February 11, 2020

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Vol XXX No. 65

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NLA adopts motion of thanks to Gov’s address NPF demands independent

Rio hopeful that competencies for solution could be worked out soon Correspondent

KOHIMA, FEB 10 (NPN): After a daylong marathon debate, Nagaland Legislative Assembly Monday adopted the motion of thanks to governor’s RN Ravi’s address delivered on January 17 through a voice vote.

In his reply to questions and points raised by members of the opposition seeking amendment in the governor’s speech, chief minister and leader of House (LoH) Neiphiu Rio remarked that negotiations between Government of India (GoI) and the negotiating parties had concluded on October 31, 2019 on a positive note.

He hoped that divine wisdom would prevail and guide the negotiating parties as the modalities/competencies would be worked out in due course of time, and appealed to other groups to join the peace process in the interest of Naga people.

LHD slams allegation against Y. Patton DIMAPUR, FEB 10 (NPN): Lotha Hoho Dimapur (LHD) has warned that it would not tolerate mischievous attempt undermining the sanctity and authority of Lotha legislatures democratically elected by people. Reacting to a video that went viral in social media wherein deputy chief minister Y Patton is reportedly shown making some controversial remarks, LHD said it strongly condemned and did not endorse such “wild and factious allegation”.

In a statement, LHD chairman YL Jami and general secretary W Rainbow Ngullie reminded Vicca S Aye, who allegedly conceptualised and translated the speech of Patton before uploading it on social media, to understand the full context of the speech that was published in national as well as local dailies on January 29.

Mentioning that it had been cautiously observing the recent development over the controversial, fabricated and unsubstantiated video clip, LHD regretted that Patton’s speech delivered at the 51st general conference of Lotha Students’ Union on January 28 was wrongly conceptualised, translated and allegedly posted on social media by Aye, who did not even understand Lotha language.

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“Higher poles, latest transformers but all to no power.”

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Neiphiu Rio giving the concluding remarks in the NLA, Monday. (DIPR)

On the “contradictory” remark of Ravi as alleged by the opposition, Rio clarified that it was clear that 22 years of negotiations had concluded on a positive note so that an agreement could be reached. He pointed out that no pact could be signed unless the points of contention were hammered out between the parties involved, adding it was logical and rational way to hold talks as he acknowledged GoI and the Naga groups.

The LoH said nowhere in the speech was it mentioned that the peace process had concluded, but only the talks had concluded on a positive note, which signified that the negotiating parties had arrived at a meeting point on various topics of the negotiations. On Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Rio asked the opposition mem-

bers whether there was any other mechanism beyond Article 371 (A) to protect the Nagas. He reminded them their demand for exemption as Nagas were protected under Art. 371 (A) and by provisions of Inner Line Permit under BEFR 1873.

Having understood the situation, Rio said GoI had obliged to the appeals and Union Home minister had assured that Nagaland would be protected from CAA and the State cabinet in its meeting on December 9, 2019 discussed the matter and ILP was extended to Dimapur, thereby covering the entire State. Thereby when CAA was passed, Nagaland had been automatically protected as the entire State was covered by ILP, he added.

Rio also mentioned that the two MPs from Nagaland had voted in favour

of CAA because of the assurance given by Shah and GoI that Nagaland would be protected/exempted.

He also referred to the PIL filed in Supreme Court

by Ashwini Kumar Upadhya against the State government’s proposed move to enforce ILP in the whole of Dimapur and challenging BEFR 1873, which gave power to the State government to prescribe ILP to prohibit citizens of India or any class of such citizens from going beyond the prescribed line without a pass. He said Supreme Court had dismissed the writ petition with the remark that no merit was found in the petition, adding that ILP and its mechanism to protect the Nagas was recognised even by highest court of the land.

He pointed out that GoI had incor porated BEFR 1873 and ILP into an Indian law through CAA notification on December 11, 2019 and asked the opposition members whether this cleared their minds that ILP was very much a part of the law. LoH explained that earlier BEFR 1873 was just an agreement, but now it entered the constitution and could not be removed.

He urged Naga leaders to have faith and trust on GoI and not mislead the people, adding that Nagas should not be afraid either.

He also accused the opposition bench of trying to champion a cause they had never contributed positively to, but rather eschewed their duties and responsibilities as elected members. Rio said the fallacy of NPF could be seen in the fact that the party had suspended its Rajya Sabha member from the party for voting in favour of CAA even as its Lok Sabha member from Manipur, who also voted in favour of the Bill, was not suspended.

He said a political party that applied different yardsticks against its members on the same issue could not be taken seriously as it was not consistent in its stand.

On the proposed Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN), Rio observed that unless the exercise was carried out, the actual indigenous inhabitants of the State could not be identified and assured that once the commission submitted its report, it would be tabled in the Assembly for discussion and taking decision together. (Cont’d on p-7)

inquiry into Patton’s speech

Correspondent

KOHIMA, FEB 10 (NPN): Stepping the attack on the ruling PDA coalition government during the debate on the motion of thanks to the Governor’s address at ongoing session of the assembly Monday, opposition member Kuzholuzo (Azo) Neinu demanded an independent inquiry into alleged malpractices/loopholes, if any, in the Nagaland Public Service Commission (NPSC), while referring to the controversy over deputy chief minister Y. Patton’s recent remark made during the Lotha Students’ Union general conference held at Merapani.

Azo also cited the statements of Lotha Students’ Union (LSU) and Lotha Mmhonka Okho (LMO) on the issue. The NPF member also delved into the controversy in referring to a complaint letter written by one Vicca S. Aye to the Governor and urged the latter to take action and not to keep the letter in cold storage.

He said institutions like , universities and examinations conducted by NPSC and UPSC form the founda-

tion of human resource but if they became corrupt , the future of younger generation will be doomed.

Reading from a portion of the recent ‘clarification statement’ by LSU, Azo said Patton had purportedly asked the meritorious candidates who clear NPSC or department exams, to approach him so that he could ensure proper justice etc.

Commenting on it, Azo asked whether Patton had meant that he would use his power to push the candidates, or settle exchanges between the departments, or use incentives to help such candidates.

He also said that LMO had expressed grievances over alleged unfair practices and manipulations in NPSC at the interview stage during the 2015 exams where justice was being denied to deserving Lotha candidates.

Citing the above, Azo said the main concern was the alleged practice of corruption in one of the most respected institutions such as NPSC. He urged upon the government to take serious note of it and set up an independent inquiry or to

let the state Lokayukta take up the matter. Azo urged elected members to rise above one’s own community or constituency and become leaders for the Nagas as a whole instead of trying to promote favoritism, tribalism and nepotism.

Along defends Patton: Coming out in defence of deputy chief minister Y. Patton, state BJP president and minister of H&TE and Tribal Affairs, Temjen Imna Along maintained that issue was a clear case of misinterpretation. Along said that Patton had clarified in a tweet that he did not mention anything about manipulating the NPSC. He said bringing an issue to the house over what had been circulated on social media, was immature. Along wondered how people arrived at their own conclusion regarding alleged malpractices and questioning the sanctity of one of the most reputed institution (NPSC). Along further asked what was wrong if an MLA gave assurance to deliver justice to the people if and when necessary ?.

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NTUCT sets condition for training of NPRAAF urges Musical edn a good export commodity: Latvian envoy to formulate police recruits at Chümoukedima govt tourism policy Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, FEB 10 (NPN): Naga Tribal Union Chümoukedima Town (NTUCT) has declared that it would prevent training of about 1,200 fresh police recruits at Chümoukedima town at PTS and NAPTC respectively from February 14, even though accommodation facilities have already been arranged as per physical verification.

In a statement NTUCT president Lhousito Khro, vice-president Akum, asst. secretary Akato, cultural secretary Y. Asaba Yim, info secretary Hukheshe Kiba, finance secretary Kenneth Woch and treasurer Enibemo Jami said except 208 candidates, who were selected through an open recruitment held on November 15, 16 and l8, 2019, no other candidates would be allowed to take part in the training.

Asking the authority to satisfactorily explain as to when and where above 208 recruits were

selected, it demanded clarification and justification with facts and figures, including official references of posts advertised for public consumption.

Making it clear that it had nothing against “our youth” who were selected, NTUCT reiterated that it will not allow any candidates appointed through backdoor.

NTUCT also clarified that it bore no grudges or ill-feeling against any authority but only stood opposed to violation of norms and established system.

It also appealed to Naga public and NGOs to extend their solidarity in its fight against nepotism and all unfair means prevailing in the society. Further NTUCT urged the State government and the authority concerned to put on hold the proposed training indefinitely until the confusion was settled in order to avoid any ugly consequences in the days to come.

To allow only 208 out of 1200 selected through open recruitment

DIMAPUR, FEB 10 (NPN): Nagaland Public Rights Awareness and Action Forum (NPRAAF) has appealed to the state government to formulate a comprehensive “policy on tourism” to make the tourism department a tourist-friendly and revenue generating department instead of merely engaging the department to annual Hornbill festival alone.

NPRAAF through its information & publicity wing termed as “unfortunate” that the tourism department could not create any capital asset in the state except tourist lodge in Dimapur.

NPRAAF claimed that tourist lodge in Kohima, Wokha and Mokokchung have been privatised and all the tourist lodges including Dimapur were running on loss.

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DIMAPUR, FEB 10 (NPN): Ambassador of Latvia to India, Artis Bertulis, who is in Dimapur to kick-start the first leg of the ‘Choral Festival’, said that musical education was a very good export commodity. Addressing a press conference at Hope Centre for Excellence here Monday, Bertulis said “There is education in culture and we will try to continue what we are doing now because musical education is a very good export commodity.”

When asked about what he expected from Nagaland in the coming years and what they have in mind for bilateral economic relations with nagaland, Bertulis told Nagaland Post that it was wonderful to start the journey from Nagaland because Nagaland is very much like Latvia as both have a shared love for music.

The ambassador said he hopes to “knock at the doors of the state government” and “tell them that we have to fuel this programme with a substance”.

Bertulis said although they cannot cover the entire country,

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they would consider the interests of the people and look into it for long term goals. “We will start with the baby steps and see where and how we can help this grow.

We hope that the seeds we sow will generate into something more profound,” he said.

Further, the ambassador said that he could be meeting business representatives and that he was “very much interested in trying to link the business communities as well”.

Also, addressing the media, Esmeralda Bertulis, wife of the ambassador, said that Dimapur

was a chorale land and much like Latvia, adding that it was also a land that sings. She said that the western chorale tradition was on very high level in Dimapur and that although they would be visiting other Indian cities for the choral festival, they decided to kick-off the first leg from Dimapur since the very project originated from Zubeno Mozhui, founder, director, Hope Centre for Excellence.

Talking about her experiences, Zubeno said that the musical abilities of Nagas were God-given.

Zubeno, however, maintained that what she found lacking was the level of expertise, which should take aspiring artistes further. She also said that such collaborations would make Nagaland a place for music.

Latvian music conductor Janis Ozols and vocal coach and composer Laura Jekabsone, Kevisekuo Sechu assistant professor in voice at Margaret Shishak School of Music, Patkai Christian College and Mhonroni Ezung, assistant professor in conducting, Margaret Shishak school of Music, Patkai Christian College were present at the press meet.

TR Zeliang-Paiwang duel over airport projects Culvert sans railings claims life in Dmu Correspondent

KOHIMA, FEB 10 (NPN): Opposition leader T.R. Zeliang criticized minister transport, civil aviations and railway P. Paiwang Konyak over his statement on proposed Chiethu airport project and cautioned him not to speak on his own but stick to what the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MCA) had instructed/notified.

Earlier, replying to a starred question raised by NPF member Dr. Ngangshi K Ao on Chiethu airport project, the minister P. Paiwang Konyak said that technical team from the MCA has cleared the aerial, water, land and road feasibility except for the category of the aircraft to be flown.

Paiwang said that as per advise of the MCA , the State government floated a tender inviting AAI empanelled consultant for preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR).

He said the tender formalities

was under process and expected to be finalized shortly.

Paiwang disclosed that the land at Chiethu was acquired at a cost of Rs. 8.65 crore for 465.2 acres in 2017.

To a supplementary on whether there was another option if Chiethu airport was not feasible, he replied that as the national policy, the airport should be established in state capital since it was under Greenfield project. Paiwang also informed that survey was conducted on the proposed site at Rüzaphema, 35 kms away from the current airport in Dimapur.

He said there was an issue with the land compensation for the proposed Ruzhaphe airport project since the land owner had asked for Rs. 50 per square feet . He said the rate was found to be too high for the government as it has to procure 500 acres to set up an airport. Paiwang also clarified that the proposed airport

project at Ruzaphe was not abandoned but placed aside for “upcoming solution”.

Leader of the Opposition (LoO) T.R. Zeliang countered by pointing to AAI guideline which stipulated that there cannot be another airport within 150 kms radius and while Dimapur airport has no more scope for extension. Zeliang said the present Dimapur airport can used as a helipad or for a small aircraft training centre but it cannot become an international airport.

Rooting for the proposed Ruzaphe airport project Zeliang said the project can be taken up since the price for land compensation after the first negotiation taken up at the DC level was reduced to Rs. 25 per Sq. Feet. He said the land owner finally agreed to reduce the rate to Rs. 22 per sq.feet though government offer was Rs. 20 per Sq.feet.

Comparing Ruzaphe and Chiethu, Zeliang asked wheth-

er Chiethu can ever become an international airport? He said, when the technical team from the MCA had recommended in favour of Ruzaphe, he advised Paiwang to continue with the negotiations for finalising land compensation at Ruzaphe.

Zeliang also urged upon the minister (Paiwang) to reconsider the Ruzaphe airport project which has higher potential for expansion into an international airport.

Responding to the leader of opposition, the minister reiterated that he was not aware of the latest negotiations for land compensation for the proposed Ruzaphe airport project but reiterated that the project was not abandoned but left for future consideration. He said the feasibility report that the proposed Chiethu airport did not have the capacity to become an international airport was not relevant.

Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, FEB. 10 (NPN): One person had reportedly drowned and another suffered multiple injuries after the vehicle in which they travelling feel off a culvert constructed without railings at Walford Colony, between Belhos Clinic and Paragon Furnishing, in Dimapur last December.

Also, on February 3, 2020, another car fell off the culvert, but luckily both occupants escaped unhurt.

Expressing concern over the absence of railings, Paragon Furnishing proprietor, K Keditsu, stated that several complaints were made by colony members even before the incidents occurred, but no action had been taken by the responsible authority till date.

Lamenting that the tragic incident that claimed one life occurred during dry season, Keditsu maintained that had it occurred during rainy season more lives could have been lost.

Keditsu has appealed to the responsible authority to look into the matter and construct the railings so as to avoid unnecessary loss of lives and (Cont’d on p-7) incidents. CAN Youth chief function-

Culvert without railings at Walford area. (NP)

ary, Jenpu Rongmei, a resident of Namgalong colony, also expressed concern over the issue. He stated that during rainy seasons, the culvert overflows due to blockage of drainage resulting in stagnancy and foul smell.

During rainy seasons, the culvert overflows and make road disappear posing grave danger to the lives of both motorists and pedestrians.

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‘World Pulse Day’ observed in Mon distt, Pughoboto

(L) Farmer participants with SDAO Naginimora officials. (R) Farmers with officials of Agriculture department. (DIPR) DIMAPUR: “World Pulse Day” was observed at the office of sub-divisional agriculture officer (SDAO) Naginimora at Kongan village under Naginimora sub-division, Mon on February 10.

A press release from SDAO office Naginimora stated that, Lawrence, sub-divisional agriculture officer Naginimora, deliberated on the importance of pulse as an important source of protein and improvement of soil fertility.

He encouraged the farmers to grow pulse and also incorporate them as

part of their nutritional diet. A. Menlong K, Kongan village chairman, who spoke on behalf of the villagers, highlighted the potential and scope of Kongan village in respect to agriculture. Programme was attended by village council, church members and women representatives. Pea and soyabean seeds were also distributed to the farmers to mark the day. Altogether 45 farmers attended the programme.

Pughoboto sub-division: Agriculture department under Pughoboto sub-division observed

World Pulses Day 2020 on February 10 as field day with pulses farmers and women SHGs. According to DIPR repor t, impor tance of pulses in nutrition, health benefits, rural economy and soil benefits in farming were illustrated by Viketuno Chusi, AO. Cultivation practices of common pulses grown in the area like ricebean, pigeonpea, kholar, pea and fabia beans were disseminated along with farmer interaction and ITK sharing.

A total of 21 farmers attended the field day.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Day-3 of NLA session: Replies to starred questions Correspondent KOHIMA, FEB 10 (NPN): The third day of the ongoing budget session of the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA), ministers in-charge of various departments responded to several starred question raised by members of the opposition bench.

28 ILP defaulters detected in Dimapur: Deputy chief minister and minister in-charge of Home, Y. Patton Monday informed that 28 Inner Line Permit (ILP) defaulters were detected from December 9, 2019 till date.

Replying to a starred question raised by NPF member Chotisuh Sazo, Patton said out of the 28 defaulters, six cases were registered and forwarded to court while eight defaulters, without any documents, were fine Rs. 500 each and deported to Assam.

Further, 14 ILP defaulters were fine Rs.500 each and ILPs issued to them, he added He also assured the house that strict action would be initiated against defaulters.

4,36,000 job card holders under MNREGA: Rural

Development minister, Metsubo Jamir informed that 4,36,000 job card holders have been registered under MGNREGA program in the state as on January 2020.

Replying to a starred question raised by NPF MLA, Dr. Imtiwapang Aier, Jamir stated that since 201819 onwards, all MGNREGA payments were done online through NREGASoft eFMS only. Therefore there was no “block wise cash money” transaction as such.

