February 26, 2017

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Vol XXVII No. 81

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No mention of Mnp in Naga framework: PM Correspondent

IMPHAL, FEB 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took a jibe at Ibobiled Congress government in Manipur alleging that they were spreading lies to the people on the ‘Framework Agreement’ signed between Government of India and the NSCN (I-M) on August 3, 2015.

Addressing the high octane election rally in Imphal’s Langjing Achouba ground, Modi said: “Not a single word in the framework agreement is against the interest of Manipur.

A person who looted for 15 years is now spreading lies. The Naga Accord was signed one and a half years ago. Was the Congress asleep that time? And now they are spreading lies.”

Modi accused Congress of attempting to retain power by meddling with the sentiments of the people on sensitive issues like territorial integrity of the state.

Modi said Congress government in Manipur was spreading false propaganda on the Naga accord. He alleged that the Ibobi Singh government was carrying out “false campaign and

Will send Ibobi to jail if elected to power: Javadekar IMPHAL, FEB 25 (AGENCIES): Accusing the Congress government in Manipur of involvement in deep-rooted corruption, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said if elected to power BJP would send chief minister Ibobi Singh to jail.

“Ibobi Singh has perpetrated crime against the people of Manipur. He has kept Manipur backward for the last 15 years. Only one thing has thrived under his regime: corruption, corruption, corruption. We will end this corruption,” he said.

“Ibobi Singh will go to jail once BJP comes to power after March 11.” Javadekar, the election in charge for the party in Manipur, was addressing a rally at the Wangoi assembly segment on Friday. Polling for the 60-member state assembly will be held on March 4 & 8, and results to be declared on March 11.

KMC office relocated

DIMAPUR, FEB 25 (NPN): Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) office has been relocated to the old Kohima Arts College site, near the northern gate of Kohima local ground (Khuochiezhie), informed KMC administrator Kovi Meyase in a public notice on Saturday.

This is it!

“Well, our MLAs disobey their tribe bodies since they don’t know what morality means.”

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assure the people that if BJP Commenting on the was voted to power, the peo- ongoing UNC sponsored ple would have a corrupt- economic blockade in the free government and would state, Modi said it was the redo what Congress had not sponsibility of the state govdone in the past 15 years. ernment to provide essential “What Congress did commodities, medicines etc. not do in the last 15 years, to the people. While urgI assure we will do it in 15 ing the UNC leadership to months,” said Modi. Modi lift the economic blockade, also appealed to the people Modi assured that he would of Manipur to give BJP the help them resolve all issues. chance to rule for five years Normal life was affectin order to see the difference. ed in Manipur on Saturday Modi further went on to crit- as a result of the bandh called Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an election rally at icize the Congress for pitting by Coordination Committee one community against the (CorCom) to boycott Prime Langjing Achouba ground, Imphal West on Saturday. other for the sake of votes.

Minister’s visit. misleading the people re- away from the topic but he garding the Naga Accord.” and his party know that Modi, however, as- it is the most crucial issue Hitting out at Modi, chief minister O Ibobi Singh sured that the territorial (Framework Agreement) integrity of Manipur would for the state’s largest bloc of denied that the Centre had provided details to Manipur be protected at any cost by voters– who can sway the government. He said Centre had only sought the opinion of the BJP government. He results in 40 of the state’s 60 the state government on the demands of the NSCN (I-M) and Centre’s proposal, but never provided the details of the also echoed Union Home assembly seats. minister, Rajnath Singh’s Interestingly, a local TV agreement. In a hurriedly called press conference on Saturstatement that there was no cable network quoted Prime day evening, Ibobi demanded Modi to name the Congress mention of Manipur in the Minister as saying: “People leaders who were informed about details of the framework framework agreement. talk about the accord with agreement.

“Promise of not infringing upon Manipur’s territo“I, standing on the holy the Nagas. I want to ask the land of Manipur, prom- state government, were you rial integrity and not mentioning the word Manipur in the ise you that there is not sleeping? We had informed framework agreement and asking Manipur government’s even one word in the accord you about the accord with opinion by providing a gist of the framework agreements-which is against the interests all details a year and a half Are these details of the agreement?” ibobi questioned.

He also questioned Centre as to why it was keeping the of Manipuris,” Modi vowed ago. Now when the elecand said “BJP party does tions have been announced, details of the agreement secret instead of bringing it out to the public domain when Prime Minister and BJP leaders not lie.” Political analysts they are spreading lies.” said Modi, during the rally In his 53- m inute have openly declared that the agreement would not affect may have quickly moved speech, Modi went on to the territorial integrity of Manipur.

Ibobi slams PM; asks GoI to make agreement public

CM asks Nagas to protect mother tongues

Dr. Shürhozelie speaking at the Sekrenyi festival programme at Kisama on Saturday. (NP)

Correspondent

KISAMA, FEB 25 (NPN): Nagaland chief minister, Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu, on Saturday while expressing apprehension that Nagas may lose sight of the rich tradition in the name of modernity has called upon the Nagas to preserve their culture and tradition.

Speaking as special invitee on the occasion of Sekrenyi festival at Bamboo Hall Kisama here, the chief minister emphasised on the importance of mother tongue, which he said was

one of the main identities of the Nagas.

Dr. Shürhozelie said that as a person of literature he was very concerned over the neglect of mother tongue mostly among the young people. In this regard, he urged the leaders and elders to encourage the young generation to learn and uphold their mother tongues.

Dr. Shürhozelie said Nagas were “fighting for freedom”, but questioned whether “we know the true meaning of freedom.” He maintained that there was no meaning fighting for

freedom as there can be no freedom without identity.

He said although many have become Christians today, the good values and habits that were passed on by the forefathers were fading. The chief minister was, however, optimistic that with the celebration of Sekrenyi festival, the purification festival of Angami community, the good values would be embedded in “us” again.

Dr. Shürhozelie also expressed delight on seeing young people attending the celebration in their traditional attires.

He further said with the celebration, one should also renew and cleanse oneself by forgiving and forgetting the past misdeeds. Asserting that every society has a history, the chief minister stressed on the need to revisit Naga history and educate the young people on the subject. He called upon the leaders to contribute towards the good of the society, saying that whatever great things were achieved would go down in Naga history.

Earlier, delivering Sekrenyi greetings, the Angami Public Organisation (APO) president, Dr. Vilhusa Seleyi, highlighted on the significance of the festival, Rev. Fr. Alex Vizo said the invocation prayer while vote of thanks was proposed by Angamimiapfüko Krotho (AMK) president, Ruokouheü Miachie-o. The Sekrenyi festival was organised by Angami Public Organisation.

Governor Acharya stresses on change in education system

Governor with resource persons, cultural troupe and others at St. Joseph’s College. (NP)

Correspondent

KOHIMA, FEB 25 (NPN): Governor of Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh, PB Acharya, on Saturday challenged the educationists and scholars to change the education system keeping in mind employability opportunities for the students after studies.

The governor was addressing the inaugural session of the two-day National Seminar on “Going beyond the ‘Monolith North East’: Understanding the Varying Dimensions” at St. Joseph’s College Jakhama, some 16 km away from here.

Acharya seemed to infer that Nagaland has a great asset in the three lakh graduates among a population of 20 lakh. He said that people ought not to suffer or live in poverty and have insurgency problem when Nagaland has potential to become a developed state.

He also asked why people from Nagaland and North East states should always go outside to mainland

India for education, employment and medical facilities when they could have all these facilities in their own place. Sharing about the potential of North East India to the guest educationists, the governor said the region has great potential in hydro, petroleum, coal and solar energy. He called upon the various universities in the country to wake up and do something beneficial and make the country proud.

The governor expressed hope that the seminar would bring out some actions and not merely analyze the problems. Head of Geopolitics and International Relations Department, Manipal University, Prof. Arvind Kumar, in his address on overview of the seminar, said the team from Manipal University were attending the seminar to know more about the rich culture and nature of Nagaland and North East.

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies (MAKAIAS) Kolkata director, Dr. Sreeradha Datta, shared the overview

of the institute.

The programme was chaired by Dr. Narayana Sabhahit, registrar Manipal University, vice principal of St. Joseph’s college Jakhama shared overview of St. Jospeh’s college, Rongmei students performed traditional dance, while vote of thanks was proposed by Dr. Monish Tourangbam, assistant professor Department of Geopolitics and International Relations coordinator, North East studies centre Manipal University.

The seminar is being organized by North East Studies Centre, Department of Geopolitics and International Relations, Manipal University in collaboration with Maulan Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian studies (MAKAIAS) Kolkata and St. Joseph’s College Jakhama, Nagaland.

It may be mentioned that the primary objective of the seminar is to critically analyse the political, socioeconomic, cultural and developmental issues in the states of Northeast region.

ISIS wants to take over India: rescued doctor LONDON, FEB 25 (AGENCIES): The doctor released from the captivity of the Islamic State, Ramamurthy Kosanam, has said the terror group has a “lot of interest” in India and wants to “take over”.

Dr Kosanam, who reached India on Saturday morning, told CNN-News18 that he could understand from the interactions with his captors that the IS was “impressed with India’s education system and economic growth”.

He, however, said his captors did not go into any details of their plans, if they had any.

Recounting his ordeal, the doctor said he was subjected to mental torture and was forced to watch their “terrible videos”.

“They forced me to watch their gory activities,” he said, adding that they would talk to

him very rudely.

“They beat some of the prisoners in front of us,” Kosanam, who was abducted

by IS terrorists nearly 18 months ago, said.

On the larger objective of the Islamic State, Kosanam said, “They are a hard-core terrorist group and want to spread their clout throughout the world.” He added that the group wants to impose its rules and regulations on everybody.

Kosanam remained under captivity for at least a year before being asked to work for the group. “I told them that I didn’t have a lot of experience, but still they asked me to work,” he told CNN-News18.

After spending a year and a half under IS rule and witnessing the group’s brutality first hand, Kosanam was grateful to the Indian government.

‘Eating prebiotics may improve sleep’ NE NGO Helping hands Impeach 3 KTC officials, Foods High in Prebiotics Wheat

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NEW YORK, FEB 25 (IANS): Intake of prebiotics -- dietary fibers found naturally in foods like chicory, artichokes, raw garlic, leeks and onions -- may help improve sleep and act as a buffer against the physiological impacts of stress, a study shows.

Prebiotics are certain types of non-digestible fibers that probiotic bacteria feed on, such as the fibers found in many plant sources like asparagus, oatmeal, and legumes as well as in

Onions

Potatoes (cooked and cooled)

breast milk. The findings showed that rats on the prebiotic diet spent more time in non-rapid-eye-movement (NREM) sleep, which is restful and restorative and is dreamless, than those on the non-prebiotic diet.

“We found that dietary prebiotics can improve nonrapid eye movement (REM) sleep, as well as REM sleep after a stressful event,” said lead author Robert Thompson, post-doctoral student at University of Colorado - Boulder. “Given that suf-

ficient NREM sleep and proper nutrition can impact brain development and function and that sleep problems are common in early life, it is possible that a diet rich in prebiotics started in early life could help improve sleep, support the gut microbiota and promote optimal brain/ psychological health,” added Monika Fleshner, Professor at University of Colorado Boulder.

For the study, published in the journal Frontiers in Behavioural Neuroscience, the team fed three-week-old male rats a diet of either standard chow or chow that included prebiotics. They then monitored the rats’ body temperature, gut bacteria and sleep-wake cycles -- using EEG, or brain activity testing -- over time. REM sleep is believed to be critical for promoting recovery from stress -- previously been shown to reduce healthy diversity of gut bacteria.

bags natl Gaurav award Pathso bodies demand

Robin Hibu receiving the award from Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.

Spl. Correspondent

NEW DELHI, FEB 25 (NPN): North East ‘Helping Hands” NGO received the ‘National Gaurav Award’ by Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi here on Saturday at Vigyan Bhavan Plenary Auditorium.

“I am happy Helping Hands NGO is rendering yeoman social service to helpless North East people in Delhi,” Naqvi said. The award was given away to Helping Hands founder and Delhi police IG & Nodal officer for North East people, Robin Hibu. Hibu also briefed the packed auditorium about the works carried out by the NGO. He said the award was for the core members, volunteers and counsellors of Helping Hands spread across the country, and reaching out to distressed and needy NE people. He expressed gratitude to the unsung heroes of Helping Hands and appealed to the NE people to support the cause.

DIMAPUR, FEB 25 (NPN): Pathso Range Public Organisation (PRPO), Panso Town GBs, Pathso Nokeng Council, Pathso Council and Ekhao Council have demanded the impeachment of three Khiamniungan Tribal Council (KTC) office bearers for defying and misleading the public of Khiamniungans by attending the consultative meeting called by the chief minister on February 8.

Informing this in a press note, PRPO general secretary Lungsang Lamthew said the organizations held a meeting on February 19 and resolved to demand the impeachment of-- Puchai PM general secy., P. Hangthai, executive secy. and Lusang Sumao joint secy.

PRPO said, in the interest of the Nagas, a

resolution was adopted at Noklak on February 4, wherein the Khiamniungan leaders agreed to stand by the resolution.

However, PRPO said the three individuals violated the Noklak resolution and attended the meeting on their individual interest and did not represent KTC. In this regard, PRPO said it demanded that the KTC executive committee impeach the office bearers within February 28, “as per provision of KTC constitution Article No-12, for corrupt practices and selling out the prestige of Khiamniungan community.”

PRPO further said the officials be impeached on moral grounds, within the stipulated time. The further course of action shall be intimated in due course of time.

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AIDA centre launches skill trg for unemployed youth

Special song being presented during the programme.

news in brief NSSATA Kiphire unit appeals for salaries NPF appoints spokesperson: NPF president, Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu on Saturday appointed Achumbemo Kikon as NPF spokesperson with immediate effect.

This was stated in an order issued by NPF general secretary (adm) Kruzakie Kelio.

NSSATA Wokha unit informs: All the SSA GT 2010 & 2013 batch of Wokha have been informed to submit a photocopy of HSLC admit card, mark sheets of all educational qualification and professional degree and two copies of appointment order to the Wokha Unit incharge at My Choice (Mobile store) opposite Hornbill Hotel Wokha from February 27 till March 31 between 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Each graduate teacher has been asked to give a signature specimen with Rs. 2,500 per head.

For further information one has been asked to contact NSSATA Wokha unit office at 8974996443.

SDO electrical Jalukie informs: Sub-division officer electrical sub division Jalukie Nagaland S. Yanpamo Odyuo has informed that due to malfunction of 0.5 MVA 33/11 KV power transformer at Ngwalwa, power supply at Heningkungla, Ngwalwa and adjoining area would be disrupted till the replacement of the transformer. The consumers have been requested to cooperate and bear with the inconvenience caused.

BYFD meeting: A joint consultative meeting with all the Youth Directors/President of the various churches under BYFD has been convened on February 27, 2 p.m. at Dimapur Ao Baptist Arogo (DABA). All the leaders have been requested to attend the meeting.

LSU elects new office bearers: Lotha Students Union (LSU) has elected Lipemo M Tsopoe as president and Ashanthung Humtsoe as general secretary along with nine other office bearers. LSU election commissioner has informed that file handing and taking over are to be taken within 10 days.

DIMAPUR: Skill training for unemployed youth batch 20 was inaugurated at Don Bosco Tech AIDA centre, Saturday with chief editor and proprietor of Heritage Publishing House, Dr. Lanunsangla Tzudir as the chief guest.

In her address, Dr. Lanunsangla said “unemployment and unemployability are the major problems that we face today” and added that skill based education was the only way to address the issue of unemployment problem.

She asserted that to run business or industry one need good policy makers, honest civil servants and good politicians but it was skilled people who support the major part of

the economy.

Dr. Lanunsangla encouraged the trainees to take this training seriously and appreciated the parents for sending their wards to attend this skill training.

Rector of Don Bosco Dimapur, Father C.T Varghese, reminded the trainees that they were “undergoing a transition from indiscipline to disciplined life, laziness to hard work. “You need to move away from addiction to bad habits to addiction to self discipline,” exhorted Father C.T Varghese.

State coordinator for Don Bosco Tech operations, Amos Ekka shared on the work of Don Bosco Tech in India and in Di-

Organizations fete Dr. Shürho

Condolence messages for late Dr. Choudhary

DIMAPUR: Many organisations have congratulated the newly sworn-in chief minister of Nagaland Dr. Shürhozelie Leizietsu. In separate congratulatory notes, All Nagaland School Teacher’s Association (ANSTA Central); Naga Peoples’ Front parent body Tseminyu Division; Naga People’s Front (NPF) Kiphire Division and Naga People’s Front (NPF) 59 A/C Seyochung-Sitimi have all congratulated Dr. Shürhozelie Leizietsu and expressed the hope that under his leadership, Nagaland would prosper and progress in all fields.

DIMAPUR: Many civil society organisations have expressed pain and sorrow at the demise of Dr. Ashit Baran Choudhury who passed away on February 23 due to cardiac arrest.

DB: Dimapur Bongs has expressed shock at the untimely demise of Dr. A. B. Choudhary, a prominent doctor and a social worker.

