February 13, 2020

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Vol XXX No. 67

DIMAPUR, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020 Pages 12 ` 5.00

Pondy adopts resolution against CAA, NPR and NRC

ISL: Goa ease past Mumbai City FC

China nCov death toll reaches 1,113

national, Page 5

sports, Page 12

international, Page 9

COVID-19: State to seal Intl border

Correspondent

KOHIMA, FEB 12 (NPN): State home department has issued an alert against novel corona virus by directing deputy commissioners of districts bordering Myanmar to take immediate steps in sealing the international frontier as part of an overall preventive initiative against spread and transmission of the deadly virus. The notification was issued by deputy secretary Hatneikim Kipgen.

Novel corona virus has claimed over 1,000 lives in China while several thousand confirmed cases have been reported.

The health and family welfare (H&FW) department has also directed all its officers and staff to remain in their places of posting till further notice. H&FW principal director Vizolie Z Suokhrie said this in an order issued on Wednesday.

Speaking to Nagaland Post, H&FW deputy director and spokesperson on corona virus Dr Nyan Kikon said from January 30 till date, 74 persons had returned from China and other affected countries. He said 15 of them had been

By-elections: YTC bans canvassing

DIMAPUR, FEB 12 (NPN): Yimchungrü Tribal Council (YTC) has resolved that no individuals should canvas or promote political agendas for the forthcoming by-poll to 60 Pungro-Kiphire A/C before the poll date announcement

by Election Commission. In a press release, YTC general secretary Laji Luyanba said that the resolution was adopted at an emergency held at Nagaland House, Delhi attended by YTC officials, executives and advisors. It has directed all the frontal leaders under YTC and GBs and Councils not to involve in politics. Failure to abide by its directive, YTC cautioned that the necessary action would be taken against the defaulters as deemed fit.

WSH supports NTUCT DIMAPUR, FEB 12 (NPN): Western Sumi Hoho has expressed solidarity with the Naga Tribal Union Chümoukedima Town (NTUCT) over the latter’s resolve to prevent training of about 1,200 fresh police recruits at Chümoukedima town. WSH said it supported recruiting of unemployed youth, but demanded that an open recruitment system “through the system of right procedure and a transparent system be judiciously implemented at the earliest for the sake of posterity.”

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“We used everything to win Delhi. Seems voters preferred biryani to bullet.”

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kept under home isolation and were under constant supervision. On apprehension of the deadly virus entering the State via Arunachal Pradesh, which shares border with China, Kikon said the State nodal officer of Arunachal had informed that as the Indian Army had already sealed the international border, no human cross-border movement was taking place.

Pointing out that there was no cure to corona virus and no vaccine, h explained that treatment could be symptomatic and supportive, but it could be prevented by basic hand washing.

The deputy director informed this correspondent that people coming from China and other affected countries were being screened at points of entry with thermal Infrared screeners since January 15, while screening had started at Dimapur airport from January 30.

The Airports Authority of India at Dimapur has been asked to share lists of passengers travelling from China and other affected countries transiting Kolkata airport for onward journey to Dimapur with the H&FW

department for early detection and intervention.

He advised people with suspect cases to get themselves checked at district hospitals since primary health centres, community health centres and health sub centres were not well equipped. He claimed that personal protection equipments and other kits had been dispatched to all the district hospitals, adding the department was in constant touch with all the districts.

And as there was no cure to the virus, Kikon appealed to citizens to frequently wash hands with soap, cover mouth and nose with handkerchief/tissue or elbow while coughing or sneezing.

He stressed that keeping hands clean before and after caring sick persons was essential, while close contact with anyone having cold, cough or flu like symptoms should be avoided.

As per World Health Organisation, there have been 45,125 novel corona virus cases, of which 4,781 have recovered, and 1,115 deaths till 6 am on Wednesday, while three cases have been detected in India in India (Kerala) with no death.

nCoV renamed as ‘COVID-19’ by WHO

GENEVA, FEB 11 (PTI): The new coronavirus that has killed over 1,000 people in China and sickened more than 43,000 others globally has been named ‘COVID-19’, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday.

“We had to find a name that did not refer to a geographical location, an animal, an individual or group of people, and which is also pronounceable and related to the disease,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was quoted by the official Chinese media as saying at a media conference in Geneva on Tuesday. The CO stands for corona, the VI for virus and the D for disease, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of WHO, announced Tuesday at a news conference at the agency’s headquarters in Geneva.

The death toll from the virus in China on Monday rose to 1,017 with confirmed cases totalling to 42,708, Chinese health officials said on Monday.

JLF to constitute panel for early pol. settlement

DIMAPUR, FEB 12 (NPN): Joint Legislators’ Forum (JLF) on Naga Political Issue has decided to constitute a core committee for reaching a negotiated political settlement early.

In this regard a nominating committee has been formed with NLA speaker and JLF chairman Sharingain Longkumer, leader of opposition TR Zeliang, parliamentary affairs minister Neiba Kronu and H&FW minister S Pangnyu Phom as members. The committee has been entrusted to form the core committee comprising legislators cutting across party affiliations to urge the Centre and all stakeholders to reach an early settlement of the Naga political issue.

This followed a consultative meeting of JLF held under the chairmanship of NLA Speaker at the conference hall of Assembly Secretariat in Kohima Wednesday. During the meeting, the members deliberated extensively on the Naga political Issue and felt the urgent necessity for reaching an early negotiated political settlement and constitute a core committee in this (Cont’d on p-7) regard.

LPG price hiked; Oppn demands roll back

NEW DELHI, FEB 12 (PTI): Cooking gas LPG price on Wednesday was hiked by a steep Rs 144.5 per cylinder due to spurt in benchmark global rates of the fuel. But to insulate domestic users, the government almost doubled the subsidy it provides on the fuel to keep per cylinder outgo almost unchanged.

LPG price was increased to Rs 858.50 per 14.2 kg cylinder from Rs 714 previously, according to a price notification of stateowned oil firms. This is the steepest hike in rates since January 2014.

Domestic LPG users, who are entitled to buy 12 bottles of 14.2-kg each at subsidised rates in a year, will get more subsidy.

The government subsidy payout to domestic users has been increased from Rs 153.86 per cylinder to Rs 291.48, industry officials said. For PMUY beneficiaries, the subsidy has increased from Rs 174.86 to Rs 312.48 per cylinder.

Oppn slams LPG price hike: Congress on Wednesday accused the Modi government of “electrocuting” the budget of the common

NUTA stages sit-in protest against CAA, NRC Ex-minister T Tali passes away

Teachers and students during the sit-in protest at NU campus at Meriema. (NP)

Correspondent

KOHIMA, FEB 12 (NPN): Along with other Nagaland University (NU) campuses, the NU campus at Meriema Wednesday organized sit-in protest against recent attack on teachers and students in various universities across the country during protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Act and National Register of Citizen.

The protest was attended by Nagaland University Teachers’ Association (NUTA) members, research scholars’ forum, student representatives and others.

Speaking at the event, CEC NUTA president Prof.

Rosemary Dzüvichu expressed serious concern over the attacks on teachers and students during the past months at various universities. Dzüvichu said CAA was highly undemocratic and against the secular fabric of the country.

Prof. Dzüvichu said it was time for the central government to listen to the voice of the citizens and change the policy and revoke the CAA. Maintaining that every citizen should be able to exercise their fundamental rights guaranteed by the constitution, CEC NUTA president remarked that if the government did not respect the constitution then

the dark days were ahead.

Also, addressing the rally, former president of NUTA Prof. G.T. Thong said it was very serious matter that the premier institutions in the country like JNU were attacked over CAA issue.

He said today Muslims were attacked, but next target could be Christians, Dalit, and other religions.

He called upon the gathering to unitedly fight against such undemocratic activities.

NUSU vice president Chinge NA, NUTA Kohima campus president Prof. B.V. Rao and NUTA general secretary Prof. D. Kuolie also address the gathering.

DIMAPUR, FEB 12 (NPN): T Tali, former minister of Nagaland, passed away in Dimapur on Wednesday after a brief illness. He was 77. He is survived by his wife, three daughters, son, son in-law, two granddaughters, three brothers and three sisters.

Family sources said send-off ser vice would be held at his private residence, House No. 33 next to East Dimapur Ao Baptist Church, Purana Bazaar on February 13, 2020 at 8am and funeral service would be held on February 14, 2020 at Kangtsung Village, Mokokchung. Late T Tali first became an MLA in 1977 and was elected five times from 21 Tuli constituency and served as minister for two consecutive terms before his retirement from active politics in 2008.

Leaders from across the political spectrum led by state chief minister Neiphiu Rio have mourned the demise of former minister.

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In a condolence message, chief minister said late Tali was a committed student leader, a sincere government servant and later joined politics and went on to become a minister in the government of Nagaland.

Describing late Tali as “a fine gentleman with a soft spoken personality”, the chief minister said he made friends across the spectrum.

In his death, Rio said the people of Nagaland have lost a good and prominent public leader, who loved and served the public for many years with zeal and commitment.

man by raising the price of LPG cylinders by Rs 144 and demanded its immediate rollback. Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said with an average of 12 cylinder refills by each of the 25.21 crore consumers in this country, the common people will have to shell out Rs 43,562 crore annually with this hike.

“The Modi government has today electrocuted the budget of the common man. Modi government has today attacked the budget of India’s women. The Modi government with one stroke of the pen has increased the price of gas cylinder by Rs 144, taking the price of nonsubsidised gas cylinder to Rs 858.50,” he told reporters.

Trinamool Congress and CPI(M) slammed the BJP-led government at the Centre for the hike in cooking gas price, alleging that the objective of the move was to avenge the saffron party’s drubbing in the Delhi assembly polls.

BSP supremo Mayawati attacked the Centre over a steep hike in the price of LPG or cooking gas cylinder, terming it as a “cruel decision” against the poor.

Kejriwal to take oath as Delhi CM on Feb 16 NEW DELHI, FEB 12 (PTI): AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, who spearheaded the party’s landslide victory in the Delhi Assembly polls, will take oath as the chief minister for third consecutive time in a grand public ceremony on February 16 at the Ramlila Maidan here, amid indications all the outgoing ministers will be retained in the seven-member Cabinet. The oath-taking ceremony at 10 am at the very same historic ground from where 51-year-old Kejriwal along with Anna Hazare led a massive anticorruption agitation in 2011 that became a launching board for his political career is expected to be attended by people in large numbers.

All the newly-elected party MLAs have being asked by party leaders to ensure huge participation from their constituencies, according to party sources on Wednesday. AAP won 62 seats in the 70-member Assembly with BJP accounting for the remaining 8 and Congress drawing a blank.

Kejriwal held a meeting with newly elected MLAs in the morning at his residence.

CTAMK flays malpractice in recruitment

DIMAPUR, FEB 12 (NPN): The executive body of Chumoukedima Town Angamimia Mechü Krotho (CTAMK) along with its affiliating units– Chumoukedima Town Mothers’ Association, Chumoukedima Town Youth Organisation and Chumoukedima Students’ Union – held an emergency meeting Wednesday over appointment of about 1,200 police personnel as against only 208 posts advertised and recruited through open recruitment rallies on November 15, 16 and 18, 2019. Condemning such act of nepotism and unfair practice in Naga Christian society, the meeting decided to oppose the malpractice until and unless corrective measures were taken.

It also requested the public and NGOs to come forward and join hands to fight against such malpractice in government establishment even as thousands of educated Naga youth were seeking employment to earn their livelihood. This was stated in a press release by CTAMK president Zeneilie Angami and general secretary T Kedorü Kuotsu.

JCPI reiterates demand for one cut-off date

DIMAPUR, FEB 12 (NPN): Joint Committee on Prevention of Illegal Immigrants (JCPI) has reiterated its demand that there should be only one cut-off date of December 1, 1963 for enforcement of ILP in the State, including Dimapur, which was “non-negotiable”. JCPI demanded that the government get into the practical aspect of implementing ILP with proper standard operating procedures backed by clear-cut official notifications. Observing with all seriousness that its deadline of January 31, 2020 for submission of Banuo Commission’s report on RIIN had been totally ignored, JCPI during a meeting on Wednesday also decided to convene an important meeting of all tribal apex bodies and leading mass-based civil society organisations at Saramati Hotel 11 am on February 18 to discuss (Cont’d on p-7) the next plan of action.

First leg of ‘Choral Festival’ kicks off from Dimapur Latvian envoy bats for ties in various fields

Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, FEB 12 (NPN): Latvian ambassador to India and Sri Lanka, Artis Bertulis kicked-off the first leg of the ‘Choral Festival’ here at Patkai Christian College as part of the four-state musical tour organized by Embassy of Latvia in India in collaboration with Associate Board of Royal School of Music (ABRSM).

Renowned Latvian music director, Janis Ozols conducted the choir comprising of singers from Patkai Christian College (Autonomous), Hope Centre for Excellence, Kuda Village Baptist Church in front of a full house.

Ambassador Bertulis’s wife-- Esmeralda Bertulis who is also a professional singer and a pianist along with Laura Jukabsone, a composer, artistic director of vocal group Latvian Voice joined the choir.

Correspondent

(Standing front row from R) Latvian envoy Artis Bertulis, Laura Jekabsone, Janis Ozols, Zubeno Mozhui and Zingring Shishak.

The choir performed musical pieces like “Lux Aurumque” by Eric Whitacre, “Lux Aeterna” by Erkis Esenvalds, “Northern Lights” by Ola Gjeilo, “Locus iste” by Anton Brukner, “Bogoroditse djevo” by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Laura Jekabsone also performed two solo songs-“Requiem” by Gabriel Fau-

re and an original “Unam Udeb” composed and arranged by herself.

Earlier, Artis Bertulis, Esmeralda Bertulis and Janis Ozols addressed the gathering.

Talking to Nagaland Post, Esmeralda Bertulis and Janis Ozols said they were impressed by the performance of the local

talents.

Most importantly, Esmeralda and Janis said they were more impressed by the tenor, adding it is like a gold mine to find good tenor singers. However, in order to hone the singing skills, such upcoming singers needed thorough guidance and the grit, they added.

While admitting that there was huge potential amongst the Nagas, they reiterated that to become a real professional singer one has to undergo a lot of hard work.

Some of the singers can make it big, provided they commit themselves to be trained and work hard, they added.

KOHIMA, FEB 12 (NPN): Ambassador of Latvia to India, Artis Bertulis, on Wednesday expressed his desire to collaborate with Nagaland for promotion of culture, music and education in the state.

Interacting with media persons at Hotel Vivor here on Wednesday, Bertulis expressed happiness over Naga people’s concentration on preservation their culture and heritage.

The visiting dignitary, who is on his maiden visit to Nagaland, said that he met chief minister Neiphiu Rio, chief secretary Temjen Toy and leaders of Task Force for Music & Arts (TaFMA) and discussed on possibility to work together towards promotion of music, especially choral music. Stating

that Latvia has a strong tradition of choral singing, the ambassador said he would love to have music representation of Nagaland to Europe by 2023 during song festival. “Talented musicians can also study for degree in our academy,” he said. In reciprocal, he said “we also talked about our possible participation in the Hornbill festival of Nagaland.”

The ambassador, who visited the State Museum, said “I found similarity in the handicraft though we are 4000 miles away. This is one of the best museums I have been so far in India.”

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173 CRPF donates ring-well

Syamchand De speaking at the inaugural programme. (NP)

news in Brief

DSSU jubilee meeting: Dimapur Sümi Students Union (DSSU) has convened its first meeting for the upcoming golden jubilee on February 13, 2 p.m at DSSU office, Supply Colony opposite VJs Coaching Centre. All the seniors, leaders and former leaders, who have worked as DSSU executives since its inception till date, have been requested to attend the meeting.

ZCCI meeting: Zunheboto Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ZCCI) has convened meeting of business establishment within Zunheboto on February 14, 1:30 p.m at Town Hall Zunheboto. ZCCI has asked all business community to close down the shops and attend the meeting which will also be addressed by deputy commissioner (DC) Zunheboto, Peter Lichamo. ZCCI has warned that defaulters/ non-attendees found opening the shop during the meeting hour shall be penalised accordingly.

DEO Kohima informs: District education officer (DEO) Kohima, Dojü Khate has informed all the principals GHSS/headmasters/GHS and GMS head teacher under DEO Kohima to send a trained nodal teacher to collect required iron folic acid tablets (IFA) along with students enrolment list for their respective school at the DEO office from February 17 to 21 without fail.

KMC informs: Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) has informed all panchayat under its jurisdiction that national commission for safai karamcharis, ministry of social justice and empowerment will be visiting Kohima along with five officials from February 16-19. In this connection, KMC has convened a meeting with all panchayat/N605 / representatives of safai karamcharis (sanitary workers) and district administration on February 7, 9 a.m at KMC conference hall. All panchayat chairmen have been asked to attend or send their representatives without fail.

DCs Kiphire, Mon inform: Deputy commissioners of Kiphire, Sarita Yadav and Thavaseelan K, Mon have informed that the last date for uploading the details of arms license and issue of unique identification number (UIN) has been extended till June 29. All arms license holders without UIN under have been informed to produce their licence and furnish required particulars in prescribed format to the DC office, Mon latest by June 10 and Kiphire by April 30. All Arms license without the UIN will become invalid after June 29.

Kayakalp award under Wokha district: The peer assessment for Kayakalp award under Wokha district was conducted from January 31 to February 6. District hospital Wokha, Sanis and Bhandari CHCs, Wozhuro, Chukitong, Nyiro and Englan PHCs were assessed by internal team from the district. The assessment was done

by Dr. C.W. Tungoe, CMO, Dr. Zuben Kikon, Dy. CMO, Dr. Wemeri, SMO, Dr. Thungchanbeni Patton DPM (QA) and Mhonbeni Ezung, DPM.