Progress on capital road: Deputy chief minister Y Patton, who is also minister in-charge of National highway, replying to the starred questioned raised by NPF MLA Vikheho Swu on the progress, work allotment and completion date on capital road, bypass from Nuiland to Kohima said that progress so far on package -1, package -2, package -3 were 13%, 55% and 32% respectively and that the work was allotted to M/s Vilelie Khamo & sons and M/s Coal Mines associated Traders pvt Ltd. He further said that work should be completed by March–April 2020 but the department concerned have requested the Ministry for extension

till March 2021.

Leader of Opposition T.R. Zeliang and NPF member Imkong L. Imchen also raised supplementary questions on the ongoing 4 lane road on which the minister said that an enquiry committee will be set up for further necessary action to be taken.

Implementation of JICA project: Environment, Forest & Climate Change minister, C.M. Chang stated that the total amount released to government of Nagaland by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) through government of India was-- Rs. 25.59 crore till date. State share released (Administrative cost) was Rs 17.15 crore (upto date) Replying to a starred question raised by opposition MLA, Chotisuh Sazo, the names of selected/adopted villages were-- Mon division: Mon (10 village), Naginimora Range (9 village) , Zunheboto Division: Atoizu Beat (10 villages), Pughoboto Range ,Kiphire division: Kiphire Range (18 village), Peren division : Tening range (7 village) , Peren range (6 village), Wokha division: Wokha range (9 village), Doyang beat (11

village), Dimapur division, Piphema beat (3 village), Medziphema beat (4 village), Longleng division, longleng beat (5 village), Sitap range (4 village) , Phek division : Pfutsero range (8 village) , Meluri range (12 village) , Tuensang division :Tuensang range (11 villages) , Longkhim range (7 village) Noklak Range (7 village), Mokokchung division: Changtongya Beat (6 village), Mokokchung (12 village) and Kohima division : Chiephobozou range (8 village), Tseminyu (8 village).

Road development: State deputy chief minister, Y Patton, who is also minister in-charge of national highways, said the total sanctioned amount for the work “improvement of city portion , package-1 Dimapur city from km 106.90 to 124.20” is Rs. 369.96 (4-lane = 12.9 km & 2-lane = 4.4 km) and the total length from Dimapur (Purana Bazar) to Chumoukedima is 12.9km ( 4 lane) to Chumoukedima Patkai bridge point is 1.5km (2-lane).

In reply to the starred question raised by opposition MLA, Moatoshi Longkumar, he said the total sanctioned amount

for construction of 2 lane road from Golaghat gate to Zion hospital junction was Rs. 26.90 core and the total length of 2.9km. Patton said the sanction was accorded for widening to 4-lane and reconstruction of 2-lane and the work was allotted on March 22, 2018, as it could not complete as per the agreement to be completed

by September 21, 2019, has requested for extension of time for eight months to the ministry.

Minister in-charge of national highways assured to constitute a committee to find out if the contractor was constructing the road as per the work specification.

The opposition leader, TR Zeliang, during the question hour said people want the sustainable road, adding that it should be constructed as per the work specification and not just black top the existing road which would last for few years only.

Replying to the supplementary question by Imchen Imkong, MLA, on slow progress of Dhansiri bridge, the minister Metsubo Jamir said the bridge construction was delayed due to issues involved in handing over the old bridge from BRO to state PWD.

NLA session: Legislators debate Workshop on ‘Depression & Anxiety in Youth’ news in Brief on issues concerning the state DIMAPUR: Joining in the debate on the adoption of the motion of thanks to the governor’s address at the ongoing fifth session of the thirteenth assembly on February 10, minister for Higher and Technical Education Temjen Imna Along said that Naga peace talk has successfully completed on a positive note yearning for the early settlement and unity for an enduring peaceful era in the land of Nagas. According to DIPR report, he informed that Citizenship Amendment Act was passed by the parliament but central government has provided certain provision to safeguard the right and identity of the Nagas.

He added that teacher’s dairy has been introduced to ensure continuous monitoring of learning outcome of students and teachers performance. Along further said that the government was exploring more avenues for resources generation to fund more developmental activities.

Minister for Housing, Tongpang Ozukum mentioned that the People’s Democratic Alliance government has always considered the early settlement of the Naga political issue as the most important agenda and conveyed deepest appreciation to all the stakeholders in helping to create a conducive atmosphere for the Naga settlement.

NPF MLA, Dr. Imtiwapang Aier highlighted on CAA and about the facts and realities that have been recently disturb-

ing the whole country and the neighbouring states which was widely criticized by legal societies, civil leaders, academicians etc. He stated that this act is a violation of Article 14 & 21 and against secularism.

Aier also questioned on why the central government has implemented and extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), 1958 for another 6 months when the state has been duly recognized and awarded the best performing state among small states for law & order for the year 2019.

Aier also suggested the government and the concerned department to organise an under 15 tournament for young sportsman with the condition and criteria that only indigenous player from their respective district enter in the list of players.

Yitachu MLA commenting on the Citizen Amendment Bill 2019 said that the act will affect the minorities in the course of CAA 2019. He argued on many other issues like ILP, health care system, human resource, tax revenue, roads etc and sought answers from the leader of the house.

Dr. Chumben Mur r y MLA said that so much unhealthy suspicion has been created in the minds of many Nagas regarding the framework agreement. He added that time has come for all the factions to come together and sign one peace accord and at this critical juncture the JLF will need to be more vocal on

the ongoing Naga political issue. He appreciated the PDA Government for constituting a commission for studying, examining and advising on issues related to RIIN. On health care he said that Nagaland’s quality of health care was positioned the lowest among the 28 states. He stated that anganwadi centers could play intermediary role in providing health counselling and dissemination of information on proper nutrition etc. He also insisted on providing training to anganwadi workers and provide yearlong manual of activities. He also deliberated on RIIN, agriculture sector, health, sericulture, veterinary and animal husbandry sector etc.

NPF member Moatoshi Longkumer pointed out that the most needed were roads connecting four districts, whereas the foothill road was not yet completed and not mentioned in the governor’s address. Under flood management programme, Longkumer also asked the government to give priority to Dimapur since it was the commercial hub of the state.

Minister for Forest, Environment & Climate Change, C.M. Chang said that cutting across party lines the members of Joint Legislatures’ Form have equal concern for the ongoing Naga peace talks and called on all to continue to work together so that the talks resolved into the final settlement.

DIMAPUR: Tetso College conducted a workshop on “depression and anxiety in youth” at its college on February 10.

A press release from Tetso College stated that, Rev. Dr. Ellen C. Jamir, associate professor of Pastoral Care & Counselling, Oriental Theological Seminary as resource person said that, “depression can occur to anyone irrespective of gender, class, or age. Even kids can be depressed.” Dr. Ellen informed the gathering which included students of Tetso College and ICFAI University about the various symptoms of the two ailments.

While the emotional changes in a person suffering from depression included feelings of sadness, grief or loss, feeling of hopelessness, loss of interest in things, feeling of low self-esteem, extreme

DIMAPUR: In continuance with the resolution of the Peraciezie Parent Body (PPB), Peraciezie Mothers’ Union (PMU) and Peraciezie Youth Organization (PYO) to prohibit the production, store and sale of liquor within Peraciezie Colony with effect from February 1, Peraciezie Colony organized a “March against liquor trade” on K Y M C

February 1.

A press release from PYO president Kevisetso Miachieo stated that, hundreds of people from all walks of life participated in the march which started from Peracieizie JunctionSanuorü-Peraciezie Junction-Themezie-Peraciezie Junction.

March began after a short programme held at

Peraciezie Junction which was led by Kevisetso Miachieo, president PYO. Dr P Rutsa, asst. pastor, CRC High School Area invoked God’s blessings.

Vikepeü Yaotsu, advisor PMU shared with the gathering on why the PMU was formed and how they had been trying their best to control liquor trade in Peraciezie Colony. Visalie

in the initial stages whereas a problem in society is that people seek treatment too late, she stated.

Dr. Ellen asserted that prevention is the best and safest measure when it comes to depression and anxiety and advised understanding what causes stress and taking steps to control it.

E a r l i e r, t h e p r o gramme was chaired by Soreithing Ramror of BA 6th semester, invocation prayer pronounced by Beuken Phom of BA 6th semester, special song sung

by Chubamenla of BA 6th semester, and vote of thanks speech delivered by Ghukha Chophy of BA 6th semester.

The workshop was organized by the Student Christian Movement of India (SCMI) Tetso College Unit in collaboration with DOT Talks.

AGEGAN holds 2nd general conference

DIMAPUR: Agricultural Engineering Graduates’ Association of Nagaland (AGEGAN) concluded its 2nd general conference at Ungma Kiti, Kohima on February 8, graced by Er. Limasunep Longkumer, dy. director, S&WCD and Er. Meshenlo Kath, convenor, CTAN. A press release from AGEGAN info & publicity secretary stated that, Er. Limasunep in his speech said agricultural engineers have a wide scope within the various departments of the government.

However, at present there were hardly one or two departments accepting agricultural engineers, whereby he encouraged

‘March against Liquor Trade’ conducted in Kohima

Participants carrying placards against liquor trade.

sensitivity, lack of concentration, thoughts of death or suicide, the behavioral changes may include fatigue, loss of appetite or gluttony, loss of sleep or oversleeping, restlessness or lethargy, body ache, and self-harm, she said.

She attributed the cause of depression to be accumulation of stress while also pointing to other factors such as hormonal imbalance, inherited traits, early childhood trauma and other health issues.

She also cautioned although it was not unnatural to experience bouts of loneliness, sadness, anger, frustration sometimes, one needs to be concerned and pay attention when these negative emotions occur for two weeks or more at a stretch.

Both depression and anxiety can be treated effectively if they are diagnosed

Kelio, head GB informed the gathering that liquor trade will now be totally prohibited in Peraciezie Colony. Written appeals from LMK regarding prohibition on sale of alcohol within L. Khel jurisdiction and Lhise Peso Thinuo regarding the adverse effects of alcohol were also shared during the programme.

The march was supported by Lhisemia Council, Lhisemiapfü Mechü Krotho, Lhisemia Youth Organization, Rhüdezou Council, Rhüdezou Lhisepfüko Krotho, Rhüdezou Youth Organization, Zienuobadze, Perizie, Themezie, Sepfüzou, Rokabozou, Bayavü and various churches. The police and district administration provided security and traffic personnel.

Peraciezie Colony expressed gratitude to organizations, individuals, house owners, shopowners and shopkeepers for heeding to the appeal of the colony and their co-operation.

the unemployed agricultural engineers to venture out into the agri businesses and entrepreneurship. Er. Meshenlo lamented that sufficient posts were not being advertised due to the backdoor appointments and poor accountability of the departments of state government. He stated that such associations were needed to ensure that every graduate gets every opportunity to sit for the state public service exams.

The conference saw the election of the new office bearers for the session 2020-22 wherein, Er. Nentilo, was elected as the new president, AGEGAN along with his council of executives.

MYKE informs: Join consultative meeting between Mekokla Village Council (MVC), government employees posted under Mekokla village particularly education department teaching staff, medical staff and Mekokla Yanchu Kyong Ekhung (MYKE) has been convened on February 16 at village council Mekokla. All concerned have been requested to attend the said meeting positively.

Seminar-cum-workshop on substance abuse in Kohima: New Covenant Church and Unchained Ministry in collaboration with U-Turn Ministry and Grace Ministry will be organising a seminar-cum-workshop on substance abuse from February 14 to 16 at New Covenant Church, Upper Agri colony, Kohima at 10 a.m on February 14 & 16 and 10:30 a.m on February 15.

All the interested citizens have been invited to attend the deliverance service which will be held every evening at 4:30 p.m.

Joint meeting of ZDFWA & ANPWDFWA: Joint meeting of Zunheboto District Field Workers’ Association (ZDFWA) PWD (R&B) and Housing under Zunheboto district and central office bearers of All Nagaland PWD Field Workers’ Association (ANPWDFWA), PWD (R&B)/ Housing and national highway will be held on February 14 at Sumi Kiphimi Kuqhakulu (SKK) Hiyam at 10 a.m.

Aghunato divison and Atoizu division both scale employees and fixed employees have been requested to attend the meeting positively.

WDVDBA new team of office bearers: Wokha District Village Development Board Association (WDVDBA) elected and installed a new team of office bearers for the tenure 2020-2022 on February 7 at Hammock Resort, New Wokha village.

The new team is headed by Mhondamo Shitiri as president. The new team were chosen at the gathering attended by 7 VDB blocks of the district.

NNC-PB expresses condolence DIMAPUR: Naga National Council Parent Body (NNC-PB) led by Z. Royim has expressed grief over the demise of ‘central administrative officer’ (CAO), Union Territory 1 Dimapur, Kakheto Swu, and ‘raju peyu-cumadvisor’, Zeliangrong region, Guangdaipou Gangmei.

A condolence note from NNC-PB through its MIP cell stated that, Swu held from Mutsugho village, Satakha sub-division, Zuheboto district died on January 7 from Guwahati after a brief illness at the age of 60 years, Gangmei expired after a prolonged illness on January 30 at the age of 97 years at New Jalukie village, Peren district.

MIP cell stated that both the officers served the nation and its government during the peak of gun operation and merciless killing in Naga territories by Indian security forces.

It is because of their unwavering spirit for the Naga national cause until their demise, the NNC-PB stated that the Naga political issue remains deeply rooted in the Naga society and the support gained from the public towards the Naga National Council.

The sacrifices and contribution given by the two Naga patriots for the Naga national cause will never be forgotten by the younger generation, also their names shall be mentioned in the annals of Naga history, stated the MIP cell. NNC-PB also conveyed deepest condolences to the bereaved family members and pray to the Almighty God to grant the departed souls eternal peace and solace.

Tuensang Battalion carried out intensive road repairing activities in Kuthur, Menchengle and Longshai-Wangti villages of Tuensang and Mon districts. Construction effort is still in progress to ensure all stretches remain roadworthy round the year.

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National De-worming Day observed in Nagaland

Dr. Atoshe launching the programme at BHSS Kohima. Dr. Kuokholie, medical staff and students of Isaiah Ability Achool Wokha.

DIMAPUR: Along with the rest of the country, national deworming day ( N D D ) wa s o b s e r ve d across various districts in the state by the respective district health society.

NDD is an initiative of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, India which started in February 2015 and is held twice in a year to eliminate worm infestation of children between the age group of 1 to 19 years of age.

Kohima: Launching of the Nagaland state NDD was held at Baptist Higher Secondary School (BHSS) Kohima on February 10, wherein the state has a target to cover 6,37,994 children.

A press release from IEC Bureau, CMO Ko-

hima stated that, in a short speech Dr. Atoshe SPO, RCH and additional director National Health Project that govt of India aims to cover at least 90% of all children through the NDD. He added that programme is carried out in co-ordination with three departments namely the departments of Health & Family Welfare, School Education and Social Welfare.

He further requested the concern departments and media to create awareness in order to achieve the mass de-worming programme in all the schools and anganwadi centres.

Programme was chaired by Dr. Khriesi nodal officer, RBSK, welcome address by Kevisetuo, principal Baptist Higher

Secondary School Kohima. A demonstration was shown by Dr. Medosato MO, RBSK where he has demonstrated the six steps to wash hands. In addition there will be a mop-up day on February 17 for those who missed out on deworming day.

Wokha: First phase of the biannual national deworming day (NDD) was observed in Wokha district on February 10. A press release from CMO office Wokha stated that, Dr. Kuokholie Savino, MO, RBSK sensitized the students of Isaiah Ability School (IAS) Wokha on the importance of deworming. He further stated that intestinal worms or soil transmitted helminthes was the most common infec-

DHS Mokokchung outreach camp

Doctors, staff of Medical department at the outreach camp.

spoke on the importance of de-worming especially the children within the age group of 1-19 years. She also spoke on the health benefits of de-worming stating that it improves a child’s immunity which protects him or her from chronic illnesses caused by worms etc.

Similarly, the NDD was also launched at District Hospital where Dr Lhouvizotuo Belho medical superintendent administered the first albendazole tablets, followed by Dr Imnameren Phom DPO (RCH/UIP). It was also observed in all the primary health centres and sub centres. On account of NDD, de-worming tablets were distributed in all the schools, both government

DIMAPUR: National Domestic Workers Movement (NDWM) in collaboration with Assisi Centre for Integrated Development (ACID) organised “day of hope” at Assisi auditorium on February 8.

A press release from Pramila, director Assisi Centre for Integrated Development said that the programme was especially for kids who do not have enough hope and added that it was focussed on children in domestic work and those whose parents were domestic workers.

“We want to create an awareness and sensitisation on the rights of children and to attain these rights at four levels such as family, community, institutions and governments”, she added.

While speaking on behalf of the children regarding the event, Maria, CRM member stated that every

child was precious, and that there are thousands of children who are abused, bullied and deprived of their basic needs. She also highlighted the activities of CRM where they have been identifying talents and potentials of the children as well as providing a platform. She also encouraged the people to support them in attaining the rights of children.

Meanwhile, resource persons of the programme were Priya Shyam and Jacqueline Jennifer. It may be noted that in order to create this awareness under the guidance of Geeta Lakra, 32 child participation groups were formed under this organisation which will promote child rights to develop potentials, defend their rights, serve disadvantaged groups, etc. Altogether, around 350 participants attended programme.

check up, which included 5 ANCs, 17 lab ST and 10 CUT insertions, 35 dental patients examined out of which 15 dental extractions done.

Other activities such as free investigations on blood sugar, haemoglobin, malaria and distribution of free medicines were done. Health talks on importance of ANC, Family

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Students during school assembly being sensitized on de-worming in Longleng.

