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TR Zeliang elected as UDA chairman; Yollow Konyak gets cabinet berth

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KOHIMA, FEB 8 (NPN): In order to further strengthen the all-party United Democratic Alliance (UDA) government comprising of the NDPP, BJP, NPF and Independent, former chief minister and NPF Legislature Party leader TR Zeliang was elected as the chairman of the UDA on Tuesday.

Further, putting all speculations to rest, it was also decided to induct one NPF legislator-- (Wakching constituency)YM Yollow Konyak into the council of ministers. The post fell vacant following the demise of senior NDPP member and minister CM Chang.

When contacted, NPF sources said that TR Zeliang was unanimously elected as UDA chairman. Sources said that Zeliang’s name was proposed by NDPP member and minister G. Katio Aye and seconded by minister

Pending salary: DDANMA goes on mass casual leave

DIMAPUR, FEB 8 (NPN): Dimapur District ANM Association (DDANMA) Tuesday announced its decision to go on a mass casual leave with effect from February 7, 2022 till pending salaries were released.

In a letter to chief medical officer (CMO) Dimapur, DDANMA president Naomi Loth and secretary Temsujungla stated that it was demoralizing to work without payment of salary for months together despite sincerely carrying out assigned duties. The association has cautioned that the department would be held responsible in the event any unwanted situation arose.

Despite submitting a representation demanding release of pending salary since November 2021, they said there was no positive response from the department even after the expiry of deadline.

JCCV peaceful rally on Feb 10

DIMAPUR, FEB 3 (NPN): Joint Co-ordination Committee of Villages (JCCV) under Dhansiripar sub-division has informed that it would be organizing a peaceful protest rally on February 10 against “forcible amalgamation of Dhansiripar sub-division administrative area into newly created Chumukedima district without the consent of the people”.

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Tongpang Ozukum (Independent). The members present unanimously agreed to the decision by raising hands, sources added.

The decision followed a joint parliamentary meeting of UDA constituents held at CM’s residential complex in Kohima on Tuesday.

NPF sources also informed that YM Yollow Konyak will be inducted as a cabinet minister.

When contacted, Yollow confirmed about the development and said that he had received the ap-

pointment order from Raj Bhavan. The swearing-in ceremony would be held at Dr. Imkongliba Hall, Raj Bhavan on Wednesday where governor Prof Jagdish Mukhi would administer the oath.

Speaking to media persons after the joint UDA consultative meeting held at State Banquet Hall here on Tuesday, parliamentary affairs minister Neiba Kronu said one cabinet berth would be given to NPF. He declined to respond when asked who would be inducted and re-

marked that it was the prerogative of the chief minister, adding that the cabinet post that was laying vacant would thus be filled up.

Further, as already reported by Nagaland Post, Kronu informed the media that the chief minister would campaign in Manipur for NPF candidates in mid-February. Manipur is scheduled to go for Assembly polls from February 27-March 5. NPF has fielded 10 candidates in the election.

Meanwhile, responding to a media query, BJP legislator and adviser Mmhonlumo Kikon said that UDA was not a newlyformed government and that the decision to elect Zeliang as chairman was joint a decision where BJP legislators were also present. Therefore, he clarified the question “whether BJP was comfortable with the decision” did not arise.

NDPP, NPF ‘B team’ of BJP: NPCC DIMAPUR, FEB 8 (NPN): Accusing the ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) and Naga People's Front (NPF) of doing everything for RSSBJP in disguise of regional political party for the past 19 years, the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) Tuesday claimed that they (NDPP and NPF) were the “B team” of BJP, saying “they have accepted the idea of Hindutva Nationalism.”

In a press release, NPCC president K Therie said that with the tenure of MP (Rajya Sabha) KG Kenye coming to an end on April 2, 2022 and schedule

of election for RS MP to be notified soon, “BJP appears to be persuading for the seat.”

Therie said it was “sad to imagine a saffron MP from Nagaland standing before Parliament, exhibiting representation of a 98% Christian population.”

Fur ther, attacking NDPP and NPF, state Congress chief said they were more than a saffron brigade.

“They fall in the class of political traitors. They fear BJP will use NIA and CBI against them for their own crimes,” Therie said.

Asserting that both the MPs of NPF and NDPP voted for Citizenship (Amend-

Nagaland declared drought state of ‘moderate nature’ DIMAPUR, FEB 8 (NPN): Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA) Tuesday informed that the state government has decided to declare “drought of a moderate nature” in the entire State of Nagaland.

According to a DIPR report, NSDMA informed that the declaration of drought, based on the scanty deficit and less than normal rainfall that has been observed from March-November 2021, came into effect from September 15, 2021, and would continue to be in effect for six months, till further order.

The declaration was

made after taking into account the conditions as arising from rainfall deficiency and poor crop conditions and the distress situation that had developed in almost the entire farming area affected by these conditions through field verification and poor harvest during 2021; and on the basis of reports available from the deputy commissioners and chairmen of the concerned DDMAs. Agriculture minister, G Kaito Aye, in June 16 last year, had also stated that Nagaland was facing a drought-like situation owning to the deficient and erratic rainfall.

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ment) Act, NPCC president said lone Lok Sabha MP cleared his position that it was his party’s direction.

He said NPF suspended KG Kenye MP for voting for CAA, but later NPF decided to join BJP whose government brought CAA Bill.

Therie said that the regional political parties' actions were “betrayal of political ethics and betrayal of own religion and faith.”

NPCC president maintained that electing “a saffron RS MP” from Nagaland assembly would be the final death-blow to the image and standing of the people of Nagaland especially the Church.

Hijab row: K’taka orders closure of edn institutions for 3 days BENGALURU, FEB 8 (PTI/AGENCIES): With the ‘hijab’ row intensifying in several parts of Karnataka, the state government Tuesday announced closure of high schools and colleges for the next three days.

In a tweet, Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai said: “I appeal to all the students, teachers and management of schools and colleges as well as people of Karnataka to maintain peace and harmony. I have ordered closure of all high schools and colleges for next three days....”

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State govt issues SOP for offline classes DIMAPUR, FEB 8 (NPN): State government Tuesday issued Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for conduct of physical/offline classes in the schools for students of IX-XII. A notification issued by state chief secretary stated that physical/offline classes would be up to 50% capacity, and any student, who has completed 15 years of age, would be allowed to attend only if he/she has taken at least one dose of vaccine against Covid-19 or has been tested negative for Covid-19 through either RT-PCR/ True Nat/CBNAAT once every 15 days.

Further, all teachers and non-teaching staff would be fully vaccinated (taken both the doses) against Covid-19.

If not vaccinated, then the person concerned should have been tested negative through either RT-PCR or TrueNat or CBNAAT once in every 15 days.

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DTE clarifies to RPP statement DIMAPUR, FEB 8 (NPN): Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) has clarified that whatever posts were advertised in local newspapers had been requisitioned to Nagaland Public Service Commission (NPSC) for regular appointment.

Reacting to a statement

by Rising People’s Party (RPP), the directorate in a rejoinder further clarified that its letter of January 31 did not drag the name of NPSC or blamed the Commission for no action as claimed. It added that the rejoinder was necessitated in order to clear the doubt or misunderstanding that might have arisen after the statement by RPP.

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Cong, BJP to share power in Meghalaya Correspondent

S H I L L O N G, F E B 8 : Known for the origin of coalition politics in the country, Meghalaya has now thrown up yet another power-sharing equation, in which sworn rivals Congress and BJP will likely be the part of the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government, which, led by the National People’s Party (NPP) is a part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

The Congress Legislature Party (CLP), which constituted of five elected assembly members, met chief minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday and offered to join the government, which was promptly accepted by Sangma, who maintained that there were no permanent friends or enemies in politics.

“We the undersigned MLAs of the Indian National Congress have decided to join the MDA government today the 8th February, 2022. We wish to support you and the MDA to

T h e B J P Tu e s d ay voiced its “disappointment” with chief minister Conrad Sangma for not consulting them on the move of the five Congress legislators to join the ruling coalition.

“The tiger and a deer cannot drink water from the same river so be with the BJP and Congress too cannot work together,” Ernest Mawrie, State BJP president, told reporters.

Mawrie said the decision of Congress joining the government was taken by chief minister, who is also the president of the National People’s Party. “We will hold discussions on it and also apprise our central leadership and then we would take a decision,” he said.

Reacting to development, TMC tweeted, “The unscrupulous & power hungry people have officially joined hands. This alliance between Congress & NPP led MDA has once again clearly MARKED @AITC official as the only credible alternative in Meghalaya!..”

DIMAPUR, FEB 8 (NPN): Nagaland on Tuesday recorded 59 fresh Covid-19 cases while one more patient succumbed to the infection.

Of the fresh cases, 47 were from Dimapur, eight in Kohima and four in Mokokchung, takin the total caseload to 34986. Further, one more patient succumbed to the virus in Dimapur, pushing the death toll to 747 (including 4 non-Covid deaths but with positivity).

Meanwhile, 1422628 persons had been inoculated against Covid-19 till Tuesday (805127 1st dose and 617501 2nd dose) while 16496 received their booster dose and a total of 51959 teenagers their first dose of Covaxin.

COVID-19 STATUS AS ON FEBRUARY 8, 2022 District

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

Asymptom- Mild atic 409 1 37 2 11 0 11 1 30 4 1 507

28 0 102 3 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 144

ACTIVE CASES Symptomatic SEVERE Moderate ICU On On (without Oxy- Oxy- ventilagen gen tor) 3 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 3

RecovDeath ered

ICU (On ventilator 5 15047 465 0 260 9 1 9145 129 0 287 2 0 2312 58 0 1134 14 0 941 6 0 590 19 0 1129 14 0 406 11 0 598 16 6 32119 743

Non Covid Deaths Total Miwith grated Cases Covid 19 Positivity 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

1052 1 228 18 71 21 19 9 3 18 12 1452

17013 271 9914 312 2459 1173 977 619 1175 443 630 34986

*4 deaths not due to Covid-19 *0 deaths under investigation

PTI: India saw a singleday rise of 67,597 new Covid cases that rose its tally to 4,23,39,611, while the death

toll climbed to 5,04,062 with 1,188 fresh fatalities, data updated by the Health ministry at 8 am stated.

Dimapur Police rescue abducted person; 11 arrested DIMAPUR, FEB 8 (NPN): Dimapur Police apprehended 11 persons, including nine cadres of “NSCN/GPRN Akato Chophy (non-ceasefire group)” and two civilians, in connection with the abduction of one person and recovered arms, smartphones and some incriminating documents, among others.

According to DCP (Crime) & PRO of Dimapur Police, four persons went to the house of one Mon Bahadur Chetri alias Temjen Jamir, son of Inder Bahadur Chetri and a resident of Ahmed Husain Road Dimapur, around 9.30 am on February 5 and abducted him. They then demanded a ransom of Rs one lakh from

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Shamsher Singh Dullo (Punjab), Ripun Bora (Assam), and Ranee Narah's (Assam) terms are also coming to an end.

The BJP’s number will lower in the Upper House with the retirement of nominated members who

BJP ‘disappointed’

State logs 59 fresh Covid cases, 1 death

The 11 accused along with the seized items in police custody. (PRO)

the victim’s parents for his release.

On receipt of the information, a joint operation was carried out by police and 5th Assam Rifles at Padam Pukhuri, Block-5 Lane-4.

On reaching the suspected house, a cordon and search was conducted at the residence of Benito Chophy dy. kilonser of NSCN Akato

19 Rajya Sabha members set to retire in April NEW DELHI, FEB 8 (AGENCIES): Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) five and Congress’ six lawmakers are amongst the 19 members of Rajya Sabha to retire in April. The retirements will lower the Congress’ Upper House tally to 28 from 34 and the BJP’s to 92 from 97. The BJP is the single largest party in the House of 245 members, presently having 237 members.

Congress lawmaker Anand Sharma’s term in the Rajya Sabha will expire on April 2. He is a former minister who represents Himachal Pradesh. Former Defence Minister AK Antony (Kerala), Partap Singh Bajwa (Punjab),

strengthen the government’s arms and decision making, so as to ensure that our joined efforts will take the state forward, in the general interest of its citizens,” a letter jointly signed by the five Congress legislators, Ampareen Lyngdoh, Kimfa Marbaniang, Mayralborn Syiem, PT Sawkmie and Mohendro Rapsang to the chief minister said on Tuesday.

It may be recalled that the Congress party was reduced to five members in the assembly in the wake of 12 of its 17 MLAs led by former chief minister Dr Mukul Sangma leaving the party to join All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), which is now the opposition in the state assembly.

Asked by reporters if their move had the consent of the party high command, CLP leader Ampareen Lyngdoh said, “We are the famous five. We are making our own decisions… There is a big distance between us and those who dictate to us. No other external force would decide for us…”

have chosen to align with the party.

The members include Subramaniam Swamy, actor Suresh Gopi, actor-turned-politician Roopa Ganguly, and journalist Swapan Dasgupta. Boxer Mary Kom and economist Narendra Jadhav are the

other members who will retire in April. Shwait Malik’s (BJP) tenure in office in Punjab is also ending.

The term of lone Rajya Sabha MP from Nagaland (NPF), KG Kenye will end in April.

MV Shreyams Kumar of the Loktantrik Janata Dal (Kerala), Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Punjab), Naresh Gujral of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Punjab), K Soma Prasad of the Communist Party of India (Kerala), and Jharna Das Baidya of the Tripura will also retire in April. This month, Punjab, which goes to the polls, will have five vacancies in Rajya Sabha.

Chophy group. While the kidnapped victim was rescued, nine military wing cadres of NSCN/GPRN Akato Chophy (non-ceasefire group) and two civilians were arrested, besides recovering arms and other materials from them.

The seizure includes one .22 pistol with magazine, one .32 pistol with

magazine, one letterhead of NSCN Akato Chophy group (promotion order), military dress (one trouser and one cap), one register containing extortion details from transporters, eight smartphones and three basic phones, one cancelled red card and three cancelled blue cards.

The arrested persons were kilonser Vikishe Ayemi (58), ‘brig.’ Hukato Chophy (49), jt. secretary Avika Chophy (37), ‘lt. col.’ Isato Aye (36), ‘maj.’ Kughalu Chishi (42), ‘maj.’ Tokato Awomi (32), ‘lieut.’ Niputo Zhimomi (28), ‘lieut’ Kakugha Zhimomi (30), ‘sgt.’ David Yepthomi (40), Lokho Leriena Mao (34) and Awoto Awomi (18).

Meyionen sworn in as State CIC

The new CIC with governor, chief minister and others at Raj Bhavan. (NP)

Correspondent

KOHIMA, FEB 8 (NPN): I Meyionen Jamir, IGP and director (Rtd), state Lokayukta Police, was sworn in as the state chief information commissioner (CIC) at Dr. Imkongliba Hall, Raj Bhavan Tuesday.

The oath taking was administered by the governor Prof. Jagdish Mukhi in the presence of chief minister Neiphiu Rio, deputy CM Y Patton, cabinet ministers, NPF leader TR Zeliang, senior officials.

The programme was chaired by chief secretary J. Alam.

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Monthly DPDB meetings held in three districts Pughoboto admin bids farewell to ADC

Kiphire DC, T. Wati Aier addressing the members at the DC Peren, Sentiwapang Aier speaking at the monthly DPDB meeting on Tuesday. (DIPR) DPDB meeting in Peren. (DIPR).

D I M A P U R : K i p h i r e, Peren and Longleng District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) monthly meetings for the month of February were held Tuesday, in the Conference Hall of its respective Deputy Commissioners (DCs).

According to a DIPR report, Kiphire DPDB members after lengthy deliberation decided to recommend the proposal for upgradation of Extra Assistant Commissioner (EAC) Longmatra and Sitimi to Sub Divisional Officer (Civil) Headquarters to the higher authority.

The meeting under the chairmanship of DC and vice chairman DPDB, T. Wati Aier also discussed and approved the proposal for registration of Longmatra Area Students Union and recommended

the same for necessary action.

At the meeting, PowerPoint presentations were given by four departments - PHE, Agri, Veterinary & Animal Husbandry, MGN Fello Sukanyas and PIRAMAL SWASTHYA. The DC also directed Cooperation department and Employment, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship department to present PowerPoint presentation in the next DPDB meeting.

E a r l i e r, f o u r n ew members were introduced to the board members.

In view of the governor’s arrival, the DC informed all the heads of offices to reach DC Office compound by 10:20 a.m. and further gave necessary directives and guidelines for the programme.

Peren: Peren DPDB

meeting was held under the chairmanship of DC Peren, Sentiwapang Aier.

According to a DIPR report, in the meeting, the proposal for extension of date for celebration of Peren District Jubilee programme was put forward by ADC Peren and the board agreed to defer the same to the month of October/November (tentatively).

Further, ADC Peren also appealed to all the heads of offices to come forward, extend full support and organise departmental programmes as part of the pre-celebration.

DDMA Peren DPA, Kedigong informed the house that mock exercises on earthquake would be conducted on February 17-18 at Jalukie as preparedness measure to response to emergencies. In

this regard, the DC called for active participation from all the members.

During the meeting, president of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) also gave a short presentation on behalf of the PWDs, Peren and the house welcomed the new members.

For the next DPDB meeting, PWD (R&B) was entrusted to give PowerPoint presentation on their departmental activities.

Longleng: Longleng DPDB held its monthly meeting under the chairmanship of additional deputy commissioner (ADC) Longleng, D. Robin on Tuesday, in the conference hall of the DC. According to a DIPR report, ADC Longleng exhorted the members

to attend the planning board meeting regularly and share their views and problems for an effective and positive outcome.

He said that active participation and healthy discussion from members in the meeting would bear positive outcome and contribute to the growth and development of the district.

Senior SP Longleng, H. Kuhovi Sema stated that the police force was constantly active in combating drugs trafficking while providing safe traffic regulations in the district.

He urged upon the members to extend their cooperation and support to the police force.

SP informed that unless the people extended their cooperation and support to the police force, police alone could not solve the issues.

In this regard, he appealed to citizens of the district to come forward for a consolidated effort.

During the meeting, B a u t u n g G ove r n m e n t Higher Secondary School, Longleng and Soil & Water Conservation department presented their respective activities through PowerPoint presentation.

Meanwhile in the next meeting, the department of Sericulture was asked to present its activities.

ADC & DEO Pughoboto, Thungchanbemo Tungoe speaking at the farewell programme held on Tuesday. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: Office of the additional deputy commissioner (ADC) and district election officer (DEO), Pughoboto bade farewell to outgoing ADC and DEO Pughoboto, Thungchanbemo Tungoe Tuesday at the DB court hall.