Stating that his demise was a great loss, Dimapur Bongs prayed that God grant him eternal rest and his bereaved family the strength to bear the great pain.

PYA: Prog ressive

mapur region. He said that Don Bosco Tech was second to none and that it wanted to compete and excel with their counterparts in mainland India.

In the programme, Jessica Sumi welcomed the gathering and Ganesh shared his life testimony.

Konyak and Yimchunger folk dances, Sumi and Chakesang folksongs were performed by trainees while Ajano gave the vote of thanks.

Skill training for unemployed youth of Nagaland started from January 23 with 96 trainees from 17 different tribes of Northeast. Don Bosco Tech AIDA centre has trained 1381and placed 1300 in last 6 years.

Youth Association (PYA) also expressed sadness over the demise of its founder Dr. A.B. Choudhary.

Progressive Youth Association in a condolence note stated that his demise was not only a great loss for the people but also for the PYA family.

DBSU: Dimapur Bengali Students’ Union (DBSU) also condoled the death of Dr. A.B. Choudhary.

Describing him as a great person the union stated that his contributions would always be

Müluori Nyusho cum Nazhu Khu celebrated at Meluri

remembered.

DBS: Dimapur Bangali Samaj (DBS) has also expressed shock over the untimely demise of Dr. A.B. Choudhary popularly known as “Shibu Da.” The Samaj whole conveying its deepest condolence to the bereaved family expressed that his demise had caused a vacuum and irreparable loss to community which would be difficult to fill.

IMA &NEDS Dmu: Indian Medical Association (IMA) Dimapur branch and NEDS has mourned the demise of late Dr. AB Choudhury

(L-R): 28 Assam Rifles with GBs and chairman of Bhandari village, Wokha after the interaction. Villagers availing treatment at 44 AR medical camp at Orangkong village, Longleng.

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ments were also given and villagers were also briefed about good healthcare and hygiene practices to ensure long and disease free life.

44 AR (Mkg) : 44 Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) organised a medical camp at Yajang village, Mokokchung district on February 21.

According to PRO IGAR (N) assistant commandant Jubin Henry John, medical officer and paramedical staff of 44 Assam Rifles treated 224

patients and distributed free medicines.

5 AR: 5 Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) conducted a veterinary camp at DC ground, Zunheboto on February 21.

PRO-IGAR (N) Kohima stated that the camp was conducted by a medical team of 14 Mobile Veterinary Hospital comprising of three nursing assistance veterinary from Rangapahar, one supervisor and one field assistance from Zunheboto

teachers were yet to get their salaries and arrears since November 2016.

Stating that SSA teachers were solely dependent on salary for their children education and livelihood, the unit pointed out that untimely release of salary depths more encumbers and causes “mental torture”.

NSSATA Kiphire unit while congratulating the new government has appealed it to release the pending salaries and arrears at the earliest.

Further, the Kiphire unit has extended fullest cooperation to the NSSATA central team.

crime beat IMFL destroyed at Diphupar ‘B’

NYO members, women representatives, GBs and NYO members with the seized IMFL on Saturday. (NP) Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, FEB 25 (NPN): Naga Youth Organisation (NYO), Diphupar ‘B’ Village and Naga Women Welfare Organisation, Diphupar ‘B’ Village, along with village authorities and GBs on Saturday destroyed 273 bottles of assorted Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) who was the president of that were confiscated from “paan shops” within DiIMA, Nagaland.

In a condolence mes- phupar ‘B’ area. sage, IMA &NEDS said they have lost a great leader and guide of medical fraternity. It has conveyed condolence to the be- DIMAPUR: Kohima police reaved family and prayed arrested one person one for the departed soul to Hukato Swu (20) son of rest in peace.

Ghonito Swu, Ghokimi vilM e a n w h i l e, I M A lage, Zunheboto, presently Dimapur branch has ex- residing at Lower Naga pressed gratitude to its Bazar, Kohima on Februmembers, GPA and Di- ary 24 regarding a burglary mapur dental practitioners incident that occurred on association for closing February 20 at Lower Forest their clinics and establish- Colony, Kohima . ment on February 24, as According to SDPO mark of respect to late Dr. PRO Atu Zumvu, FIR was A.B. Choudhury. lodged by a resident of the colony wherein burglar(s)

A brief programme was organised at NYO office for destruction of the confiscated items. Speaking at the programme, NYO president Zatuo Chuzo informed that NYO volunteers conducted raids within its jurisdiction on two occasions wherein a total of 273 bottles of IMFL were seized and 6 persons were apprehended in this connection.

He informed that the offenders were let off after

warning them of expulsion from the village if they engage in such activities in future.

While informing that NYO would be conducting similar checking regularly, Chuzo informed the initiative was aimed to make Diphupar ‘B’ Village a dry village, in line with the NLTP Act 1989.

The seized items were destroyed in the presence of village authorities, women representatives and youths.

One arrested for burglary in Kohima

(L-R): Villagers availing treatment at medical camps at L. Hotovi village and Yachang village. 5 AR team vaccinating a dog.

requested for the medical camp during which a total of 613 people were screened and treated.

The releases stated that the camp was led by 32 Assam Rifles chief medical officer and medical staff. Apart from providing medical assistance, basic knowledge on health education including precaution from common viral diseases was also educated, informed 32 AR. It also informed that vaccination and medicines for common ail-

KIPHIRE: Nagaland SSA Teachers Association Kiphire unit in support of the NSSATA Central team has appeal the state government to release the pending salaries and arrears as assurance given by the government on November 2, 2016.

In a press release, NSSATA Kiphire Unit president, A.Lipise Sangtam stated that the state government has given a written agreement on the mentioned date to take necessary steps and measures for timely release of SSA teachers in Nagaland.

However, it said that the agreement proved to be a failure as the entire SSA

DIMAPUR: Müluori Nyusho cum Nazhu Khu was celebrated on February 22 & 23 at Meluri, local ground with additional secretary social welfare, Z. Nyusietho Nyuthe as the chief guest and all the VCCs of Pochury as the guests of honour. The festival was attended by various dignitaries ADC Meluri, president, Pochury hoho, gazetted officers and a delegation from Sohomi village.

AR organise various programmes across state

DIMAPUR: 32 Assam Rifles, 44 Assam Rifles and 5 Assam Rifles conducted free medical camps and veterinary camp at L Hotovi village, Yajang village and DC ground, Zunheboto respectively.

32 AR: 32 Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ 6 Sector Assam Rifles organized a free medical aid camp at L.Hotovi village, Dimapur on February 22.

In a press statement, 32 Assam Rifles stated that the village authority and civil administration

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Veterinary Department.

Altogether 1068 livestock were examined and free of cost medicines were given to the owners.

28 AR: 28 Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQs IGAR (North) carried out an interaction with the GBs and chairman of Bhandari village, Wokha district on February 23.

Major Varun Sharma interacted with a total of 40 GBs and village chairmen and discussed issues pertaining to development, peace, education and skill development.

44 AR: In its continuous efforts to reach out to the medically deprived section of the society, 44 Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) organised a medical camp on February 24 at Orangkong village, Longleng.

Assistant Commandant Jubin Henry, medical officer and paramedical staff of 44 Assam Rifles treated 356 patients and distributed free medicines.

Khonsa battalion apprehends NSCN (K) member DIMAPUR: Based on a specific intelligence about presence of cadre trying to “terrorize and carryout ex t o r t i o n ” i n Wa k k a village, Khonsa Battalion under the aegis of DAO division conducted an operation on February 23.

According to PRO IGAR (N), during the operation ‘private’ Pansai Pansa of NSCN (K) was apprehended along with a pistol and live ammunition.

decamped with one licensed .32 Pistol and cash amounting to Rs. 5000 (approx).

The PRO stated that on interrogation, the accused voluntarily admitted of his involvement in the said burglary.

In this connection a criminal case have been registered against the arHukato Swu rested person for conducting further investigation and the ful owner on Zimma after licensed pistol was accord- proper verification, PRO ingly handed over to right- added.

28 Assam Rifles seizes liquor

28 Assam Rifles with arrested person and liquor.

DIMAPUR: Troops of 28 Assam Rifles in a search operation at Sanis Road Junction seized 695 bottles Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) which was being smuggled from Assam into Nagaland on February 23.

According to PRO IGAR (N) the liquor was found in a truck (NL 05D6697) belonging to Nono Singh (35), a resident of Merapani. The individual along with the seized items was handed over to Sanis Police Station, PRO added.

3 NSCN(R) members arrested

Sampit Kitman

DIMAPUR: Based on specific intelligence, Jairampur Battalion under the aegis of DAO division and troops of 9 Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) have arrested three NSCN (R) members on February 23 and 24 in separate operations.

According to PRO (Defence) Col C Konwer, on specific intelligence about presence of one cadre attempting forced extortion in Kharsang village, Jairampur Battalion con-

Ape and Theteveuo ducted a successful operation in Kharsang village on February 24 and arrested one ‘Ranapio’ Sampit Kitman of NSCN(R) along with narcotics and blank extortion note.

The PRO also stated that on post spot interrogation he admitted allegiance to NSCN(R) and divulged that he had been actively assisting and acting as Ranapio for the organization.

In a separate operation, troops of 9 Assam

Rifles launched a search operation in general area Welcome Gate, Putsero on February 23.

According to PRO IGAR (N) during the operation two NSCN (R) cadres Ape and Theteveuo, native of Kikurima village were apprehended along with royalty vehicle and tax collection receipt.

The apprehended along with the seized item were handed over to Police Station, Pfutsero, PRO added.

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(L-R): Mother of Lt. Khriesavizo laying wreath. People laying wreaths at the graves of two slain youths in Kohima on Saturday (NP).

Vilie, said the two youths made the “supreme sacrifice” for the Nagas to “preserve” Article 371 (A) while “some people” were trying to “dilute” it.

He said that Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) and NTAC has worked hard and “achieved something”. Vilie also shared pain with the bereaved family members.

NTAC member Dr. P. Ngullie, said the burial site would be known as a “sacred place” for generations to come as it symbolizes the defining

moment of all Naga tribes coming together. He said the site also defines the moment of democracy.

He said the two sons sacrifice their lives while standing for the “right of the Nagas” and that the death had awakened the Naga society to emerge with its right.

Dr. P. Ngullie also expressed pain and shared t h e s o r r ow w i t h t h e bereaved family members.

D iphupa r Vil l a ge Council (DVC) chairman Lanutoshi, said that the sacrifice of the two souls

Cyclist paddles across country to spread message against ‘social evils’

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Shillong

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Kohima

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Dimapur Sunny and pleasant

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Tuensang Mostly sunny and cooler Wokha

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Correspondent KO H I M A , F E B 2 5 (NPN): Diphupar Village Council, Dimapur along with its constituents units paid homage to late Khriesavizo Metha and late Bendangnungsang Longkumer, who were killed in alleged police firing in Dimapur on January 31 last, at their burial site at Old Secretariat Complex Kohima on Saturday.

In a short programme at the burial site, Nagaland Tribes Action Committe (NTAC) convenor K.T.

Cyclist Bhausaheb in Dimapur. (NP) Staff Reporter DIMAPUR FEB 25 (NPN): Cyclist, Bhausaheb o f H a s a n a b a v i l l a g e, Maharashtra, for the last 24 years has been cycling his way across the length

SDO (Sadar) Kma asks GBs to submit house tax

DIMAPUR: SDO (Sadar) Kohima, Kethosituo Sekhose has informed all concerned GBs under Kohima Sadar Administrative Sub-division (KMC areas/Kohima Village/Chedema Village/Chedema Model Village) to submit the annual house tax for the year 2016-2017 to either SDO (Sadar) or EAC (Sadar), Kohima on or before March 10.

The SDO has informed that the house tax has to be collected by the concerned GBs and submit it for the whole village/ward through the village council chairman/ ward chairman.

It has also informed that failure to submit the house tax within the stipulated time would entail forfeiture of the house tax commission and red blankets to the erring GBs.

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and breadth of the country spreading message against social evils.

Talking to Nagaland P o s t o n S a t u r d a y, Bhausaheb said he has been travelling since January 1993. The 44-year-old

Bhausaheb had travelled to every state in India, to raise awareness about female foeticide, promote c o m m u n a l h a r m o n y, eradication of the dowry culture, anti-drugs, Swachh Bharat and peace.

On his 5th round nationwide tour Bhausaheb reached Dimapur on February 25 from Manipur.

He has been travelling across India on his bicycle to reach out to people in far-off corners of the country.

Bhausaheb, who is single, said he does not have a permanent home but started on his journey without thought of where his sustenance would come from.

A dedicated cyclist, Bhausaheb said that his e n d e av o u r w o u l d b e accomplished if he could create awareness on the pressing issues to people from all walks of life across the country.

DIMAPUR: Peren District GB Association (PDGBA) president, Kainia Dilon has refuted the article published in local media under the headline, “GBs Union Peren District appeal for normalcy”.

PDGBA president stated that “the article was written in my name by someone else, without my consent or knowledge and it does not reflect my views”. In this regard, he stated that he should not be held responsible for the published article nor be held accountable for it.

He also clarified that GBs Union Peren District does not exist, although the Peren district GB association do exist of which he was the president.

It also stated that “as per the call by all tribal bodies for no ULB election, it was not held at Tening of Peren district except Jalukie and Peren”.

urged them to continue the same so as to walk hand in hand.

The programme was led by DVC secretary E. Philip Lotha, assistant Pa s t o r S u m i B a p t i s t Church Diphupar exhorted the gathering.

Later, DVC, Diphupar women organization, D N Y O, D i p h u p a r Students’ Union, bereaved family members, Ao, Angami, Chakhesang, Lotha Sumi, Rengma and Ao women all from Diphupar village laid wreaths at the graves.

DIMAPUR: In continuation of its commitment to People living with HIV & AIDS, People in Need Foundation (PNF) Dimapur has started data collection of HIV infected orphans from January 2017.

A press note by PNF chair man, Joe Ngamkhuchung stated that the organization has confidentially identified and verified data on 20 HIV infected orphans, so far, in Dimapur district.

It stated that purpose of the data collection was to eventually use it for providing a long

term “home-based care support” to the orphans in health care, education and nutrition.

Pe o p l e i n N e e d Foundation has appealed to all concern guardians of the orphans and to any individual with some information, to support the identification of any HIV infected orphan (boy or girl) by contacting the staff doing the survey.

The foundation assured that details would remain confidential for which one has been asked to contact at 897 499 0969, 977 400 3395 for further information.

CFC 4th National Conference in Kohima

DIMAPUR: Couples for Christ (CFC), 4th National Conference was held at SIRD Auditorium, Kohima on February 25 under the theme “Be Strong and Faithful.”

Exhorting the gathering, Most Rev. Dr. James Thoppil, Bishop of Kohima while saying, “What we eat, so we become” asserted that one eats food bearing one’s state of mind and health. Likewise, he said, “our” spiritual, mental, emotional life and family life should be fed with healthy thought, positive t h i n k i n g, w h o l e s o m e relationship, to build an integral and wholesome personality and family life.

Stating that CFC is a movement that promotes healthy habits and positive values to be lived in individual and family circles, the Bishop said a healthy family, which in turn builds up healthy society.

Re v. F r. C a r o l u s Neisalhou, vicar general of the diocese of Kohima, who officiated the Holy Eucharistic celebration, in his homily said that fidelity gives strength of family life.

Bishop of Kohima and others after the conference in Kohima.

He said, fidelity means holding on to God, who revealed Himself in Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit. Rev. Fr. Carolus said couples’ life was distinguished by love, which in turn produces its fruits: joy, peace, patience, k i n d n e s s, g o o d n e s s, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control, even in the midst of unbearable circumstances that family faces.

Special rosary prayer and worship songs were conducted during the programme.

Re p r e s e n t a t ive s f r o m St. Luke’s Church, New Secretariat, Kohima, St. Stephen Church, Rüsoma, Mary Help of Christian, Cathedral, Kohima, St. Francis de Sales Church, Kohima, St. Maria Goretti

Church, Zubza, St. Peter’s Church, Kiphire, St. Paul Church, Pungro, St. Francis Church, Lazami, Holy Cross Church, Dimapur and six CFC office bearers from Philippines took part in the programme.

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may be the will of God as Naga leaders failed to listen to the will of God. Lanutoshi claimed that the joy was not in the then chief minister T.R. Zeliang resigning and Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu becoming the new chief minister but in the way the young generation standing for their rights.

Diphupar Naga youth organization (DNYO) president Vekre Puro, expressed gratitude to JCC, NTAC, APO, AYO and Naga people for their continues support and

PNP collects data on HIV infected orphans

Participants of ACID programme ‘Day of Hope’ on Saturday in Dimapur.

DIMAPUR: Assisi Centre for Integ rated Development (ACID) and National Domestic Wo r k e r s M o v e m e n t Child Right Movement organised “Day of Hope” on Saturday at Assisi hall, Lake View Colony, Dimapur.

In a release, ACID stated that “a day of hope” was celebrated with an aim of bringing justice to children “child domestic workers”, child labourers and those children who have no hope, no platform to change attitude and learn to treat children better.