Children along with Kiphire Battalion personnel during the programme.

and private and anganwadi centres.

Kiphire Battalion: Kiphire Battalion organised NDD programme at Longmatra, Thonsanyu and Pungro on February 10. A total of 121 chil-

dren and adolescents were provided with albendazole Tablets to prevent debilitating parasitic worm infections, which is quite common in the area. A medical checkup-cum-free consultation camp was

also organised wherein and provided medicines for generic ailments like seasonal viral infection, respiratory tract infections, Acid peptic disorder, low backaches and joint pain was distributed.

National Domestic Workers Movement organises ‘Day of Hope’

DIMAPUR: District health society (DHA) conducted a reproductive and child health outreach camp at Tsurangkong PHC Mokokchung District on February 8.

A report from CMO office stated that the camp was led by Dr. R Chubala Aier CMO, Mokokchung where more than 121 patients availed free health

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planning, immunization, NCD, breast feeding and distribution of leaflets were also carried out by the IEC team.

Team of doctors included DPO (RCH&UIP), gynaecologist, MOs and staff of Medical department were present during the health camp. Camp started with opening prayer

by Watiyim pastor.

tion leading to anaemia, malnutrition, impaired mental, physical and cognitive development.

Dr. Kuokholie also encouraged the students to practice personal hygiene and take albendazole tablets for prevention of intestinal worms. The mop up phase will be held on February 17. Albendazole tablets were distributed to children in schools and angawadi centres across the district.

Longleng: District health society Longleng commemorated NDD at Vision Vale School (VVS) on February 10.

A press release from CMO office district media officer Roseline stated that, Dr Suimzenla Longkumer medical officer RBSK

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rector, TAFMA, Nagaland & Prof Akali Sema, dean, SASRD. There were about 60 participants and the session included on what was expected of an employee with regard to integrity, devotion to works, efficient office file management system, types of official communications and team building with various activities.

Earlier, welcome address was given by professor Akali Sema and vote of thanks by Veikhoyi Tetseo, asst. registrar (Estt.&Fin.), SASRD.

Two-day ordained minister’s prayer fellowship was held from February 8 to 9 at Kohima Lotha Baptist Church (KLBC) organised by Lotha Baptist Church Association (LBCA) under the theme “Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season” (2 Timothy 4:2). Speakers were WTBC associate pastor Rev. Khonbemo Kikon, ETC former principal Rev. Prof Ezamo Murry and Senjum Baptist Church pastor and member ordination board Rev. John Ovung.

Officials on visit to Nagaland for assessment of AIDS response

Visiting team with Nagaland NSACS officials and others.

DIMAPUR: A team comprising of officials from NACO, CDC, FHI360, Share India, I Tech and Staff members of SASRD during the training workshop.

PHFI team led by Dr. ShoDIMAPUR: Training on & Rural Development A press release from bini Rajan, ADG TI & SI, office management was (SASRD) staff at PG exam SASRD stated that, reNACO is in Nagaland state conducted for School hall, SASRD, Medziphema source persons were Dr. for rapid assessment of staof Agricultural Sciences campus on February 4.

Hovithal Sothu, project ditus on AIDS response from February 9 to 14.

A press release from Nagaland State AIDS Control Society (NSACS) project director Dr. Ngangshimeren stated that, the team visited Dimapur District Hospital where they interacted with CMO, MS and their team of the district health officers and senior doctors on February 10.

The team visited ART Plus centre, ICTC, OST Centre, Red Ribbon Clubs of SD Jain College and Pranabananda Women’s college, TI NGOs- Bethesda Youth Welfare Society, CAD FIDU- Westyard colony and Guardian Angel.

Shalom Public School (SPS), Chumukedima visited ICAR-NRC on Mithun, Medziphema on February 10 with 30 Team also called upon and students of class 1, including 3 teachers. Students could get an opportunity to meet the scientists in their laboratories briefed DC Dimapur Anoop Kinchi about their visit and and witnessed mithun rearing under semi-intensive system in the institute’s farm. (ICAR-NRC Medziphema)

discussed various issues Team will also be visregarding HIV intervention iting Tuensang, Noklak, programmes in Dimapur Mokokchung and Kohima district. over the next few days.

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Survey to identify indigenous Muslims in Assam Dam affected villagers in Mnp

GUWAHATI, FEB 10 (PTI): Assam is likely to conduct an exercise to identify the state’s indigenous Muslim population and segregate them from Bangladeshi origin people, even as doubts over the accuracy of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) are yet to be addressed.

As per the plans, the survey will be conducted to identify people of four communities -- Goria, Moria, Desi and Jolah of the tea tribes, considered as indigenous.

Assam Welfare of Minorities Minister Ranjit Dutta has convened a meeting on Tuesday with various organisations of the four communities and other stakeholders to finalise the plan.

“Assam has about 1.3 crore Muslims population, of which around 90 lakh are of Bangladeshi origin. The remaining 40 lakh are from different tribes and they need to be identified,” Assam Minority Development Board Chairman Muminul Aowal told PTI. The indigenous Muslims are deprived of ben-

FILE --People check their names on the final draft of the state’s National Register of Citizens after it was released in Assam. efits of the government welfare schemes in absence of proper identification, he claimed.

Aowal, who is also the convenor of Janagosthiya Samanway Parishad Asom (JSPA), said the entire rationale behind such an exercise is to give protection to the indigenous people from demographic changes in the state.

“The NRC included lakhs of Bangladeshi-origin people. So, we cannot rely on that. If we do not act now, one day all the indigenous tribes will be wiped out from Assam,” he added.

“Once the indigenous tribes are officially recognised, it will be better and easier to work for the development of these people.

I, as a representative of

Manipur, Nagaland to jointly host conclave of education ministers of NE

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IMPHAL, FEB 10: Manipur and Nagaland would jointly host a conclave of all the education ministers of the northeast states to comprehend the challenges in the education sector.

The decision to host the proposed conclave was arrived at a meeting during a meeting between Manipur education minister Dr Th Radheshyam and Nagaland Nagaland minister of higher and technical education Temjen Imna Along in Kohima on Monday.

They also discussed the managerial and administrative challenges of the Sainik Schools of the country, particularly in the north east states. Radheshyam had

earlier met Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio initiating his campaign for pressing the Union defence ministry to own up the responsibility of running the Sainik schools.

During the meeting with Imna Along, Radheshyam said they also discussed the managerial and administrative challenges of the Sainik schools of the country, particularly in the north east states.

Dr Radheshyam said that during the meeting with Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio, he highlighted the grievous financial difficulties of the small states in providing adequate infrastructure for the Sainik schools and the scholarship for the cadets. He also met

education advisor of Nagaland KT Sukhalu.

Claiming that his proposal received appreciation from Rio, Radheshyam said the chief minister further assured to extend all possible help to organise a conclave of all the education ministers of the north east states to understand the social, political and financial challenges in running educational institutions in the region.

The education minister said Rio assured that he would write personal letters to all the chief ministers so that the central leadership can be collectively apprised of the prevailing unrest and the geographical terrains, which cannot be overcome in managing the most important faculty of education.

these tribes, had in 2015 met the then Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh,” Aowal said.

The indigenous groups had urged Singh for such a survey, he said.

When asked how the exercise will be carried out, Aowal said, “We will request the state government to get an approval from the RGI (Registrar General of

Compensation paid for airport project: Minister I TA NAG A R , F E B 1 0 (PTI): Arunachal Pradesh Civil Aviation Minister Nakap Nalo has said that compensation has been paid to all those people whose land was acquired for the proposed greenfield airport at Hollongi.

The foundation stone of the Hollongi Airport project was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 9, 2019.

The minister accompanied by the director of the state Civil Aviation department Tamiyo Tatak and other officers visited the project site at Hollongi on Sunday. The airport would be set up on 676 acres of land.

India). Without the RGI’s approval, the findings may not be legally tenable.”

The organisations representing the Muslim tribes want the paper works to be completed by March so that the actual fieldwork of enumerating people can begin early next fiscal, he said.

“The entire initiative is of the Minority Department of the state government, but it does not have the required manpower to carry out such a state-wide exercise. That is why it can be conducted through the Revenue Department, which is present at the village-level,” Aowal explained.

The NRC, which was published last year under the supervision of the Supreme Court with over 19 lakh exclusions, is being criticised by all sections for the “minimal number” of people left out.

It is being alleged that genuine Indians, mostly Hindus, were left out and many illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, mostly Muslims, were included. The apex court is still hearing a number of petitions on the issue.

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IMPHAL, FEB 10: Mapithel Dam affected villagers headmen/chiefs and elder’s organisation (MDAVHCEO) on Monday threatened to impose blockade on Imphal-Ukhrul section of NH-102 on February 17 and February 18.

While threatening to impose the two-day blockade, MDAVHCEO alleged that it has so far not received any response to the ultimatum served on the government on January 24 last.

“We have served the ultimatum to the chief minister as well as to the concern water resource department of the state government. However, no response came up so far,” MDAVHCEO) M Ngarangmi said.

He added that they have no option but to launch agitations and the proposed blockade on Imphal-Ukhrul road via Mapithel Dam will be the first step.

“If no positive response comes up even after the strike, we will be

One killed, two injured in clash over land dispute HAILAKANDI, FEB 10 (PTI): Prohibitory order under section 144 Crpc was imposed in Assam’s Hailakandi district after one person was killed and two others injured in a clash over a land dispute, police said on Monday.

Superintendent of Police Pabindra Kumar Nath said two groups clashed over a plot of land at Mohanpur village, about 13 km from here on Sunday night. The deceased has been identified as Abhijit Sharma Mazumdar (32), a resident of Bhatirkupa village and an employee of Hailakandi Block Development Office, police said.

The SP said the two injured persons were admitted to Silchar Medical College and Hospital in neighbouring Cachar district. After the clash, a large number of people had gathered in the town demanding the immediate arrest of the culprits.

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to judicial custody again. He would be produced before the court on February 25,” Gogoi’s counsel Santanu Borthakur told PTI. While being taken inside the court, the KMSS chief advisor shouted: “The agitation (against the CAA) is not for the sake of agitation.

We need a solution.” After arresting Gogoi from Jorhat, police had handed him over to the National Investigation Agency which booked him under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

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SHILLONG, FEB 10: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Monday admitted that discussion on the issue of stripping James Sangma of his Home portfolio among his council of ministers.

However, Conrad said that there are “complications” on the issue of stripping of a portfolio from ministers. “... on one level there has been no decision in that line and it is not that we have decided that this thing should have happen and so and so should be stripped from any portfolio,” Conrad told reporters.

Health and Family Welfare Minister and BJP legislator, Alexander Laloo Hek on Friday admitted that there

is a discontentment within the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) coalition government. There have been allegations of corruption arising out of the alleged illegal transportation of coal despite the ban being imposed in Meghalaya.

Criticism has been raised within the coalition government against Home Minister James Sangma and Transport Minister Sniawbhalang Dhar for their failure to the stop the illegal transportation of coal.

“It was for the first time in the history of Meghalaya and first time in my innings as five-time MLA that the cabinet meeting sat and discussed over removal or change of portfolio of ministers. This is the first time that cabinet discussed on such

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NOTIFICATION

This is for information of all applicants who have applied for contractual engagements for posts (PMU- 10,11, 12, 13, 14, and 15) under the Project Management Unit (PMU) of the Nagaland Forest Management Project Society (as advertised on 21.11.2018 in Nagaland Post and Morung Express), that the interview of shortlisted candidates will be conducted on 20th February 2020 in the Forest Office Complex, Near Ministers’ Hill Baptist Church School, Kohima. The candidates have also been informed on the email addresses provided by them.

The time schedule and name of shortlisted candidates has been uploaded on the project website http://nfmpjica.org for all interested to see.

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proper discussion the coalition as well as the government would be able to find a solution. We will see how things come out in the future. We will continue to talk to all our coalition partners and find a solution that would be most amicable and acceptable to all,” the Chief Minister said.

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matters,” Hek had revealed.

James, a three-time National People’s Party (NPP) legislator, is the elder brother of the Chief Minister Conrad Sangma. Dhar is also a NPP legislator. However, Conrad said that his Cabinet ministers are finding ways on how to resolve those issues.

“I am sure that with

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have been experiencing wide suffering and survival challenges.

The dam has undermined the livelihood of the villagers besides causing much impoverishment in the villages, especially in the downstream areas of the dam, the chairman alleged.

He pointed out that the sand and stone brought down by the Thoubal River were now deposited in the dam reservoir and this has seriously affected the livelihood of most of the villagers who depend on the river and collect sand and stone for their livelihood and to support their children’s education.

“Mapithel dam today represents a symbol of destruction and miseries for the affected villagers, he alleged. He recalled that following strong and persistent pressures from the affected villagers with the supports of CSOs, Manipur government had even constituted a high-power committee to address the grievances of the Mapithel dam affected villagers/residents.

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Akhil Gogoi’s custody extended GUWAHATI, FEB 10 (PTI): A special NIA court on Monday extended the judicial remand of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti chief advisor Akhil Gogoi, arrested under the stringent UAPA during protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, till February 25.

Gogoi, also an RTI activist, has been in judicial custody since December 26.

He had mobilised public protests against the CAA across several districts in Upper Assam before his arrest on December 12.

“The court remanded him

compelled to launch intense forms of agitations,” Ngarangmi told reporters during a press conference at Manipur Press Club in Imphal.

He alleged the state government of neglected their “genuine” demands for rehabilitation and resettlement as well as livelihood packages of the villagers affected by the construction of the dam of the Thoubal Multi-purpose Project.

While asserting that their demand was along pending one, he claimed that the demands were already agreed by the government but yet to be implemented.

He alleged the state government of depriving the villagers who whose livelihoods were severely hit by the coming up of the dam.

Since the coming up of the dam over the Thoubal river at Mapithel area in January 2015, as many as 18 villages were severely affected. Some of the villages at the catchment area of the dam have been rooted out while others in the downstream areas of the dam

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NOTIFICATION

Dated Kohima the 7th February 2020 NO.ES/205/2020/37/(SSS-SDP) The Directorate of Economics & Statistics will be conducting a Survey on Hotel & Restaurants and Tea & Snacks Stall throughout the State from the Month of February to March 2020 for strengthening of Statistical data base.

The purpose of the Survey is to : 1. Established the number of manpower engaged in Hotel & Restaurant industries.

2. The survey is also intended to bring out estimates on the level of investment, expenditure and income generated.

3. The rate & ratios derived from the survey will help in estimation of District Domestic Product 4. Improve the overall Gross State Domestic Product of the State.

Therefore, public and owners of Hotel & Restaurants and Tea & Snacks Stall in particular are requested to cooperate with the Field Functionaries (Viz DESOs, Enumerators, Supervisors or any person as appointed by Government) and provide them with the relevant information as per the schedule. The data collected is for the production of Statistics and there will be no dissemination of confidential information or any non-statistical linkage with existing record in any other agencies, Individual data collected by statistical agencies for Statistical compilation, whether they refer to natural or legal persons, will be strictly confidential and used exclusively for statistical purposes.

This Survey is exercised under the collection of Statistical Act 2008, as such providing wrong information or not furnishing information is punishable under the Act.

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Incompetent people handling economy: Chidambaram in RS

NEW DELHI, FEB 10 (PTI): Former finance minister P Chidambaram on Monday tore into the Modi government’s handling of the economy, saying it is close to collapse and was being attended by “very incompetent doctors”.

Initiating the debate on the Union Budget for 202021 in Rajya Sabha, he said rising unemployment and falling consumption was making India poorer.

The economy, he said, is facing demand constraints and is investment-starved.

The economy is facing fall in consumption and rising unemployment.

“Fear and uncertainty prevails in the country,” he added. He said the chief economic advisor to the BJP government for four years, Arvind Subramanian, has stated that the economy is in the ICU. But “I would say the patient has been kept out of the ICU and incompetent doctors are seeing the patient,” Chidambaram said.

“It is dangerous to have a patient out of the ICU and being attended to by incompetent doctors. What is the point standing around and chanting slogan ‘Sab ka saath, sab ka vishwas’,” he said, adding that every competent doctor the Modi government could ever identify had left the country. He said a list of such people in-

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cluded former RBI governor Raghurman Rajan, former CEA Arvind Subramanian, former RBI governor Urjit Patel and former NITI Aayog vice chairman Arvind Panagariya.

“Who are your doctors, I want to know,” he said, adding that the government considered the Congress as untouchable and didn’t think of any good about the rest of the opposition and so didn’t consult them.

Chidambaram claimed that instead of putting money in the hands of people, the Modi government “put money in the hands of 200 corporates” by way of corporate tax. He said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her 160-minute budget speech did not talk of the economy and its management.

“You are living in echo chambers. You want to hear your own voice,” he said.

Listing problems with

the Modi government, Chidambaram said it refused to admit its mistakes, lived in denial and had predispositions.

The demonetisation of old 1,000- and 500-rupee notes as well as hurried implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) are “monumental blunders” that ruined the economy, he said, adding that the Modi government is predisposed to protectionism, a ‘strong’ rupee and is against bilateral and multilateral agreements.

He wondered on the narrative Sitharaman was trying to give after reading out the budget speech. Her budget neither made any reference to the Economic Survey nor picked up a single idea from it, he said.

Chidambaram, who is credited with presenting a ‘dream budget’ more than two decades back, said the GDP growth had declined for six consecutive quarters, agriculture is growing by just 2 per cent, while consumer price inflation had risen from 1.9 per cent in January 2019 to 7.4 per cent in a matter of 11 months.

He charged the government with burying unfavourable reports such as the labour survey that put unemployment at 45-year high of 6.1 per cent at end of 2017-18.

