/3 clinical study).

Biological E. managing director Mahima Datla said that the development would help extend the reach of the vaccine to the age group of 12 to 18 years.

"We truly believe that with this approval, we are even more closer to finishing

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site staff who have extended their support during the last several months.

Last September, BE received approval to conduct a Phase 2/3 clinical trial on Corbevax in children and adolescents aged 5 to 18 years.

Based on the no-objection certificate, BE initiated the clinical study in October 2021 and evaluated the available safety and immunogenicity results of the ongoing phase 2/3 study, which indicated that the vaccine is safe and immuno(Cont’d on p-8) genic.

0°C and 14°C respectively in Kiphire and 2°C and 16°C respectively in Tuensang.

These were some of the districts where extreme changes in weather phenomena had been, the update noted.

NSDMA urged the public to be vigilant and not to take shelter under large trees and near river banks to prevent unnecessary risk to life from lightning and flash flood. It also requested all District DDMAs and other line departments to be on alert to save lives and properties during this period.

SPORTS, PAGE 12

Hindi Teachers fulfill all criteria: ANHTU

Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, FEB 21 (NPN): Close on the heels of the statement made by Adviser school education department K. Tokugha Sukhalu that centre had frozen funds for Hindi Teachers since most did not fulfill the required eligibility, the All Nagaland Hindi Teachers’ Union (ANHTU) maintained that a total of 1379 Hindi teachers were recruited under CentrallySponsored Scheme (CSS) after fulfilling the criteria through both written and oral examinations in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

ANHTU president Ruchunlo Tep asserted that since the Hindi Teachers were recruited only after fulfilling all criteria they were therefore eligible.

Speaking to Nagaland Post over the phone, Tep advertisement for recruitment was done on January 10,2012 after cabinet decision which mentioned the eligi-bility criteria of either under graduate or graduate for various posts.

Pegasus Row: SCappointed committee submits interim report NEW DELHI, FEB 21 (AGENCIES): The expert committee appointed to look into the Pegasus row-- where Israeli spyware was allegedly used to snoop on politicians, journalists, judges and government officials-- has sought more time to complete its investigation. Sources said the panel, headed by Justice (Retd) Raveendran, has already submitted its interim report in the Supreme Court, which is likely consider it on February 23.

The top court had appointed the committee in October last year amid a huge political furore, saying the state will “not get a free pass” every time national security is raised and the court will not remain a “mute spectator”.

So far, at least 13 people -- including journalists N Ram, Siddharth Varadarajan and Paranjoy Guha Thakurta -- have deposed before the committee.

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Regular Intl flights likely from Mar 15 NEW DELHI, FEB 21 (PTI): Regular international flights are likely to resume from March 15 and will follow the standard operating procedures effective at airports for arrivals and departure, government sources said on Monday.

Given the consistent decline in Covid cases, a decision on resuming scheduled international flights has almost been arrived at by the Aviation ministry. However, no official announcement has been made by the DGCA, it said.

Out of 1379 posts, 1312 posts were vacant for undergraduate teachers and 67 posts for graduate teachers.

He pointed out that for undergraduate teacher, the eligibility criteria was PU/HSSLC/diploma or its equivalent in Hindi at 45% mark from any recognized university/board (from Hindi medium of instruction).

For graduate teachers’ eligibility was graduated or its equivalent in Hindi with 45% mark from any recognized University/ institution for graduate posts (from Hindi medium instruction).

On the adoption of National Council for Teachers Education (NCTE) norms, Tep mentioned that the adoption of the norms was made in the year 2017, and at the time of appointing the 1379 CSS Hindi teachers NCTE norms was not adopted.

After adoption of NCTE norms, he said the state government announced a five-year relax-

ation period (2022-2027), for the untrained Hindi teachers to undergo training and fulfill the NCTE criteria.

Later Nagaland Post interacted with some Hindi teachers, who spoke on condition of anonymity as they feared punitive action by the government.

The teachers said they were appointed after fulfilling all criteria but have not been paid salary since the past four months. They said this was a feature 2015.

Another undergraduate teacher remarked “At present, the state has only one training centre for Hindi, Central Institute of Hindi (CIH) located at half Nagarjan, Dimapur”.

T h e U G Te a c h e r claimed that he has not been selected to undergo training de-spite having applied four times and despite the school education department issuing orders on teachers to undergo the training.

Another graduate Hindi teacher who underwent (Cont’d on p-8)

ZRSU serves 15-day deadline on DoSE to put an end to proxy teaching in Zbto DIMAPUR, FEB 21 (NPN): Zunheboto Range Students’ Union (ZRSU) has served a 15-day deadline on Department of School Education (DoSE) to completely eradicate the malpractice of proxy teaching in government schools in Zunheboto district headquarters.

In a representation to Zunheboto sub-divisional education officer (SDEO) on Monday, ZRSU ZRSU president Gihuka K Zhimo and general secretary Ito S Chophy warned that it would chart its own course of action if the department failed to act within this timeframe and would be held fully responsible in case of failure to curb the issue.

Meanwhile, asking government teachers in Zunheboto town and Zunheboto area to stop the malpractice of keeping proxy teachers, ZRSU in a press release warned of initiating stringent measures against those

teachers who only enjoyed their salary without any effort of providing quality education to students. It announced of going to any extent to make sure that the unethical practice was eradicated from the society.

While appreciating the role of School Education department for development of education sector, ZRSU also expressed astonishment and anguish over the inability of the department to remove the ill-practice of proxy teachers.

Despite repeated appeal and request, the union regretted that the department did not take any positive step to curtail the issue of government teachers keeping proxy teachers.

With the availability of many professionally-trained teachers awaiting recruitment, it also demanded those unwilling to serve in schools should be removed to pave way for those willing to serve with dedication.

Boards 2022: SC to hear plea against offline exams NEW DELHI, FEB 21 (PTI): Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list for hearing a plea seeking cancellation of offline physical board examinations for classes 10 and 12 to be held

by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and other several boards this year.

A bench comprising Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justices AS Bopanna and Hima Kohli took note of the submissions of a lawyer seeking early listing of the plea saying that the physical examination

should not be conducted due to the Covid pandemic situation.

“This is regarding classes 10 and 12 Board examinations. Physical examination should not be held due to the pandemic,” lawyer Prashant Padmanabhan said. “Let the

matter go before a bench of Justice AM Khanwilkar,” the bench said.

The lawyer mentioned the plea filed by one Anubha Shrivastava Sahai, an activist, seeking directions to CBSE and other education boards which have proposed to hold board examinations offline for classes 10 and 12.

The plea has also sought a direction to the education boards for devising alternative modes of assessment. CBSE has decided to conduct term two board exams for classes 10 and class 12 from April 26.

Russia-Ukraine crisis: Putin mulls independence of separatist Ukraine regions Says ‘no prospects’ for peace plan to end Ukraine conflict

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our global fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. Once fully vaccinated, children can resume their activities and educational pursuits in schools and colleges without any apprehension," she said.

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M O S C O W, F E B 2 1 (AGENCIES): Russian President Vladimir Putin convened top officials Monday to consider recognising the independence of Russiabacked separatist regions in eastern Ukraine.

The meeting of the presidential Security Council comes amid Western fears that Russia could in-

vade Ukraine any moment, using skirmishes in eastern Ukraine as a pretext for an attack. Putin said that he no longer felt that a key 2015 plan agreed with France, Germany and Kyiv would be able to resolve Ukraine's separatist conflict.

“We understand that there are no prospects” for the implementation of the 2015 Minsk peace accords, agreed in the capital of Belarus to end fighting between Ukraine's army and proMoscow rebels in the east his security council. Putin were using Moscow's feud of the country, Putin told warned that Western powers with Ukraine to threaten

Russia's own security and said he was considering recognising the independence of two breakaway Russianbacked regions.

Openly backing the separatist regions of Donetsk and Lugansk in eastern Ukraine would effectively put to an end an already shaky peace plan and dramatically increase the likelihood of an all-out Russian invasion. Putin’s statement follows televised statements by separatist leaders, who pleaded with Putin to recognise them as independent

states and sign friendship treaties envisaging military aid to protect them from what they described as the ongoing Ukrainian military offensive..

The Kremlin initially signalled its reluctance to make the move that would effectively shatter a 2015 peace deal for easter n Ukraine that marked a major diplomatic coup for Moscow, requiring Ukrainian authorities to offer a broad self-rule to the rebel regions.

Russia’s military said on Monday that troops and

border guards had prevented a “diversionary reconnaissance” group from breaching Russia’s border from Ukrainian territory and that five people had been killed, Russian news agencies reported.

Ukraine rejected the report, calling it “fake news”, and said no Ukrainian forces were present in the Rostov region where the incident was alleged to have taken place. Interfax cited the Russian military as saying that Ukrainian armed vehicles had been destroyed.

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NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Training of FOCT on palm cultivation underway LVC, LVSU celebrate golden jubilee

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DIMAPUR, FEB 21 (NPN): Department of horticulture, Dimapur oranised a six-day training of Friends of Coconut Tree (FOCT) on palm cultivation and plant protection, registered under the Coconut Development Board (CDB), which got underway at Green Park, State Horticulture Nursery (SHN) here, Monday.

The programme was chaired by district horticulture officer (DHO) Temsu Longkumer where he briefed about Coconut Development Board (CDB) under which there were four schemes including area expansion, laying out of demonstration plot,

Beneficiaries after receiving the climbing devices on Monday. (NP) replanting and rejuvenation, and organic manual unit.

During the technical session, demonstration on palm climbing was conducted by SHN incharge Alemtemsu where he demonstrated on how

to climb palm tree with the help of climbing device which would help farmers in terms of output, safety, comfort and ease of operation.

It was highlighted that the safety aspects of climbing device were of

great importance as climbing coconut trees involved considerable risks to the workers.

In tree climbing, he explained that the psychological safety factors during sitting, standing, handling and guiding the unit along

the trunk of the tree affected the performance of the worker.

Necessary technical and ergonomic interventions have been made in the existing coconut tree climbing device to increase the productivity and work output of user group, which would ultimately lead to the productivity in economic terms, he further informed.

During the train ing programme, coconut climbing devices were also handed to selected beneficiaries.

Earlier, a yoga session was conducted by MPT Dr. Bonikalo Achumi and vote of thanks was proposed

by SHN in-charge, Alemtsemsu.

KIPHIRE: Langzanger Village Council (LVC) and Langzanger Village Students Union (LVSU) celebrated their golden jubilee on February 16 and 17 at Langzanger village.

Gracing the golden jubilee celebration as special guest, minister for Soil & Water Conservation, Geology & Mining, NSMDC Ltd, V. Kashiho Sangtam inaugurated the newly constructed public ground which was sponsored by the minister to Langzanger village as a gift on successfully implementation clean election during the 2018 general election.

Addressing the gathering, the minister lauded Langzanger village for being the first village in the

entire district to take a stand against the practice of unethical election.

He said what Langzanger village had done should be an eye opener and must be emulated by other villages for good governance and all-round development for the growth of society.

He stated that during the 2018 general election, Langzanger village did not allow any candidates to campaign or spend any resources in the village but all expenses were incurred by voters themselves as part of the clean election campaign.

Urging upon the gathering to take the example of Langzanger village he said when the election system

was transparent, leaders would focus on development issue and work more efficiently.

It may be mentioned that Langzanger Village Council was awarded for its clean election by the state government with certificate and cash during the cabinet meeting held at Okhe Village in Kiphire district in 2018, which was handed over by Kiren Rijiju.

During the programme EAC, Moa also donated bike to Langzanger Village Council for conducting a clean election.

Meanwhile, Langzanger Village Students Union Library was also inaugurated by SMO, district hospital Kiphire, Dr. Tiakhala Walling.

Govt observation home building inaugurated Sarah R. Ritse urges stakeholders to help juveniles become responsible citizens

Distribution programme of Aerobio under Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) was held at DMC office on February 19. Additional deputy commissioner (ADC) Dimapur, Temsuwati handed over the products to the colony chairmen and GBs.

CS holds review meet with urban development, municipal affairs

DIMAPUR: Chief secretary (CS) of Nagaland, J Alam, IAS held a departmental review meeting with AHoDs and HoDs of urban development and municipal affairs in the conference Hall of the chief secretary, Kohima, on Saturday.

According to a DIPR report, CS stated that both urban development and municipal affairs were important departments for the state government and carried huge responsibilities.

He said that with a lot of welfare projects under their supervision, both departments had the opportunity to help people in the state benefit from the

schemes.

Alam also called upon the departments to plan for the future and come up with innovative ideas for the successful implementation of the welfare schemes.

He further encouraged the departments to continue to work for the people with dedication, enthusiasm and bring laurel to the state.

During the meeting, the department officials gave a PowerPoint presentation of the department’s activities including development programmes and welfare schemes, innovative practices, establishment matters and other

issues related to the departments. The department highlighted the meeting on various welfare schemes and projects of the state government and central government being implemented and monitored by the department such as the Swachh Bharat Mission, AMRUT, PM SVANidhi, PMAY (Housing for All) etc.

The meeting also deliberated on how to implement the welfare projects properly so that beneficiaries can benefit from them.

Challenges and other issues were also discussed.

DIMAPUR: The newly constructed government observation home, Longleng at Bahok ward was inaugurated by commissioner and secretary to the government of Nagaland, Social Welfare department and chairman, Child Protection Services, Sarah R. Ritse on February 17, in the presence of additional director, Social Welfare department and society director of Child Protection Services, A. Tosheli Zhimomi.

According to a DIPR report, while speaking at the inaugural programme, Sarah R. Ritse said that Longleng was the third district in Nagaland to have constructed the building for the government observation home for the juvenile.

The building would house juveniles in conflict with the law during the pendency of a case, she informed and encouraged the District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) and all stakeholders to work together and mentor the juveniles to become decent and responsible citizens.

The programme was attended by commissioner and secretary to the governor, T. Mhabemo Yanthan, DC Longleng, M. Shayung Phom, assistant director, Social Welfare department, K. Wango Langsym, JMFC and principal magistrate

Sarah R. Ritse along with stakeholders at the inaugural programme of government observation home building. (DIPR) of JJB Longleng, Holika Sukhalu and others.

The programme was chaired by superintendent of observation home Longleng Kezevinuo Thepa.

Sakhi-OSC buildings inaugurated in Tsg, Phek

Commissioner and secretary to the government of Nagaland, Social Welfare department & administrator, NSSWB, Sarah R. Ritse inaugurated the Sakhi-One Stop Center (OSC) Tuensang in the presence DC Tuensang, Kumar Ramnikant and others on February 18.

Sarah appreciated the district administration for

the successful completion of OSC buildings in the district. She encouraged the gathering that the OSC facility did not belong to social welfare alone but was a collective property of stakeholders involved in helping women in distress irrespective of departments.

The OSC would play a pivotal role in facilitating the much-needed services to the concerned section of society, she said.

Sarah also advised the people of Tuensang to cooperate with the district administration and OSC so that the district would function at its best.

Meanwhile, state resource center for women also delivered a speech of appreciation for the collective effort of the district administration and the responsible department for successfully materialising the dream of OSC. Later, SDO (C) & nodal officer, Sakhi-OSC Tuensang, Shelly Katiry shared a report of the construction in brief.

Earlier, the programme was chaired by centre administrator Sakhi-OSC Tuensang, Chulongla, DC Tuensang, Kumar Ramnikant delivered the welcome address while dedication of

OSC building was done by executive secretary CBLT, Rev. Achu.

Meanwhile, Sakhi-One Stop Centre (OSC) building was inaugurated in Phek by commissioner & secretary, Social Welfare, Sarah R. Ritse on February 19.

According to a DIPR report, while speaking on the occasion, Sarah acknowledged the department for completing the project with a small amount and expressed gratitude to the administration and police department for their services. She called on the civil societies to join hands for the success of the programmes.

Earlier, Sarah also unveiled the plaque and inaugurated the building.

A short speech was delivered by state resource center for women, Nagaland and Phek deputy commissioner (DC), Razouvolie Dozo. In their speeches, they congratulated the department for having a stop center for needy children.

Earlier, the programme was chaired by Phek EAC, Wetsho Lasushe and dedicatory prayer was said by Bible Hill Baptist Phek Town, associate pastor women, Zuhlhutalu Hoshi.

OBITUARY

3rd dEATH ANNIVErSArY OF OUr MOST BELOVEd FATHEr

LT. NEILASA KIEWHUO

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Many who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake to everlasting life.

Daniel 12:2 Loving Wife, Children, Grandchildren & Relatives

We would like to give thanks to all those who stood with us during the prolonged sickness and demise of Late B. Tajungkhumba Ao (Mopungchuket) on 16th February 2022.

May our Almighty God bless each one and all abundantly. dp-844/22

Loving Wife, Children & Relatives

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We, the bereaved family of Lt. L.K Sukhiam, would like to extent our sincere and deepest gratitude to all the individuals and well wishers who stood by us physically, emotionally, financially and spiritually throughout his illness till he left us for our Heavenly abode on 20th Feb 2022.We deeply regret our inability to thank each and everyone throughout this column. But it is our humble prayer that Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

We also would like to express our gratitude to:1. Command Hospital Pune (Southern Command) 2. Military Hospital Kolkata (Eastern Command) 3. ARCH Shokhuvi 4. 13th A/R Imphal 5. Naga Group of 13th A/R 6. 45th A/R Noklak 7. Shri H. Haiying Advisor, Printing and Stationary, Prison Loving Wife, Son & Relatives k-350/22 K Y M C

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NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2022

‘International Mother Language Day’ celebrated across Nagaland

Dimapur Watsü Telongjem presenting a song at the programme on Monday. Guest Students participating in the activities organised by the B e n d a n g y a l a J a m i r Phinjem editorial board, Dr. Albert G. Erdican, husband speaker Dr. Pangersenla Walling (Inset). (NP) college on Monday. (NP) speaking at the programme. of late Achilla Imlong (3rd-R) and CLB chairman (4th-R).