According to a DIPR report, SDO (Civil), Longasen Lotha said the outgoing officer was “good decision maker as well as

Pughoboto.

Earlier, short speeches were also delivered by PA to ADC, Atovi, senior HA, Hokuto, HA DEO, Kivito and others. On behalf of the Sub-divisional Planning and Development Board (SDPDB), SDAO, Myanthung Patton highlighted the ADC’s contribution and achievements. The programme was chaired by EAC, Nitili Tep.

Lotha NCRC informs

DIMAPUR: Lotha Nagaland Christian Revival Church has informed that NCRC Borlengri and Unity Pastors Fellowship would be organising a “gospel healing and deliverance crusade”, February 14-15 at

NCRC Borlengri, Karbi Anglong Assam, sponsored by Jesus is Hope Ministry.

All Church members, well-wishers and believers have been invited to pray for the success of the programme.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

‘‘If we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we belong to God’’.

Romans 14:8 We, the bereaved family members of LT. ZUMONI LOTHA, would like to convey our profound gratitude to all individual, families, neighbours and every well wisher from near and far, who stood by us through, physically, spiritually, morally, materially and financially during the brief illness and sudden demise of our beloved mother.

Our special thanks to:  Wokha Town Baptist Church Born: 26th Dec 1939  Pongidong Baptist Church Died: 4th Feb 2022  Pongidong Eloe Hoho Wokha Town  Zuvotong Colony Wokha  GHS & Zuvotong Youth Fellowship  C.N Ovung & family  C. Tsanthungo Ovung & family  N. Mongthungo Humtsoe & family  Raben Ovung & family We regret our inability to thank each and every individual but it is our earnest prayer that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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State archives research room to remain closed DIMAPUR: Director, Art & Culture, Adela Moa has informed all the researchers/users of State Archives Kohima that in order to facilitate the ongoing maintenance and upgradation work, Research Room/ Archives Cell of the State Archives would be closed to all researchers from February 9-19.

good in public dealing”.

He expressed gratitude to the ADC for his contributions to Pughoboto division.

In his speech, Thungchanbemo Tungoe urged upon the staff to stand for the truth and learn from one another.

He also advised them to be humble and to extend continued cooperation to the new ADC in order to bring progress in

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Late TAREPYANGLA LONGCHAR 1939 – 03.02.2022

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith”.

2 Timothy 4:7 We, the bereaved family members of Late Tarepyangla Longchar (W/o. Late Supongneken (Japu) would like to express our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to each and every individual, relatives, friends, neighbours, churches, societies and unions who stood and supported us physically, spiritually, financially, materially and through your constant prayers during her prolonged illness and sad demise of our beloved mother.

We would like to convey our special thanks to : (i) Mangkolemba Baptist Church (ii) Japu Baptist Church (iii) Japu Village Council (iv) Yimjenkimong Baptist Church (v) Yimjenkimong Village Council (vi) Moayimti Baptist Church (vii) Moayimti Village Council.

We deeply regret our inability to thank each and every individual personally, but it is our humble prayers that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly. dp-619/22

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Loving Children, In-laws, Grandchildren and Family Members

LATE THEKRUSEVI MERU BORN 17/12/1991 – DIED 06/02/2022 We, the bereaved family of Late Thekrusevi Meru, would like to express our deepest and sincere appreciation and heartiest gratitude to each and every individual, families, friends, churches and organizations who sympathized with us spiritually, physically and financially during this mournful time.

Our sincere gratitude to:19. Kiruphema General Council 1. Keneizhakho Nakhro, MLA. 20. Village Council Sechüma Village.

2. Angami Students’ Union.

3. Western Angami Students’ Union. 21. M.A Tenyidie Dept. 2017-19 4. Western Angami Youth Batch.

Organization.

22. Spike for Unity Society 5. Western Angami Women New Market Kohima.

Organization.

23. Khonoma Village Council.

6. Western Angami (D) Sports 24. Khonoma Basa Village Council.

Association.

25. Khonoma Women Union.

7. Northern Angami Students’ Union. 26. V.D.B Khonoma.

8. Mengujuma Students’ Union.

27. B.K.K Khonoma.

9. Jotsoma Students’ Union.

28. Finance Committee (KYO).

10. Sechü Zubza Students’ Union. 29. Semomiapfü Union.

11. Southern Angami Students’ Union. 30. Merhümiapfü Union.

12. Chakhroma Students’ Union.

31. Diethovikho Kikramia 13. Kiruphema Students’ Union.

Khonoma.

14. Sechüma Students’ Union.

32. Mekhrienisie Kikramia 15. Mezoma Students’ Union.

Khonoma.

16. Thekrejuma Students’ Union.

33. Merhümia Youth Organization.

17. Dzüleke Students’ Union.

34. Joyance Group Intermediate 18. Khonoma Students’ Union.

Class C.E.M. We regret our inability to thank each one of you personally but it is our sincere prayer that God shower His blessings upon each individual abundantly.

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WEATHER FORECAST FEBRUARY 9

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Hazy sunshine

27 11

Aizawl

Nice with plenty of sunshine

21 5

Guwahati Nice with sun and some clouds 23 12

Hazy sunshine

22 3

Itanagar Mostly cloudy

19 9

Imphal Shillong

Sunny intervals

14 3

Kohima

Partly sunny and cool

16 5

Dimapur Decreasing clouds Mkg

Rain and drizzle in the a.m.

Tuensang Clearing and cooler Wokha

A passing morning shower

Zunheboto Cool with clouds and sun

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NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2022

APC Y. Kikheto Sema along with members of ECS and others at the inaugural programme of the ZES.

DIMAPUR: An inaugural programme of zero energy cold storage with 30 tons storage capacity was held in Tuensang on Tuesday.

A press release from the department of soil and water conservation informed that the Zero Energy Storage (ZES) was initiated by Eleutheros Christian Society (ECS) under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Chingmak Kejong

and funded by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and Tata Trust.

Inaugurating the zeroenergy storage, agriculture production commissioner (APC), Y. Kikheto Sema acknowledged ECS for working towards the socioeconomic upliftment of the people of Nagaland, particularly the people of Tuensang.

He observed that the zero-energy storage unit would be a useful facility for the farming community in the state as the power supply of the state was not going to meet the demand in many years to come.

He assured that the department would recommend the technology and see to it that the central government recognised the initiatives of ZES within

the funding design and collaborate in the future.

APC stated that the state gover nment was working towards “holistic development in the field of agriculture” and facilities such as soil testing laboratories in all districts, block level soil testing laboratories, bio fertilizer production units and meteorological observatories had been installed.

M’laya logs 158 new COVID cases, 4 more fatalities

2 persons held with heroin in Karbi Anglong; 1,500 kg of drugs destroyed

S H I L L O N G, F E B 8 ( P T I ) : M e g h a l aya o n Tuesday recorded 158 new COVID-19 cases, 86 more than the previous day, with the tally mounting to 92,521, a health department official said.

The death toll rose to 1,552 as four more people succumbed to the disease, he said.

Of the fresh cases, 52 were reported from East Khasi Hills, 35 from West Garo Hills, 21 from West Jaintia Hills and 17 from Ri Bhoi. The remaining infections were registered in eight other districts.

Meghalaya now has 1,208 active cases, Health Services Director Dr Aman War said.

At least 285 people recuperated from the disease during the day, taking the total number of recoveries to 89,761, he said.

The state has conducted over 13.39 lakh sample tests for COVID-19 so far.

Dimapur in Nagaland and had heroin their possession, Deputy Superintendent of Police Nahid Karishma said.

Fifteen soap boxes of heroin, weighing 194 gms, were recovered from the duo, the value of which is estimated to be around Rs 14 lakh, the SP stated.

The arrested individuals have been identified as 35-year-old Jushnara Begum and 44-year-old Md Abdus Salam.

Meanwhile, 1,500 kg of various drugs, seized since 2018 from different parts of Kokrajhar district, was set on fire at Chandmari ghat in the presence of Special DGP L R Bishnoi, Superintendent of Police Prateek Thube and other senior officials.

Bishnoi later told reporters strategies, such as awareness generation and prompt rehabilitation of victims, have been initiated to check drug menace in the state, on the orders of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

The two accused with the seized drugs in Assam Police custody on Tuesday (Via Twitter: @himantabiswa)

D I P H U / KO K R A J H A R (ASSAM), FEB 8 (PTI): A huge consignment of heroin, concealed in 15 soap boxes, was seized in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Tuesday and two persons, including a woman, were arrested in this connection.

During the day, the police

also destroyed 1,500 kg of drugs, worth several crores of rupees, in Kokrajhar.

Acting on specific information, a patrolling police team set up check posts at Panbari forest gate in Karbi Anglong and intercepted an auto-rickshaw, carrying two persons who had come from

With regard to the Agro-met automatic weather stations (AWS) Kikheto informed that in collaboration with the IMD, the state government would install the agro-met AWS in all districts phase wise.

He further informed that with the help of digital agriculture mission, all such information would be integrated in the single platform and made available to farmers.

During the programme, ECS Tuensang, Chongshen gave a presentation on activities of ECS in the field agriculture and livelihood development.

He also informed that ECS had started working with the farming community in Zunheboto and Mokokchung districts and was looking forward to expand in the future.

During the interaction session, issue regarding transportation of agriculture produces to markets in Kohima and Dimapur was discussed where the observation of trucks of police department and Food Cooperation of India (FCI) transporting essential commodities into the district were going back empty.

In this regard, APC assured that the matter would be discussed with

the concerned departments and work out modalities to facilitate movement of farmer produce to larger markets.

He pointed out that over Rs. 60 crore annually was spent in ration for the police personnel throughout the state and majority of the produce was imported from outside.

He suggested that essential commodities may be procured from the district itself to encourage farmers and to boost economy of the local community.

DAO office building inaugurated in Tuensang APC, Y. Kikheto Sema on Tuesday inaugurated the newly constructed office building of the district agriculture officer (DAO), Tuensang.

Speaking at the programme, APC said that for the last 20 years, the state government had invested “huge amount of money” for construction of directorate buildings and district offices out of state plan and from HUDCO. He encouraged the district officers not to sit idle in the office but to go out in the fields and work with sincerity and welfare for the people.

Pointing out that Tuensang district was one of the unique district head-

quarters in the state with its history as the headquarters NEFA, APC cited the importance of agriculture for the upliftment of the livelihood of farmers.

He stressed on the need for agri and allied departments to work in coordination and bring about a visible change.

Kikheto viewed that their performances would be counted on the basis of their field visits and innovations that could bring about sustainability to the farming communities.

Meanwhile, additional director, agriculture, B. Nyenghong Phom expressed gratitude to the engineer, contractor and officers involved in the construction of the office building.

Earlier, while presenting a technical report on the project, superintending engineer, agriculture, Achakbou Newmai informed that the office was a double storey building with six rooms on the ground floor, reception hall and seven rooms on the first floor.

The programme was chaired by DAO Tuensang, K. Showuba Yimchunger, Yungkük Baptist Church, pastor L. Ongmang said the dedicatory prayer while vote of thanks was proposed by SDAO Tuensang, Wongto Chingmak.

Ready for unconditional talks with govt: HNLC

SHILLONG, FEB 8 (PTI): The proscribed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) is ready for unconditional talks with the Centre, a spokesperson of the group said on Tuesday.

The outfit urged the Centre to respond to its offer for peace and appoint an interlocutor to show the seriousness.

“As of now we are ready to talk within the ambit of the Constitution and we are ready to have talks without any preconditions ... If the GOI is willing then we are ready to go for a dialogue,” HNLC general secretary Sainkupar Nongtraw said in a statement.

The aim is to end conflict, he said. “After decades of confrontation and sufferings we the HNLC decided to have a dialogue with the states and the Government of India in the hope that a peaceful solution shall be achieved leaving aside all bitterness.”

The HNLC leader said the “killing” of the former general secretary Chesterfield Thangkhiew, who was in favour of peace talks and was assigned the task to carry forward the peace initiative with the Centre, in 2021 had derailed the peace process.

“As assured by some elders, the peace talks shall provide an excellent oppurtunity for the government to strengthen peace in the region,” Nongtraw said.

The outfit was formed in the 1980s with ideological and logistical support from Assam’s ULFA. It took up arms in the “interest of the jaidbynriew (tribe)”, he said.

Department of School Education (DoSE), NIELIT and Employment Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (ESDE) department signed an MoU to initiate “school of excellence” on Tuesday, in the official chamber of director, ESDE. (DPRO Dimapur)

CM, others mourn death of LT Konyak DIMAPUR: State chief minister Neiphiu Rio, advisor Noke Wangnao and Wenkangshu Puhu have mourned the death of LT Konyak, NCS (Rtd), the first NCS officer from the Konyak community, at his Purana Bazar residence, Dimapur on Tuesday. LT Konyak, after working as Headmaster at Government High School, Tamlu, joined the Nagaland Civil Service in 1977, becoming the first NCS officer from the Konyak community.

In a condolence message to Mrs.Tingai Konyak, the chief minister described late TL Konayk as a good and dedicated officer, who always worked for the welfare of the people.

Even after retiring from service in 2006, the chief minister said he continued to work for the people and the government in various capacities.

Rio said his death was a great loss for the people of Nagaland, particularly for the people of Eastern Nagaland, adding that the void left by his death would be difficult to fill.

The chief minister conveyed heartfelt condolences and prayed that God grant the bereaved family members peace of mind and mental strength in their hours of sorrow.

Advisor social welfare, home guards & civil defence, Noke Wangnao expressed grief K Y M C

over the passing away of LT Konyak.

In a condolence message, Noke Wangano said late LT Konyak was a simple yet one of the efficient administrators and a fine a gentleman of the Konyak Naga, who would be missed forever.

Advisor said late Konyak’s selfless service and enormous contributions towards the growth, progress and development of the Konyak Naga were undoubtedly significant.

Noke said his untimely demise was an irreparable loss to the Konyak community in particular and would create a void that would be difficult to fall.

N o k e, o n b e h a l f o f Konyak legislators, conveyed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members.

Wenkangshu Puhu (WP) has expressed deep shock and grief over the demise of LT Konyak, who it said was a bona fide member of ‘Wenkangshu Puhu’ of India and Myanmar.

In a condolence note, WP president Chenngam Konyak late LT Konyak was considered as one of the pioneers of ‘Wenkangshu Puhu’ in particular and Konyak in general.

While sharing deepest sorrow with the bereaved family in this hour of grief, WP prayed that Almighty God grant peace and solace to the departed soul.

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Mnp NPP alleges militants campaigning for BJP, NPF

Correspondent

IMPHAL, FEB 8: National People’s Party (NPP) on Tuesday made a strong allegation of its candidates and workers being threatened and attacked by cadres of armed outfits on the behest of BJP and NPF in Manipur.

The party also lodged complaints to the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) and Election Commission of India (ECI), NPP informed in a statement.

The statement of the media and communication cell of the NPP accused cadres of armed outfits - KNFMC, KNF-Z, UKLF, KNA and HPC (D) of threatening their candidates in different constituencies. They have openly come out to support opponent candidates from BJP and NPF, it alleged. In Tipaimukh AC of Pherzawl district, it alleged, the cadres of HPC (D) moved around with arms intimidating the voters and village chiefs to vote for BJP candidates.

The underground group like KNA and UKLF under Suspension of Operation (SOO) with the government also threatened party workers and village chief to support

BJP candidate Letpao Haokip from Tengnoupal AC. The statement by NPF further stated at Tamenglong constituency, outfits under SoO were campaigning strongly for NPF and BJP candidates. The outfit has warned NPP party workers with dire consequences. NPP alleged that on February 6, KNF-MC and KNF-Z leaders Paokholen Haokip, Jangkhonlum Haokip and Lunmang Haokip threatened workers of NPP and village chief to vote for BJP candidate Letzamang Haokip from Henglep AC. The outfit members halted six women NPP workers and two drivers at Lamden Kuki village and threatened to shoot them if they campaign for NPP candidate, the NPP added.

“We have complained about the incidents of attacks and threats issued to our candidates to Chief Electoral Officer, Manipur State and to Election Commission of India,” the statement informed. The NPP alleged that the ongoing situation is an attempt to jeopardize the conduct of peaceful, free and fair elections in the state. The NPP

asserted that it believes in the democratic process and urged the ECI to ensure that the election in the state of Manipur is conducted in a free and fair manner.

“If the ongoing situation is allowed to prevail, where militant and underground outfits are moving around openly with arms, the electorates will fear and would not come out to vote, which will directly hamper the conduct of elections,” NPP stated. The statement further urged the authorities to put all underground groups under SoO in their respective camps and recover arms from their possession.

“We would also like to urge that all constituencies, which has presences of UGs be declared ‘most sensitive’ and additional security provided in the constituencies for conduct of fair election process. It alleged that the security cover for sitting MLA Y Erabot Singh who is contesting on NPP ticket from Wangkhei AC has also been reduced and demanded adequate security cover for the candidate in the fray.

NPP offered a party ticket to Erabot after BJP denied the ticket to contest the ensuing election.

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NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Assam submits affidavit on police encounters before HC

GUWAHATI, FEB 8 (PTI): The Assam government has filed a detailed affidavit on the police encounters before the Gauhati High Court as sought by it last month.

The high cour t on Tuesday deferred the hearing of a public interest litigation (PIL) related to the incidents till February 10.

Hearing the PIL, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Soumitra Saikia had on January 11 asked the state government to file the affidavit on the police encounters that have been taking place since the BJP returned to power in May last year.

“The Assam government filed the affidavit yesterday as sought by the high court. The court has now decided to hear the case on Thursday,” state Advocate General Devajit Lon Saikia told PTI. The Assam government had on January 25 failed to submit the affidavit and the court, giving it more time, deferred hearing of the case till Tuesday.

Besides the Assam government, state police DGP, law and justice department, National Human Rights Commission and Assam Human Rights Commis-

sion have been named as respondents in the PIL filed by advocate Arif Md Yeasin Jwadder.

The petitioner sought an enquiry into the encounters by an independent agency such as CBI, SIT or any police team from other states under the supervision of the court.

He has also sought a judicial enquiry by a sitting Judge of the Gauhati High Court in the incidents and monetary compensation to the victims’ families after due verification.

Jwadder claimed in the PIL that more than 80 fake encounters between Assam Police and alleged accused have taken place since May last year, when Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took charge, resulting in 28 deaths and more than 48 injuries.