‘No recession in country, people buying jackets, pants’ BALLIA, FEB 10 (PTI): A BJP MP has cited the clothes people wear as evidence that there is no recession. Virendra Singh Mast argued they would have worn dhoti-kurtas had the economy been that bad.

Addressing a programme here on Sunday, Mast claimed that world might be in the grip of recession but India will not be impacted by it as its rural and agricultural economy is very strong.

“Had there been recession, we would have come here wearing dhoti and kurta and not coats and jackets. Had there been recession we would not have purchased clothes, pants and pajamas,” Mast said.

“India is a country of villages and not just metros.

This country not only has metros like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata but also has 6.5 lakh villages.

Banking reports say that in banks, most of the money deposited is that of villagers,” he said.

Mahatama Gandhi, Dr K B Hedgewar, Syama Prasad Mookerjee and Jayaprakash Narayan had expressed confidence in the villagers and helped the country gain independence, he added.

“If people from villagers had not sacrificed, India would not have gotten freedom from the Mughals and the Britishers,” he said.

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Can’t block public roads: SC on Shaheen Bagh protest NEW DELHI, FEB 10 (PTI): As the ongoing protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act have blocked the Kalindi Kunj Road—which connects South Delhi to Noida—for nearly two months, the Supreme Court on Monday said people could not block a public road.

“If you want to protest there can be some area where you protest. But you cannot block a public road....Can you block a public area? There must be defined areas of protest,” a Bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said.

However, the Bench refused to pass orders to remove protesters at this juncture. “If it has lasted for 58 days you can wait one more week,” the Bench said posting the matter for further hearing on February 17.

Noting that the issue of CAA was before the top court, the Bench said, “Please believe in the law...despite that some people want to protest. They have the right to protest, but there can’t be an indefinite period of protest in a common area.”

The Bench issued notice to the police and the government after petitioner advocate Amit Sahni submitted that right to protest “goes to some extent only”.

In view of the February 8 Delhi Assembly Elections, the Supreme Court had on Friday deferred to February 10 hearing on petitions seeking removal of protesters against Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 to clear Kalindi Kunj Road that connects South Delhi to Noida.

As protests against the CAA continued for more than 50 days in Shaheen Bagh area of Delhi, a PIL was filed in the Supreme Court on February 3 seeking a direction to the authorities to remove the protesters, contending

they were causing hardship to people by blocking Delhi-Noida road.

This was the second petition on the issue before the Supreme Court.

Earlier, advocate Amit Sahni had challenged a Delhi High Court’s verdict refusing to issue directions for forthwith removal of the protesters.

Sahni – who challenged the January 14 order of the high court – demanded that the situation be supervised by a retired Supreme Court judge or a sitting judge of the Delhi High Court in order to pre-empt any violence.

Several men, women and children are sitting on an indefinite protest at Shaheen Bagh against the CAA for more than a month disrupting traffic flow on Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch – a major road link between South Delhi and Noida.

“It is disappointing that the state machinery is muted and silent spectator at hooliganism and vandalism of the protesters who are threatening the existential efficacy of the democracy and the rule of law and had already taken the law and order situation in their own hand,” read the petition filed by former Delhi MLA Nand Kishore Garg.

Restrictions have been in place on the Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch and Okhla underpass, which have been closed on December 15, 2019, due to ongoing protests against the CAA and National Register of Citizen.

Garg demanded a set of comprehensive and exhaustive guidelines on outright restrictions for holding protests or agitations leading to obstruction of a public place. The law enforcement machinery was being “held hostage to the whims and fancies of the protesters” who have blocked vehicular and pedestrian movement from the road connecting Delhi to Noida, Garg said.

LHD slams allegation against Y. Patton

(From p-1) LHD claimed that Patton had in his speech reminded students that obtaining mere degrees would get them nowhere now and stressed on the need to change mindsets with positive approach. Claiming that in his speech he had only encouraged the student community to work hard in order to clear UPSC/NPSC examination on merit, LHD said Patton had assured to help and support them in times of their need and further announced award for meritorious students. LHD said it had already clarified officially to the video posted on Facebook on February 2 that the allegation against Patton was unauthenticated and false.

The only intent of the irresponsible individual was nothing but a futile attempt to slander the good image and reputation of a dignified leader, it claimed.

The hoho reminded Aye that he had categorically admitted in the visual interview that “… LSU conference speech went wrong in my opinion, got my eyes and ask and consulted some of my Lotha friends since I could not understand Lotha. I receive translated copy of the speech in written and also through phone contact”. Hence, it advised Aye to understand the context of the speech in its correct prospective, rather than maliciously extract certain parts of the speech that were perhaps out of context.

Contending that it was a catastrophe on the part of Aye to post such a laughable and deceptive statement on social media based on twisted translated script form his friends, LHD warned such irresponsible persons to abstain from defaming an upright and dedicated leader like Patton.

Lecturer set afire by stalker dies, kin seek speedy justice It’s in DNA of BJP-RSS to try and erase reservations: Rahul Gandhi

NAGPUR, FEB 10 (PTI): The 25-year-old woman lecturer who was set ablaze by a stalker in Maharashtra’s Wardha district last week died at a hospital here on Monday morning, officials said.

Ankita Pisudde, resident of Hinganghat town in Wardha, had been critical after sustaining 35 to 40 per cent “grade III” burns on February 3 when she was set afire allegedly by one Vikesh Nagrale (27) while she was on way to her college, they said. She was undergoing treatment at the Nagpurbased Orange City Hospital and Research Centre where doctors declared her dead at 6.55 am on Monday, Hinganghat’s police inspector Satyaveer Bandiwar said.

Later, some angry locals threw stones to block a road in Hinganghat when an ambulance carrying the woman’s body was about half-a-kilometre away from the victim’s native village Daroda, but the police brought the situation under control.

Chief Minister Uddhav

Representational image.

Thackeray expressed grief over the death saying “the case would be heard in a fast-track court”. He urged Hinganghat residents to maintain peace.

Thackeray said his government would study the Disha Act, enacted recently by the Andhra Pradesh government, and try to make laws stricter to prevent such incidents.

The Disha Act mandates completion of investigation into cases of sexual offences within seven working days from the time of record and trial within 14

working days from the date of filing the charge sheet.

Pisudde’s distraught father said he hoped his daughter would get speedy justice and it would not be delayed like the Nirbhaya gang-rape case.

“The accused should also go through the pain that my daughter went through in these seven days. We want justice as soon as possible and it should not be delayed as in the Nirbhaya case,” he told reporters outside the hospital.

State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said the

‘Go to Pakistan’, BJP MP tells poet Munawwar Rana’s daughter

ALIGARH (UP), FEB 10 (PTI): In a provocative remark, BJP MP Satish Gautam said social activist Sumaiya Rana, daughter of leading Urdu poet Munawwar Rana, should “go to Pakistan” since she is feeling suffocated in today’s India.

The Aligarh MP made the remark while talking to reporters on Sunday.

Sumaiya, while addressing a gathering of antiCAA protesters in Aligarh on Saturday, accused the Uttar Pradesh police of using “coercive measures” to crush protests against the amended citizenship law and said such measures are “very suffocating” for the people. “Sumaiya should go to Pakistan since she is feeling suffocated in today’s India,” Gautam said.

He also warned of action against students who have been protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) since December 16 last year.

“There are about 150-

Satish Gautam and Sumaiya Rana

odd students who are still holding protests at AMU, while the rest have returned to classes. They have all been identified by the police now and rest assured they will not be in the campus from the next academic year,” the BJP MP said.

Despite pressure from local authorities, Sumaiya went ahead and addressed women protesters, who have been staging a sit-in against the CAA for the past 12 days, at the Eidgah complex in Aligarh.

Accompanied by some student leaders from the AMU, the social activist

had told the protestors, “We are holding all-women protests which are completely peaceful and which is our democratic right, but as we have seen in Lucknow, the UP police is using coercive measures to crush our protests.”

In Lucknow, she said, women’s washrooms were locked to break the protest.

“Such oppressive methods are very suffocating for the people,” she added.

On Sunday, Sumaiya and some AMU student leaders tried to enter the protest site but were denied permission by police.

case trial would be held in a fast-track court and a family member of the victim would be given a government job.

The woman sustained deep burns on scalp, face, right upper limb, left hand, upper back, neck and eyes along with severe inhalational injuries, the hospital said in a medical bulletin.

She died of “septicemic shock” after suffering from deep dermal burns along with severe inhalational injuries, respiratory distress and related complications, it said.Around 4 am on Monday, her oxygen levels deteriorated in spite of ventilator support, coupled with decreasing urine output and reduction in blood pressure, the hospital said.

As part of immediate resuscitation measures, medicines were escalated to maintain the blood pressure and all feasible steps were taken to improve the oxygen levels in blood, but the patient remained “extremely critical”, it said.

“Around 6.30 am, she had bradycardia and in spite of prolonged cardiopul-

SL PM commends Namami Gange programme NEW DELHI, FEB 10 (PTI): The Ganga river is at the heart of Indian civilisation and our cultural and economic lifeline, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday. Modi made the remarks on Twitter, replying to a post by Rajapaksa about his Sunday’s trip to Varanasi where he got the “honour” of visiting the Ganga.

“Before leaving #Varanasi, I had the honour of visiting the sacred River Ganga.” “I commend PM @narendramodis #NamamiGange effort, not only because of the rivers spiritual and cultural significance but also because it is host to approximately 40% of #Indias population,” Rajapaksa tweeted, attaching a picture of his visit. In his reply, Modi said “Ganga is at the heart of our civilisation. It is our cultural and economic lifeline”. “I am glad you spent time in Varanasi and also went along the Ganga.

The experience would have been wonderful,” he added.

monary resuscitation, the patient could not be revived and was declared dead at 6.55 am,” it said.

During her treatment, she underwent tracheostomy (creating an opening in neck to place a tube into the windpipe to allow air to enter the lungs), burn dressings, debridement and escharotomies, the hospital informed.

Debridement is a medical procedure to remove dead, damaged or infected tissue, while escharotomy is a surgical procedure used to treat full-thickness (third-degree) circumferential burns.

The woman’s family was kept informed about her deteriorating health condition and death, the hospital said, adding that the body was later handed over to police for post-mortem and other formalities.

While heavy security was deployed in Hinganghat, some angry locals threw stones to block the road when the ambulance carrying the body was on way to the victim’s native village for her last rites.

NEW DELHI, FEB 10 (PTI): It is in the DNA of the BJP and the RSS to try and erase reservations, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Monday and asserted that his party will not allow doing away with quota.

Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, he said, “We will not allow reservation to be done away with, no matter how much Modi Ji or Mohan Bhagwat dream of it.”

Gandhi’s attack on the ruling party came over the BJP government of Uttarakhand contending in the Supreme Court that there was no fundamental right to claim reservation in appointments or promotions in public posts, and there was no constitutional duty on the part of the state governments to provide reservations.

“The RSS and the BJP cannot stand the idea that Dalits, tribals and OBCs

Rahul Gandhi (PTI)

have reservations,” the former Congress president told reporters outside Parliament.

“They (the RSS and BJP) wake up every morning and this (reservation) irritates them, except it is in our Constitution, and these rights are guaranteed by our Constitution,” Gandhi said.

They have attempted to remove reservation in one way or the other, he alleged and cited the examples of destruction of the Ravidas temple and the government’s actions on the SC/

ST sub-plan.

“You have seen that they are arguing (in court) that it (reservation) is not a fundamental right. So it is their DNA to try and erase it,” Gandhi said.

His remarks come after the Supreme Court has held that states are not bound to provide reservation in appointments and there is no fundamental right to claim quota in promotions.

“Reservation is an important part of the Constitution.The main thing is that there is an assault on the Constitution. All institutions are being destroyed, we are not allowed to speak in Parliament and judiciary is pressured. So institutional structures are being destroyed and the main pillars of our Constitution taken down one by one,” Gandhi said.

“We will not allow reservation to be done away with no matter how much Modi Ji or Mohan Bhagwat dream of it,” he said.

SC order on SC/ST quota creates political uproar Government says will take ‘appropriate steps’

New Delhi, Feb 10 (PTI): A huge row broke out both inside and outside parliament on Monday over the Supreme Court ruling on reservation in jobs for the SC/ST with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleging that it was “in the DNA of the BJP and the RSS” to try and erase the quota system, while the government said “appropriate steps” will be taken in the matter that was being discussed at the “highest level”.

The political storm was caused after the apex court recently ruled that the states are not bound to provide reservation for SC and ST in appointments and there is no fundamental right to claim quota in promotions.

Under attack over the issue, the government accused the Congress of “politicising the sensitive issue” while the LJP, an NDA constituent, said the Centre should immediately interfere in the matter and put the subject of quota in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution so that no one

moves the apex court on these issues.

Amidst the opposition attack, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot during his statement in both the Houses of Parliament made it clear that the Centre was not asked to file an affidavit in the matter, and said the issue is being discussed in the government at the “highest level” and it will take “appropriate steps” in the matter. Using the SC order to attack the Modi government, Gandhi alleged that it was “in the DNA of the BJP and the RSS to try to erase reservations” and that a “big conspiracy” was underway to take away the rights of deprived sections.

Gandhi also told reporters outside Parliament that the Congress will not allow reservation to be done away with,”no matter how much Modi Ji or (RSS chief) Mohan Bhagwat dream of it.”

As soon as the Question Hour started, opposition members led by Congress leader Adhir Ranjan

Chowdhury sought to raise the issue in Lok Sabha. He was also joined by members from other parties, including the DMK. Hitting back at the opposition, the government said the Congress is trying to politicise a sensitive issue. “This is my charge that the Congress is politicising the sensitive issue,” Defence Minister and deputy leader of the House Rajnath Singh said.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi urged Speaker Om Birla to expunge remarks made by opposition members against the government. Birla said he would look into the issue.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said that in 2012 there was a Congress government in Uttarakhand and they took a decision on the matter.

“In the matter, the central government has no role. Our government is committed for reservation,” Meghwal said. Asserting that the court order and the behaviour of the Opposition over the matter is im-

pacting a big population in the country, Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan said,”I request the central government to strengthen the reservation system. We cannot even discuss the issue of ending reservation.”

The 9th Schedule of the Constitution is where the government parks laws which it thinks should be beyond judicial review. It bars the courts, including the Supreme Court, from striking down laws on the ground that it violates fundamental rights. Rajiv Ranjan (BJP) said it is a “very sensitive” issue and the House has one view on it.

“No politics should happen on this matter,” he said adding the government has taken several steps for the community. Other opposition leaders who expressed their concern over the SC order, included Supriya Sule (NCP), Kalyan Banerjee (TMC), Ritesh Pandey (BSP), Anupriya Patel (Apna Dal),E T Mohammed Basheer (IUML) and CPI (M) member A M Ariff.

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India’s repressive laws

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hough the British left India in 1947 and though the new country has heavily borrowed the best out of both the British Westminster and American presidential systems, the situation hasn’t changed on how the post-colonial rulers govern the new nation like a police state. Indian law makers continue to frame new laws or amend colonial laws which are essentially draconian. When a state guns after its own people under the plea of maintenance of law and order or national security, by using these draconian laws as ammunition, there can be no doubt that India is becoming a police state. The purpose of the legislature is to make laws that uphold the fundamental rights of all citizens. However, the Indian legislature has made laws that not only neglect fundamental rights, but also contradict them. Some of the laws that are in force today include- the National Safety Act (NSA), the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), the Public Safety Act (PSA), and Armed Forces(Special) Powers Act 1958.Often the use of these draconian laws continued well after the circumstances in which they were created have passed. These laws may have been enacted by rulers who feel they are doing the country a great service as part of their patriotic duties.

It is the innocent people who more than anyone else, get victimised as these laws endow the state with excess powers to violate constitutionally guaranteed rights at both the individual and community level. Today, the frequent use of these laws has put a serious question mark over the fundamental democratic rights of the common citizens. There is a need to conceptualise these laws in terms of what they purportedly combat, and what they actually combat. Usually, these unconstitutional laws are designed with a protectionist rhetoric against a threat (which could be real or imagined). However, what they actually protect is the ruling dispensation’s ability to bypass human rights.

It is a tragedy for the world’s largest democracy that those in power unhesitatingly opt to use draconian laws against their own people as means to suppress them but only ending up in promoting authoritarianism.

For instance, India still depends on archaic Police Act, the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and the Evidence Act. These laws need to be reformed in order to ensure the protection of human rights of the ordinary citizens who always end up as victims of lawless police violence. Under NSA any person branded as a terrorist can be held under preventive detention for as long as 12 months by the District Magistrate of Commissioner of Police. Those branded as Naxalites or anti-government also have fight their way out against the government even if they could be innocent. The Public Safety Act (PSA) is another act that has been used indiscriminately and has been called as a “lawless law” because of the arbitrary nature in which it is used. The other Act which people in Nagaland and some north east states including Kashmir are dreadfully aware of is the Armed Forces(Special)Powers Act (AFSPA). The Act grants enormous powers to armed forces, such as shoot to kill, arrest anybody without a warrant, and detain local people without any specific time threshold. The Act also insulates soldiers from prosecution in civil courts unless okayed by the Centre. All these Acts prove that India is being run like a police state though the rulers prefer to call it effecting rule of law, no matter how brutal and draconian they are.

DailyDevotion Is Your Ability to See God Blinded?

Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these things… —Isaiah 40:26 The people of God in Isaiah’s time had blinded their minds’ ability to see God by looking on the face of idols. But Isaiah made them look up at the heavens; that is, he made them begin to use their power to think and to visualize correctly. If we are children of God, we have a tremendous treasure in nature and will realize that it is holy and sacred. We will see God reaching out to us in every wind that blows, every sunrise and sunset, every cloud in the sky, every flower that blooms, and every leaf that fades, if we will only begin to use our blinded thinking to visualize it.