DIMAPUR: Dimapur Ao Lanur Telongjem (DALT) in collaboration with Dimapur Watsü Telongjem (DWT) celebrated International Mother Language Day (IMLD) at Dimapur Ao Baptist Church (DABA), here, on Monday.

Addressing the gathering as guest speaker, Dr. Pangersenla Walling said that multilingual learning was for two purposes, “integrative” and “instrumental”.

She explained that learning a language for work related purpose or job acquirement was known as instrumental linguistic while integrative linguistic meant wanting to become a member of that language speaking group.

On learning of multilingual through grammar translation method, she said that this method was still present in the state and that Hindi and English languages were taught through this method.

In the context of the state, Dr. Pangersenla however noted that in the olden days, pronunciation and use of intonation were not taught and people born before the 1990s’ faced the challenge of speaking Eng-

lish although they understood it.

Stressing on the topic, “Using technology for multilingual learning: Challenges and opportunities”, she said that researchers had claimed that kids who grew up watching televisions would have better advantage, knowledge and understanding on their educational career in terms of multilingual learning She said that researchers also claimed that these kids get used to speaking and understanding multilingual even before attending schools.

In this regard, she pointed out that kids were better at understanding and speaking multiple languages not because of the method of teaching but because of the growth of technology.

She further stressed that “globalization” could not be ignored and added that it was through globalization that people were able to learn multiple languages easily.

On the challenges of learning languages through technology, she said that it was not enough to learn only a language without learning the culture and tradition of the specific native speaker.

NSCN(K)-Niki mourns

Tiameren Chang takes charge as ADC Pughoboto

DIMAPUR: NSCN (K)Niki group has condoled the demise of its tatar Kümjuba Chang, who passed away on February 18.

MIP said that late Kümjuba joined the national service in 1993 and till his last breath, served the nation with utmost sincerity and dedication. His selfless service for the nation shall be always cherished and honoured, it said. The group conveyed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members.

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DIMAPUR: Pughoboto Sub-Divisional Planning and Development Board (SDPDB) held its monthly meeting and reception programme for additional deputy commissioner (ADC), Pughoboto, Tiameren Chang in the DB court hall on Monday.

According to a DIPR re por t, the board and Aphuyemi public welcomed the new ADC and assured that the people would extend their cooperation.

SDPO Pughoboto, Aketo Chisho also said the new initiatives would bring more developments and benefit the people of the area.

In his speech, Tiameren Chang sought for co-

Citing the example of Japan which dedicated its resources to learn English language though apps and later signed up for exchange students, Dr. Pangersenla pointed out that learning multiple languages from native speakers had more advantages.

It may be mentioned that a pilot survey was conducted by Dr. Pangersenla in Mokokchung among a group of 100 people including students and elders where she put up three questions of which one question read as “Which subject would you learn out of the four, Alternative English, Ao, Hindi or Korean?”

In this she said that 65% opted for English for the purpose of acquiring work, 20% for Korean as they admired the culture of Korea, 10% opted for Hindi, while only 5 % opted for Ao and that the remaining 95% said that Ao language learnt in the Church was “more than enough.”

In this regard, she lamented that within 25 years, Ao language was severely in danger of extinction if the same continued.

Meanwhile, dwelling on why IMTD was celebrated, convener, DALT Lit-

ADC Pughoboto Tiameren Chang speaking at the SDPDB meeting on Monday. (DIPR)

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WEATHER FORECAST FEBRUARY 22

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Agartala Hazy sun

30 13

Aizawl

Nice with some sun

23 7

Guwahati Mostly sunny and nice

26 10

Hazy sun

23 6

Imphal

Itanagar Sunny

20 9

Shillong

Sunny to partly cloudy

16 4

Kohima

Cool with plenty of sunshine

17 5

Dimapur Mostly sunny and comfortable 24 10 Mkg

Mostly sunny

19 6

Tuensang Partly sunny and cold

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Zunheboto Mostly sunny and cool

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NDRF and SDRF personnel carrying out mock rescue drill exercise on Monday. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), Mokokchung under the aegis of Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA) on Monday organised the mock drill exercise in Mokokchung.

According to a DIPR report, simulating the effect of an 8.5 magnitude earthquake at 10 a.m., the exercise was carried out at Mayangnokcha Government Higher Secondary School (MGHSS).

The exercise began with drop hold cover and evacuation of students and informing the responsi-

erature Board, Supu Jamir narrated the story of how five people from Bangladesh (Erstwhile known as East Pakistan) were killed and several hundreds injured when they agitated against the present Pakistan who had declared Urdu language to be the official language of Pakistan.

He informed that February 21 was declared as International Mother Language Day by UNESCO in 1999 and had been observed throughout the world since February 21, 2000.

It may be mentioned that Supu Jamir also released a book, titled “Ao Oshi Süiren”, authored by C Walu Walling.

Earlier, the programme was chaired by T Lanuwapang and Lanusenla Imsong and invocation was said by pastor, Indisen Ao Baptist Church, Rev Dr. Temjen Ozüküm.

In the opening ceremony, DWT presented a group song, while highlights of the programme included poem by DABA Christian Education Ministry, Sümedem Fellowship, and songs

by Diphupar Ao Baptist Church Youth Ministry, Aoyimküm Baptist Church Youth Ministry and recita-

ble officer (RO), deputy commissioner (DC) by the principal on reports of a fire incident in the school resulting in structural damage and severe injury of students.

As directed by the RO, the Incident Response Team (IRT) responded promptly and reached the site of the incident with all the available resources.

The operation was carried out by State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel, commanded by district commandant, HG, CD, Mulai Lam and NDRF 12 BN personnel under deputy commandant, Abinav.

supply and other areas.

Therefore, he reminded the officers to always be on duty during the working days.

Tiameren also asked the officers to give up-

tion of months and days in Ao language by DABA Christian Education Ministry, Signal Fellowship.

Later, vote of thanks was proposed by DALT president, Tia Longchar and benediction was said

by Dimapur Area associate pastor Women Telongjem president, S Achila. (Staff Reporter) CCHE: With an aim to make young people aware of their cultural roots and help them embrace their identities, Capital College of Higher Education (CCHE) organised IMLD at the college premises, here on Monday.

During the programme, students were provided with the opportunity to work on their own mother language and gain more insights.

Speaking at the programme as introductory speaker, assistant professor, department of Tenyidie, Theja Lohe deliberated on the need for young people to preserve their gradually eroding cultural heritage.

While highlighting that the young people today were unaware of their own mother language, he emphasized on the need to explore various platforms through which mother language

dates on the development activities and encouraged them to work together as a good team for the division to progress. Others who spoke included Adhoc Town Council Pughoboto, Hokiqhe G Sheqi. SDO Civil, Longasen Lotha who also chaired the programme reviewed the last meeting minutes.

The board decided to set up the committee for inter-departmental sports week and to recommend and forward the medical board for Pughoboto division to the reposnible department.

Meanwhile, the ADC also informed that he would be visiting the main source of water supply to Pughoboto this week.

could be used.

The programme was followed by translation activity where students were divided into 17 groups as per their languages and were assigned to translate a story titled: “the two friends and a bear”, which was later narrated by a representative from each group.

The mother languages that participated were Chokri, Khezha, Lotha, Sumi, Ao, Konyak, Yimkhiung, Nepali, Hindi, Sangtam, Kuki, Pochury, Rengma, Chang, Khiamniungan, Zeliang and Urdu.

In his speech, CCHE principal, Dr. Zokho Venuh said that the tragedy facing the youth today was the loss of one’s identity.

“There are many who do not even know basic vocabularies in their own mother language”, he pointed out, while stressing on the need to preserve and promote one’s own mother language.

He further concluded by stating that the college should undertake more such activities where students would engage in hands-on experiences. (Correspondent) C-edge College: CEdge College Dimapur

celebrated IMLD on the theme, “mother tongue is our lifeline” to promote and preserve multilingual diversity.

Key speaker of the event, associate pastor women, Naga United Ao Baptist Church, Bendangyala Jamir highlighted on what mother tongue was, the fast deteriorating of language and emphasised on how to save and promote mother tongue.

During the programme, students presented various folk songs. A play based on how languages held strategic importance for people and could advance the process of education and development was also presented by the students of English honours.

Earlier, the event was hosted by Ilolika of VI semester, college EU president, Lyingbeni Enny said the invocation while vote of thanks was proposed

by Medophrezo of BA IV semester.

Launching prog of Chang-English, EnglishChang dictionar y: To commemorate IMLD, the first revised edition of the Chang-English, EnglishChang dictionar y was released by Chairman of Chang literature Board (CLB), Bangchung. The

A student of PVHSS delivering a speech.

dictionary compiled by (Lt) Achilla Imlong Erdican was revised and edited by Dr. Wongto Chingmak pastor.

The programme was organised by Phinjem, media organ of Chang Baptist Church Dimapur.

PVHSS: Pranab Vidyapith Higher Secondary School (PVHSS), Dimapur celebrated the International Mother Language Day (Matribhasha Diwas) in its school auditorium on Monday.

A press release from the college informed that various speeches from the students, teachers and songs were presented to mark and pay the rich tribute to their own mother tongue.

Teachers’ training NEWS IN BRIEF held at Pughoboto DMC reiterates ban on dumping, burn-

DIMAPUR: SABAK in collaboration with SCERT, Nagaland organised teachers’ training programme for teachers of Mission School and New Foundation School, Pughoboto on February 18 at Pughoboto Town.

According to a DIPR report, resource persons included Benjungdenla Yaden (reader), Medemmongla Jamir, (research associate) and Izeule Ramlia (research associate) from SCERT, Kohima.

The training programme included topics such as professional ethics, key features of NEP 2020, importance of foundation stage and curriculum and pedagogy & schoolbased assessment.

The purpose of the training was to update the teachers on the changes in the education system with the introduction of NEP 2020.

Altogether, 28 teachers attended the training programme.

ing of waste: In continuation to its office order dated June 2019, Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) administrator, Albert Ezung has informed all the residents, shopkeepers, business establishments and institutions that dumping of waste and garbage at drainage and burning of the same was “totally banned” in its jurisdiction. DMC has warned that any one violating the order would be penalised with fine and other legal action or provision of law.

Mkg DPDB meeting on February 24: Deputy commissioner (DC) Mokokchung, Limawapang Jamir has informed that the monthly District Planning and Development Board meeting for Mokokchung district would be held on February 24, 11 a.m., onwards, in the conference hall of the ADC (planning), Mokokchung. All the members have been requested to attend the meeting.

CYO condemns alleged sexual assault on minor

DIMAPUR: Chaoha Youth Organisation (CYO) has condemned the alleged sexual assault on a minor by one Om Prakash-GT (Science) teacher of Katihar district, Bihar on February 17.

In a condemnation note, CYO president M Chingong and press secretary C Puwang claimed that as per the statement from the victim, she along with her guardian came to seek an admission at Government Middle School in morning, however the accused individual “insisted her to come to his residence in the evening.”

CYO claimed that when she visited

his residence, “he had sexually assaulted her under the purview of health issue and attempt to rape.”

The organisation while condemning the “barbaric and shameless act of the culprit” appealed to the law enforcing agency to thoroughly examine the case and immediately arrest the culprit in order reassure the public trust in girl child education.

It also demanded that the accused individual be granted a non-bailable warrant under section 354 of the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

Deputy commissioner (DC) Mon, Thavaseelan K chairing the monthly District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) meeting in the conference room of the office of DC, Mon on Monday. The board accepted proposal for upgradation of Hope Plant Pvt. School, Tizit up to class VIII. (DIPR) K Y M C

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BJP destroying culture, language of states: Rahul Assam civic polls: Cong accuses

Correspondent IMPHAL, FEB 21: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its frontal organization RSS of destroying the histories, cultures and languages of states of the country.

Addressing a Congress election rally in Imphal’s Hatta Kangjeibung, the Congress MP added that his party was always against the BJP’s ideolog y and fighting against its ideology that will destroy the future of the country.

He said BJP and RSS did not respect or understand the history and culture of the state but visited the state with a sense of “superiority.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party (BJP) believed that they have a superior language and have the right to define India.

“But I come here with humility and I understand that you have a lot to give to the nation. I come with humility because I know

Assam Police freezes properties of drug kingpin GUWAHATI, FEB 21 (PTI): The Assam Police has been able to freeze the illegally acquired properties of a suspected drug kingpin, probably for the first time in the country, a top official said on Monday.

The suspect was arrested last month from Karbi Anglong district.

“In a first, probably in the country, we moved competent authority to freeze the illegally acquired properties by druglord Baba Hazarika of Karbi Anglong,” Director General of Police Bhaskarjyoti Mahanta tweeted.

He added that it was done after a financial investigation was carried out by the Karbi Anglong Police.

“The precedence is set, a new frontier is opened in our fight against the menace of drugs. We SHALL overcome,” Mahanta said.

The Assam Police has been carrying out intensified operations against illegal drugs since the second BJP-led government, headed by Himanta Biswa Sarma, assumed charge in May last year.

Rahul Gandhi with MPCC leaders paying homage to war heroes of Manipur during his brief visit for a Congress election rally in Imphal on Monday. (NP) that there is a lot I can learn from you, from the diverse tribes, from the hills and valley, from everybody here,” Gandhi said. The BJP always intended to destroy the history and culture of the smaller states like Manipur while converting its ideology into work.

But, Congress always stood against it and committed to preserving culture and language of each state.

He argued that Con-

gress respected the state’s ideas, languages and culture while the BJP wanted to impose uniformity in the country.

He said that UP (Uttar Pradesh is bigger than Manipur. But, for the Congress, the people of UP and Manipur were almost the same.

“We will equally protect the language, diversity, history, culture of UP and Manipur and there is no double standard for us,”

Meghalaya ‘feeding wrong info’ to Centre, alleges BJP Correspondent SHILLONG, FEB 21: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is a part of the National People’s Party (NPP)-led ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA), has accused the state government of “feeding wrong information” to the Central Government on implementation of the Central Schemes.

“Initiatives taken by the Central Government to reach out to the poor and needy remains farfetched dream due to failure of the State mechanism which failed to deliver the schemes to the beneficiaries,” BJP vice president , Bernard Marak, who is also an elected member of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council. “The Farmer’s Card is one such failure where the actual farmers are deprived of this scheme whereas those people whose names have been forwarded by the political workers of the ruling party get approved. In job cards, the accounts of the beneficiaries are not updated to the Centre stating that the job card holders have no accounts and do not use

mobiles,” Marak said.

Alleging that the wages are not paid to the villagers in full and the blocks keep blaming the Centre for nonpayment of the wages, the BJP leader said, “The ‘zero’ balance account of the women did not get any benefit till today. Same with old age pensioners, widow pensioners etc. BJP’s initiative to support the poor and the weak has been made into a mere dream to the people in general.”

“Jal Jeevan Mission has failed to reach every household and connection of running water has turned into a joke in most villages.

Approved pipes disappeared and were replaced by the plastic pipes in many places,” the party leader alleged against its own government.

“In Tura, the Tura Water Supply Scheme also failed to supply running water to the city folks and there is much difficulty in getting sufficient water. Chief Minister should deliver the schemes to the genuine beneficiaries instead of making media hype. If debated, the Chief Minister will find himself in a very awkward position,” the senior BJP leader maintained.

he said.

Further criticizing the Prime Minister and his party, BJP, Gandhi said that the BJP destroyed the democratic values of the state by not holding elections to the civic bodies.

Gandhi was referring to non-holding of elections to the autonomous district councils (ADCs) in hill districts and Imphal Municipal Corporation (IMC) even after the tenures had expired years back. While

Two sitting MLAs from GH may join us: BJP S H I L LO N G, F E B 2 1 (AGENCIES): Whilst other political par ties have started invigorating themselves as part of the preparation for the 2023 Assembly elections, the state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is yet to receive any major political fillip, especially in the Khasi-Jaintia Hills region while in Garo Hills the party is expecting to spring a surprise, claiming that some legislators will join the party soon.

State BJP chief, Ernest Mawrie, on Sunday informed that he had recently visited Garo Hills during which two sitting legislators have expressed their willingness to switch their political allegiance to the BJP, Shillong Times reported.

“I had gone to Garo Hills to meet some MLAs and ex-MLAs who are keen to join our party. While some ex-MLAs like Bluebell Sangma from Chokpot and Edmund K Sangma have already joined us, I also had a discussion with two sitting legislators at Tura who are willing to switch over,” said Mawrie.

Poison flowing in Shillong’s rivers: Water quality index

S H I L LO N G, F E B 2 1 (AGENCIES): The rivers of Shillong are gasping for survival, the latest water quality index reveals.

According to Shillong Times, the Umshyrpi near Shillong Law College has a pH level of 7.1, a dissolved oxygen level of 0.7 mg and a biochemical oxygen demand of 35.0 mg. The pH, DO and BOD at Umshyrpi are 7.4, 3.2 mg and 21 mg.

The Wah Umhrah at Demthring has a pH level of 7.4, DO of 1.2 mg and BOD of 30 mg. At Umkaliar, near the Shillong abattoir and Mawpdang Mawlai, the readings are 7.6, 4.5 mg and 12.5 mg, 7.4, 0.5 mg and 40 mg, and 7.1, 1.3 mg and 28 mg.

The Lunar River, a tributary of Lukha, has a recorded pH level of 2.9, DO of 6.8 mg and BOD of 2.7 mg.

The levels indicate the water quality of these rivers is not satisfactory.

BOD is the amount of dissolved oxygen expressed in milligrams of oxygen per litre of water, consumed by micro-organisms to decompose the organic matter present in water. Pristine waters have a value below 1 mg, moderately polluted waters between 2–8 mg and treated municipal sewage about 20 mg.