DIMAPUR: St. Joseph University (SJU), department of Zoology hosted two-day national conference on bio-prospecting and conservation of biodiversity for sustainable agriculture and health (BCBSAH) from February 6 to 7.

A press release from PRO SJU Dimapur Fr. Savari stated that, guest speakers were Dr. Gaurav S. Dave, department of Biochemistry, College of Basic Science and Humanities, Sardr Khushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Gujarat, India and Dr. Satish Kumar Sang, department of Botany, Government VYT P.G. Autonomous College, Drug, Chhattisgarh, India.

The conference was sponsored by National Biodiversity Authority and Defence Research and Development Organization. Dr. D. Gnanadurai, VC, SJU gave the presidential address, Dr. C. Raghunathan, joint director/scientist- E, Zoological Survey of India delivered the inaugural address.

The conference also emphasized on the need to conserve the natural resources which in turn to satisfy the research needs for strengthening the sustainable management branches of science that involve the scientific study of living organisms. Dr. R Nandakumar was the convener of the conference.

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Correspondent MOKOKCHUNG, FEB 12 (NPN): A school bus (20 capacity), donated by Imkong L Imchen MLA and family, for the students and staff of Government High School Mangmetong (GHSM), was dedicated, Wednesday, by Mangmetong Baptist Church pastor, Lolen Imchen, at the school premise.

Speaking to Nagaland

EDCs formed for Doyang reservoir wetland

Post, on the sideline of the dedication, headmaster of the Government High School, Mangmetong, I Imchatoshi stated that the school bus was graciously donated by Imkong L Imchen and his family to the school, under the observation of the village council nominated committee.

He stated that the students and staff of the school would be ferried, free of cost, daily (accord-

ing to which, a Corpus Fund, has been set up by the donor for the service and maintenance of the bus). Imchatoshi claimed that “this is a history in the making”, with a government school owning a bus, for a free ride for the students and the staff of the school. He stated that the 85 students enrolled in the school would now be relieved of trekking the nearly 2 miles to get education.

DIMAPUR: Mokokchung College of Teacher Education (MCTE), Yimyu, Mokokchung celebrated its 9th foundation day at the college campus on February 12.

A press release from MCTE Mokokchung stated that, Dr. K.K. Upadhyay, director, college development council, Nagaland University was the guest of the programme and in his speech highlighted on the future change in the school, higher and the micro small medium enterprise (MSME) sectors.

He encouraged the college to move towards integrated course and UGC skill development programme.

Principal MCTE in her speech acknowledged all the past and present stakeholders whose contributions led to the establishment and wellbeing of the college. Pledge taking was a part of the programme.

Student bodies wish examinees; appeals for peace, power supply

DIMAPUR: Student bodies The union expressed hope environment and warned have extended best wishes to that their success would of stern action against the examinees appearing High bring laurel to their families defaulters. DNSU has also School Leaving Certificate and society. In view of requested the state power (HSLC) and Higher Second- students appearing their department to ensure stable ary School Leaving Certifi- examinations, ESSU has electricity across the state, cate (HSSLC) 2020 exami- appealed all citizens within which it said was not only nations. The unions have its jurisdiction to maintain a the duty of the department also appealed for peaceful peaceful environment. but a basic right of citizens. environment and constant DNSU: Diphupar DBSU: Dimapur power supply.

N a g a S t u d e n t s U n i o n Bengali Students’ Union Newly formed EDCs along with the forest department ESSU: Eastern Sumi (DNSU) has conveyed its (DBSU) while extending officials.

Students Union while ex- best wishes to all the exam- its best wishes to all the DIMAPUR: Wokha for- health of wetlands. tending best wishes to all the inees. It has also appealed examinees encouraged the est division and Doyang Chisayi, DFO, Doy- examinees has urged the stu- denizens within its jurisdic- students to study with opplantation division jointly ang plantation division dents to strive for excellence. tion to maintain a peaceful timism. organized a programme briefed the villagers about on local community to con- the objectives, implementaservation and formation of tion and expected outcome eco-development commit- of the Doyang reservoir tees (EDCs) with regard to wetland project. He also FOR Doyang reservoir wetland discussed the various activLATE. T. TALI on February 12. ities that would be impleA press release from mented in these villages.

FORMER MINISTER, NAGALAND Wokha forest division statProgramme was held ed that, Zuthunglo Patton, at the community hall, DFO, Wokha spoke about Forest Colony, Wokha and the role and importance chaired by Lansothung of wetlands as well as the Lotha, range forest officer, threats that wetlands face Baghty range. Altogether, due to developmental activ- over hundred participants ities. She also highlighted from 20 villages around the responsibilities as citi- Doyang reservoir attended zens, especially the newly and for which EDCs were formed eco-development formed for all 20. Tokiho, committees towards main- RFO, Doyang beat protaining and improving the posed vote of thanks.

SEND-OFF SERVICE

Dimapur lad excels at AYLTLC in Singapore

Rishav Sethi (3rd from R) along with other young leaders at the learning camp.

DIMAPUR: Asian youth leaders travel and learning camp (AYLTLC) in Singapore was held at National University of Singapore from February 6 to 10, wherein Rishav Sethi from

Dimapur represented more than 14,000 engineering undergraduates from his university.

A press release from NIIT Dimapur stated that, he was the team leader

ILPS Commission 10 condemns clampdown on Naga civil society

DIMAPUR: International League of People’s Struggle (ILPS) Commission 10 has condemned the brazen harassment against Neingulo Krome, secretarygeneral, Naga Peoples’ Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR) after being prevented by India’s Modi government to travel without any due justification or explanation.

A press release from ILPS Commission 10 stated that, Krome, a staunch fighter for peoples’ right to self-determination, and known for his works in forwarding the rights of indigenous peoples, whether in his region in North East

India or across the globe, has been an international partner with the ILPS Commission 10 struggle on its campaigns.

The commission stated that, with the peace talks between India’s central government and the liberation movements of Naga and amid the repression on peoples’ movements, resource plunder and economic exploitation, political and military domination, the Naga people continue their assertion for self-determination as peoples with unique culture, identity and territory free from any foreign rule and oppression.

which won the team of The Year Award, besides winning Best Content Award at AYLTLC. Over 100 young leaders from different countries like Japan, Philipines, Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, Brunei & India participated in the event.

AYLTLC saw its 9th international edition this year and aims to bring worldwide student leaders through engaging activities to enhance their abilities in cross-cultural interaction

and cooperation, which will further equip them to be effective leaders.

Rishav Sethi, son of Ajay Sethi, director NIIT Dimapur and Anita Sethi did his high schooling from St. Mary’s High School & Hollotoli School in Dimapur, Nagaland before going out to Delhi for his higher studies. He is currently pursuing B.Tech (Software Engineering) from Delhi Technological University (erstwhile DCE).

WILL BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 13, 2020, AT 8:00 A.M. AT HIS PRIVATE RESIDENCE, HOUSE NO. 33 Next to EAST DIMAPUR AO BAPTIST CHURCH PURANA BAZAAR, DIMAPUR, NAGALAND *FUNERAL ON FEBRUARY 14, 2020 At Kangtsung Village, Mokokchung, Nagaland

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SJU hosts national conference on biodiversity

Students along with headmaster I Imchatoshi and others. (NP)

MCTE observes 9th foundation day

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT "A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better, than the day of birth." Eccl 1:1

Born 11/03/1925 - Died 06/02/2020 We, the bereaved family members of Late Imlitozuk Pongen (Chuchuyimlang) Unity Village, 5th mile, Dimapur would like to express our sincere and profound gratitude to every individual, friends, neighbours, relatives and all well wishers who stood by us physically, financially, materially and prayers during the brief illness and demise of our beloved Father on 6th February 2020.

We deeply regret our inability to thank each and every one. It is our sincere prayers that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

LOVING WIFE, CHILDREN AND ALL GRAND CHILDREN.

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DIMAPUR, FEB 20 (NPN): 173 Battalion, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constructed a common ring-well for Sodzulhou and 7th Mile villages. 173 Battalion, CRPF battalion is based at Dimapur Airfield. The well was dug under a CRPF civic action programme, in the common recreational

ground shared by the two villages and was inaugurated on February 12, by DIGP (Ops), CRPF Kohima, Syamchand De. Speaking on the occasion, Syamchand reassured locals saying that the deployment of security forces was meant for their benefit.

He also said that the people of Nagaland were lucky to be born in a place of natural beauty where locally

DIMAPUR: Naga Council Dimapur (NCD) on February 11 held an emergency meeting on February 11 with regard to the construction and development of the new Naga Cemetery at Zani village area. A press release

by NCD general secretary, Thsapongkyu Sangtam stated that during the meeting, a power-point presentation on the burial architectural design and model was presented by Chubakumla Pongen.

It said the councillors, present at the meeting, unanimously approved the model of uniform burial design. The release also informed that decision to extend the tenure of present councillors till May 31, 2020 so as oversee the completion of the new Naga Cemetery project was taken during the meeting. The project is due to be completed within three months time. Earlier, the meeting started with a welcome address by NCD president, T. Bangerloba and invocation by senior councillor, Mikha Lomi.

GHS Mangmetong receives school bus

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produced food items were free from artificial contaminants. Syamchand then expressed a wish that his tenure would be extended in Nagaland. He also invited to people to knock on his door whenever needed and extended a promise on behalf of him and his troops that they would always help to the best of their ability.

Earlier, the development committee of the two villages submitted a memorandum to the DIGP with a request to further help in constructing a basketball court. The DIGP inaugurated the well after a prayer said by Sodzulhou CRC associate pastor, M Keyho. The programme ended with a vote of thanks by development committee chairman, Z Kepfelhou Koza, who thanked the CRPF troops and officers and also former Dimapur DC, Kevekha Kevin Zehol for helping initiate the project.

NCD holds meeting for new cemetery

Nagaland Post, Dimapur THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020

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nagalandpost.com Poll Q.: Are people of India getting polarised by divisive politics?

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WEATHER FORECAST February 13

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Hazy sun

28 10

Hazy sun

23 8

Guwahati Hazy sun

28 12

Hazy sun

25 7

Aizawl Imphal

Itanagar Mostly sunny and nice

25 12

Shillong

Hazy sun

19 8

Kohima

Partly sunny

19 8

Dimapur Hazy sun

26 13

Partly sunny

20 10

Tuensang Partly sunny and cooler

13 5

Mkg Wokha

Hazy sun and not as warm

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S. Pangnyu Phom along with officials of DH&FW and food safety team at his residence on February 11.

DIMAPUR: S. Pangnyu Phom, minister of Health and Family Welfare encouraged the officials to work sincerely towards quality healthcare delivery on February 11.

A press release from DH&FW controlling and licensing authority, additional drugs controller, W. H. Patton stated that, Pangnyu said this at the review meeting held along with secretary to the government of Nagaland and principal secretary of DH&FW at the residence of the minister.

Pangnyu deliberated

with the officials on the activities and functioning of the Nagaland State Drugs Control Authority.

He directed the drugs control officials for strict implementation of Drugs and Cosmetic Act and Rules in the interest and safety of public health.

He added that any deviation of the law will not be tolerated henceforth, while directing the officials to take stern action against any licensed pharmacies running without fulfilling mandatory requirement as per law, for which state government will give full

Training for WRD drivers of head office

Officers along with drivers at the training programme. (DIPR)

D I M A P U R : O n e - d ay training programme on “duties of government drivers” was held in the conference hall of the chief engineer’s office, Water Resources depar tment (WRD), Kohima on February 11.

According to DIPR report, chief engineer, WRD, Er. Tsuktinungsang emphasized on the important role of drivers in a gov-

ernment body. Addl. chief engineer, Er. Hotovi Ayemi challenged the drivers to work sincerely and with dedication. Resource persons of the training were Er. Wapangnaro Imchen, executive engineer and Er. Razouvolie Kelio, superintending engineer where sessions were conducted on the topics “Roles and responsibilities of drivers for smooth and efficient

functioning”, “Road signage and its safety” and “Entries made in logbook in respect of station duties for claiming TA and vehicle maintenance records and its relevance”.

Vote of thanks was given by Er. Chubasashi Chang, superintending engineer. Altogether 15 participants attended the training from head office, WRD.

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Minister also directed the officials to submit total revenue generated annually through the sale of drugs/ medicine by licensed medicine dealer both in retail and wholesale to the government.

Pangnyu fur ther stressed that all departmental promotion will be based on merit-cum-seniority as per state government standing order.

Meanwhile, a meeting with food safety Nagaland team was also held with minister, secretary, principle director and senior

BBBP meeting held in Peren DIMAPUR: Meeting on Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) was held at DC conference hall, New Peren on February 12.

According to DIPR report, DC Peren, Sentiwapang Aier said that BBBP targets the girl child and requested all the concerned department to coordinate in the mentioned scheme.

The meeting discussed celebration of international women day/ week, inter sports day week, holding rallies in support of women’s rights and girl child etc in order to promote the girl child.

For the international women day/week to be held on March 8, DC Peren suggested members to form a core committee and also to set up a girls club to create more awareness to ensure survival and protection of the girl child.

NPF welcomes state BJP leaders into its fold

Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu along with BJP leaders who had joined NPF.

DIMAPUR: Nagaland People’s Front (NPF) has welcomed 22 state BJP leaders at a ceremony held in Dimapur on February 11, wherein NPF president Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu personally welcomed them.

A press release from NPF press bureau stated that, the state BJP leaders took a strong stand against the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 and joined the NPF giving a major boost to the opposition NPF. Dr. Shürhozelie while welcoming the BJP leaders to the NPF family said that, they have taken the right decision at the right time and right moment. He admitted that NPF though K Y M C

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being in the opposition today held the unique identity of the Naga people and claimed that NPF did not give birth just to fight for the election but to represent the Naga people.

President was also of the view that though NPF was in opposition today, it was temporary only and said that NFP will never compromise their ideology and will stand for the people.

Among the 22 BJP leaders included co-convenor of the law and legal affairs for the Nagaland state, Toshi Longkumer and former state president of the BJP’s minority morcha, Mukibur Rahman were among the leaders that joined the NPF.

During the occasion, former BJP leader, Mukibur said that one of the main reasons for the state BJP leaders for leaving the party was the introduction of the CAA and stated that sooner or later the Act will affect the people particularly the North East region.

He also asserted that they have joined the NPF as the party is tooth and nail against the CAA and is working hard to protect the identity of the people.

He also said that with the introduction of the CAA, the whole North East region was at risk as uncountable numbers of illegal immigrants will make their entry to the region soon and the ILP

was not going to stop them from entering the state, he added.

E a r l i e r, t h e p r o gramme was chaired by Bishnu Bhattacharjee, president NPF minority wing, invocation prayer by Hetoli Achumi, NPF central secretary, welcome address and introduction speech was delivered by Dr. Amos Lkr, NPF central vice president while vote of thanks was tendered by Er. Rhonthungo M Ovung, NPF central general secretary and benediction prayer was offered by Wangshikokla Jamnir, general secretary central women wing.

It is expected that more such right thinking leaders will join the NPF party soon.

officials of DH&FW on February 11 at minister’s official residence in Kohima.

Minister took a report on the status of the departments’ action against formalin laced fish with facts and figures and the amount of formalin being detected and types/species of fish tested.

He directed the food safety team to continue the analytical testing of formalin in fish and keep a constant surveillance of all food commodities with a stress on pork qualitative analysis especially at the entry points like Dimapur, Amguri, Mariani (Jorhart) and Tizit.

Minister was apprised of setting up of food testing laboratory in Dimapur as demanded by the public as Dimapur is the commercial hub of Nagaland and state revenue generated through Food Safety licensing and registration till date is Rs 1.33 crores with a generation of Rs 26.5 lakhs for the year 2018-19. A constant vigil is to be monitored at Khuzama check gate against influx of misbranded and sub-standard food items especially, Myanmar food products.

Children presenting special song during the service. (NP)

Staff Reporter DIMAPUR, FEB 12 (NPN): Two-day platinum jubilee celebration of Pyotchü Baptist Ekhumkho (PBE) held under the theme, “Nteno a Ehungpvuiden” (Elhi1:8) culminated Wednesday at Pyotchü village, Wokha.

Delivering greetings, advisor of IT, science and technology and new and renewable energy, Mmhonlumo Kikon said jubilee was an ideal time to reflect, strengthen one’s faith, seek God’s blessings, reconcile and work in unity.

Kikon also recalled

the work and contributions of his grandfather, who was the first Pastor of Pyotchü Village. He also assured to serve and support the inhabitants of Pyotchü Village.

The event speaker, Reve r e n d Z a n a o M o zhui from Lotha Baptist Church, Dimapur, encouraged the gathered people to strengthen their faith and cultivate better understanding for a better future.

At the morning session a prayer was offered

by United Baptist Church, Doyang Pastor Reverend Ellis Lotha; a special prayer for the in-laws was

offered by Reverend Zanao Mozhui; jubilee offertory prayer was said by Megshangpen Baptist Church, Pastor Emithung.

The first session began with an invocation by Liphayan Baptist Church Pastor Mhonbemo Ovung; special number was presented by choir, the in-laws I/c Nchumoni, Wokha and Zuthunglo, Dimapur, and Lotsii Baptist Church and benediction by ex Pastor Zuchumo Odyuo.

The celebration culminated with Longsa Baptist Church Pastor reverend LK Tsanglao as speaker for the evening session.

IMI 2.0 campaign held in Aboi town, Kiphire

Aboi medical team along with the troupes.

Mothers with children and CMO medical team in Kiphire.