The real test of spiritual focus is being able to bring your mind and thoughts under control. Is your mind focused on the face of an idol? Is the idol yourself? Is it your work? Is it your idea of what a servant should be, or maybe your experience of salvation and sanctification? If so, then your ability to see God is blinded. You will be powerless when faced with difficulties and will be forced to endure in darkness. If your power to see has been blinded, don’t look back on your own experiences, but look to God. It is God you need. Go beyond yourself and away from the faces of your idols and away from everything else that has been blinding your thinking.

Wake up and accept the ridicule that Isaiah gave to his people, and deliberately turn your thoughts and your eyes to God. One of the reasons for our sense of futility in prayer is that we have lost our power to visualize. We can no longer even imagine putting ourselves deliberately before God. It is actually more important to be broken bread and poured-out wine in the area of intercession than in our personal contact with others. The power of visualization is what God gives a saint so that he can go beyond himself and be firmly placed into relationships he never before experienced.

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Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe. ~ Saint Augustine

O

ne of the biggest rackets in the country are of illegal “cold storages” or “meat processing” factories.

Last year I went to Belagavi, Karnataka to answer a frantic call for help by local residents who had uncovered a number of cold storages /meat processing factories that were killing thousands of buffaloes illegally. I took the local politicians and went to these factories.

Getting in was a problem, as the owners, hearing that I had come, had fled and locked the factories.

However, I entered and we found ourselves knee deep in blood, thousands of freshly hacked bones, and flies. The place was like the worst part of Hell that one can imagine. This was shown on TV repeatedly and you can see it on the Net even today.

The factory was not a secret operation. It was a large well built structure and could not have operated if the police were not part of the pay off system. The local police commissioner was found to be part and parcel of this enterprise.

First he denied that there was such a factory, then he defended their actions.

The cows were smuggled in from Goa and then slaughtered in a field. The dead animals were brought into the factory and cut and then the filthy meat packaged and exported. The factory was unlicensed, and yet had been standing there for years. It was shut down and then reopened by the local MP – you can guess why. So, the grammar I should use is present tense not past.

This is such an old scenario that it has made me very cynical about our so called “police” and local administrations. A similar racket was unearthed by me in Bihar – a locked “cold storage” next to a police chowki, which resisted any attempt to open it. It had, according to the police, been locked for years. I finally made all the calls to politicians in charge of the state, and we entered the cold storage and found the bodies/meat of at least 15,000 cows. The owner was a Delhi person, a Hindu exporter, and his offices were raided here.

He had been exporting the meat for years. He ran out

of the country and probably only came back when the police assured him that nothing would happen.

But my team and I persist and sometimes we are lucky enough to find that rare bureaucrat who is honest and determined to set things right.

We have found one in the government in Delhi this year.

The meat industry has 3 different components.

Firstly, there are slaughterhouses where animals are killed and skinned. Second are meat shops where flesh is sold in retail. The third are Meat Processing Factories. After the animals have been killed and skinned in slaughterhouses, they need to be hacked into pieces, deboned, packaged and refrigerated for export.

This work is done in Meat Processing Factories. No animals can be slaughtered in a Processing Factory, only deboning, mincing and packaging is undertaken before refrigeration. Cold storages are part of the Meat Processing Factories and, usually, just rooms with slabs of filthy ice in sawdust, covered with blood.

The Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 and Rules provide for separate licensing for each of these 3 activities.

Let me give you an example from New Delhi.

Delhi has only one licensed slaughterhouse which has its own meat processing unit, at Ghazipur. But numerous meat processing factories have sprung up at Lawrence Road Industrial Area, Keshavpuram, which process carcasses for export. Nobody has ever bothered to find out where the animals were being slaughtered, till the Delhi State Slaughterhouse Monitoring Committee set up an inspection.

The result : The Delhi Government has recently shut down two meat processing units in North Delhi owing to gross illegalities in their operation. The violations were initially reported to the MCD in June 2019 after a detailed investigation. The Animal Husbandry department refused to do anything (the factories could not have run if the animal husbandry inspectors were not on the take). The order for cancellation of their licenses could only be done after

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source for the carcasses, confirming that slaughter was conducted in unregistered places, usually in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.

In order to legitimize such consignments of meat, veterinary doctors of Municipal Corporation of Delhi used to levy a small penalty. The unauthorized meat consignments lack necessary permissions from the Government of the source state as well as the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. According to protocol, such consignments need to be checked at the State border by the MCD/ Delhi Government and subsequently destroyed by inspecting officials. However, till date no consignment of the illegal meat has been stopped, or destroyed, at the border or in these factories. This highlights the extent of systemic corruption, wherein Municipal Authorities, represented by veterinary doctors and the Police, are guilty of colluding with meat traders. The meat mafia continues to flourish with impunity.

The inspection of meat processing factories revealed that these factories did not even meet basic infrastructure requirements, such as adequate flooring, ceiling, tiling, lighting, ventilation conditions etc., that are needed to operate a meat factory in a hygienic manner. Facilities for sanitation and waste disposal, as well as the use of machinery appropriate for meat processing, were found lacking. Factory labourers were employed without proper employment records and were paid very little. Labour law violations, pertaining to Employment Provident Fund / Employment Insurance System, were established.

At every stage, food safety laws had been violated.

The inspection committee found that the MCD had permitted other trades to operate on the same premises as the meat processing factories and cold storages. For instance, ice, food grains (pulses, rice etc) could be stored in the same floor area in which meat processing activities were being carried out.

This is a very dangerous practice that impacts food safety and public health.

The Food Safety Department is required to

State has a duty the Chief Secretary of the Delhi Government intervened in January 2020. For years, these meat factories were running in the name of Sushil Ice Factory and Jagdish Ice Factory. The ownership of the factories had exchanged hands several times. Last year, it was established during an inspection that a cartel was operating these factories.

The owner hired a contractor to operate the factory, who hired butchers, but the licenses from the Food Safety Department and Municipal Corporation were obtained in a third person’s name. The license under the Factories Act was obtained in the name of yet another individual. None of these persons had a real claim in the business, nor did they even work there.

This was done to confuse every licensing body so that, if ever a violation was established, the owners who live in Uttar Pradesh and are of another religious persuasion could shift the blame to some fictitious person, replace him with some other name and carry on this illegal business.

These Factories processed more than 800 buffalo carcasses and packaged them for export every month, but had no records of where these animals were being slaughtered. In reality, all these carcasses were sourced from illegal killing fields in rural Uttar Pradesh and a small “fine” was paid to the MCD vets and inspectors to regularise the meat. This process can only be termed as Meat Laundering.

A large portion of the meat, which gets exported, comes not from slaughterhouses complying with Indian Rules and Regulations, but through Meat Laundering. This is a new system of slaughtering animals illegally at unlicensed locations, packaging the meat for export, paying a small fine to the local body for flouting the Rules and exporting the meat as “regularised”. This is hap-

pening across the country and is the main reason why India is becoming the largest exporter of beef in the world.

Slaughter and packaging of meat is governed by several regulatory regimes – Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, Factories Licensing laws of the states, Water, Air and Environment Protection Acts implemented by the State Pollution Control Boards and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, among several others. For export, additional registration with Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority is required.

Most meat exporters, registered with APEDA, bypass the Food Safety and pollution authorities either by bribing or taking advantage of the complete lethargy in these departments. APEDA gives registrations easily, without any inspections and without any due diligence on where the meat is coming from. APEDA postings are eagerly sought for, as everyone retires a millionaire. Animals are bought illegally by butchers, posing as farmers and buying truckloads of buffaloes from “farmers’ markets” set up to help farmers exchange their animals. These are then trucked to illegal slaughterhouses and killed in filthy conditions, village backyards, trenching grounds, streets and alleys.

Their bodies are cut up and processed in factories which are used by Registered Exporters. For every consignment of illegally procured carcasses, a small fine is paid to regularise it before exporting it.

Each of these Meat Processing Units, operating in the garb of Ice Factories, packaged beef for 20 different brands for export. No ante mortem, post mortem or laboratory examination reports were maintained. No records were maintained regarding the slaughterhouse

regulate food processing businesses, but not one case had been booked against the factory owners of the meat processing units in Delhi, despite the fact that they operated the units without the mandatory license. While the conditions, in the Licensing and Registration Regulations 2011 under the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006, are far from being met, the regulators are complicit in allowing them to operate.

It is important for the health of ordinary Indians that these cartels of meat traders, which are as big as the heroin/cocaine/smack and oxytocin mafias, are broken up.

APEDA must become less corrupt and the export authorities must step in to stop Meat Laundering.

There are State Slaughterhouse Monitoring Committees, which have been appointed by the Supreme Court. None of them work, but the Supreme Court must take monthly reports from them. The state has a duty to ensure that the slaughter of animals is conducted only in places duly licensed by the Food Safety Department, State Pollution Control Board and has an NOC from the Local Body. Moreover, it should meet with all the conditions mandated in the Slaughterhouse Rules 2001, promulgated under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960.

Scores of other meat processing Units in Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka are working on similar lines and need to be brought under regulation. Undue focus on export must not take away the basic values of protection of cattle, as enshrined in the Article 48 of the Constitution of India. India’s bid to be the largest exporter of beef comes at a great price to the nation. In 2018-19 1,23,66,38,398 kilograms of beef was exported to 84 countries. More than 65 lakh buffaloes killed every year, only for export. Of this , 75% would be cut illegally- so you can imagine how many policemen and local municipal officials, APEDA and export licence in-charges have lined their pockets. To join the animal welfare movement contact gandhim@nic.in, www. peopleforanimalsindia. org

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oday is February 11, 2020.

To many of us, this day might seem like another day of work. For some, it may be time to go back to school or another day of Board exams. For those interested in politics, today is the election results of the Delhi 2020 Assembly elections. And to a select few, I would like to remind them that they only got three days left before Valentine’s. But in history, today is a significant day, especially to the people of South Africa.

Thirty years ago, to this day, on February 11, 1990, was a moment of historical significance.

After enduring 27 long years in prison, anti-apartheid activist and freedom fighter Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was released at the Victor Verster prison. Walking hand in hand with his wife, Winnie Mandela, he walked out of the prison in front of a massive crowd. The event was broadcasted live across the world. In his release speech at Cape Town’s City Hall, he announced his commitment towards peace and reconciliation with the white community but also stated that the freedom struggle would continue, and the ANC (African National Congress) would fight against apartheid.

After four years of negotiation and reconciliation, South Africa held its first democratic general election where blacks were allowed to vote alongside whites. As expected, the ANC led by Nelson Mandela won the elections with an overwhelming majority and became the first black president of South Africa.

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Nelson Mandela received international recognition for his works of reconciliation between the black and white communities of South Africa and becoming South Africa’s first black president. But he is best known for his long struggle towards South Africa’s freedom and his message of peace and forgiveness.

Personally, the first time I heard of Nelson Mandela was in school history book. I remembered seeing the broadcasts of his death in 2013, but I didn’t think much of it. Then in grade 9 in English class, I began studying a chapter called Invictus. Invictus was a poem written by William Ernest Henry. This lesson introduced me to Invictus, the poem, and how Nelson Mandela used that poem to persevere in prison.

It gave him hope and the will to stand when all he wanted to do was lie down. The lesson also showed me how Nelson Mandela used that poem to inspire Francois Pienaar, captain of South Africa’s rugby team to win the 1995 rugby world cup.

I found the story exciting and pondered on the lesson. Then one day I was spending the day at my cousin’s house waiting for my parents to arrive. I was feeling bored and went to watch TV to pass the time until dinner. While I was browsing the channels, I suddenly saw a movie named Invictus that was about to begin.

That intrigued me as I was still studying the lesson at school.

When the film started, I found that the movie was the film version of the English lesson I was study-

ing but revealed a lot more. The film showed Nelson Mandela’s struggle to unite a nation, how he used rugby to bring national reconciliation to South Africa. The film also revealed how the poem motivated Mandela, including how he motivated Pienaar with this poem inspiring him to encourage his team to be the beacon of unity for South Africa. The film was terrific, and since then, I’ve been interested in learning more about South Africa’s history and Nelson Mandela. I came across another film recently about Mandela named after his biography, ‘The Long Walk to Freedom.’ The film gave a different adaptation starting from his life as a lawyer to becoming president of South Africa.

To learn more about Nelson Mandela, I asked my mother to buy me his autobiography while I was in Malaysia, which she readily agreed. Now in Penang Malaysia, I try to find time to read about Nelson Mandela’s life journey, and every chapter of his biography. ‘The Long walk to freedom’ is fascinating but also gives me a different revelation of thought. It is incredible yet painful to know about Nelson Mandela’s long walk to freedom. His early life was difficult, and I wonder how one man spends 27 years in prison, 18 of them in one tiny cell in Robben Island. During his prison sentence, he faced some painful experiences. His mother had died, and his eldest son died in a car accident. Mandela was not permitted to attend both funerals.

His wife was left alone to raise

his daughters, and Mandela had to endure many years on Robben Island. The experiences are painful, and though I have not read his complete account of Robben Island, the stories I heard have been shocking. But Nelson stated that prison was a learning experience for him. He went to jail an angry revolutionary, believing that violence was the only solution to fight the government. After his release, the fire inside him died down, and he preached forgiveness and unity.

I wonder to myself, how does one man spend most of his life in jail, 18 of them in a tiny cell, and then comes out ready to forgive those who put him there. And then again, Jesus was mocked, beaten, and crucified, yet Jesus asked his Father to forgive his persecutors in the last moments.

Looking back at Naga history, it has been a long time since Nagas had their liberty. It’s been hard to imagine how A. Z. Phizo

spent his exile in London — separated from home for his dream for the Naga people. Phizo and Mandela were both separated from their homes and families, and both were leaders, but never gave up. But I believe that one day the long walk for Nagas will end, and there will be a better future for our people.

“I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way.

But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can only rest for a moment, for with freedom come responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not ended.” - Nelson Mandela.

Kevile Dolie, Dalat International School, Penang, Malaysia

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Since the last few weeks, there has been shortage of cash in various ATM booths in Dimapur which is causing problems for common people. There are also very few booths in and around various colonies and it would be of immense benefit for public if more booths were set up at strategic points. Some machines also need to be revamped because they are either obsolete or is not being maintained on a regular basis.

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Omar’s sister moves SC challenging his detention The grounds also mention his comments on social networking sites to instigate common people against the decisions on Articles 370 and 35-A which had the potential of disturbing public order.

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nation stands for,” the plea said.

“Finally the order conflates governmental policy with the Indian state, suggesting that any opposition to the former constitute a threat to the later. This is wholly antithetical to a democratic polity and undermines the Indian constitution,” the petition said.

The plea has also sought quashing of the February 5 order detaining Abdullah under the PSA. The grounds of detention against Omar, who was chief minister of the state from 2009-14, state that on the eve of reorganisation of the state he had made attempts to provoke general masses against the revocation of Articles 370 and 35-A.

members were not disputing about Chiethu or Ruzaphe but said land compensation should not be the sole reason for abandoning the proposed Ruzaphe airport project . He said the technical team has recommended it and was later approved by AAI. During the heated debate, Zeliang asked Paiwing if he recalled being a minister under him(Zeliang).

He also informed Paiwang that a copy of the negotiation at the DC level was available with the department and advised him(Paiwang) to verify and update it with his department. Reacting to Zeliang the minister reiterated that as minister of civil aviation for the second term, he was aware of the matter and repeated that Ruzaphe has not been abandoned .Paiwang also said today Zeliang is in opposition while he continued as minister of the same portfolio and therefore, knows what was going in the department.

Zeliang countered by citing the statement in parliament in July last year, by the minister of civil aviation,wherein he categorically stated that Chiethu airport was not feasible and the DPR was exorbitant.

Amid the heated arguments, Paiwang handed out a copy of MCA’s notification for floating a tender for appointment of consultants.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday said it is “pretty clear” the government has no basis to charge Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti under the Public Safety Act and the two former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers must be freed.

Since when has becoming a “daddy’s girl” and encouraging people to vote become a crime against the nation, Priyanka Gandhi asked on Twitter.

Her attack came after Abdullah’s “considerable influence” over people, including the ability to attract voters to polling booths despite poll boycott calls and the potential for channelling energies of public for any cause, was cited in support of his detention under the stringent PSA. His political opponent and Peoples Democratic

Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti has been accused of making antinational statements and extending support to organisations such as the Jamaate-Islamia. She was also reportedly referred in the report as being called by the masses as ‘Daddy’s girl’ and ‘Kota Rani’.

“Since when has being a ‘Daddy’s girl’ and encouraging people to vote become a crime against the nation? I would be proud to be both!”

Priyanka Gandhi said in a tweet.

“It’s pretty clear that the government has no basis for charging Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti with PSA. They must be freed,” she said.

Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala also attacked the government over the PSA dossier on the two leaders.

(From p-1) It pointed out that the Centre sanctions over Rs 100 crore annually for promotion of tourism sector in the state through CSS and NEC. NPRAAF, however, said that all the tourist resort (TR) and tourist reception centre (TRC) constructed by the department through the fund could not generate any revenue to help the state economy as all the resorts built on a private land were mostly owned by politicians and bureaucrats. NPRAAF said the TRC and TR have, therefore, become a private property or a VIP farm house. NPRAAF suggested that all development projects of tourism be developed on a government purchased land as per the government standing order. It suggested the order should be strictly followed so that no tourism

property should become a private property or VIP farm house after completion of the projects.

NPRAAF also sought to know from the government if the assets created on the private land of former and present bureaucrats and politicians would continue to be a private or public property. “What is the Govt plan on those assets?” it asked.