The Wahumkhrah river. (ST) DO refers to the level of free, non-compound oxygen present in water or other liquids. It is an important parameter in assessing water quality because of its influence on the organisms living within a body of water. pH is a measure of how acidic or basic the water is. A pH of 7 or less means that the river water is acidic while values above 7 are alkaline or basic.

Environmentalist and author HH Mohrmen expressed concern over the state of the rivers in the state. “Rivers in the state come under the autonomous district councils, but they do have neither funds nor power to rejuvenate the rivers. The responsibility is with the state government but it needs to have the will,” he said.

E nv i r o n m e n t a l i s t Naba Bhattacharjee said he had highlighted issues

plaguing the rivers in a complaint with the National Green Tribunal in 2014.

The matter is under appeal in the Supreme Court.

Earlier, Forest and Environment Minister James Sangma said he was optimistic about rejuvenating the rivers with proper intervention by the government.

The NGT had in 2019 imposed a fine of Rs 1 crore on the government for failing to comply with its orders to set up action plans for cleaning the rivers and managing solid waste disposal.

The Meghalaya State Rejuvenation Committee had prepared an action plan in 2019 for the rejuvenation of the Wah Umkhrah and the Umshyrpi. Approved by the Central Pollution Control Board, the action plan entailed responsibilities for various government departments and local ur-

ban bodies.

As Shillong does not have a municipal sewer network system, all homes and industries feed raw sullage and effluents without proper treatment directly into the rivers. Thousands of families living on the banks of the rivers extract this water for drinking and domestic purposes.

This cycle is posing a serious threat to the health of the city’s residents and also to the environment including soil and groundwater.

A river rejuvenation analysis done by Clear Water Dynamics had suggested river resizing works to avoid flooding along riverbanks, identification and design of storm water drain to avoid flooding in river catchment areas, design of sewer networks and interceptor chambers to avoid entry of sewer into rivers and construction of STPs to treat and divert treated water into the river.

Additional engineering work proposals included bank stabilisation and rainwater harvesting methods (recharge pits), riverfront development proposal – seating arrangements, kids play area, community gathering places, walking pathways, drinking water kiosk and bio-toilets.

taking a dig at the BJP government’s oil palm cultivation in the states of the Northeast including Manipur, he said that the intention of this project was not for the development but on the behest of the big businessmen associated with the saffron.

On the other hand, Congress would like to give emphasis to horticulture and rice plantation in the region as the party is committed to making the state self-reliant in food production while protecting the ecosystem of the region.

Instead of development, the BJP devastated the country, he alleged while taking a dig at the Prime Minister Demonetization and GST. He said that if the Congress returns to power again in the state with the blessing of the people in the ensuing polls, the party will revive the MSME sector and promote food processing and tourism.

The Congress leader also mocked the Prime Minister’s ways of handling the COVID-19 pandemic.

BJP of ‘threatening’ candidates

GUWAHATI, FEB 21 (AGENCIES): The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has accused the ruling BJP of “threatening and provoking” Congress candidates nominated to contest the civic polls, scheduled across 80 municipal boards across the state, on March 6.

In a letter to the Assam State Election Commission on Monday, APCC general secretary (administration) Apurba Kumar Bhattacharjee sought adequate security for the party’s candidates in the run-up to the civic elections so that the polls are conducted in a free and fair manner, Shillong Times reported.

“Assam Pradesh Congress Committee likes to draw your attention that the candidates of INC for Municipal Board Election 2022, almost in all the municipal board areas of the state, are facing provocation and threats to their lives along with their family members,” Bhattacharjee wrote in the letter to the commission.

“Ruling political party leaders are engaging fellow party workers to mentally harass Congress candidates and, even at some places, gherao the houses of INC candidates, and are mounting tremendous pressure on them to withdraw their nominations,” he alleged.

“Moreover, BJP supporters are asking the voters that they must take a photo from their mobile (phones) while casting their votes to substantiate their support to the BJP,” the Congress leader alleged.

“This is totally against the procedure of an election and it will have to be

stopped. Kindly direct the local administration not to allow the voters to carry mobile phones or any such digital device inside the polling station, referring to the election guidelines and model code of conduct,” he stated.

The state election commission had earlier informed that there will be 2054 polling booths during the polls while at least 20,000 to 25000 government personnel will have to be deployed for the execution of the polls.

Counting of votes will take place on March 9, 2022.

Assam: Gandhian Shakuntala Chowdhary dies at 102 GUWAHATI, FEB 21 (PTI): Assam’s 102-yearold Gandhian Shakuntala Chowdhary, who was honoured with the Padma Shri this year, has died.

She was undergoing treatment for the last 10 years and died of old agerelated ailments on Sunday night, her caretakers at Sarania Ashram here, which had been her home for decades, said.

Her body has been laid in the ashram for her wellwishers to pay their respects, and the last rites will be performed at Nabagraha crematorium here on Monday with full state honours, they added.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled her death and said she will be remembered for her steadfast belief in Gandhian values.

“Shakuntala Choudhary Ji will be remembered for her lifelong efforts to promote Gandhian values.

Her noble work at the Sarania Ashram positively impacted many lives,” he tweeted.

“Saddened by her passing away. My thoughts are with her family and countless admirers. Om Shanti,” the prime minister added.

Chief Minister Hi-

Gandhian Shakuntala manta Biswa Sarma also expressed his condolences, tweeting, “Deeply anguished at the passing away of veteran Gandhian and Padma Shri Shakuntala Choudhary.”

“Her life was devoted to selfless service, truth, simplicity and non-violence at Sarania Ashram, Guwahati where Mahatma Gandhi had stayed in 1946. My prayers for her sadgati Om Shanti!” Sarma added.

State Cabinet ministers Keshab Mahanta and Ranoj Pegu laid floral wreaths on the mortal remains of Chowdhary at the Sarania Ashram on behalf of the government.

Bor n in Guwahati, Shakuntala ‘baideo’ (elder sister), as she was affectionately called, was a bright student who went on to become

IN THE COURT OF

PRINCIPAL DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

NOTICE

S/C No. 103/2022

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

Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate/pension benefits of Late Nihoto Sema has been applied by Smti Tovili Swu W/o Late Nihoto Sema R/o H/No 220, Bock-2, Chekiye Vill. Dimapur, Nagaland for possession of : 1. PPO No. Pen/Com-26046/NL/S/24014 2. SBI A/C. No. 11274150065 Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the pension benefits/estates of the said deceased may if she/he so desire appear in this court on or before within a period of 30 days from the date of publication.

Given under the hand and seal of the court on this the 15th Feb, 2022.

DP-846/22

Regd. No. 159/2022

PRINCIPAL DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE DIMAPUR :: NAGALAND

AFFIDAVIT

Date 31/01/2022

I, Shri. L. CHINGBAM PHOM, S/o LAUPA Permanent resident of Nyang Village in the District of Longleng, State :- Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm on oath and declare as follows :1. That, I am a Citizen of India by birth and resident of the above mentioned Address.

2. That, in all my Documents my name has been recorded and reflected as L. CHINGBAM PHOM WHEREAS due to ignorance and clerical mistake my name has been entered and recorded as L CHINGPAM PHOM in my. Appointment order -No. SERI/ APPT/178/04/4952/ Dated Kohima, the 19th August 2008.

3. That, This Affidavit is made to declare that the name L. CHINGBAM PHOM alias L CHINGPAM PHOM refers to same and one person only that is me.

4. That, this affidavit is made to declare that when the name L. CHINGBAM PHOM alias L CHINGPAM PHOM appears it should be read corrected and understood as 'L. CHINGBAM PHOM' From this declaration onwards I shall be called and used my name as L. CHINGBAM PHOM in all official purpose.

5. That, the statements made in para 1 to 4 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing immaterial has been made or concealed therein. And I sign this Affidavit on this the 31st day of January 2022 at Longleng, Nagaland.

DEPONENT Solemnly Sworn in and declare before me by the above named Deponent on this the 31st day of January, 2022 at Longleng, Nagaland.

NOTARY PUBLIC LONGLENG : NAGALAND DP-852/22

a teacher, and it was during her stint at Guwahati’s TC School that she came into contact with another Gandhian, Amalprova Das, whose father had donated his Sarania Hills property for setting up the ashram.

Das had urged Chowdhary to join her to help run the Gram Sevika Vidyalaya and manage the Assam Branch of Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust (KGNMT), following which she became the office secretary, entrusted with the task of running the trust’s administration. She simultaneously worked as a teacher at the vidyalaya.

Chowdhary succeeded Das as KGNMT’s ‘Pratinidhi’ (head) in 1955 and for 20 years she steered the mission witnessing many developments like the Chinese aggression, the Tibetan refugee crisis, the language stir of 1960 and she led her team to provide relief and succour to the distressed.

The highlight of her life was her close association with Vinoba Bhave

and her active participation in the year-and-half long ‘Padayatra’ in Assam during the last leg of his famed ‘Bhoodan’ movement.

She was a part of his entourage and as an interpreter, conveyed his message to the people in Assamese.

Chowdhary’s father had even wanted her to go and live at Bhave’s Wardha Ashram, but her seniors at Sarania Ashram persuaded her against it as she had many responsibilities to fulfill in the state.

Bhave had also taken the initiative to promote Devanagari script among people of different linguistic groups along with their own script, and asked her to start a monthly magazine ‘Asomiya Vishwa Nagari’, which she edited till a few years ago.

Chowdhary was also at the forefront of the ‘Ban Cow Slaughter Satyagraha’ started by Bhave in 1978, the ‘Stree Shakti Jagaran’ and also served as a trustee of KGNMT at the national level.

IN THE COURT OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DIMAPUR DISTRICT DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

NOTICE

NO.M-33/22/7199 Dt. Dimapur the 21/02/2022 Notice is hereby given that Shri. Thungbemo Murry Vrs Smti.

Toniho Tokali Chishi resident of Ikishe Village in the District of Dimapur Nagaland under Rule 50 & 51 of Assam Land Revenue Regulation 1886 have applied for mutation of land described in the schedule below : The undersigned under Rule 52 of the said Rules do hereby invites Claims/Objections concerning to the said land if any & should there be any, should submit to this court on or before 1 (one) month from the date of publication in local newspaper.

SCHEDULE OF LAND AND BOUNDARY Name of Patta Holder : Shri. Thungbemo Murry, Block No : 9 (Nine), Patta No : 216, Dag No : 303, Area : 00B-01K-05Ls North : Diphu Road, South : Thungbemo Murry East : Thungbemo Murry, West : Wonchio Odyuo RAJESH SOUNDARARAJAN, IAS Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur DP-854/22 FORM NO. (J) 22 DECREE IN ORIGINAL SUIT, DISTRICT: KOHIMA BEFORE THE COURT OF CIVIL JUDGE, JUNIOR DIVISION, KOHIMA. PRESENT: Smti. Julian Sithou NJ.S. Friday the 11th day of February, 2022 Civil Suit No. 04 of 2020 Shri Ulalhou Vupru... Plaintiff Versus Shri Sanguto Chase Gwizantsu ... Defendant This suit coming on for final hearing on 21/12/2021 in the presence: Smti. Vimeno Kuotsu, Advocate for the Plaintiff.

None appeared for the Defendant.

Suit for: A suit under Section 38 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 for grant of perpetual injunction to restrain the defendant from publishing and selling of the book titled "The Battles We Fought.

It is ordered that, the plaintiff is entitled to get a decree as prayed for and the perpetual injunction is hereby granted restraining the defendant from publishing, distributing and/or selling of the book titled "The Battles We Fought, Indo-Naga War" with the contents at page 87 under the caption "THE NAGA stated as follows" ...the preparation for the second batch then started again in most earnestness at an ideal location nearby iconic village of Bakie in Tenyidie, in a camp specifically set up for the purpose by the banks of the great Barak river. This particular village had been very well known in this part of the globe by its own right: because it had been established by a group of historically well known figures including Mr. Judelie Hiekha, the brave warrior from Khonoma who dared to shoot the vital shot that fell G.H Damant, the Political officer of the British Naga Hills, on 04.10.1879."

2) Draw up a decree accordingly within next 15 days from today.

3) Judgment is pronounced in open court. Suit is disposed of exparte.

Given under my hand and seal of this court on this 31st day of January, 2022.

K-353/22

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Demand, acceptance of bribe key to Fodder scam: Lalu Prasad gets 5-year jail term prove offence under anti-graft law: SC

Lalu Prasad Yadav arrives at a special CBI Court in Ranchi on, Feb. 15, 2022. (PTI file)

is “serious but stable”.

The ebullient leader suffers from multiple ailments, including renal problems. In a statement, CBI Spokesperson RC Joshi said the special judge sentenced “40 accused to undergo three to 5 five years rigorous imprisonment with a total fine of Rs. 11.93 crore (approx.)” “Fine imposed on convicts ranges from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2 crore,” Singh said, adding that the highest amount of Rs 2 crore penalty was imposed on supplier Tripurari Mohan Prasad.

The RJD supremo had earlier been sentenced to 14 years in prison and slapped with a fine of Rs 60 lakh in four other cases related to Dumka, Deoghar and Chaibasa treasuries and was

in jail since December 2017.

Prasad served most of his sentence period at the RIMS. He was taken to All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi in January last year after his health condition deteriorated and later got bail in April.

Prasad’s counsel said they will appeal against the order in the High Court.

“He (Lalu Prasad) has already completed 36 months of his jail term,” the lawyer said.

A seven-member team of doctors is monitoring Prasad’s health at RIMS. “His (Lalu Prasad’s) blood sugar and blood pressure are fluctuating. The sugar level was recorded at 70 mg/dl in the morning but shot up to 240 mg/dl by

UP polls: Sonia Gandhi alleges stepmotherly treatment to Raebareli

RAEBARELI (UP), FEB 21 (PTI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday accused the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh of doing nothing in five years except dividing people, and claimed that it had meted out “step-motherly” treatment to her constituency Raebareli.

In her maiden election speech for the ongoing UP polls, Gandhi also hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, accusing them of mismanagement during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It’s going to be an important election because for the last five years you have seen a government which did nothing except divide people,” Gandhi said during a virtual address on the last day of campaign for the fourth phase. Gandhi is the Lok Sabha MP from Raebareli, where voting will take place on February 23 on all five assembly seats of Raebareli (Sadar), Harchandpur, Bachchrawan, Sareni and Unchahar.

“We had brought several development schemes

All eyes on results of TN urban polls C H E N NA I , F E B 2 1 (IANS): All eyes are on the results of Tamil Nadu urban local body polls as the counting will start from 8 a.m. on Tuesday. The elections held on February 19.

Chief Election commissioner of Tamil Nadu, V. Palanikumar in a statement on Monday said that the commission has made elaborate arrangements at all the 268 counting centres in the state.

Palanikumar chaired a virtual session of the commission to review the arrangements for the counting of votes. This include installation of CCTV cameras, deployment of security personnel, electricity supply, network connectivity and other minor requirements.

The virtual meeting chaired by the Chief Election commission also discussed on the arrangements made for the counting of postal ballots, adhering to Covid-19 standard protocol, declaring the election results at the earliest as well as uploading the details. The meeting discussed issuing Certificate and arranging the first meeting of elected representatives on March 2.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi addressing a virtual rally on Monday.

for you but the Modi-Yogi government banned all of them. Step-motherly treatment was meted out to Raebareli,” Gandhi said.

“You have seen the politics of Congress which is based on service of people and giving rights to people,” she said. She said Congress workers have worked really hard in UP in the last five years and 8,000 party workers were jailed while fighting for the rights of the people in the state.

“Brothers and sisters, I consider myself an inseparable part of your family. We are committed to pursuing a politics which makes your life better. We want to give

you an MLA who works day and night for you, and makes policies that empower you,” Gandhi said.

“In this election, strengthen the ‘hand’ (party symbol) of the Congress and select the politics which will make your future better. Ensure victory of all our candidates in Raebareli with a huge mandate,” she appealed.

The Congress is faced with stiff challenge in Raebareli as its both MLAs (Aditi Singh from Raebareli and Sadar Rakesh Singh from Harchandpur) have crossed over to the BJP and are fighting on the lotus symbol.

the afternoon. His systolic blood pressure is fluctuating between 130 and 160,” Vidyapati, who heads the team, told PTI. The final case was related to withdrawals of Rs 139.35 crore from Doranda treasury during his tenure as the chief minister of undivided Bihar. Of the 99 accused in the case, 24 were acquitted.

Prasad, who also held the finance portfolio at the time of the scam, has alleged that the cases were filed against him due to political vendetta. In a message posted on Twitter on Monday, the RJD chief said he has never bowed down and would continue to fight those who have trapped him in conspiracies as they cannot defeat him.

The CBI had examined 575 witnesses in the case and filed charge sheet against 170 people. However, only 99 accused, including Prasad, faced trial which had commenced in 1996.

While 55 accused died, eight turned government approvers. As many as six accused are still absconding.

Special CBI Judge Sudhanshu Kumar Shashi had on January 29 completed the hearing.

KCR gives slogan of golden Bharat HYDERABAD, FEB 21 (IANS): Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday called for developing ‘Bangaru Bharat’ (golden Bharat) saying the country has the potential to become more prosperous than the United States.

Rao reiterated that he will play a key role in the national politics and urged people to continue their blessings in this fight to transform India into ‘Bangaru Bharat’ the same way Telangana was turned into ‘Bangaru Telangana’.

Addressing a public meeting at Narayankhed in Sangareddy district after laying foundation stone for two lift irrigation projects, he said even seven decades after Independence, India has not achieved the development which it should have. He blamed the wrong policies pursued by successive governments at the Centre for the country not developing to its full potential.

The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief was addressing the public meeting a day after his visit to Mumbai.

Lalu, Tejashwi react to fodder scam verdict

Unfazed by prison sentence in yet another fodder scam case, RJD president Lalu Prasad on Monday declared that he will “continue to fight against those who make people fight with each other” - an oblique reference to the BJP and its alleged politics of communal polarization.