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ACID and NDWM-Child Right Movement started celebrating day of hope since 2013 to help break the silence surrounding the death of babies and children under the theme, “There is a voice within”.

In an inaugural address, chief guest of t h e p r o g r a m m e, v i c e provincial of Ursuline Franciscan Congregation, Rev. Sr. Benny Fernandes said “we need to defend the basic human rights for all children, the right to survival, to develop to the fullest, protection from harmful influences, abuse and exploitation

and to participate fully in family.”

State coordinator for NDWM and director of Assisi Centre for Integreted Development, Sr. Pramila exhorted the participants to change attitude, to bring hope and guidance for children who were in domestic work.

Sr. Pramila said every participant should ensure that every children below the age of 18 maintain their rights to enjoy their childhood happiness regardless of creed, colors, races and religious statues.

The resource persons the coordinator

for CHILDLINE, Loza explained in detail the rights of the children, in present day scenario.

District legal panellist, Nikita highlighted mainly on the legal provisions that were available for the children. Child Helpline is No 1098 and also women helpline 181.

Child right movement r e p r e s e n t a t ive, Vi c k y S h a r m a p u t f o r wa r d the plight of children in Nagaland. CRM coordinator Sr. Jobina with her assistant have formed till today 20 child participation groups both in and around Dimapur.

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IMPHAL, Feb 25 (Agencies): Manipur has recorded 100% coverage of electoral photo identity cards (EPIC) for its voters in this assembly polls. And, the percentage of photo coverage for the electoral rolls is also nearly 100%, said the Election Commission.

EC officials here said 1,32,737 new EPICs have been printed and distributed. The printing of new cards was closely monitored by senior EC officials to ensure that these reach the recipients within time after the final electoral rolls are published.

The 60-member Manipur assembly goes to the polls in two phases - March 4 and 8.

The EC has issued revised electoral rolls with more voters registering their

names. As on February 20, the total number of electorate stands at 19,02,562 voters. Women voters have outnumbered men in the state. While the number of female voters is 9,73,989, the number of male voters is 9,28,573.

Of the total electorate, there are 45,642 first-time voters in the age group of 18 and 19 years. The EC has also deleted 35,704 names from the electoral rolls after it was found they are either dead or have shifted to other places.

To facilitate 11,981 service voters, the EC has launched the Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS) for the first time in the state. All service voters of two constituencies in Imphal - Yaiskul and Thangmeiband - have been

covered by e-postal ballot.

Six of the assembly constituencies will be covered by the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines. Altogether, 916 VVPAT machines will be used in Singjamei, Uripok, Nambol, Yaiskul, Khurai and Thoubal constituencies. The district election machinery is now carrying out awareness programmes on the use of VVPAT to acquaint the voters, candidates and political parties.

Since the announcement of the poll schedule, 10,041 licensed arms have already been deposited with the EC. The state has 20,178 licensed guns. EC officials said the deposit of licensed arms during the 2014 Lok Sabha polls was only 5.6%.

In the 2012 assembly polls, it was 13.5%.

1st phase IPFT to hold 100 hr hunger strike Feb 25 The hunger strike is ‘Gunotsav- 2017’ Agartala, (Agencies): More than organised to put pressure activists of tribal based on Central government in from March 20 250 opposition Indigenous Peo- support of separate Twipra-

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Diphu, Feb 25: Assam Government is all set to implement the 1st stage of its ambitious educational project “Gunotsav- 2017” from March 20 in 8 districts of the state. The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan office, Karbi Anglong unit has given first session of evaluator training to officers of various departments including police officers of the district for Gunotsav-2017 Assam. The district mission coordination informed that a total 741 elementary schools in West Karbi Anglong will come within the ambit of the project.

Gunotsav is a junction workout for agencies like SSA, SCERT and Directorate of Elementary Education. To intensify the assessment process of the education outcome, Gunotsav will help in identifying the learning gaps and will provide necessary counteractive actions. It will also evaluate four areas of learning process, academic achievement of child, co-scholastic activities, availability and utilization of school infrastructure and other amenities plus community participation.

ples’ Front of Twipraland (IPFT) left for New Delhi on Saturday to hold a 100 hrs hunger strike at Jantar Mantar from February 27 protesting the amendment of Citizenship Bill 2016.

IPFT general secretary Mebar Kumar Jamatia said the strike will also be attended by the indigenous people of Tripura residing in Delhi.

land and proposed move to amended Citizenship Act. He said a delegation will try to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister for Home Affairs Rajnath Singh and Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijju to discuss about their demand for separate Twipraland.

Fire in MLA hostel in Assam

Guwahati, Feb 25 (Agencies): The official quarter of an Assam MLA inside MLA hostel premise in capital Dispur complex was engulfed by fire today. Fire tenders rushed to the spot and managed to douse the fire, but a major portion of the house was already damaged.

No person was injured in the incident. The quarter belonged to Margherita legislator Bhaskar Sarma of ruling BJP. The fire reportedly started from the exhaust fan of a bathroom of the residence. Short circuit is suspected to have caused the fire.

NO.JUD.21/2016-17/107 Dt. Zbto. the 23/02/2017 NOTICE CALLING OBJECTION FOR THE ISSUE OF SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE Smti. Lasheli of Hoshepu Village, District Zunheboto has applied for the issue of Succession Certificate/Guardianship Certificate declaring that her husband Late N. Akhato Sema has expired on 03.11.2016.

It is hereby notified that if no objection to issue this certificate is received from anyone within a period of 30 (thirty) days w.e.f the date of publication in press, the Certificate shall be issued, and no further complaint will be entertained for issue of the same.

TRIDIBESH ROY, IAS Deputy Commissioner Zunheboto, Nagaland

OFFICE OF THE

NAGA PEOPLE’S FRONT PHEK DIVISION

APPRECIATION

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The NPF Phek Division extends a hearty congratulations to Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu, on his historic achievement as the 17th Chief Minister of Nagaland on 22nd Feb. 2017 at 11 am Raj Bhavan Kohima. While endorsing our fullest support to the leadership of Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu Hon’ble CM, we thanks and appreciate the DAN legislators for rightly chosing and consensually electing Dr. Shürhozelie as its leaders keeping the DAN Govt. intact. We believe and hope that, under his visionary, experienced and elderly leadership Nagas will learn the value of peaceful coexistence and progress toward socio economic development with the rest world. We acknowledge Dr. Shürhozelie and his colleagues for winning numerous intimidated battles, who never led regional party in shame or succumb to negative forces but enabled the regional party become more stronger and come to this far. We wish him all the best in all his future endeavours and wish him good health and long live.

The NPF Phek Division deeply appreciate Shri. T.R Zeliang then Chief Minister of Nagaland for taking bold decision and honourable sacrifice for the sake of peace and harmony in our society. His love for our people, our regional party and Govt. and his envision to develop the state will never be forgotten in our memory. We credit his true statesmanship and commendable job done to the state during his leadership. May truth prevail!

The NPF Phek Division deeply acknowledge Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu Hon’ble CM for giving 2 cabinet ministers to Phek Division namely: Former speaker Shri Chotisuh Sazo & Shri. Yitachu and also appointing Shri. Kuzholuzo Azo Nienu as Advisor to CM to the rank of cabinet status. We thank the Government for maintaining status quo in sharing portfolios and also appreciate the right decision taken with entry of new faces in the government set up under the vision leadership of Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu Hon’ble CM and CAC for adopting the true regional policy of inclusiveness and forgiveness. We wish the new set DAN Government all the best and call them all to heartily work for all section of the people.

Mr. WEPE MEKRISUH Mr. CHIVOTSO NIENU General Secretary President NPF Phek Division NPF Phek Division

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER ZUNHEBOTO

Dt. Zbto the 31/01/2017

Notice Calling Objection for the issue of Succession Certificate Shri. Khekuto of Xuivi Village, District Zunheboto has applied for the issue of Succession Certificate declaring that his wife Lt. Shitoli, has expired on 27-12-2016.

It is hereby notified that if no objection to issue this Certificate is received from anyone within a period of 30 (Thirty) days w.e.f the date of publication in press, the certificate shall be issued, and no further complaint will be entertained for issued of the same.

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Agartala, Feb 25 (IANS): Two separate quakes of varying magnitude hit India’s northeastern region and Bangladesh on Saturday. There was no report of any major damage, officials said.

The first tremor of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter scale with its epicentre at Dibang Valley in north Arunachal Pradesh was recorded at 5.30 a.m.

While, the second quake of magnitude 4.0 with its epicentre in northern Tripura was recorded at 12.32 p.m.

“The two quakes hit most states of the northeastern region,” Tripura Disaster Management Control Centre in-charge Sarat Das told IANS. He said that the depth of the first quake was measured at 10 km while the depth of the subsequent one was measured at 33 km.

Tridibesh Roy, IAS Deputy Commissioner Zunheboto : Nagaland

Special pilgrims train launched for NE region GUWAHATI, FEB 25 (AGENCIES): In a bid to improve connectivity and to make northeast region a destination paradise, Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation (IRTC) and the North East Frontier Railway (NFR) recently launched the “Aastha Circuit Train” a special pilgrim train for the Northeastern region here.

The train would take travellers to various pilgrimage destinations in eastern India at affordable rates.

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Union Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain jointly flagged off the train from Kamakhya Railway Station. Thousands turned out to be a part of the historic day. The train started its journey from Kamakhya and headed for Puri via Kolkata and would return

back after a trip of seven days and six nights. Pranav Jyoti Sharma, Chief Public Relations Officer of the Northeast Frontier Railway, said, “The entire trip would cost Rs 6,161/- per person and would include breakfast, dinner, sleeper class accommodation and local transport. It will take them to all the destinations under this package.”

The train would have various boarding stations, including Kamakhya, Alipurduar, New Cooch Behar, New Jalpaiguri, Malda, New Farakka, Pakur, Rampurhat and Bolpur.

De-boarding stations would be Rampurhat, Pakur, New Farakka, Malda Town, New Jalpaiguri, New CoochBehar and Alipurduar.

This is for the first time that a dedicated tourist train is being originated from the North East.

Parties complain to EC over non-availability of fuel

IMPHAL, Feb 25 (Agencies): Various political parties have complained to the EC over non-availability of fuel in blockade-hit Manipur. Poll campaigning has been hit as the United Naga Council-sponsored highway stir has disrupted the supply of fuel and essential commodities to the state. While the parties got their oil quota from the state government, candidates had to arrange fuel fpor themselves on their own. In January and the first part of this month, poll nominees were compelled to buy fuel from the grey market at a higher price, increasing their daily expenditure.

But the situation improved this week after the Centre airlifted fuel from Guwahati and the state gov-

ernment brought essential commodities through the Imphal-Silchar highway.

Most oil stations are now open and the queues have become shorter.

EC officials here said the leaders of nine political parties, who met a central EC team on Wednesday, voiced their concern over the prevailing law and order situation and the ongoing economic blockade. The leaders demanded peaceful completion of the election process.

The EC assured political parties of taking all possible measures to conduct free, fair and peaceful polls.

It also promised to look into their problems and take appropriate action. The parties urged the EC to ef-

fectively utilise the forces in insurgency-hit areas. They demanded that vulnerability mapping of locations be done more carefully. “They also urged the EC to maintain communal harmony,” said an official.

At the meeting, some parties complained about misuse of power by the ruling party. They charged the Congress with using the state machinery for electoral gains and complained about the neutrality of some state government officials.

The EC has already asked all officials, including police, to remain neutral while discharging their duties during the poll process.

It also warned of action against officials if there are any complaints.

OFFICE OF THE

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur sunday, February 26, 2017

NAGA PEOPLE'S FRONT

Ph. No. : 0370-2806251 Fax No. 0370-2242320

CENTRAL HQs KOHIMA

FELICITATION

The Central Office Bearers Incharges of Dimapur Division extends hearty congratulations to Dr. Shurhozelie Liezietsu for being appointed as the new Chief Minister of Nagaland who is a true statesman and a seasoned politician.

The Naga People look upon him with high esteem and hope that under his able leadership a new era of peace and all round development in the state will usher in.

It also acknowledges the sacrifice made by Shri. T. R Zeliang for the cause of the Naga People and further congratulates him for being appointed as Advisor Finance, Govt. of Nagaland.

T. LOTHA Secretary (Central) Asst. Incharge Dimapur Division

BLAISE IHEILUNG Gen. Secy. (Central) Incharge Dimapur Division

CHOKRIVEYI VENYO Secretary (Central) Asst. Incharge Dimapur Division

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Hello Hannah (Nnzantso) I might have not been present to see you when you were born, but I’m sure that you looked nothing less than an angel.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Nnzantso as you have added another year to your age may it come with joy and hope enormous wishes to your life...also thank you 4 being in my life. once again Happy Birthday Okharo ! Njoy your day.

Yours, Nnzantso. ________________ Dear jenti, on your special day, we wish you a very happy b’day, God bless you.

From ur family.... ________________________ Cena Sanjay Thapa It was the best, the quickest, the happiest, the most wonderful & the most exciting year of my life and the reason is u. Thanks for coming in my life babu...

Happy 1st Marriage Anniversary my wife From Ur Hubby.

NSCN/GPRN condemns; warns DIMAPUR, Feb 25 (NPN): NSCN/GPRN through its MIP has condemned the raids allegedly conducted by supporters of BJP candidate Francis Ngajokpa of Tadubi Constituency where six national worker’s houses were ransacked and destroyed in the presence of wives and children terming it as “arson against the state.”

MIP NSCN/GPRN in a press note stated this was in connection to the ‘anti-national’ activities of one exNaga Army namely Benedict Daniel which prompted the NSCN/GPRN to raid his house at Maram on February 23 during which one AK series rifle and two.22 rifles along with live ammo were recovered from his residence though he managed to escape.

In this regard, NSCN (I-M), while maintaining that the government was tasked with keeping the nation safe from internal and external threats, warned that “any actions whatsoever taken if Benedict Daniel fails to turn himself in to the regional authorities for clarifications to prove his innocence in 24 hours’ time period, he himself is to be blamed.”

NSCN/GPRN further warned every one not to harbour a fugitive.

“Anyone found violating this azha will be answerable to the Naga people,” MIP stated.

LOTHA BAPTIST CHURCH PURANA BAZAR EAST DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

EKHUMKHO OFFICE CLERK CUMCOMPUTER ASST. YANALA Application jilo thephata shiang shi benria ntsupkai ekhumkho Pastor Office yitokna mmhona March Choro 15th njanthung.

1. Ntsinran matarochona yansaron na chekacho khaphen lona BA/BCom/BSc ekhai. Jilo thephata Yansaron na mmhona cheka cho lona Computer tsutsav tsukona matarochona choro tirok owo khithakcho tssov na lia.

2. Yansaron na mmhona chekacho lona Computer ochongolong tsumphitia, ntsup nrup thia tuv (Hardware and networking) ekhi.

3. Ejupvu tsukona thukphum motsungalo yitsung 30 (thirty words per minute) tsothi.

4. Jina mhakawoe khayanthakcho ji vunga zeyitem (first preference}.

5. Ebok nzyu jo matarochona 25 tsothang.

6. Baptist ekhumkho lo khanyai mmhom.

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ASSOCIATION OF POWER ENGINEERS NAGALAND NAGALAND : KOHIMA

(Regd. No.RS-41, Dated 3rd April 1974)

No. APEN/GEN – 1/

Mailing Address: Electricity House Below A G Nagaland Kohima-797001.

Dated: Kohima, the 24th February’2017

PRESS RELEASE

Association of Power Engineers Nagaland (APEN) is grateful to the Hon’ble Chief Minister Nagaland Dr. Shurhozelie Liezietsu and his cabinet colleagues for creation of the post of Engineer-in-Chief, Power Department.

Strengthening the organizational setup of Power Department will enable the Department to deliver better service to the public.

Sd/Sd/(Er. SHIKATO SEMA) (Er.RUKONGUTUO SUOHU) President, APEN General Secretary, APEN DC-326

Regd. No. 1290/2016 Date : 17/05/2016 I, Shri. K. B. Gurung, S/o Shri. Tak Bahadur Gurung, presently residing at H/No. 369, Naharbari, Purana Bazar, Dimapur, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under :1. That, I am a bonafide citizen of India.

2. That, my correct official name is "K. B. Gurung", which is entered and recorded in my official documents and records.

3. That, my name is entered and recorded in full as "Kurna Bahadur Gurung" in my service appointment order.

4. That, my name is inadvertently entered and recorded as "K. B. Kurung" in my academic certificates/records.

5. That, "K.B. Gurung", "Kurna Bahadur Gurung' and "K.B. Kurung" are the names of one and the same person, i.e., my name only.

6. That, I have sworn this affidavit to declare my correct name as "K.B. Gurung" and shall use the same in all my future correspondences and records.

7. That the statements made above from para 1 to 6 of this affidavit is made by me which is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, belief and nothing is concealed therein.

And I have signed this affidavit on this 17th day of May' 2016 at Dimapur, Nagaland.

Deponent Sworn before me by the Deponent.