The people killed or injured were not dreaded criminals and the modus operandi of the police had been the same in all the encounters, the PIL claimed.

The petitioner doubted the police statement published in newspapers which said that the force had to retaliate in self-defence as the accused had tried to snatch service revolvers of the personnel.

Will decide on rescheduling Sunday poll date: CEC

7 soldiers trapped in Arunanchal 5 polling booths to be avalanche dead

Correspondent IMPHAL, FEB 8: Election Commission of India (ECI) will take a final decision on the demand to reschedule poll day which falls on Sunday (February 27) for the first phase poll in Manipur.

“We have discussed the matter with the stakeholders. We will take a decision on the matter (whether rescheduling or not) after returning to Delhi,” Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sushil Chandra said at a news conference held in Imphal. An ECI team led by the CEC arrived in Imphal on Monday on a two-day visit in the state to review preparedness for the ensuing elections to the 60-seat Manipur legislative Assembly.

Many Christian based civil society organizations and student bodies, particularly tribal based ones raised their objections to the fixing of poll date on Sunday and demanded rescheduling the first phase poll (February 27) in the state which falls on Sunday.

Apex body of tribal based student bodies, All Tribal Students’ Union, Manipur (ATSUM) alleged that the ECI declined to reschedule the polling date of February 27 (Sunday) to another convenient day, and have set a February 10 ultimatum to address their demand.

ATSUM also alleged

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ECI team led by its CEC Sushil Chandra addressing media in Imphal on Tuesday. that the tribal people and thousands of Meitei Christians have taken it as an affront to the Christian community as it has badly hurt their religious sentiment.

Responding to a query from reporters at a press conference, CEC Sushil Chandra said that the ECI team had deliberated the matter during a meeting with Christian leaders and CSOs soon after their arrival in Imphal yesterday (Monday). Representatives of political parties also tabled the same during another round of meeting.

He said that the ECI acknowledged the demand and will take a decision on the matter soon after returning to Delhi. In another query raised by this correspondent, the CEC said that the right to vote would not be deprived because of the vaccination status.

This correspondent raised the question in the backdrop of people who refused to get a jab of the COVID-19 vaccine warned of being deprived of their

Assam govt dismisses ACS officer from service G U WA H AT I , F E B 8 (AGENCIES): Assam government has dismissed Nandita Konwar -- the Assam Civil Service (ACS) officer -- after she was convicted in a case related to bribery, reports The Sentinel Assam.

According to reports, officer had demanded money for the release of payment over Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) at the time, when she was serving as the Project Director in Dist Rural Development Agency of Kamrup metro in 2017.

In 2017, Konwar was caught red-handed while taking bribe. She was then presented in the court of the Special Judge of Assam.

After numerous hearings, the court convicted Konwar vide order dated April 2021 in Special case No. 22/2017

under section 7/13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act 1988. Konwar was sentenced by the court to rigorous imprisonment for three years along with a penalty of Rupees 12,000 in default imprisonment of 1 month under PC Act section 7.

The court further sentenced her to undergo continuous imprisonment for the time period of 4 years and a fine of Rupees 20,000 in default imprisonment of 2 months under PC Act 1988 section 13(2). Following the development, on Monday, the Personnel Department has issued an order which stated that Nandita Konwar being dismissed from her service. The decision came after the approval of state chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and after a thorough examination of the previous court order.

voting rights by vaccination teams on door to door vaccination drives.

On service voters, he stated that an electronically transmitted postal ballot system had been instituted and 21,935 service voters have been mapped in the state for the same.

The CEC was delighted to learn that the state has 749 centenarian voters with Senapati district having the maximum number of 110 centenarian voters. He added that he had directed CEO/DEOs to felicitate such centenarian voters who can act as role models for youngsters. Chandra reiterated that the ECI was committed to conduct the forthcoming elections in a free, fair, accessible, inclusive and inducement free manner.

CEC also informed that five Assembly Constituencies- Singjamei, Thoubal, Yaiskul, Wangkhei and Churachandpur - will have all polling stations managed exclusively by women.

Apart from these, 115 Model Polling Stations will be set up in the state, he said the Commission has directed the Chief Electoral Officer and District Election Officers of all electoral districts to ensure availability of Assured Minimum Facilities (AMF) like water, electricity, toilets, ramp at all polling stations.

Stressing on measures taken to make the elections truly accessible, Chandra informed that appropriate facilitation, including pick up/drop, wheelchairs, volunteers support and postal ballot facility were being provided to all the mapped PwD and 80+ senior citizen voters in the state. Webcasting will be arranged in 2400 out of 2968 polling stations (over 80%) being set up in the state and the remaining will be covered with offline videography.

IN THE COURT OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DIMAPUR DISTRICT

DIMaPUR : NaGalaND NO.M-5/22/6835-36 Dt. Dimapur the 08/02/2022 Notice is hereby given that Shri. H. Kughaho Zhimomi Vrs Shri K. Tito Zhimomi, resident of Darogapathar 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 H. Kughaho Zhimomi Village : Darogapathar, Patta No : 116, Dag No : 99/217 area : 05B-00K-19Ls North : Road, South : Approach Road, East : P. Angami West : H. Kughaho Zhimomi Sd/RaJESH SOUNDaRaRaJaN, IaS Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur DB-96/22 Regd. No. 04/2022

AffidAvit

Date 11/01/2022

I, Miss. Shreya Gupta, D/o Suresh Kumar, Aged about 20 years, R/o.

H/No. 468, Nagaland Industrial Stores A.H. Road, Khermahal, Dimapur : Nagaland do hereby solemnly declare and affirm as follows: 1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India and a resident of the above mentioned address.

2. That my official name is Miss. Shreya Gupta as entered and recorded in my Aadhaar Card bearing No. 354423210937.

3. That my name has been inadvertently entered/recorded as Kumari Shraya Gupta in my academic documents and Kumari Shreya Gupta in my Central Bank of India Account bearing Account No. 3421583163.

4. That the name Shreya Gupta, Kumari Shraya Gupta, and Kumari Shreya Gupta refers to the same and one person.

5. That this affidavit is made for the purpose of declaring that henceforth my official name Shreya Gupta shall be used for/in all my future official purposes/correspondence.

6. That this affidavit is made to aver the above made statements.

VERIFICaTION I hereby verify that the statements made in paras 1-6 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and nothing material is concealed therein.

Deponent Solemnly sworn before me: DP-611/22

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NEW DELHI, FEB 8 (IANS): The bodies of the seven soldiers, who went missing after their patrol along the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh’s West Kameng district was hit by an avalanche, have been found, the Indian Army said on Tuesday.

“Bodies of all seven individuals have been recovered from the avalanche site. Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of everyone involved, all seven have been confirmed deceased,” it said.

The seven army personnel, part of a patrol, were struck by an avalanche in the high altitude area of Kameng Sector in Arunachal Pradesh on February 6.

The area, located at an altitude of 14,500 feet, had been witnessing inclement weather with heavy snowfall since the last few days.

“The bodies of the soldiers are currently being transferred from the avalanche site to the nearest Army medical facility for further formalities,” the Army said.

2 Tripura BJP MLAs who quit party join Congress; claim more will join

NEW DELHI/AGARTALA, FEB 8 (IANS): Dissident Tripura MLAs of the ruling BJP -- Sudip Roy Barman and Ashis Kumar Saha, who resigned from the Assembly and the party on Monday, Joined the Congress in New Delhi on Tuesday. AICC in-charge for Tripura, Nagaland and Sikkim, Ajoy Kumar in his tweets said that Roy Barman and Saha joined the Congress in presence of party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

Tripura Pradesh Congress President Birajit Sinha and former state President Gopal Roy and other leaders including Ajoy Kumar were also present when the two leaders joined Congress at the residence of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Delhi.

Both Sinha and Roy Barman while separately talking to IANS over phone, claimed that more than five BJP MLAs would join the Congress after March.

“The BJP MLAs who are intended to join would have to complete certain organisational and technical matters before joining the Congress. Besides the BJP MLAs, a large number of saffron party leaders and

GUWAHATI, FEB 8 (IANS): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has proposed symbol-less election to panchayats and municipalities. Sarma, also a senior BJP leader, said the polls to gram panchayats and urban civic bodies in Assam would be held soon.

“There is less time for holding symbol-less elections this time. I wanted this election to be held without a party’s symbol. If we can hold the elections without parties’ symbols like Gujarat and Maharashtra, let there be a debate on this.

To hold the symbolless elections to the panchayats and and other civic bodies, necessary amendments in the Act are required and discussion with various parties are necessary,” the Chief Minister told the media on Monday.

Sarma added that like other states, Assam has a system where parties nominate their candidates for the gram panchayats and urban civic body elections.

“There are many peo-

DIMaPUR : NaGalaND

LoA 2/2022

NOTICE (SEC. 278 OF INDIaN SUCCESSION aCT. 1925) Whereas application under Section 278 of the Indian Succession Act. 1925 has been filed by Shri. Ito A. Awomi, S/o Akheto Awomi, Resident of Veterinary Colony, Burma Camp, Dimapur, Nagaland for grant of Letter of Administration in respect of landed property of his wife Late Christina Yanthan, covered by: Patta No. 488, Dag No. 661, Block No. 3, Mouza No. 1, measuring an area of 00B-00K-07Ls, Dimapur Town, Dimapur before this Court.

Whereas 09th March, 2022 has been fixed for the hearing on the matter. Notice is hereby given inviting objection if any from the person having interest in the above named property to be furnished on or before the fixed date/or appear in person.

Given under my hand and seal of the Court on this 07th February, 2022.

District Judge Dimapur, Nagaland

DP-604/22

aFFIDaVIT

Date : 04/02/22

I, Shri. l. Impung Chang, S/o Lango Chang, resident of Sangsangyu village in the District of Tuensang, State :- Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and oath and declare as follows :1. That, I am a citizen of India by birth and resident of the above mentioned address.

2. That, my name has been inadvertently entered as Shri. L. Impong Chang in my Appointment Order vide No.POL/ESTT/3/02/2006 dated Kohima, the 11th October 2010, whereas the correct name is L. Impung Chang.

3. That, the name L. Impung Chang alias L. Impong Chang pertains to one and same person i.e. me.

4. That, this affidavit declaration is made for the purpose of clarification/ correction before the concern authority.

5. That, henceforth, my name shall be known as L. Impung Chang for all future purposes and intents.

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

Deponent Solemnly sworn in and declare before me by the above named th Deponent on this, the 4 day of February, 2022 at Longleng, Nagaland.

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workers would also join the Congress as everyone is disillusioned with the party (BJP),” Sinha, a former minister, said.

Roy Barman, a former Minister, and Saha had told the media in Agartala before leaving for Delhi that they have also sent their resignation letters to the BJP’s state President Manik Saha. Roy Barman said: “The BJP government led by Deb utterly failed to deliver. An autocratic rule has been prevailing in the state. People are in serious distress. We want to work for the people as we are unable to do this while remaining in the BJP.” Roy Barman and Saha were earlier in Congress before joining Trinamool Congress (TMC) in 2016 and then to BJP next year

(2017). Earlier, BJP MLA Ashish Das after openly criticising the saffron party and its leadership including Chief Minister, joined the TMC on October 31, 2021 following which he was disqualified from Tripura Assembly by Speaker Ratan Chakraborty on January 5 (this year).

Two other BJP MLAs -- Diba Chandra Hrangkhawl and Burba Mohan Tripura - also went to Delhi on Monday along with Roy Barman and Saha but their political positions have not yet officially been announced. BJP, on the other hand, downplayed the resignations of Roy Barman and Saha and said that their quitting from the Assembly membership would not create any constitutional crisis in the state.

Assam CM proposes symbol-less polls to panchayats, local bodies

IN THE COURT OF DISTRICT JUDGE

Regd. No. 18/22

Rahul Gandhi welcomes Tripura BJP leaders Sudip Roy Barman and Ashish Kumar Saha (L) as they join the party in New Delhi on Tuesday. (PTI)

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ple who want to contest these local body polls.

However, these intending candidates do not want to get attached with any party to contest these polls,” the Chief Minister said.

He added that 762 personal security officers (PSO), who were attached to various personalities, including politicians and various other persons, in the state have been withdrawn leading to huge saving of money from the government exchequer.

Earlier this year, Sarma, who also holds the Home Ministry portfolio, had made an appeal to give up the personal security officers culture.

A total of nearly 2,000 personal security officers are expected to be withdrawn in the coming days and it would help us in getting two new battalions and utilise them for providing security to the people, he said.

AffidAvit

I, Shri imkong Chang, S/o Shri. Namang Chang, resident of Tuensang village do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under 1. That my name have been wrongly entered as N Akong in some of my documents.

2. Shri. N. Akong and Shri. Imkong Chang are referred to the same person, that is me.

3. That henceforth, my name Shri. Imkong Chang shall be used in all my official documents, records and correspondences.

4. That the above statements are true and nothing is concealed therein to the best of my knowledge. imkong Chang deponent

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IN THE COURT OF DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE WOKHA : NAGALANd

NOtiCE

S/C No. 19/22

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 C Yichumo has been applied by Smti. Nchumbeni Mozhui, W/o. Lt. C Yichumo, R/o. Wokha, Nagaland for possession of: 1. PPO No. 112125610 2. SBI A/c No. 11766579765 Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate/pension benefits of the said deceased may, if she/he so desire to appear in this Court on or before 4/3/2022.

Given under the hand and seal of the Court on this day, the 4/02/2022.

Sd/- district & Sessions Judge WC-27/22 Wokha : Nagaland

bEFORE THE lD. NOTaRy PUblIC aT SIlIGURI DEClaRaTION NOTICE

Regd.No 13792

Notice is hereby given to all concerned that my client KaPIl THaPa, S/o Lil Bahadur Thapa, being one of the legal heirs of Kul bahadur Thapa (now deceased) is entitle to ¼th share of property left by his grandfather, all that piece and parcel of land measuring 3,000 sq. ft. Patta Book No. 11, Old Patta No. 1903, New Patta No. 4518, Plot No. 1840, Upper Chandmari, South Police Station, Dist-Kohima. By the North: Private House; By the South: Foot Path; By the East: Foot Path; By the West: Women Society Building. If any person having deal or any monetary transaction with said property at his/her own risk or shall face the legal consequences.

DP-623/22

Swapan Sarkar advocate, Siliguri

NEW DELHI, FEB 8 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the Congress Party had “throttled” democracy in 1975 and is now teaching the lesson of democracy to the BJP. Replying to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address in the Rajya Sabha, PM Modi said contrary to Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge’s claim that the Congress laid the foundation of the country and the BJP only hoisted its flag on it, the grand old party had in reality “throttled” democracy in 1975.

Continuing to attack the Congress Party, Modi said the problem with the Congress is that they do not think beyond the dynasty.

“The biggest threat to India is from dynastic political parties and when a family is supreme in a party, the first casualty is talent. For years,

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the country has suffered owing to it. I expect all political parties to follow democracy in their working also and the Congress should take a lead on this.”

Holding the Congress’ mindset that ‘India is Indira and Indira is India’ responsible for these debacles, he said: “What would have happened if Congress was not there? This was Mahatma Gandhi’s wish too.”

Taking a jibe at the party , he said, “Had Congress ceased to be as per Mahatma Gandhi’s wish, democracy would have

been free from dynastic influence, there would not have been any foreign influence, emergency, no caste and regional divide. Had Congress not been there, then Sikh’s massacre would not have happened and Punjab would not have burnt in flames of terrorism for years, there would not have been exodus of Kashmiri Pandits and the daughters would not have been burnt in the tandoor.”

His remarks evoked a sharp response from the Congress with the LoP objecting to it strongly stating that Modi should have spoken only on the President’s speech.

At this, Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu intervened and said: “Kharge ji, you all had also spoken like this.”

The Congress members rushed to the well of the House and kept on protesting. After a while, they staged a walk-out.

Cong MPs walk out from RS, says Modi ‘only targeting party’ NEW DELHI, FEB 8 (PTI): Congress MPs on Monday staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reply to the motion of thanks on President’s address, alleging he was only speaking against the Congress party and not on the address.

Modi on Tuesday continued his no-holdsbarred attack on the Congress declaring that even Mahatma Gandhi wanted the party dismantled and claiming there would have been no Emergency, no massacre of Sikhs, no caste politics and no exodus of Pandits from Kashmir had the Congress not been there.

Replying to the debate on the motion of thanks to the president’s address in the Rajya Sabha, Modi, who also highlighted his gover nment’s achievements, launched a blistering attack against the Congress and alleged that “urban Naxals” had con-

trol over the party.

Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge later told reporters that the prime minister was only making accusations against the Congress and was not speaking on President Ram Nath Kovind’s address in Parliament.

“He was only targeting the Congress party.

Instead of speaking on schemes and concerns of members enumerated in the House during the debate, the prime minister was only speaking about the Congress… Those who worship Mahatma Gandhi Ji’s assassin are now telling us that the Congress should be dissolved,” he said.

Responding to Modi’s attack on the Congress, party general secretary and chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said it is because of the Congress there is space for opposition and dissent and that a party of two MPs is today ruling the country.

Battle for UP: BJP manifesto has sops for all year.

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L U C K N O W, F E B 8 (IANS): The BJP manifesto for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections promises free electricity to farmers for irrigation and will launch a Mukhya Mantri Krishi Sichai Yojana at a cost of Rs 5,000 crore.

The manifesto, re-

leased by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, promises subsidy for small farmers for borewells, tubewells, ponds and tanks.

It has promised a Rs 5,000 crore renewal plan for sugar mills in the state. Also, it promises that wheat and paddy will be available at

MSP in five years.

For those accused in love-jihad cases, the manifesto proposes a minimum sentence of ten years and a fine of Rs one lakh so that it works as a deterrent.

The state government passed an ‘anti-love jihad’ ordinance in November last

Other promises made by the ruling party -- which is widely seen as facing a stern challenge from Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party to retain control of UP -- include a commitment to double the state’s per capita income and attract up to Rs 10 lakh crore in investment.

The BJP will set up a Lata Mangeshkar Academy of Performing Arts in the state in memory of the late singer.

The BJP has also promised a ‘Paryatan Kaushal Kosh’ worth Rs 2000 crore that will generate employment for 10 lakh youth.

The manifesto also promises a scooty to meritorious college girls, free bus travel for women above 60 years and two free gas cylinders in a year. Two crore tablets and smartphones will also be distributed.

A pension of Rs 1,500 per month will be given to widows. A Ma Annapurna canteen will be set for free food to the poor.