Prasad, in judicial custody at Ranchi since he was convicted last week, made the declamation on his official Twitter handle, which people close to him manage on his behalf, soon after a special CBI court sentenced him to five years in jail besides imposing a Rs 60 lakh fine.

In Patna, his younger son and heir apparent Tejashwi Yadav said people will respond with ‘vote ki chot’ (electoral backlash) in poll-bound neighbouring Uttar Pradesh and again the Lok Sabha elections scheduled in 2024.

Prasad, who got bail last summer after spending nearly three years behind bars, avoided taking any names in his couple of tweets, both in Hindi.

bribe requires a demand of illegal gratification and the acceptance thereof. The proof of demand of bribe by a public servant and its acceptance by him is sine quo non for establishing the offence under section 7 of the PC Act,” the bench said in its 17-page judgement.

The top court delivered the verdict on the plea filed by the accused challenging the high court judgement.

The bench said that evidence of the complainant in the case about demand for bribe by the appellant was “not at all reliable”.

“Hence, we conclude that the demand made by the appellant has not been conclusively proved,” the bench said, adding that the version of the complainant in his examination-in-chief about the demand made by the appellant from time to

time is “an improvement”.

“Thus, this is a case where the demand of illegal gratification by the appellant was not proved by the prosecution. Thus, the demand which is sine quo non for establishing the offence under section 7 was not established,” the apex court said.

While allowing the appeal, the bench said the conviction for the offences punishable under sections 7 and 13(1)(d) read with section 13(2) of the PC Act is set aside and the appellant is acquitted of the charges framed against her.

According to the prosecution, the appellant was working as a commercial tax officer at Secunderabad and the complainant was working at the relevant time as a supervisor of a co-operative society.

Wearing hijab not essential religious practice: K’taka

BENGALURU, FEB 21 (PTI): The Karnataka government on Monday told the High Court that the petitioners in the Hijab case were not only seeking permission to wear the headscarf but also wanted a declaration that it becomes part of a religious sanction to bind on everyone who followed Islam.

The government also reiterated Hijab is not an essential religious practice of Islam.

“This is a not a case where the petitioners alone have come before the court.

They are, in fact, seeking a declaration of a particular dress format to become part of a religious sanction so as to bind everyone who follows Islamic religion.

That is the seriousness of the claim,” state Advocate General Prabhuling Navadgi told the full bench of the High Court.

The bench comprising Karnataka Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Justice J M Khazi and Justice Krishna S Dixit was constituted to hear the case against the Hijab ban.

The Hijab row had led to tension in educational institutions where some girls sought permission to

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NEW DELHI, FEB 21 (PTI): The Supreme Court Monday said the proof of demand for bribe by a public servant and its acceptance by the official is essential for establishing the offence under the provision of the anticorruption law which relates to government servants taking illegal gratification.

The apex court said that offence under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act relating to public servants taking bribe requires a demand of illegal gratification and its acceptance. The section deals with offence by public servants taking gratification other than legal remuneration in respect of an official act.

A bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S Oka said this while setting aside the judgement of the Telangana High Court which had upheld the conviction of a woman public servant, who was working as a commercial tax officer at Secunderabad, for the alleged offences under the PC Act including under section 7.

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wear it inside class-rooms while some Hindu students pushed to sport saffron scarves as a counter.

Arguing further, the AG said every woman who follows Islamic faith is required to wear the Hijab as per the religious sanction, is the claim made by the petitioners.

“I am nobody to criticise and nobody to say anything but I can only say with a lot of responsibility

that when a case of such kind where you not only want to bind yourself, the petitioners, you want to bind everybody, you ought to show more circumspection and discretion seeking declaration, particularly before a constitutional court,” the AG submitted.

According to him, the averments made by the petitioners were absolutely without any material.

“The petitioners have

not placed any material whatsoever. It is zero material which has been placed before the court,” he contended. The AG reiterated that Hijab is not an essential religious practice and said religious instructions should be kept outside the educational institutions.

“This is our stand that Hijab is not an essential religious practice. There was a statement by Dr B R Ambedkar in the Constituent Assembly where he said ‘let us keep the religious instructions outside educational institutions’,” Navadgi told the Court.

According to the AG, only the essential religious practice gets protection under the Article 25, which guarantees the citizens to practice the faith of their choice. He also referred to “reforms in the religion” as part of the Article 25.

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RANCHI/NEW DELHI FEB 21 (PTI): RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav was on Monday sentenced to five years in prison and slapped a fine of Rs 60 lakh by a special CBI court in Ranchi in connection with the fifth fodder scam case involving embezzlement of over Rs 139 crore by Doranda treasury.

The court in the Jharkhand capital pronounced the sentence against the ailing 73-yearold former chief minister of Bihar and 39 others after virtually hearing arguments on the quantum of punishment in the case.

“Lalu Prasad has been sentenced to five years imprisonment while a penalty of Rs 60 lakh has also been imposed on him. The court has given five years imprisonment to four others, four years each for to 32 convicts and three years each to three convicts,” CBI counsel BMP Singh told PTI. After his conviction in the case on February 15, Prasad was lodged in the Birsa Munda Central Jail and then shifted to state-run Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi, where doctors said on Monday that his condition

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Worrisome trend

ince three years, the continuing war of words between West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar and the state chief minister Mamata Banerjee has gone on for too long and beyond any level of tolerance. In fact even three months after he assumed office as Governor of West Bengal on July 30, 2019, Jagdeep Dhankhar begun his mission to prevent the state chief minister Mamata Banerjee using his official Twitter handle to post his critique of the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government on various issues. It appears that West Bengal has a very unusual and bizarre situation where the Governor and the chief minister are not on the same page but at loggerheads over almost every issue. It has come to such a stage that the saying ‘Mamata proposes but Dhankar disposes’ has become part of daily routine. Even before, during and after the recent assembly election held in the state, the Governor himself spoke on every issue like the leader of the opposition in the state and worse, the Raj Bhavan became like the BJP headquarters. Even if Mamata Banerjee is not an epitome of a respecter of constitutional rule of law, it is expected that the custodian of the constitution would not apportion or hijack the constitution by acting in an arbitrary manner. Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar said that “West Bengal is a state with highest fear quotient.” Governor Dhankar could have written to the government on specific instances and also forwarded his letter to the union home minister. Earlier, on January 31, Mamata Banerjee blocked Dhankhar from her Twitter account to stop him from tagging her to his tweets which she described as “irritating.” Banerjee also accused the governor of tapping phones from Raj Bhawan. TMC leaders frequently describe Dhankhar as “an agent of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).” The acrimonious relationship between the TMC government with the governor has touched an all-time low in recent months. As there was no hope of the Governor toning down his public attack on the TMC and arbitrarily rejecting any proposals, the TMC decided to place a Substantive Motion in the Rajya Sabha in the recent parliament session, criticising the actions of governor of not agreeing to summoning the house for the March session. The TMC declared it will move a motion in parliament, condemning Dhankhar’s actions, at the budget session of the state assembly in March. However and expectedly the Rajya Sabha chairman did not allow any discussion on the subject. On February 18, he Calcutta High Court, Division Bench rejected the PIL by Ram Prasad Sarkar seeking direction from the central government in a bid to remove Jagdeep Dhankhar as the governor of West Bengal. The division bench, comprising Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice R Bharadwaj, while rejecting the appeal, observed said the Governor is not answerable to any court for the exercise and performance of the powers and duties of his office under Article 361 of Constitution. All these confirm that Dhankar has the Centre’s backing to create hurdles against a ruling party opposed to the BJP as evident in all states where governors are hostile to government ruled by opposition parties. This is a very unhealthy situation fraught with dangerous constitutional ramification in a country loosely held together through consensus.

DailyDevotion Do You Really Love Him? She has done a good work for Me. —Mark 14:6 If what we call love doesn’t take us beyond ourselves, it is not really love. If we have the idea that love is characterized as cautious, wise, sensible, shrewd, and never taken to extremes, we have missed the true meaning. This may describe affection and it may bring us a warm feeling, but it is not a true and accurate description of love.

Have you ever been driven to do something for God not because you felt that it was useful or your duty to do so, or that there was anything in it for you, but simply because you love Him? Have you ever realized that you can give things to God that are of value to Him? Or are you just sitting around daydreaming about the greatness of His redemption, while neglecting all the things you could be doing for Him? I’m not referring to works which could be regarded as divine and miraculous, but ordinary, simple human things— things which would be evidence to God that you are totally surrendered to Him. Have you ever created what Mary of Bethany created in the heart of the Lord Jesus? “She has done a good work for Me.” There are times when it seems as if God watches to see if we will give Him even small gifts of surrender, just to show how genuine our love is for Him. To be surrendered to God is of more value than our personal holiness. Concern over our personal holiness causes us to focus our eyes on ourselves, and we become overly concerned about the way we walk and talk and look, out of fear of offending God. “…but perfect love casts out fear…” once we are surrendered to God (1 John 4:18).

We should quit asking ourselves, “Am I of any use?” and accept the truth that we really are not of much use to Him. The issue is never of being of use, but of being of value to God Himself. Once we are totally surrendered to God, He will work through us all the time.

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To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. ~ Lao Tzu

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Post-mortem

NSE Saga: Beyond ‘Yogi’ & raids, the GNF reacts to Dr. S.C Jamir’s statement real mystery is regulators’ silence F

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f you are looking for delicious ironies to feast on this month, try looking at the Income Tax department.

They have just been searching the residence of former National Stock Exchange (NSE) managing director Chitra Ramkrishna, in the fervent hope that they might find some evidence of her avoiding the taxman.

Officially, the department wants to find out if there were illegal gains made by Ramkrishna, a chartered accountant by training, through the allegedly unlawful transfer of confidential NSE information, whereas a probe reveals there has even been the disposal of vital laptops.

A number of ironies This dubious search, ironically, is happening five years after she resigned from her post in the wake of a co-location scandal involving unfair access to electronic speed provided to some customers at the expense of others. A year after a whistleblower took the lid off the affair, Ramakrishna took with her a severance package estimated at Rs 44 crore – all very much legal and white, thank you.

Consider Irony Number 2: Ramkrishna has been named in a Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) probe report as having mysteriously appointed a not-so-qualified professional, Anand Subramanian, at a salary multiple times of that at which he was hired.

The NSE’s own board, investors or supervisors seemed to have no problem with that. It is what we could call a corporate governance problem – not exactly income-tax territory.

Irony Number 3: The NSE shot to fame as an overarching stock exchange, emerging as the planet’s biggest single platform in derivatives trading, pushing behind the century-old Bombay Stock Exchange (now BSE Ltd). The NSE was set up as India’s first electronic stock exchange and was founded in 1992. It was a fintech startup before the term fintech or startup became popular in India, and arrived well before the Internet.

Its current estimated valu-

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ation is close to Rs 2,00,000 crore as it aims for an initial public offer (IPO) of shares.

That is more than 25 billion US dollars in valuation, ie, equivalent to 25 unicorns. The NSE’s monthly turnover is in excess of Rs 2,65,00,000 crore.

Irony Number 4: Ms Ramkrishna, who in her heydey was listed among the world’s most influential women by global business magazines, is much in the news because in her own words to SEBI’s sleuths, she said she was guided by an as-yet-unidentified Himalayan yogi, who could manifest himself at will but needed an email ID to which she sent voluminous details of her work to make decisions.

It gets quirkier when the yogi in question talks of trips to Seychelles. With such a mix of mystical prowess and electronic yoga at her command, it is unlikely the IT guys will get anything to signal wrongdoing in the apartment of the woman who made a career out of secure electronic data.

‘Silence of the watchdogs’ Let’s face it. Before we crack the case, we need to find out what the case is in the first place, and what kind of an irregularity actually took place – from a strictly legal point of view. The SEBI has fined the NSE an amount of about Rs 1,000 crore for the co-location errors, but there is no criminal case so far. But the SEBI’s report did mention an unlawful transfer of confidential data from the exchange. We could thus term the I-T department’s searches as a desperate, delayed measure or a feeble attempt at headline management.

Anand Subramanian’s appointment as Chief Operating Officer and advisor was no secret. Only the extraordinary freedoms he enjoyed in a Bermuda Triangle that involved him, Ramakrishna, and the mysterious Yogi, is a matter of concern, as is the fact that the NSE’s senior officials, colleagues, and regulators seemed to have hardly got wind of it -- or worse, did not seem to think anything was wrong.

“Silence of the Watch-

dogs” may well be a fine working title for a web series or a documentary on the mysterious ways at NSE. “Who made the dogs quiet?” may be a fine parody on “Who let the dogs out?”

There is a lot to be said on this. From purely a commonsense or Netflixian fantasy point of view, this could be an open-and-shut case of corporate malpractice with political connections aimed at making money, or a psycho-thriller perspective of a woman whose spiritual inclinations enabled someone to mesmerise her enough for her to forget the provisions of the Companies Act, the Securities Act, SEBI regulations or processes of corporate governance.

Chitra Ramkrishna and the north block My own theory is less enchanting but perhaps more interesting than that. For that, we need to understand the origin, evolution and structure of the National Stock Exchange. The NSE became not only a magnificent cuttingedge techno-monopoly but an institution resembling a public sector company or a key government department, even as its bosses enjoyed the free-hand style typical of a family-run private sector company.

The I-T department is just about wading into troubled waters. The place to look for secrets may not be the Mumbai apartment of a music-loving lady but whispers in the Steel Frame, also known as the Indian Administrative Service.

That is where we need to dig deep. Why would watchdogs, policymakers and regulators, including the SEBI, play so soft? What could be their motive?

We can keep that story for another day. Perhaps that would make a Netflix prequel.

This is where House of Cards may get closer to Rocket Boys.

Madhavan Narayanan is a senior journalist. He tweets as @madversity. This is an opinion article and the views expressed are the author’s own.

(As published in The Quint)

ormer Chief Minister of Nagaland and Governor S.C. Jamir is free to say and write what he wants about the Indo-Naga political problem and the state of affairs in Nagaland, with one important caveat, that among all Nagas to date, he has made the most successful and illustrious political career for himself in the service of the Indian Government by opposing his own people’s cause: Naga people’s political and human right to self-determination.

He was party to the Naga People’s Convention and the Indian Intelligence Bureau-inspired so-called 16-Point Agreement that led to the creation of the State of Nagaland in 1962, the state he went on to lead as Chief Minister for 18 years, between 1980 and 2003, after which he was rewarded by the Indian government with governorships of Goa, Odisha, Gujarat, and Maharashtra. It must be easy and comforting, even selfcongratulatory, for S.C. Jamir sitting on his exalted perch of rare privilege to look back on the wreckage his long public life helped create in Nagaland, and to condemn it now as “heaps of dry bones” in the manner of biblical prophets of old and in the name of “brutal honesty.”

But brutal honesty works both ways. S.C. Jamir is no Ezekiel of the Naga people. He can say what he wants, but he does not speak for the Naga people. He never has. He has made a habit and a career of misrepresenting a minority Naga voice as though it were the voice of the Naga people. This is what he does, again, in typical fashion, in “Wither-ward is Nagaland Moving?”

For him, Nagas who do not reside in the state of Nagaland don’t count. So he reminds us that Naga integration is off the negotiation table with India.

And Naga peoplehood and our right to political self-determination are alien concepts to him. So self-determination, too, is off the negotiation table. The existence of Nagas outside of Nagaland -- in Manipur, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Northwest Myanmar – is a non-issue for S. C. Jamir. This is because he has built his life and ambition in direct opposition to Naga unity and integration.

He has religiously pursued a divisive ideology, one dedicated to surrendering his people’s rights -- including the right to life -- to military laws like AFSPA and to the will of the Indian government he serves, humbly accepting the terms of the oppressor over the Naga people in exchange for personal advancement that he somehow equates with the advancement of the Nagas. Because his fortunes are tied up with the Government of India, must he force the Naga people to do the same?

Granted, S.C. Jamir must surely have done good works among communities close to him during his decades of holding positions of power and

authority. These must be recognized and lauded.

But we are here talking about his public role in the long struggle for Naga rights as a people. He has the right to condemn the Naga Political Groups’ “brotherly ruthless killings” and “extortions.” But he has no right, after what he did against the Naga people’s political movement, to claim a rightful place in it, as he does in the following: “We, the elderly generation of Nagas have vivid memories of how with practically nothing in hand, but fired up by their vision and conviction, and propped up by the sole resource of the active support of common Naga villagers, the Naga political movement started and was carried on against what appeared to be impossible odds.”

This is true of most elderly Nagas.

But wasn’t he instrumental in checkmating the movement with the divisive 16-Point charter of demands? Even S. C. Jamir cannot have it both ways. And now he expresses compassion for the NPGs he ditched, after calling them murderers and criminals, whose guilt must be assuaged in a “Post-Solution” period. He reminds us that understanding their pain “plays very important part in moral economy of the society.” He concludes with an exhortation that “Our selfishness keeps us in chains within ourselves,” and “Sympathy breaks this iron chain.”

Psychology has a term (projection) that may be at work in S.C. Jamir’s subconscious life manifested in his words.

His is a cry for public sympathy. He wants to be free of the guilt of selfishness and betrayal buried deep within him, which he projects on to the Naga Political Groups. Naga people are not here to adjudicate spiritual matters, but we should help break the iron chains holding S. C. Jamir down, after all Nagas believe in freedom. Problem is, we cannot help him unless he looks into the mirror and recognizes himself for who S. C. Jamir really is, what he has done, and what he continues to do, to oppose the cause of Naga self-determination and freedom from laws like the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA).

Because S.C. Jamir often invokes Christianity as a guide to personal and public life, the Naga people live in hope for a new S.C. Jamir who will, finally, stand up for his people’s right to selfdetermination and integration. Governor S.C. Jamir, you asked and answered: “Wither-ward is Nagaland Moving?”

We, too, have a question: What is so wrong for the Naga people to want to live together in an undivided ancestral homeland and to govern ourselves without an external power imposing its will on us with military force?