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GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER WOKHA : NAGALAND Dated, Wokha the 23rd Feb 2017

NOTICE

No. Judl-47/2015-16/ /whereas, Shri. Chumthungo N. Ngullie, S/o.

Late Smti. Yankhorali Lotha, a resident of Koio Village has applied for issue of Secession Certificate to enable him to draw all dues and benefits from the Government pertaining to PPO No. NL/F/12042 and to operate ac No. 32780071269 in favour of his deceased mother, Late. Smti. Yankhorali Lotha who expired on 04/01/2017.

Now, therefore, public and relatives are hereby asked to file claims/ objections if any, within 30 (thirty) days from the date of issue of this notice.

No claims/objections will be entertained after the cut off date and succession certificate shall be issued.

K. THAVASEELAN, (IAS) Addl. Deputy Commissioner Wokha : Nagaland DC-328

CONVENER, S&N COMMITTEE LBC Purana Bazar

IN RESPONSE TO NEWS PAPER PUBLICATION ON 25.02.2017 IN NAGALAND POST PAGE 9 IN REGARD TO SALE DECLARATION

Publish for public awareness regrading illegal transfer of Patta without consent.

1. I took a loan of Rs. 50,00,000/- (Rupees fifty lakhs) only from Friends Nursery Society, Dimapur, Nagaland whose chairman is Shri. R. S. Sangtam, a resident of Viola Colony, Dimapur for my business need on 08.06.2015 with monthly interest of 5% against my plot of land covered under Patta No. 444 Dag No. 144/517 Block No. 10 and Muaza No. 2 They have taken the original land documents at the time of release of loan.

2. A sale deed was prepared by Shri. R. S Sangtam for an amount of Rs. 50,000/- Rupees fifty thousand) only and I was made to sign on it which he said was the official procedure/terms and conditions of their society without which they will not release the amount to me.

3. Basing on this (item No. 2 as above) Shri. R. S. Sangtam, chairman of the above said society made the mutation of my patta in the name of their society without observing procedure/laws for transfer of ownership of land without giving any notice to me. Also, before completion of the stipulated period for repayment of loan he has already transferred the ownership. I came to know this only in the first week of December 2016. For this I have submitted an application on 20.12.2016 requesting the Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur to look into the matter how the ownership was transferred to the Society without observing procedures. This matter is in progress. I have informed the society through chairman.

4. I have paid monthly interest for some months.

5. On 07.07.2016 they issued me another notice asking me to pay an amount of Rs. 44,00,000/- (Rupees forty four lakhs) being the amount of interest. They have transferred the patta to their name without my consent and other side they are asking me to pay the interest.

6. Again on 07.09.2016 Shri. R. S. Sangtam asked me to sign second sale deed between me and himself under duress prepared by him for the same plot of land which they have transferred to their society's name without my consent. The same was published in the newspaper by him.

7. Shri. R. S. Sangtam is fully aware that the matter is pending in the office of the Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur (Revenue Branch). In spite of that he had published in the newspaper thereby damaging and defaming me from all respects. Shri. R. S. Sangtam is hereby asked to apologize through newspaper within 3 (three) days from the date of publishing this notice failing which the undersigned will be compelled to go on legal proceeding against him.

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur sunday, February 26, 2017

Slain techie’s body to be brought on Monday Hyderabad/Kolkata, Feb 25 (IANS): The body of Hyderabad engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla, who was shot dead in the US in what appears to be a hate crime, will arrive here on Monday. Telangana Minister for NRI Affairs K.T. Rama Rao said the body will arrive by Air India flight at 9.45 p.m.

After consoling the parents of Srinivas, he told reporters that the slain engineer’s wife Sunayana Dumala and other relatives will accompany the body.

The Minister visited the house of Srinivas in Bachupally here and consoled his parents and other family members. He spoke to Sinivas’ father K. Madhusudhana Sastry and mother Parvata Vardhini, who was inconsolable.

The Minister later told reporters that Srinivas’ parents said while no government can bring back their son, all efforts should be made to prevent such incidents in future so that parents of others are saved of this agony. Rama Rao said that such incidents do raise concern among parents and relatives of those who have gone to the US for jobs or higher education.

Rama Rao, who is son of Telangana Chief

Srinivas Kuchibhotla Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, said he will discuss with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, the security concern among students and professionals working in US who want an assurance that this kind of incidents will not recur.

The Minister said immediately after learning about the incident, he contacted the officer on special duty on Sushma Swaraj’s office and called for immediate steps to bring home of the body of the slain engineer at the earliest.

Rama Rao earlier expressed shock and anguish over the spate of attacks the US, the latest being the killing of.Srinivas.

“Shocked & anguished by the spate of attacks in US. Vamshi last month, Srinivas & Alok now,” he

tweeted on Saturday. Rama Rao said the state government will work with the Ministry of External Affairs to offer support to the distressed.

Kuchibhotla, 32, was killed and Alok Madasani was injured when Adam W. Purinton, a white man who earlier served in the US Navy, shot them at the Austins Bar & Grill in Olathe, Kansas state, on Wednesday night. Purinton reportedly got into an argument with the victims and hurled racial slurs.

He yelled “get out of my country”, “terrorist” before shooting them.

Kuchibhotla of Hyderabad and his colleague Madasani from Warangal district in Telangana were working as aviation programme managers at Garmin, an MNC. Kuchibhotla is the second man from Telangana to die in a shootout in the US this month. Software engineer Vamshi Reddy Mamidala was shot dead in Milpitas, California, on February 10, by an offender in the garage of his apartment building.

The 27-year-old, who hailed from Warangal district, died when the assailant opened fire while fleeing after robbing a woman.

Telangana minister anguished over spate of attacks in US

Telangana Minister for NRI Affairs K.T. Rama has expressed shock and anguish over the spate of attacks the US, the latest being the killing of Hyderabad engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla.

“Shocked & anguished by the spate of attacks in US. Vamshi last month, Srinivas & Alok now,” he tweeted on Saturday.

Rama Rao, who is son of Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, said the state government will work with the Ministry of External Affairs to offer support to the distressed.

Kuchibhotla, 32, was killed and Alok Madasani was injured when Adam W. Purinton, a white man who earlier served in the US Navy, shot them at the Austins Bar & Grill in Olathe, Kansas state, on Wednesday night.

Purinton reportedly got into an argument with the victims and hurled racial slurs. He yelled “get out of my country”, “terrorist” before shooting them.

Kuchibhotla of Hyderabad and his colleague Madasani from Warangal district in Telangana were working as avia-

tion programme managers at Garmin, an MNC. Kuchibhotla is the second man from Telangana to die in a shootout in the US this month. Software engineer Vamshi Reddy Mamidala was shot dead in Milpitas, California, on February 10, by an offender in the garage of his apartment building.

Mamata saddened, expresses shock

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday expressed grief over the killing of Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla, who was shot dead in an apparent hate crime in the US. The Trinamool Congress supremo said she does not support the “politics of hate.” “Saddened and shocked at the incident of Indian engineer in Kansas USA, who was an unfortunate victim. We don’t support the politics of hate,” she said on Twitter.

She said: “The world is one big family. People from different countries live in different nations. We must all understand this.”Purinton reportedly got into an argument with the victims and hurled racial slurs.

He yelled “get out of my country”, “terrorist” before shooting them.

5 Dawood Gang’s Kejriwal on Ramjas issue: contract killing Delhi Police ‘agent’ of BJP bid foiled by cops RAJPUT, JAN 25 (AGENCIES): A sharp-shooter owing allegiance to the Dawood Ibrahim gang and three others were arrested from city outskirts on Saturday, when they were allegedly on their way to eliminate a Jamnagar based businessman on direction’s of Pakistan based underworld don’s brother Anees, police said.

Anees Ibrahim, who looks after the illegal business of Dawood is believed to be based in Pakistan, had given a contract to kill Jamnagar based businessman to one Ramdas Rahane and others for Rs 10 lakhs, police said.

“Rahane and his three accomplices were coming to Rajkot in a private bus to kill the businessman, who runs a construction company in Jamnagar,” Rajkot city DCP S R Odedara who led the team to nab shooters said.

The businessman has been identified as one Ashfaq Khatri, he said adding that he is also associated with shipping business.

“We kept a close vigil near Kuvadava town on Rajkot—Ahmedabad national highway, as we had received inputs that four suspicious persons are travelling in a private bus from Maharashtra,” he said.

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday slammed Delhi Police for showing alleged laxity in handling the clashes at Delhi University’s Ramjas College and alleged that the police force has turned into an “agent” of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). “We strongly criticise the manner in which the Delhi Police has become an agent of the ABVP (Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad) and the BJP,” Kejriwal told reporters here. He said that police’s duty is to protect the citizens and not allow ABVP “goons” to indulge in violence. “We strongly condemn violence in Delhi University and hope that Prime Minister (Narendra Modi), whose responsibility is to maintain law and order in Delhi as police reports to him, will punish the culprits,” Kejriwal said.

He also appealed to Modi to not act as a “BJP worker” and perform his “Sarwar was taken by duty in an impartial way.

“The Delhi Police rethe ATS team to Gujarat ports to the Prime Minister. after arresting,” she said.

According to police officials, ATS Gujarat along with Jharkhand and local police raided a house in Neemchak Bathani area following information provided about the suspect by another arrested terror suspect during questioning.

S a r wa r i s c o n s i d ered an operative of the banned group Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI).

Nitish Kumar mocks PM Narendra Modi Terror suspect arrested in Bihar Minister’s demonetisation decision, the two appeared to have renewed their bonhomie. Both leaders heaped praise on the each other during a cultural event in Patna last year.

Nitish demands national debate on Ganga

Nitish Kumar

ners, BJP and JD(U) fell out after Nitish took issue with Modi being fronted as the NDA prime ministerial candidate during the 2014 general election.

However, after Nitish supported the Prime

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday stressed on the need for a national debate for a clean and pollution-free Ganga river.

“If we want to save river Ganga, there should be a strong people’s campaign for it,” Nitish said in his inaugural address at

the two-day international conference on “Incessant Ganga” here.

“I have been raising this issue since long. There is no personal or political interest involved,” the Chief Minister said.

“I have a close relation with river Ganga. I was born at Bakhtiyarpur, situated near Ganga. I used to take bath in Ganga in my childhood and drink its clean water. Now I am worried over the worsening condition. Sometimes, I also cry to do something to save this river, which we call as ‘Ganga Ji’,” Nitish said.

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Dimapur, February 26th : This was stated in the press release here today that the NEEPCO sponsored Mission Smiles Cleft surgery camp scheduled to be held from February 27th to March 2nd at the Eden Medical Centre, Dimapur has been rescheduled to April 20th to 26th, 2017.Therefore, Cleft Patients who have been registered for surgery and those who are planning to come for surgery in the next week are requested to communicate with Eden Medical Centre for Registration.

Mission Smile will start its patient identification drive in Nagaland from next week and it is expected that 50 Cleft children and young adults will get surgery in the April Cleft Surgery Camp at the Eden Medical Centre, Dimapur.

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NEW DELHI/PATNA, FEB 25 (AGENCIES): Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar today took a potshot at Prime Minister Narendra Modi by questioning his self-proclaimed ‘motherson’ relationship with the River Ganga.

Without naming the Prime Minister, Nitish jibed at PM Modi’s oft-refeated remark “Maa Ganga ne bulaya hai” (Mother Ganga has called me) during public rallies by saying Modi has become an absentee son.

“Kaha gaya ‘Maa Ganga ne bulaya hai’, lekin hum Banaras gaye toh log keh rahe the Ganga Maa khoj rhi thi kahan gaya mera beta,” Nitish said earlier today.

“It was said that ‘Mother Ganga called to me’, but when I went to Banaras (Varanasi), the people said Mother Ganga was looking for her missing son,” the JD(U) chief said.

Nitish was alluding to PM Modi’s infrequent visits to his constituency Varanasi, from where he contested and won the Lok Sabha polls in 2014.

While filing his nomination in Varanasi, the Prime Minister had memorably said, “Na toh mujhe kisi ne bheja hai, na main yahan khud aaya hoon, mujhe toh Maa Ganga ne bulaya hai (I don’t think anyone has sent me here, or that I have come here. I feel Mother Ganga has called me to Varanasi).”

The Bihar chief minister’s remarks are the latest in a long history of flip-flops in his attitude towards PM Modi. Once alliance part-

Patna, Feb 25 (IANS): A man suspected to be involved in the 2002 terror attack on the American Centre in Kolkata has been arrested in Bihar’s Gaya district, police said on Saturday.

Gaya Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Garima Malik said Mohammad Sarwar, the suspect, was arrested late Friday night by the joint team of Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Gujarat, Jharkhand and local police.

Arvind Kejriwal

He is not the Prime Minister of the BJP only but of all people, including me, and he should perform his duty,” the AAP convener said.

The clashes were triggered on Wednesday over an invitation to Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid, who was jailed last year over sedition charges, for a literary seminar at Ramjas College.

Delhi Police on Thursday suspended three policemen on charges of assaulting some students and journalists during a clash between two student groups at Ramjas College.

DU student challenges ABVP

A Delhi University student and daughter of an army Captain who died in the Kargil war has launched a social media campaign against the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad - #StudentsAgainstABVP - that has gone viral on social media in the wake of the violence in Ramjas College. Gurmehar Kaur in tweets on Saturday clarified that she supports the freedom of speech but not anti-national slogans. Kaur (@mehartweets) tweeted: “Am I fighting for people who support anti-nationals?

NO! Who are fighting for?

STUDENTS And our right to free speech, safe academic space.” “Free of hate. Free to speak. Free to hold opinions. Free to learn. This is my nation. #studentsagainstabvp,” she said.

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Nagaland Post Vol. XXVII NO. 81 Dimapur, Sunday, February 26, 2017

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Decades under wrap

t was quite unexpected to have the union home minister Rajnath Singh tell public in Imphal during his recent campaign that there is no mention at all of ‘Manipur’ in the framework agreement signed between the government of India and NSCN (I-M). Taking up the matter, the Nagaland Tribes Council (NTC) which purportedly claims to serve and protect the interests of the people of Nagaland also demanded that this should be clarified, of course, the NTC had grabbed the opportunity to echo its stand that anything in any agreement which the Nagas of Nagaland do not support, will not be acceptable. The issue has raised interest in Manipur especially in the heat of the election campaign. Rajnath Singh was also only playing politics by telling the majority Meiteis that the centre will not cause Manipur to disintegrate or be bifurcated. This was a statement of assurance to the Meiteis, and coming form no less than the union home minister, there can be no other interpretation. When the union home minister could be so forthright; there is little reason why our politicians can’t explain what not to expect. In Nagaland, the NPF government has been toeing the line of the Centre that the issues being discussed are almost covered and only few areas remain. However the government either does not want to speak out or simply does not know, what are the issues being discussed by the negotiating parties. Instead the chief ministers of the NPF have spoken very strongly in support of the direction and progress of the negotiations but have not shed any light. In fact one chief minister went on to advise people not to discuss and speculate since it would only create misgivings and adversely affect the course of a solution. Perhaps the legislators have much idea about the negotiations that all of them have been steadfast in urging the government of India to bring early solution. Delegations comprising of legislators and ministers had met with past and present prime ministers to urge for an early solution and have expressed full support to the ongoing negotiations. That much said would have made sense if the issues under discussions were known. However the elected members, probably except for a handful have the foggiest idea but they continue to adhere to political correctness so as not to attract criticism. That means, none know anything about the Accord but parrot the same cliché such as - welcoming the talks and urging upon all sections to join hands in helping to bring about a solution to the Naga political issue. Chief Ministers and elected members seem to have their everything for solution and totally neglected how to affect good governance. Nagaland society is in a confused mess and the cloud of uncertainty has steered frustration among the poor middle class and rural folks and there appears to be little that can be expected from the present lot. Perhaps that is why even today society is still grappling with the ailments of the past that are being brushed under the carpet for convenience or for whatever pretexts or pretence. The accord is supposed to involve Nagas living in all areas, so it should be treated as such and time has come to spell out what people should expect and not expect.

DailyDevotion The Destitution of Service

…though the more abundantly I love you, the less I am loved. —2 Corinthians 12:15 Natural human love expects something in return. But Paul is saying, “It doesn’t really matter to me whether you love me or not. I am willing to be completely destitute anyway; willing to be poverty-stricken, not just for your sakes, but also that I may be able to get you to God.” “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor…” (2 Corinthians 8:9). And Paul’s idea of service was the same as our Lord’s. He did not care how high the cost was to himself— he would gladly pay it. It was a joyful thing to Paul.

The institutional church’s idea of a servant of God is not at all like Jesus Christ’s idea. His idea is that we serve Him by being the servants of others. Jesus Christ actually “out-socialized” the socialists. He said that in His kingdom the greatest one would be the servant of all (see Matthew 23:11). The real test of a saint is not one’s willingness to preach the gospel, but one’s willingness to do something like washing the disciples’ feet— that is, being willing to do those things that seem unimportant in human estimation but count as everything to God. It was Paul’s delight to spend his life for God’s interests in other people, and he did not care what it cost. But before we will serve, we stop to ponder our personal and financial concerns— “What if God wants me to go over there? And what about my salary? What is the climate like there? Who will take care of me? A person must consider all these things.” All that is an indication that we have reservations about serving God. But the apostle Paul had no conditions or reservations. Paul focused his life on Jesus Christ’s idea of a New Testament saint; that is, not one who merely proclaims the gospel, but one who becomes broken bread and poured-out wine in the hands of Jesus Christ for the sake of others.