DIMAPUR: The regional outreach bureau Imphal, Ministry of information & Broadcasting, India in collaboration with the ministry of Health & Family Welfare, India and New Delhi held an awareness campaign on Intensified Mission Indradhanush 2.0 (IMI) at Aboi town on February 12, by the private registered troupes M/S Kala Foundation, Babupara Durga Mandir, Imphal West and the M/S Kekhri Troupe, Khuzama village, Kohima.

A press release from NHM Mon media officer,

Leeyan Chemshy stated that, programme started with an introduction by the block programme manager, Aboi, Loche Konyak.

He briefed on the importance of immunization and the initiative taken by the govt of India to enhance the routine immunization through IMI. District media officer, NHM, Mon requested the crowd to spread the word and to regularly immunize their children as it was the responsibility of every parent to give their child good health, good education and good nutrition. The

troupes presented songs, dances and martial arts on the street.

Kiphire: Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 2.0 round three was launched on February 8 in aspirational district Kiphire at District Hospital Kiphire

by Dr. Tinurenla Anichari deputy CMO in the presence of Dr. K. Pewezo Khalo, DPO (RCH-UIP) Kiphire.

A press release from CMO office media cell stated that, Dr. Anichari appreciated those parents who brought their children to the special immuniza-

KPC monthly revival programme

SCERT conducts phase-II Pariksha Parv workshop in Dmu

DIMAPUR: Monthly revival programme of Koinonia Prayer Centre (KPC) was held from February 7 to 9, under the theme, “...I will establish my covenant with you then you shall know that I am the Lord” Ezekiel 16: 62, hosted by Keneikrül Noswe and family.

A press release from Koinonia media ministry stated that, testimonies were given by successful candidates of competitive exam Lunolü Sazo and Atobu Yeptho. Baptism was also given to six persons including three converts. During the three-day long spiritual festival, the praise and worship was led by Kevichütuo Sopfünuo along with the youth praise team, message in songs were presented by youth & junior CYE fellowship, Mengubeiü Khro, Neilhou Sopfünuo, Rubies, Neizosenuo Pienyü, Mhasilenuo Thong, men’s fellowship, Pienyü’s sisters, Azhanuo Semou, Vizosietuo Neo and Kesteilebeiü. The main speaker was Rev. Zotuo Kiewhuo, senior pastor Koinonia Baptist church principal, Kohima Bible College. The monthly revival programme is an inter-denominational spiritual festival conducted every second week from Friday to Sunday hosted by individual(s)/family pledging their faith in giving for the Lord’s ministry.

tion drives for vaccination and encouraged the parents to ensure that their children receive scheduled vaccines fully.

He also told them to disseminate information about the importance of immunization to their family members and community.

She appreciated all the level of staff for progressive improvement in immunization coverage within the district which was commendable and appealed for 100% vaccine coverage during this IMI 2.0 round.

Participants and resource persons during the workshop. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: State Council Of Education Research And Training (SCERT) in collaboration with National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) organized workshop on Pariksha Parv second phase on at Tourist Lodge, Dimapur on February 12.

According to DIPR report, chairperson SCPCR Nagaland, Awan Konyak in her keynote address stated that the campaign was initiated to combat

the negative outlook and perspective children have towards examinations and to create awareness and sensitize not only students but also the teachers on the issue of stress.

She said, as elders, with the responsibility of moulding the outlook and future of the child, parents and teachers should create an environment where learning was a welcome activity.

She also added that this encouraged the interest and hobbies of the child and the child is allowed to

think independently as an individual.

Topics of the day included stress in schools and its management, examination stress and tips for parents and teachers on examination. Resource persons were senior medical office, State Mental Health Institute, Kohima Dr. Viketoulie, clinical psychologist & director, Joyous Professional Counselling Center, Dimapur Vivi Zhimomi and research associate, Counselling Cell, SCERT Medemmongla Jamir.

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Will not tolerate illegalities: Assam NRC data goes offline from website Newly appointed Meghalaya HM

GUWAHATI/NEW DELHI, FEB 12 (PTI): A day after the NRC authority accepted non-renewal of its contract with Wipro on time as the cause for all data vanishing from official website, an RTI application was filed on Wednesday with the National Informatics Centre, seeking details of the pact with the IT firm.

Though NRC authority denied any wrong doing in all data going offline and put the blame of non-timely renewal to the earlier NRC State Coordinator Prateek Hajela, opposition Congress has alleged it as “malafide” and “deliberate” action.

While the Centre assured all that the data is safe and termed the data going offline as “technical issues”, IT service provider Wipro said authorities concerned did not renew the services contract for the project after it expired.

Social media went berserk after the news broke with netizens strongly criticising the NRC Authority’s “negligence” in handling the sensitive data, which contained the list of exclusion and inclusion of bonafide Indian citizens and were uploaded on its official website ‘www.nrcas-

Security forces at National Register of Citizen (NRC) state coordinator’s office. (IANS)

sam.nic.in’ after the final list was published on August 31, 2019.

Senior journalist-cumRTI activist Saket Gokhale filed an RTI application to the NIC, the IT wing of the government, and made it public through his twitter account.

He sought a copy of the contract with Wipro regarding online hosting and storage of the official NRC list of Assam.

“Please provide name and details of the company used for cloud storage of the Assam NRC list along

with the contract signed with it thereof,” the RTI requested.

Gokhale also sought all the relevant files pertaining to the contract renewal along with all official correspondence with Wipro and the cloud storage company.

In a separate tweet, the RTI activist questioned the NRC Authority’s decision to host the mammoth data on a private cloud service when the government has its own such platform.

“What’s even more murkier is that govt-owned

NIC has its own cloud service called Meghraj. Why the hell was the Assam NRC data stored on the Amazon AWS cloud when a domestic govt- owned option was freely available?” Gokhale tweeted.

He shared a screenshot from Wipro’s official website that talks about putting in place a “state-ofthe-art fluid data center at Guwahati”.

He questioned on the micro blogging site: “How on earth, then, did this data get on to a cloud service where it went offline? Who

authorized this - the NIC or the Assam Govt.?”

Meanwhile, a spokesperson of the Union Home Ministry on Wednesday clarified that the NRC data in Assam is safe even though some technical issues were visible and that will be resolved soon.

Reacting to the development, IT major Wipro said: “The IT Services Contract was not renewed by the authorities upon its expiry in October, 2019. However, as a gesture of goodwill, Wipro continued to pay the hosting service fee until January- end, 2020.”

Talking exclusively to PTI, NRC State Coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma accepted that the data have been made offline, but refuted the allegation of any “malafide” intent in it. “...this was not renewed by the earlier Coordinator.

So, the data got offline from December 15 after it was suspended by Wipro. I assumed charge on December 24,” Sarma said.

He also informed that the state coordination committee has discussed the issue in its meeting on January 30 and wrote to the Wipro during the first week of February.

Correspondent SHILLONG, FEB 12: Newly appointed Meghalaya Home Minister, Lahkmen Rymbui on Wednesday said that the government will not tolerate illegalities in the State even as he appealed to the netizens of the state to avoid spreading false information through social media.

He said citizens should be responsible because spreading of false news will lead to unnecessary problems.

Rymbui assumed charge as Home minister on Wednesday a day after Chief Minister Conrad Sangma effected a reshuffled of portfolios of four Cabinet ministers.

He replaced James, who was earlier in the centre of controversy over the inability of the state government to stop illegal transportation of coal.

“My priority is to see that peace and tranquility is maintained and the role of police is to ensure law and order, and tackle illegalities. My task is to see that there is confidence among the people. No ille-

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galities would be allowed, and we cannot allow it to grow roots,” Rymbui told reporters.

On the prevailing law and order situation including the agitation over the demand to implement Inner Line Permit (ILP) in the state, Rymbui said that he would meet various groups and organizations to discuss with them and work together for the betterment of the state.

A conglomerate of organizations under the banner of Confederation of Meghalaya Social Organizations (CoMSO) on Wednesday launched its agitation “Direct Action” to mount pressure on the government to implement its own ILP as well as assist the state police manning the anti-infiltration gates

to check influx at various check points.

“I thanked the people and various organizations as this is the first time that the government and the people are demanding implementation of ILP. When we have all joined hands on this issue, there should not be any apprehension because we are serious and wanted to get ILP implemented in the state. I appeal to all that we should work together and no one should take the law in their own hands,” the Home Minister said.

Rymbui said that he would hold a review meeting with police to know strength of the force and how to move forward.

On frequent incidents of attacks by Bangladeshi criminals along the IndoBangla border causing fear among the people, the Home Minister said , “There should be a close coordination between the state police and the Border Security Force. The incidents in the border were criminal activities and there is no connection with the Citizenship Amendment Act.”

‘Govt run madrassas to nCov: 1 under isolation in Mizoram Manipur CM inaugurates 5 new buildings of govt schools be converted into schools’ IMPHAL, FEB 12: Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Wednesday inaugurated new buildings of five government schools to mark the implementation of BJP-led coalition government’s “School Fagathansi Mission”.

The mission was launched on January 18 last year with an objective to give a facelift to government schools by developing modern infrastructure and deputing adequate manpower to enhance enrolment.

In the first phase of the mission, one government school each in all the 60 Assembly constituencies of the state were selected for upgradation as model schools. All these schools would be run and developed in a uniform pattern.

The schools where the ambitious mission was inaugurated today were:

Moirangpurel High School and Heingang High School in Imphal East district and Singjamei Chingamakha High School, Praja High School, Lamshang and SK Ideal High School, Ngairangbam in Imphal West district. The chief minister briefly visited all these schools one after another and inaugurated the mission in the presence of huge number of locals before the main inauguration function held at SK Ideal High School, Ngairangbam.

Addressing the occasion, Singh informed that adequate fund for the mission has been included in the state budget. A sum of Rs 43 crores had been earmarked in the revised estimate (RE) 2019-20 and another Rs 25 crores in the budget estimate 2020-21, he said. The chief minister claimed that since the launching of the mission, there has been a steep increase in the enrolment

of students in government schools.

He informed that under the mission, two schools located in Kasom in Kamjong district and Chandel in Chandel district would also be inaugurated soon.

The chief minister maintained that monthly review meeting would be held to track progress and identify needs of the schools run under the mission.

After the inauguration of 60 schools in each constituency of the state in the first phase, another 60 schools would also be identified soon for the next phase. In his address, Singh also emphasised on the need to change the education pattern of the state so that children can be nurtured in a manner to make them responsible citizens and job creators rather than producing students who aspire to seek only government jobs.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

DIRECTORATE OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT BLOCKS NAGALAND ::: KOHIMA

No.DRD/ESTT/RECT/Gr-III/I/2020/263

Dated, Kohima the 10th Feb 2020

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In reference and accordance to the P&AR Department (AR Branch) O.M. No.AR-3/Gen/ 174/ 2007(Pt) dated 26.10.2017 & 24.03.2018 and Govt. Approval No. RD/ESTT-11/2008 dated. 3.02.2020. Applications are hereby invited from Naga Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland for filling up the following post under Directorate of Rural Development Blocks, Nagaland Kohima.

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Name of the post 2 LDA- cum -Computer Assistant (District level)

No. of post(s) 3 22

Pay Matrix Level 4 Level - 4

1. Minimum educational qualification should be Bachelor degree in any discipline from a recognized University. For the Backward Tribes, minimum qualification required will be 10+2 passed from a recognized Educational Institution. Further, all candidates will be required to have working knowledge of computer operation, common office software application and will have to undergo a test on the basic use of computer.

2. The minimum age of candidate shall not be less than 21 years as on 10.02.2020 and not more than 30 years of age as on 10.02.2020. The relaxation of upper age limit will be governed by the existing policy of the State Government, including those relating to serving State Government employees & Physically Handicapped applicants.

3. The reservation of seats shall be as per the existing policy of the State Govt. as notified by the P&AR Dept. Nagaland.

4. In-service candidates should produce “No Objection Certificate” duly counter-signed by the concerned Head of Department with name & office seal, along with initial date of appointment.

5. The written examination will be for 80 marks consisting of General English, General Knowledge & Computer Application. The question shall be set in MCQ format.

6. The candidate’s selected in the written examination shall have to go for Computer Practical test which will consist of 50 marks.

7. The written and computer practical marks of the selected candidate shall be combined and evaluated for selection to viva voce, consisting of 20 marks.

8. Eligible candidates are to obtain the prescribed application format, from the Directorate of RD Establishment Branch, during office hours w.e.f 13.02.2020 upto 27.02.2020.

9. Applicants can submit the prescribed application format, with required documents along with 3 (three) passport photos to the DRDB Establishment branch, during office hours.

10. On the spot Admit card shall be issued to the applicants, after verification of their documents.

11. Incomplete documents will be summarily rejected.

12. Last date for submission of forms is on or before 27.02.2020. Forms received after the last date shall summarily be rejected.

13. Candidates are required to submit Rs.300/- as examination fee at the time of form submission.

14. Those applicants who have already submitted their applications earlier for the above post(s) are hereby informed to withdraw their application and re-apply in the standard format.

15. Date, Time and Venue for the said recruitment written examination will be notified at a later date through the local dailies. No separate calling letters will be issued to the candidates.

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GUWAHATI, FEB 12 ( AGENCIES): The Assam government will soon bring in a law to convert all government-run madrassas and Sanskrit tols (ashrams where Sanskrit is taught) into high schools and higher secondary schools, said Assam education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday, reports India Today.

Sarma said this process would be completed in the next two months.

“These madrassas will function within a regulatory

framework. We are bringing a law where government-run madrassas have to function under a regulatory framework and disclose the number of students enrolled. They will have to compulsorily teach general subjects along with religious one,” Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

Explaining the rationale for this, Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “Since the state is a secular institution, it can’t fund religious teaching.”

I, Mrs. SALTO SEMA (Former Name) Mrs. HANTSULA (New Name) serving as W/C Skilled Labour EE PWD (Housing) Central Division Kohima Nagaland. That my former name was SALTO SEMA however, my name has been changed / renamed to HANTSULA. Regd. No. 520/2020 Date : 11-02-2020.

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six other students who had returned from China in January and earlier this month, he said.

However, none of the seven students has complained of any illness, the official said.

A statement issued by the state health department said that no case of coronavirus has been detected in Mizoram so far.

A student, who has returned to Mizoram from another state, has been hospitalised at Zoram Medical

College due to high fever and respiratory problem, it said. However, the patient is not infected by novel coronavirus, the statement said. The health department also launched helpline numbers 8259930355 and 7630943153 to furnish information related to suspected coronavirus cases.

IN THE COURT OF DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE, WOKHA : NAGALAND S/C NO. 14/20

AFFIDAVIT

AFFIDAVIT (Declaration of Names) I, Shri. B. Photai Konyak, resident of Longkei Village, Mon District, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm on oath and declares as follows: 1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India.

2. That my correct and official name is B. Photai Konyak.

3. That however in some of my documents my name has been entered as B. Apho Konyak and B. Apho.

4. That the names B. Photai Konyak, B. Apho Konyak and B. Apho refer to one and the same person i.e. myself.

5. That this affidavit is made to declare that my correct and official name as B. Photai Konyak and the same shall be used for all official purpose and future references and correspondences.

6. That this affidavit shall also be used as a piece of evidence of the fact and proof as mentioned above and also to be used for rectification.

That the statements in the above paras are true to the best of my knowledge and nothing false has been stated. I sign this affidavit before the competent authority at Kohima, Nagaland on this the 28th day of January, 2020.

Deponent Magistrate/Notary Public Authenticated by me Regd. No. 1/2/20 Zekuseto Natso Date: 28/01/20 Notary Public

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Aizawl, Feb 12 (PTI): One more student returning to Mizoram from China has been put under "home isolation" as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus in the state, taking the total number of such cases to seven, a health department official said on Wednesday.

The student was screened at Lengpui airport upon his arrival to Mizoram on Tuesday and put under "home isolation" like the

IN THE COURT OF

NOTICE NOTICE INVITING CLAIMS/OBJECTIONS OF OTHER CLAIMANTS(S) UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 370 OF THE INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925 FOR ISSUE OF SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE. Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate/pension benefits of Late Vidito Pienyu has been applied by Shri/Smti Pezalhounuo Metha R/o Chedema Village H.No/Ward No 199 Wokha, Nagaland W/o, S/O, D/O Lt. Vidito Pienyu for possession of: Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate/pension benefits of the said deceased may, if she/he so desire appear in this Court or before 11.03.2020.

Given under the hand and seal of the Court on this day the 11.02.2020.

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MULTI DISCIPLINARY TRAINING CENTRE NAGALAND KHADI VILLAGE INDUSTRIES BOARD NAGARJAN, DIMAPUR. 797112 NO.KVI/MDTC-ADV/57/19-20/

Date. Dimapur the 12th February 2020

ADVERTISEMENT The M D T C (NKVIB) Nagarjan, Dimapur is organizing Normal Training course for Educated unemployed persons for the session 2019-2020 under the trades of : 1. BEE KEEPING 1 month Stipendiary The above stated training course will commence from Date 3rd March 2020. During training period, numbers of official holiday will not be counted.

Applicants are also informed that hostel facilities will be provided for both boys and girls. Criteria for obtaining Forms may produce minimum class VIII passed / attended proof with Aadhaar Card, Interested applicants are requested to collect the forms from the office and submit before 28th February 2020. For details contact Mobile No. 9856372599/ 9436600527, during office hours.

PRINCIPAL DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE

Principal MDTC (NKVIB) Dimapur, Nagaland

MOKOKCHUNG, NAGALAND

NOTICE

NOTICE INVITING CLAIMS OF OTHER CLAIMS(S) UNDER THE PROVISION OF SECTION 370 OF THE INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925 FOR ISSUE OF SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate/pension benefits of Late Imtimenla has been applied by Shri/ Smt. Temjenmar R/o Longkhum Village, H.No/ 256 Mokokchung, Nagaland H/O Late Imtimenla for possession of.