The BJP will start a scheme in the name of former chief minister Kalyan Singh. Called the Babuji Kalyan Singh Gram Unnat Yojana, the scheme will ensure all round development of villages.

Self help groups will be set up at a cost of Rs 5,000 crore for five lakh women.

A Garib Kalyan Mela will be organised in every gram panchayat.

A Ramayana University will be set up in Ayodhya for research into various books and scriptures related to the subject.

To improve the medical infrastructure, the BJP has promised to recruit 6,000 doctors and 10, 000 paramedics.

Goa polls: BJP promises Court seeks police action report restoration of mining against TV journo for hate speech

PANAJI, FEB 8 (PTI): The BJP on Tuesday promised to make Goa a USD 50 billion economy in the next 10 years and assured housing for all, restoration of mining activities besides ceiling on taxes on petrol and diesel to control their prices as it unveiled its manifesto for the February 14 polls in the coastal state.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, in presence of chief minister Pramod Sawant and Goa BJP president Sadanand Shet Tanavade, unveiled the manifesto that speaks about “empowering the future of Goa, increasing tourism activities, restoring legal mining and eliminating multidimensional poverty”

in the state. The ruling party said, “We will through constant efforts propel Goa to a growth trajectory that will enable the state to become a USD 50 billion economy in the next ten years.”

The BJP, which has fielded candidates in all the 40 assembly constituencies, promised to completely eliminate “multidimensional poverty” in the coastal state in the next five years.

“We will deliver social welfare benefits to the poor in a timely manner and through direct benefit transfers. We will increase the old age pension under DDSSY (Deen Dayal Swasthya Seva Yojana) to Rs 3,000 per month,” the manifesto said.

NEW DELHI, FEB 8 (PTI): A court here has directed Delhi Police to file an action taken report (ATR) within a month in a complaint seeking registration of an FIR against Sudarshan TV editor-in-chief Suresh Chavhanke for allegedly making hate speeches at an event here.

Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana directed the police to file the ATR in a proceeding held through video conferencing on February 7.

The plea, filed by Vikas Kangra, alleged that Chavhanke made a “derogatory hate speech with a criminal motive of not (just)

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striking feelings of hatred, ill-will, and enmity against all communities of India, other than the upper caste Hindu community, but also with an intent to strike terror in their minds”.

“Let ATR be called from concerned SHO for March 5,” the court said.

The applicant claimed

Hyundai issue: India tells S Korea that no compromise on territorial integrity

NEW DELHI, FEB 8 (PTI): India has summoned the South Korean ambassador over the “unacceptable” social media post by Hyundai Pakistan on the so-called Kashmir solidarity day and bluntly conveyed to him that there could be no compromise on the matter as it concerned the country’s territorial integrity.

South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong spoke to his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar this morning and the Korean side regretted the offence caused to the people and government of India by the social media post.

Sending a tough message, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the South Korean envoy was summoned on Monday and a “strong

displeasure” of the government on the social media post was conveyed.

India expected the company to take “appropriate action” to properly address the issue, he stressed.

Bagchi said the Indian ambassador in Seoul contacted the Hyundai headquarters and sought an explanation.

The MEA spokesperson said India welcomes investments by foreign companies in various sectors, but, it is also expected that such companies or their affiliates will refrain from “false and misleading” comments on matters of sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Tweets from accounts linked to Hyundai and its affiliate Kia Corp expressing solidarity with Kashmir separatists triggered outrage

in India following which the South Korean firm said it has a “zero-tolerance” policy towards insensitive communication.

“We had seen a social media post on the so-called Kashmir Solidarity Day was made by Hyundai Pakistan.

Immediately after this social media post on Sunday, our Ambassador in Seoul contacted the Hyundai Headquarters and sought an explanation,” Bagchi said.

“The offending post had been removed subsequently. The Ambassador of the Republic of Korea was summoned by the Ministry of External Affairs yesterday. The strong displeasure of the Government on the unacceptable social media post by Hyundai Pakistan was conveyed to him,” he said.

that Chavhanke administered an “aggressive, hostile, and terrorising oath” to the crowd gathered at the place of incident at an event organised by the Hindu Yuva Vahini.

The plea further claimed that Chavhanke was exhorting for a “Hindu Rashtra” by administering oaths to their members to go to any extent including killing people.

It claimed that the accused was promoting “hatred, animosity, and hostility against all communities of India, including religious minorities and members of Scheduled Caste communities.

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Initiating a discussion on the Union budget 2022-23, Chidambaram said unemployment is on the rise in the country and questioned the Centre over the steps taken for the welfare of the common people following reduced subsidies for petroleum, fertiliser, food, among others.

“Welfare has been thrown to the wind for 142 billionaires of this country,” he said.

Chidambaram spoke immediately after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reply to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address.

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NOIDA, FEB 8 (PTI): Ahead of the state assembly elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday hit out at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath alleging mismanagement by him during the COVID-19 pandemic.

AAP’s Rajya Sabha m e m b e r S a n j ay S i n g h slammed Adityanath for his “indecent” remarks against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, equating his expressions with those of a “chauraha chhap neta”.

While dubbing Adityanath’s remarks as those of a “chauraha chhap neta”, Singh, also the in-charge of his party’s affairs in UP, asserted that his own remarks were “befitting” a chief minister who utters words like “garmi nikaal denge” and

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“thok denge”. The attack came a day after Adityanath and Kejriwal got engaged in an online fight trading barbs over the “mismanagement” by their governments during the pandemic.

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“He is talking about COVID-19 mismanagement but I am saying if there is any live example of the mismanagement, it is Adityanath.

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“I am a member of the ‘Tukde Tukde’ gang, which means ‘disruption’. I am worried because in this parliament, a question was asked ‘who are members of Tukde Tukde gang?’ and the honourable minister said ‘we have no data available on Tukde Tukde gang’,” he said.

“No data is also available on oxygen shortage death, corpses floating in rivers, migrants walking back to their homes and doubling farmers income, which was supposed to happen in 2022.

ing eloquently about jobs and employment, and as on March 31, 2021, there were 8.72 lakh vacancies in the central government and the government made 78,264 recruitments, leaving nearly 8 lakh vacancies.

“This is the statistic I hope the prime minister will welcome and use in his next speech,” he said.

On Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget speech, Chidambaram sarcastically said, “The thing I liked about the finance minister’s budget speech is that it was the shortest speech of 90 minutes.

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War against drugs

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ecent drug seizures by police at Dimapur and mostly at nearby Karbi Anglong indicate that trafficking is going on in a huge scale that was unimaginable till a few years back. The magnitude of the quantity of drugs especially heroin, prove that the north east region is a major transit zone of trafficking of various illicit drugs and heroin. The smuggling route is anywhere from the porous border between Myanmar and Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram etc. Drugs including opium, heroin, methamphetamine and many more are smuggled from Myanmar into the northeast. Moreh (Manipur), Champai (Mizoram), Dimapur (Nagaland), and Guwahati (Assam) have become the nucleus of drug trafficking industry in India’s northeast. Drugs produced in the notorious ‘Golden Triangle’ enter India through Mizoram, Manipur, and Nagaland from Bhamo, Lashio, and Mandalay in Myanmar . Also, drugs illicitly manufactured in India and used for refining heroin travel through the same route for trade.The route bifurcates and one channel moves northwards through Moreh in Manipur while other moves southwards to enter Champai in Mizoram. Recent seizures of various drugs and at Dimapur, Khatkhati, Bokajan and Nagaon etc indicate that the quantity being smuggled has multiplied many times. For instance, according to Narcotics Control Bureau(NCB) during January 2019 the total quantity of heroin seized along the Moreh, Dimapur and Khatkhati route was around 700 grams or worth around Rs.3.5 crore. On the other hand, during January 2022 the total quantity of heroin seized on the same route was nearly 3 kgs and worth around Rs.15 crore. The seizures in 2021 were notable as quantities were huge. From July to October 2021, a total of approximately 20 kgs of heroin was seized by police mostly in Karbi Anglong and a few from Dimapur. A high profile case was the arrest of a female drug smuggler known as ‘Didi’ and hailing from Manipur during June 2021. Assam Police who were tracking the main supply source, found that Th. Paone alias Didi stores huge quantity of heroin in Dimapur and then send them repacked in small packets to other destination across Assam and other states. She was nabbed in Karbi Anglong by police in a well laid trap with heroin worth over Rs.7 crore. The biggest seizure in 2021 was in December when Assam Rifles and Manipur Police seized over 54 kgs of heroin valued at Rs.508 crore in the market. According to official sources, the value of drugs etc smuggled from Myanmar to Manipur, Nagaland and Assam is huge. Indo-Myanmar border is guarded by the Assam Rifles (AR), a paramilitary force, under the operational control of Indian Army’s Eastern Command. The border encounters non-conventional security challenges as it provides a secure channel for the movement of north east insurgents, narcotics trafficking, gunrunning, smuggling of wildlife etc. Now the government has extended to the Assam Rifles two provisions of the country’s Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. Section 42 of the NDPS Act authorizes the empowered officers of this force now to “search the premises, seizure of the drugs, detain any person or arrest the person who has committed the offence without a warrant.” Hopefully, this will make a huge impact in preventing drugs and illicit substances from pouring in for the safety and future of the people.

DailyDevotion The Cost of Sanctification

May the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely…

—1 Thessalonians 5:23

When we pray, asking God to sanctify us, are we prepared to measure up to what that really means?

We take the word sanctification much too lightly. Are we prepared to pay the cost of sanctification? The cost will be a deep restriction of all our earthly concerns, and an extensive cultivation of all our godly concerns.

Sanctification means to be intensely focused on God’s point of view. It means to secure and to keep all the strength of our body, soul, and spirit for God’s purpose alone. Are we really prepared for God to perform in us everything for which He separated us? And after He has done His work, are we then prepared to separate ourselves to God just as Jesus did? “For their sakes I sanctify Myself…” (John 17:19). The reason some of us have not entered into the experience of sanctification is that we have not realized the meaning of sanctification from God’s perspective. Sanctification means being made one with Jesus so that the nature that controlled Him will control us. Are we really prepared for what that will cost? It will cost absolutely everything in us which is not of God. Are we prepared to be caught up into the full meaning of Paul’s prayer in this verse? Are we prepared to say, “Lord, make me, a sinner saved by grace, as holy as You can”? Jesus prayed that we might be one with Him, just as He is one with the Father (see John 17:21-23). The resounding evidence of the Holy Spirit in a person’s life is the unmistakable family likeness to Jesus Christ, and the freedom from everything which is not like Him. Are we prepared to set ourselves apart for the Holy Spirit’s work in us?

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The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity.

~ Leo Tolstoy

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Appeal to doctors in Nagaland

y attention was drawn to the news items that appeared in Local dailies that appeared on February 6,2022 under the headline NIDA warns of mass resignation. This is a very striking warning to the Nagaland State Government. In Nagaland, it is estimated that 98% are so-called Christians.

So, one of the tenets of Christianity is obedience to the law and the rulers. If the rulers do not do justice and show favoritism, misuse public funds and amass perishable wealth, then they are accountable to God. Nevertheless, as long as they remain in the authority all the employees has to respect and abide by their decision. That is why those who are employed in the Government service are called Government servants.

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am not an economist. I am puzzled by certain issues with economic implications vexing for the layman. I would like to be reassured. I do not propose to answer questions but to ask them.

Late in 2019, corporate profits declined, largely owing to a fall in demand: consumers lacked the money to buy. With singularly little fuss, the Government of India granted corporates tax relief of Rs 1.45 lakh crore, purportedly so that they could expand production capacity, thereby employment, thereby people’s purchasing power. It was widely observed that no firm would scale up capacity if demand was low. Nor did it happen. And the pandemic happened soon after.

Of course it was unforeseen. But this time, when asked about cash doles for the people it had pauperized, the government declared that it did not believe in handouts. Street vendors and small traders were offered loans. How many small players would risk one at this time, even if they knew of the scheme and could jump through the official hoops?

There were indeed cash ‘handouts’ under the Prad-

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erhaps the most crucial decision of the then national leadership of free India about the strategy of management of the new democratic Republic was to retain the ‘steel frame’ left behind by the British in the form of ICS and IP and establish IAS and IPS as the All India Civil Services to succeed them.

These were envisioned as the specially empowered national instruments to broadly handle development administration and the law & order apolitically - across the national grid - taking into account the federal scheme of things in the Republic. In no other major country in the world does an equivalent of IAS and IPS exists in the sense that on a merit-based selection at the national level, the entrant is installed in the decisionmaking ‘leadership’ position of an Under Secretary of Government of India just within three years after the training - Collector and SP in the states represent that status granted at the start of the service career itself.

That there was no conflict between the Centre and the states about these prime services was implied in the practice of the Centre handling the recruitment and training of IAS and IPS officials and then placing them in the hands of the states according to an assessed ‘cadre strength’ with the minimal subsequent role of broadly keeping track of their performance and giving them a sense of central protection against any unfair

Perhaps, this may be one of the reasons why children of rich people don’t seek government job. They don’t want to be called SERVANT because they are the master of many servants.

They establish their own business and earn more than what the honest government servants earn during their entire series in the State Government. Even in our State, many rich people establish their own hospitals and employ doctors and help the sick. That is a noble service.

Till today, in Nagaland State Government is the largest provider of employment. That is why as of December 2019, there were 90,584 educated unemployed youth in Nagaland.

This includes many qualified Medical Doctors who are willing to serve even as casual em-

ployee. Their livelihood is very important. They have to take care of their aged- parents who have invested all their earnings in the quality education of their children. These are some of the burning issues for the educated unemployed youth in Nagaland.

On the other hand, the inservice Medical Doctors are so privileged in Nagaland. Their services are fully secured. Secondly, they enjoy 20% of basic pay as nonpracticing allowance yet many of them have established their own clinic and practice, thereby earning double income. In many government departments and private establishments employees required to work for 7-8 hours. Specially, in Electricity Department and Police Department government servants are duty bound and

compelled to attend duty even at odd hours. All these are in the interest of public service same as Medical Doctors in service.

If they all agitate and threatens the State Government to cease work how can we live without electricity. Who will control the law and order situation? All these are essential services for humanity.

Therefore I humbly appeal to all the Doctors in the State service to consider your demand to increase the length of service to 65 years.60 years of age or 35 years of service is good enough for all the employees in the medical department because if you occupy the sat for another year, then think about the multiplier effects for other departments and the consequences for the frustrated qualified Medical

Doctors who are in the Que to occupy your seat and earn happily for their livelihood and gladly serve and heal the sick.

So, I appeal once again to all the faithful Medical Doctors in Nagaland Government service to think it over keeping in mind your friends and your children who have the qualification but unemployed and withdraw the warning to resign en masse or even to avail mass casual leave.

The sick in the Government hospitals are pleading to you not to take such harsh steps. Some of the sick in the hospitals are at least psychologically healed when they see nurses in beautiful uniforms. These are the gift of God. On behalf of Unemployed Medical Doctors in Nagaland Dr Toshimanen Ozukum

Lives of the common Indians

han Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, totalling some Rs 69,000 crore (less than half the corporate tax relief), sometimes recycling an earlier scheme. The amount per beneficiary was Rs 500, or sometimes Rs 1,000, for three months. Add to this the notional cost of free foodgrains that would otherwise overflow the Food Corporation’s warehouses until they fed animals, supplied ethanol, or simply rotted.

In India even more than elsewhere, the hyper-rich grew vastly more so over this time. When some officials suggested taxing this wealth for Covid relief, or at least inviting voluntary surrender of tax concessions, they were chargesheeted. Yet, over 100 of the world’s richest people have declared ‘Please tax us more’. Some US hyperbillionaires have said so since 2017. None of them is thinking of entering a monastery. Maybe they rest cynically assured that their offer will be ignored.

Few of their peers would support them; nor, therefore, the governments patronized by the latter. The fact remains that they have argued that the move would be good for the economy and thus in their own long-term

interest. World-renowned economists, most famously Thomas Piketty, have long been saying the same.

Of course, other authorities argue the reverse.

Asked why this year’s budget is not more pro-poor, one influential economist shrugged and said, “Well, it’s a budget, it’s got to be balanced.” A corporate functionary rejoiced with unusual artlessness that the rich were ‘again’ spending money. What’s new about that, one might ask. Assuming it’s not on a holiday abroad or an imported BMW but on domestic goods and services, how far will such limited high-end expenditure percolate? Might more money be spread more widely, though thinly, if sales of five-rupee biscuit packs picked up across the country, to take a piquant icon of corona economics? For decades now, and flagrantly since the pandemic, the trickledown theory of wealth distribution seems conclusively shattered by rampant and growing inequality. Yet a large section of the powerful uphold the doctrine, just as they deny climate change.

Again I remind myself that I am not an economist.

Should I therefore dismiss

the evidence of my eyes, borne out by abundant and consistent data from reputable experts and agencies?

It seems beyond question that the world contains more direly poor people than three years ago. If the findings overwhelmingly indicate that a disturbing proportion of them belong to India, on what grounds are we to demur? The burden of proof lies with those counter-intuitively arguing the opposite.

Yet a feel-good assumption inspires this year’s budget proposals. The calculations can vary, depending on whether we are comparing with last year’s original budget, revised allocation, or actual expenditure; but the upshot will not be substantially different. The education budget has increased by nearly 12 per cent, which could certainly go some way towards overcoming two years’ learning deficit. The finance minister granted that the greatest deficit is among poor children in government schools. Incomprehensibly, her favoured solution is to set up 200 TV channels and create “high quality e-content... via internet, mobile phones”.

This is planning for another planet. The Parliamentary Committee on

Education found that digital instruction, even the pedagogically inadequate mobile phone, eluded 77 per cent of India’s children. We have heard nothing about infrastructure for the new National Education Policy.

The National Education Mission has less funds than two years ago. The yawning gap in teachers’ posts is sought to be bridged by volunteers under the Vidyanjali scheme.

Most appallingly, the mid-day meals budget, last year 13 per cent below 2013-14, has been further reduced. Schools have been closed, but the children were not in hibernation. India has registered distressing (and growing) levels of hunger and malnutrition for years, ratified by global bodies including the United Nations, and denied without countering evidence. As recently revealed before the Supreme Court, the government has no information about reported starvation deaths.

Last year, the rural employment guarantee scheme (MGNREGS), the mainstay for those impoverished by the pandemic, started with under two-thirds of the previous year’s allocation, later increased to nearly 90 per

Importance of the All India Civil Services

treatment meted out by the state government wherever necessary.