Quotes

When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things.

~ Joe Namath

Nagaland Post, Dimapur Sunday, February 26, 2017

Post-mortem Influx of Illegal Bangladeshi Immigrants vis-à-vis NPF Manifesto 2013

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riting this on the eve of a new political development in our state, I allow myself to ponder on things of the past, and anticipate eagerly on what is to come. While many will debate on who should/ought be the new leader of our state, this new development is a welcome change from the impasse of the last twenty days. Congratulations to Dr. Shurhozelie Liezietsu on becoming the Chief Minister of Nagaland. I can safely assume that any change ending the prolonged social unrest and turmoil causing untold suffering and loss to public properties and crippling the entire state machinery, is welcomed by all parties.

As we can all imagine this ascendancy will be anything but celebratory for the incumbent CM as the road ahead is littered with challenges and the tasks daunting. I do however hope that with his invaluable experiences as a veteran politician, he will employ his wisdom and sympathetic spirit to truly work for the cause of the people.

With numerous pressing issues which will unquestionably be dealt with in earnest, I wish to draw his kind attention to one grave issue for which I believe he is most apt to tackle. It is one whose negative repercussions is no doubt being experienced by my generation, but has the potential to obliterate the next generation and our race as a whole if we allow it to fester.

We can no longer remain mute spectators, numbed by our selfish designs, oblivious to the growing signs of this menace.

The NPF Manifesto for the Nagaland Assembly Elections 2013, under Agenda (xxi) –Illegal Immigrants, the party admits that the problem of illegal immigrants remains an issue of ‘utmost importance’.

They have also declared that the Party’s ‘stand on this issue cannot be compromised under any circumstances’.

As the former party president and now the Chief Minister, I cannot imagine a more

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ur attention has been drawn to an article published by the Australian newspaper The Age on February 1, 2017 captioned “Nagaland, where men are on strike until women go back to the kitchen”.

All throughout the fighting months we have witnessed our civil societies’ reasoning the infringement of Article 371A where taxation would be imposed upon our individual properties, land etc… for which Nagaland shouldn’t go ahead with ULB polls (with WR). But now the story is totally something else, very loud and clear that Naga men opposed 33% WR because they want women to stay at home and not enter public life. Interested readers may follow the link: http://­ www.theage.com.au/world/ nagaland-where-men-are-onstrike-until-women-go-backto-the-kitchen-20170214gucdtw.html Here are some of the quotes of Naga men taken out from the said article (the words of JCC, CNTC and a volunteer respectively during interview with ‘The Age’ journalist Amrit Dhillon) “Naga women work at home and in the fields.

Men go to war. Men make the decisions. That’s Naga culture for centuries and we won’t allow anyone to destroy our culture.”

“In Naga society, a woman is not equal to a man. We give women all respect but they cannot make decisions. Even in our village councils, women speak only if they are invited to give their opinion to the men.

Giving women equality will destabilize our society and our ancient customs.”

“The only women demanding change are spinsters and divorced women. Other women accept our system in which decision making is done by men. Women can

conducive time as now for him to make good of the promises made in his party’s Manifesto for the Assembly Elections 2013. As President and signatory of the NPF Manifesto 2013, I am well aware that he needs no reminding of the promises and assurances given to us. However, the ground reality today falls dismally short of the promises made to us. There is a colossal influx of IBIs today, pouring in day and night, not just into Dimapur and neighbouring districts but to Kohima, the capital of the state. Businesses owned by them are growing like weed every day, depriving many Naga youth their share in this commercial exercise. The threat of an economic annhilation is not the only issue facing us.

Social crimes perpetrated by them are on the rise. Cat calling and eve teasing by these aliens, a culture so abhorrent to our Naga society is now common place. While it may seem harmless, it is a blatant show of disrespect for women and audacious disregard of the norms and culture of the host community.

In its manifesto, the party has stated that in order to tackle this grave matter it will follow certain policies with ‘sincerity’.

I am curious if the party has been able to follow up on the policies mentioned by them:• Take the civil societies and NGOs into confidence for tighter controls • Make ILP system fully computerized with statewide databank.

• Check and control misuse of ILP system by Government officers, employees and contractors.

• Initiate steps to detect illegal infiltrators and delete their names from electoral rolls.

• Take up the issue with the centre and neighbouring state Governments to control inflow if illegal immigrants.

The NPF party is now in its fifth year in power, and till today we are yet to witness any action or hear of any of the

only take kitchen decisions.

We take the big ones.”

I wouldn’t say ‘discrimination’ when we talk about gender rather, I prefer to say traditional attitude towards women. Finally the outcome appears to be a slap on the face of hundreds of women in traditional attire seated alongside the volunteers in the streets. It is also a mockery to entire Naga women who supported tribal bodies and not NMA. Dear men, kindly take trouble to trust Naga women that we wouldn’t put the entire Nagaland into forced taxation for want of WR. We can’t afford to lose property rights being indigenous and protected people. It should be the collective effort to protect our rights together at any cost, if at all, the interpretation of Law is constitutionally true to the claim of tribal bodies. We sincerely stand by you if 33% WR in ULB should bring disaster to Naga society. But judging by the standard of interview, we regret to disagree if your traditional attitude is an obstacle that Naga women should be in confinement till Jesus comes.

Naga women are no doubt on the disadvantage side when it comes to Naga customary practices since our ancestor’s time. It was head-hunting era where women leadership was out of question but still women’s role in society is hardly a matter of concern in 2017.

Does it mean preservation of ‘ancient custom’ in Naga version? I believe we should also stress on traditional practices that have been dropped out drastically over the decades.

We know modernization has brought tremendous changes in the system if we look back at original religion, traditional wedding, indigenous lifestyle, attire, food habit, vanishing culture and lan-

policy on this issue mentioned in their manifesto being implemented. On the contrary, this ailment has only gotten worse.

The IBI population has grown manifold since 2013, and it increases every single day the government remains silent.

While contemplating on this issue, I am astounded by the lack of urgency on the part of the Government in curbing this threat.

It is my belief that the Chief Minister also being the former president and authorized signatory of the manifesto is the right man, at the right time with the right means to make good of the party’s promise to tackle this perilous issue which threatens the very Naga identity and culture which the party has declared to ‘protect and preserve’. In the eventuality that, he with all the power at his disposal is unable to carry out this exercise to ‘preserve and protect’ vis-à-vis the IBI influx, it will be hard to imagine if any other person can do it, at any other time, in any other government.

As rightly pointed out

by Ms.Vikali Shikhu in her article, “People’s movement needs legal clarity, unbiased issue-based and unity”, in the Nagaland Post dated 17 Feb, 2017, we only have two options; follow the Mokokchung Blueprint or succumb to the Tripura version.

With the Supreme Court soon to have a constitution bench hearing in the month of May (May 11 to July 1) on the status of citizenship of children born of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in Assam, it is extremely alarming to even think the state would be compelled to grant citizenship to them, should the Supreme Court pass the verdict in their favour. It will set a precedent for all states to follow. For now we are only playing host to them, granting them retail space, buying their merchandise and helping them flourish and prosper in all possible means. The day is not far when we will have

them clawing at our share in jobs, educational institutions, and all other avenues reserved for us.

To my Naga brethren I ask this, do we all share the same urgency and threat to come together to fight this clear and present danger, as we did the last three weeks? We fought to keep the sanctity of the Special provision given to us in the form on Art 371A. I am compelled to believe that, leaders of this movement had been fighting not only for the protection of the rights of the present generation but to safeguard the rights of all future generations. While these laws are established to protect us and all our descendants, what good are these laws if one day we become but a minority in our own land, having handed over the reigns of power to an alien, because the day is not far when we will have become the mirror image of our neighbouring state Tripura, who is overrun by settlers and the indigenous population reduced to a miserable minority.

As mentioned in the NPF manifesto, the advantage of a regional party is that it listens to its people, and that it is ‘at people’s command’. While I dare say this article is a command, I do believe I speak for a majority of the people.

Here, as a young person and a woman and a Naga, who voted this party into power, believing in its promises, I plead in all earnestness to the Chief Minister of Nagaland to make good the promises laid down by his party to tackle this issue of Illegal Immigrants. The NPF has wisely declared that, ‘Growth can only be achieved if the political leadership of the government understands the realities of the ground situation’, I hope this write up has been helpful in conveying to the party leadership even in the briefest means, the ground reality of the people’s situation.

Pete Yiese, Kohima, (peteyiese@gmail.com)

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guage etc. If so, where’s the talk of equality for preservation of Naga culture passed down from forefathers since time immemorial? Why do some people ONLY feel the pulse against women leadership while talking about preservation of customs and traditions?

Customary Law has no written document but only practised down the ages and we respect that. Those were the days of head hunting when Customary Law was framed. Forefathers never dreamed women would one day excel and shine in the society with leadership skills.

Men would bring home war heads with pride and women were not more than housewives. Remember our ancestors were warriors and they were never dependent on women for living. If traditional responsibility of men for family’s survival has to be taken into consideration, how many men walk the talk unlike forefathers?

In many household today, women’s earning makes 50% of family’s economy.

Husband and wife earn together, sponsor children’s education together and develop properties together.

Look around, the number of homes that solely depend on women for bread and butter is interestingly very high in Nagaland today.

Many jobless fathers and unemployed sons are fed by working women. Despite knowing the fact that women are traditionally bounded to have no access to property rights, women continue to be the backbone with no expectations or returns. But the talk of Naga custom dominates society if women were to talk about their place in the society.

Coming to equal treatment, equal respect and equal opportunity, the word EQUALITY is yet to take

shape practically for Naga women belonging to some community. I’m proud to be a Sumi woman the way Sumi menfolk protect, love, respect and take care of women. I must admit not all are fortunate like Sumi women, we should think for general Naga women not getting deserving place in the society.

Equal respect-- Respecting an IAS, IPS, NCS, NPS woman officer or HoDs is by virtue of designation, she is a self made. By the way educated man and woman are treated equally, but not others. Please read in between the lines.

Equal opportunity -Women are never given opportunity in community decision making body. When general meetings are called in villages/colonies/wards, irrespective of brain or nobrain, all men are mandatory for attendance. If at all only menfolk are to be invited to a meeting, why do they term it “general meeting”?

Why gender plays a role when it comes to general participation? Womenfolk are called ONLY to cook and serve them hot meal and to clean the dishes. Where is equality?

The best example of equal opportunity is reflected in education. Nagaland has produced many women bureaucrats and professionals.

Their success doesn’t mean triumph over gender bias that they compete with men but equality in education is the outcome.

Many say the names of Indian women politicians like Mamata Banerjee, Sushma Swaraj, Vasundhara Raje, Jayalalitha etc. I’m sorry if my ignorance is at fault but I failed to connect our situation to their level of upbringings. Ours is a society where women weren’t encouraged to take part even

We wish the name ‘Nagaland for Christ’ be used beneficially

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e wish to appeal to all our dearest brothers and sisters of Nagaland that each one use the Name “Nagaland For Christ” so dear to our hearts.

The name “Nagaland For Christ” is not a human composition. It has been used because God revealed to various saints and prophets at different times, places and to different tribes.

There are several prayer centers /Ministries with this name “Nagaland For Christ” and these people always pray for the welfare of Naga people. The Prayer Centers and Churches use this Name in prayers that Naga people will able to keep the commandments of God and do God’s will and so on.

The Name is used by Naga National Workers because they have testimonies and God’s messages. Nagas are not the creation of Nature but are God’s children and we enjoy His blessings and creations. There is nothing wrong that Nagas take the Name of God and use ” Nagaland For Christ.” Because there is no other name(s) in whose name(s) we can be saved. (Acts 4:12). As Doctor is very important for a serious patient so also God’s Name/ salavation/grace is very important for a worst sinner. The Naga society is sick with different complications and diseases. In this body of sickness, you may be big or small, rich or poor, Holy or filthy but Nagas must all “ Pray without ceasing.” (1Thes.5:17) for one another and for Naga family so that God will heal us all and guide us to move ahead.

It is very sure that there will be some people who use Jesus’s Name for cheating, stealing, extortions, killings etc. If anyone is misusing God’s Name, great danger await them (Ex.20:7;Mt.18:6-7;Mk.9:47-48;Rev.20:13-15),yet, these people too must repent now and stop doing evil(John 5:14; Prov.28:13),However, the times of stumbling, shaking, testing and refining of faith comes to all believers. So while condemning few people, if you happen to hurt the innocent believers who are interceding day and night with tears for Naga people at ” Nagaland For Christ Prayer Ministries, Prayer Centers and Naga believers who dearly used the name” Nagaland For Christ.” in their prayers, with whom the Holy Spirit dwells, you will be badly injured spiritually as it happened to a group of boys at Bethel (2Kings 2:23-24).

Jesus said,” … blessed is anyone who takes no offense at Me.”(Lk.7:23).

Nagas are not protected and blessed for the people who misused Christ’ Name but because of the righteous people who earnestly pray to God and do God’s will. Therefore, We wish all our dearest Naga brothers and sisters to use the name “Nagaland For Christ” so dear to your hearts and be blessed. There is a great benefit of loving Jesus Name so close to our hearts.

Atonoka Swu, Lima Lkr and & Kuvus Aomi, Lerie Chazou Colony, Kohima

in grassroot level decision making. There’s no ground for comparative study.

Equal treatment -- We have some men in the society who are very impartial and true in their dealings. Meantime, we also have some section of menfolk who do not believe in women, hence, do not accept women leadership. Who knows how many of them would even go to the extent of preventing wife and daughters from voting for women candidates?

And most importantly, only God knows whether or not women candidates would be even allotted the precious party ticket in the midst of male counterparts. Come next ULB election, the much awaited talk of equality is yet to see the light of the day.

This write-up is in no way political but a practicalbased opinion reflecting on the contents of ‘The Age’ article. Gender has no potential but it absolutely rests with individuals. There are many modern Naga women whose contribution to the society is much more than men.

The 21st century women

would definitely consider it as mockery to our education and our contribution to family and society. Olden days have long gone and therefore, old thinking and traditional attitude should also be done away with.

I fully agree that there are many area of concern we present generation should go back to roots and embrace our culture. We have abandoned half of Naga customary practices or more due to shortest route to civilization.

Practices that need to be carried forward should continue but we need to be a little sensible wherever necessary.

Most importantly, we need to have a serious thought on visible extinction of languages and culture amongst the Naga tribes. Modernization and preservation of culture should go hand in hand and neither should supersede the other. Together we share responsibilities, progress together, build family and society together. Naga men may please avoid labeling us back to ancestor’s time; that TAG hurts.

Vikali Shikhu, Dimapur

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Accurate dates for awareness

Sir,

It is important that some history of the Nagas and formation of statehood be included in the school text books.

Most of our children donot even know who the first chief minister was or even prior to pre-statehood. NBSE need to include important and accurate details for the consumption of the school children. In fact, even grown ups donot know much about our political journey so far. If we can study about the ancient Indian history/Mughals and British, then we can also learn something about our own state. It was Nagaland Post that gave the accurate number of the present chief minister as the 11th in the sequence. Such accuracy need to be imparted to the public.

Anthony Angami, Kohima

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

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C H E N NA I , F E B 2 5 (AGENCIES): The ruling AIADMK today took strong exception to certain remarks made against late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa by DMK leader M K Stalin and sought an “open apology” from him.

Claiming that Stalin had used certain words against Jayalalithaa yesterday, AIADMK Deputy General Secretary TTV Dinakaran said they were completely “false” and showed DMK leader’s “uncultured side“.

Stalin, who is also the Leader of Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, had objected to government schemes being named after Jayalalithaa and “taxpayers’ money being used in her 69th birthday celebrations“.

Jayalalithaa was loved

by Tamils world over and they addressed her affectionately as ‘Amma’ (Mother) even as she was known for her compassion, Dinakaran, who is VK Sasikala’s nephew, said.

“When scores of her supporters are in grief following her demise (in December 2016), making such slander and false remarks shows Stalin’s uncultured side,” he said in a statement. Recalling Jayalalithaa’s efforts to uphold Tamil Nadu’s rights, Dinakaran said she had done these in issues like the Cauvery water dispute, besides earning the love of people with a series of welfare measures, including the popular free 20 KG rice scheme. “Because of these, she lives in the hearts of crores of people.

Therefore, there is no need to uphold her memory by

just naming schemes after her,” Dinakaran said in an apparent reference to Stalin taking exception to some government schemes named after her.

The DMK leader had also wanted such schemes to be renamed.

“Stalin should withdraw the brazen slander used against Puratchi Thalaivi Amma and issue a public apology,” Dinakaran demanded.

Referring to certain gaffe made by Stalin on Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and the Cauvery Management Board, the AIADMK leader ridiculed him and asked the DMK working

DMK backs removing Jayalalithaa’s portraits from govt offices

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Saturday called for the removal of portraits of late Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa from government offices, saying she was convicted in an assets case.