Further, NPRAAF demanded constructing TR or TRC on a private land other than on government-owned land should execute MoU with the land owner declaring that “no land owner after completion of the projects shall claim the property on the land nor sell off the land along with the property under any pretext” as there has been such cases.

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pealed to all political parties to discontinue the habit of converting government property into private property. It also urged the general public to stop illegal occupation of government property, adding that if such trend continued the state would be left with little or no public property.

NPRAAF also suggested setting up a special committee involving some NGOs to identify tourist spot and built facility for the tourists so the potential tourists could enjoy the hospitality and good environment during their stay or visit to the state. It also expressed dismay that even though the Centre had sanctioned over Rs 100 crore annually i.e 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, under the scheme of Swadesh Darshan alone, there was zero productivity.

NPF demands independent inquiry into Patton’s speech (From p-1) He said people even approach him, to speak to NPSC after clearing main exams, which he said was an impossible demand.

Along said Patton’s honesty of trying to be helpful should not be misconstrued and reminded the MLAs that they too make many assurances in their constituencies.

Referring to the complaint letter by a former student leader, Along urged the governor and the August house to reject such kind of communication as anybody could write such letters but which did not mean everything was factual.

NLA adopts motion of thanks to Gov’s address (From p-1) On import of pork, which the opposition demanded amendment, Rio clarified it was his government’s endeavour to enhance pork productivity in the State for self-sufficiency.

Cur rently, he said the local demand for pork was approximately 40.02 thousand tonnes, while the State’s production was approximately 19.22 thousand tones and the total consumption of pork in the state was approximately 23.58 thousand tonnes while the outside supply of pork into the State is approximately 19.22 thousand tonnes.

To m ove t ow a r d s self-sufficiency, Rio said the department of animal husbandry and veterinary services (AH&VS) had initiated procurement of 24 pure breed Hampshire pig from the United Kingdom to upgrade the breeding stock in the State. This was being initiated under the National Livestock Mission – Piggery Development in NER, while the payment was made to the nodal State, i.e., Government of Mizoram and the consignment was awaited, he added.

The chief minister said a boar station was also being set up at Medziphema to provide artificial insemination of superior germ plasm to improve the production of pigs with assistance from the

Centre under the National Livestock Mission and currently training of boars for semen collection was in progress to enable artificial insemination in pigs at the farmers’ level.

He informed the House that village piggery development for pork production through participation of 187 piggery farmers was currently in progress to promote pig breeding as backyard piggery under CSS. He claimed that the AH&VS department had participated in all livestock and poultry disease control programmes by engaging its manpower and resources, while steps were being undertaken to promote, develop and enhance meat, particularly pork, to create an eco-system of self-sufficiency in the near future.

On formalin-laced fish, Rio said 299 samples were collected from 2018 till date and analysed for presence of formalin, out of which 135 tested positive for formalin while 157 samples tested negative. Mentioning that seven collected samples

were not in a condition to be analysed, he said 8,950 kg fish was seized and dumped/ disposed off.

The LoH informed the members that inspection, checking and testing by food safety teams, designated officers/food safety officers with food safety on wheel teams carried out strict vigilance at all levels in all the districts in coordination with the district administration, police, municipal and town councils, chambers of commerce, youth organisations and voluntary consumer forum.

On the demand for redrafting fair price shops (FPS) and public distribution system (PDS), Rio said the State had 1,621 fair price shops (1,323 rural and 298 urban).

In rural areas, he said the village councils were entrusted with the responsibility, while GPS mapping was completed in all FPS and that food grains were allocated 100% online up to FPS level with effect from March 2019. The allocation of food grains was being done based

on the number of ration cards /beneficiaries and therefore the question of insufficient food grains did not arise, he clarified.

Concluding his reply, the LoH said the five amendments moved by the opposition were unjustified, unsubstantiated and aimed at creating controversies as none existed by trying to compel the government to admit imaginary discrepancies arising out of the opposition’s injudicious

assumptions. He requested that the amendments should be declined as per the submissions based on facts and figures.

When NLA speaker Sharingain Longkumer asked the opposition MLAs whether they would withdraw their move for amendments, leader of opposition TR Zeliang asked that these be put to vote. Accordingly, the move for amendments was voted out through voice vote.

Two bills passed: On the third day of the NLA session, following bills were moved for consideration by chief minister Neiphiu Rio ‘the Nagaland Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2019’ and Minister for Agriculture, Cooperation, G. Kaito Aye ‘the Nagaland Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020’ and both bills were passed at the floor of the house.

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Chief Ministers of state, ministers in the union and have also stood by the national aspirations of India are now perceived as a threat to the state,” the plea said.

It said that on the intervening night of August 4/5, 2019, Abdullah was put under house arrest.

“It was later learned that Section 107 of Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 was invoked justifying such arrest”.

“It is therefore of the utmost importance and of the utmost urgency that this court protects not only the individual’s Right to Life and Liberty but also protects the essence of Article 21 which is the cornerstone of Part 3 of the Constitution, a violation of which is anathema to all that a democratic

TR Zeliang-Paiwang duel ...

(From p-1) Paiwand further revealed that the AAI did not accept the proposed Ruzaphe aiport since it was close to Dimapur airport and that the state government already has land at Chiethu but not at Ruzaphe.

Leader of the House and chief minister Neiphiu Rio intervened and said whether it was Ruzaphe or Chiethu there should not be an issue because every state capital was entitled to have an airport. He also said Chiethu airport was a commitment of former prime minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee for an airport in state capital.

Rio also informed that Chiethu has the feasibility of having 4.4 kms runways while the Dimapur airport has only 2.2 runways and therefore, it remained as the only alternative.

Rio said a hillock had to be levelled at Chiethu to construct the 4.4 kms runway because of which took some time. He also informed that Dimapur airport was purchased by the state government and handed over to AAI. However at the level of DC Dimapur, more than 40 acres of the airport and Chathe river was allotted to outsiders. He said the issue was being taken up through a committee but the occupants have gone to court and hearing awaited. Zeliang argued that the opposition

junior foreign minister and commerce minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led Cabinet in 2000, was served with a three-page dossier in which he was alleged to have made statements in the past which were “subversive” in nature.

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NEW DELHI, FEB 10 (PTI): Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah’s sister on Monday moved the Supreme Court challenging his detention under the Public Safety Act. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for petitioner Sara Abdullah Pilot, mentioned the matter for urgent listing before a bench headed by Justice N V Ramana. Sibal told the bench that they have filed a habeas corpus petition challenging the detention of Abdullah under the PSA and the matter should be heard this week.

The bench agreed to urgent listing of the matter.

In her petition, Pilot has said that there could be no material available to detain a person who has already been detained previously for six months.

“The grounds for the detention order are wholly lacking any material facts or particulars which are imperative for an order of detention,” the plea said, adding that the detention order is “illegal”.

“It is rare that those who have served the nation as members of Parliaments,

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In December, a total of 6,70,239 houses were sanctioned by the Centre, Puri said, adding that the assistance under the scheme from the Centre to the states and UTs has so far been Rs 63,676.50 crore.

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DIMAPUR: Naga Mothers Association (NLA) has registered a strong protest against the February 5, 2020 incident at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport Kolkata, where NPHMR secretary general Neingulo Krome was stopped from flying to Bangkok “citing standing orders not to allow him to leave the country.”

Describing Krome as a leading and committed Human Rights defender, particularly of Naga political rights for decades, NMA said he had represented the Naga people at numerous International Forums and the United Nations to speak on the Naga rights and the need for peace. At a time when there were concerted efforts to bring about a lasting peace in the land of Nagas, NMA said it was “highly questionable” that Indian authorities were “carrying on a witch hunt of public leaders and harassment on unknown grounds.” Drawing the attention of the Governor of Nagaland to “this unfortunate incident”, the NMA has urged for respect of human rights defenders and organizations “to bring about a Just Peace in our lands.”

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DIMAPUR, FEB 10 (NPN): Lead Bank Office (Wokha & Zunheboto) organized a financial literacy week (FLW) at Team Metamorphosis Office, Tsumang-A Colony Wokha town on February 10.

A press release from Team Metamorphosis chief M. James Tungoe stated that the theme for 2020 FLW was “Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs),” with the aim to create financial awareness among bank customers about financial products and services, good financial practices and digitisation. R K Kiten, lead bank manager was the resource person who shared on collateral free loans, trade receivables discounting system, formalization and timely repayment of loans.

He also spoke on the schemes which the bank provides such as Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana,(a life insurance policy worth 2 lacs at just Rs. 330/- per annum), Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana,(accident assurance worth Rs. 2 lacs at just Rs. 12/- per annum) and the Atal Pension Yojana (minimum investment maximum benefits during old age). He added all the premium will be deducted from the account holders saving bank account through auto debit facility.

Earlier, chief Team Metamorphosis, M James Tungoe welcome the participants consisting of SHGs, farmers and entrepreneurs.

DIMAPUR, FEB 10 (NPN): Jindal South-West (JSW) Foundation chairperson, Sangita Jindal, Monday arrived Nagaland and visited the Heirloom Naga— a design firm based in Dimapur, to gain the firsthand experience of craft making and understand the problems.

Heirloom Naga, founded and run by Jesmina Zeliang, manufactures and exports native Naga textiles, jewellery and artefacts. It may be mentioned that JSW Prize for Contemporary

Craftsmanship 2019 was awarded to Heirloom Naga in recognition of empowering the Naga weaver. It is a prize that seeks out those who are contributing to a new conversation on craftsmanship in India.

Asked about the purpose of her visit, JSW Foundation chairperson, Sangita Jindal, told Nagaland Post that she has come here to understand the people involved and their problems.

She said JSW foundation upon realising there was a lot of craft in the country, which did not get much rec-

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DIMAPUR: Department of Social Work, St Joseph University (SJU), Dimapur, conducted session on disaster risk reduction (DRR), and paper bag making at St. Xavier College, Jalukie on February 7, as part of its rural camp schedule.

A press release from department of social work, SJU, stated that speaker on DRR, district project associates, DDMA/NSDMA, Kedigong expressed that disaster could strike anytime and everyone should be prepared to face it and not panic about it. Furthermore, the speaker shared do’s and don’ts on occurrence of a disaster. Session on paper bag making, was led by students of MA rural development, department of Social Work, SJU, with the intention of encouraging students to use more eco friendly products, so as to reduce use of plastics. The speaker emphasised on importance of generating income at the grassroots level, with promoting safer environment to reduce disaster in future and also encouraged the students to treat waste as their responsibility.

(2nd from L) JSW Foundation chairperson Sangita Jindal looks at local crafts during her visit to Heirloom Naga firm in Dimapur on Monday. (NP)

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More recently, it has developed and manufactured the first crystalline flexible solar panel especially for use on the passenger train roofs in 2015. Its solar products have been qualified to International Standards IEC 61215/61730. CEL is further working on development of a range of new and upgraded products for signaling and telecommunication in the railway sector.

In the SWOT analysis of the CPSE, DIPAM has stated under weakness that “the company has weak financial loss due to past losses, high manufacturing cost and non payment of dues by state nodal agencies affecting the financial position of the company”.

The CPSE has adequate land for expansion, the SWOT analysis said adding “the CPSE faces threat of dumping of solar cells at very low rates which makes solar PV manufacturing industry unviable”. Entry of new players in the market for solar products and railway signalling systems also is cited as a threat.

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After BPCL and Air India, this is yet another CPSE which government is slated to privatise if it gets offers from bidders.

The government has set a challenging target of Rs 2.1 lakh crore disinvestment proceeds from CPSE selloffs and IPOs, OFSs (Offer for sale) in the next fiscal and it going out all guns blazing to meet that target after revising this fiscal target of Rs 1.05 lakh crore to Rs 65,000 crore.

The Interested Bidders (which can also include employees of CEL) must have a minimum net worth of Rs 50 crore as on March 2019.

DIPAM has released complete invitation Preliminary Information Memorandum (PIM) of CEL. Resurgent India Limited is the advisor to the Transaction.

CEL is a pioneer in the country in the field of Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) with the distinction of having developed India’s first Solar cell in 1977 and first Solar panel in 1978 as well as commissioning India’s first solar plant in 1992.

DIMAPUR, FEB 10 (NPN): Drawing attention to the department of school education advertisement dated January 16, 2020 for recruitment to the post of Primary Teacher (Hindi) non-gazetted under state cadre in various government schools for filling up 84 posts, the Eastern Naga Students’ Federation (ENSF) has urged the department to consider the relaxation of minimum qualification for six tribes of Eastern Nagaland.

In a representation addressed to the principal director school education, ENSF president Sepili L Sangtam and education secretary Kaibo Konyak stated that many of the people from Eastern Nagaland, who have obtained their Hindi diploma, were under matriculate. “Taking the basic educationally backward into account the Federation on behalf and for the interest of Eastern Nagaland people put forth this representation,” ENSF stated. Failure to meet its demand, the ENSF cautioned that it would take its own stand for which the department would be held responsible.

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New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS): The government is set to privatise Central Electronics Ltd, a CPSE under the Department of Science and Technology, by selling its 100 per cent stake with management control and has invited the Expression of Interest for the same by March 16.

The selected bidder will be required to lock in its shares for a period of three years during which it cannot undertake the sale of its stake in CEL, the PIM (Preliminary Information Memorandum) said.

“The government of India has ‘in-principle’ decided to disinvest 100 per cent of its equity shareholding in CEL (which is equivalent to 100 per cent of the total paid up equity share capital of CEL) through Strategic Disinvestment with transfer of management control (Strategic Disinvestment or Transaction),” DIPAM, the Disinvestment Department, said. The process for the transaction has been divided into two stages, namely, Stage I and Stage II.

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nCov toll rises to 908; WHO sends team to China BEIJING, FEB 10 (PTI): The death toll in China’s coronavirus outbreak has gone up to 908 with 97 new fatalities reported mostly in the worst-affected Hubei province and the confirmed cases of infection crossing 40,000, Chinese health officials said on Monday, as a team of international experts led by the WHO is set to arrive in Beijing to help contain the epidemic.

According to China’s National Health Commission, 91 deaths were reported in Hubei province, the epicentre of the epidemic, two in Anhui, and one each in Heilongjiang, Jiangxi, Hainan and Gansu.

There were 97 deaths and 3,062 new confirmed cases of the lethal infection on Sunday, it said.

A total of 908 people have died of the disease and 40,171 confirmed cases of the outbreak have been reported in 31 provincial-level regions so far, it said.

Another 4,008 new suspected cases were reported on Sunday. A total of 296 patients became seriously ill, the commission said,

In this Feb. 6 photo, medical workers transfer a patient in the isolation ward for nCoV patients at a hospital. (PTI)

adding that 6,484 patients remained in severe condition and 23,589 people were suspected of being infected with the virus.

A total of 3,281 people have been discharged from hospital after recovery, it said. The commission said 3.99 lakh close contacts had been traced, adding that among them, 29,307 were discharged from medical observation on Sunday, with 1.87 lakh still under medical observation.

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reported in Hong Kong, 10 confirmed cases in Macao and 18 in Taiwan. Overseas, over 300 cases of coronavirus have been reported, including from three from Kerala.

A team of international experts led by the World Health Organisation (WHO) would arrive in China on Monday night to assist the Chinese health officials to contain the spread of coronavirus outbreak.

“I’ve just been at the airport seeing off members of an advance team for the @WHO-led 2019nCoV in-

ternational expert mission to China, led by Dr Bruce Aylward, veteran of past public health emergencies,” WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a tweet.

The WHO exper ts team, led by Aylward, will arrive in Beijing on Monday night, state-run China Daily reported.

After the outbreak, Ghebreyesus visited Beijing last month and held consultations with Chinese health experts and leaders.

Earlier, he said China had agreed to allow the WHO experts team comprising different countries.

Their arrival was expected to boost efforts to contain the virus which is causing havoc in China and many parts of the world, even though the Chinese officials claim the confirmed cases have begun to drop in the last few days.

The WHO said the number of cases of the coronavirus in China was “stabilising”, which is “good news”. It, however, cautioned that it was too early to make any predictions

about whether the virus might have peaked.

“There has been a stabilisation in the number of cases reported from Hubei,” Michael Ryan, head of WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme said at a briefing in Geneva.

“We’re in a four-day stable period where the number of reported cases hasn’t advanced. That’s good news and may reflect the impact of the control measures that have been put in place,” Ryan was quoted as saying.

He added that it was “very early to make any predictions”.

Meanwhile, millions of people have started returning to Beijing and other cities in China after the extended holiday of China’s New Year.

The holidays, which began on January 24 and were due to end on February 3, has been extended till February 9 as part of its efforts to contain the spread of the virus.

However, the employees of most of the offices have been asked to work from home.

China praises PM Modi’s letter to XI on coronavirus assistance

Xi Jinping wearing a protective face mask receives a temperature check as he inspects the nCov coronavirus pneumonia prevention and control work in Beijing. (PTI)

BEIJING, FEB 10 (PTI): China on Monday appreciated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s letter to President Xi Jinping offering solidarity and assistance to deal with the deadly coronavirus outbreak, saying it “fully demonstrated” New Delhi’s friendship with Beijing.

In a letter to Xi, Modi expressed solidarity with the president and people of China over the outbreak of the virus that has claimed over 900 lives in the neighbouring country.

“We thank and appre-

Rodrigo Duterte calls for shutting Philippines’ largest TV network MANILA, FEB 10 (IANS): The administration of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday asked the Supreme Court to shut down ABS-CBN, the largest television network in the country.

Solicitor General Jose Calida, the government’s chief lawyer, filed a petition not to renew ABS-CBN’s franchise, set to expire on March 30 after 25 years of operation, reports Efe news.

Rodrigo Duterte (File) The decision to renew the network’s franchise rests in Duterte, could step in.