Kuknalim!

Media Cell Global Naga Forum

Putin’s deceptive war plans

he Russian strategy in the fossil fuels, we still do and Ukraine, as well as by gimes in power in Ukraine the on-going Ukrai- not have any viable source other Central and Eastern have shown pro-US tendennian crisis is aimed of sustainable technology, European countries, because cies. To warn such regimes, at not allowing the NATO which could provide low- of concerns that the pipe- Putin annexed the Crimean to accept Ukraine as its cost and dependable power lines would increase Russia’s region from Ukraine in 2014. member. In reality the war on a massive global scale. influence and bargaining After losing Crimea, clouds have thickened due In this scenario, natural gas, power in Europe.

Ukraine applied for NATO to the American and British the least polluting fossil fuel In the past older Rus- membership with more stance and verbosity. has become more and more sian pipelines carrying gas vigour. Putin cautioned T h e o n - g o i n g wa r critical as an viable energy to Europe passed through NATO that it would face of ner ves and escalat- source.

Ukraine. These gas pipe- consequences if Ukraine ing tensions between the Russia, which is the lines generated revenue for were accepted as a NATO United States and Russia world’s largest exporter of Ukraine, as they passed member. over Ukraine has entered natural gas, currently sup- through its land. But RusThe danger upper most its fourth month after the plies about 35% of Europe’s sia in 2010 launched the in Russian generals view Russian forces started their demand. In reality at the Nord Stream 1 bypassing is that in case of Ukraine build-up in areas near the heart of the current conflict Ukraine through under sea becoming a NATO member, Ukrainian border in No- lies the Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, NATO boots would be much vember 2021, but the genesis pipeline which will link Nord Stream 2, targeted to more nearer to Russia. of the conflict goes back to Russian gas fields directly go on-stream by the middle In the latest episode, the 2013 or even to 2008, when with Germany- the largest of this year, follows the same American and British reacUkraine applied for NATO European economy, result- route and will double the gas tions, after Russia started to membership. ing in Western Europe be- supply through the network build up its military presence Historically, Ukraine coming more dependent on to 110 billion cubic metres at the Ukrainian border in was a part of the Soviet Russian gas. per year.

November 2021, were very Union until 1991 and is In 2021 Germany Further, the US advi- hysterical and during the last currently a country lodged whose 13.3% energy needs sors think that Vladimir two months the American between Russia and Eu- were met by nuclear energy Putin will be able to use leadership has predicted a rope. After 1991 even its needs Nord Stream 2 gas Nord Stream 2 for strategic Russian attack the very next polity seemed to be under supply really quick, as it is leverage—as he’ll be control- week, but so far nothing Moscow’s influence and its committed to shut down its ling a vital energy source to has happened on that front. foreign policy over the years nuclear plants by the end of many European countries. Biden’s first statement on has wavered being either this year. Though Germany And this may impact the the conflict avowed that the pro-Russia or pro-European has invested massively in American influence in the US would not allow Nord Union. wind and solar power gen- region.

Stream 2 to go on-stream if But the current crisis eration, yet it can’t be sure Russia-Ukraine Ties Russia invaded Ukraine. He owes its genesis to a rather about their final gestation.

Historically, Ukraine also warned Russia of strict vital source of energy, i.e. One of Germany’s larg- has always acted as a natural international sanctions. natural gas, which both the est trade partners Russia buffer zone between Russia Meanwhile, to compliRussians and the Americans hopes to meet Germany’s and Europe. It has always cate matters further, Rushave not clearly mentioned energy demands through given enough lead-time to sian-backed rebel leaders in their talks or given out Nord stream 2.

Russian army to prepare and in eastern Ukraine have as a reason for the conflict.

Nord Stream strategies while the enemy announced plans for military Genesis of the crisis Nord Stream is a laby- forces passes through the mobilisation amidst increasIf we try to decode rinth of offshore natural gas vast steppes of Ukraine. ing tensions. Denis Pushilin, the crisis we found that it is pipelines in Europe, running However, even after leader of the self-proclaimed basically about energy and under the Baltic Sea from the break-up of the former Donetsk People’s Republic, how it will shape-up the Russia to Germany and Soviet Union in 1991, Russia said he had issued a decree regional and global geopoli- then further on to Western has tried to control Ukraine, for “general mobilisation” tics. It is a fact that in spite Europe. The Nord Stream through installing puppet on Saturday, while another of various global initiatives projects have been fiercely governments. But since the separatist leader, Leonid and campaigns to replace opposed by the United States early 2010s, most of the re- Pasechnik, signed a simiReader’s note: Articles or letters published in any of the columns do not reflect the view of this

lar decree for the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic.

But Putin knows quite well that a full-scale invasion of Ukraine will be enormously costly for the US and West European countries. No one could predict Putin’s next action but the real intention behind all this brinkmanship is that he is insistent on keeping Ukraine as a buffer zone and could go to any extent to thwart the US plus UK and western European countries’ effort to allow Ukraine in their and NATO’s camp and influence. So far, he has been able to achieve this through intimidating tactics and not

war, as he also knows that how costly that scenario would be for Russia. And if Germany were forced to cancel its Nord Stream 2 contract than the economic cost of a war would be a financial catastrophe for Russia, which it is ready to avoid.

Asad Mirza is a political commentator based in New Delhi. He was also associated with BBC Urdu Service and Khaleej Times of Dubai.

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To avoid all this suffering, we urgently need this foothill road.

Do the ministers/MLA/govt officers or public leaders belonging to these suffering districts not have any say in the state government? Or are they waiting for a recommendation from those districts representatives that don’t have to travel through Assam to make this road happen?

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Bajrang Dal activist killed in K’taka FUNERAL PROCESSION TURNS VIOLENT; AT LEAST THREE PERSONS INJURED

SHIVAMOGGA, FEB 21 (PTI): Three persons have been arrested in the Sunday night killing of a 28-year-old Bajrang Dal activist here, as BJP leaders decried the murder and demanded NIA probe into the matter alleging the role of some Islamic outfits.

The funeral procession of the deceased Harsha witnessed violence including stone-pelting and arson, with a photojournalist among others sustaining injuries.

At least three persons, including the photo journalist and a policewoman, were injured when miscreants pelted stones during the funeral procession that took place amid tight security on Monday while several vehicles were damaged and torched.

“Detailed investigation is on... an investigation report will reveal things on reason and details.....three people have been arrested so far... who, where, how I cannot disclose as investigation is on, interrogation has to happen to know the reasons for the murder,” Home Min-

Vehicles set on fire by rioters as tension spread over the murder of Bajrang Dal member in Shivamogga, Monday. (PTI)

ister Araga Jnanendra said.

He said, prima facie according to his information five people were said to be involved in the murder, but how many are behind them and all other related details will come out from investigation. There were also reports about some shops being ransacked by miscreants, and police vehicles too being set on fire as part of the violence.

According to official sources, there was stone pelting when Harsha’s body was being taken from District McGann Hospital here.

SIT will probe student leader Anish Khan’s death: Mamata

Mamata Banerjee

KOLKATA, FEB 21 (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that a special investigation team (SIT) will be formed to probe student leader Anish Khan’s “mysterious” death that has sparked widespread protests by opposition parties.

Baner jee, who also holds the Home (Police) portfolio, said that the SIT will submit its report to her within 15 days.

She also claimed that the former Left leader, who later joined the Indian Secular Front, used to keep in touch with her party, the Trinamool Congress.

“We are forming an SIT which will be set up by the chief secretary under the DGP and it will also comprise the CID,” she told a press conference at state

secretariat Nabanna.

Asserting that the investigation will be impartial, she said that action will be taken against anyone found to be involved in the death of Khan.

Alleging that four people had come to their house on the night of February 18 donning police and civic volunteer uniform and pushed his son off the third floor of their house at Amta in Howrah district leading to his death, the father of the deceased has demanded a CBI investigation into the matter.

The police, however, said no law enforcer had gone to his house at that time.

Holding that the death of the student leader was unfortunate, the chief minister said, “We had good relations with Anish.”

“Those who are going (to Khan’s house) to show their faces on television do not know that Anish used to keep in touch with us and also helped me in the election,” Banerjee said.

Khan, who had been with the SFI in the past and a prominent face in the antiCAA protests at Park Circus Maidan in Kolkata in late 2019 and 2020, later joined the Indian Secular Front.

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Police tried to bring the situation under control by firing in the air and lathi charge to disperse the crowd, and made way for the funeral procession to move further and the final rites to take place.

Harsha, a resident of Seegehatti, was attacked by a group of unknown persons at Bharati Colony here on Sunday night, following which he was taken to McGann Hospital where he succumbed to injuries.

In response to a question, Gananendra said Harsha was a Hindu karyakarta

and there is information that there were a couple of cases against him, and earlier too there was an attack on him.

“They are all being looked into.”

O n t h e v i o l e n c e, Jnanendra said, “we will not allow it to spread, 1,200 men are in Shivamogga for bandobast, there is Rapid Action Force, also 200 men are being sent from Bengaluru and 200 are being sent for other districts to relieve existing staff on duty.”

He said, while on the way from the hospital to Harsha’s home a large number of people had gathered and some incidents had happened, but while on the way from his home to the crematorium things were peaceful.

Peace and order in Shivamogga is being monitored

by ADGP Murugan and senior officials who had worked as SP in Shivamogga have been deployed there, he added.

A few BJP leaders including Karnataka Minister K S Eshwarappa and Union Minister of state Shobha Karandlaje claimed a con-

spiracy behind Harsha’s murder with the latter demanding NIA probe into it.

Karandlaje in a letter to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai urging for NIA probe, alleged PFI’s involvement in killing of Hindu activists in the past.

Eshwarappa, who is from the district alleged that “Musalman goondas” are behind the killing.

He said, “Recently DK Shivakumar (state Congress President) had made an instigating statement that at a government school premises, the national flag was lowered to hoist Bhagwa (saffron) flag and 50 lakh saffron flags were brought from Surat in lorries and were distributed among students. This had given abetment to Muslim goondas. We will not allow such goondagiri in Shivamogga and will suppress it.”

BJP National General Secretary (Organisation) B L Santosh alleged that Harsha was killed by jihadi fundamentalists for his opposition to Hijab at educational institutions, referring to the raging issue in the state.

Congress, SP want to weaken fight against terrorism: Shah PILIBHIT (UP), FEB 21 (PTI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday alleged that the SP and the Congress want to weaken the country’s fight against terrorism and leaders of both parties in the past batted for the release of people involved in acts of terror.

At an election rally here, Shah alleged that Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra responding to a question on terrorism in an interview said they don’t have time for such “useless talk”.

“On one hand Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi says it is ‘fizul ki baat’ to check terrorism, on the other her party leader Salman Khurshid used to say that SIMI people caught for the Ahmedabad blasts are innocent and they should be released. He also defended them,” Shah said.

Shah alleged that Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP) too had promised in its manifesto to release all accused in the Sankat Mochan temple bombings and the Lucknow blasts.

All terrorists would have been release had the Allahabad High not inter-

vened, alleged Shah.

“Should such people who play with the security of the country for votes be considered for voting? The Congress and the SP together took a vow to weaken the fight against terrorism,” Shah alleged. Shah said the BJP believes in zero tolerance against terrorism.

“It is our resolve that whoever is spreading terrorism, be it of any religion or caste, should be uprooted from this country and the world,” the minister said.

While trying to woo the Sikh community in Pilibhit, Shah said the sacrifice of Sikh gurus can’t be forgotten.

“We have read the history of the world. In remem-

NEW DELHI, FEB 21 (PTI): Private weather forecasting agency Skymet has predicted a normal monsoon this year which is expected to finish around the normal range’s midway mark of 96 to 104 per cent of the long period average of 880.6mm.

The agency said it is in the process of gathering data sets pertinent for a comprehensive monsoon forecast and intends to release a detailed report in April.

“Ascertaining authenticity is absolutely essential and that is a long-drawn procedure. Therefore, it is a bit premature to share the collated figures but suffice to present preliminary guidance,” it said in a statement.

Monsoon has large inter-annual fluctuations in its arrival, intensity, duration, and withdrawal.

It is rather early to decode all these aspects at this stage. But there are precursors to get an early glimpse and gauge its health during the four-month-long season, Skymet said.

The last two monsoon seasons have been driven by back-to-back La Nina events which have started shrinking now, the agency

said.

“It also means that monsoon 2022 is going to be a devolving La Nina to start with and turn neutral later. Negative sea surface temperature anomalies in the equatorial Pacific Ocean are weakening.

“This warming inclination of the Pacific Ocean, albeit within neutral limits, may not lead to an abovenormal or excess rainfall but chances of a ‘corrupt’ monsoon are also ruled out,” it said.

This could be one of the ‘normal’ monsoon years, making a robust start and finishing around the midway mark of the normal range -- 96 per cent to 104 per cent of LPA (880.6mm),” it said.

G P Sharma, President, Meteorology and Climate Change, Skymet Weather, said, “After observing back-to-back La Nina during 2020 and 2021, the chances of yet another episode is statistically ruled out.”

The sea surface temperatures in the equato-

rial Pacific are likely to rise soon and the probability of continued La Nina will fall.

However, ENSO predictability decreases during the upcoming ‘spring barrier’ and at times leads to an unstable ENSO regime, he said.

This will get factored in our April forecast. While the monsoon trough is over the South Tropical Indian Ocean, Indian Ocean Dipole events are typically unable to form till April, Sharma noted.

“Reliable trends of ‘Indian Ocean Dipole’ emerge in the latter half of it. Early indications suggest it to be ‘neutral’ but leaning close to the negative threshold.

IOD-ENSO interaction will hold the key to the overall health of Indian Summer Monsoon 2022,” he said.

The El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is an irregular cycle of change in wind and sea surface temperatures over the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean, affecting the climate of much of the tropics and subtropics.

The warming phase of the sea temperature is known as El Nino and the cooling phase as La Nina.

El Nino has been generally known to suppress monsoon rainfall in India while La Nina increases it.

Indian Ocean Dipole, also known as Indian Nino, is an irregular oscillation of sea-surface temperature in which the Western Indian Ocean becomes alternately warmer and then colder than the eastern part of the ocean. IOD has three phases -- neutral, negative and positive.

Positive IOD events are beneficial for the monsoon and negative IOD obstructs the progression of the monsoon over India.

In 2021, the country received “normal” rainfall during the four-month southwest monsoon season from June to September -- 87 cm against the LPA of 88 cm of 1961-2010.

It was the third consecutive year that India recorded rainfall in the normal or above-normal category.

to criminalise marital rape

NEW DELHI, FEB 21 (IANS): The Delhi High Court on Monday reserved its judgment on a batch of petitions seeking criminilisation ‘marital rape’ and challenging the exception to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code.

Reserving the order, a bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice C. Hari Shankar directed the petitioners to file their written submissions and convenience compilations by March 2, if any.

The bench was hearing the pleas challenging the exception to Section 375 of the IPC, which exempts forceful sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife from the offence of rape.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who appeared on behalf of the Centre, submitted that considering the far-reaching consequences, it has sent a communication to all states and Union Territories asking their comments on the issue and urged the court that the proceed-

ings be adjourned till the time the inputs are received.

However, the bench refused to grant further time to the Centre to make its stand clear on the issue.

“We have indicated during the course of hearing to Mehta that it is not possible to adjourn an ongoing matter as there is no terminal date by when the Centre’s consultations will be over on the issue. Since counsel for the parties have addressed arguments, judgment is reserved,” the court said.

On February 7, the High Court had sought the Centre’s stand on the issue following the submission of the Solicitor General.

Recently, the Centre in a fresh affidavit in the High Court, in response to the clutch of petitions to criminalise marital rape, maintained that it was examining the issue of broad changes in criminal law of the country and that the petitioner could also give their suggestions to the competent authorities.

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He said the BJP is the true well-wisher of the poor and if the SP comes to power in the elections, “hooliganism will prevail again”.

“In the past five years, Yogi (Adityanath) has wiped out the mafia,” Shah claimed, adding that properties worth over Rs 2,000 crore have been freed from criminals.

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Pegasus Row: SC-appointed ‘LIC is well capitalised,’ says committee submits interim report Kumar ahead of mega IPO Sources said the panel has also received around a dozen cellphones for forensic examination, including those belonging to the accused in the Bhima Koregaon case.

The Pegasus row erupted last year as a global news consortium reported that the spyware was used by several nations to target activists, journalists and many others in the civil society.

In India, news portal “The Wire” claimed that more than 142 people were targeted.

The alleged list included Congress’s Rahul Gandhi, poll strategist Prashant Kishor, two serving Union Ministers, an ex-Election Commissioner, two registrars of the Supreme Court, an old number of a former judge, a close aide of a former Attorney General and 40 journalists.

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Overruling practically every argument of the Centre, the court said privacy is not the singular concern of journalists or social activists but of every citizen. Surveillance, said the three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, “can have chilling effect on the freedom of speech”.

Last month, the row started afresh as US daily New York Times reported that Pegasus spy-ware and a missile system were the “centerpieces” of a roughly $2 billion deal between India and Israel made in 2017, which involved involving weapons and intelligence systems.

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NEW DELHI, FEB 21 (AGENCIES): State-run Life Insurance Corporation Of India (LIC), which is planning the country’s largest IPO next month, is well capitalised, the company’s chairman M.R Kumar said on Monday.

Kumar said LIC’s potential investors should not worry about government control post the IPO as decisions in the country’s largest insurance company are taken by its board and not by the government, which will hold 95% of stake post the IPO. LIC is planning to sell a 5% stake to raise about $8 billion next month, which could make it India’s largest IPO by far.

“As of now, I do not believe that we require capital. Going forward if there is

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“The profitability of any insurance company is different from others. Our surplus was more than Rs 50,000 crore, but 95% of it was going to policyholders.

Going forward, the surplus distribution changes from 95% to 90%, so profitability will also increase gradually,” he added.