DMK Working President and Leader of Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Assembly M.K. Stalin also

opposed the naming of government schemes after her and “the use of taxpayers’ money for her 69th birthday celebrations” on Friday.

“Jayalalithaa was convicted [in the Rs 66 crore disproportionate assets case]. Already there are some schemes in her name and the government should not allow new schemes to be named after her,” Mr. Stalin told reporters here.

He also wanted the schemes named after her to be renamed. He said the late Chief Minister’s portraits were found at the Secretariat, the Ministers’ rooms and local body offices and called for their removal.

“If this situation remains, the need for us to approach the court will certainly come up. Not just [some] elected representatives but people also are opposing this and it could lead to a law and order problem,” the Opposition leader said. He said he took up these matters with Chief Secretary Girija Vaidyanathan, who had assured him that she would look into them.

Stents pricing: Centre issues 7.5 pc Indians suffer from directives to erring hospitals mental disorders: WHO report NEW DELHI, FEB 25 (Agencies): No action will be taken against hospitals under the scanner for overcharging on stents if they refund the money to patients before receiving a demand notice, drug price regulator NPPA said.

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) said the matter would end there for such hospitals if there were no further complaints.

“If the hospitals under the scanner refund money to patients before NPPA issues ‘demand notice’, matter ends till there is no new complaint,” the regulator tweeted.

Explaining that a ‘show cause notice’(SCN) is issued for seeking the explanation of the hospital/company, it added that a ‘Demand Notice’ (DN) is issued when a violation is proved. The regulator also said “it would ensure complete audit of their angioplasty bills in the near future” but did not share details citing “request of patients who have got refunds and their concerns of follow up need in the same hospitals”. The NPPA had said yesterday its helpline has received complaints against Oxygen Hospital in Rohtak, Haryana and Bharat Heart Institute, Dehradun, Uttarakhand for overcharging on stents.

MUMBAI, FEB 25 (Agencies): Not only do 56 million Indians -- or 4.5% of India’s population -- suffer from depression at this moment, another 38 million Indians suffer from anxiety disorders. Thus, according to the latest World Health Organisation report on depression released on Thursday, almost 7.5% of Indians suffer from major or minor mental disorders that require expert intervention.

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Worldwide, the prevalence of depression increased by 18% from 2005 to 2015. At present, there are 322 million people with depression in the world.

NEW DELHI,FEb 25 (Agencies): School buses will now have to be equipped with GPS, CCTV arrangements and speed governors as per the revised guidelines issued by the CBSE to ensure greater safety of children.

These guidelines have been issued on the directions of Human Resource Development minister Prakash Javadekar after a recent school bus accident in Uttar Pradesh, official sources said.

“Windows of the bus should be fitted with horizontal grills with mesh wires. School buses should be fitted with speed governors with maximum speed limit of 40 km/h.

“GPS and CCTV arrangement should be made compulsorily in each vehicle and should be in working condition all the time,” a CBSE circular said.

“The management and the head of the school will be held responsible for any lapse and it could lead to disaffiliation too.

School buses will have to be fitted with alarm bells and sirens,” it said.

Modi, Shah ‘dreaming of harming’ UP: Mayawati Lucknow, FEB 25 (AGENCIES): Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah, BSP supremo Mayawati today termed them as “guru— chela” who, she claimed, are .“dreaming of harming” Uttar Pradesh.

“Guru and chela have together harmed the country...’guru’ means Modi and ‘chela’ means Shah... now, they together are dreaming of harming the state,” she alleged at an election rally here.

BJP leaders have been referring to Mayawati and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, as ‘bua—bhatija’ (aunt and nephew) during campaigning.

Referring to Shah’s ‘KASAB’ acronym for the Congress, SP and BSP, Mayawati reiterated, “There is no other Kasab (meaning terrorist) bigger than the BJP president...

Gujarat is an example before you to see and ensure that this Kasab does not come (to power) here“.

She said, “Muslims

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need to vote en masse for the BSP, whose Dalit vote is intact and is ready to defeat the BJP...if Muslims vote for the BSP, the BJP will get a setback and it will not be able to come to power in the state.”

Alleging that minorities, especially Muslims, are being given “step— motherly treatment” she cautioned Muslims against voting for the SP, saying it would “directly benefit the BJP“.

She also alleged that BJP will “end reservation by following the RSS agenda” or will make it ineffective.

On BJP’s promise that the party would bring prosperity on coming to power in the state, Mayawati said, “After playing petty politics of graveyard—cremation ground, Kasab, slaughter houses and donkeys of Gujarat they are now making more promises.

“They can make any promise they want like the ones made during the Lok Sabha polls, but people will not fall for it,” she said. Because of the wrong policies of the BJP—led government at the Centre and the SP government in Uttar Pradesh, 22 crore people of the state are angry and frustrated, Mayawati claimed.

On the SP—Congress alliance, the BSP chief said, “The Samajwadi Party is considered symbolic to crime, corruption and ‘jungle raj’ People have to decide whether they will vote for the tainted face of SP—Congress or the clean one of BSP which has shown how the rule of law is imposed.”

PM Modi’s remark stalls Odisha Assembly BHUBANESWAR,FEB 25 (Agencies): The Odisha Assembly was stalled on Saturday by repeated adjournments after both ruling BJD and Opposition Congress created ruckus over Prime Minister’s remark about the state.

As soon as the House assembled for the day, Samir Ranjan Dash of BJD raised the issue and dubbed the Prime Minister’s remark of ‘acute poverty and starvation’ in Odisha as “unfortunate” which amounted to an

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“insult of the people of Odisha”. Dash was supported by other ruling party legislators, including Priyadarshi Mishra who were on their feet criticising Narendra Modi for his remark at an election rally in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh on Friday.

Opposition Congress also came out in support of the ruling BJD to oppose the Prime Minister’s comment.

Congress Chief Whip Tara Prasad Bahinipati rose to denounce it “shameful and inappropriate”.

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The House witnessed pandemonium as Congress MLAs trooped into the well shouting slogans. As BJD legislators were also seen proceeding to the well, Speaker Niranjan Pujari adjourned the House till 11.30am.

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As the House stood adjourned, ruling BJD lawmakers staged a dharna near Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in the Assembly premises protesting against the remark, while stating that it was in “bad taste”.

Leader of Opposition Narasingha Mishra (Congress) told reporters outside the House that Modi had acted in a “disgraceful manner” by attempting to derive political mileage using poverty in Odisha.

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“Demonetisation was a move to change the Indian normal... a new normal had to be created. A predominantly cash economy has now to be substituted with a digital economy, which will bring more money into the banking system and lead to better revenue generation; the integration of the informal economy with the more formal one is now taking place. “The post-demonetisation regime is actually going to generate a far bigger GDP in the long run,” he said, adding that any arguments in favour of the “virtues of a cash economy” were “absolutely trivial”.

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The bank is also using the digital billboards and the mobile app as a customer-acquisition strategy by providing information services at the pre-login stage and available even to non-customers.

According to Bagchi, the app is designed such that once it is downloaded, data usage is minuscule and customers can use it without subscribing to a data plan.

For those who do not own smartphones, the bank is promoting its basic mobile banking services on the message-based platform.

L O N D O N , F EB 2 5 (AGENCIES): Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said the demonetisation process is almost complete, hailing it as the “smoothest possible replacement” of high denomination currency anywhere in the world. Describing the government’s decision to take Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes out of circulation as a move towards creating a “new normal” in India, the minister told an audience of students and academics at the prestigious London School of Economics that it would ultimately lead to far higher growth rates.

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According to Bagchi, ICICI Bank is today well placed to tap the rural market with 2,300 rural branches and a large number of business correspondents.

The rural branches are an outcome of the bank’s historical acquisitions of Bank of Madura, Sangli Bank and Bank of Rajasthan.

“We will be launching in 700 branches and touching 60 lakh customers immediately. Our target is to get half a million customers online by way of the mobile app in six months,” said Bagchi. ICICI Bank has tied up with RML Agtech to get information on mandi prices and weather details in districts across the country.

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Payment of Gratuity Act, an employee is required to do minimum service of five years to become eligible for gratuity amount. Moreover, the Act applies to those establishments where the number of employees is not less than 10. The statement said the application of amended provision regarding maximum amount should be made effective from January 1, 2016 as done in the case of central government employees.

Besides that rate of 15 days wages for each completed year of service be raised to 30 days wages, the unions demanded. The proposed amendment to the Payment of Gratuity Act as circulated by the government along with the letter dated February 15, 2017 only deals with enhancing the ceiling of maximum amount under Section 4(3) of the Act from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh, the unions said.

They pointed out during the meeting that the proposed amendment is being brought to bring the maximum ceiling amount to Rs 20 lakh in line with recommendation of 7th Central Pay Commission as accepted by the government.

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It has been speculated for months that Reliance Jio, the company’s telecom venture that has created ripples by signing up 100 million customers in just 170 days of launch, will soon launch a taxi service.

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of caution as “it is very easy to introduce new programmes in the country, but it is very difficult to withdraw the existing ones”.

“Though this idea has been appreciated as a good one to alleviate poverty and provide basic level of income to people, it should be implemented in a way that is sustainable,” the chief economic advisor suggested.

People will make a hue and cry if something given to them is withdrawn, he said. Subramanian’s UBI proposal in the Economic Survey had led to speculation on whether the government will implement it in the

NEW DELHI, Feb 25 (PTI): Formal sector workers may soon be eligible for up to Rs 20 lakh tax-free gratuity as central trade unions have agreed on the proposal in a tripartite consultation with the Labour Ministry.

The central trade unions have agreed on doubling gratuity amount ceiling as an interim measure in a tripartite meeting on the proposed amendment to Payment of Gratuity Act conducted today by the Labour Ministry.

The unions demanded the removal of conditions asking to have at least 10 employees in an establishment and minimum five years of service for payment of gratuity. “While accepting the maximum payment limit of Rs 20 lakh as an interim measure, the unions demanded that the ceilings/ limit with respect to number of employees and years of service should be removed,” the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) said in a statement.

It said, “The central trade unions have been urging the government that the ceiling in the amount of gratuity should be removed.”

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country. Citing the example of MNREGA for leakage in welfare schemes, the CEA said targeted audience does not get desired benefits as the scheme is implemented through various governmental levels. He also countered the notion that giving money in hands (bank accounts) of the poor will mean that they are going to squander it. “If the money is given to women under UBI, there are less chances that it will be squandered,” he said.

In reply to a question on why India is lacking in competition, especially in the manufacturing sector, he said the combination of choices India made after Independence is to blame.

“Combination of choices we made during our initial year were not conducive for development of the manufacturing sector in India. We had stressed on the public sector, we had all these controls and all sets of industrial licence.

Combined with the lack of infrastructure development, (it) stifled the manufacturing sector,” he said.

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Ahmedabad, Feb 25 (PTI): Chief Economic Advisor Ar vind Subramanian, on Saturday said Universal Basic Income (UBI), as proposed in the recent Economic Survey, can be put in place only after withdrawal of the existing welfare projects. “The cost of this programme (UBI) is so huge that it cannot be an add-on to the existing programmes (welfare schemes) as the government cannot afford it and the government’s finances will go bust,” Subramanian said while addressing students of the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) here.

“In India, UBI scheme is about upliftment of the poor... The government spends a lot of money in social welfare schemes, but they do not reach the targeted audience,” he said.

“Advantage of UBI is a very interesting way of overcoming the problem of governmental targeted spending,” Subramanian, also an alumnus of IIM-A, said. But he sounded a note

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Peren Division also acknowledged and appreciated our most respected Shri. T. R. Zeliang for paving the way for a smooth transition so as to bring peace and normalcy in the state. May God continue to grant you bountiful blessings.

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The Joint Co-ordination Committee (JCC) extends its deepest appreciation to all individuals, groups, Tribal Hohos, Associations and the entire Naga general public of Nagaland for your overwhelming support and cooperation and participation in the Historic movement of safeguarding and upholding the rights and aspiration of the Nagas in general. The JCC specially thank and respect those who stood firm with the JCC in responding to the clarion call of the Nagas.

We are extremely grateful to all individual, groups, Tribal Units and Associations for your valuable contribution throughout the entire movement to achieve the wishes of the people of Nagaland to protect our inalienable rights.

The JCC solicit the Dimapur Naga Youth Front (DNYF) volunteers, Women group and citizen of Dimapur for continuous support and physical involvement throughout the historic movement without which our objective would not have been achieved. The JCC also take the honour to acknowledge all the leaders of the Tribal Hohos & Organizations and the volunteers in their respective districts for active participations and reposing faith and confidence in the initiatives of JCC. The people of Nagaland had firmly stood united in protecting our rights, upholding the value and aspirations of the Naga people which has gone into the History through this people’s movement. The JCC also express sincere appreciation to all believers, prayer warriors, church leaders who have constantly prayed for the movement which is perhaps a source of inspiration, wisdom and strength in the accomplishment of our desired objective.

The JCC and the Nagas in general share the sorrow with the bereaved families who have made a supreme sacrifice in the process of protecting the rights of the Nagas. Through their highest sacrifices, the rights and aspiration of the people of Nagaland has been safeguarded and indeed, your highest sacrifices for the cause of the Nagas have earned you a position as a “Naga Heroes”. Our sympathy and respect also to those who were injured and undergoing medical treatment. The Naga people highly respect your brave heart of withstanding against the barrel of guns with tolerance & persistence in the hands of irresponsible and brutality of state forces.

The JCC is extremely grateful to the management, doctors and all medical staffs of Zion Hospital & Research Centre, Dimapur and CIHSR, Dimapur for their timely medical attention with best medical treatment to the injured persons.

By your charitable and valuable services, many innocent lives have been saved.

The JCC also express our sincere appreciation to the Media Fraternity for constant impartial coverage throughout the movement.

The JCC regret for not being able to reach out and acknowledge in person to all the people, Tribal Hohos and Organizations who have immensely supported and contributed throughout the affairs of people’s movement. Nevertheless, the JCC in all humility solicit the collective efforts of the Naga people in the Historic movement which shall indeed go down to the History of the Naga people.

(Shri Supu Jamir) Convener Joint Co-ordination Committee

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ing and disappeared persons, a truth-seeking and reconciliation mechanism, and a reparations mechanism. HRW said that it remains concerned as the Sri Lankan government had made only halting progress towards fulfilling these commitments.

A hastily drafted and passed law to establish an Office of Missing Persons was done without thorough consultation of key stakeholders, and the office has yet to be set up. The three other promised mechanisms have not made significant progress.

BERLIN, FEB 25 (AGENCIES): Angela Merkel’s conservatives have formally nominated the German chancellor as her party’s top candidate for the September parliamentary election in the region where she has her political base.

The dpa news agency reported that Merkel won the support of 95 percent of delegates at a convention of the Christian Democrats’ branch in northeastern Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state Saturday.

Merkel has held her parliamentary constituency in Stralsund since 1990.

Polls show Merkel facing an unexpectedly strong challenge from the centerleft Social Democrats, who have been boosted by their choice of former European Parliament President Martin Schulz to challenge her.

Merkel didn’t mention Schulz in her speech Saturday. But she did make a point of praising the economic reforms enacted by her center-left predecessor, Gerhard Schroeder, some of which Schulz has suggested he might amend.

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tion within the country, Colombo Gazette online newspaper reported on Saturday.

HRW noted that the resolution, adopted by the Council in October 2015 through consensus, contains 25 key undertakings by the Sri Lankan government across a range of human rights issues.

A key element of the resolution consisted of transitional justice promises: a special court including international judges and prosecutors to try cases of war crimes by all parties to the conflict, an office on miss-

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DAMASCUS, FEB 25 (IANS): At least 42 persons were killed as six suicide bombers detonated themselves at two security headquarters in Syria’s central province of Homs on Saturday, a monitor group said. Three of the suicide bombers blew themselves up in al-Ghouta area and the other three in Mahata, Xinhua news agency reported. The suicide attacks were coupled with clashes in the areas.

Homs Governor Talal Barazi said most of the dead were security personnel. He said Colonel Sharaf Hasan Daboul, the head of military intelligence branch in Homs, and Colonel Darwish, the chief of state security branch, were also killed.

C O LO M B O, F E B 2 5 (IANS): The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has been urged to push Sri Lanka to develop a timetable for implementing the recommendations made in 2015 on fully restoring human rights in the country.

In a letter to the Permanent Missions in Geneva, H u m a n R i g h t s Wa t c h (HRW) sought support in ensuring that the upcoming consideration of Sri Lanka’s progress towards implementing its commitments under UNHRC resolution 30/1 accurately and substantively reflects the situa-

there,” he said.

Meanwhile, Spicer during a briefing at his office said that the White House would relentlessly counter coverage it considered inaccurate.

“We’re just not going to sit back and let, you know, false narratives, false stories, inaccurate facts get out there,” he said, according to reports.

The Times, CNN, BuzzFeed News, The Los Angeles Times, Politico, the BBC, The Huffington Post and the Guardian were shut out of the briefing.