The Centre has also been helping the reallocation of the cadre of the spouse wherever needed, if both husband and wife are members of All India Civil Services. The allocation of cadre state was made on two grounds - consideration of individual’s preference allowed on the basis of place in the merit list and exercise of Centre’s discretion.

The strong points of these services were the highlevel of integrity at personal level, independent decisionmaking in public interest and fair play in the handling of the subordinate government servants down the line.

The comparative perks and facilities provided to even the young officers considering the general economic situation of the country - are noticeable enough to promote self-confidence and a sense of pride in the All India Civil Services.

For long years after Independence, many of their members distinguished themselves in both Central and state governments. They served the cause of national integration and also added to the credit of the leadership in power in any part of India - regardless of its party label.

But then there was an inevitable slide reasons for which needed to be examined. Members of the All India Civil Services retained an inbuilt willingness to serve the national government at appropriate stages of their career and looked

forward to that experience to enhance their work profile.

They all carried the desire of holding senior most positions that existed only at the Centre. It was therefore the normal thing for the officers serving in their cadre states to aspire to get the opportunity of being picked up by Delhi under the Central quota, which every state knew it had to honour at any point of time.

This gave them an added reason to perform well.

There could be an occasion when the call from the Centre had to be declined by an officer for some valid personal or family reason, but it was otherwise a mutually agreeable arrangement that operated without impediment.

Slowly but steadily. politicisation of bureaucracy and police by the ruling parties of the states created the tendency among officers of holding on to their position in the state for vested interests. The state governments, for political reasons, also started giving weightage to state service officers directly recruited by them, inducing the IAS and IPS to become more and more ‘compliant’. All of this resulted in the unhealthy trend of All India Civil Services officers looking weaker as they moved up the ladder - the Chief Secretary and DGP not minding even the transfers and postings of officers done by the political masters at their back.

The Centre was justified in feeling concerned about the heads of administration and the police in

the states not measuring up to their apolitical Constitutional responsibilities.

The Central oversight on the two premier All India Civil Services had to be maintained and legitimate procedural correctives made in the larger national interest to ensure competent administration of the democratic state. An unreasoned refusal of the state to release an officer selected by the Centre for deputation with the Government of India - out of political recalcitrance - can adversely affect the great tradition of All India Civil Services contributing to democratic governance through their apolitical public-service oriented work.

If the rule about the Centre’s decision prevailing over the state’s desire in the matter of central deputation of an officer acted somewhere as a deterrent against wilful neglect of Constitutional obligations at the top levels of state and police administration, this is welcome. A few long-range steps come to mind for improving matters relating to these Services. First, there should be greater transparency about the appointment of Chief Secretary and DGP of the state. There should be a healthy Central input in the process by way of UPSC in consultation with the state governments, drawing a panel of three most eligible officers of the cadre - on the basis of seniority and performance - to leave it to the state government to make the choice. Sometime back, the Supreme Court

commended this approach when striking down the practice of appointing an ‘officiating’ DGP. There is no reason why this could not be followed in the matter of selecting the Chief Secretary as well.Secondly, for senior positions at the Centre requiring specialised work background, officers available in various states could be given the opportunity of conveying their interest for being considered - this has perhaps been done to an extent already.

Third, it would be useful for Cabinet Secretary and Home Secretary - Director of the Intelligence Bureau (DIB) to hold a biennial conference of Chief Secretaries and DGPs purely for discussing the All India Civil Services - related issues of performance, facilities and working conditions. For DGPs, this can be a segment of the annual conference convened by the DIB. Fourth, in keeping with the lofty objective of providing a uniform standard of efficient administration throughout the country after Independence - that had inspired the creation of the All India Civil Services - it is in the fitness of things that during the brief spell of joint training for the new probationers organised by the LBS National Academy of Administration in Mussoorie every year, education on strategic matters and national security had been introduced recently.

This will help coopera-

cent. This too proved inadequate, and payments are in serious arrear. Yet this time the budget is back at last year’s original level. Officialdom has an explanation: the job-creating provisions in the budget will obviate the need for MGNREGS. The roller-coaster employment figures do not bear this out.

There are no post-pandemic figures at all for the unorganized sector employing most MGNREGS beneficiaries.

These are examples of a remarkable absence of crucial data about the poor.

The government has not studied the learning deficit in schools, but relied on an NGO’s report. It kept no count of corona casualties, even among frontline workers; nor, needless to say, of deaths among lockdown migrants or protesting farmers.

Clearly, the lives of common Indians are a distraction from the serious business of State. You use radar to track planes, not bicycles or pedestrians. Besides, there’s the look of things, and one’s own peace of mind. Nobody likes the idea of poor people around us.

Sukanta Chaudhuri is Professor Emeritus, Jadavpur University (As published in The Telegraph India)

tion among the All India Civil Services officers in their later years on issues of national interests and foster in them the spirit of serving anywhere in the country.

The idea should be replicated in the joint courses held for Civil Services in latter stages, as well.

Last but not the least, there has to be a new emphasis on a further build-up of IAS and IPS as the principal instruments of governance through the intake of best available human material, special facilities of housing, transport and allowances provided in the early years of the career and introduction of the practise of a central deputation after certain periods of work in the cadre states, as far as possible.

The Centre heavily depends on these Civil Services and the states should be happy if their officers are selected for such deputation at the Centre. It seems there is a case for increasing the annual intake of officers for these services and meeting the demands of the states in this regard.

The states should not hold on to officers needed by the Centre as a show of political assertion - they are always free to take up individual cases where they find it necessary to retain an officer for a longer time for some special requirement of the state. Nothing should be done to further politicise the handling of the All India Civil Services.

DC Pathak is a former Director of the Intelligence Bureau. (IANS)

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

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‘We’re being observed internationally, Hijab row: 3-day holiday for schools, colleges not a good devp’, K’taka HC on Hijab row ments. “Our matter is also in the HC,” he said.

As far as the legality of the whole issue is concerned, the state government has put its case clearly as per the Karnataka Education Act, he said and added: “Let us wait for the direction from the High Court, till that time the peace needs to be maintained. I appeal to everyone.” On opposition parties in Parliament raising the hijab row and accusing the BJP of polarisation, the CM said, “These are all allegations and do not have any ground.”

Proper education has to be given to students in the state. The state government is going by the law on dress code and the same stand has been put before the court, he said.

Bommai, on the second day of his visit to the national capital, met Commerce and Industries Minister Piyush Goyal and requested him to give production-linked incentives for toy and FMCG He also spoke to BJP National President J P Nadda over the phone over the state issue. “Naddaji has said he will speak to me after two days,” he added.

BENGALURU, FEB 8 (IANS): With the Hijab row snowballing into a major controversy, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday said the international community is observing us and it is not a good development.

The hearing in the matter will resume after lunch.

A bench headed by Justice Krishna S. Dixit said: “For me, Constitution is Bhagvad Gita. We have to act according to the Constitution. I have come to this position after taking oath on the Constitution. The emotions on the issue should be set aside. Wearing a hijab should not become an emotional issue.”

It also observed that the government has to answer many questions on the issue.

“I am getting mess a ge s f r o m i n nu m e r able numbers. The whole WhatsApp chat is filled with this discussion. The institutions can only work as per the constitution.

The government can give orders, but people can question them,” the bench

noted. “The government can’t come to decisions on surmises,” it said.

The bench stated that since the government is not agreeing to the petitioner’s request of allowing students to wear hijab for two months, it will take up the case on the basis of merit. “There are protests and students are on roads, I am observing all developments in this regard,” the judge noted.

“The gover nment can’t give a ruling against the Quran. Wearing a dress of the choice is a fundamental right. Wearing a hijab is a fundamental right, however, the government can restrict fundamental rights. There is no clear order on uniforms from the government. Wearing a hijab is a matter of privacy.

The government order in this regard violates the boundaries of privacy,” the bench observed.

The bench also asked the petitioner which page of Quran says that hijab is mandatory. The judge also asked for a copy of the Quran from the court’s library. It also asked the petitioner to read out from

Varun Gandhi criticises new JNU VC, says FCRA registration of 5,800 appointment will damage youth’s future NGOs deemed ceased: Govt

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Now hijab row in MP, Minister says dress code only in schools

NEW DELHI, FEB 8 (PTI): As the hijab row intensified further in Karnataka, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday appealed to the Opposition and the people concerned not to escalate the situation by making “provocative” statements and to wait for the High Court order.

The state government is going by the law on dress code and the same stand has been put before the court, he said.

“Let’s wait for the judiciary’s decision and we will abide by whatever it says,” he added.

The chief minister also said that the Karnataka government has declared a holiday in high schools and colleges in the state for the next three days in order to maintain law and order.

Replying to queries from reporters here, Bommai said there were some disturbances in a few places and appealed for peace and harmony.

“I appeal to students to maintain peace and there is no occasion for any clashes.

“I appeal to teachers to ensure peace is maintained. I am asking con-

NEW DELHI, FEB 8 (IANS): BJP MP from Pilibhit, Varun Gandhi, on Tuesday criticised the newly appointed Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) vice chancellor, Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit terming her appointment as ‘mediocre’ that can damage human capital and youth’s future.

Varun Gandhi’s comment came in view of the press statement released by Pandit after her appointment as JNU VC on Monday, wherein the BJP leader found grammar mistakes.

“This press release from the new JNU VC is an exhibition of illiteracy, littered with grammatical mistakes (would strive vs will strive; students friendly vs student-friendly; excellences vs excellence). Such mediocre appointments

Students wearing saffron shawls stage a protest against allowing hijab-wearing students into classrooms, outside IDSG Government College in Chikmagalur. (PTI) cerned people not to make provocative statements and aggravate the situation because it is a every sensitive issue as far as students are concerned,” he said.

Students have to sit together and do academic activities. Therefore, peace and harmony should be maintained, he said and asked teachers and management of schools and colleges to maintain peace.

Tension had prevailed at some educational in-

Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit serve to damage our human capital & our youth’s future,” Varun Gandhi said in a tweet on Tuesday morning.

Pandit in her statement soon after the announcement of her appointment had said (verbatim): “As Vice-Chancellor, JNU, I thank both the Hon’ble Prime Minister and Minister of Higher Education for giving me this opportunity as the first

stitutions in Udupi, Shivamogga, Bagalkote and other parts of the state as they were rocked by protests for and against hijab today, forcing the police and administration to intervene.

The Karnataka High Court today heard petitions filed by five girls studying in a Government Pre-university College in Udupi, questioning hijab restriction in college and the matter has been posted

woman and alumnus of this esteemed University from the State of Tamil Nadu.

“The immediate focus of this administration would be to provide clean administration, students friendly and gender sensitive environment for academic excellence. “We would strive to implement NEP 2020 the vision of our Hon’ble Prime Minister especially in interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary areas of studies, JNU rising to greater heights of academics and research. The focus would in constructing Indocentric narratives. “I look forward to working with students, faculty and staff to contribute in achieving these objectives. (sic)” Pandit was appointed as the first female VC of the JNU by the Ministry of Education on Monday.

for Wednesday. The protest over dress code started in one school and has spread to other districts.

“It is very unfortunate. The matter is seized by the High Court. As I speak now, the High Court proceedings on this matter are going on. ...We are waiting for the directions from the court,” he said.

Similar situations were witnessed in other states and different high courts have given different judge-

NEW DELHI, FEB 8 (PTI): About 5,800 NGOs, which did not submit their applications for renewal of FCRA registration, deemed to have ceased to exist according to law.

Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai also said in Lok Sabha that FCRA registration of a total of 1,811 NGOs have been cancelled during the last three years - from 2019 to 2021. “About 5,800 FCRA registered associations had not submitted their applications for renewal within stipulated time in accordance with the provisions of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010. FCRA registration of these associations has thus been deemed to have ceased as per section 12 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010,” he said in a written reply to

a question. Rai said in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government has given certain relaxations to NGOs so that welfare programmes and Covid-related relief works are not affected.

The relaxations include extension till December 31, 2021 the validity of registration certificate of NGOs expiring between September 29, 2020 and December 31, 2021. The validity was further extended with certain conditions up to March 31, 2022, while time period to file annual returns for year 2019-20 was extended by six month i.e. till June 30, 2021 among others, he said. Rai also said that since November, 2021, the FCRA certificate of Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), New Delhi and Missionaries of Charity (MoC), Kolkata was renewed by way of revision.

NEW DELHI, FEB 8 (PTI): Over 17,000 farmers in different parts of the country committed suicide between 2018 and 2020, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Kumar Mishra said the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles statistics on accidental deaths and suicides from states and Union Territories and publishes the same annually as ‘Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India’ (ADSI) report.

According to the ADSI report, 5,763 farmers or cultivators committed suicide in 2018, while another 5,957 killed themselves in 2019.

The report said 5,579 farmers or cultivators committed suicide in 2020.

BHOPAL, FEB 8 (IANS): After the controversy over wearing a headscarf or hijab in schools escalated in Karnataka, a statement in this regard by a Minister has sparked controversy in Madhya Pradesh.

Madhya Pradesh School Education Minister Inder Singh Parmar on Tuesday said that hijab will not be allowed in schools in the state. “Students will be allowed only to wear dress code and hijab is not a part of dress code,” Parmar said on Tuesday in Bhopal.

Parmar, while talking to media persons also said that he has directed the school education department to ensure that only dress code is allowed in schools in Madhya Pradesh.

Sources told IANS that the Madhya Pradesh Government is planning to ban

the holy book to understand where it has been stated so.

The bench also asked if all traditions are fundamental practices and what is their jurisdiction.

The bench also asked whether they will have to be practiced at all places.

It questioned the government at one point that why can’t they allow hijab for two months and what is the problem?

Meanwhile, the counsel for the petitioner submitted that the government can only interfere in the matters which are not fundamental, according to religion. The government cannot interfere with things which are fundamental.

The petitioner submitted that, “The government should show largeheartedness in the matter. The matter can’t be decided on the premises of secularism. The government should permit the wearing of hijab of the colour of the uniforms. The permission has to be given until examinations are over. Then, they can take a decision on the matter.”

hijab in schools. Also, in a video which went viral on social media, Parmar is being heard saying the department is working (school education department) on a dress code for Chief Minister Rise Schools in order to bring uniformity and equality among students. The minister also claimed that “school uniform isn’t connected to any community, it is for all and it was unfortunate that people are connecting it with a community.” Speaking on this issue, Arif Masood, Congress MLA from Bhopal said that it is an unfortunate statement from the School Education Minister. “It is unfortunate that MP school education minister is making such statement. Daughters look good when covered. Hijab has damaged nothing but has always protected girls,” Masood added.

TN Assembly again adopts anti-NEET Bill; Gov comes under target PIL filed at Calcutta HC for removal of WB gov

opposition to the institution of governor by citing a remark made in 1967 by party founder and late Chief Min-

lier, the BJP led by its floor leader Nainar Nagenthiran staged a walkout raising its objection to the move. The resolution for the passage of the Bill was piloted by Stalin. The Chief Minister, referring to the communique of the governor on the return of the Bill on February 1, said the reasons adduced by him were not correct.

Ravi, citing the Justice AK Rajan panel recommendations on NEET, said they were based on “guess,” but it was data-driven and based on the opinions furnished by nearly one lakh people, Stalin said.

KO L K ATA , F E B 8 (IANS): In an interesting development, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed at the Calcutta High Court for the removal of the governor from his unconstitutional post. The PIL is likely to come up for hearing on Friday before Chief Justice Prakash Srivastava.

The petition filed by lawyer Rama Prasad Sarkar said that Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar is going beyond the purview of the Constitution and is indulging in unconstitutional activities.

According to some senior lawyers, this is perhaps

the first case in Calcutta High Court when a petition has been filed for the removal of the governor.

The governor and the state government have always been in conflict with each other. There are several occasions when governor Jagdeep Dhankahr has gone against the state’s decisions and criticised them

publicly. The conflict went to such an extent that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote to the President and the Prime Minister asking them for the removal of the governor. Recently during the Lok Sabha session, Trinamool Congress complained against the governor and asked for his removal.

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parently pointing to the supremacy of a duly elected government. If this was the case, “believing whom would the people vote, based on what belief would people vote?” he asked.

Citing the recommendations of the Sarkaria Commission on Centrestate relations, he said the governor should forward a Bill, if it contradicted a law passed by Parliament, to the President immediately for his assent if advised by the state cabinet. The governor must abide by the advice of the council of ministers, he said. The TN Admission to Undergraduate Medical Degree Courses Bill was passed on September 13, 2021 by the Assembly. On Tuesday, it was adopted amid thumping of desks and Speaker M Appavu announced that it has been adopted unanimously.

The Speaker said the Bill would be sent to Raj Bhavan today to forward it to the Centre to get Presidential assent. Stalin implied DMK’s long standing

ister, CN Annadurai. “I believe that our governor will not create such a situation.”

He expressed confidence that Ravi would forward the Bill to the President without any delay.

Stalin apparently slammed the governor for returning the Bill and said by sending it back, the right of Tamil Nadu and the Assembly’s sovereignty have been questioned. It was an attack on the state’s autonomy and the doctrine of cooperative federalism has been turned topsy-turvy and that is a matter of grief and concern, he said. Ear-

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CHENNAI, FEB 8 (PTI): The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Tuesday adopted again, the anti-NEET Bill, returned days ago to the government by Governor RN Ravi and the ruling DMK and principal opposition AIADMK reaffirmed their opposition to the test based on the Dravidian ideology.

Chief Minister M K Stalin labelled NEET a killer exam and said he believed that the Governor would forward without any delay the Bill re-adopted, now to the President for his assent.

“It is the Constitutional duty of the Governor to forward it to the President. I think and expect the Governor to do that duty hereafter at least,” he said.

The Bill was passed followed discussions that stretched to 3 hours and the test was yet again dismissed

by Stalin as one that went against the principles of Constitution including social justice and equality.

As per the Constitution, the action of Ravi in sending back the Bill to the Assembly was not a correct decision, the government said. The CM targeted the governor on the return of the Bill and said it raised questions over Centre-state relations. He wondered if the action of the governor in sending back the Bill that was enacted based on a policy decision and which was passed by a duly elected government, did not go against the principle of democracy.

He said the governor was only an appointee, ap-

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MUMBAI, FEB 8 (AGENCIES): Bitcoin on Tuesday, February 8, crossed the $44,000 mark in a dramatic comeback as it displayed its longest rally in over five months. However, the coin by nature still remained volatile, as the global cryptocurrency market went steadily upward for another consecutive day, touching the $2 trillion mark. The market was seemingly stabilising at this point, after declining constantly for weeks following the meeting of the US Federal Reserve, where it had indicated a hike in interest rates to take on inflation.