Notice is hereby given that any person interested in the administration of the estate/pension benefits of the said deceased may, is she/he so desire to appear in the court on or before 03/03/2020.

Given under the hand and seal of, the court on this day the 03/03/2020.

Sd/Principal District & Sessions Judge Mokokchung, Nagaland MKC-57 IN THE COURT OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE DIMAPUR : NAGALAND S/C 78/2020 NOTICE NOTICE INVITING CLAIMS/OBJECTIONS OF OTHER CLAIMANT(S) UNDER THE PROVISION OF SECTION 371 OF THE INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925 FOR ISSUE OF SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate/pension benefits of Late Atsungsanger has been applied by Smti. Imnajungla, R/o H. No. 21-A, Churches Colony, Dimapur, Nagaland sister of Late Atsungsanger for possession of: 1. Pension Benefits 2. SBI A/c No. 20238405317 Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate/pension benefits of the said deceased may if she/ he so desire appear in this Court on or before 11th March, 2020.

Given under the hand and seal of the Court on this the 10th Feb, 2020.

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GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

DIRECTORATE OF LABOUR NO.LBR-984/84/552 //

New Capital Complex NAGALAND :: KOHIMA

Dated Kohima, the 5th Feb, 2020

CIRCULAR This is to inform to all the interested candidates that, the training course on cutting & tailoring, knitting and embroidery for the year 2020 is scheduled to commence from April, 2020 at the respective Labour Welfare Centres (LWC); (i) LWC Dimapur (ii) LWC Nagaland Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd Tuli, Mokokchung (iii) LWC Wazeho Mini Cement Plant, Phek and (iv) LWC Doyang Hydro Electric Project (DHEP) Doyang. The application forms for the 8 (eight) months training course will be issued from 1st March 2020 at the respective Labour Welfare Centres during office hours. The last date for submission of the application forms will be on or before 15th March, 2020. As seats are limited applicants will be selected on first cum first basis. The Department will provide all the training materials, kits, free of cost to each trainee throughout the training period.

(Er. S. L. WATI AIER) Labour Commissioner Nagaland, Kohima.

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Pondy adopts resolution against CAA, NPR and NRC

V. Narayanasamy addresses the Puducherry assembly.

BJP legislators staged a walk out after registering their objection to the tabling of the resolution.

As soon as Narayansamy started reading out the contents of the resolution, BJP members V Saminathan, K G Shankar and S Selvaganapthy were up on their feet and objected to the moving of the resolution. They were heard saying the resolution was a “murder of democracy” and “violation of constitutional provisions.”

They later trooped out of the House and did not return for the rest of the session.

The resolution urged the Centre to withdraw the CAA as it was “totally opposed to the principles of secularism.”

It was passed after the Chief Minister, his cabinet colleagues and legislators belonging to the Congress and its ally the DMK spoke on the resolution.

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NEW DELHI, FEB 12 (IANS): Observing that any condemned convict is entitled to avail legal aid till his last breath, a Delhi court on Wednesday gave a deathrow convict in Nirbhaya rape and murder case liberty to choose his own counsel after his lawyer refused to represent him in the matter.

During the hearing on issuance of fresh death warrant, Advocate A.P. Singh apprised the court that he no longer represents convict Pawan Gupta in the case.

The case pertains to the gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old girl in the national capital in December 2012. Out of the four convicts, Pawan is the only one who has not yet availed of the remedy of either curative or mercy petitions, which will be the last judicial and constitutional resort available to him.

Victim’s parents and the Delhi government had moved the application on Tuesday demanding a new date for their hanging but in view of the fresh turn of events, Additional Sessions Judge Dharmendra Rana adjourned the matter till Thursday.

“Let the justice be done even though heaven falls.

The court reserves an opinion that any condemned convict is entitled legal aid till his last breath,” the judge stated. He gave Pawan the “liberty to choose” his counsel from the list of empanelled advocates of the Delhi State Legal Service Authority.

“Granting the prayer made into the application without hearing the counsel of convict would render further hearing in the matter as ornamental and superfluous,” the court observed.

The matter will now be heard on February 13 at 3 p.m. The court further observed that adequate time should be given to Pawan to choose his counsel and also to the lawyer to study the case.

“In order to avoid any delay, A.P. Singh must provide the file of convict Pawan so that the learned counsel to be assigned to him is in a position to represent him in the court tomorrow,” Judge Dharmendra Rana said. During the course of proceedings, lawyers representing Nirbhaya’s family, said that the convicts are adopting “all kinds of delay tactics to aviod execution of death warrant”.

It was further argued that the move was another ploy to derail the proceedings. Nirbhaya’s mother, Asha Devi, broke down in the courtroom and pleaded with folded hands in front of the judge saying she has been seeking a date of hanging of the four convicts for years now.

Speaking to IANS, A.P. Singh said that he dropped Pawan from the case as “he is not doing any charity”.

“I am a professional lawyer and till the time my finances are cleared, I have no problem,” he said.

NEW DELHI, FEB 12 (PTI): A day after the party’s rout in Delhi elections, the knives are out in the Congress with leaders blaming each other and raising questions on whether the party has outsourced the task of defeating the BJP to others.

AICC Delhi in-charge PC Chacko sought to put the blame of the party’s decline on late Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, saying the party started losing ground in 2013. Dikshit was chief minister of Delhi at the time. “The party’s downfall started since 2013. The party lost in all subsequent elections thereafter and the new outfit AAP took away all the Congress votebank,” he said without naming Dikshit.

With par ty leader Milind Deora slamming him for his remarks, Chacko said he did not name Sheila Dikshit and his remarks were being wrongly interpreted to run a campaign against him. “I did not name Sheila ji, who did good governance and ensured all-round development of Delhi during the 15-year Congress rule,” he told PTI. The party’s poor performance has triggered a blame game within the party, with Congress leader Sharmishtha Mukherjee taking on senior party leader P Chidambaram, who had welcomed the AAP win as “defeat of bluff and bluster”. She asked the

PC Chacko (File)

former minister if the state Congress units should shut shop in case the party had decided that others will take on the BJP across states.

“With due respect sir, just want to know- has Congress outsourced the task of defeating BJP to state parties? If not, then why are we gloating over AAP victory rather than being concerned about our drubbing? And if ‘yes’, then we (PCCs) might as well close shop!“ asked Mukherjee.

Sharmishtha is daughter of former President Pranab Mukherjee, who has been a Congress leader all his life.

The Congress drew a blank for the second time in Delhi elections and its vote share plummeted to 4.26 per cent from 9.7 per cent in 2015. Deora slammed Chacko for his remarks saying, “Sheila Dikshit ji was a remarkable politician and administrator. During her tenure as chief minister, Delhi was transformed and Congress was stronger than ever. Unfortunate to see

her being blamed after her death. She dedicated her life to Congress and the people of Delhi.”

Dikshit’s former aide Pawan Khera said, “Just a data point. In 2013, when we lost, Congress vote share in Delhi was 24.55 pc. Sheila ji was not involved in 2015, when the vote share slipped to 9.7 pc. In 2019, when she was back in charge, the vote share came up to 22.46 pc.”

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor posted an Urdu couplet on Twitter saying, one is taking pride in someone else’s victory, even in the party’s defeat.

“The Delhi results are disappointing for Congress but there are consolations: the BJP’s divisive politics has been repudiated with their rout; AAP’s development message is what has prevailed over identity politics; and 8 months after sweeping the LS polls the winners have been rebuked,” Tharoor said in another tweet.

Chidambaram, the former finance minister, had welcomed the AAP victory in Delhi polls, saying, “AAP won, bluff and bluster lost.

The people of Delhi, who are from all parts of India, have defeated the polarising, divisive and dangerous agenda of the BJP. I salute the people of Delhi who have set an example to other states that will hold their elections in 2021 and 2022.”

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NEW DELHI, FEB 12 (PTI): Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Wednesday asserted that the electronic voting machines cannot be tampered with and that there was no question of going back to ballot paper.

He also said that the Commission would engage with political parties in coming days on various electoral reforms and the model code.

Addressing the ‘Times Now Summit’, the CEC lamented that day-to-day dialogue is becoming “more coarse “ and it should be “avoided”.

He said EVMs can malfunction like a car or a pen but they cannot be tampered with, adding the machines are in use for 20 years now and there was no question of returning to the ballot paper.

Various courts, including the Supreme Court, have upheld the use of the machines to cast votes, he pointed out.

Responding to a question on holding Lok Sabha and assembly elections simultaneously, Arora said the call on the subject has to be taken at the political level.

Once a decision is take, the Commission can only facilitate its implementation.

He also informed that his colleagues in the EC are collaborating with IITMadras to set up a “block chain” system where, say a person from Rajasthan working in Chennai can vote for elections in Rajasthan while remaining in the Tamil Nadu capital.

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PUDUCHERRY, FEB 12 (PTI): The Congress-ruled Puducherry on Wednesday adopted an Assembly resolution against the controversial amended Citizenship Act, becoming the first union territory in the country to say no to the law.

Earlier, states including Kerala and West Bengal, whose Chief Ministers Pinarayi Vijayan and Mamata Banerjee, respectively, are at the forefront of antiCAA movements, had adopted Assembly resolutions against the Act. Amidst an opposition boycott, the one-day special session of the territorial Assembly adopted the resolution tabled by Chief Minister V Narayanasamy.

It also registered strong protest against the National Register of Citizens and National Population Register.

Members of the opposition AINRC and AIADMK boycotted the session while the three nominated

undhu said the resolution was “adopted unanimously.” The resolution stated that the CAA had caused “pain and chaos” among the people at large in the country.

The enactment of the legislation in the Parliament had created “peaceful agitations across the country,” it added. The CAA was shattering to pieces the principles of secularism which is the basis of the constitution, it said. Claiming that there was a hidden agenda in the CAA as the Muslims were ignored, it said the law was “totally injurious” to the great sacrifices made by Mahatma Gandhi for protection of secularism.

The resolution alleged that certain forces were trying to introduce religious sentiments by forgetting the path shown by the first Indian Prime Minister, the late Jawaharlal Nehru.

“If there was any space available for the divisive forces it would only mean that a historic blunder would be committed, hitting the cardinal principles of secularism (and) the great sacrifices made by martyrs and freedom fighters of the country.”

The resolution also expressed disappointment over the CAA not including the Sri Lankan Tamils, staying at various places and in refugee camps in the neighbouring Tamil Nadu, for Indian citizenship.

Nirbhaya: Court says death row convict entitled to legal aide

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Nagaland Post Vol. XXx NO. 67 Dimapur, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020

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Delhi has spoken

ven before the last vote was cast at the Delhi assembly election 2020, the mood in the national capital was high and expectant during the highly vitriolic campaign launched by the BJP, the ruling party at the Centre against the ruling party in Delhi, the Aam Admi Party(AAP). The BJP had deployed its top guns including everyone from Modi to Shah to its central ministers, party bigwigs and a state chief minister to dictate the narrative. That undoubtedly changed Delhi assembly election into a national election. The AAP was battle ready with Arvind Kejriwal as its chief ministerial face. Surprisingly BJP did not bother to have a chief ministerial face, depending on its proven hate-speech makers to polarise voters. The party was also perhaps over confident because it had an excellent campaigner in prime minister Narendra Modi and a brilliant poll strategist in union home minister Amit Shah. BJP also has enormous resources to feel comfortably complacent. However, when it came to the Delhi voters they preferred AAP’s governance model over BJP’s polarising narrative. The Aam Aadmi Party worked hard towards an image makeover. For a party that emerged out of a nationwide anti-corruption movement, AAP shifted its campaign to focus on its strengths, particularly in the field of education, health, power and water. The AAP also won over voters with further promises of freebies. AAP had delivered on free bus rides for women, no electricity charges for up to 200 units, free Wi-Fi, free pilgrimage for senior citizens and waiver of development charges for new water and sewer connections. AAP had launched the poll campaign ahead of other rival parties by focussing on achievements and development and steering away from contentious issues. The BJP began its campaign after a few weeks with union home minister Amit Shah and prime minister Narendra Modi leading the massive juggernaut against AAP. The strategy of the BJP was to lure AAP and Kejriwal to respond to hate speeches by central ministers, MPs and party bigwigs.

BJP’s narrative was scaremongering from biryani to Pakistan and its hate-driven narrative calling Kejriwal a “terrorist” perhaps also worked against it and gave the AAP the edge. The BJP’s attempt to politicise Shaheen Bagh, the epicentre of anti-CAA protests over the past two months, also seems to have worked in AAP’s favour. While the AAP continued to skirt the issue and Kejirwal didn’t visit the agitation site even once, the women protesters . Some of the protestors who spoke with media on multiple occasions maintained that they stood by those who favoured “real development” of the country. Responding to these attacks would have taken Kejriwal and AAP away from the politics of development. It was wise on the part of Kejriwal not to respond to BJP’s hate speeches and was also avoided any attack on the prime minister.

That left the BJP without an “enemy” that it loved to target in election campaigns. In the end AAP(David) defeated BJP(Goliath) when voters gave Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) a third term in Delhi. The party secured a resounding victory in the assembly election, results of which were declared Tuesday, winning in 62 of the 69 seats so far counted and leaving BJP with only eight seats and most embarrassingly another second successive duck(2015 and 2020)for the Congress. The Delhi result will surely be an inspiration for a desperate opposition but they need a Kejriwal.

DailyDevotion Are You Listening to God?

They said to Moses, “You speak with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.”

—Exodus 20:19 We don’t consciously and deliberately disobey God— we simply don’t listen to Him. God has given His commands to us, but we pay no attention to them— not because of willful disobedience, but because we do not truly love and respect Him. “If you love Me, keep My commandments” (John 14:15).

Once we realize we have constantly been showing disrespect to God, we will be filled with shame and humiliation for ignoring Him. “You speak with us,…but let not God speak with us….” We show how little love we have for God by preferring to listen to His servants rather than to Him. We like to listen to personal testimonies, but we don’t want God Himself to speak to us. Why are we so terrified for God to speak to us? It is because we know that when God speaks we must either do what He asks or tell Him we will not obey. But if it is simply one of God’s servants speaking to us, we feel obedience is optional, not imperative. We respond by saying, “Well, that’s only your own idea, even though I don’t deny that what you said is probably God’s truth.”

Am I constantly humiliating God by ignoring Him, while He lovingly continues to treat me as His child? Once I finally do hear Him, the humiliation I have heaped on Him returns to me. My response then becomes, “Lord, why was I so insensitive and obstinate?” This is always the result once we hear God. But our real delight in finally hearing Him is tempered with the shame we feel for having taken so long to do so.

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Post-mortem Citizenship Amendment Act The objectivity of Lokayukta andThesecularism: A Naga perspective

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n the 25.1.2020, the local papers carried the story of a retired local officer of the Govt. of Nagaland being served the prosecution sanction under Section 26 of the Nagaland Lokayukta Act, 2017 by Nagaland Lokayukta.

The retired Commissioner and Secretary, an IAS retired officer, of the Govt. of Nagaland was alleged to have manipulated the recruitment of the staff of a Department the officer manned.

Had there not been prima facie, the Lokayukta, I do believe, would not have accorded the prosecution sanction against the officer.

Consequently the NPF hailed the decision of the Nagaland Lokayukta for taking the right initiative as counter corruption measure. Whereas, the rest remained silent as though the governance of Nagaland has been transparent and such anticorruption action is uncalled for or it hardly matters. I reiterate that for decades the Govt. of Nagaland has been keeping the disciplinary rules under lock and key as though the governance has been perfect and the application of the law is never warranted by any situation.

Whereas, Nagaland has become the most misgoverned State in the country. The system of governance was dismantled.

The system of governance has been riddled with nepotism, tribalism, favouritism, hoard-ism and cronyism as each is usually fuelled by the urge of hedonism.

Most of the Departments are virtually privatized to be the domain of a clan, of a village, of a constituency or of a tribe.

The system of governance has therefore been in shambles and yet it remains to be acceptable to the people of Nagaland. We cannot govern without the corrupt tenets as those are inculcated into our habits like eating

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food or drinking water. And the habitual corrupt activities being carried out before our very eyes which strangely fails to irritate anybody as we have developed hypesthesia to heinous crimes though committed endlessly in governance. Under the existing system, anyone who becomes expert in destroying the developmental projects, ruins the Department and becomes the novel coronavirus of the State is fondly tipped to be the hero and is the most wanted icon in most of the public functions. An authority who is more brazen and daring in corruption becomes the indispensable and is considered to be the asset of the governance. The reasons are obvious. Whereas, the silence of the general public over the miss governance used to encourage and endorse corruption transforming Nagaland to be the safest haven for people of corrupt. That is the way of life of the people in Nagaland by which the disciplinary laws are rendered redundant.

Kudos to the PAC of Naga Council Dimapur at whose behest the Govt. of Nagaland had revoked the ‘Lease System’ under the Dimapur Municipal Council(DMC). Had the Lease System of DMC been beneficial to the common consumers, the people would not have complained. Whereas, the Lease System gave benefit only to syndicates of the traders at the expense of the common man.

The Lease System was detrimental to the interest of the people particularly the poorer section of the people as it was exploitive of the gullible public. Those who are selfish will only have ill motive and are capable of introducing such apparatus by which the economy of the innocent public could be squeezed.

The question is who was responsible for introducing the Lease System under DMC?

How the Home Department of Nagaland allowed the illegal system to be introduced under DMC? Knowing that the Lease System was an indirect extortion of the general public, how the DMC allowed to retain it till PAC served ultimatum to Govt.?

Does any responsible authority have botheration to assess the quantum of damage caused to the economy of the public under Lease System?