“I would personally like to have some stake in IDBI Bank. It has been the strongest contributor to the bancassurance channel for us.

This will help us to grow that part of the channel. Therefore, I would like to see that relationship going forward,” said Kumar.

Budget focused on growth revival: Sitharaman

NEW DELHI, FEB 21 (IANS): The revival of economic growth was the foremost priority of the Union Budget FY23, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday.

Speaking to various industry stakeholders as part of the post-Budget interaction in Mumbai, Sitharaman said: “The recovery is the one most important thing we must have to focus our attention on. And, a sustained recovery, a strong recovery is something which all of us would want.

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The local currency had closed at 74.66 against the greenback on Friday.

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Dilip Parmar, Research Analyst, HDFC Securities, said the rupee rose to a onemonth high as dollar index along with crude oil prices retreated on profit booking.

“It’s second day in a row where rupee outperformed among Asian currencies all thanks to positive carry trades and speculators may have started front run of LIC IPOs inflows,” Parmar said.

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The rouble slid nearly 3% against the dollar and Russian shares slumped 9% their lowest in 14 months.

The U.S. dollar index dipped 0.1% to 95.668, well short of a 1-1/2 year high of 97.441 hit last month. The euro was little changed at $1.1327, while yields on German 10-year government bonds, seen as Europe’s safest asset, hit two-week lows at 0.185%. [FRX/] A preliminary Purchasing Managers’ Index survey showed the euro zone economy rebounded sharply this month as an easing of coronavirus restrictions gave a boost to the dominant service industry.

“A Russian invasion of Ukraine would make the job of central banks across Europe much harder,” said Matteo Cominetta, senior economist at Barings Investment Institute.

MUMBAI, FEB 21 (PTI): Rising for the fifth straight day, the rupee extended gains by 11 paise to close at a one-month high of 74.55 against the US dollar on Monday on the back of a weak dollar and softer crude oil prices amid hopes of a diplomatic solution to the Russia-Ukraine crisis.

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NEW DELHI, FEB 21 (AGENCIES): Global stocks hit threeweek lows and oil rose on Monday as worries increased that Russia will invade Ukraine.

Markets are on high alert for any escalation in the crisis.

MSCI’s world equity index fell 0.4% to 700.11, with Monday’s public holiday in the United States, which will keep Wall Street closed, thinning trade and adding to the volatility.

S&P 500 stock futures fell 0.66%. Nasdaq futures dropped 1.2%. European stocks dropped 1.65% to their lowest in more than four months. British stocks fell 0.5%. Shares in companies exposed to Russia and Ukraine fell heavily.

U.S. stock futures and European stocks lost earlier gains made on news that U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed in principle to hold a summit on the

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NEW DELHI, FEB 21 (PTI): Gold prices on Monday declined by Rs 212 to Rs 49,827 per 10 gram in the national capital, in line with selling in the overseas markets, along with a rupee appreciation, according to HDFC Securities. The yellow metal had closed at Rs 50,039 per 10 gram in the previous trade. Silver tumbled by Rs 480 to Rs 63,329 per kg, compared with the previous close of Rs 63,809. The rupee in the early trade on Monday spurted by 22 paise to 74.44 a dollar. HDFC Securities Senior Analyst (Commodities) Tapan Patel said, “Spot gold prices for 24 carat gold in Delhi fell Rs 212 in line with selling at COMEX gold prices along with rupee appreciation.” In the international market, gold was trading lower at USD 1,893 an ounce while silver was also marginally down at USD 23.78 an ounce. “Gold prices traded weak with spot gold prices at COMEX trading marginally down near USD 1,893 per ounce on Monday,” Patel said.

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Khara said his optimism on growth in lending to small businesses in the future comes from the experience in the retail banking space and the changes in lending, where the balance sheet alone is not important but access to cash flows of an entity also helps.

Earlier, the head of SBI hinted at seeking some relaxations on the stressed asset recognition in rural areas from the finance minister, saying the mofussil areas are yet to come out of the impact of the pandemic.

“If there can be some relief for the rural sector in terms of the way we are identifying the accounts. Rural sector is still in the need of some support, though we are trying to extend it, whatever can be done from the banking sector.

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novative enterprise, Sitharaman had a few suggestions for the banking community and also spoke out against their attitude.

“Initially, Mr Khara gave a very bland answer. And then after being prompted somewhat, he went into talking about a scheme which has a lot of government support, the CGTMSE,” she said.

“Banks will have to be a lot more customer friendly. Not to the extent of taking adverse risks which you don’t need to take, but you need to be a lot more friendly to customers,” the minister said. Khara said the focus is on increasing the reliance on end-to-end

digitalisation of the process, which will ensure a hasslefree experience.

He said in the next two months, the bank will go fully digital for lending.

Also, provided there is credible cashflow visibility available to a bank, the credit growth to small businesses can touch that of personal loans over time.

Tarun Bajaj, the revenue secretary who has worked in the Department of Financial Services as well, said banks need to be cognisant of the needs to lend more and support the economic growth. He added that the balance sheet of corporates is in better shape now.

Khara said it is a normal perception that banks do not sanction loans, but pointed to very high levels of underutilisation of sanctioned working capital limits, which generally point to slowing demand in an economy.

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NEW DELHI, FEB 21 (PTI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said banks need to focus more on being customer-friendly so that the process of availing credit becomes more hassle-free for borrowers.

However, the minister made it clear that banks do not have to be lenient on credit underwriting standards by taking any adverse risks on a proposal.

At a meeting between industry representatives and the finance minister, a startup founder in the baking business suggested for credit to be available hassle-free, to which largest lender SBI’s Chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara said a startup’s worries are more on the equity side and assured full support in lending if sufficient equity is on the table.

Later, he also made a mention of the government’s Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE). Stressing that the person asking the question is a woman operating an in-

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JERUSALEM, FEB 21 (AP): Israel on Monday said it successfully tested a new naval air defense system, intercepting a series of threats in what officials called a key layer of protection against Iran and its proxies in the region. The “C-Dome” system is a naval version of the Iron Dome, which has been used to shoot down rockets fired from the Gaza Strip for the past decade.

The C-Dome is being installed on Israel’s latestgeneration corvette warships, which protect Israel’s coastline and offshore natural gas assets in the Mediterranean. Monday’s test simulated a number of incoming threats, including rockets, cruise missiles and drones, the Defense Ministry said.

“The systems that we are developing as part of Israel’s multi-tier missile defense array enable us to operate against Iranian proxies in the region and defend against their weapon systems, which are constantly being upgraded,” Defense Minister Benny Gantz said.

“We continue to be two steps ahead of them and we will continue developing and upgrading our capabilities in order to maintain security superiority in the region.”

any plans to attack, but wants Western guarantees that NATO won’t allow Ukraine and other former Soviet countries to join as members. It has also demanded the alliance halt weapons deployments to Ukraine and roll back its forces from Eastern Europe — demands flatly rejected by the West.

With the prospect of war looming, French President Emmanuel Macron scrambled to broker a meeting between US President Joe Biden and Putin.

Macron’s office said both leaders had “accepted the principle of such a summit,” to be followed

by a broader meeting that would include other “relevant stakeholders to discuss security and strategic stability in Europe.” The language from Moscow and Washington was more cautious, but neither side denied a meeting is under discussion.

US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the administration has always been ready to talk to avert a war — but was also prepared to respond to any attack.

“So when President Macron asked President Biden yesterday if he was prepared in principle to meet with President Putin,

Forex-starved Sri Lanka runs out of cash to buy fuel C O LO M B O, F E B 2 1 (PTI): Sri Lankan government on Monday admitted that it has run out of cash to buy fuel as pumps in most filling stations across the country have run dry, exacerbating the deepening foreign-exchange crisis that has crippled the island nation’s economy.

So dire is Sri Lanka’s current economic situation that it does not even have adequate US dollars to pay for two shipments of fuel.

“Two shipments of fuel have arrived today, but we are unable to pay for it,” Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila said on Monday.

L a s t we e k , s t a t e owned refinery Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) said it was out of money to procure supplies from abroad.

The CPC suffered losses to the tune of USD 415 million in 2021 due to the sale of diesel at prices fixed by the government.

“I had warned about the impending fuel shortages due to the dollar crisis twice in January and once earlier this month,” Gammanpila said.

Sri Lanka’s worsening foreign-exchange shortage has seriously impacted the

energy sector, which largely depends on imports for fuel.

The fuel shortage has led to long queues at understocked pumps across the country.

Gammanpila reckoned that the only way out of this mess is by hiking the retail prices of fuel.

The minister also urged the government to reduce the customs duty on fuel imports in order to pass the benefits to the public.

Earlier this month, Sri Lanka bought 40,000 metric tonnes of diesel and petrol from India’s oil major Indian Oil Corporation to meet the urgent energy requirements in the economic crisis worsened by depleted foreign reserves.

“India a committed partner and a true friend of Sri Lanka. The High Commissioner (Gopal Baglay) handed over 40,000 MT fuel consignment by Indian Oil Company,” a statement issued by the Indian High Commission here had said.

The delivery of the fuel by India came amidst the announcement of Sri Lankan Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa’s visit to India in a fortnight to formalise India’s economic relief package for the country facing a serious forex crisis.

Dominican Republic begins building border wall with Haiti S A N TO D O M I N G O, FEB 21 (AGENCIES): The Dominican government on Sunday began building a wall that will cover almost half of the 392-kilometre (244 miles) border with Haiti, its only land neighbor, to stop irregular migration and the smuggling of goods, weapons and drugs.

While the two countries share the island of Hispaniola, they are worlds apart in terms of development. Crime-plagued Haiti is one of the poorest nations in the Americas while the Dominican Republic, a popular Caribbean tourist destination, has prospered in recent decades amid marked political stability.

Many Haitians cross the border clandestinely in search of work in the fields or in the construction industry in the Dominican Republic.

“The benefit for both nations will be of great importance,” said Dominican President Luis Abinader shortly before pushing the

FILE—Haitians cross the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic to sell Haitian products in Dajabo

button to begin pouring concrete into the foundations of what will be the wall in the province of Dajabón, some 230 kilometers northwest of the capital.

About 500,000 Haitians and tens of thousands of their descendents live in the Dominican Republic, a Spanish-speaking nation of about 11 million people, according to the most recent immigration survey conducted in 2018.

Abinader estimated

the border wall will reduce the smuggling of commercial goods, weapons and help fight organized crime in both nations.

He started the project, which aims to build a 164 kilometer wall, ahead of the anniversary of the Dominican Republic’s independence from Haiti on Feb. 27, 1844.

Abinader said the first phase of the project will be completed within nine months at the latest.

China sanctions Raytheon, Lockheed over Taiwan deal TAIPEI, FEB 21 (AP): China said Monday it will impose new sanctions on US defense contractors Raytheon Technologies and Lockheed Martin due to their arms sales to Taiwan, stepping up a feud with Washington over security and Beijing’s strategic ambitions. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced the move at a daily press briefing, citing a newly passed Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law that took effect in 2021.

It was in response to a $100 million deal approved by the US for maintenance of Taiwan’s missile defense systems by the two companies. “China once again urges the US government and relevant parties to . . . stop arms sales to Taiwan and sever military ties with Taiwan,” Wang said.

“China will continue to take all necessary measures to firmly safeguard its sovereignty and security interests in accordance with the development of the situation,” he said without giving any details. Taiwan is a democratically self-governed island that communist-ruled China claims as its own territory. The two sides split amid civil war in 1949.

NEW DELHI, FEB 21 (IANS): China will deliver 25 J-10C fighter jets to Pakistan within weeks in a major boost to the countrys military capabilities to defend its airspace, The News reported. UK’s Financial Times reported that the first batch of combat aircraft is being tested in Chengdu, the base of its manufacturer Chengdu Aerospace Corporation. “They will be transferred to Pakistan once Pakistan Air Force pilots and technicians complete an introduction to the aircraft,” a journalist, working with a Chinese military publication, told FT. Senior officials in Islamabad said the jets would be delivered before the end of the month, the report added. The images of the J-10C fighter jet with the marking of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) recently surfaced on social media and were widely circulated by media outlets.

First published on social media last week, the images show two J-10Cs, equipped with China’s domestically developed WS-10B Taihang turbofan engines, undertaking test flights at an undisclosed location.

Iran president makes maiden Gulf trip for gas, nuclear talks

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi (c) is welcomed as he arrives in Doha, Qatar, Monday. (AP/PTI

DOHA, FEB 21 (AGENCIES): Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Qatar on his first visit to a Gulf Arab state Monday for a major gas summit that will be dominated by tensions over Ukraine.

Raisi and Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, a close US ally, are also expected to discuss growing efforts to revive a stalled international deal to regulate Iran’s nuclear programme. Tuesday’s Gas Exporting Countries Forum will be overshadowed by growing tensions around Ukraine which have boosted demand for gas as well as the price paid by consumers.

UN court to open hearings in Rohingya genocide case

FILE—Rohingya refugees gather near a fence in northern Rakhine State on June 29, 2018.

THE HAGUE, FEB 21 (AGENCIES): Myanmar’s shadow civilian administration called on the United Nations’ top court Monday not to allow the country’s military rulers to represent the Southeast Asian nation at hearings into a case accusing the country of genocide against the Rohingya ethnic minority.

Four days of hearings into the Myanmar military’s deadly 2017 crackdown on the Rohingya are scheduled to open Monday afternoon at the International Court of Justice amid a dispute over who should represent the country in court.

Re presentatives of Myanmar are scheduled to address judges to outline why they believe the case that was filed by the African nation of Gambia, repre-

senting a group of Muslim nations, should be dropped.

But members of Myanmar’s National Unity Government, urged the court not to accept representatives of the military rulers.

“We do not believe that the International Court of Justice will want to allow the military to appear before them as if they speak for the Republic of the Union of Myanmar,” said the unity government’s foreign minister, Zin Mar Aung. “It would be a most profound injustice to the Rohingya if the military were to be both their abusers and have any voice in the court.”

The shadow administration said it has contacted the court to withdraw Myanmar’s preliminary objections to the case, but it remains to be seen whether the court

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Greetings from Nagas 80 Plus. Gratitude has long been pending for the successful publication of Nagas 80 Plus but this unforgivable delay is due to the enormity of debt and the insufficiency of words. An attempt will be made today.

First and foremost thanks to the Almighty by whose grace we have seen the fruition of Nagas 80 Plus.

Applaud must be given to all the contributors in Nagas 80 Plus who responded to the call for articles and promptly submitted within the given time. It would not be possible to thank each and every contributor personally but Nagas 80 Plus would not have been possible without your contribution. We have been able to share a short moment of reunion and camaraderie at the release function of Nagas 80 Plus but there were many who were not able to attend the event. I pray that you are keeping in good health wherever you are and look forward to another opportunity to meet again. The two centenarians, Rhonthungo Tungoe and Pekruu Terhüja, are no longer with us today but we celebrate their legacy and with God’s grace we also shall live beyond a hundred years and more. So continue to live in good cheer for we are still young with many years to live for.

A note of gratitude to all the special invitees and well wishers who graced the book release function on 17th November 2021 with their dignified presence.

As planned, Nagas 80 Plus has not been made available for sale in the market but copies have been distributed to all colleges (Private and Govt.) in Nagaland, including all theological seminaries. Copies have also been sent to some renowned universities outside Nagaland such as NEHU, JNU, etc. Many encouraging words have flown in since the publication of the book and while most of them have been generously kind, it is also hoped that Nagas 80 Plus will provoke the younger generation to reflect, discuss and debate the words that their older peers have left behind.

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Producing nations say they will not be able to provide substantial amounts of gas to Europe if Russia, which has been accused of preparing an attack on Ukraine, cuts supplies in any sanctions showdown.

Raisi has not travelled in the Gulf region since taking office in June, and it is only his fourth trip abroad.

Qatar authorities imposed stringent security for his arrival at Doha airport, where he was met by the emir.

Qatar has added the Iran nuclear dispute to its list of diplomatic hotspots where it has taken a behindthe-scenes mediation role.

Earlier this month Qa-

tari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani went on an unannounced visit to Tehran after the emir met US President Joe Biden in Washington.

- ‘Common concern’ The Qatar government said that the emir and Raisi would discuss issues of “common concern” without giving details. Diplomats said, however, that the nuclear talks would be on the agenda.

In 2015, Iran and six world powers including the United States reached a landmark nuclear agreement that offered Tehran sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on its atomic programme. The United States unilaterally withdrew from the deal in 2018 under then president Donald Trump and reimposed heavy economic sanctions.

Talks on reviving the deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), have been held in the Austrian capital Vienna since late November, involving Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia directly and the United States indirectly.

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will recognize the unity administration.

The shadow administration is made up of a diverse group of representatives including elected lawmakers who were prevented from taking their seats by the military takeover. It says it is the country’s only legitimate government but no foreign government has recognized the unity group.

The dispute at the world court in The Hague reflects a broader struggle in the international community over whom to accept as Myanmar’s legitimate rulers in the aftermath of the coup.

Southeast Asian foreign ministers held their annual retreat last week without their counterpart from Myanmar, who was blackballed from participating but allowed to attend

online as an observer.

The military launched what it called a clearance campaign in Rakhine state in 2017 after an attack by a Rohingya insurgent group.

More than 700,000 Rohingya fled into neighboring Bangladesh and security forces were accused of mass rapes, killings and torching thousands of homes.

In 2019, lawyers representing Gambia at the ICJ outlined their allegations of genocide by showing judges maps, satellite images and graphic photos of the military campaign. That led the court to order Myanmar to do all it can to prevent genocide against the Rohingya.

The interim r uling was intended to protect the minority while the case is decided in The Hague, a process likely to take years.

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The Thokihimi Kiphimi Kughakulu (TKK) extends our immense pride and honor to congratulate Shri. Hokheto Yeptho on being promoted to the post of ADEO Dimapur DoSE, Govt. of Nagaland and bringing laurels to our community.