The cryptocurrency market cap was standing at $2.00 trillion, according to data from global crypto tracking website CoinMarketCap. This was up by 2.12 per cent over the last 24 hours. The The global crypto volume also rose slightly over the past day.

The total volume of traded

coins amounted to $87.73 billion over the course of the last day. This has fallen by 44.14 per cent over the last 24 hours, said data on the website.

Bitcoin on the day saw a sharp gain, with its value crossing the $44,000 mark as per data. At the time of writing this article, Bitcoin prices stood at $43,872.91 according to CoinMarketCap. This was up by 2.77 per cent over the last 24 hours.

Ether prices also went up by 0.91 per cent over the course of the past day and stood at $3,104.26 at the time of writing this article.

Meanwhile, a group of major cryptocurrency firms including Coinbase,

Circle, Anchorage Digital and Huobi Global are forming a new coalition aimed at cracking down on market manipulation in an effort to instill trust in the burgeoning digital asset industry, Reuters reported.

The Crypto Market Integrity Coalition, which was convened by risk-monitoring software company Solidus Labs, is also urging digital currency companies to sign a “market integrity” pledge that acknowledges the potential for fraud in the cryptocurrency space and the need for the industry to protect investors, said the report. “In a progressive step towards instilling trust in the digital asset industry, the launch of the Crypto Market Integrity Coalition has brought together some of the most prominent companies at the forefront of the crypto sector, pledging to protect investors and champion market integrity,” said CoinDCX research team.

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2022 BUSINESS BSE’s Gold climbs RBI begins three-day monetary consolidated net Rs 144; silver declines Rs 76 policy meet to decide on key rates profits up 86%

NEW DELHI, FEB 8 (PTI): Gold price in the national capital on Tuesday rallied by Rs 144 to Rs 48,167 per 10 grams, reflecting overnight gains in international precious metal prices, according to HDFC Securities.

In the previous trade, the yellow metal settled at Rs 48,023 per 10 grams.

Silver, however, dipped

by Rs 76 to Rs 61,607 per kg from Rs 61,683 per kg in the previous trade.

“Spot gold prices for 24 carat gold at Delhi were up

by Rs 144 reflecting overnight gain in COMEX gold prices,” Tapan Patel, Senior Analyst (commodities) at HDFC Securities, said.

In the international market, gold was trading marginally lower at USD 1,819 per ounce and silver was flat at USD 22.85 per ounce.

“Gold prices traded marginally down with spot prices at COMEX trading at USD 1,819 per ounce on Tuesday,” he added.

MUMBAI, FEB 8 (PTI): The Reserve Bank’s ratesetting panel began its three-day deliberations on Tuesday to decide the next monetary policy in the backdrop of Budget 202223, inflationary concerns and evolving geo-political situation. Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das headed six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is scheduled to announce the policy resolution on Thursday. The meeting was to start on Monday but it was postponed by a day in view of Maharashtra declaring public holiday on February 7 to mourn the death of legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar.

It is widely anticipated that the MPC is likely to maintain the status quo on the benchmark interest rate or repo rate. Experts, however, are of the opinion that the MPC may change the policy stance from ‘accommodative’ to ‘neutral’ and tinker with the reverse-repo rate as part of the liquidity

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normalisation process.

If the RBI maintains status quo in policy rate on Thursday, it would be the tenth consecutive time since the rate remains unchanged.

The central bank had last revised the policy rate on May 22, 2020, in an off-policy cycle to perk up demand by cutting interest rate to a historic low.

According to Brickwork Ratings, the RBI may continue to hold the policy rates at current levels in the upcoming policy meeting.

“We expect the MPC to start increasing the policy rates beginning with normalising the policy corridor between repo and reverse repo rate. We expect the

RBI to hike the reverse repo rate in its April 2022 policy meeting,” it said. The outlook on inflation and growth may remain unchanged for the current fiscal, while the statement is keenly awaited for its forward guidance on inflation and the GDP for the next fiscal, it added.

The last MPC held in December 2021 had kept the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4 per cent and decided to continue with its accommodative stance against the backdrop of concerns over the emergence of the new coronavirus variant Omicron. The MPC has been tasked by the government to keep inflation in the range of 2-6 per cent.

Citing the massive spike in credit growth during the first half and the steeper fall in deposits and the resultant rise in term money rates, coupled with the record high borrowings, an SBI report has called for a 20 bps increase in reverse repo rate outside the MPC ambit.

NEW DELHI, FEB 8 (IANS): Stock exchange BSE on Tuesday reported a consolidated net profits of Rs 58.58 crore during Q3FY22, up 86% year-onyear. In the same quarter last fiscal, the net profits were at Rs 31.44 crore.

During Q3FY22, revenue from operations grew 60 per cent to Rs 192.67 crore, as against Rs 120.59 crore in the same quarter last fiscal.

Operating EBITDA during the quarter grew whopping 2,504% to 57.54 crore from Rs 2.21 crore in the same period previous year.

MD and CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan said: “Continuing to act on multiple fronts of product innovation and technology, BSE remains focussed to deliver sustained and profitable growth.” The exchange will continue to focus on improving operational performance in existing business and look at accelerating growth by enhancing the areas it operates in via new businesses, he said.

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NEW DELHI, FEB 8 (IANS): The Indian coal mining tycoon Gautam Adani has become Asia’s richest person thanks to a push into green energy that has boosted his fortune to $88.5bn, The Guardian reported.Adani has overtaken fellow countryman Mukesh Ambani to enter the top 10 of the world’s richest people, according to figures from Forbes and Bloomberg, after seeing his personal fortune rise by $12bn in the past year.

Among the mega-rich whom Adani has leapfrogged to reach the world top 10 are Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who slipped down the table several places last week after losing $ 30 billion of his personal fortune, the report said. His Adani Group con-

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Forex & Bullion Analyst, Motilal Oswal Financial Services, said, “Rupee consolidated in a narrow range ahead of the important RBI policy statement that will be released later this week. Expectation is that the central bank could look to raise reverse repo rates and also maintain a hawkish stance.”

“Market participants will be keenly keeping an eye on comments on inflation following the recent surge in global crude oil prices,” he added.

On the domestic equity market front, the Sensex ended 187.39 points or 0.33 per cent higher at 57,808.58, while the broader NSE Nifty settled up 53.15 points or 0.31 per cent at 17,266.75.

Global oil benchmark Brent crude futures fell 0.47 per cent to USD 92.95 per barrel.

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back’s strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.25 per cent higher at 95.63.

“The rupee depreciated against the dollar on importer covering and broad-based strength in dollar index.

Dollar index gained after US yields soared amid prospects of faster policy normalisation by the Federal Reserve,” said Dilip Parmar, Research Analyst, HDFC Securities.

“There have been multiple factors like foreign fund outflows, higher crude oil prices, higher government borrowings and elevated inflation which are already adding pressure on the rupee. While there are few positive factors like higher forex reserves, better growth prospectus of the economy and expectation of good inflows in LIC IPO,” Parmar said.

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MUMBAI, FEB 8 (PTI): The rupee edged lower by 5 paise to close at 74.74 against the US dollar on Tuesday as stronger greenback, elevated crude oil prices and foreign fund ouflows weighed on forex market sentiment.

At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 74.65 a dollar and later touched an intraday high of 74.57 and a low of 74.80. The local unit finally ended the day at 74.74, down 5 paise from the previous close. In the previous session on Friday, the rupee had settled at 74.69 against the greenback.

The forex market was closed on Monday as Maharashtra had declared February 7 as public holiday to mourn the demise of legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar.

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Khan claims recent attacks UK PM under fire over ‘Trumpian’ attack on rival inImran Balochistan had foreign support

Party MP Caroline Lucas said Tuesday that Johnson’s attack was “utterly shameful” and “straight out of (the) Trumpian playbook”.

“Words have consequences -- we saw that on (the) streets of Westminster yesterday evening. He’s poisoning our politics & must apologise or go.” Johnson himself took to Twitter to criticise Starmer’s treatment Monday as “absolutely disgraceful”.

“All forms of harassment of our elected representatives are completely unacceptable,” he said, adding: “I thank the police for responding swiftly.”

His spokesman told

Iraq’s Parliament fails to vote on new President

B A G H DA D, F E B 8 (IANS): Iraq’s Parliament has failed to hold a session to vote on a new President due to a lack of quorum and disputes among political blocs. A source from Parliament’s media office told Xinhua news agency that the session was indefinitely postponed due to a lack of the required two-thirds quorum of the 329-seat Parliament, and turned into a meeting to address various topics.

“We didn’t attend today’s (Monday) session because our candidate Hoshyar Zebari was suspended due to a decision by the Federal Supreme Court, and no one can obtain the quorum unless we are present,” Mishaan al-Jubouri, a lawmaker from the Sunni al-Siyada Alliance, told Xinhua.

Zebari was the candidate of the Sadrist Movement, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), and al-Siyada Alliance to run

for presidential election.

On Sunday, the federal court decided to suspend the nomination of Zebari as a candidate for the presidency until a corruption lawsuit against him would be resolved.

Later, the KDP, headed by the Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani, and the al-Siyada Alliance, headed by Sunni businessman Khamis al-Khanjar, decided to boycott Monday’s parliament session to pave the way for further negotiations between the political blocs.

On February 5, the Sadrist Movement, loyal to Shia cleric Moqtada alSadr, which won 73 seats out of 329 seats, also decided to boycott Monday’s session.

On January 31, Parliament announced the names of 25 candidates for the presidential election scheduled for February 7, including incumbent President Barham Salih who

represents the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, former Foreign Minister and Finance Minister Zebari from the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), and Rizgar Mohammed Amin, former chief judge of the Iraqi Special Tribunal that organized the trial of late leader Saddam Hussein.

According to the Iraqi constitution, lawmakers should elect a new Iraqi president from the candidates by a two-thirds majority of its members, and the president will be limited to serving two fouryear terms.

Once elected, the new president will ask the largest parliamentary alliance to name a prime ministerdesignate to form a government within 30 days.

On October 10, 2021, Iraq held the fifth parliamentary election, where alSadr’s Sadrist Movement emerged as the biggest winner with 73 out of the 329 seats.

Iran nuclear talks resume amid pressure for results VIENNA, FEB 8 (AP): Diplomats from Iran and world powers reconvened in Vienna on Tuesday to seek a deal reviving Tehran’s 2015 nuclear accord, with pressure mounting for results soon.

Negotiators from Iran and the remaining parties to the agreement — Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China — got back to work after a break of a little over a week to return to their capitals for consultations.

The United States has participated indirectly in the talks because it withdrew from the accord in 2018 under then President Donald Trump. President Joe Biden has signaled that he wants to rejoin the deal.

The accord, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, granted Iran sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program. Under Trump, the US reimposed heavy sanctions on Iran.

Street during the pandemic in a scandal dubbed “partygate”. The committee requires at least 15 percent, or 54, of the 360 Conservative MPs to write such letters to trigger a party leadership challenge. Johnson has sought to move beyond the scandal by changing his top team, with several senior aides departing and a new chief of staff and director of communications hired.

As part of a minor reshuffle on Tuesday, Johnson named Jacob Rees-Mogg as Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency.

When Johnson’s longtime chief policy advisor Munira Mirza unexpectedly quit last Thursday, she specifically cited the Jimmy Saville claim in her resignation letter made public.

Meanwhile, Johnson is awaiting the outcome of a Metropolitan Police Service investigation into the numerous Downing Street gatherings and whether lockdown rules were breached.

ISLAMABAD, FEB 8 (PTI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday claimed that terrorists involved in the recent deadly attacks in the troubled southwestern Balochistan province had foreign support.

At least nine soldiers and 20 militants were killed in clashes and follow-up cleanup operations after Baloch rebels attacked Naushki and Panjgur areas of the province last week.

The banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the attacks. The separatist outfit has recently stepped up attacks on security forces and installations.

The security forces had claimed that during the fight they intercepted communication between the militants and their handlers in Afghanistan and India.

In the past, the External Affairs Ministry has dismissed Pakistan’s allega-

China locks down southern city as omicron variant surges BEIJING, FEB 8 (AP): China has ordered inhabitants of the southern city of Baise to stay home and suspended transportation links amid a surge in COVID-19 cases at least partly linked to the omicron variant.

Classes have been suspended, non-essential businesses closed and mass testing of residents ordered.

Restaurants are only permitted to serve take-out. Traffic lights have been switched to red only to remind drivers to stay home. As of Tuesday, 135 cases had been reported in the city — at least two of them found to be omicron, health authorities said.

The city has become the latest to be placed under lockdown in keeping with China’s “zero-tolerance” approach to the pandemic.

The policy requires strict measures be applied even when only a small number of cases have been found.

A major concern is

Southern city of Baise.

preventing outbreaks during the ongoing Beijing Winter Olympic Games. No new cases were reported in the Chinese capital on Tuesday.

More than 30 athletes at the Beijing Olympics are in isolation facilities after testing positive for the coronavirus, organisers said Tuesday. The average stay in isolation is seven days.

Baise has an urban

Election campaign kicks off in Philippines amid pandemic Ferdinand Marcos Jr., 64, the son of former President Ferdinand Marcos, is leading in the opinion polls.

Trailing behind him are 56-year-old incumbent Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo, Manila City Mayor Francisco Domagoso, Senator Manny Pacquiao, Senator Panfilo Lacson, and five others.

In the Philippines, the President and Vice Pesident are elected separately.

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, 43, daughter of President Rodrigo Duterte, will run for vice president as the running mate of Marcos Jr..

Duterte, whose sixyear term ends in June, has yet to endorse any presiden-

Macron heads to Kyiv after talks with Putin KYIV, FEB 8 (AP): Diplomatic efforts to defuse the tensions around Ukraine continued on Tuesday with French President Emmanuel Macron expected in Kyiv the day after hours of talks with the Russian leader in Moscow yielded no apparent breakthroughs.

Macron is set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as fears of a possible Russian invasion mount. Moscow has massed over 100,000 troops near Ukraine’s borders, but insists it has no plans to attack Ukraine.

The Kremlin has demanded guarantees from the West that NATO will not accept Ukraine and other former Soviet nations as members, halt weapon deployments there and roll back its forces from Eastern Europe — demands the U.S. and NATO reject as nonstarters. Western leaders in recent weeks have engaged in high-level diplomacy in the hope of de-escalating the tensions and preventing an attack.

Emmanuel Macron

Macron sat down with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday for talks that lasted more than five hours. After the long meeting, the two leaders emphasized the need for more talks, while also registering their disagreements.

Putin noted that the U.S. and NATO have ignored Moscow’s demands, but signaled his readiness to continue the negotiations. He also warned that Ukraine’s accession to NATO could trigger a war between Russia and the alliance. “If Ukraine becomes a NATO member and moves to reclaim Crimea, European countries will automatically be drawn into a military

conflict with Russia,” Putin said, noting that “there will be no winners.”

Macron said he had a “substantial, deep” discussion with Putin, with a focus on conditions that could help de-escalation.

“We tried to build converging elements,” he said. “The upcoming days will be crucial and deep discussions together will be needed.” He added that it’s Europe’s duty to find a solution to try to rebuild good-neighbourly ties with Russia. In Washington, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday.

Scholz will also travel to Kyiv and Moscow on Feb. 14-15. Biden vowed that the Nord Stream 2 Russiato-Germany gas pipeline, which has been completed but is not yet operating, will be blocked “if Russia invades, that means tanks and troops crossing the border of Ukraine again.”

The move would hurt Russia economically but also cause supply problems for

Germany. Scholz warned Moscow that “a lot more could happen than they’ve perhaps calculated with themselves” in case of an invasion.

U.S. officials have painted the threat of an offensive on Ukraine as imminent — war nings Moscow has scoffed at, a c c u s i n g Wa s h i n g t o n of fueling the tensions around Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine have been locked in a bitter tug-of-war since 2014, when, following the ouster of Ukraine’s Kremlin-friendly president, Moscow annexed Crimea and threw its weight behind a separatist insurgency in the east of the country.

The fighting between Russia-backed rebels and Ukrainian forces in the east has since killed over 14,000 people. France and Germany in 2015 helped broker a peace deal, known as the Minsk agreements, that ended large-scale hostilities in the region but failed to bring about a political settlement of the conflict.

tial candidate.

Like in past elections, some candidates already started campaigning on television, social media, and radio months before the campaign season started.

As early as October, presidential aspirants have begun crisscrossing the archipelago to dole out goodies and cash, launch TV pro-

motions and roll out social media advertising programs.

The candidates’ names and pictures are displayed on giant billboards along major highways.

However, unlike in the past, the candidates are not expected to barnstorm cities and towns, croon love songs, hug babies, and dance on stage to win votes.

OFFICE OF THE

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With immense pride and honour, the Hoshepu Range Union Dimapur congratulates its bonafide member SHRI. KHEKUTO I SUMI, S/o Lt. IZHETO SUMI (Hoshepu) JCO Intelligence Corps. on being conferred prestigious PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS SENA MEDALS (Gallantry) on the occasion of 73rd Republic Day 2022.

While acknowledging his achievements the union further encourages him to re- dedicate more in rendering his valuable services in his assigned duties. The Union further prays for his good health and success in all his future endeavour.

(K. VIKA ZHIMO) (I. SHIKAVI KINIMI) Chairman Secretary

With immense pride and honour, the Longsachung Union Dimapur (LUD) would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to Mr. K. NCHUMTHUNG EZUNG (NCS), S/o Mr. & Mrs. KHONTHUNGO EZUNG of Longsachung Village for being promoted as SDO (Adm), Govt. of Nagaland.

The Union prays and wishes him more success in his endeavours.

Sd/(Er. Myanrao Ezung) Chairman, LUD

(Chumthungo Ezung) Secretary, LUD

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the Diezephe Students' Union convey it's heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to Mr. Vemhayi Chuzho on being promoted from Junior Telecom Officer to Sub Divisional Engineer, BSNL Department. You are an excellent example of success.

The Union wishes you more success in your future.

Sd/Vekuseyi Lohe President, D.S.U.

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vote, including 1.8 million voters overseas, reports Xinhua news agency.

They will also elect the vice president, about 300 lawmakers, and over 18,000 positions as local officials.

There are 10 presidential candidates and nine candidates for the Vice President.

According to surveys,

population of about 1.4 million, with another 3 million in the large surrounding rural area that abuts the Vietnamese border.