The Lokayukta is serious about the abuse of authority of a retired IAS officer in matters of recruitment of the staff. Any right thinking citizen appreciates such initiative against the corrupt conduct of a public servant. The Lokayukta has to do justice to the State of Nagaland by booking all those public servants who had misused the delegated power violating the set parameters.

The Lokayukta has to detect and appropriately panelise all those other officers should anyone else had committed similar crime against the public while in service. The Lokayukta is expected not to target just the retired servants but including the serving employees whoever is found guilty of misusing power.

Also, the Lokayukta is not established to be the watchdog over the appointed alone but also for the elected too. Neither the appointed nor the elected is infallible nor immune from the purview of Lokayukta as I understand the objective of setting up the Lokayukta in Nagaland.

I therefore expect Nagaland Lokayukta to be proactive, daring and free from encumbrances for the reason that reformation of Nagaland largely relies on this body. The actions of Lokayukta are supposed to be objective and holistic and not otherwise. The decisions of Lokayukta are expected to worth its name.

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he preamble of the Constitution of India provides that we the people of India, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic and to secure to all its citizens: justice, liberty, equality and fraternity. Secularism is the principle of separation of the state from religious institutions. Secularism also means no discrimination against anybody in the name of religion. The Hon’ble Supreme Court in the landmark judgment in KesavanandaBharatiSripadagalvaru and others Vs State of Kerala and another, 1973(4) SCC 225, had evolved the basic structure doctrine to protect core constitutional values like fundamental rights, secularism etc. Article 25 of the Constitution of India guarantees freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of religion.

The controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act, contains amendments to five major grounds mentioned in the Citizenship Act, 1955 (CAA). The CAA aims to provide Indian Citizenship to six minority communities- Hindus, Parsis, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Christians who arrived in India on or before December 31, 2014 from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan where they faced religious prosecution. It is important to know that various studies had shown that minority Muslim sects had faced prosecutions in the aforesaid countries but the Muslims are excluded from CAA. There is an insertion of a new Section 6B in the CAA which mentions four specifics. The final specification describes that “nothing” in this section “shall apply to tribal areas of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram or Tripura as included

in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution and the areas covered under “The Inner Line” notified under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873.” The inner line has been recently extended to Dimapur district in Nagaland.

The central government as well as the state government had been strongly contending that Nagaland is protected from CAA in view of Article 371 (A) and the Regulation of 1873.

The Naga people since time immemorial has been most secular.

The respect for all peoples and religions without any discrimination is the core value of the Naga way of life. The people of Nagaland are predominantly Christians. As true believers of Lord Jesus Christ, we love and uphold all communities irrespective of caste, creed and religions etc.

This basic value is protected under Article 371 (A) (1) (a) (i): Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, no Act of Parliament in respect of religious and social practices of the Nagas, shall apply to the state of Nagaland unless the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland by a resolution so decides.It shall be most unreasonable and illogical to take shelter under Article 371 (A) to justify the enactment of CAA, when it is discriminatory against a particular religion. The Constitutional protection guaranteed under Article 371 (A) should not be misused as a license to disturb the basic structure of the Constitution as guaranteed under the preamble and specially when Article 371 (A) have no relation to Indian citizenship. The Holy Bible commands all the believers in Mark Chapter 12 Verse 31 “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

Taka Masa Ao Senior Advocate & Ex-MLA

Citizenship Amendment Act 2019

et me, first of all, ad- country is being disturbed no ing the Bill. annulled, should it no longer dress a specific point matter how much the people c. Further, on 17th serve the purpose and cause in The Citizenship who are supporting CAA, January 2019, yet another hindrance to the hidden and Act 1955before I come to claims that it has nothing decision was taken at the ulterior motives of a few elite the context of our State Na- to do with religion. Let us Cabinet meeting reiterating class. Have we not witnessed galand.In the Act of 1955, study the case and see if their stand on CAB 2016. in the recent past, how the it is specified that a person truly the central government d. And finally, taking parliament was able to abromay acquire Indian Citizen- plans to give citizens to the a huge U-turn just 10 days gate even the articles in the ship through five methods, persecuted minorities of later, that is on 28th January constitution? So now, what viz. by birth in India, by neighboring countries. If so, 2019, they decided to oppose would Nagaland and Nadescent, through registra- why is it only the three coun- the Bill. As you can see Sir, gas do when ILP of BEFR tion, by naturalization and tries, namely Bangladesh, this government does not 1873 is removed and CAA by incorporation of territory Pakistan and Afghanistan. know what they themselves becomes fully functional in into India.

Why not people from Sri are doing. To add salt to Nagaland. One thing which Now when we speak of Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal, the wounds of the Naga we must keep in mind is the Citizenship Amendment Bhutan and the Buddhists public, the government after that, no matter how well the Act 2019, many who are from Tibet? Does this Act taking unilateral decisions ruling bench think that we for this Act has portrayed truly stand for what it says it after decisions, finally de- are protected, as long as we the picture in such a way stands for or is it only an Act cided to call for a so-called are under the constitution that the number of years to garner political vote banks consultative meet with the of India, to which all the required for citizenship by taking into consideration the stakeholders on 31stJanuary members hold allegiance, naturalization, i.e. from 11 feelings of the majority in 2019, which I and my party CAA will definitely have a years to 5 years, and the so- the country. in the opposition bench felt huge negative impact on the called humanitarian act of Coming to the context is a poor face-saving act and social set up of our people rescuing those persecuted of Nagaland, we know that a desperate attempt by the in the long run if not imon religious grounds has our State is most vulnerable government to hoodwink the mediately. taken the center stage of to the threat of migrants and Naga public. But I can assure Our State borders are the argument. However, illegal immigrants taking you that Nagas are not as porous, the hordes of illegal what we must realize here over the State’s economy as dumb as you take them to and legal immigrants from is that, amongst all protests the indigenous inhabitants be and we have all seen what the neighboring States will and agitation in the name of of Nagaland has been de- and how the government find their way into our State infringing on the fundamen- pendent on them for decades is putting the future of the legally or illegally. Who can tal rights, one very important now. From menial jobs to Nagas in a peril. stop the people who are point is being left out and business establishments and Speaker Sir, if the State granted citizenship from the that is the very definition of so on and so forth, they of Nagaland is protected State of Assam by the pow“Illegal immigrants”. have gradually flourished and safe as the treasury ers vested in the CAA act, In the Citizenship Act right under our nose. The bench claims, why would from making their way into 1955, under the Citizen- hard-working culture that they support and oppose at our State? We have seen that ship by Naturalization, it we Nagas once pride our- the same time? Does this the most vociferous State is specifically mentioned selves with is fading away not vindicate the stand that against this Act was the State that and I quote, “ Where at a dangerous pace. For our party has taken since of Assam. Do we not know an application is made in this same reason, we have the start that should CAA the reason behind so much the prescribed manner by opened up the floodgates for be implemented; our State anger and concern that the any person of full age and people to come to our State will be an easy target and people of Assam hold when capacity,(Not an illegal im- seeking economic stability. the future of the Nagas will it comes to this subject? The migrant) for the grant of This government has been be a threat. much-hyped NRC drive certificate of naturalization flip-flopping on the issue What according to in Assam is now more or to him, the Central govern- of Citizenship Amendment the Leader of the House is less useless as CAA 2019 ment may, if satisfied that Act right from the start and the Inner Line Permit sys- now would grant citizenthe applicant is qualified parroting that the State is tem which has legal effect ship to people who came to for naturalization, under protected and safe under ILP through the Bengal Eastern India on or before 31st Dethe provisions of the Third and Article 371(A). For the Frontier Regulation 1873? cember 2014, whereas their Schedule, grant to him a cer- benefit of the August house, Let us assume that Nagaland NRC drive was to find out tificate of naturalization.” let me recall and bring to the is exempted from imple- and deport the immigrants Now, with the Citizen- attention of all the honor- menting CAA as we covered who came and settled after ship Amendment Act 2019, able members, on what this under ILP, however who can 24thMarch 1971. the illegal immigrants will government had done till guarantee that the BEFR We now know that longer be illegal, any person date on this issue.

1873 which is not even an close to 20 lakhs did not who comes to India without a. On 5th June 2018, act of Parliament or in the feature in the final NRC any proper documentation the PDA Cabinet took a Constitution will continue of Assam, which is more can be granted citizenship decision not to oppose the to remain and protect us. than our States population. should he/she have resided CAB 2016.

A regulation which is of With the CAA, how many in the country for a minib. And on 7th January pre-independence, way back are likely to become legal mum of 5 years. Further, 2019 and decision was taken 1873 of the British colonial citizens of India and for ecothe secular fabric of the for reviewing and reexamin- era, can be removed and nomic reasons, the neighborReader’s note: Articles or letters published in any of the columns do not reflect the view of this

ing States of Assam will bear the burn of absolving these people, particularly our State which is very vulnerable as I have stated earlier.

It is important to remember that, the northeastern states of India share borders with Bangladesh from which the most immigration is taking place illegally and rightly so the most protest in from the Northeast though now it has spread across the length and breadth of the Nation after the bill passed in the parliament. Should we remain idle and do little about this, a day will come when it will be too late for us to save ourselves from the impending dangers of mass immigration into our State thus disturbing and putting our indigeneity at risk. Now, coming to the ambitious endeavor of the Government to screen between indigenous and non-indigenous Nagas, against the objections raised

by us for its ill prepared modalities when it was initially mooted, we have failed to see the result of the commission which was set up for this purpose. What and where is this RIIN (Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland) commission and their result? Was not the month of October 2019 the deadline forit to submit their reports? How long before we can finally get to see the final report and modalities of the same?

The government of the day should for once and all take a firm stand and also show the public that they care for the posterity of the Nagas so that we will not be overrun by immigrant populace and become a minority in our own State like our Northeastern brothers in Tripura.

(To be concluded) T. R. Zeliang, Leader of Opposition NLA

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The asset of NE India

The main land Indian boundary is/can be termed as naturally made, that is, as per natural peninsula and mountains except some portion. But irrespective of size & length, almost all the entire NE international boundary is made within the human inhabitable land of natural richness which counterpart bordering number of countries cannot be compared with that of the mainland India. As a result, the NE people lives under boundary related environment. It can be highlighted that some portion of the NE Indian international boundary passes along the middle of the village which made villages falls under two countries. As for example, the village of Pangsha & Longwa falls under India &Myanmar.

Because of this factor the NE people are always aware of the boundary related issues.

Hence, the views/reactions by NE people on the current CAA 2019 may be taken as National asset, because it is the views of the relevant people - the only region encircled by the human initiative boundary that the India has ever made. However, the continuous protests plus counter contradiction over CAA 2019 is a sign of procedurally viable but practically infeasible which may require a logistics conclusion at the earliest so that adverse bud is not allowed to generate.

I Jongpong Lkr. NUV Dimapur, Nagaland. newspaper nor that of the Editor in any manner.

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‘Indian armed forces are at cusp of transformation’ NEW DELHI, FEB 12 (PTI): India’s armed forces are at the cusp of transformation, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat said on Wednesday, noting that proxy war and cross border terrorism remained the key security challenges facing India.

Gen Rawat also rejected criticism that the armed forces are suppressing the rights of the people in Jammu and Kashmir, saying required steps are being taken considering ground realities and threats of terrorism.

Asked about his controversial comments that India has de-radicalisation camps, he said what he meant was classification of people based on their views and the impact of relentless efforts to de-radicalise young people.

“When I said camps -- I meant groups of people,” he said.

In an address at the Raisina Dialogue last month, Gen Rawat said de-radicalisation camps are operating in the country as it is necessary to isolate people who are completely

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radicalised.

Girls and boys as young as 10 and 12 years are being radicalised in the Valley, he said, describing it as a matter of concern. “We have got de-radicalisation camps going on in our country.”

Talking about evolving a regional security matrix, Gen Rawat said developments beyond India’s immediate neighbourhood like in West Asia may impinge on the country’s security interests.

“India needs to fulfill a larger responsibility in context of global peace.

We have to expand our influence,” Gen Rawat said addressing a conclave or-

ganised by Times Now news channel.

Asked whether creation of the chief of defence staff has added another layer of bureaucracy, the former Army chief said it was a long-pending proposal aimed at ensuring greater integration in functioning of the three services.

He said both the CDS and the defence secretary have clear responsibilities and both will work in coordination to bring in transformational changes in the military.

“Indian armed forces are at the cusp of transformation... If we look at the future of warfare, then the military has to grow. Our priority is quality, not quantity,” he said.

Gen Rawat also talked about plans to have an air defence command as well as a separate logistics command. “The focus will be to ensure better utilisation of resources,” he said.

The CDS also said the armed forces are ready to deal with any challenge along the borders with China as well as Pakistan.

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Mumbai CP’s family-run firm got govt contract under BJP rule

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MUMBAI, FEB 12 (PTI): Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Barve on Wednesday acknowledged that a firm owned by his family was awarded a contract of digitisation of the city police’s official records by the previous BJP government in Maharashtra.

Barve told PTI that the firm offered its services free of cost and there was no question of any financial gains to it.

The project, however, did not take off due to some technical issues, an official said.

The project of police records’ digitisation was awarded to CrispQ Information Technologies Pvt Ltd for five years by the previous Devendra Fadnavis-led

government before the state Assembly polls were held in October last year.

The company is owned

by Barve’s son Sumukh Barve and wife Sharmila Barve.

The firm sent a proposal on September 30, 2019 to the state government, offering its service “pro bono” (work undertaken voluntarily and without payment) to provide paperless office system to the Mumbai Police through a software called ‘Notesheet Plus’, an official said.

A copy of the proposal was marked to the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), he said.

Records, complaints and service documents of the Mumbai Police personnel were to be digitised with the help of the specified software, the official said.

The proposal was approved by the government as the company was going to do the work for free, and the Mumbai Police Commissioner’s office was also directed to finalise the number of units and files for the digitisation work, he said.

However, the project did not start due to some technical issues, he added.

NIA files charge sheet against 4 JeM aides of Pulwama attack mastermind ing to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against the government of India) of IPC, and various sections of stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and sections of Explosives Substances Act. The agency filed the charge sheet against Sajjad Ahmad Khan (27), Bilal Ahmad Mir (23), Ishfaq Ahmad Bhat (24) and Mehrajud-Din Chopan (22), all residents of Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir.

“Investigation has established that the accused persons are members of proscribed terrorist organisation JeM, who were planning to carry out terrorist attacks and propagating the

activities of JeM,” the NIA said. “The slain terrorist Mudassir Ahmad Khan was the mastermind behind this conspiracy. He was one of the main conspirators in Pulwama terror attack as well and was killed in encounter with police and security forces in Tral area of district Pulwama J&K on March 10, last year,” the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said.

Charges were abated against Mudassir after he was killed in an encounter with the security forces in

March, 2019, the NIA said in the final report.

According to the agency, Sajjad was directly in touch with Mudassir while Ishfaq was involved in transportation of Arms and ammunition for strengthening JeM in Kashmir and further

harboured the operatives of JeM. One hand grenade was recovered from possession of Mehraj-ud-din Chopan and it was procured with the intention of using the same against the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir for snatching their weapons.

Members of 25 European Union Parlimentarian delegation walk on the banks of Dal Lake, in Srinagar, Wednesday. (PTI)

S R I NAG A R , F E B 1 2 (IANS/PTI): More than 20 foreign envoys began their two-day Jammu and Kashmir visit on Wednesday with a Shikara ride in the iconic Dal lake in Srinagar.

Some of the members in the delegation belonged to Germany, France, Canada, Afghanistan, Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary.

The envoys will travel to Jammu on Thursday after interacting representatives of civil society in Kashmir.

The envoys are likely to be briefed by senior officers in Srinagar about security situation in Kashmir.

Speaking to reporters

foreign diplomats visiting Jammu and Kashmir after the revocation of Article 370. On January 9, a delegation of 17 foreign envoys including US ambassador Kenneth Juster visited the union territory.

The delegation will also meet business representatives and others during its stay in Srinagar and Jammu.

A group of journalists will also be reportedly meeting them.

O n T h u r s d ay, t h e envoys will be heading to Jammu where they will be meeting with Lt. Governor G.C. Murmu and other civil society groups.

3 detained for protesting against visit of foreign envoys Three young men were detained here on Wednesday after they staged a protest against the visit of foreign envoys to Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

They protested against the visit and called it a waste of money while the envoys were enjoying a Shikara ride in the Dal Lake. A second batch of foreign envoys arrived in Srinagar on Wednesday for a

two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir for a first-hand assessment of the situation in the Union territory.

The envoys of over 20 countries arrived at the Srinagar airport at around 11 am but could not visit Baramulla town in north Kashmir as per schedule due to inclement weather there. They instead went for a Shikara ride.

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after a shikara ride in Dal lake, Afghan envoy Tahir Qadiri said, “We saw that schools and shops were open on our way from the Airport to city.”

“It was the part of the world that I always wanted to see,” Qadiri said. Another envoy from Mexico said Kashmir is a beautiful place.

“We are here as tourists,” he said. A third envoy said they have come to Jammu and Kashmir to see how is the situation here.

Amid tight security, the delegation checked into a five start hotel in Srinagar on the banks of the Dal lake.

This the third group of

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NEW DELHI, FEB 12 (PTI): The NIA Wednesday filed a supplementary charge sheet against four Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) aides of Pulwama attack mastermind in a case of conspiring terror acts across country.

The NIA had last September filed a charge sheet claiming that JeM’s Sajjad Ahmad Khan, a close aide of Pulwama attack mastermind Mudassir Ahmad Khan, was conspiring terror acts across India.

The supplementary charge sheet was filed against four JeM operatives under sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy) and 121 A (waging, or attempt-

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(From p-1) the local entrepreneurs and create jobs and employment, and opining windows for Nagaland products to be sold outside.