The TKK further prays and wishes him wisdom and good health as he embarks on the journey of his future endeavor.

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Israel successfully tests naval air defense system

Ukrainian Military Forces servicemen of the 92nd mechanized brigade in the Kharkiv region, on Feb 10, 2022.

if Russia did not invade, of course President Biden said yes,” he told NBC’s “Today” show on Monday.

“But every indication we see on the ground right now in terms of the disposition of Russian forces is that they are, in fact, getting prepared for a major attack on Ukraine.”

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Monday that Putin and Biden could meet if they consider it “feasible,” but emphasized that “it’s premature to talk about specific plans for a summit.”

Macron’s office said that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov are set to lay the groundwork for the potential summit when they meet Thursday. The French leader has been trying to play go-between to avert a new war in Europe, and his announcement followed a flurry of calls by Macron to Putin, Biden, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Even as the diplomacy pressed ahead, there were signs it might not head off a broader conflict.

China to provide J-10C fighter jets to Pakistan

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PONGIDONG, TSUNGZA, KHÜMTSÜ VILLAGE COUNCIL CHAIRMAN UNION District: Wokha-797111, Nagaland

Resolution

A joint meeting of Pongidong, Tsungza, khümtsu Villages Council members together with their respective Village Chairman and G.Bs was held on 18 th Feb. 2022 and according to resolution R/no. (3),(a) hunting/fishing and poaching of wild animals under the periphery of the above mentioned Villages is strictly/totally banned from 1st March 2022 till 31st August.

During these six months1. The use of all weapons including air guns is strictly banned.

2. No one is allowed to roam around with any type of guns.

3. During these six months period, if any inhabitants of these three Villages are found to be travelling/ roaming around the forests with guns for hunting and related purposes, a fine of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) will be imposed.

4. Any person (outsiders) found violating the above laid down rules will be charged a fine of Rs.20,000/-(twenty thousand).

5. Villagers from the surrounding/ nearby villages are allowed to carry guns and other weapons while crossing this area but are completely prohibited and are strictly ordered not to shoot/hunt any wild birds and animals on their way to their respective destination.

6. According to the joint resolution R. no.(4) of Pongidong, Tsungza and khümtsü Villages, the cutting down of trees for any purposes like log/ timber etc. by any non villagers is strictly banned and prohibited. If any illegal outsider is found to be violating the resolution, the person will be charged a fine of Rs. 50,000/- (fifty thousand).

If anyone is found going against the resolution, he/she will be imprisoned.

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Fears of Ukraine war remain

MOSCOW, FEB 21 (AP): The US and Russian presidents tentatively agreed to meet in a last-ditch effort to stave off a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, even as sustained shelling continued on Monday in a conflict in eastern Ukraine that Western powers fear could provide the spark for a broader war.

If Russia invades, as the US warns Moscow has already decided to do, the meeting will be off. Still the prospect of a face-to-face summit resuscitated hopes that diplomacy could prevent a devastating conflict, which would result in massive casualties and huge economic damage in Europe, which is heavily dependent on Russian energy.

Russia has massed an estimated 150,000 troops on three sides of Ukraine — the biggest such buildup since the Cold War. And Western officials have warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin is now merely looking for a pretext to invade the country, a western-looking democracy that has defied Moscow’s attempts to pull it back into its orbit.

Moscow denies it has

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Why a Balanced diet is important?

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e often hear this line a lot from our doctors or parents that a Balanced diet is very important for our body, we must take it and so on.

But, have you ever thought that what is a balanced diet and why it is important, and what will happen if you don’t take it. So, here we are with the meaning and importance of a balanced diet. Read on to grab the full information!

What is a balanced diet?

When we talk about a balanced diet it means choosing a variety of foods from the different food groups – specifically: vegetables and fruits; protein (meat, fish, eggs, beans, soy); dairy (low-fat milk, cheese, yogurt); carbohydrates (starchy foods like rice, pasta, potatoes, and bread – preferably wholegrain or wholewheat varieties); and a small number of healthy fats such as the unsaturated fat from olive oil.

Avoid sugary drinks and foods, and foods with added saturated fat like processed meats, chips, pastries, and pies. Drink plenty of

water to keep hydrated and to help your body function better.

Benefits of a Balanced diet Growth and Development: The body is under a constant process of growth and repair. It needs nutrients in the form of protein, vitamins, and minerals to form new cells. A balanced diet involves servings of fruits and vegetables, and lean protein from sources such as lean meats, nuts, and whole grains.

Weight Control: A well-balanced diet can also help in weight control in people who are overweight

or people who are working to maintain a steady weight.

Such a diet involves lowcalorie foods that are dense in nutrients and fiber which satisfy hunger without the extra calories.

Supplies Energy: A calorie is a unit of energy obtained from foods. Foods with higher calories give you the energy to stay alert and functioning all day.

However, intake of more calories than what you need can cause weight gain.

Builds Immunity: Foods rich in Vitamins like A, C, E, selenium, and potassium are essential for building a robust immune

system that can fight off infections to keep you healthy.

I m p r o ve s M e n t a l Well-being: Along with making you strong and improving your immunity, balanced diets consisting of fish, high-quality meats, whole grains, fruits, and vegetables can boost mental health.

What are the Advantages of Having a Balanced Diet?

Choosing a balanced diet is the first step toward a happy and healthy lifestyle.

Vitamins and minerals are vital to maintaining healthy immunity and growth.

Healthy diets can protect the body from lifestylerelated, non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, skeletal problems, and many types of cancer.

Balanced diets, along with fighting obesity, help maintain optimal body weight.

Elements of a balanced diet Carbohydrates: An excellent source of energy, carbohydrates should comprise roughly 60% of a person’s diet or 310 grams.

This is where most of your energy comes from if you’re engaged in activity throughout the day; eat lots of carbrich food items such as rice, pasta, potatoes, and wheat.

This is a key part of a balanced diet.

Vitamins: There are so many essential vitamins today but pay particular attention to the intake of the following: Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin B and Vitamin D. Taking multivitamins for these four is ideal, although obtaining them from fruits and vegetables is even better.

Minerals: Minerals aid with the release of energy from food items, plus they interact with the organs to promote growth. For example, iron helps with energy, while calcium works towards bone and teeth development. Again, there are lots of minerals today, but the most important ones in your diet are iodine, potassium, sodium, and those mentioned above.

Unsaturated Fats: A lot of people avoid fat, thinking that it causes weight gain, but this is far from the truth. Healthy fats, or those derived from good

sources, are dairy products, meat, and fish. Their main function is to help regulate body temperature, as well as the absorption of vitamins.

They help with slow energy release, which is perfect for long-distance runners. We are all advised to consume around 70 grams per day.

Protein: Another key component of a healthy balanced diet is protein, which comes mainly from lean meat, but dietary evidence proves that you can gain protein from non-meat sources also. Protein primarily helps with the development of skin, hair, and muscles. The maximum daily amount is set at 50 grams for a typical adult.

Water: Most lists of a balanced healthy diet consist only of 6 items, but this article gives a total of 7, adding water to the list. The fact is few people consider the importance of water in their diet.

Fizzy drinks, coffee, tea, and juice drinks cannot provide the same goodness as water. It hydrates the body and facilitates the movement of all the other components above. Suggested intake is at least 8 glasses a day.

Can genetic testing help evaluate risk of heart disease

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S researchers have launched a clinical trial in which genetic testing is used to identify men and women at risk of developing heart disease based on the makeup of their DNA. If proven effective in clinical trials, this form of genetic testing may be adopted globally to prevent heart disease - the number one killer in the world.

“This should be the last century of heart disease,” said Robert Roberts, Medical Director of Cardiovascular Genomics for Dignity Health hospital in Arizona.

Throughout the duration of the study, the researchers will collect DNA samples from approximately 2,000 men and women aged between 40 and 60 with no known history of heart disease.

The DNA samples will then be analysed to determine if the participants have genetic markers known to cause heart disease.

Once the DNA genotyping is completed, the team at Dignity will evaluate each participant’s

genetic markers to determine if they have a low, medium or high chance of developing heart disease.

Other health and lifestyle factors will also be considered when determining the participants’ risk of heart disease. These include hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol and whether the participant smokes or is physically active, among others.

“I am hopeful that through the results of this study we will be able to save even more lives in the future by implementing genetic testing for early prevention of coronary artery disease as routine clinical application. This approach would represent a paradigm shift in the prevention of this disease,” Roberts said.

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Fossils show a crocodile ancestor dined on a young dinosaur Onset of modern sea level rise began in 1863: Study

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or the first time, scientists have found indisputable evidence that an ancient crocodile ancestor chowed down on a dinosaur.

Preserved within a fossilized crocodyliform, a member of a newfound species dubbed Confractosuchus sauroktonos, are the partially digested remains of a juvenile bipedal ornithopod, paleontologist Matt White of the University of New England in Austra-

lia and colleagues report February 10 in Gondwana Research.

Crocodyliforms include modern species like crocodiles and alligators

as well as their ancestors.

Those ancestors lived alongside dinosaurs for millions of years, and previous evidence, such as bite marks on fossilized dinosaur bones, has hinted that croc ancestors dined on dinosaurs when the opportunity arose (SN: 10/24/01). But fossils with actual preserved stomach contents are extremely rare (SN: 8/10/20). In fact, C. sauroktonos is only the second extinct crocodyliform fossil with identifiable

stomach contents — and the first to reveal a meal of dinosaur.

C. sauroktonos was about 2.5 meters long — slightly smaller than an adult female American alligator — and lived between 104 million and 92.5 million years ago in what is now Queensland, Australia.

Similarities between the creature’s skull features and those of living and extinct crocodyliforms suggest that it didn’t just eat dinos. C.

sauroktonos probably cast a wide net when it came to seeking out prey.

As for the grisly contents of its gut — including a few ribs and bits of leg and arm bone — they represent the first ornithopod ever found in Queensland’s Winton rock formation.

The herbivorous dino may also be a new species, although it’s difficult to tell from these few pieces, the team says.

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he modern rates of sea level rise began emerging in 1863 as the Industrial Age intensified, coinciding with evidence for early ocean warming and glacier melt, an international team of scientists has found.

Sea-level rise is an important indicator of broader climate changes. Identifying the time of sea-level rise helped researchers to pinpoint the onset of a significant period of climate change.

The team used a global database of sea-level records spanning the last 2,000 years. They found that globally Industrial Revolution paved the way for the onset of modern rates of sea-level rise occurred in 1863.

At individual sites in the US, modern rates emerged earliest in the midAtlantic region in the mid to late 19th century, and later in Canada and Europe, emerging by the mid-20th century.

The findings, detailed

in the journal Nature Communications, will help local and regional planners prepare for future sea-level rise.

“We can be virtually certain the global rate of sea-level rise from 1940 to 2000 was faster than all previous 60-year intervals over the last 2,000 years,” said Jennifer S. Walker, lead author of the study and postdoctoral associate in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, the US. (IANS)

Exercise thrice a week in 50s & 60s to keep memory loss at bay

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egular physical activity is essential to not only reduce muscle loss and maintain strength as you age, but also to keep your memory intact.

Forgetfulness is part of ageing and may worsen into Alzheimer’s disease that may affect the quality of life.

A new study has shown that practising aerobic exercises like cycling, walking or jogging thrice a week in the 50s and 60s can help stave off memory loss.

“Everyone always asks, ‘How much should I be exercising? What’s the bare minimum to see improvement?’” said lead author Sarah Aghjayan, doctoral student in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh.

“From our study, it seems like exercising about three times a week for at least four months is how much you need to reap the benefits in episodic memory,” she added.

Episodic memory is the kind that deals with events that happened to you in the past. It’s also one of the first to decline with age. Exercise that gets the heart pumping has shown promise in

increasing brain health, and experiments in mice show that it improves memory, but studies looking at the same link in humans have come out mixed.

To understand, the team pored over 36 studies with over 3,000 participants.

“We found that there were greater improvements in memory among those who are age 55 to 68 years compared to those who are

69 to 85 years old, so intervening earlier is better,” Aghjayan said. The team also found the greatest effects of exercise in those who hadn’t yet experienced any cognitive decline, and in studies where participants exercised consistently several times a week. The findings are published in the journal Communications Medicine.

While the team’s analysis couldn’t answer how the intensity of exercise affects the memory benefits, and there’s plenty to learn about the mechanism behind the link. But the implications for public health are clear: Exercise is an accessible way older adults can stave off memory declines, benefiting themselves, their caretakers and the healthcare system, Aghjayan said.

(IANS)

INVITATION The Board of Directors and family members of Nagaland Childrens’ Home and Christian Mission Higher Secondary School Cordially invites all alumni, former staffs and well wishers to come and bless the Golden Jubilee celebration at Nagaland Childrens’ Home, Diphupar, Dimapur, Nagaland on 5th of March 2022 at 10:00 AM. Sd/Chairman S.K. Kenye dp-851/22

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ISL: Bengaluru beat Odisha 2-1 NEW DELHI, FEB 21 (AGENCIES): Bengaluru FC kept alive its faint hopes of qualifying for the semifinal playoffs with a battling, comeback 2-1 win over Odisha FC at the Athletic Stadium in Bambolim on Monday.

The result sent BFC into fifth spot, with 26 points from 18 matches, sandwiched between Kerala Blasters in fourth (27) and Mumbai City FC in sixth (25), Sportstar reported.

But both Kerala and Mumbai have played two fewer games, which leaves BFC with much to do.

Odisha, on 22 points from 18 matches, needs to win both its remaining matches and hope for favourable results elsewhere for a playoffs spot, an unlikely scenario.

Kino Garcia’s men went ahead in the eighth minute when Nandhakumar Sekar bundled in a stray ball after striker Jonathas Cristian’s initial shot from a one-on-one situation bounced off BFC goalie Lara Sharma. It was Pratik Chaudhari’s sloppy footwork that helped the ball get to Cristian in the first place.

BFC equalised when t h e r e t u r n i n g Ro s h a n Naorem showed his class

Curry sets 3-pointer record as Team LeBron win All Star Game

Curry holds aloft the redesigned Kobe Bryant Trophy after winning the NBA All-Star MVP gong.

LO N D O N, F E B 2 1 (AGENCIES): Stephen Curry scored 50 points and set an All-Star Game record as Team LeBron claimed a 163-160 win over Team Durant.

Curry, 33, finished with 16 three-pointers, setting a record for the most in an All-Star quarter (six), half (eight) and game (16) in the process.

The previous record in an All-Star game was nine, set by Paul George in 2016.

Curry, who was two points short of the scoring record set by Anthony Davis in 2017, won the Kobe Bryant Trophy as the AllStar Game’s most valuable player.

The All-Star MVP Award was permanently renamed in honour of LA Lakers legend Bryant, an 18time All-Star, after he and

his daughter Gianna were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash in 2020.

LeBron James also played in his 18th All-Star Game to sit one short of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record.

The The Los Angeles Lakers star made the gamewinning shot on Sunday after his team had been set a target winning score of 163 in Cleveland.

That target was determined after Team Durant held a 139-138 lead heading into the final quarter and, for a third consecutive year, 24 points were added to the leading total to reflect Kobe Bryant’s jersey number.

Curry surpassed Ray Allen at the top of the the all-time list for threes made and was honoured as a member of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team at halftime.

Farah to return to action at Vitality London 10k

Kashmir ignited by Arif Khan’s glory

LO N D O N, F E B 2 1 (AGENCIES): Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah will make his return to competition at the Vitality London 10,000 in May. The 38-year-old, Britain’s most decorated track and field athlete, has not raced since suffering a fractured foot in June last year.

He fell short of the 10,000m selection time for last year’s Tokyo Olympics at the British Championships.

Farah, the 5,000m and 10,000m champion at both the London and Rio Games, is a seven-time winner of the London 10,000.

The race, won by Farah in five consecutive years between 2009 and 2013, and again in 2018 and its most recent edition in 2019, will take place on Monday 2 May. “I’ve been working hard to get back into shape following my injury last summer and I’ve got a few more months of hard training ahead of me,” said Farah. He later told the BBC he had “been struggling for quite a while” but added he was determined to recover from the injury and finish his career on his own terms.

S R I NAG A R F E B 2 1 (IANS): Alpine skier Arif Khan may not be as famous as javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra today but he would soon be the king of winter sports in India, a star who will revolutionise the Kashmir story.

With him will change how the world looks at Kashmir. The first signs are already there -- there is an air of optimism among the youth who want to follow Arif ’s footsteps and bring glory to the country. Arif Khan may not have won any medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics but he has lit the fire of imagination among the sportsmen, much as Neeraj Chopra did when he won India’s first gold medal in athletics at the Tokyo Olympics.

By all measures, Arif Khan from the Tangmarg area of Baramulla district in Kashmir is not an ordinary sportsman. He was the first-ever skier from India to have qualified for the Olympics in both slalom and giant slalom.

Though he stood 45th in the Beijing Winter Olympics, millions in India wished him good luck as he led the one-man Indian team, himself. He was the only one from India to have qualified for the Olympics.

Adidas announces its biggest-ever commitment to women athletes

India women’s team batter Vanitha retires

Bengaluru FC players celebrate a goal against Odisha FC, at the GMC Stadium Bambolim, Goa, Monday. (ISL/PTI)

again at set-piece delivery, with his fine corner headed in powerfully by Danish Farooq at the far post. Odisha goalie Kamaljit Singh was at fault too, charging off his line without any chance of reaching the ball.

On the stroke of halftime, Nandhakumar could have scored again, but managed to only hit the left side netting after collecting a

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splendid through ball from Javier Hernandez from the halfway line.

Odisha paid the price immediately after the restart, when Cleiton Silva scored from the penalty spot after Lalruatthara was adjudged to have fouled Udanta Singh. Barely minutes later, BFC’s Bruno Ramires hit the crossbar after a fierce close-range shot

NEW DELHI, FEB 21 (IANS): Ahead of a major year for sport, Adidas, the German sports apparel designer and manufacturer, has announced its biggest ever commitment to Indian women athletes, in line with its “Impossible is Nothing” tagline.