State media reported customs clearance at the crossing points of Longbang and Pingmeng were delayed, causing further disruptions to cross-border trade that have already inflicted major losses on Viet-

namese fruit farmers who rely on the Chinese market for much of their revenue.

The first cases in Baise were reported Saturday at the tail end of the Lunar New Year holiday, when many Chinese travel vast distances to their hometowns.

For the third year running, the government asked people to remain in place to avoid a major spread, although such calls had only a slight effect on the numbers of trips taken.

Despite the occasional regional outbreak, China has largely brought the pandemic under control through lockdowns, mass testing, case tracing, mask mandates and other strict measures.

Almost 85 per cent of the population is fully vaccinated, according to Our World in Data, although questions have been raised about the efficacy of Chinese vaccines, particularly against the omicron strain.

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The Ao Temulungtsür Telungjem Kohima (ATTK) extends heartiest congratulations to Smti. Temjensenla Jamir, AIG (Probation), PHQ, Kohima on being inducted into the prestigious Indian Police Service (IPS).

We are extremely delighted on your outstanding accomplishment and thank God for His manifold blessings upon Mopungchuket Village. May the Almighty God continue to bless and guide you in all your future endeavours.

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MANILA, FEB 8 (IANS): Campaign for presidential election formally kicked off in the Philippines on Tuesday, three months ahead of the voting on May 9 to choose a new President that will lead this Southeast Asian country in the next six years.

At least 67.5 million Filipinos have registered to

Imran Khan

tions of India’s involvement in some of the terror strikes in that country and said the so-called claims of “proof ” are figments of imagination.

The MEA had said that Pakistan’s desperate attempt will find few takers as the international community is aware of its tactics, and proof of Islamabad’s terror sponsorship has been admitted by none other than its own leadership.

Prime Minister Khan, along-with Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, on Tuesday visited Naushki where four soldiers, including an officer,

were killed in the attack.

“Foreign funding is involved in terrorist attacks in Balochistan…But those involved in spreading chaos will not get anything out of it,” Khan said while addressing the troops.

“We are hopeful that terrorists will never succeed in Pakistan.”

He also announced a 15 per cent increase in the salary of soldiers of paramilitary troops of Frontier Corps and Rangers, which are at the forefront of fighting militancy and keeping law and order in Balochistan and neighbouring Sindh province.

Khan also said that the government was undertaking projects for development of Balochistan. “We will carry out development work here to such an extent that nobody will listen to elements who provoke people here against the government and armed forces,” he said.

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reporters the British leader would not be apologising to Starmer, and insisted he “always seeks to engage with people in the right way”.

However, House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle, a non-partisan administrator of parliamentary business, warned MPs their “words have consequences” and reiterated that Johnson’s original claim was “inappropriate” and could “inflame opinions”.

But the incidents appear to have heightened unease within the restive Conservative Party at Johnson’s conduct -- just as he attempts a major reset after months of tumult.

Ellwood is one of 13 Tory MPs to have publicly submitted a no-confidence letter in Johnson to a committee of backbench lawmakers with the power to call a leadership contest.

More are thought to have sent letters in without declaring them, sparked mostly by damaging allegations of parties in Downing

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fied the remark, saying he accepted Starmer played no direct role in the decision but noting his apology and apparent acceptance of responsibility.

The prime minister has refused to say sorry or retract his accusation.

However, it has come under fresh scrutiny after several dozen anti-lockdown demonstrators mobbed Starmer outside parliament Monday, with one protestor heard claiming he was “protecting paedophiles”.

A video posted online showed the Labour leader being jostled before police, who arrested two people, intervened and escorted him to a car. Within hours, Tory and other lawmakers were repeating calls for Johnson to say sorry.

“PM -- apologise please,” Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood wrote on Twitter. “Let’s stop this drift towards a Trumpian style of politics from becoming the norm. We are better than this.” Green

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FELICITATION 1. Shri. I Meyionen Jamir, being appointed as Chief Information Commissioner, Govt. of Nagaland, 2. Smt. Temsunaro Aier, for being inducted into IAS 3. Smt. Obangla Jamir, for being inducted into IAS The Ao Senden congratulates all the above esteemed officers on your achievements. We wish the best and pray that the Almighty bless in all your future endeavours to serve the people with all sincerity and diligently.

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LONDON, FEB 8 (AGENCIES): Britain’s embattled Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced renewed pressure Tuesday to apologise to opposition leader Keir Starmer for what critics have called a misleading “Trumpian” attack on him last week.

Johnson -- already facing calls to step down after months of scandals -- accused Starmer of failing in 2013 as head of the country’s prosecution service to take action against notorious celebrity paedophile Jimmy Savile.

Labour leader Starmer, who led the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) from 2008 to 2013, was not personally involved in the case but has previously apologised on behalf of the CPS for its failures.

Critics, including numerous Conservative MPs, have decried Johnson’s claim -- made during a fractious parliamentary session -- noting it has been propagated by far-right conspiracy theorists. Johnson later clari-

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Should You Wash This Food?

Poultry We get it: Raw chicken is slimy when it comes out of the package, and you want to wash it off. But according to the USDA, it’s safer to destroy bacteria when you cook it.

A recent study looked at people who washed raw poultry for a meal. Sixty percent had bacteria in their sink afterward, and 26% had transferred bacteria to their salad lettuce.

Prewashed Salads If the bag says your greens have been pre-washed, there’s no need to send it through the salad spinner.

Many prepared lettuces go through a triple wash system to remove natural debris.

Eggs Right before a chicken lays an egg, a thin coating called a bloom covers the shell. This keeps bacteria out of its tiny pores. Commercial egg producers clean eggs in a way that keeps that layer intact. Washing eggs at home doesn’t remove germs; it lets them inside instead. Always keep your eggs in the refrigerator, and cook them thoroughly.

Red Meat You can’t wash all the bacteria off red meat. Some is deep in the fibers. Any that come off will cross-contaminate your sink and everything in it. The safest way to kill all the bacteria on red meat is to cook it to an internal temperature of at least 145 degrees.

Mushrooms On one hand, the USDA recommends that you wash any produce that doesn’t say “pre-washed” on the label. On the other, mushrooms are little sponges that suck up water -- and maybe some bacteria with it.

Clean your store-bought mushrooms with a damp cloth instead. If you gather mushrooms like morels in the wild, soak them in salted lukewarm water for 30 minutes. Then rinse with clean water until all the dirt is gone.

Fish Fish is in the same category as poultry and red meat: If you wash it, you will spread bacteria around your kitchen. Cook it off instead.

The only exceptions to this rule are clams, oysters, mussels, and scallops that you get fresh. They may need a rinse to get rid of sand and dirt.

Pasta There’s no food safety reason to wash off your pasta, either before you cook it or afterward. Some people rinse pasta after it’s cooked to remove some of the starch, but this makes it harder for sauce to cling to the noodles.

Avocado You don’t eat the peel of the avocado, so why should you wash it? Because when you slice it, you can transfer bacteria and dirt from the peel to the avocado.

Cantaloupe and Other Melons Melons grow on the ground, so pests and microorganisms from dirt and fertilizer are all over them.

Cantaloupe in particular has netted skin that traps bacteria. Wash all melons carefully right before you cut into them so you don’t move bacteria from the rind to the flesh.

Grains Most of the grains you buy in the U.S. go through processing and are shelf-stable. There’s no safetyrelated reason to wash them. But some grains, like quinoa and farro, come out of the bag pretty dusty.

If you want to rinse them, feel free.

Canned Drinks Your call. If you’re worried about what might have touched the can before you put your lips on it, give the top of it a good wash. It’s

OK to use soap in this case because cans aren’t porous.

Beans Both dried and canned beans are safe without washing them. But you won’t hurt dried beans if you wash the dust off of them. And if you rinse canned beans, you can cut the amount of sodium by almost half, on average. For example, a can of undrained kidney beans has 327 milligrams of sodium. If you rinse and drain them, they have 164 milligrams.

Tip: How to Wash Produce Wash your hands with hot water and soap first. Use clean, cold water to wash the produce, and dry with a paper towel. Use a vegetable brush on thick-skinned produce, like apples and melons. Soak cauliflower, broccoli, and lettuce for 2 minutes in cold water. Put delicate berries in a colander and spray them with distilled water right before you use them.

Are Food Washes Worth It? Produce washes you buy at a store are safe. But that doesn’t mean they are the best way to wash your produce. Distilled or cold, clean tap water does the trick just fine. Soak your fruits and veggies for a minute or two to lessen the chances of getting sick.

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Foods most likely to give you food poisoning Sprouts They’re seeds that have sprouted. Raw and lightly cooked sprouts, especially clover and alfalfa, have caused multistate outbreaks of food poisoning every year since 2006. The same warm, humid conditions that nurture sprouts also promote salmonella, listeria, and E. coli. You might be tempted to toss these antioxidant-packed seedlings fresh into salads and sandwiches. But it’s safer to cook the sprouts first. Washing won’t kill the germs.

Raw Milk It’s one of the most dangerous sources of foodborne illness and is illegal in some states. It’s milk from animals that hasn’t been heated, or pasteurized, to kill bacteria. Raw milk can harbor E. coli, listeria, campylobacter, and salmonella. They can cause diarrhea for days, vomiting, and serious illnesses like Guillain-Barré syndrome that can lead to paralysis. Check your milk container to ensure it’s pasteurized, especially at farmers markets.

Eggs Annually, salmonellatainted eggs cause 79,000 U.S. cases of food poisoning and 30 deaths. Chickens can pass salmonella to eggs before the shell forms.

Bacteria can also infect eggs through poultry poop.

Refrigerate eggs at or below 40 F. Some products and recipes call for uncooked eggs. Use pasteurized eggs (they’re hard to find) or DIY by dunking eggs in 140 F water using sous vide for at least 3½ minutes. The eggs may thicken slightly.

Flour You probably wouldn’t dip a spoon into raw flour and eat it. But what about cookie dough or cake batter? It’s rare, but raw flour

can be contaminated with E. coli during harvesting, grinding, and sifting.

Bleaching flour won’t kill E. coli, which can cause bloody diarrhea, vomiting, and even kidney failure and death. Boxed cake mixes and prepared cookie dough also can harbor germs.

Bagged Lettuce Fresh salads are another top source of food poisoning. But pinpointing the cause can be tricky.

Some outbreaks are tied to a specific kind of greens, often romaine lettuce and spinach, or to certain growers or packers. Salmonella and other bacteria can be traced to dirty irrigation water, soil, or human hands. Germs multiply in the juice from cut leaves and can get trapped inside the bags. They can cling to the leaves even after washing.

Chicken This poultry is America’s No. 1 choice of meat.

And every year, about a million of us get sick after eating chicken. Like all animals, chickens have bacteria in their gut. Pathogens such as campylobacter and salmonella can get on the birds during processing and packaging, and go all the way to your cutting board and utensils. Don’t wash raw chicken because it can contaminate your

kitchen. Cooking to proper temperature kills bacteria.

Pre-cut Melon Every year, 1.35 million people in the U.S. get salmonella. Nearly 27,000 are hospitalized. Infections are more common in the summer, when more of us enjoy watermelon, cantaloupe, and honeydew melon. The vines grow on the ground, where the rinds can pick up germs.

Their surface can be hard to sanitize. Pre-cut melon can pass on norovirus, listeria, and other harmful agents.

Washed, whole melons are best. Refrigerate pre-cut fruits or pack them in ice.

Oysters Slurping fresh oysters right out of the shell can be a briny treat. These mollusks draw food from coastal waters through their gills. They trap viruses and bacteria the same way. Eating tainted raw oysters can give you vibriosis, which causes diarrhea, vomiting, fever, and chills in more than 80,000 Americans every year. You also can catch norovirus, sometimes called “stomach flu.” The only safe way to enjoy oysters is to cook them.

Raw Milk Cheeses Easting soft cheeses made with raw milk is much riskier than pasteurized cheeses. You’re 160 times more likely pick up

listeria with queso fresco, feta, brie, Camembert, and blue-veined varieties such as Roquefort. Listeria can spread beyond your gut and cause headaches, loss of balance, and convulsions. It also may lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, or premature delivery. And your newborn can catch listeria from you.

Ground Beef E. coli became a household name in the early 1990s, when more than 700 adults and kids fell ill from undercooked hamburger patties sold by a fast-food chain. Four people died. E. coli remains a mainstay culprit behind food poisoning outbreaks. The bacteria is inside humans and animals naturally. Cook steaks and roasts to 145 F on the inside. Ground beef and pork need to reach 160 F to be safe.

Hot Dogs These ballpark staples are precooked. Americans eat a whopping 20 billion of them each year. But they can pick up listeria after they’ve been packaged. To avoid illness, hot dogs should be just that: hot. Always reheat before you eat.

Invisible Threat You can come down with food poisoning from 20 minutes to 6 days after your meal. The last thing you ate isn’t always what got you sick To avoid foodborne illness, take it seriously. It sends 128,000 people to the hospital every year. Wash hands and surfaces often, separate foods to avoid cross-contamination, and keep hot food hot and cold food cold. You can’t see or smell germs and viruses the same way you see or smell spoiled food.

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by Kathleen M. Zelman, MPH, RD, LD

Mark Wahlberg made me bring out my Key nominations for 2022 Academy Awards best, says ‘Uncharted’ star Tom Holland N

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ctor Tom Holland says he worked extra hard for “Uncharted” as it was the first time that he was sharing the screen space with Hollywood star Mark Walhberg.

Directed by filmmaker Ruben Fleischer, the live-action movie is based on the popular PlayStation game of the same title.

“Uncharted” follows the story of a young street-smart Nathan Drake (Holland) and showcases his first treasure hunting adventure with wisecracking partner Victor “Sully” Sullivan (Wahlberg).

Holland, best known for starring as Peter Parker aka Spider-Man in multiple Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) projects as well as solo “Spider-Man” movies, said he took his game a notch higher for the film as he wanted to “prove” himself in front of Wahlberg.

“What’s happening on screen is also happening off screen. I’m very much the young kid in Hollywood who’s coming up, and Mark is the OG – he’s been doing this longer than I’ve been alive,” Holland said in a statement.

“Mark was showing me the ropes

and made me want to bring the best of myself, to show what I could do. As we brought these characters to life, it was nice to see the synergy between Mark and I and between Nate and Sully,” he added.

Produced by Charles Roven, Avi Arad, Alex Gartner and Ari Arad, “Uncharted” will also feature Sophia Ali, Tati Gabrielle, and Antonio Banderas.

The film will be released by Sony Pictures Entertainment India in IMAX and 4DX across four languages - English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu in cinemas on February 18. (PTI)

ominations for the 94th Academy Awards, the highest honors in the film industry, were announced on Tuesday. The awards will be presented on March 27.

Following is the list of key nominations: BEST PICTURE Belfast, CODA, Don’t Look Up, Drive My Car, Dune, King Richard, Licorice Pizza, Nightmare Alley, The Power of the Dog, West Side Story.

BEST ACTOR Javier Bardem (Being the Ricardos), Benedict Cumberbatch (The Power of the Dog), Andrew Garfield (tick, tick...BOOM!), Will Smith (King Richard), Denzel Washington (The Tragedy of Macbeth).

BEST ACTRESS Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye), Olivia Colman –(The Lost

Daughter), Penelope Cruz (Parallel Mothers), Nicole Kidman (Being the Ricardos), Kristen Stewart (Spencer) BEST DIRECTOR Paul Thomas Anderson (Licorice Pizza), Kenneth Branagh (Belfast), Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog), Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car), Steven Spielberg (West Side Story) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Ciaran Hinds (Belfast), Troy Kotsur (CODA), Jesse Plemmons (The Power of the Dog), J.K. Simmons (Being the Ricardos), Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Power of the Dog) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Jessie Buckley (The Lost Daughter), Ariana DeBose (West Side Story), Judi Dench (Belfast), Kirsten Dunst (The Power of the Dog), Aunjanue Ellis (King Richard)

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We, the Shena Old Union Kohima would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to our esteemed member Er. Suuto Swu, S/o Shri Yexeto Swu on being promoted to the post of Programmer (Class 1 Gazetted) under Nagaland Legislative Assembly Secretariat.

We the union wishes him the best in his new endeavours and more blessing in the future.

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With immense pride and honour, the Padumpukhuri Catholic Community conveys our sincere and heartiest congratulations to Shri. Peter Lichamo, Deputy Commissioner of Zunheboto on being conferred and upgraded to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS).

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NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Hurricane CC lifts 7th cricket T-20 Unity Cup

Champions Hurricane CC and others with the trophy on Monday.

was named the best bowler while Ajay of Hurricane CC was adjudged the best batsman. Nagaho of Slammers CC was awarded player of the tournament.

Tokemi Achumi of Deccan Strikers CC was awarded emerging player of the tournament. The tourna-

ment was co-sponoser by Gorkha Students’ Union Dimapur, BN Sound, Roy Arcade. The media partner was Dimapur Today, Chümou Blog.

The tournament aimed at nurturing and developing the sporting skills of the youths. The

sports ministry also aimed to make use of sports to strengthen friendship and to bridge the gap between cultures and communities.

The occasion was graced by secretary of Nagaland Cricket Association, Hyunilo Anilo Khing, working president,

Dimapur District Congress Committee, Kutoho Chishi and council chairman of Association of the Gorkha Baptist Churches Nagaland, Robert Aley as special guest, chief guest and guest of honour respectively. Special guest Khing spoke on the theme of the cricket. While chief guest Kutoho in his address, encouraged the youths to be the role model and to be the backbone of the society.

Robert Aley highlighted about the significance of the Gorkhas of Nagaland and also wished the organizers and players the very best in their future endeavour.

During the tournament, which had match patrons from various fields, the youths were encouraged to have the spirit and passion of dignity of labour. Convenor Jacob Sundas of 7th Unity Cup encouraged the players to stand firm in their commitment until the next tournament in 2023.

11th Lotha Football C’ship: NRSA, A1 Tsungiki enter semis

pionship 2022 played at local ground Wokha on Tuesday.

Mhonthung’s goal in the 16th minutes gave Tsumang FC a lead, but Meribemo found the equalizer for NRSA in the 43rd minutes. Later in the 58th minutes, Kenumdi scored the winning goal for NRSA making them the third team to enter the semi-finals.

In the fourth quarters, A1 Tsungiki outplayed Titans XI by 7-2.

Senlo Kent and Nyithong both scored two goals Match patron of the day OC Wokha, Chenithung Kikon, being introduced to the each while Yiben, Kekhrie Angami and Hatsabemo players during the 3rd quarterfinal match. scored a goal each for A1 D I M A P U R , F E B 8 Tsumang Football Club finals in the ongoing 11th Tsungiki.