Bertulis said that there were young and dynamic people, who needed to link to digital market and earn income.

On Tuesday, state chief minister Neiphiu Rio along with ambassador Bertulis released Hornbill Music Festival 2019 coffeetable book.

In a tweet, Rio said “The Ambassador’s visit has significant impact, both musically & culturally. Look forward to more collaborations.”

The ambassador accompanied by his wife and Latvian music conductor arrived Nagaland on February 8, 2020 to participate in the first leg of the ‘Choral Festival’ in Dimapur.

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(From p-1) Thereafter, chief minister Neiphiu Rio released booklets on profiles of NLA speakers and list of members from Interim Body of the 13th NLA and appealed to exparliamentarians gathered to support the effort of JLF. Kronu distributed laptops to all parliamentarians and ex-parliamentarians on the occasion. This was stated in a press release by NLA additional secretary Jenny Ndang.

sonality and leader.

In a condolence message, NDPP president Chingwang Konyak described late Tali as “affable and simple person”, who he said was the epitome of simple living high standards. “Softspoken and never one to lose his cool easily, he was dearly loved by young and old of the Constituency,” Konyak said.

NDPP president opined that the younger generation of political leaders should take a leaf out of his political life and personality while serving the people.

NDPP president joined by party rank and file conveyed heartfelt sympathies and condolences to the members of the bereaved family and prayed that the departed soul rest in eternal peace.

CNTC: Central Nagaland Tribes Council (CNTC) has expressed its sadness over the demise of T.Tali, former minister Nagaland. CNTC prayed that the departed soul rest in peace and Almighty grant solace to the bereaved family.

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states and increase the production and productivity.

“Considering the ecology, temperature, natural atmosphere of the northeastern region, the new rubber clone would be a most suitable variety of the natural rubber and boost the production and productivity thereby enhance the economic position of the rubber cultivators of the region,” the official told IANS refusing to be named.

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb in presence of Rubber Board Chairman Sawar Dhanania and Executive Director K.N. Raghavan on Wednesday released the new rubber clone RRII 429.

In a condolence message, NPCC president K Therie said late Tali was a fearless political leader, who fought well his battles for common values and did not let down his people.

Stating that late Tali stood firm on secular ideologies and was a dedicated Congressman who constantly worked not only for the uplift of the people but also for the betterment of the Party, the NPCC president said his contributions to the Congress party would be long remembered for posterity.

Therie said it was difficult to replace such brave hearted person, adding that his passing has left a void which cannot be filled.

“In the loss, Nagaland has lost a diamond to dust,” he said.

NPCC president on behalf of party rank and file offered deepest condolences to the bereaved family and prayed that the Almighty God comfort them all through this time of painful parting.

NDPP: Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) president Chingwang Konyak has expressed grief over the demise of his “old political associate” T. Talinungsang and said in his passing away, Nagas have lost a great per-

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Agartala, Feb 12 (IANS): The Rubber Board after 23-years of multilocational field trials in northeastern states and West Bengal, on Wednesday, released a new cold and disease tolerant hybrid rubber clone -- RRII 429 -- to improve the commercial cultivation of natural rubber in northeast India.

A top official of Rubber Board said that based on 23-years of multi-locational field trials in North Bengal (West Bengal), Assam, Meghalaya and Tripura, the Board has evolved the new cold and disease tolerant hybrid rubber clone -RRII 429 -- to expand the ongoing natural rubber cultivation in the northeastern

welfare of the people,” Patton said.

Patton, on behalf of the BJP legislators, extended heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members and prayed that may his soul find eternal peace.

Lok Sabha MP: Lone Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from Nagaland, Tokheho Yepthomi, has expressed deep sadness over the demise of T Tali, and said his demise has left a vacuum that would be hard to fill.

In a condolence message, Tokheho said he had the opportunity to work with late Tali as members of Nagaland Legislative Assembly. Decribing late leader as a humble person who dedicated his time and service for his constituents and people of Nagaland, the MP said his election to NLA five times over decades in the political arena was proof of his dedication and concern for the people of Nagaland. “We worked together both in the treasury and opposition bench.

In both places his zeal and dedication remained the same,” MP said.

Tokheho conveyed condolences to bereaved family and prayed that God grant them strength to face this hour of grief.

Minister Along: Minister higher & technical education and tribal affairs Temjen Imna Along expressed shock over the sudden demise of late T Tali, former minister.

In condolence message, Along said late Tali was a kind hearted man, a very sincere and humble person who had dedicated his entire life for his people.

In his death, the minister said the people of 21 Tuli A/C in particular and the state in general have lost one of its finest statesmen and a prolific leader who dedicated his entire life to the service of the people.

Along conveyed sincere condolences to the bereaved family in this hour of intense grief and sorrow and prayed that God Almighty grant eternal rest to the dearly departed soul.

NPCC: Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) has expressed deep shock and sadness over the demise of T Talinungsang Lemtur, former minister and PCC member, from 21 Tuli A/C.

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(From p-1) Stating that late Tali was a former colleague and a personal friend, Rio said recollected many fond memories of their times together during the years when they worked together.

Rio also said that the void left by his death would be difficult to fill. He conveyed heartfelt condolences to the members of the bereaved family and prayed that God grant them solace and strength in their hours of bereavement.

NLA speaker: Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) speaker Sharingain Longkumer expressed deep sadness over the demise of T Tali.

In a condolence message, NLA speaker described late leader as a humble and a visionary man who worked diligently for the welfare and uplift of his constituency and for the people of Nagaland.

Longkumer late Tali’s death has caused a great loss to the Nagas in general and the Ao community in particular, adding that the void created by him would be difficult to fill.

The speaker, on his behalf and on behalf of the members of the 13th NLA, conveyed condolences to Mrs. T. Tali, their children and the other family members. He prayed that the Almighty God grant solace and comfort to the bereaved family at this hour of grief.

Dy. CM: State deputy chief minister and Nagaland BJP legislature party leader, Y Patton deeply mourned the demise of former minister T. Tali.

In a condolence message, Patton said late Tali was immensely loved by the people, which was evident from that fact that he was elected to represent the people of Tuli AC for a record five times between 1977 and 2003. “He was a man of compassion and vast knowledge and served the people of the constituency he represented and the state diligently and efficiently,” Patton said.

The deputy chief minister said Tali’s passing away has definitely left a void, but his good deeds for the well being of the people would continue to stay with for the years to come. “He will always be remembered for his foresight, compassion, and commitment for the

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chalk out modalities of exchange of data, maintenance of confidentiality, mechanism for safe preservation of data and weeding out after usage.

The CBDT said under the suo moto exchange, information such as list of scrutiny cases marked as having evasion or violation related to ‘stock market manipulation’ and any other information considered necessary for Sebi (Securities and Exchange Board of India), will be provided.

Under the requestbased exchange data, the order said, the tax department will share PAN (permanent account number) information that includes date of application or creation for PAN, name of father or husband, date of birth or date of incorporation, photograph, signature (name

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NEW DELHI, FEB 12 (PTI): The Income Tax Department will share all taxpayers’ data like PAN information with Sebi in order to help the capital market regulator in its probe against various entities, including those involved in ‘stock market manipulation’, an official order has said.

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), which frames policy for the tax department, had issued an order in this context on February 10 under section 138 (1) of the I-T Act. The sharing of information will be under three broad heads: request-based exchange of data, suo moto and automatic.

The two organisations are expected to ink a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) soon in order to implement the decision and

of the signatory incase of non-individual).

Name and PANs of partners in partnership firm and LLPs, KYC information contained in IT Return like email id, mobile number, address, IP address appearing on the acknowledgement of the filed IT Return, financial particulars of the business as filed in ITR and tax audit report, including income from trading in securities, bank account details.

Other details like transactions reported by entities deducting tax at source and collecting tax at source (TCS) and any other information considered necessary for Sebi will be shared, it said.

Under the automatic exchange of data, information contained in Form 61 (declaration to be filed by a person who has agricultural income and is not in receipt of any other income chargeable to income tax) will be provided to Sebi by the taxman.

“While furnishing the information, the specified income tax authority shall form an opinion that sharing of such information is necessary for the purposes of enabling Sebi to perform its functions under its respective laws,” the order said.

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China nCov death toll reaches 1,113 BEIJING/TOKYO, FEB 12 (IANS/AFP): Chinese health authorities Wednesday said it received reports of 2,015 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 97 deaths from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. With this, the overall confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland has reached 44,653 by the end of Tuesday, and 1,113 people died of the disease.

Among the 97 deaths reported on Tuesday, 94 were in Hubei Province and one in Henan, Hunan and Chongqing respectively, according to China’s National Health Commission, reported Xinhua news agency.

Another 3,342 new suspected cases were reported Tuesday, said the commission. Also on Tuesday, 871 patients became seriously ill, while 744 people were discharged from hospital after recovery. The commission added that 8,204 patients remained in severe condition, and 16,067 people were suspected of being infected

The overall confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland has reached 44,653 by the end of Tuesday, and 1,113 people died of the disease.

with the virus.

A total of 4,740 people had been discharged from hospital after recovery.

The commission said 451,462 close contacts had been traced, adding that among them, 30,068 were discharged from medical observation Tuesday, with 185,037 others still under medical observation.

By the end of Tuesday, 49 confirmed cases including one death had been reported in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), 10 confirmed cases in the Macao SAR, and 18 in Taiwan.

One patient in Macao and one in Taiwan have been discharged from hospital after recovery.

39 more on Japan cruise ship have coronavirus An additional 39 people on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship off the Japan coast have tested positive for the new coronavirus, Japanese Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Wednesday, bringing the total to 174.

Open to dialogue Lahore court convicts Hafiz ‘Will attack Syrian with US if interests Saeed in 2 terror-financing cases forces if Turkey’s respected: Russia troops targeted’ MOSCOW, FEB 12 (IANS): Russia is open to dialogue with the US if its interests are taken into account and Washington stops interfering in its internal affairs, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Tuesday.

“Refusal of cooperation and of partnership in some areas has become the norm in Washington,” Ryabkov was quoted by RIA Novosti news agency as saying, Xinhua reported. “For our part, we invariably confirm openness to dialogue, resolving any issues in the search for mutually acceptable solutions, but, of course, only on the basis of mutual respect, consideration of interests and equality,” said Ryabkov. Commenting on Washington’s intention to allocate over $700 million in 2021 to counteract Russia, Ryabkov said the move will fail. Ryabkov says Washington can spend its money how it chooses but ignores the obvious fact that it is simply impossible to solve a number of global problems without Russia, he said.

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JuD chief Hafiz Saeed is produced at a court in Lahore.

An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan, Wednesday. (PTI)

LAHORE, FEB 12 (IANS): A Lahore anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Wednesday convicted Mumbai blast mastermind a n d Ja m a a t - u d - D awa leader Hafiz Saeed in two terror-financing cases.

Saeed has been convicted under the Anti-Terrorism Act Section 11-F(2) - pertaining to membership, support and meetings relating to a proscribed organisation - and 11-N (punishment under Sections 11-H [fund raising] to 11-K [money laundering]), reported Dawn.

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ATC judge Arshad Hussain Bhatta announced the verdict.

He has been sentenced to prison for five and a half years and a fine of Rs 15,000 in each case. The sentences in both the cases will run concurrently. The court also granted him the benefit of Section 382-B of the Code of Criminal Procedure (reduction of period of sentence of imprisonment).

The court directed the authorities to keep Saeed in custody until further orders.

ANKARA, FEB 12 (IANS): Turkish president on Wednesday threatened to attack Syrian forces “everywhere” if Turkish soldiers are targeted again in the Idlib province of Syria.

“If any harm comes to our soldiers in observation posts or anywhere (in Syria), I declare that we will hit (Syrian) forces everywhere regardless of the Sochi deal,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed his party members at the parliament, reported Xinhua news agency.

Erdogan was referring to the 12 observation posts established in Idlib aiming to monitor the cease-fire in the last rebel stronghold.

The Turkish military will hit Syrian government forces by air or ground anywhere in Syria “without hesitation” in the case of another attack against Turkish troops, Erdogan warned.

Turkey has recently sent reinforcements to Syria following several exchanges of fire with the Syrian forces, killing 13 Turkish soldiers in two separate incidents in Idlib since last week.

“Out of 53 new test results, 39 people were found positive,” he told reporters, adding that a quarantine official had also been infected with the virus. “At this point, we have confirmed that four people, among those who are hospitalised, are in a serious condition, either on a ventilator or in an intensive care unit,” he added.

The Diamond Princess has been in quarantine since arriving off the Japanese coast early last week after the virus was detected in a former passenger who got off the ship last month in Hong Kong. When the boat arrived off Japan, authorities initially tested nearly 300 people of the 3,711 aboard for the virus, gradually evacuating dozens who were infected to local medical facilities. In recent days, testing has expanded to those with new symptoms or who had close contact with other infected passengers or crew. Those who remain on the ship have been asked to stay inside their cabins and allowed only briefly onto open decks.

US, Taliban close to ‘reduction in violence’ agreement Islamabad, Feb 12 (AP): The Taliban have issued an ultimatum to Washington after weeks of talks with a US peace envoy, demanding a reply on their offer of a seven-day reduction of violence in Afghanistan, or they would walk away from the negotiating table, two Taliban officials said Wednesday.

The development comes as Washington said late Tuesday that an agreement on the insurgents’ “reduction of violence” offer was days away.

Also, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani tweeted that he had received a phone call from US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo telling him of “notable progress” in the talks with the Taliban.

The ultimatum came from the chief Taliban negotiator Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, who met earlier this week with White House envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and the Qatari foreign minister, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani,

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We are humbled by the various gestures you have extended, for which we will be ever indebted to you all. It is our prayer that the Almighty God bless all of you in Late Sungjemlila (Merangkong) abundance.

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A picture by Iran’s Ministry of Defence shows the Zafar statellie at the Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran.

T E H R A N, F E B 1 2 (AFP): Iran’s government on Wednesday rejected US allegations that the Islamic republic’s satellite programme has a military dimension, days after the failed launch of its latest satellite.

“The subject of satellite launch vehicles and satellites is a civilian matter,”

Defence Minister Amir Hatami was quoted as saying by state news agency IRNA. “We could use a satellite for defence purposes, but the satellite launcher is a completely non-defensive subject and it’s the definite and absolute right of the Iranian nation.

“There is no prohibi-

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"The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away" "Blessed be the Name of the Lord" "Gone But Not Forgotten, Unseen, Unheard But, Always Near, Still loved And Dearly Missed"

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on her 1st Death Anniversary

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Born : 04-06-1987 | Died : 04-02-2020 We, the bereaved family members of Lt. Toshimeren Lemtur (Longpa) would like to extend our most sincere thanks to all who stood by us at the demise on 4th Feb. 2020 We convey our special thanks to: 1. CO and all Ranks of 164 Naga (TA. BN) 2. Ao Baptist Arogo Dimapur 3. Longpa Union Dimapur 4. St. Thomas Hr. Sec. School 5. Naga Gaon Colony And also those who helped us physically, materially and financially. May the good Lord bless you all.

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“all other countries” with satellite programmes.

I r a n wo u l d p r e s s ahead with its satellite programme and planned to launch a new version of the Zafar by early next year, he added.

“The Zafar 2, given its weight, will be launched with the Simorgh launcher,” Hatami said, referring to the rocket used in Sunday’s launch.

“We will still do research on the launcher and the satellites and will certainly continue this research until we are stable in this domain and until we are able to do it sustainably.”

Psalms 116-15 "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints."

A year has passed since you left us and here we are still struggling to learn to live without you. You will forever remain alive in our hearts and memories. You are much loved and dearly missed.

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Born : 21.11.1980 Died : 09.02.2020 The bereaved family members convey our heartfelt gratitude to each and every individual, friends and well wishers who stood and supported us through morally, physically, financially at the sudden demise of our beloved Late Temsuakum son of Imchanochet Amri on 9th Feb. 2020.

We regret our inability to thank each and everyone personally but it is our earnest prayer that our Almighty God showers His blessings and enrich your lives.

We convey our special thanks to: 1. Commandant and All Ranks of 2nd NAP Alichen 2. 2nd NAP MTBL 3. 2nd NAP Changki Union 4. Baptist Church Changki 5. Hokiyong Ward MBA Loving wife, children & family members DP-1122

tion in the world” against this satellite programme, he said.

Iran attempted on Sunday to launch a satellite dubbed the Zafar -- Farsi for “Victory” -- but it failed to reach orbit.

Washington on Tuesday accused Tehran of using satellites as a cover to develop its missile programme.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the technology involved to launch satellites was “virtually identical” to the knowhow for long-range ballistic missiles.

But Hatami said Iran was only doing the same as

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of Late Abemo Yanthan

Though it's been 4 years since you left us for your heavenly abode.

You are missed each and every day.

"Dad, you will never be forgotten" Fondly remembering you on this day & always.

sign off on, calls for both Taliban and US forces to pledge to adhere to a “reduction of violence” that would lead to an agreement signing between the United States and the Taliban.

That would be followed, within 10 days, by all-Afghan negotiations to set the road map for the political future of a postwar Afghanistan.

The details emerging from Washington on the agreement are similar to details released weeks earlier by Taliban spokesman in Doha, Suhail Shaheen, and would appear to give the Taliban all they have asked for.

Another Taliban demand is that in any allAfghan negotiations, representatives of President Ghani’s government cannot come to the table in an official capacity but only as ordinary Afghan citizens.

The Taliban do not recognise the government in Kabul and have refused to negotiate directly with Ghani.

Iran denies satellite programme has military dimension

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according to two Taliban officials familiar with the negotiations.

They spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorised to speak to the media.

There was no immediate response from Washington on the ultimatum, which appeared designed to focus the negotiations on Taliban demands.