ABS-CBN Convergence, are Congress’ hands, but the In the petition, which unlawfully exercising their Supreme Court, where most he himself filed, Calida says legislative franchises as it of the judges are allies of ABS-CBN and its subsidiary, is partially financed by for-

eign capital, which violates the Philippine law on mass media. “The media giant hiding behind an ‘elaborately crafted corporate veil’ has been allowing foreign investors to take part in the ownership of a Philippine mass media entity, in gross violation of the foreign interest restriction of mass media provided under Section 11, Article XVI of the Constitution,” Calida said in a statement. This is the same argument the Duterte administration used in its attempt to revoke Philippine news site Rappler’s license to operate two years ago.

Rappler, which is headed by acclaimed journalist Maria Ressa, has several cases pending in the country’s courts that many organisations consider attacks on freedom of the press for its critical journalism.

The petition against ABS-CBN comes as no surprise, as Duterte himself had threatened on several occasions in recent months to close the media outlet, which employs 11,000 people. Duterte, who has often accused ABS-CBN of publishing “unfair” reports about him, urged the company’s owners last De-

cember to sell the network to Filipino investors or he would shut it down.

Some media suggest the president’s enmity with the network began during the 2016 presidential race, when ABS-CBN refused to air his campaign advertisement. “We must not allow the vindictiveness of one man, no matter how powerful, to run roughshod over the constitutionally guaranteed freedoms of the press and of expression, and the people’s right to know,” the National Union of Journalists in the Philippines said in a statement.

ciate India’s support for China’s fight against the NCP Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia, the official name for coronavirus,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said.

“India’s acts of goodwill fully demonstrate its friendship with China,” Geng said during an online media briefing while replying to a question on Modi’s letter to Xi. Prime Minister Modi also offered India’s assistance to China to face the challenge, besides conveying condolences over the loss of

lives due to the outbreak.

The prime minister also conveyed to Xi his appreciation for facilitating evacuation of around 650 Indian citizens from the worst-affected Hubei province last week.

A sizeable number of countries have evacuated their citizens from China and restricted movement of people and goods to and from China. India too has put restrictions on the movement of people to and from China as part of precautionary measures to contain the spread of the virus.

“We stand ready to work with India and other members of the international community to jointly tackle fight the epidemic and safeguard regional and global public health security,” Geng said.

Indian Ambassador to China Vikram Misri told the Indian media here on Monday that India was in touch with Chinese officials to find out the immediate requirements to deal with the epidemic.

30 killed by Boko Haram militants in Nigeria: Official

ABUJA, FEB 10 (IANS): At least 30 persons were killed in an attack by Boko Haram militants on a community located in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno, state Governor Babagana Zulum said on Monday.

An unknown number of women and children were also abducted while at least 18 vehicles, including lorries and others conveying foodstuff, were burned down when the gunmen attacked the Auno community in Konduga local government area of the state on Sunday,

Zulum told Xinhua.

Several other local residents sustained injuries during the attack, about 24km north of Maiduguri, the capital of the restive northern state.

The attack started at about 10 p.m. local time on Sunday, with the gunmen blocking the major road leading to the Auno community and raiding surrounding villages.

Zulum, who visited the spot early Monday, blamed the attack on the Boko Haram militant group.

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The bereaved family would like to acknowledge and express our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation for the love and support that has been rendered and for the many expressions of sympathy and gestures of kindness shown to us during the illness and demise of our Late Father Satuo Kuotsu who departed for his heavenly abode in the early hours of 28th January 2020.

We would like to offer our heartfelt thanks to all our many countless friends, well wishers, sympathizers, neighbours, relatives, colony people, societies, churches, organizations, unions, associations, prayer groups who had extended their love and support in numerous ways, physically, materially, financially, spiritually during our most difficult time.

We are overwhelmed and humbled by the various gestures you have extended, for which we will be ever indebted to you all.

We express our sincere regret for our inability to thank each individual but we pray the Lord God bless each of you.

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S. Korean film ‘Parasite’ beats Hollywood biggies

Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’ movie has been ‘pretty much scrapped’

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reen Day front“We’ve got a green m a n B i l l i e Jo e light from HBO, and the A r m s t r o n g h a s script is currently going said that plans for a big- through a couple of rescreen adaptation of their writes here and there, so Joaquin Phoenix, Renée Zellweger and Brad Pitt at the Oscar 2020.

The cast and crew of ‘Parasite’ with the awards at the Oscar 2020. seminal album ‘American I’m not sure when exactly Idiot’ have been “pretty we’re going to start shootouth Korean film written in a foreign lan- never write to represent our country.

The movie also won in the feature. ing, but it’s definitely all “Parasite” beat Hol- guage -- the last was Pedro But this is very personal”. international feature film category, “Happy to be first recipient un- much scrapped”.

T h e p o l i t i c a l l y - systems go at the moment,” lywood biggies like Almodovar’s “Talk to Her” “I thank all the actors who are defeating other nominees from coun- der the new name (of the category),” charged 2004 album was he told NME in 2016. “ Jo k e r ” , “ 1 9 1 7 ” a n d in 2002, reports variety. here with me today for bringing this tries like France and Spain. It was Bong said.

The punk icon was “Once Upon a Time in com. film to life,” he added. earlier called best foreign language (IANS) responsible for reviving the US band’s career, and speaking for this week’s Big Hollywood” to win the “Parasite” revolves was later adapted into a Read and also revealed that best picture Oscar on Sun- around one family who Tony-winning musical Donald Trump attended day night that was given a cons their way into the Best performance by an actor in a leading role: Joaquin Phoenix, “Joker” which spawned produc- the musical’s opening night musical touch by artistes employ of another, much Best performance by an actress in a leading role: Renée Zellweger, “Judy” tions across the globe. in New York. such as Elton John and wealthier, family. The Best picture: Kwak Sin Ae and Bong Joon Ho, “Parasite” It was initially reportExplaining his unlikeEminem. film’s themes centre around Best director: Bong Joon Ho, “Parasite’ ed in 2011 that Tom Hanks ly attendance, Armstrong “Parasite” is the first wealth and entitlement, the Best performance by an actor in a supporting role: Brad Pitt, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” was interested in producing said: “At the beginning of non-English to win the top disappearing middle class Best animated feature film: Josh Cooley, Mark Nielsen and Jonas Rivera, “Toy Story 4” a big screen adaptation of ‘American Idiot’ there’s honour. and moral relativism in the Best animated short film: Matthew A. Cherry and Karen Rupert Toliver, “Hair Love” the project, before the film a montage of all this pop On Sunday night, the face of survival.

Best original screenplay: Bong Joo Ho and Han Jin Won, “Parasite” was finally confirmed in culture garbage, one be92nd Academy Awards “Parasite” is nomBest adapted screenplay: Taika Waititi, “Jojo Rabbit” 2013 and playwright Ro- ing ‘American Idol’, and ceremony saw many more inated in six Academy Best live-action short film: Yves Piat and Damien Megherbi, “The Neighbor’s Window” lin Jones revealed he was another was him saying: highs.

Award categories including Best production design: Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” ‘finishing up’ the script in ‘You’re fired!’,” he says.

The Oscars did not director, production deBest costume design: Jacqueline Durran, “Little Women” 2014.

“So that’s the reason have an official host this sign, international feature Best documentary feature: Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert and Jeff Reichert, “American Factory” But after spending he came, because he’d heard year too, but it was well film, film editing and best Best documentary short form: Carol Dysinger and Elena Andreicheva, “Learning to Skateboard in a years in development hell, that his face was going to opened by Janelle Monae’s picture.

Warzone (If You’re a Girl)” Armstrong told NME that be on the screen. He’s a musical performance.

It has been a favourite Best performance by an actress in a supporting role: Laura Dern, “Marriage Story” the project has been placed sociopath, you know?”

Bong Joon Ho and since it claimed the Palme Best sound editing: Donald Sylvester, “Ford v Ferrari” firmly on ice.

Last month, ArmJin Won Han have won d’Or at last year’s Cannes Best sound mixing: Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson, “1917” It comes after Arm- strong also revealed that the best original screen- film festival, and earned Best cinematography: Roger Deakins, “1917” strong previously said that he wants the band to replay Oscar for “Parasite”, $165 million at the worldBest film editing: Michael McCusker and Andrew Buckland, “Ford v Ferrari” HBO had finally given record their sixth album, becoming the first South wide box office thus far.

Best visual effects: Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy, “1917” the go-ahead to the long- ‘Warning’.

Korean film to win an In his acce ptance Best makeup and hairstyling: Kazu Hiro, Anne Morgan and Vivian Baker, “Bombshell” gestating project.

(NME) Academy Award. speech on Sunday night, an Best international feature film: South Korea, “Parasite” There have only been emotional Bong said that Best original score: Hildur Guðnadóttir, “Joker” five other original screen- “writing a script is always GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND Best original song: Elton John and Bernie Taupin, “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” (FoxNews) OFFICE OF THE ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER play winners for movies such a lonely process. We

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Sunny, who was accompanied by her husband Daniel Weber to Thailand, was feted with the Asia One Women empowerment Award, 40 under 40, Influential Asian Award and India’s Fastest Growing Brand award for her cosmetic line StarStruck.

The actress said: “My cosmetic line is a reflection of me, and my team and we have worked really hard to get every aspect of it right .The award completely belongs to the team StarStruck and Daniel that has got the brand global recognition.”

The event was graced by prominent diplomats where she was bestowed with the profilic awards.

On the acting front, ollywood actress ours at the 13th Edition Sunny will next be seen in Sunny Leone re- of Asian Business & Social “Koka Kola”. ceived three hon- Forum in Thailand.

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op singer Justin Bieber donated $100,000 to a fan here who was raising money for mental health awareness. Bieber was in the city promoting his upcoming album “Changes” with an appearance at MTV’s Fresh Out Live event. And while in town, the “Yummy” star took the time to share a generous donation with fan Julie Coker, who was campaigning for the cause, reports aceshowbiz.com.

“I work for mental health now because of my own mental health struggles in the past. And it’s important for us to talk about mental health because more than 50 per cent of us will have a mental health challenge in our lifetime,” Coker told the New York Post.

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We, the Changchor Union Dimapur extend our heartiest congratulations to Shri T. Sepichem Sangtam, S/o Late Tsisekyu Sangtam (Retd. PA to DC Kiphire) for being promoted to the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Excise, Dimapur, Nagaland.

The Union further wishes and prays to the Almighty God to guide and grant him more success in all his future endeavors.

(Tsathrong Stm) President, CUD

(Setsachem Stm) General Secretary, CUD

WESTERN VIYIXE VILLAGE UNION FELICITATION

Western Viyixe Village Union, Dimapur would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to Dr. Aloto Yepthomi, S/o Late Pukiye Yepthomi for completing Ph.D Education from International Institute of Art and Theology and bringing laurels to the whole village.

The union also wishes him best of luck for all his future endeavors.

(President) Mr. Katoshe Yepthomi

(General Secretary) Mr. Kutoho Chishi

IN THE COURT OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DIMAPUR DISTRICT : NAGALAND NOTICE Dt. Dimapur the 11th Dec 2019 NO.REV-7/90-D/6144-45/ Notice is hereby given that the PWD (Housing) Department has applied for issue of Patta under Dag No. 10 & 15 measuring an area of 09B-02K-03Ls (135,792 sq. ft.) at Block-8.

The undersigned hereby invites claims/ objections concerning to the said land and should be submitted to this court in written within 1 (one) month from the date of issue of this notice.

(ANOOP KHINCHI), IAS DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

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UNITY VILLAGE AO SENSO TELONGJEM 5TH MILE, DIMAPUR

FELICITATION Office of the Unity Village Ao Senso Telongjem (UVAST) 5 th Mile, Dimapur extends our deepest appreciation and congratulate Shri. Chuba Walling, Dy. Commandant, 9th IR Nagaland for being conferred the President’s Award during the 71st Indian Republic Day on 26th January 2020. We praise our Almighty God for the honour and pray that you will continue to be successful in your entire endeavor. May you bring more laurels to our Unity Village Ao Senso Telongjem. May God bless you and your family.

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it to India,” an Indian representative at the company’s stall told PTI. The company’s presser was originally scheduled to be held at 4 pm.

Notwithstanding the health scare, China’s largest SUV manufacturer Great Wall Motor (GWM) announced it will invest USD 1 billion in India to tap the market that is set to be among the top three auto markets globally. The investment will be made in a phased manner in areas including research and development, manufacturing, and sales and marketing.

“We firmly believe

Ado Bizo Secretary DVC

Whereas Smti. Shyerenle Tep, W/o Late Shwenhilo Tep (No. 2539 UBC. DEP, Kohima) who expired on 21/12/2019 has applied for issuance of Succession Certificate to Draw / Operate / Transfer her late husband's Pension / GPF /Gratuity /GIS / FBF / Commutation / Leave encashment and SBI Account No. 20028269031 (Tseminyu Branch) under section 375 of the Succession Act 1925.

Public are hereby asked to file any claims / objection within 30 days from the date of issue of the notice failing which no claims / objection will be entertained after the stipulated time.

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UNGMA SENSO TELONGJEM DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

FELICITATION The Ungma Senso Telongjem Dimapur, (USTD) with great joy and immense pride would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to our esteemed leader Shri. SHARINGAIN LONGKUMER on being elected as the Speaker of the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly.

The USTD would also like to express our profound gratitude to our Honorable Chief Minister, Nagaland Shri. Neiphiu Rio and the PDA members for the support and trust upon our Leader. It is our sincere prayer that the Almighty God grant him good health and long life for greater success and achievement in his future endeavours.

(TAKANUNGBA LONGKUMER) President, USTD

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of the participating firms.

In the first instance of impact of outbreak on Auto Expo, China’s FAW Group firm automaker Haima Automobile on Wednesday cancelled its scheduled press conference as top leadership team of the company could not make it to India. One of the leading Chinese automakers, the company displayed its seven-seater MPV 7X and SUV 8S and electric vehicle E1 here at the expo.

“We had to cancel the scheduled press conference as leadership team from China could not make

The Darogapathar Village Council hereby extends its heartiest congratulations to Shri Sharingain Longkumer, resident of Darogapathar village, who won from 26 Aonglenden constituency on NDPP ticket, on being elected to the post of Speaker, in the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly.

The Council wishes him all good health and luck in his endeavours in the days and years to come.

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A model of the S-A1 urban air taxi concept is on display during a Hyundai Motor Company news conference before the CES tech show, Monday. (PTI)

that India will become one of the top three auto markets in the world in the next three-five years...

Our aim is to establish a comprehensive ecological chain covering research, production, sales and marketing...,” said Hardeep Brar, Director, Marketing and Sales of the Indian subsidiary of GWM. Chinese firms led by the likes of Great Wall Motor, First Automotive Works (FAW) and electric bus and battery maker BYD have booked around 20 per cent of the total space of around 40,000 square metres at automobile show of the Auto Expo here at Greater Noida.

Country’s largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India announced its target of selling the next one million “green vehicles” in the next couple of years as it accelerates its eco-friendly mobility drive. Maruti Suzuki India Managing Director and CEO Kenichi Ayukawa said the company has already sold a million green cars, comprising CNG and smart hybrids in the last decade.

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ndia’s biennial flagship motor show Auto Expo kicked off on Wednesday under the shadow of coronavirus outbreak as officials of Chinese participants stayed away from pavilions, on a day when China’s Great Wall Motor announced an investment of USD 1 billion to tap into the country’s auto market.

Keeping in tune with the changing landscape of the automotive industry globally which has also been reflected in India, major manufacturers such as Maruti Suzuki India, Hyundai, Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, Renault, Mercedes-Benz, Voklswagen and Skoda along with new entrants such as Kia and Hector showcased their range of electric vehicles, concepts and upcoming SUVs. Being held at the time of deadly coronavirus outbreak, many delegates and participants besides media men could be seen wearing face masks -- a rarely seen scene in the previous editions of the expo -- while hand sanitisers were ubiquitous at the guest lounges

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Pak crush Bangladesh by innings in first Test 3rd ODI: India look to avoid

Pakistan players celebrate after the dismissal of Bangladesh Liton Das during the fourth day of their 1st test cricket match against Bangladesh at Rawalpindi cricket stadium in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on Monday. (AP/PTI)

Rawalpindi, Feb 10 (AFP): Pakistan completed a crushing innings and 44run victory over Bangladesh on the fourth morning on Monday, taking a 1-0 lead in the two-Test series.

Bangladesh were

bowled out for 168 in their second innings after resuming the day on 126-6 as Pakistan’s pace and spin attack was too hot to handle despite a flat Rawalpindi stadium pitch.

Fast bowler Naseem

Shah, who at 16 years and 359 days became the youngest bowler to take a Test hat-trick on Sunday, finished with 4-26 and was declared man of the match.

Despite Naseem be-

ing unavailable to bowl on Monday with rib pain, Pakistan mopped up the last four wickets in 90 minutes, inflicting their 10th defeat on Bangladesh in 11 matches with one draw.

Bangladesh skipper Mominul Haque started the day confidently, squaredriving paceman Shaheen Shah Afridi for his fifth boundary in the first over, but then fell leg-before in the same over for 41.

Liton Das (29) and tail-ender Rubel Hossain kept Pakistan at bay for 11.5 overs before Mohammad Abbas trapped Rubel leg-before for five.

Leg-spinner Yasir Shah dismissed Das lbw and had Abu Jayed for three to finish with 4-58 and complete the win.

With the victory, Pakistan gained 60 points in the World Test Championship, taking their tally to 140 points.

India lead the nineteam championship table with 360 points followed

by Australia (246) and

England 146.

Top two teams on the championship table will play the final at Lord’s in June 2021.