Conservative media organisations like Breitbart News, The Washington Times and One America News Network were allowed to attend the conference. Journalists from ABC, CBS, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and Fox News also attended.

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With immense delight, the Royal Club, Kohima (RCK) conveys its heartiest congratulations to Er. Kevizatuo Miachieo, President, Royal Club, Kohima, on being promoted to the post of Engineer in-Chief, Department of Power, Govt. of Nagaland. Er. Kevizatuo Miachieo, alumni of Sainik School, Goalpara, Assam and an Engineering graduate from Rourkela Orissa (Odisha) had served the State Government with all sincerity and dedication for the past 35 years which reflects his meritorious and distinguished service.

The RCK is extremely elated on the achievement of its president and wishes God’s abundance blessing and more success in his future endeavours.

SdSd(Pelezotuo Miachieo) (Kenny Peseyie) Vice President, RCK General Secretary, RCK.

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FELICITATION The Sumi Community PWD, Chandmari and Porterlane with joy and pride extend our heartiest congratulations to Mr. Hesheto Kappo for being promoted to the post of Superintendent (Directorate of Agriculture).

The Sumi Community wish and pray that our Almighty God continue to bless and grant you success in your future endeavours.

(HESHITO SHOHE) (KHEKIYE KIBA) Chairman Secretary Sumi Community (PCP) Sumi Community (PCP)

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arrested.

On Saturday, the Indonesian suspect, Siti Aisyah, met with her country’s deputy ambassador to Malaysia, saying she had been paid the equivalent of $90 for what she believed was a harmless prank.

Aisyah, 25, said she had been introduced to people who looked like Japanese or Koreans who asked her to play a prank for a reality show, Deputy Ambassador Andriano Erwin said.

Asked about whether she knew what was on her hands at the time of the attack, Erwin said: “She didn’t tell us about that. She only said that it’s a kind of oil, baby oil, something like that.” An odorless chemical with the consistency of motor oil, VX is an extremely powerful poison, with an amount no larger than a few grains of salt enough to kill.

It can be inhaled, swallowed or absorbed through the skin. Then, in anywhere from a few seconds to a few hours, it can cause a range of symptoms, from blurred vision to a headache.

Enough exposure leads to convulsions, paralysis, respiratory failure and death.

Russian intelligence officials.

The report asserted that a senior White House official had called top leaders at the FBI to request that they contact reporters to dispute the Times’s account. Trump repeated his assertion that the “fake” news is the “enemy of the American people” during the conference at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Centre, just south of Washington.

“It doesn’t and never will represent the people, and we’re going to do something about it.” Trump also zeroed in on the use of unnamed sources. “I’m against the people that make up stories and make up sources.”

“They shouldn’t be allowed to use sources unless they use somebody’s name.

Let their name be put out

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On Saturday, Malaysia’s tone changed. Abdul Samah Mat, the police chief leading the investigation, said authorities would give the diplomat “reasonable” time to come forward.

If he doesn’t, police will issue a notice compelling him to do so.

“And if he failed to turn up ... then we will go to the next step by getting a warrant of arrest from the court,” Abdul Samah told reporters. Lawyer Sankara Nair, however, noted that diplomats have immunity privileges even in criminal cases. “If he is a Korean diplomat with a diplomatic passport, then he has immunity no matter a criminal case or otherwise,” he said.

“Police can apply for a warrant, but it can easily be set aside by the embassy.”

Malaysia hasn’t directly accused the North Korean government of being behind the attack, but officials have said four North Korean men provided two women with poison to carry it out.

The four men fled Malaysia shortly after the killing, while the women — one from Indonesia and the other Vietnamese — were

unauthorized revelations of classified information from within its ranks.

Hours after Trump’s speech, White House Press Secretar y Sean Spicer barred journalists from The New York Times and several other news organisations from attending his daily briefing.

Tr u m p ’s b a r r a ge against the news media continued well into Friday night. “FAKE NEWS media knowingly doesn’t tell the truth,” he wrote on Twitter, singling out The Times and CNN. “A great danger to our country.”

Trump’s attacks on the press came as the White House pushed back on a report by CNN that a White House official had asked the FBI to rebut a New York Times article last week detailing contacts between Trump’s associates and

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Journalists gather in front of North Korean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017.

WASHINGTON, FEB 25 (IANS): US President Donald Trump turned the power of the White House against the news media, escalating his attacks on journalists as “the enemy of the people” while his press secretary barred several news outlets from his briefing.

In a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday, Trump criticised as “fake news” organisations that p u b l i s h a n o n y m o u s ly sourced reports that reflect poorly on him.

The President also berated members of his own Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as “leakers” who he said were putting the nation at risk, the New York Times reported.

And in a series of Twitter posts, he assailed the FBI as a dangerously porous agency, condemning

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KUALA LUMPUR, FEB 25 (AGENCIES): Malaysia said Saturday that it would issue an arrest warrant for a North Korean diplomat if he refuses to cooperate with the investigation into the deadly attack on North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un’s exiled half brother.

The investigation has unleashed a serious diplomatic fight between Malaysia and North Korea, a prime suspect in the Feb. 13 killing of Kim Jong Nam at Kuala Lumpur’s airport.

Friday’s revelation by Malaysian police that the banned chemical weapon VX nerve agent was used to kill Kim raised the stakes significantly in a case that has broad geopolitical implications. Experts say the nerve agent used in the attack was almost certainly produced in a sophisticated state weapons laboratory and is banned under an international treaty. But North Korea never signed that treaty, and has spent decades developing a complex chemical weapons program.

Kim was not an obvious political threat to his estranged half brother, Kim Jong Un. But he may have been seen as a potential rival in North Korea’s dynastic dictatorship, even though he had lived in exile for years. North Korea has denied any role in the attack.

Malaysia said earlier in the week that Hyon Kwang Song, a second secretary at the North Korean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, was wanted for questioning.

But authorities at the time acknowledged that he has diplomatic immunity and that they couldn’t compel him to appear.

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Oscar nominated Syrian Women Writers’ Festival concludes T3 Hype: best tech released this week; Range Rover Velar, EE Air Mast, Here One buds, Pro-Ject turntable T filmmaker blocked from US entry

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he Oscar nominated Syrian filmmaker Khaled Kateeb has been blocked from entering the US. Kateeb was due to arrive in Los Angeles for the Academy Awards ceremony on Saturday but was barred entry on the grounds of “derogatory information”.

“Derogatory infor-

mation” is an ambiguous term which could signify a variety of reasons for detention, from errors in documentation to possible terror connections. According to internal correspondence seen by the Associated Press, Turkish authorities detained the filmmaker last week, despite having a visa to travel to California for the ceremony. He was then expected to file a last minute passport-waiver.

Homeland security spokeswoman Gillian Christensen commented to the Guardian, “A valid travel document is required for travel to the United States.”

The 21-year-old cinematographer is nominated for the category Best Documentary Short for his

film The White Helmets, which looks at the efforts of rescue workers in the Syrian civil war. The film was also nominated for last year’s Nobel Peace Prize. The documentary is directed by Orlando von Einsiedel and produced by Joanna Natasegara.

Kateeb is not the only filmmaker who has struggled to attend this year’s Oscars due to the Trump administration’s so-called ‘Muslim ban’. Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, who made the Oscar nominated film The Salesman, has chosen not to attend the 89th Academy Awards, even if an exception were made, due to the “in no way acceptable” ambiguity surrounding his entry into the US.

he first edition of Women Writers Festival brought together discussions on some significant issues around women under one roof here.

The two-day festival that began on Friday is a result of a collaboration between SheThePeople.TV and the Vedica Scholars Programme for Women and is sponsored by Colors TV. The second day opened with panel of men titled “A Manel of Feminists: Why they must join the fight” with Prithvi Shergill, Raheel Khursheed, Sattvik Mishra and Tanmoy Goswami. The discussion highlighted gender imbalances and stereotypes that need to be fixed to throw up new possibilities for both men and women.

Shifting the focus to safety, mobility and a city’s micro-culture, the next session was titled “Woman and the City,” moderated

by Nishita Jha. Speakers Shweta Punj, Christina Fer-

nandez (RJ Chris), Shubhra Gupta, Meenu Vadera and Mala Bhargava shared their views on how cities can be converted into better places for women to live, work and play.

The next session titled “Too cute for money?: Whip your personal finances into shape” moderated by Shreyasi Singh debunked the stereotypes that women don’t have a head to earn money. Speakers Monika Halan and Faye D’Souza talked about why there is a need for women to be financial savvy for their own dignity and independence.

“The politics of sexual harassment: Fighting stigmas, stereotypes and status quo” was moderated by Shaili Chopra. A panel of journalists, lawyers and corporate policy makers- Nirupama Subramanian, Nikita Saxena, Malvika Rajkotia and Aparna Jain - shared their views on this explosive issue.

Lego Batman Movie criticised as ‘pro-gay propaganda’

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he new Lego Batman LifeSiteNews is part of Movie has come unthe Campaign Life Coalider fire from Cathotion, an anti-abortion, antilic evangelists who have same-sex marriage political slammed the film as “prolobbyist organisation. gay propaganda”.

Westen also referenced John Henry Westen, a review by Michael HamCanadian Editor-in-chief ilton of conservative blog of the socially conservative website PJ Media. In the website LifeSiteNews.com, blog, Hamilton summarises posted a review of the film the film as “orphan adoption titled “BEWARE: LEGO by two dads, homoerotic atBatman movie promotes traction, and penis jokes.” gay adoption”. He criticised He then takes issue with the creators for being “so nate the little ones into the ing it humorous came as a the filmmakers for making anxious to subtly indoctri- gender ideology that mak- distant second thought.” such acts “seem plain as

vanilla and American as apple pie.”

The Lego Batman Movie, which focuses on the relationship between the two superheroes Batman and Robin, is a spin-off from The Lego Movie, released in 2014. The franchise faced criticism then too, as conservative commentators took issue with the alleged likeness between the antagonist “Mr Business” and Republican former presidential nominee Mitt Romney.

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ather than doing oodles of separate stories on various announcements, we’ll filter them to bring you only the stuff that matters most, updating every Friday for your reading pleasure.

This week we have the Range Rover Velar, EE Air Mast, Here One buds, Pro-Ject turntable and more.

Range Rover Velar: This one isn’t technically out this week, but has been teased for the big unveiling next Wednesday.

It’s a totally new Range Rover, the first since the iconic Evoque appeared, so worth a position in this week’s Hype list for sure.

Little is known other than the fact this will sit between the Evoque and the Sport models suggesting a

perfect size and likely techfilled wonder machine.

Here One ear buds: When it comes to truly wireless earphones you don’t get much more minimal than the Here One ear buds.

These tiny ear dwellers offer noise cancelling smarts and include mics to allow you to take calls.

These also allow you to access Siri or Google Now using the buds so you can control everything like playing and pausing music simply with your voice.

Not bad and maybe even worthy of the £250 price.

Pro-Ject VT-E BT turntable: The turntable from Pro-Ject, simply called VT-E BT, is special beyond just being a pathway to retro vinyl sound.

This turntable works on

its side.

The vertical turntable means you can wall mount the beauty and still have your vinyls spinning.

Great for space saving, sure, but more of a design statement probably. Hence the £379 price.

EE Air Mast: The mobile network EE has shown of its new Air Mast system to the UK as a way of better connecting everyone. This system uses helium filled balloons, drones and cars to offer signal in hard to reach areas.

The result could mean better connected festivals, personal Wi-Fi while hiking a mountain and, of course, better data connected rural areas. All that and it’s coming later this year.

Aston Martin AMRB 0001: Aston Martin will be showing of its car collaboration with Formula One’s Red Bull Advanced Technologies in its AM-RB 0001 at the Geneva Motor Show.

This car uses a lightweight carbon fibre frame, two-seat setup and highrevving V12 engine for a 1:1 power to weight ratio - impressive indeed.

Tuden Jamir’s new Music video “See” from his latest EP “Seconds” was released today at 4 pm.

The video can be found at his Facebook page tudenmusic or his website tudenmusic.com for more updates.

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ctors Jodie Foster, Michael J Fox and Keegan-Michael Key last night attended a rally in support of immigration rights, weeks after the Trump administration imposed the so-called ‘Muslim ban’.

The ‘United Voices’ rally was organised by the United Talent Agency in Beverly Hills.

According to the organisers, the event was set up to “express the creative community’s support for freedom of speech and artistic expression and stand against policies of exclusion and division.”

Speaking at the event, Fox called turning immigrants away “an assault on human dignity,” and recounted his own difficulties with applying for US citizenship two decades earlier. Foster told the crowd, “This year is a very different year, and it’s time to show up. It’s time to engage.”

Security officials estimated that 1,500 people showed up at the event, which was held as an alternative to the agency’s usual Oscars party.

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Black Caps humbled by SA

South Africa players celebrate after taking a wicket during their third ODI match against New Zealand.

Wellington, Feb 25 (Agencies): New Zealand lost eight wickets for 64, as touring South Africa cruised to a 159r u n v i c t o r y ove r t h e Black Caps in the third one-day international in Wellington.

Needing 272 for victory, New Zealand were dismissed for just 112 in 32.2 overs, with the visitors taking a 2-1 lead in the fivematch series.

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AB de Villiers led the way with the bat hitting 85 off 80 deliveries, while sharing in a vital seventh wicket stand with Wayne Parnell.

The pair added 84 invaluable runs in 64 balls, as they took the score from 180-6 to 264-7 in the concluding over.

E a r l i e r, o p e n e r Quinton de Kock struck 68 off 70, with no other South Africa batsman reaching 40. In reply, No 8 batsman Colin de Grandhomme

Arsenal announce increased turnover

L o nd o n , F e b 2 5 (Agencies): Arsenal have announced half-year results which show a record investment in players of £110.5m, and an increase in football tur nover to £191.1m. The figures for the parent holding company of the Premier League club are for the six months ending November 30, 2016.

During the 2016 summer transfer window, Arsenal’s signings included Granit Xhaka for £38.25m and Shkodran Mustafi for £34.85m, while forward Lucas Perez arrived in a £17m deal. There was an overall group profit before tax of £12.6m, compared to a loss of £6.2m for the same period in 2015. Arsenal have no short-term debt, with cash reserves of £100.5m, which is down from £135.9m a year ago. However, it is understood some £65m

My dream has died, says Ranieri LO N D O N , F e b 2 5 (Agencies): Claudio Ranieri said his “dream died” when he was sacked

by Leicester City nine months after leading them to the Premier League title against all the odds.

The Italian was fired on Thursday with Leicester one place and one point above the relegation zone.

“Yesterday my dream died,” Ranieri said in a statement on Friday. “After the euphoria of last season and being crowned Premier League champions all I dreamt of was staying with Leicester; the club I love for always. Sadly this was not to be.”

Ranieri’s dismissal has been met with widespread shock.

“The adventure was amazing and will live with me forever,” the 65-yearold manager said.

“My heartfelt thanks to everybody at the club, everybody who was part of what we achieved, but mostly to the supporters.

You took me into your hearts from day one and loved me. I love you too.”

Leicester started last season as 5,000-1 outsiders to win the English topflight title for the first time in their history.

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of that is committed on outstanding transfer fees and payments, while there is also a balance designated solely for debt service reserves of £23.3m. The Gunners also continue to pay off the financing of their 60,000seater Emirates Stadium home via a long-term fixedrate bond at a low interest rate, following their move from Highbury in 2006.

“The financial results for the first half of the year are robust,” said Arsenal chairman Sir Chips Keswick. “As expected, increased Premier League broadcasting revenues have had a direct impact on player costs, both in terms of transfer prices and player wage demands. We have invested in our own playing squad at record levels. It has also been exciting to see more young players emerging from our Academy.”

top-scored for the Kiwis with an unbeaten run-aball 34, after both openers had been dismissed inside three overs.

After reaching 48-2 in the 15th over, the hosts crumbled to defeat with medium pacer Dwaine Pretorius taking 3-5 in 5.2 overs.

Victorious captain de Villiers said, “It was a great team performance. It was exactly what we asked for and emphasised before

the game.” “I put a lot of emphasis on us playing as a team today. I didn’t feel a lot of that kind of presence in the last game, so I really asked for that today and the guys delivered. I’m not sure how we got to 270 but we did and then we produced a great bowling performance.”

During his knock, de Villiers became the 17th batsman to surpass 9,000 runs in the 50-over game, as well as the fastest in 205 innings.

He also did so with a strike rate of exactly 100, and an average of 54 which far outstrips any other players on the list.

The nearest in terms of average is MS Dhoni (50.96) and in terms of strike rate Adam Gilchrist (96.9).

Defeated skipper Kane Williamson added, “We thought with the ball we did an okay job.

I suppose going into that second innings, we needed to weather the storm a little bit. They got a lot of movement out of the surface which we weren’t able to do and they bowled superbly, so it was a tough day at the office for us.”

The teams meet again in Hamilton on Wednesday, March 1st, when a win for South Africa would wrap up the series with an ODI to spare.