The Taliban maintain a political office in Doha, the capital of the Gulf Arab state of Qatar, where Khalilzad often meets their representatives in the talks that are seeking to find a resolution to Afghanistan’s 18-year war, America’s longest conflict.

President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Robert O’Brien, said Tuesday he is cautiously optimistic that there could be a US agreement with the Taliban over the next days or weeks, but a withdrawal of American forces is not “imminent.”

The agreement, which Trump would still have to

Born : 01.04.1971 – Died : 04.02.2020 We, the family of Late Temjenyanger (Kelingmen) wishes to acknowledge and express most sincerely our gratitude to the many Families, Friends, Neighbours, Churches, Doctors and Nurses, Various Unions and Well Wishers for offering great Comfort and Prayers and Support at the demise of our beloved on 4th February,2020. The kindness extended by everyone to our family has made our loss more bearable. As it would be near impossible to thank everyone individually, please accept this acknowledgement as an expression of our deepest gratitude.

May the good Lord bless you and keep you and may His peace be with you.

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Supongmeri Lemtur 24/07/1942 - 28/01/2020 We, the bereaved family of Lt. Supongmeri Lemtur would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who stood by us physically, financially, materially and spiritually throughout the prolonged illness of our beloved father and thereafter during his sad demise.

We convey our special thanks to : 1. Kohima Ao Baptist Arogo.

2. New Capital Baptist Church Kohima.

3. Faith Harvest Church Kohima.

4. Doctors and Nurse of Naga Hospital Authority (ICU) 5. Merangkong Senso Telongjem Kohima.

6. Merangkong Senso Driver Unit, Kohima.

7. Merangkongtsü Telongjem Kohima.

8. Merangkong Students Union Kohima.

9. Langpangkong Senso Telongjem Kohima.

10. Kohima Chuchuyimlang Senso Telongjem.

11. Kohima Kangtsung Senso Telongjem.

12. Shri. Amenba Yaden, MLA. 13. Shri. Dr Nicky Kire, Advisor Urban Development & Municipal Affairs.

14. 9th Kohima Town A/c NDPP. 15. NDPP Forest Unit Kohima.

16. NDPP Lower Chandmari Unit Kohima.

17. Panchayat Lower Chandmari Kohima.

18. Lower Chandmari Youth Organisation.

19. Nagaland Contractor & Suppliers Union.

We deeply regret our inability to thank each and every one individually, yet it is our humble prayer that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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Singer Rihanna dines with A$AP Eminem reunites with ‘Sooryavanshi’ most anticipated Rocky, sparks off dating rumours ‘Uncle’ Elton John at the Oscars Indian movie of 2020, says IMDb E

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kshay Kumar and Katrina Kaifs upcoming cop drama “Sooryavanshi” is the most anticipated India movie of 2020, according to an IMDb list.

“Sooryavanshi” is the next instalment in Rohit Shetty’s cop drama universe.

It is slated to hit theatres in March. IMDb on Wednesday unveiled its list of most anticipated Indian films of

2020. The list is determined

by IMDbPro MOVIEmeter data, based on actual page views of the more than 200 million monthly visitors on the website.

“Brahmastra: Par t One” is on the second spot.

The Ayan Mukerji superhero adventure stars Amitabh Bachchan, Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor, and is set to release on December 4 in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu,

Kannada and Malayalam.

The film also features Nagarjuna and Mouni Roy in pivotal roles.

Ajay Devgn’s new blockbuster “Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior” is third in the list, followed by the Ranveer Singh-starrer “83”.

“Rambo”, “K.G.F: Chapter 2”, “Street Dancer 3D”, “Baaghi 3”, “Indian 2” and “Chhapaak” complete the top 10.

(IANS)

inger Rihanna was recently spotted stepping out for dinner with rapper A$AP Rocky, sparking off dating rumours.

For her night out with her rumoured boyfriend, Rihanna wore a gold coloured dress with a thighhigh split. She teamed up her outfit with a pair of strappy heels and carried a snakeskin handbag, reports dailymail.co.uk.

Last month, rumours started that Rihanna had rebounded from her longterm relationship with billionaire Hassan Jameel with A$AP Rocky.

But sources had said

that Rihanna was single.

“She just got out of a long intense relationship with Hassan. She wants to be single and isn’t going to jump into something. She’s hanging out with ASAP Rocky, but she is not dating him.”

They added: “They have a long history and she’s just having fun.”

Rihanna and Rocky were seen getting cosy at the 2020 Yams Day Benefit Concert in New York on January 17.

The singer is yet to give a label to her relationship with the rapper.

(IANS)

minem has shared a photo of himself reuniting with “Uncle” Elton John at last week’s Oscars.

The rapper made a surprise performance at the Los Angeles ceremony on Sunday (February 9), playing ‘Lose Yourself ’.

Posting on Twitter after the ceremony, Marshall Mathers shared a photo of himself alongside John, who won Best Original Song at the ceremony for ‘I’m Gonna Love Me Again’ from the biopic Rocketman, along with the caption: “I got to see my Uncle Elton tonight at the Oscars. Congrats on your win too, Sir!” The pair have a storied history – Elton John praised Eminem for kicking his drug addiction back in 2010, after the ‘Rocket Man’ star became Mathers’ unofficial drug counsellor.

It also emerged in 2017 that Mathers once gifted John a pair of diamond encrusted sex toys.

Eminem yesterday cleared up the confusion

surrounding his surprise appearance at the Oscars.

‘Lose Yourself ’ won the Oscar for Best Original Song back in 2003 after it featured on the soundtrack to 8 Mile, but it prompted confusion from viewers due to a lack of an anniversary or perceived meaning for the performance.

Mathers revealed that he turned down an opportunity to play at the 2003 Oscars, and wanted to make up for the mistake. “I kinda figured maybe since I didn’t get a chance to do it at the time, maybe it would be cool,” he told Variety at the weekend’s ceremony.

“Back then, I never even thought that I had a chance to win, and we had just performed ‘Lose Yourself ’ on the Grammys with The Roots a couple of weeks before the Oscars, so we didn’t think it was a good idea. And also, back at that time, the younger me didn’t really feel like a show like that would understand me.”

2020’s Oscars were dominated by a surprise Best Picture win for Parasite as it became the first foreign-language film to win the gong in Oscars history.

(NME)

Mumbai’s Sophia College ‘Village Rockstars’ included in Assam English textbook students on visit to Nagaland R ima Das National Award-winning film “Village Rockstars”, which was Indias entry to Oscars 2019, has now been included as a chapter in the English textbook of schools in Assam.

“My dad was a school teacher and my mom ran a printing press. I was preparing to be a teacher.

We’ve been a family that placed a lot of emphasis on education. Of all my achievements, my parents are most proud of this one and this has made me very happy. The entire ‘Village

Rockstars’ team is very happy!” said Das. The story of the film is now part of the srandard VII English textbook in Assam. The chapter ‘Dhunu’s Guitar’ talks about the journey

of the film and narrates its story.

In April 2019, the SCERT team was developing the new middle school textbooks under the leadership of Dr Mizo Prova Borah. Professor Padmini

Baruah, the reviewer, felt that the children in Assam could learn from Rima Das’ journey, and become familiar with the slice of Assam her film had brought home.

They approached Rima and she agreed. Mizo Baidew, with the complete support of the SCERT director Dr Nirada Devi managed to put the official procedure in place, and so history was made.

“I feel blessed that the children of Assam will be exposed to new ideas and get a glimpse of my film-

making journey. I hope to see a new generation of filmmakers from Assam.

Many thanks to Toronto International Film Festival who premiered ‘Village Rockstars’ and believed in us”, Das added.

“Village Rockstars” tells the journey of 10year-old Dhunu, who comes from a humble village background in Assam and dreams of owning a guitar. Das’ films “Village Rockstars” and “Bulbul Can Sing” premiered on Netflix earlier this year.

(IANS)

TaFMA advisor Theja Meru with students of Sophia College Mumbai on Feb 12.

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tudents from Sophia College Mumbai today called on Task Force for Music & Arts (TaFMA) advisor Theja Meru on Wednesday at Jotsoma near Kohima.

The students are on a visit to Nagaland on “The Solidarity Students Exchange Programme” (SSEP) which is an initiative of the Dr. K & T Keditsu Foundation.

The programme is an annual ex-

change programme that allows eight female college students from Nagaland to travel to colleges under Mumbai University & receive a return contingent of eight female college students from Mumbai to Nagaland.

Organised with the motive to facilitate cultural exchange, exposure and build national solidarity, the SSEP is currently in its 3rd year.

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We, the planning and construction Board of Seyochung Village Baptist Church would like to extend our profound gratitude to each and every individuals, groups, organisations, business communities and various churches for your valuable support through monetary and physical assistance and prayers that has led to the success of the church building and dedication of the church by Rev. Y. Imti Sangtam Executive Secretary, USBLA on 4th January 2020.

It is our humble and sincere prayer that may our Almighty God bestow his abundant blessings to each and every one of you.

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F1 Chinese GP postponed due to Covid-19 Australia beat India in T20I tri-series

USA register record-equalling low in ODIs

K i rtipu r , F eb 1 2 (IANS): Young leg-spin sensation Sandeep Lamichhane on Tuesday claimed six wickets to help Nepal rip out USA for the equallowest score in ODI history.

Only Xavier Marshall (16) could reach the double figures as USA were bowled out for 35 in the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 match played at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground. Lamichhane finished with career-best figures of 6/16. Sushan Bhari, a slow left-arm orthodox by trade, picked up the other four wickets of the innings.

Nepal also broke the world record for the least balls taken by a team to bowl out the opposition in an ODI as they bundled out USA inside 12 overs.

The USA’s score is level with Zimbabwe’s effort against Sri Lanka in Harare in 2004. The next lowest scores are by Canada (36), Zimbabwe (38) and Sri Lanka (43). Nepal chased down the target in 32 balls with eight wickets in hand.

The match also entered history books as it was the shortest-ever ODI. The match was completed in just 17.2 overs.

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fitting the race back into an already packed calendar with few spare weekends would pose a challenge.

“At this point it’s tough to make too many specific plans when there are so many unknowns around it,” Carey told Reuters in an interview at a conference in the Azeri capital and Formula One host Baku.

Carey also said the sport was keeping an eye on the spread of the virus outside China to other countries in the region such as Vietnam, which is set to host its first race on April 5.

“The reality of today,

in most other countries, the number of people affected is a handful,” he said. “But we don’t know what it will be in a week or two.”

The Chinese Grand Prix, which debuted in 2004, is an important event for Formula One, with the sport keen to tap into the opportunity presented by the country’s vast population and growing middle class.

Hosting fees also make up a significant portion of Formula One’s revenues, with some races paying as much as $40 million a year.

A cancellation as a re-

sult could mean a financial hit for the sport’s U.S. owners Liberty Media.

The last race to be cancelled was the 2011 Bahrain Grand Prix, due to social unrest in the island Kingdom. But the country still paid the hosting fee despite the cancellation of the race.

If it cannot be rescheduled, the cancellation of the Chinese race will pare the calendar back to 21 races from the record 22 Formula One was set for this year.

It would also leave a four-week gap between new addition Vietnam and the returning Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort on May 3. Asked about the possibility of reviving races that have fallen off the calendar as one-off events to take China’s place, Carey said Formula One was evaluating all contingencies.

The time available is short, however, and organisers of any such oneoff race would also likely expect their hosting costs to be underwritten.

“We’re not going to do something that isn’t good for us or the teams,” said Carey. “We like the 22-race calendar (but) we’re fine with a 21-race calendar.”

Melbourne, Feb 12 (IANS): Left-arm orthodox spinner Jess Jonassen picked up a brilliant five-wicket haul as Australia women defeated India by 11 runs to win the T20I triangular series tournament at the Junction Oval on Wednesday.

Chasing a stiff 156-run target, India were bundled out for 144 on the last ball of their innings.

India were right on track during the chase when Smriti Mandhana and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur were batting at the crease. The star Indian opener and Kaur shared a 50-run stand for the fourth wicket and the match seemed to be heading India’s way. However, once Mandhana got out after scoring 66 off just 37 balls, the visitors suffered from a collapse. India lost the last six wickets for mere 29 runs and ended on the losing side.

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Jess Jonassen is congratulated by Australia captain Meg Lanning after dismissing India’s Arundhati Reddy.

her four overs. Pacer Tayla Vlaeminck picked up two wickets while Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt and Annabel Sutherland scalped one wicket each. Earlier, after winning the toss, Australia put up a formidable total of 155/6 riding on an unbeaten 72 from opener Beth Mooney. Ashleigh Gardner and captain Meg Lanning also contributed with 26 runs each.

However, it was a nice,

little cameo from Rachael Haynes who scored 18 runs from just 7 balls and provided Australia with a total which they defended successfully in the end. India and now face Australia in the T20 World Cup opener on February 21.

Brief scores: Australia Women: 155/6 (Beth Mooney 72*, Deepti Sharma 2/30); India Women: 144/10 (Smriti Mandhana 66, Jess Jonassen 5/12)

Maxwell ruled out of SA tour with elbow injury

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A “shattered” Maxwell said the decision to withdraw from the South African tour was difficult.

“I was not confident that I could perform at international level with my elbow in its current state and have decided to undergo

surgery straight away to fix the issue,” Maxwell said in a statement. “I would like to thank Justin Langer, Ben Oliver, Trevor Hohns and the whole Australian squad for their understanding.”

The South Africa tour was the first time Maxwell

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Hq. Noksen Village, Dist. Tuensang, Nagaland FELICITATION

We, the co-staff and students of ACHIEVERS ACADEMY would like to congratulate Mr METSIVIZO PHIRA , PROPRIETOR cum TEACHING FACULTY member for successfully clearing the NPSC EXAM as Excise Inspector (Class II Gazetted). Wishing you the very best in all your future endeavors.

With immense joy and honour, THE NOKSEN STUDENTS’ UNION extends our heartiest congratulations to Miss Shangchingla S. Chang, daughter of Mr & Mrs. W. Siponglemba Chang for her achievement in winning the B.SC (OPTOMETRY) GOLD MEDALIST 2020 FROM MIZORAM UNIVERSITY, AIZAWL. The Union acknowledges her for bringing laurels to the Village and Community and wishes success in her future endeavor.

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NOTICE The Election Commission of the Lotha Students’ Union (LSU) hereby notify that the election for the tenure 2020-2023 will be held on 20th February 2020 at Town Hall Wokha, from 10:00 am.

Filing of nomination will be on 18th February, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at LSU office.

Withdrawal and scrutiny of the candidates will be done on 19th February, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.

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With immense pride and honour, we the SHAKI ELOE Randan Khumshum Kohima, extend our Heartiest Congratulations to the names below for their achievements in various categories.

1. Shri. Liremo Tsopoe (IPS) IGP (Trg. & Bdr.), Nagaland, Kohima for being conferred with President's Medal (PPM) Award.

2. Smti. V. Maria Yanthan (IAS) Commissioner & Secretary, I.P.R , Nagaland, Kohima for her induction to (IAS) cadre.

3. Shri. A. W. Ravungo Khuvung, promoted to Joint Secretary Nagaland, Civil Secretariat.

4. Shri. Elithung Tsopoe, promoted to Asstt. Research Officer (ARO) Directorate of Urban Development, Nagaland, Kohima.

We further wish them and pray to Almighty God to continue to bless them in their future endeavours.

(THUNGDENO H. KHUVUNG) Secretary

DAPFHÜTSUMIA TUOÜPFÜKO KROTHO DAY-CUM-MEETING All the Dapfhütsumia Women Tuoüpfüko are requested to kindly attend the meeting (Service) to be held on 22nd Feb. 2020 at Govt. Middle School D.Khel Kohima Village at 11:00 am without fail.

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With immense joy & pride, the MGOA extends our heartiest congratulations to the following members for their promotion.

1. Shri. WEBILO CHIRHAH, S/o Meselhitso Chirhah promoted to SECTION OFFICER under Nagaland Civil Secretariat.

2. Shri. DEPE LETRO, S/o Lhitso Letro promoted to JUNIOR SECTION OFFICER under Nagaland Civil Secretariat.

The Association prays that our Almighty God continue to bless them and further wishes success in their future endeavours.

Dr. Pewezo Khalo Er. Khrozo Letro President, MGOA G/Secy. MGOA

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had been picked for national duties since taking a break from cricket in October due to mental health issues.

Australia’s national selector Trevor Hohns said Maxwell’s increased pain could not have been overlooked. “We are disappointed to lose Glenn this close to the tour as we were looking forward to welcoming him back to the national side in both the 20 and 50-over formats after his break during the summer,” Hohns was quoted as saying by Cricket Australia.

“Unfortunately, the pain he has experienced in the elbow in the latter stages of the BBL increased over the weekend and he will have surgery immediately to rectify the situation.

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Melbourne, Feb 12 (PTI): Australia’s dashing all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is set to miss the beginning of the IPL after an elbow injury on Tuesday ruled him out of the upcoming ODIs and T20 Internationals in South Africa.

The tour of South Africa starts on February 21.

Maxwell will undergo surgery on his left elbow and will be replaced by D’Arcy Short in both squads.

Cricket Australia said he might require at least six to eight weeks to attain full match fitness, which means he is likely to miss the beginning of the IPL too, which is starting on March 29. The 31-year-old is representing Kings XI Punjab in the franchise-based league.

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M a d r i d, F eb 1 2 (IANS): Veteran Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas is keen on running for election as president of the country’s football federation.

Casillas is yet to call it a day playing and is at FC Porto, but did not play since suffering a heart attack in May 2019.