This new season will see the launch of major new women-focused innovations, and enhanced support for established and emerging athletes, and new grassroots programs.

The mission also reiterates the brand’s belief that it can create real, lasting change for women in sport.

Adidas is proud to be a long-term partner of some of the best athletes, teams, and creators in the world because of its belief that sports have the power to change lives.

Thus, Adidas continues to support women by encouraging them to create new possibilities through powerful messaging from its strong women athlete partnerships which include Manika Batra, Dipika Pallikal, Nikhat Zareen, Mirabai Chanu, Lovlina Borgohain and Hima Das. They

from Prince Ibara was saved well by Kamaljit.

In the 75th minute, midfielder Isaac Chhakchhuak’s curler destined for the right-corner was tipped on to the post, and to safety, by a diving Lara. A 2-2 result would have all but killed BFC’s chances but Marco Pezzaiuoli’s men have lived to fight another day.

use the voice of their experiences to inspire women everywhere to build a future in sports.

This campaign will globally be launched with a film series featuring a diverse portfolio of eminent women from sport, fitness, and lifestyle.

The Indian campaign will see the likes of Deepika Padukone, Mirabai Chanu, Lovlina Borgohain and a host of other inspiring women. Joining forces with them, Adidas will continue to push for real, lasting change by making sport more accessible and inclusive for all Women in India.

For Adidas, it is all about making the ‘impossible possible’ by removing obstacles and barriers for women in sports. As Sunil Gupta, Senior Director, Brand Adidas, India pointed out at the launch, “Impossible Is Nothing isn’t just a campaign -- it’s

our brand attitude; the essence of who we are and what we stand for. In 2022 we reaffirm our commitment to women. And as part of this commitment, this season’s ‘Impossible Is Nothing’ campaign is led by the stories of women who have made their impossible possible, with the aim of inspiring others to do the same under the “I’mPossible” message.

Adidas will continue to be their ally, committed to serving them through innovation in our products and partnerships.”

The company’s commitment saw it focusing on both products and people.

For instance, in the product category, 2022 saw major investment in women-focused product innovation to recognise and meet the specific needs of women in sport.

In December, the brand introduced Ultraboost 22, built to address differences between male and female instep height, heel anatomy and gait cycle trends; and will continue to launch innovations across the year -- starting with a completely new approach to sports bras.

BENGALURU, FEB 21 (IANS): India cricketer V.R. Vanitha on Monday announced her retirement from all forms of cricket at the age of 31. Vanitha informed about the decision to retire from cricket in a post through her Twitter and Instagram accounts.

Vanitha made her international debut in an ODI against Sri Lanka in January 2014. She went on to represent India in six ODIs and 16 T20Is, scoring 85 and 216 runs, averaging 17 and 14.40 respectively. Vanitha was a part of India’s squad during the 2016 Women’s T20 World Cup. In domestic cricket, Vanitha represented her home state Karnataka before making a switch to Bengal ahead of the current domestic season. Vanitha was last seen captaining Aryan Club in the inaugural edition of Bengal Women’s T20 Blast.

Arif Khan

Kashmir has over the years, largely due to Pakistan, become a symbol of beauty of nature and beast of terrorism. Arif Khan, a local Kashmiri boy’s emergence on the world sports scene is set to change this image. The days of honouring and praising terrorist leaders would soon be gone.

People will hail sports heroes like Arif Khan in the days to come.

J&K’s first-ever Olympian, Gul Mustafa Dev, who represented India in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada, is sure that Arif ’s rise will give a big boost to winter sport not only in Kashmir but across India.

On home turf, there is

a flurry of activity among people and sportspersons.

The young, budding athletes see Arif ’s presence in Beijing Olympics as the ‘Neeraj Chopra moment’ for them, a beacon of hope and inspiration. It is a dream come true for every Kashmiri athlete.

Like Arif, they too want to represent India in the world sports arena, especially the Olympics -- the pinnacle of sports.

“From Kashmir to the Olympics! Really proud to see Arif Khan, the only athlete representing India at Beijing 2022 carry the tricolor high!” said Abhinav Bindra, the first Indian Olympic gold medallist before the opening ceremony.

Alcaraz makes history with Rio de Janeiro title RIO DE JANEIRO, FEB 21 (IANS): Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz made histor y, becoming the youngest ATP 500 titlist since the category was created in 2009, defeating third-seeded Diego Schwartzman of Argentina 6-4, 6-2 on Monday (IST).

Interestingly, Alcaraz had won his first ATP Tour match as a 16-year-old at the Rio Open two years back. It is the second tourlevel title in the teenager’s career following his breakthrough in Umag last year.

“I can’t believe it, honestly. It has been a great week for me playing a great level,” Alcaraz was quoted as saying by atptour.com.

“First tournament on clay since a long time, so I’m really happy with the performance during the whole week. It’s an amazing feeling right now.”

When the Spaniard had stunned countryman

Carlos Alcaraz

Albert Ramos-Vinolas in Rio two years ago, he was No. 406 in the ATP Rankings but with the title triumph, the teen is expected to move into the ATP top20 for the first time.

Alcaraz overwhelmed the world No. 14 Schwartzman with his power and gritty play, winning 12 of the final 16 games. He also converted five of his six break points in the match.

Alcaraz employed a lot of power and used tactical drop shots at the net to finish the job.

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Sumit stuns world silver-medallist

NEW DELHI, FEB 21 (IANS): On a mixed day for India, pugilist Sumit put up a power-packed performance to make a sensational start to his campaign at the 73rd Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament, outclassing 2021 World Championships silver medallist Dzhambulat Bizhamov on the opening day in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Playing his only second senior international tournament, the reigning national champion Sumit produced a flawless show to register a dominating 5-0 victory against his Russian opponent in the 75kg opening round match. The Indian will now face Ukraine’s Oleksandr Khyzhniak in the second round.

While Sumit made it to the next round, Narender Berwal (+92kg), Varinder Singh (60kg) and Lakshya Chahar (86kg) made exits with defeats in their respective opening round matches, Boxing Federation of India (BFI) informed in a release on Monday.

Narender went down fighting 2-3 against the Spanish boxer Ayoub Ghadfa Drissi while Varinder and Chahar lost

Sumit, right, put up a terrific performance in the opening round in Bulgaria. (File).

to their Russian opponents Artur Subkhankulov and Sharabutdin Ataev by 0-5 and 1-4 margin respectively.

The second day of Europe’s oldest international boxing tournament on Monday will see four Indian boxers starting their campaigns.

Shiksha will face a tough challenge against the reigning Asian champion Dina Zholaman from Kazakhstan in the 54kg opening round match. Nitu

(48kg) and Anamika (50kg) are the other two Indian women to take the ring on Day 2.

Among men, Akash Sangwan, who received a bye in the opening round, will play against the German pugilist Daniel Krotter in the 67kg second round match late on Monday night.

The prestigious tournament, which will be played till February 27, has been witnessing the participation of over 450

boxers from 36 countries around the world, including strong boxing nations such as Kazakhstan, Italy, Russia and France.

A 17-member Indian contingent, including seven men and 10 women, is participating in the tournament which is the first from the Golden Belt Series and also a testing event for International Boxing Association’s World Boxing Tour format. It is also the first exposure trip for Indian boxers this year.

Indian teen Praggnanandhaa stuns No.1 Carlsen in Airthings Masters

India climb to top spot in ICC T20 rankings

C H E N NA I , F E B 2 1 (IANS): India’s 16-year-old Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa shocked world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the eighth round of the Airthings Masters online rapid chess tournament on Monday.

Praggnanandhaa halted Carlsen’s three-game winning streak on the second day of the 16-player all-play-all online tournament which is part of the Champions Chess Tour.

Both Pragg, the youngest player in the field, and Carlsen had a rough first day of the event which has four games played on each of three days (Feb 19-21) of the preliminary stage while three rounds will be played on Tuesday (Feb 22).

Carlsen had racked up three wins in a row as he charged up the points table of the event hosted by his company Play Magnus Group. But then he ran into Praggnanandhaa in the eighth round and stumbled again as the Indian player capitalised on a blunder by the reigning world No. 1 to record his first win against Carlsen in any format of chess.

After losing three suc-

DUBAI, FEB 21 (PTI): India on Monday claimed the top spot in the ICC men’s T20 International Team Rankings, riding on their 3-0 series sweep over the West Indies at home.

India eased to a 17-run victory over the West Indies in the third and final T20 of the series on Sunday in Kolkata and in the process, clinched an emphatic 3-0 clean sweep.

The triumph helped India leapfrog over England to the top of the T20 team rankings, with Rohit Sharma’s side now matching the top rating of 269.

While England and India both have the same rating across 39 international matches in the rankings period (269), India has a total of 10,484 points, 10 more than England’s 10,474.

According to a statement issued by the ICC, Pakistan (rating of 266), New Zealand (255) and South Africa (253) complete the top five list, while Australia (249) remain in sixth after their 4-1 series victory over Sri Lanka.

West Indies (235) are placed seventh, followed

by Afghanistan (232), Sri Lanka (231) and and Bangladesh (231).

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

cessive games on Sunday night, the Indian Grandmaster from Chennai ran into Carlsen and scored a memorable win.

Opting for Tarrasch variation in French Defence, Praggnanandhaa got an advantage as Carlsen blundered and the Indian won in 39 moves. This was his second win in eight games in this event.

Earlier, he defeated Armenian-American Levon Aronian and drew with Dutch GM Anish Giri and Le Quang Liem of Vietnam but lost to China’s Ding Liren, Eric Hansen of Canada, Jan-Krzysztof Duda of Poland and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan.

Praggnanandhaa was thus placed 12th among 16

players with eight points in an event with football-style scoring in which a player gets three points for a win and one for a draw.

Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi scored three wins on the second day of the tournament that ended early on Monday and was leading with 19 points from a possible 24 points. Ding Liren and Hansen were sharing the second spot with 15 points each. Carlsen (13 points) was sharing the fifth spot with Vincent Keymer of Germany while Aronian followed in the next position in the event in which the top eight placed players qualify for the knockout stage on February 23 which will also be played on chdess24.com’s online platform.

MOCK, MGM hold sports meet DIMAPUR, FEB 21 (NPN): Annual spor ts meet of Mount Olive College Kohima (MOCK) and MGM College kick started on Monday. The three-day meet of MOCK began after it was declared open by pastor, Sumi Baptist Church, Kohima, Khekavi Yeptho with a prayer at IG Stadium, Kohima.

Students divided into four teams namely Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United (MU) and Paris Saint - Germain (PSG) are competing in various disciplines.

Athletic events, penalty shoot-out and football were conducted on the opening day. On Tuesday, volleyball, javelin throw, discus throw, shot put and bamboo climbing will be held at IG Stadium. Naga style wrestling, table tennis and badminton will be conducted at State Indoor Stadium on Wednesday.

MGM College: MGM College kicked off its threeday semester sports at Dimapur District Sports Complex. The meet was graced by principal of City College of Commerce and Arts, Dr. N.Kumar. Earlier, the flag was hoisted by principal of MGM College, Rev. Fr.Dr.P.S.Varghese.

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Dr. T. Ao Football Trophy from Apr 19

Officials of MDFA and NFA after addressing the joint press conference on Monday. (NP) Correspondent

MOKOKCHUNG, FEB 21(NPN): Mokokchung District Football Association (MDFA) under the aegis of Nagaland Football Association (NFA) will be hosting the Dr. T. Ao Inter District Football Trophy from April 19, 2022.

This was announced at the joint press conference of NFA and MDFA held at Mokokchung on Monday.

C o nve n e r o f t h e MDFA organizing committee Merentoshi R. Jamir

said that all the 16 districts are expected to participate in the trophy.

He said that this year will be special as NFA completes 50 years of its existence.

He added that preparations for the trophy have already been started.

Also addressing the press conference, NFA president, Neibou Sekhose expressed hope that this edition of the trophy will be the best inter district trophy ever.

He appreciated the

MDFA for accepting the challenges by way of hosting the trophy.

He further urged the people of Mokokchung to take this trophy as a challenge as well as privilege.

Ko l o M e r o f r o m NFA, who also addressed the press meet, encouraged the new districts to take the initiative for affiliation with NFA. M D FA p r e s i d e n t , Meyisanger Lemtur also expressed hope that all the districts will positively participate in the trophy.

PVL: Heroes beat Hawks; enter semifinals

HYDERABAD, FEB 21 (AGENCIES): Calicut Heroes dished out a high quality fare in a must-win match, defeating Hyderabad Black Hawks 15-14, 15-10, 15-14, 15-14, 15-9 to make it to the last four stage of the Rupay Prime Volleyball League championship at GMC Balayogi Stadium (Gachibowli) here on Monday.

According to Sportstar report, it was Hawks who had a slender 5-3 lead in the first set but service faults proved costly for them as Heroes came back strongly thanks to the everconsistent Jerome Vinith, who was unstoppable with his spiking prowess from acute angles.

With double Olympian and ‘player of the match’ David Lee, who was outstanding in attack and defence, and Sujan Lal making their presence felt, Jerome had the liberty to go for his trademark smashes.

Hawks was in the first set thanks primarily to S.V. Guru Prasanth, Amit Gulia with Vipul Kumar setting up beautifully for those smashes.

Hawks had a chance to win the first set after Sujan Lal of Heroes served out to make the scoreline read 14-all. But, Vignesh

Calicut Heroes (red) and Hyderabad Black Hawks in action on Monday.

finished off in style for Heroes with a terrific smash.

In the second set, Heroes thrived on the brilliance of Jerome and Lee with Ajith Lal and Mujeeb often coming up with splendid double blocks to thwart the rival attack.

Though George Antony, Amit Gulia and Guru Prasanth of Hawks scored a few points with their smashes, Vignesh came up with a telling spike to

clinch the super point at 14-10 for Heroes.

In the crucial third set, Heroes broke away after the scores were tied 9-all, thanks to the combination of Abhil, Ajith and Jerome.

There was drama with Jerome serving out at 1213, then Mujeeb helping Heroes level the scores 13-all and was delightful to see Hawks’ star spiker Amit Gulia smash one out

to make it 13-14.

Hawks came back into the game with Luis Antonio’s great placement to level the scores 14-all.

But Abhil Krishnan positioned himself beautifully as Jerome set up for the former to finish off in style with a 5-0 score against Hawks.

This was Heroes’ third win in six matches while Hawks suffered their third loss in six matches.

IOC thanks Beijing for memorable Winter Games BCCI to probe journalist’s ‘threat’ BEIJING, FEB 21 (IANS): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) expressed its gratitude to the Beijing 2022 Organising Committee for successfully conducting the Olympic Winter Games amid Covid-19 protocols and despite controversies over human alleged rights violations and diplomatic boycott.

The IOC organised a thank-you event at the Big Air venue in Shougang Park in Beijing on Monday to express its gratitude to the Chinese authorities.

During the ceremony, the Olympic Order in Gold - the IOC’s highest honour for individuals - was presented by IOC President Thomas Bach to Sun Chunlan, Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, responsible for the anti-COVID management of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, and Cai Qi, President of the Organising Committee for the Olympic Winter Games

Fireworks illuminate the night sky during the closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Games at the iconic Bird’s Nest National Stadium in Beijing, February 20. (AP/PTI)

Beijing 2022, the IOC informed in a report on its official website.

In addition, Thomas Bach presented the Olympic Order in Silver to some senior officials of the organising committee who made significant contribu-

tions to the delivery of the Games.

The IOC’s Beijing 2022 Coordination Commission Chair, Juan Antonio Samaranch, took the opportunity to thank the thousands of Beijing 2022 workforce and volunteers,

many of whom have been living inside the closedloop while delivering the Games.

He said, “You and all your teams have done incredible work to tackle the different challenges.

You have always been re-

sponsible, responsive and efficient to all our requests.

Thanks for your strong commitment and dedication. You ensured that these Olympic Winter Games were memorable.”

President Qi, from the Organising Committee, concluded, “As the first city to host both summer and winter Olympic Games, Beijing 2022 will go down in history. We will continue to work with the IOC to spread the Olympic spirit, enhance inclusiveness and mutual understanding, promote friendship and solidarity, and jointly shape a better future.”

Though the International Olympic Committee gets credit for getting the Games organised successfully, it has faced severe criticism over its silence on issues like alleged human rights abuses by the Chinese, the alleged suppression of Uyghur Muslims and the general denial of fundamental rights in China.

to Wriddhiman Saha: Reports

NEW DELHI, FEB 21 (AGENCIES): A transcript of a chat between Indian wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha and a journalist that the cricketer tweeted on Saturday appears all set to snowball into a controversy.

The journalist, whom Saha described as “respected”, appeared to warn Saha of consequences for purportedly turning down an interview request.

On Monday morning, The Times of India reported the BCCI is planning a “thorough investigation” into the matter.

The Times of India quoted sources as saying “the matter cannot be put to rest until every single detail of what Saha has said in the interview and the tweet he shared is looked into... Saha is a contracted cricketer of the BCCI. The onus is on the Board to not let its own player down. That aside, if there is any kind of a nexus at work here, one has to

Wriddhiman Saha

look into it.”

The BCCI is also going to examine whether other players had similar experiences.

The Indian Express reported “BCCI will ask the cricketer to reveal the unnamed person’s identity before deciding on its course of action.” The BCCI could undertake a forensic investigation to ascertain the authenticity of the incident.

“If the sender of those

messages indeed happens to be a journalist covering Indian cricket, the Board will take steps towards banning him,” an official told The Times of India.

Saha received considerable support from former officials and retired cricketers over the incident.

Harbhajan Singh, Virendar Sehwag and Pragyan Ojha were among those who sought action from the BCCI over the incident.

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