OC Police Station (NPN): NRSA defeated by 2-1 to enter the semi- Lotha Football Cham-

Wokha, Chenithung Kikon graced the 3rd quarter finals as the match patron.

The first semi-finals match will be played between Friends Club Wokha Village Vs NRSA, while the second semi-finals will be played between Longsa Sports Association and A1 Tsungiki.

LO N D O N, F E B 8 (AGENCIES): West Ham United have condemned the actions of defender Kurt Zouma after a video emerged of him kicking his pet cat.

The 27-year-old France international has apologised after the video showed him slapping the cat and kicking it across the floor. He is also seen throwing shoes at the animal and chasing it around the room.

“West Ham United unreservedly condemns the actions of our player, Kurt Zouma, in the video that has circulated,” the Premier League club said in a statement.

“We have spoken to Kurt and will be dealing with the matter internally, but we would like to make it clear that we in no way condone cruelty towards animals.” Zouma said it was an isolated incident.

“I want to apologise for my actions. There are no excuses for my behaviour, which I sincerely regret. I also want to say how deeply sorry I am to anyone who was upset by the video.

The video has caused outrage with animal charity the RSPCA saying it could investigate the matter. “This is a very upsetting video. It’s never acceptable to kick, hit or slap an animal, for punishment or otherwise,” a spokesperson said.

Formula One drivers to stop taking the knee pre-race LONDON, FEB 8 (AGENCIES): Formula One will no longer set time aside for drivers to take the knee ahead of races as it looks to introduce more concrete actions to combat racism, Chief Executive Stefano Domenicali told Sky Sports on Tuesday.

Formula One launched its “We Race As One” diversity, inclusion and sustainability platform in 2020, which included a pre-race moment when drivers gathered on the grid to express their support for the initiative with a gesture of their choice. “I think it was the time to move from just a gesture recognising something that’s really important to a plan,” Domenicali said. “I think the gesture has been an important gesture because we need to respect everyone as always. But now is the time to move on and take some other action.” Some drivers, most notably seventimes world champion Lewis Hamilton who is a vocal advocate for human rights, ending racial inequality and environmental causes, chose to take the knee.

KOHIMA, FEB 8 (NPN): Mhasilhousie Nagi (C) emerged as champion under senior’s wrestling category and walked home with prize money of Rs.80,000 while Neikhrezo Zhünyü (D) secured the champion title under junior’s category with cash prize money of Rs. 30,000 at the 58th sports meet 2022 of the Western Angami Youth Organization (WAYO) which concluded on February 8 at Khuochiezie local ground, Kohima.

Special guest, Keneizhakho Nakhro, MLA highlighted that though Naga wrestling was an ageold sport, it is an integral part of our lives loved both by the old and the young and with the course of time, he said that the wrestlers have become more professional.

He also encouraged

the players mentioning that sports have become a lucrative industry in the state and one can build a successful career and uplift the nation both true determination and vision.

Under men’s category, Kevizhakho Suokhrie (C) stood second with Rs. 50,000 followed by Kekhriezo Nagi (D) winning Rs. 40,000 and in four th position Lhouvikhotuo Vakha (B) with Rs.30,000. While all the quarter finalists received Rs. 5,000.

Under junior’s category, Sedeni Nakhro (C) stood second with Rs. 20,000 followed by Kevizeto Kuotsu (D) winning Rs.15,000 and in fourth position, Casavi Sophi (B) with Rs.10,000.

The presidential address was delivered by president WAYO, Megurüzo Chase while prize distribution was given out by Gonei-u Sirie.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

28.04.1987 – 03.02.2022

“THE LOSS IS IMMEASURABLE BUT SO IS THE LOVE LEFT BEHIND” Wi t h p r o f o u n d g r a t i t u d e , w e , t h e f a m i l y o f Late TOSHIWAPANG, No. 15773 CN (DVR) , would like to convey our sincere appreciation and indebtedness to all our friends, neighbours, organisations and well wishers from near and far who stood by us physically, morally and spiritually at the sudden demise of our beloved father. We find solace and strength in the comfort of your love and sympathy shown to us during this time of grief.

We would like to convey our special gratitude to the 15th NAP ( IR ) Mahila Battalion led by Commandant and all ranks for their love and tireless effort in helping our family. We regret our inability to mention each one of you in particular but it is our earnest prayer to our Almighty to bless you abundantly.

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OF OUR BELOVED

“Whether I live or I die, I belong to the Lord. Romans 14:8”

Losing you was the hardest thing that’s ever happened to us, every year we think it will get easier and every year it’s just as hard. The pain of losing you is immeasurable. We know the biggest star in the sky that is shining the most is you and we hope you are living well in the world of the Creator.

Lt. TOHOLI SUHOYI A year has passed by since God took you away but the memories are still strong and you are still near to our hearts.

There isn’t a day that goes by that we don’t think about you.

We miss you the most specially when we need your prayers and your blessings!

You are gone but not forgotten.

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Loving Wife, Parents, Children, Grandchildren, In-laws and Relatives

Job 1:21 “And he said: Naked I come from my mother’s womb. And naked shall I return there. The Lod gave, and the Lord has taken away; Blessed be the name of the Lord.

We, the family members of Lt. Chumben Y Khuvung (Achumo) would like to give our heartfelt thanks to all those individuals, youths and families who stood by us financially, mentally and physically at the sudden demise of our beloved brother.

1. Bamun Pukhuri Unity Baptist Church 2. Kohima Sankiton Union 3. LBC Dimapur 4. Bamun Pukhuri Village 5. Kohima Police North 6. Doctors and nurses, NHAK Kohima 7. Bamun Pukhuri Muslim Community 8. Chumben Tsanglao 2nd OC Kohima 9. Lithungo Tranglao 10. Well wishers 11. Wozhuro Range

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DIMAPUR, FEB 8 (NPN): Hurricane CC defeated Dimapur Slammers CC by 53 runs to claim the 7th Unity Cup T-20 Cricket tournament which was held from January 14 to February 7 at Chümoukedima local ground organised

by Nepali Baptist Church Chümoukedima Youth Sports Ministry.

Altogether, 28 teams participated in the tournament which was held under the theme “Solidarity for Peace.”

The winning team Hurricane CC walked away with cash prize of Rs. 30,000 along with running trophy while the runner-up received Rs. 20,000 sponsored by Ward-2 chairman Chümoukedima Town, R.K. Shuya. Man of the final match was adjudged to Ajay who made 78 runs to help Hurricane CC beat Dimapur Slammers CC in the final match on February 7. Among the individual awards, Krishna Chettri of Bokajan XI Star CC

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Australia women win final ODI to finish Ashes series unbeaten MELBOURNE, FEB 8 (IANS): Australia’s 20-year-old pace bowler Annabel Sutherland finished with career-best ODI figures of 4/31 to reduce England to 163 before skipper Meg Lanning’s half-century took the hosts through to an eight-wicket victory in the final One-day International of the multi-format Ashes on Tuesday.

Young all-rounder Sutherland led the way with 4/31 at Junction Oval as England were bowled out for a paltry 163, before contributions from all the top-four batters ensured Australia cruised home with more than 13 overs to spare.

The win means Australia finished the multiformat series without a loss and with a 12-4 scoreline.

After opting to bat, England lost debutant Emma Lamb (0) and skipper Heather Knight (9) inside the first hour to slump to 19/2 in nine overs.

The experienced duo of Tammy Beaumont (50) and Nat Sciver (46) combined to put on an 88-run

Australia women cricket players celebrates with the trophy after winning the ODI series.

stand but were extremely cautious in their approach.

They couldn’t find a single boundary between overs 18-30, and the pressure of scoring big eventually got to both the batters as they fell in a span of five overs.

Thereafter, it all went downhill for the visitors.

Attacking batter Danni Wyatt (9) was Sutherland’s first victim and the wickets continued to fall in quick succession as England lost their last seven wickets for just 39 runs to be dismissed midway through their final over for 163. While the

England batters looked to avoid damage, Australia threw caution to the wind from the start, with openers Alyssa Healy and Rachael Haynes adding 47 runs in the powerplay.

Freya Davies was the only England bowler who looked like taking a wicket and eventually did, breaking the strong opening stand for 74 by dismissing Healy (42).

Sophie Ecclestone made it two in two overs as she got rid of the other set batter, Haynes, for 31.

After the slight setback, skipper Meg Lanning

and Ellyse Perry ensured Australia got through to an easy win. Lanning played the aggressor, smashing seven fours and a six en route her unbeaten 57 while Perry was solid at the other end with 31 not out.

Brief scores: England Women 163 in 49.3 overs (Tammy Beaumont 50, Nat Sciver 46; Megan Schutt 2/25, Annabel Sutherland 4/31) lost to Australia Women 164/2 in 36.2 overs (Alyssa Healy 42, Rachael Haynes 31, Meg Lanning 57 not out, Ellyse Perry 31 not out) by eight wickets.

Barcelona CEO Reverter resigns for personal reasons M A D R I D, F E B 8 (AGENCIES): Barcelona CEO Ferran Reverter has informed president Joan Laporta of his intention to resign for personal reasons, the LaLiga club said on Tuesday.

Reverter was appointed CEO in July and was involved in restructuring the club’s debt and reducing the wage bill.

“It is now almost a year since I left Germany to return to Barcelona for family reasons and shortly after I accepted the offer that I received from president Joan Laporta to become CEO of the club,” Reverter said in a statement.

“Personally I have put in much effort and dedication during these months, but I now wish to focus on the reason why I returned to Barcelona, which is to spend more time on personal and family projects.”

Barca said the resignation would come into effect as soon as they appoint a new CEO. Barcelona sit fourth in the LaLiga standings, 15 points behind leaders Real Madrid.

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Sindhu, Mirabai among 5 nominees for BBC Indian Sportswoman of the yr award

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NEW DELHI, FEB 8 (PTI): Two-time Olympic medallist badminton star P V Sindhu and Tokyo silver winner weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu were among the five nominees for the BBC Indian Sportswoman (ISWOTY) of the Year award announced here on Tuesday.

Besides Sindhu and Mirabai, star golfer Aditi Ashok, multiple medal winner at Tokyo Paralympics in shooting Avani Lekhara, Tokyo bronze winner boxer Lovlina Borgohain were the other three

nominees, shortlisted by an distinguished jury of sports journalists, experts and sports writers. “ S u c c e s s d o e s n’ t come easy, it’s not just few months of hard work, but years of hard work. Every day is a process, that’s how you come up to a certain level,” Sindhu, who won a bronze at Tokyo Olympics to go with her silver five years back at Rio de Janeiro, said in a release.

Online voting for the award will remain open until February 28 and the winner will be revealed on

March 28 at a ceremony here. Aditi Ashok, who finished fourth place at the Tokyo Olympics said: “I am grateful and thankful because this was a good year for me, and I had some great performances.

I am happy that golf is becoming more popular in India.”

The awards ceremony will also honour a legendary sportswoman with the BBC Lifetime Achievement award, and a young female player will be named as the BBC Emerging Player of the Year.

AFI mourns Asian Beijing claims Gu as a daughter after golden day PVL 2022: B’luru Torpedoes bounce Games gold medallist back to defeat Kochi Blue Spikers Sobti’s demise

BEIJING, FEB 8 (AGENCIES): Teenager Eileen Gu nailed a new trick in the final run of the freeski Big Air on Tuesday, delivering host nation China its quickest gold rush at a Winter Games.

The Chinese capital claimed the San Franciscoborn Gu as a daughter of Beijing after she pulled off an impressive “1620,” a trick she had never done before in competition, to beat French skier Tess Ledeux. read more The 18-year-old said she would celebrate by eating a chocolate bar by San Francisco confectioner Ghirardelli, play the piano and write in her journal before getting back to practice ahead of her slopestyle event on Feb 14.

“I brought a package of holiday-themed peppermint bark Ghirardelli chocolate, so I’m going to open that today. I’ve been saving it for my first final. It’s kind of an exciting moment,” she told reporters.

Gu’s gold, along with podium-topping performances by speedskater Ren Ziwei and his mixed team relay compatriots, put China temporarily at the top of the

Gold medallist Gu Ailing Eileen of China celebrates on the podium.

medal tally on Tuesday.

The country has won three golds and two silver medals since the opening ceremony on Friday night.

See the Winter Games medal tally here.

Other glittering performances on the slopes and ice included Austrian Matthias Mayer, who became the first man to win an Alpine skiing gold at three consecutive Games after claiming the super-G title.

American Nathan Chen shocked Japan’s “Ice Prince” Yuzuru Hanyu with a world record in the figure skating short programme, giving him a massive lead in their battle for the gold

medal. Despite enormous obstacles created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Beijing’s snow spectacle has triggered an early gold rush for winter sports goods in China, with online purchases of equipment and clothing from brands such as Anta Sports and Descente surging.

Olympic fever has even spread to China’s stock market with a buying frenzy unleashed on shares linked to the Games.

Organisers on Tuesday said more local spectators would be invited to watch, in a show of confidence that COVID-19 is under control within the closed loop that separates Games personnel

from the Chinese public.

PENG WATCHES Watching Gu from the stands on Tuesday was Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai, whose whereabouts became a cause for international concern in November when she appeared to accuse a party official of sexual assault.

Peng was seen in the stands wearing a black knit hat with the Olympic rings on them, a black coat with the Chinese flag and a mask with the Beijing 2022 logo.

Gu said she was honoured by her attendance.

“I’m really grateful that she’s happy and healthy and out there doing her things again,” an ebullient Gu said after her win.

The freestyle skier was less forthcoming about whether she still holds a U.S. passport, refusing to directly answer questions about her citizenship.

China does not allow dual nationality, and state media have previously reported that the 18-year-old renounced her U.S. citizenship after she became a Chinese national at the age of 15. Gu would not confirm that on Tuesday.

HYDERABAD, FEB 8 (AGENCIES): Bengaluru Torpedoes notched up an exciting 14-15, 12-15, 15-13, 15-9, 15-14 win over Kochi Blue Spikers in the Rupay Prime Volleyball League 2022 at the GMC Balayogi Stadium (Gachibowi) here on Tuesday.

T h i s wa s Ko c h i ’s second straight loss in the league phase.

Captain Ranjit Singh of Bengaluru was the ‘player of the match’.

The first set saw Kochi stage a terrific fight back after being 7-14 at one stage to win the next eight points to win the set thanks to the substitute T.R. Sethu’s splendid show. He not only came up with big, powerful serves but also excelled at the net in the company of the experienced captain A. Karthik and Colton Cowell.

In the second set, Kochi took charge after breaking away from eight-all at one stage as Sethu continued to be the key performer.

Deepesh, Cody Caldwell and Colton worked in tandem at the net to nul-

Bengaluru Torpedoes and Kochi Blue Spikers in action in the Rupay Prime Volleyball League in Hyderabad on Tuesday.

lify the striking prowess of the opposition.

But, in the third set, Bengalur u fought back thanks to the brilliance of Lavmeet Katariya, Pankaj Sharma and G.S. Varun, who not only thwarted the rival defence but came up with telling spikes. It was a super spike from Varun, which saw the team clinch the issue and keep the team’s hopes alive.

Bengaluru took an early comfortable 6-2 lead in the fourth set before Deepesh Kumar Sinha and Cody scripted a Kochi fightback.

But, the power of Varun, Pankaj and the wonderful display at the net by Ranjit saw the team win the set and take the issue into the decider.

In the final set, it was anybody’s match, but unfortunately for Kochi, the consistent Deepesh had to limp off with a left ankle injury with the score reading 5-3 in his team’s favour. Though his substitute Abhinav and Raheem came up with some powerful spikes, Bengaluru rode on the brilliance of Lovemeet, Pankaj to clinch the set and the match.

NEW DELHI, FEB 8 (IANS): The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Tuesday expressed its deep shock at the passing away of Asian Games medallist in hammer and discus thrower, Praveen Kumar Sobti, here on Tuesday at the age of 74.

Sobti, who became famous when he played the Pandava strongman Bhim in BR Chopra’s iconic television serial ‘Mahabharat’, won consecutive gold medals in discus at the 1966 and 1970 Asian Games held in Bangkok, besides winning bronze in hammer at the 1966 Games.

He also won the 1974 Tehran Asian Games silver in discus, besides silver in the 1966 Commonwealth Games at Kingston in 1966.

Sobti also competed in the 1968 Mexico City and 1972 Munich Olympic Games where he produced his career-best hammer throw (60.84m) and discus throw (53.12m), respectively. Hailing from a humble family in Sarhali Kalan village, 50km south of Amritsar, Sobti rose to win the 1966 Commonwealth Games hammer throw silver.

Mandhana gains in latest ICC ODI rankings for batters DUBAI, FEB 8 (IANS): India’s top-order batter Smriti Mandhana has risen two places, to fifth, while captain Mithali Raj continues to hold on to her second position in the latest Women’s ODI Player Rankings for Batters released on Tuesday.

Mandhana, on 710 points, has displaced South Africa’s Lizelle Lee (702) and England’s Tammy Beaumont (696) in the ranking, which is led by Australia’s Alyssa Healy (742 points). Meanwhile, dominant performances in the first two ODIs of the Women’s Ashes have seen several Australian players climb the charts in ODI Player Rankings. Having dropped to the second spot after the series against India in September 2021, Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry is back at the top of the Women’s ODI Player Rankings for All-rounders with 407 points. India’s Deepti Sharma is fourth with 299 points. Perry was the ‘Player of the Match’ in the second ODI, first returning figures of 3/12 to reduce England to 129 all

out, before scoring a 40 off 64 balls to take Australia close to victory. Perry also made huge gains in the bowlers’ rankings, rising seven spots to break into the top-10 and occupying the No.9 spot. There hasn’t been much for England to cheer about in the ODI leg of the Ashes but Katherine Brunt’s all-round brilliance in the first ODI, where she finished with 3/12 and scored 32 not out, sees her gain three spots to No.5 in the all-rounders’ rankings.

Brunt also jumped a spot to No.6 in the bowlers’ rankings.

Despite England ending up on the losing side in the first two ODIs, Sophie Ecclestone bowled economically and jumped to third with a career-best 717 rating points in the ODI Player Rankings for Bowlers, which has India’s Jhulan Goswami in second spot. Perry’s teammate Beth Mooney too climbed the charts for batters, rising five places to occupy the third spot behind Mithali Raj after a Player-of-the-Matchwinning 73 in the first ODI of the series.

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