According to an ESPN source-based report, the 38-year-old held a meeting with Spanish sport’s governing body Consejo Superior de Deportes in Madrid recently and told them that his idea is to stand in the forthcoming elections, expected in autumn this year. Casillas only returned to training for the first time since suffering a heart attack, last November.

The goalkeeper led Spain to the World Cup title in 2010. Casillas has made 725 appearances in 16 years for Spanish giants Real Madrid before leaving for Portuguese giants Porto in 2015.

44,000 in China after it first emerged in the central city of Wuhan late last year.

A host of international sporting events have been cancelled due to COVID19, including the all-electric Formula E motor racing series that abandoned plans for a race in the Chinese city of Sanya next month.

Speaking to reporters last week, Formula One’s motorsport managing director Ross Brawn had said the sport would look to reschedule the Chinese race rather than cancel it altogether.

The sport’s Chief Executive Chase Carey said

The issue between the parties of Eastern Sumi Hoho (ESH) and Miss Levi Sumi with regards to the disputes of paternity against Ms. Levi Sumi who qualified for the post of Secretariat Assistant (SA) in the recently declared NPSC Examination Result-2018 under 2% of BT Sumi reservation for the Sumi's of Kiphire District has been amicably resolved after thorough verification i.e. the entire issue cropped up due to communication gap between the two parties. Hence the parties have amicably resolved the issue once and for all.

Therefore delivering this to all the stake holders of the entities we declare that Ms. Levi Sumi being a daughter of Mr. Hotoshe Sumi, an indigenous citizen of Yangzitong ‘B’ Village to which the other party was not aware of.

The entities that the issue of this case has been resolved once and for all between two parties for good.

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Formula One F1 - Chinese Grand Prix - Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China - April 14, 2019 Haas’ Romain Grosjean in action. (FILE)

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BAKU, FEB 12 (AGENCIES): Formula One’s Chinese Grand Prix has been postponed due to the recent outbreak of COVID-19 in the country, organisers said on Wednesday.

The race, in what is an important market for Formula One, was originally set to be held in Shanghai on April 19, but the governing body FIA and Formula One said in a statement that they had jointly decided to postpone it.

“As a result of continued health concerns and with the World Health Organisation declaring the COVID-19 as a global health emergency, the FIA and Formula 1 have taken these measures,” the two bodies said.

“The FIA and Formula 1 continue to work closely with the teams, race promoter, CAMF and the local authorities to monitor the situation as it develops.

“All parties will take the appropriate amount of time to study the viability of potential alternative dates for the Grand Prix later in the year should the situation improve.”

The flu-like virus has killed more than 1,100 people and infected more than

Mrs. Neitounuo Khoubve Secretary Dapfhütsumia Tuoüpfüko Krotho

PRESS NOTE Nagaland Bhasha Parishad organized a meeting on 24th January 2020 in the Parishad office. The new team of office bearers elected for the tenure of 3 years i.e., from 2020-2022 are as follows : President Shri Zakienei Khoubve, Joint Director, (H) DSE Kohima Secretary Shri S Peter Sema, Hindi Instructor, GHI Dimapur.

Treasurer Shri A S Yarthotngam, Hindi Instructor, GHI Dimapur.

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(S Peter Sema) Secretary Nagaland Bhasha Parishad.

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ISL: Goa ease past Mumbai City FC

Players of FC Goa and Mumbai City FC in action during their ISL match.

Goa, FEB 12 (AGENCIES): FC Goa (36 points) go three points clear of ATK at the top of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2019-20 standings after a 5-2 win over Mumbai City FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda, Goa, on Wednesday.

Rowllin Borges (18’) and Bipin Singh (57’) attempted a comeback against the home side while Mohammed Rafique (87’) turned one in his own goal,

but not before the damage was already done by Ferran Corominas (20’, 80’), Hugo Boumous (37’) and Jackichand Singh (39’).

The Gaurs interim coach Clifford Miranda had made no alterations to his side that drubbed Hyderabad 4-1, and had Edu Bedia back from suspension starting on the bench.

For the visitors, Moudou Sougou returned from suspension to replace the suspended Amine Chermiti

while Jorge Costa made two other changes by bringing in Bidyananda Singh and Bipin in place of Sourav Das and Raynier Fernandes.

After no real threat at goal in the intial minutes, the 18th minute brought about the opening goal from a melee inside the Goa box from where Subhasish Bose laid it off for Borges and the Goan’s shot took a deflection off the heel of Mandar Rao Dessai that deceived Mohammad Nawaz

in goal.

And just two minutes later, Corominas did a give and go into the box as Jacichand’s cross was brought down by Boumous for the Spaniard to blast in the equaliser.

Carlos Pena glanced a Brandon Fernandes flagkick across the face of goal where Boumous got ahead of Pratik Chowdhary to head in Goa’s second, moments before the Frenchman initiated a move from

which Corominas found the run of Jackichand inside the box for the winger to flick past Amrinder Singh in the 39th minute.

Jackichand had two more opportunities begging for his finish - off another through pass from Corominas and a cross from the left by Mandar before halftime.

The Goan defense uncharacteristically stood mere spectators as Borges was allowed to pull back a pass for Bipin to shoot past Nawaz to make it 3-2 in the 57th minute.

Nawaz had to be alert to deny Borges’ shot and Sougou’s header on target around the hour-mark just after Jackichand squandered a chance on the other side that left an unmarked Corominas disappointed.

The 68th minute saw a shot by Boumous blocked

by Chowdhary in one of the lesser chances that befell Goa in the second half before Corominas plugged in from Boumous’ pass in the box in the 80th minute.

If that was not enough, Rodrigues’ shot came off Rafique into his own net in the 87th minute from a rebound of Corominas’ shot from inside the box.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Menuosetuo Yiese is Angami wrestling champ

Champion Menuosetuo Yiese with other winners and organizers on Wednesday. (NP) Correspondent

KOHIMA, FEB 12 (NPN): 21-year-old Menuosetuo Yiese emerged as the champion of the 48th wrestling meet of Angami Sports Association (ASA) held at Kohima Local Ground on Wednesday.

Son of late Khrielatuo Yiese from Kohima village and representing Northern Angami Sports Association (NASA), Yiese standing 6 feet tall and weighing 134 kg walked home richer with a cash prize of Rs. 1.50 lakh.

Yiese defeated 21-yearold Kezhaseluo-o Pienyii of Kohima village (NASA) in the final bout. Son of late Thepfusanyii Pienyii, standing 5.11 feet tall and weighing 122 kg, he was awarded with a cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh.

Seyiekhrietuo Yiese,

who represented NASA stood third position. Son of late Khrielatuo Yiese of Kohima village, Seyiekhrietuo, weighing 107 kg and standing 5.9 feet tall received a cash of Rs. 80,000.

Kekhriezo Nagi (Jotsoma), son of Late Videtuolie Nagi stood 4th position. Representing Western Angami Youth Organization (WAYO), Nagi weighing 86 kg and 5.7 feet tall, received Rs. 50,000.

Quarter finalists are Mezevil Kiso of Southern Angami Sports Association, Kevisier Dziivichii of NASA, Keneiselie Khawakhrie of WAYO and Abao Virie of Chakhroma Sports Association.

Earlier advisor for Urban Development & Municipal Affairs, Dr. Neikiesalie (Nicky) Kire graced the inaugural function as

the special guest. Altogether 60 wrestlers from Southern Angami Sports Association, Western Angami Youth Organization, Chakroma Sports Association and Northern Angami Sports Association took part in the wrestling championship.

The inaugural function was chaired by ASA general secretary Vilekho Bio while ASA president Viliehu Nguzhii delivered presidential address, ASA wrestling secretary Khrielakuolie Suohu administered oath to the wrestlers.

Meanwhile, the junior category (U-16) event will take place on February 13 from 9:30 am onwards.

Er. Kevisekho Kruse, Chief Engineer, PHED (Retd.) Govt. of Nagaland will grace the valedictory function as guest of honour.

Barca’s Dembele ruled out for six months Europe’s ‘Big Five’ account for AFC Cup: Bengaluru humiliate Paro FC 9-1 out injured for at least five months then their club can sign a replacement outside a transfer window, as long as they are based in Spain’s top two divisions or they are a free agent.

The injured player is not allowed to play again for the team before the fivemonth period has elapsed and must agree to the arrival of the new player.

Barcelona have been linked to Real Sociedad forward Willian Jose by Spanish media.

This is Dembele’s 10th injury since arriving from Borussia Dortmund in 2017 for 105 million euros (88.82 million pounds).

The forward initially hurt his right hamstring playing against his former side in November. Dembele missed five months of his debut season due to a hamstring problem in his left leg that required surgery and has made five starts in all competitions this season.

Barcelona are second in La Liga, three points behind rivals Real Madrid.

71.8% of Jan transfer spend

L o n d o n, F E B 1 2 (AGENCIES): Clubs in Europe’s top five member associations — England, Spain, Germany, Italy and France — accounted for 71.8% of fees spent globally during the 2020 January transfer window, world soccer gover ning body FIFA said on Wednesday.

A record 170 countries had the window open last month, with a total of 4,108 international transfers being completed.

Although clubs from the ‘Big Five’ accounted for only 14.1% of the total number of transfers, the fees that exchanged hands were 71.8% of the global spend.

Clubs in England spent $298.2 million in transfers — the highest in the world — followed

by Germany ($206.1 million) and Italy ($126.7 million). The top flight leagues were responsible for 93.1% of the spending

on international transfers.

Some of the high profile moves included Bruno Fernandes’ move from Sporting Lisbon to Manchester United for an initial fee of 55 million euros ($60.01 million) while Borussia Dortmund signed young striker Erling Haaland from Red Bull Salzburg.

In all, the Big Five spent $824.6 million in January — second only to the 2018 January window when they spent $1.01 billion in total.

“Spending by clubs of the Big Five leagues seems to continue on the general growth path of the past years, playing a central role in the global transfer market,” FIFA’s chief legal officer Emilio Garcia said in a statement.

“It is FIFA’s duty to carefully monitor and report on those activities, providing greater transparency to the transfer system.”

Harden, Westbrook help Rockets beat Celtics 116-105

Chelsea ‘agree deal’ to sign Ajax’s Hakim Ziyech

Ousmane Dembele BARCELONA, FEB 12 (AGENCIES): Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele has been ruled out for six months after undergoing an operation on his torn hamstring in Finland on Tuesday.

“First team player Ousmane Dembele has been operated on satisfactorily in Turku by Doctor Lasse Lempainen, (regard-

ing) the rupture of the hamstring in his right leg,” Barcelona said in a statement. “The approximate time out is six months.”

The Spanish champions will be allowed to make an emergency signing to replace him provided the Spanish football federation (RFEF) ratifies Dembele’s medical report. RFEF rules dictate that if a player is

Houston Rockets’ James Harden (13) drives toward the basket as Boston Celtics’ Kemba Walker defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Houston.

H O U S T O N, F E B 1 2 (AGENCIES): After James Harden and Russell Westbrook combined for 78 points Tuesday night, Harden was asked just how dangerous this combination can be when it gets rolling.

“It’s pretty scar y,” Harden said.

Harden scored 42 points, Westbrook had 36 and Houston snapped Boston’s seven-game win streak with a 116-105 victory over the Celtics in a game that showcased the Rockets’ dy-

namic small-ball lineup.

Harden had eight rebounds and seven assists and Westbrook finished with 10 rebounds and five assists as the Rockets used a starting lineup without a true center after trading Clint Capela last week.

“It’s helping both of them,” coach Mike D’Antoni said. “It should. It opens up the floor for them.

Both of them are great drivers and great finishers ... and it should trickle down to everybody else, too.”

Houston broke it open with a 15-2 run that made it 116-98 with about two minutes left. Harden scored six points during the decisive stretch, and Danuel House had five.

Boston had two turnovers and missed numerous shots to allow the Rockets to turn the close game into one where D’Antoni cleared the bench for the last minute with the game well in hand.

The Rockets enjoyed a big advantage at the line, going 37 for 42 compared

to 20 for 25 for the Celtics.

Harden made 17 of 18 foul shots.

Gordon Hayward had 20 points in Boston’s first loss since Jan. 26. Jaylen Brown scored 19, and Jayson Tatum had 15 on 5-for15 shooting.

Westbrook, who is in his first season in Houston after a trade from Oklahoma City, is excited for the possibilities for this lineup once they have more experience with it. Harden, who scored 19 points in the third quarter to help Houston take control, picked up his fifth foul with about eight minutes left. But he was able to stay in the game and avoid fouling out.

Ro b e r t C ov i n g t o n had 12 points and seven rebounds in his fourth game since he was acquired as part of the four-team trade that sent Capela to the Hawks.

The Rockets were up by seven with about eight minutes left when Harden picked up three fouls in about 30 seconds. The Celtics then closed to 96-94 on Brown’s 3-pointer and a dunk by Tatum with 5:40 to go. But Houston made five straight free throws to push the lead to 101-94 before making the big run to put the game away.

Hakim Ziyech L O N DO N , F E B 1 2 (AGENCIES): Chelsea and Ajax have reached a verbal agreement for the transfer of Hakim Ziyech, according to De Telegraaf.

The 26-year old was one of the stars behind Ajax’s incredible run to the semi-finals of the Champions League last season and it was somewhat a surprise that the Moroccan has stayed at the club throughout the two corresponding transfer windows.

But it looks like Frank Lampard has won the race for the playmaker. De Telegraaf are reporting the deal will be worth around €45m.Personal terms have yet to be agreed between the player and the Premier League club but it appears the transfer has passed it’s first obstacle on the way to being completed.

Bengaluru, FEB 12 (AGENCIES): Semboi Haokip stole the limelight as he scored four goals en route Bengaluru FC’s 9-1 rout of Paro FC at the Kanteerava Stadium on Wednesday evening.

Deshorn Brown scored a hat-trick while Juanan and Nili Perdomo bagged a goal apiece. The only consolation goal for Paro FC was scored by former Bengaluru player Chencho Gyeltshen.

Bengaluru FC coach Carles Cuadrat made wholesale changes to the line-up that started in Thimpu in the previous week. Prabhsukhan Gill and Parag Srivas made their debuts for the blues while youngsters like Gursimrat Gill, Suresh Wangjam and Semboi Haokip kept their places.

The hosts were dominating possession through Erik Paartalu and Nili Perdomo and it was a matter of when and not if, they would break the deadlock.

Bengaluru were rewarded for their sustained pressure as early as the sixth minute when Haokip scored the opener after latching on to a long ball from Paartalu.

In the 14th minute, they doubled their lead through Juanan. The defender timed his jump to perfection to head home a corner floated by Perdomo.

Almost against the run of play, Paro FC pulled one back through Gyeltshen.

The winger showed his individual bril-

liance to first dribble past Gursimrat and then fire a venomous volley at the top corner beyond the reach of Prabhsukhan in goal.

But Bengaluru remained unfazed and continued to dominate proceedings.

Haokip scored his second of the night in the 26th minute after he beat his marker in the air to steer home a cross by Perdomo from the right flank.

Four minutes later, Deshorn Brown joined the party and scored the fourth for Bengaluru with Wangjam setting him up on a platter.

Bengaluru continued their onslaught in the second half as well. Brown scored his second in the 54th minute, after latching on to a pass from Perdomo.

10 minutes later, the Jamaican completed his hat-trick and this time it was Kean Lewis with the assist.

With three goals in his kitty, Brown turned himself to be the provider for Haokip to complete his hat-trick.

Next, it was Perdomo’s turn to find the back of the net in the 79th minute.

Haokip piled further misery on the visitors after he scored his fourth in the 85th minute.

Bengaluru will now travel to the Maldives for the 1st leg of the play-off fixture on the 19th of February before hosting Maziya on the 26th for the reverse leg.

Holders France grouped with Russia for Fed Cup Finals

L O N DO N, F E B 1 2 (AGENCIES): Holders France will face a strong Russia side and hosts Hungary in the group stage of the inaugural version of the $18 million Fed Cup Finals to be held in Budapest from April 14-19.

France, who beat Australia in the last final of the 57-year-old team event’s previous format in November, are one of four nations who qualified automatically for the 12nation event to be staged on clay at the Laszlo Papp Sports Arena.

Hungary, as hosts, Australia as runners-up and 11-times winners Czech Republic, as a wild card, were the other three.

Tuesday’s draw held in Budapest’s majestic Museum of Fine Arts paired record 18-times Fed Cup champions United States with Slovakia and fivetimes winners Spain who will fancy their chances on their favoured red dust.

Last year’s runnersup Australia face Belgium and surprise finalists Belarus in Group B. Czech Republic face Germany and Switzerland in Group D.

Fed Cup’s trophy. (File)

The four group winners will go through to the semi-finals followed by a final. Individual ties will consist of two singles matches followed by a doubles.

The Fed Cup’s new format, which saw eight nations qualify through playoffs last weekend, is something of a throwback to the first edition in 1963 when 16 nations played over a week at London’s Queen’s Club with United States, featuring Billie Jean King, beating Australia in the final.

King was present at the draw ceremony and praised the International Tennis Federation’s elevation of the women’s team

event which now shares equal prize money with the Davis Cup. The competing players at the week-long event will split $12 million with the other $6 million going to federations.

“Women’s tennis has always been the leader in women’s sport,” American King, the trailblazer and inspiration behind the formation of the WTA Tour, said at the draw ceremony.

“This sends a very strong message. I’m very excited and really want to thank Hungary and everyone involved. This is an amazing opportunity.”

While the change of the men’s Davis Cup from a year-long ‘home-away’ World Group knockout draw to a one-week showdown in Madrid suffered some teething problems, the new Fed Cup format has been greeted in generally positive fashion.

The April slot is a much better fit than the men’s Davis Cup which was played with 18 nations and crammed into a week in November, including gruelling late-night finishes.

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