Pakistan’s victory was on the cards after they bowled Bangladesh out for 233 in the first innings and then piled up 445 in reply, with Babar Azam smashing 143 and Shan Masood 100.

This becomes Bangladesh’s sixth defeat in 14 months, including their fifth by an innings. They have yet to score a championship point in three Tests.

The second Test starts in Karachi -- after a two months break -- from April 5-9.

Bangladesh had only agreed to tour Pakistan in three phases due to security concerns over a long stay, first playing a threematch Twenty20 series last month.

They will also play a one-day international in Karachi (April 3) before the second Test.

Sekrenyi Open Air Rifle shooting competition DIMAPUR, Feb 10 (NPN): The 3rd Sekrenyi Open Air Rifle shooting competition under the aegis of Kohima Air Rifle Club and Tsutuonuomia Peli Union will take place on February 19 at T.Khel, Kohima village at 12:00 noon.

Entry form has been made available at Sports World, Old Taxi Stand, Kohima, Alenuo Belho, Pan shop near GMS T. khel and Pfonuo Pan Shop DBS Junction. Entry fee has Special guest, Dosau Kuotsu, President, NDPP 5 Ghaspani-II A/C along with Dazzling been fixed at Rs. 200.

The length of the shooting range is 10 metres. The first United Club members and others during the inaugural function of the 3 day-long 2nd Dazzling United Amateur Badminton Championship at Indoor Stadium, Medziphema position will carry a cash prize of Rs. 7000 while the second and third place winners will get Rs. 5000 and Rs. 3000 reTown, Monday. spectively. Last date of submission of entry fee is February 17.For details, contact; 9856569364/ 9436005636.

WDWSA informs

Runaway Ligue 1 leaders PSG beat Lyon PARIS, FEB 10 (AGENCIES): Second-half substitute Edinson Cavani rediscovered his scoring touch as Paris St Germain beat Olympique Lyonnais 4-2 to edge closer to a seventh Ligue 1 title in eight years on Sunday.

Uruguay striker Cavani struck his first goal in almost six months after being barely used on his return from injury. His goal completed the win to put PSG on 61 points from 24 games.

Thomas Tuchel’s side, who also scored through Angel Di Maria, Kylian Mbappe and a Fernando Marcal own goal, lead secondplaced Olympique de Marseille by 12 points.

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velopment, Govt. of Nagaland to grace the opening programme as the special guest, and Orenthung Lotha Deputy Commissioner and chairman District Sports Council, Wokha as the guest of honour.

hav, who was below par in the first two ODIs. Following the defeat last Saturday, skipper Virat Kohli had said that ODIs will be of the least focus for India this year, but that doesn’t mean they won’t come out firing and seek to end the series with a win.

In fact, Shardul Thakur, in the pre-match presser on Monday, said that team will look to come out with positive intent and go for the win against in the dead rubber.

“Every match is important. Just because we are 0-2 down, this does not mean that the final match is not important. Every international match holds a key. We are 0-2 down. We can express ourselves and we will play with freedom,” Thakur told reporters on the eve of the third ODI. From New Zealand’s point of view, it would be about avenging the whitewash in the T20Is and they

would be desperate to go for the kill. For the injuryriddled New Zealand, Kane Williamson’s return will be a welcome one.

Tim Southee bowled through an illness in the second ODI and, depending on his progress, the hosts might want to rest him to keep him fresh for the Tests and bring in Scott Kuggeleijn. Their batters, especially Ross Taylor, has been in great touch and the hosts would once again bank on him to make the most of the batting conditions which are likely to be on offer at the Bay Oval.

The last two ODIs at this venue both featured India, during the 2019 series, and if those games are anything to go by, this should be a good batting track.

India won both their last ODIs in Mount Maunganui and thus would love to replicate that success in order to avoid a clean sweep.

Bayern stay top DDIBCSF 17th annual sports meet held M AP U R , F EB 1 0 team spirit and focus in despite draw DI (NPN): Dimapur District life, said Aier. he further

BERLIN, FEB 10 (AGENCIES): Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich drew 0-0 with visiting RB Leipzig on Sunday, missing their chance to increase their lead at the top of the table, with their opponents staying a point behind in second place.

“Bayern expected us to play higher. We did not want to play too deep,” Leipzig coach Julian Nagelsmann said. “It was clear we would have to overcome a period of intense Bayern pressure and we did it well to go into the break with a 0-0.

“We then had our chances in a good second half but overall it is a deserved draw and we can live with that.”

Inter Bible Colleges Sports Fellowship (DDIBCSF) 17th annual sports meet was held at Agape College, Padumpukhuri, Dimapur from February 6 to 8th.

Retired commissioner and secretary, Dr Maongwati Aier (IAS) on the occasion spoke on the importance of games and sports in developing and shaping one’s personality.

Sports helps to inculcate discipline, physical fitness,

wished the students the best and encouraged them to be tolerant, patience and learn the art of team spirit.

Altogether 21 colleges took part in the sports meet under the theme “unity through sports fellowship”. During the three day-long events, sporting activities like football, volleyball, badminton, table tennis and 100 meter sprint was played to mark the sports meet.

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MOUNT MAUNGANUI, FEB 10 (IANS): Having already lost the series, Team India will now look at a consolation win when they face New Zealand in the third and final ODI at the Bay Oval on Tuesday.

While India were comprehensively beaten in the first ODI even after posting 347 in Hamilton, they came out with an improved performance with the ball, only to be undone because of the top-order failure in the second ODI in Auckland.

Having nothing to lose, India could thus give a shot to Rishabh Pant, who has warmed the bench all tour thus far, in the final encounter. They could also bring in Manish Pandey, who made the most of his opportunities in the T20Is, but hasn’t been given an opportunity in 50-over cricket. Pandey performed well in India’s 5-0 thrashing of the Black Caps in the T20Is and is likely to replace Kedar Jad-

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DIMAPUR, FEB 10 (NPN): The 5th Lt Emi Merry (IAS) memorial football and volleyball championship will begin on February 11 at local football ground, Wokha, 9 am onwards. In this regard, the organizing committee of WDWSA has invited the general public to attend the said inaugural programme.

Vilone Sakhrie, Addl.

DC Dimapur Anoop Khinchi and others during the inauguration of Dimapur District Director and HoD, Dept.

Badminton Association (DDBA) fitness gym at United colony, Dimapur Monday. of Women Resource De-

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2020

NE Utd, Jamshedpur share spoils in thrilling draw Real Madrid, Barca recover

Players of Northeast United and Jamshedpur FC in action during their ISL match.

ups from their last games.

Youngsters were presented with an opportunity to prove themselves, with the likes of Amarjit Singh, Rafique Ali, Sandip Mandi and Ninthoinganba Meetei earning a start.

The hosts dominated proceedings and took an early lead through Gallego.

Ninthoi was the architect of the move that saw the youngster split the Jamshedpur defence with an incredible through-ball in the path of Andrew Keogh.

The Irishman’s first

touch was not the best and Subhasish Roy Chowdhury was able to get down and make a comfortable save.

But the ball then landed at the feet of Gallego, and the net was left unprotected with the custodian still down after the initial save.

The Uruguayan slotted it in comfortably to make it 1-0.

The Highlanders were in control for most parts of the first half and displayed some impressive passing movements across the pitch, with Lalengmawia playing a key role in

Morgan named captain of the year by ESPNcricinfo New Delhi, Feb 10 (PTI) Eoin Morgan was on Monday named captain of the year by the ESPNcricinfo Awards jury for leading England to their maiden ODI World Cup triumph.

After losing to Sri Lanka and Australia in the tournament, England needed to win four straight games to lift the trophy which they did, winning the title after a tied thriller against New Zealand.

The ODI batting performance of the year award went to Ben Stokes for his nerveless performance in the World Cup final. He made an unbeaten 84 in the regulation 50 overs and a further seven in the Super Over. Stokes’ epic rearguard in the Headingley Ashes Test lost out narrowly in the Test batting category to Kusal Perera who made a landmark 153 not out against South Africa in Durban to take the title.

Sri Lanka were 52 for

Eoin Morgan

three chasing a steep 304 to win when Kusal came in to bat in the fourth innings.

With nine wickets down and 78 runs to chase, Perera played one of his greatest knocks to see them home.

Jofra Archer, who was voted the Debutant of the Year, also starred in the World Cup, with threewicket hauls in five of England’s first six games. He finished the tournament as their leading wicket-taker, and took that form into the Ashes series that followed,

Training camp for blind footballers in Nagaland

DIMAPUR, FEB 10 (NPN): For the first time in Nagaland, a blind football demo and training camp will be organised on February 15th and 16th at Don Bosco Hr Sec School Ground, Riverbelt Colony, Dimapur.

A press release from Diethono Nakhro, State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities stated, the two-day camp will comprise of training basic skills of the game to interested young B1 players (athletes who are totally or almost totally blind), as well as training session for coaches and referees on rules and regulations of the game and other coaching tips. While a demo game with an invited team will be played on day-2 to conclude the camp. A brief inaugural programme will be held at 9:30 am to kick off the training camp on February 15th, while on February 16th, a blind football demo game will be held at 12:30 pm followed by a closing programme to mark the conclusion of the camp.

The camp is being conducted by the Office of the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Nagaland, in collaboration with the Indian Blind Football Federation (IBFF). The

organising partners are Nagaland State Disability Forum (NSDF) and Prodigals’ Home (PH), Dimapur. It was informed that an established blind player, Indian International Gabriel was expected to come in from Bengaluru to help train the players and play in the demo exhibition game as well. The organising committee has invited the general public to be part of this first-of-itskind event and also encourage our young athletes to build the game and compete at a professional level.

Blind Football is a fast paced 5-a-side football played by visually impaired athletes using a ball with a noise-making device inside.

Matches are played between two teams, ground size of 40m X 20m, each with four outfield players and a goalkeeper.

The pitch is surrounded with a rebound wall; the sport is played with no throw-ins and no offside rule, which ensures non-stop action. Matches are played over two halves of 25 minutes each, plus 10 minutes for half-time. All players are blindfolded before a game so that this becomes a ‘level playing field’ for all players partial or fully blind.

producing six-fours in two Tests and finishing with 22 wickets at an average of 20.07.

Matt Henry, whose three-wicket spell in the World Cup semi-final knocked India out of the tournament, won the award for ODI Bowling performance of the year.

Meg Lanning and Ellyse Perry of Australia won the women’s batting and bowling performances of the year awards, respectively.

box deflected to the upright by the opposite custodian before being cleared off the line by Kai Heerings.

However, it did not take long for Acosta to redeem himself with a brilliant goal from outside the area to make it 2-2.

Jamshedpur were then presented with an opportunity to take the lead from a set-piece just outside the NorthEast box. Memo struck it fine and provide his side with the lead for the first time on the night.

That should have been the three points for Jamshedpur but Farukh Choudhary received his marching orders after an altercation with Lalengmawia earned him his second yellow. NorthEast capitalised on the man advantage immediately, with Leudo sending it past Rafique to make it 3-3.

Memo was unable to deal with Heerings’ long ball into the box and it landed perfectly for an alert Leudo, who netted the last goal of the game.

Six goals, nine yellow cards and a red card later, the draw was a fair result.

The hosts dominated the first half but their inability to finish off chances cost them the two points.

Mehta bags National Snooker Championship

Inter hit back to stun Milan and go top of Serie A

PUNE, FEB 10 (IANS): Aditya Mehta beat multiple-time world champion Pankaj Advani 6-2 to win the National Snooker Championship here.

Karnataka’s Vidya Pillai edged past Amee Kamani of Madhya Pradesh 3-2 (41-68, 57 -35, 37-61, 69-50, 87-05) to defend her senior ladies snooker title in the women’s snooker final.

Representing Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) in the clash, Aditya Mehta won the first frame with a break of 103 while the score remained 103-17.

He lost the next two frames 50 -58, 47-48 and it looked like Pankaj Advani was staging a comeback but Aditya Mehta held his nerves to win all the following four frames to win the title with a 6-2 score line in the best of 11 frames at the National Snooker Championship.

MILAN, FEB 10 (AGENCIES): Inter Milan went top of Serie A on Sunday after completing a remarkable second half comeback to overturn a two-goal deficit and beat AC Milan 4-2.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic set up Ante Rebic’s opener before scoring with a header, as Milan held a deserved 2-0 lead at the break. But a Marcelo Brozovic volley and Matias Vecino strike in the space of two minutes saw Inter draw level at the start of the second half, before Stefan De Vrij’s header put them in front in the 70th minute.

Ibrahimovic hit the post with a late header as Milan pressed for an equaliser, but Antonio Conte’s side sealed the win in stoppage time through a Romelu Lukaku header. Inter move into first place on goal difference, after catching Juventus on 54 points following their 2-1 defeat by Hellas Verona on Saturday, while Milan are 10th with 32 points.

Conte admitted Inter can dare to dream of the title ahead of a week that will test his team’s credentials.

MADRID, FEB 10 (IANS): FC Barcelona came back twice from a goal down before Clement Lenglet’s second half header gave them a 3-2 win away to Betis that keeps them within three points of Real Madrid at the top of the Liga Santander.

Barca kicked off knowing they needed a win to avoid falling five or six points behind Real Madrid, who had won in Pamplona earlier on Sunday, but the game was only five minutes old when Lenglet was penalized for handling Nabil Fekir’s shot allowing Sergio Canales to score the penalty, reports Xinhua news agency.

Betis’ were ahead for just two minutes before Frenkie De Jong scored from close range after an assist from Lionel Messi, but Fekir restored Betis’ lead 20 minutes later.

Barca were struggling to control the game, but Busquets got them level with another close range finish after a Messi free kick.

Lenglet scored the winning goal in the 73rd minute after yet another assist from Messi, but didn’t finish the game as he was shown a

Barcelona players celebrate their team first goal. (PTI)

second yellow card after a foul on Joaquin, moments after Fekir had also been sent off after seeing two yellow cards in 10 seconds: one for a foul and another for complaining.

Real Madrid also recovered from their midweek Copa del Rey exit as they too came back after receiving an early goal to win 4-1 away to Osasuna.

Unai Garcia opened the scoring following a corner in the 15th minute, but Isco equalized in the 33rd minute after a shot from Gareth Bale had been blocked, and Sergio Ramos headed Madrid ahead after Casemiro had flicked on a corner.

The result was in

the balance until the closing minutes before Lucas Vazquez in the 84th minute and Luka Jovic, who scored deep into injury time, made the win look easier than it actually had been.

In other match, Real Sociedad won the derby 2-1 at home to Athletic Club Bilbao, who rested nearly all of their regular starters ahead of Wednesday’s Copa del Rey semi-final.

Portu put Real Sociedad ahead in the 65th minute and although Inaki Williams equalised shortly afterwards, Alexander Isak continued his impressive recent form when he was on hand to score the winner with eight minutes left to play.

Inter Milan players celebrate after the match.

Inter host Napoli in the Coppa Italia semi-final first leg on Wednesday, before travelling to third-placed Lazio on Sunday, who are one point behind them in the standings.

“It’s still very early to talk about something we can only dream of for now,” the Inter coach told Sky Italia. “We can have a dream. It’s a very

intense period for us coming up and after that we’ll have a better idea of our potential and our real capabilities. “We must face important matches, starting from Wednesday’s with Napoli, then Lazio, who have really strengthened over the years.

“We can’t achieve everything from one day to the next, but we are building.

These guys proved they have great strength and guts today.” Milan started strongly, coming close when Hakan Calhanoglu smashed a low shot off the post from outside the box. They took a deserved lead five minutes before the break when Ibrahimovic headed a lofted pass into the path of Rebic for a tap-in.

BAI revamps domestic tournaments

HYDERABAD, FEB 10 (IANS): The Badminton Association of India (BAI) has decided to revamp the domestic tournament set-up in order to have a performance-oriented approach.

A multi-level tournament structure at the senior level with close to Rs 2 crores as prize money has been introduced which will help to create a sustained pool of excellence. The revamped structure will have three levels of tournaments with the Level 3 having six BAI Series Badminton tournaments in a year with Rs 10 lakhs as prize money for each tournament. With no restriction on entry in qualifying, 30 singles players and 15 in paired events as per BAI Ranking will get direct main draw entries.

While the first three tournaments will be held from May to June, next three will follow in November. In Level 2, four BAI Super Series Badminton tournaments will be held, which will have Rs 15 lakhs as prize money for individual tournaments.

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Guwahati, FEB 10 (AGENCIES): NorthEast United and Jamshedpur FC played out an exciting 3-3 draw in an Indian Super League (ISL) clash on Monday at the Sarusajai Stadium, Guwahati.

Federico Gallego (4’), Redeem Tlang (77’) and Jose Leudo (88’) scored for the hosts while David Grande (45+1’), Noe Acosta (82’) and Memo Moura (85’) were on target for the visitors.

Playing for pride, both managers made a host of changes to the starting line-

from Cup exits with league wins

making it happen. But they were just unable to add a second, despite winning as many as six corners in one half alone.

The Men of Steel were passive for most parts of the second half but struck deep in added time to make it 1-1. Grande leapt above every player in a NorthEast shirt to head home Amarjit’s cross and equalise the scores against the run of play.

The second half was evenly contested by both sides, with the equaliser providing Jamshedpur with the momentum to push forward in search of a second.

But it was the Highlanders who drew first blood yet again, with a lurking Redeem latching on to Sandip Mandi’s poor clearance off Martin Chaves’ cross and slotting it in with an acrobatic effort.

Minutes later, the Men of Steel were handed an opportunity to level the scores again after Wayne Vaz was penalised for handling the ball in the area.

Acosta’s poor spot-kick was stopped by Subhasish at the expense of a corner.

Seconds later, the Spaniard saw his shot from inside the

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