Mathews to miss Bangladesh Tests C o lo m b o, F e b 2 5 (Agencies): Angelo Mathews will miss the two-Test series against Bangladesh at home, Sri L a n k a C r i c k e t ( S LC ) confirmed on Saturday.

The Sri Lanka captain picked up a hamstring injury in the second T20I against South Africa in Johannesburg and was forced to miss the following Twenty20 International series in Australia.

“I am bitterly disappointed with the outcome after meeting the doctors last night.

Since returning home, the doctors in Colombo, who are in consultation with a specialist in the UK wanted to take a further look in four weeks time,” Mathews told Cricbuzz.

FIFA chief Infantino pledges support to Zimbabwe Harare, Feb 25 (IANS): Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) president Gianni Infantino h a s m e t Z i m b a b we a n President Robert Mugabe and pledged support towards development of football in the country. Infantino was accompanied by his secretary general Fatma Samoura and other top world and African football executives during the closed door meeting with Mugabe at State House that lasted an hour on Friday, state-run news agency New Ziana reported.

Infantino and his colleagues were in Zimbabwe for a joint celebration of Zimbabwe Fo o t b a l l A s s o c i a t i o n (ZIFA) president Phillip

Gianni Infantino

Chiyangwa’s birthday as well as his elevation to head the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA), reports Xinhua news agency.

President Mugabe is a self-declared lover of football. Infantino told journalists after the meeting that the international governing body of soccer

was working on a number of projects to develop the sport in Zimbabwe.

“There are some concrete projects which have already started which we are fully supporting and we would like to thank the government for having embraced these projects such as the project to create 8,000 football clubs around the whole country to develop grassroots football in a structured way from the grassroots up the pyramid to the elite football,” he was quoted as saying.

Infantino said they also discussed the project of a national football academy in Zimbabwe which they hop would revolutionise football in the country.

Djokovic accepts wildcard for Acapulco

Acapulco, Feb 25 (Agencies): Novak Djokovic has accepted a wildcard for next week’s ATP event in the Mexican city of Acapulco.

Djokovic has not played since aggravating a shoulder problem during Serbia’s Davis Cup tie against Russia earlier this month.

The world No 2 was scheduled to return at Indian Wells next month,

Inter-dist veterans tourney

but he will now participate in his first ATP tournament in Latin America after a speculative request from the Acapulco organisers.

“Great news, you’ll see me back on court next week in Acapulco,” Djokovic said on Twitter.

“Did you miss me?”

Six of the world’s top 10 will now compete in Mexico next week, with Milos Raonic, Rafael N a d a l , M a r i n C i l i c,

Dominic Thiem and David Goffin already confirmed.

“When we saw the chance we did not hesitate to offer an invitation,” tournament director Raul Zurutuza said.

“We knew it was tough, but we were gladly surprised when we got his answer. Novak is thrilled to come to Acapulco for

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Dimapur, Feb 25 (NPN): The 8th edition of All Nagaland Inter-District Veterans tournament scheduled to be held in Phek from March 6-10 has been postponed to April 3-8.

All district veteran associations have been requested to confirm their participation on or before March 20. For further information, contact mobile number 9436010185, 9436006286 or 9436643089.

IN REMEMBRANCE Lt. Jongshinungla

the first time and to be a part of the best field in the tournament’s history.” “ H av i n g N a d a l , Raonic, Cilic, Thiem, Goffin and now Djokovic makes us ver y proud, there are just of handful of tournaments in our category, that can brag about having six of the top 10 players in the world.”

CONDOLENCE MESSAGE

The Director, Salt Christian College of Teacher Education, the Principal Salt Christian College and the Teaching & Non-Teaching Staff and Students convey our heartfelt grief at the untimely and unexpected demise of Late Dr. A.B Choudhury.

Late Dr. A.B Choudhury was a great well wisher of our College besides being a popular physician of our town. He was also a nice gentleman with different Cultural traits, linguistic excellence and inclusive nature. His helping attitude towards the poor and the needy was a striking human quality in him.

We convey our heartfelt condolence to the bereaved family members and pray for the departed soul to rest in peace.

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Dr. M. Panger Longchar Director & Proprietor (SCCTE & SCC)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Lt. Mrs. Machü Thurr

Born on 14/3/1952 – Died on 22/02/2017

Date : 02/02/1966 to 26/02/2016

A year has passed since you left us to be with the Lord, Yet you are always remembered in our hearts in silent tears and prayer. You will always be a part of our lives and your sweet memories, love and care will be cherished forever.

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Loving husband and son.

In Gratitude

With profound and grateful heart, we the bereaved family members would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all who have supported and comforted us during the prolonged illness and at the sad demise of our beloved mother Lt. Mrs. Machü Thurr on Wednesday the 22nd February 2017. We would like to specially thank some few churches and organizations.

1. Doctor & staff, Eden Medical Centre, Dimapur 2. Doctor & staff, Zion Hospital, Dimapur 3. Doctor & staff, Ayursundra Hospital, Guwahati 4. Doctor & staff, H.K Hospital, Chumukedima 5. Christian Revival Church, Chumukedima Town.

6. CRC, Chumukedima, Women Department & Youth Department.

7. Pochury Baptist Church Chumukedima.

8. Pochury Hoho Dimapur District & Pochury Union Chumukedima.

9. Rengma B/C Chumukedima, W/D 10. CRC, Chumukedima Village 11. Staff, St. Gabriel School Chumukedima.

12. Chumukedima Forest Range Group-A 13. Chumukedima Town Ward -10 Council & Youth 14. NTHSS Batch of 2008 15. Pochury Women Hoho Dimapur 16. Pochury Baptist Church Toulazouma.

We deeply regret our inability to mention and thank each and everyone individually. But, we sincerely pray to Almighty God to shower His blessing upon each one of you abundantly.

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Loving husband, children, grand children and family members

T h ro u g h t h i s co l u m n , we the bereaved family members of Lt. Okito Awomi would like to convey our sincere and heartfelt gratitude to each and every individual who stood by us and supported us physically, financially and through ceaseless prayer during the brief illness and till the sad demise of our beloved son on 20th February 2017 at Thilixu Village.

We would also like to convey our special thanks to : th 1996 1. Dr. Siddhartha Phukan & his Born on : 4 March, Died on : 20th Feb. 2017 team of Nurses, Dispur Hospital, Guwahati.

2. Dr. Ikheto & his team of Doctors and nurses, Nikos Hospital, Dimapur.

3. Thilixu Baptist Church, particularly Women and Youth Department 4. Women and Youth Department of Xelhozhe Baptist Church.

5. Mr & Mrs. Rotokha Commandant (Home Guard) and Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Wotsa of Thilixu Village.

6. 1st The Invaders of Sainik School Punglwa, Nagaland.

7. All his friends of Patkai Christian College and his beloved friends far and near.

We deeply regret our inability to thank each and everyone personally but it is our sincere and humble prayer that God the Almighty shower His blessings abundantly upon you.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Through this column, We would like to express our sincere gratitude and thankfulness to all who stood by us in prayer, financial, material and physically during the aged care and demise of our beloved father/ grandfather Lt. KHUDEMO ODYUO of Phiro village, who left for his heavenly home on 14th February in the year of the Lord Two thousand seventeen after 109 years of long journey.

Though we regret our inability to thank all of you individually we are deeply indebted to you all for the true spirit of Christian love you have exhibited to us. We have nothing to repay you but pray to almighty God to shower His blessings abundantly to all of you.

Loving Sons, Daughters, in-laws, grand children, great grand children and great great grand children.

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We the bereaved family members of LT. RAMESHWAR BANTAWA(RAMI) wish to express our profound gratitude to each and everyone who showed solacement and stood by us and supported us physically, financially, morally and spiritually during the brief illness and at the sudden demise of our beloved son on 19.02.2017 and during our mournful days.

We sincerely convey our special thanks to: 1. Doctor and nurses of NHAK. 2. Kirat (Rai and Limbu) Samaj, Kohima.

3. Officers and staff of PWD, Chief Engineer’s Office (Mechanical) Kohima.

4. Genesis School Managing Board, Chandmari, Kohima.

5. Gorkha Public Panchayat, Kohima.

6. Mandir Sanchalan Samity, Kohima.

7. Sai Samity, Kohima.

8. Vivela Club, Chandmari, Kohima.

9. Indrani Club, Chandmari, Kohima.

10. Kirtan Mandali, Chandmari.

11. Friends, extended family and relatives from: 1. Dimapur 2. Chumukedima 3. Medziphema 4. Mokokchung 5. Guwahati 6. Sukna (Darjeeling) 7. Salbari (Darjeeling) 8. Kalimpong (Darjeeling) 9. Sonada (Darjeeling) 10.Delhi 11. Nepal 12.Dubai Words are inadequate to express our indebtedness to you and we deeply regret our inability to acknowledge each and very individuals and groups, but it’s our sincere prayer that God showers His blessing abundantly on each one of you.

Loving family members.

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sports

O’Keefe spins Aus to 333-run win in Pune

Australian bowler Steve O’Keefe celebrates the wicket of Indian batsman Virat Kohli during the first test match in Pune on Saturday. (PTI)

Pune, Feb 25 (PTI): Unheralded left-arm spinner Steve O’Keefe today grabbed a sensational match-haul of 12 wickets as a sloppy India slumped to a humiliating 333-run defeat inside three days in the first cricket Test against Australia here.

Australia set a daunting target of 441, riding on skipper Steve Smith’s batting masterclass on a rank turner, and then skittled out the hapless hosts for a paltry 107 in 33.5 overs to take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series.

The embarrassing

defeat also ended India’s unbeaten streak of 19 Tests with the last defeat coming against England at Kolkata in late 2012.

The 32-year-old O’Keefe did the star turn once again with identical figures of 6/35 in both innings as India failed to even cross 110 in both innings.

It was a total disaster f o r t h e Wo r l d N o. 1 Test team, who were s i m p ly o u t c l a s s e d i n all departments of the game and they further compounded their miseries with atrocious shot selection, shoddy fielding

and poor referrals.

Skipper Virat Kohli had a rare bad Test match where he had scores 0 and 13 in both innings of the game. India collectively posted their lowest aggregate for a home Test match and ended up suffering their second biggest defeat at home in terms of runs.

Kohli was out in the second innings shouldering arms to an angled delivery f r o m O ’ Ke e f e w h i c h dashed India’s minuscule hopes of a miraculous comeback.

As many as six Indian batsmen failed to

‘100 per cent’ staying at Chelsea: Fabregas

Cesc Fabregas

Lo n d o n, F e b 2 5 (Agencies): Cesc Fabregas insists he “100 per cent” sees himself at Chelsea next year and has not had any thoughts of leaving the club this season.

The 29-year-old’s future at Stamford Bridge has been subject to speculation after seemingly falling out of favour with head coach

Antonio Conte. He has started just five Premier League games this season and has largely been used as a substitute. However, the Spaniard told Sky Sports that he is relishing the challenge of trying to force his way into Conte’s starting XI on a regular basis.

Asked if he sees himself at Chelsea next season, he said, “100 per cent. I am not thinking about anything else than challenging myself here. The situation from six months ago to now has changed massively.”

“From the beginning it has been a big challenge and there are always rumours, you cannot stop that, but I don’t even care what people say. Not for one second did I want to leave. Sometimes it’s so easy, you don’t play two

games, you get frustrated and upset and want to move somewhere else, but for me it’s the opposite; I want to challenge myself.”

“I know in my brain what I can do and if I am better than others or not. I know what I can bring to this team and by improving and listening to the manager and what he wants and doesn’t want, I know myself what I can give. I have been proving myself every time I have had a chance and I will not stop until I play every game which is what I want.”

The impressive form of midfielders N’Golo Kante and Nemanja Matic has largely restricted Fabregas’ opportunities but he insists he is determined to prove himself.

reach double figures with only Cheteshwar Pujara showing some stomach for fight with a score of 31.

After Smith’s superb 109 -- his 18th Test ton on a spiteful pitch --, there was no comeback for India as both openers KL Rahul and Murali Vijay made a mess of DRS when it was the umpire’s call.

With demons of the turner working overtime on their minds, the Indian batsmen were unable to negotiate the turner which boomeranged on them.

Brief scores: Australia 260 (Matt Renshaw 68, Mitchell Starc 61; Umesh Yadav 4-32) & 285 (Steven Smith 109; Ravichandran Ashwin 4-119) beat India 105 (KL Rahul 64; Steve O’Keefe 6-35) & 107 (Cheteshwar Pujara 31; Steve O’Keefe 6-35) by 333 runs.

‘Our worst batting display in last two years’

Indian skipper Virat Kohli on Saturday hardly minced words in criticising his team’s shambolic show in the 333-run loss to Australia, saying it was easily the side’s worst batting display in the last two years.

India today slumped to a humiliating loss inside three days in the first match against Australia here to trail the four-Test

Two medals assured for India at Strandja Memorial boxing

Sofia, Feb 25 (PTI): Indian boxers were assured o f t wo m e d a l s a t t h e 68th Strandja Memorial Tournament after Mohamed Hussamuddin (56kg) and Meena Kumari Maisnam (54kg) entered the semifinals of the event in Sofia, Bulgaria. Hussamuddin, the reigning national champion, defeated Bulgaria’s Dushko Blagovestov to make the last-four stage of the men’s competition.

Among the women, got the better of Singapore’s Efasha Kamarudin to assure herself of a medal. However, it was curtains for the experienced Manoj Kumar (69kg), who went down to Merven Clair of Mauritius in the quarterfinals.

Indians disappoint on 2nd day of Shooting World Cup; China continue to dominate

Zoravar Singh Sandhu play in final trap (Men) in the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF).

New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS): Indian shooters failed to yield any medals despite reaching the finals of two events on the second day of the ongoing World Cup even as China continued to dominate the medal tally winning three golds and two silver at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range here on Saturday.

While China sits atop the medal standings with five medals, Australia and Italy have picked up one gold each from the Shotgun Ranges. India is among nine out of 50 countries to be on the medal tally with Pooja Ghatkar’s opening day bronze being the lone bright spot.

In the day’s first medal

event, the men’s 25M Rapid Fire Pistol, India’s Neeraj Kumar qualified for the sixman final with a qualifying round score of 579.

I t wa s t h e yo u n g 22-year old Neeraj’s first World Cup final and the inexperience showed as he could not recover from a bad start to eventually finish sixth. The Chinese duo of Jiajie Lao and Junmin Li clinched the gold and silver respectively.

While Jiajie shot a score of 31 in the finals to tie with Junmin, but eventually got the better of him 5-3 in the shoot-off which followed to separate them. Ruslan Lunev of Azerbaijan settled for the bronze, which was also his country’s first World Cup shooting medal ever.

In the men’s Trap, India’s Zoravar Singh Sandhu made it to the Final round in four th position with a score of 118. In the six-man final round, he was joined

by Italy’s Rio Olympic Silver medallist Giovanni Pellielo and Spain’s former world champion Alberto Fernandez among others.

Zoravar fought hard but had to eventually settle for fourth position when he

finished tied at 28 points with Fernandez but had to bow out because of a lower qualifying rank. Had he hit his last shot, he would have been assured of a medal.

The gold in the event went to Italy’s 21year old former Junior World Champion Simone D Ambrosio who shot 45 to push countryman Pellielo to second place with a score of 43. Spain’s Fernandez settled for the bronze shooting a score of 33 in the Final.

Meanwhile, it turned out to be a historic occasion at the World Cup when the first ever mixed gender event was tested out at the start of the day. Each country could field two teams each and of the six teams, which qualified for the finals, both the Chinese teams made it through and eventually China 1 came out on top while Japan came second and China 2 came third.

On Sunday, all eyes will be on former World number one and world record holder Heena Sidhu, who will compete i n wo m e n’s 1 0 M A i r Pistol and the experienced Sanjeev Rajput in men’s 50M Rifle 3 Positions.

series 0-1.

“We got outplayed in this game. We got to take it on the chin, accept that they outplayed us.

I t wa s o u r wo r s t batting display in the last two years. We were not good enough on any of the three days.

It was the case of us not applying ourselves too well. We need to see what we did wrong,” said Kohli at the post match presentation.

The Indian captain also agreed that the visitors exploited the conditions better.

“They exploited it better than us. They put us under pressure throughout and deserved to win this game. Credit to them that they played better than us.

“We’ve had two really bad sessions and to pull it back against a quality side is very difficult. But there are no excuses. Sometimes, you have to take your hat off and tell the opposition well done,” he said.

The 28-year-old expressed confidence that his team will bounce back strongly.

“I am sure we are going to bounce back strongly. It has been a good run for us (19-match unbeaten streak before this game). Good to see the crowd still supporting us,” said Kohli.

Brandon goal helps Aizawl edge Chennai

Brandon Vanlalremdika celebrates after scoring a goal against Chennai City FC during an I-League match on Saturday.

A i z aw l , F e b 2 5 (Agencies): Brandon Va n l a l r e m d i k a ’s 5 3 r d m i nu t e s t r i k e h e l p e d Aizawl FC to a 1-0 win over Chennai City FC at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Aizawl in round 11 of the I-League on Saturday.

The result temporarily took Aizawl to the top of the league table ahead of East Bengal and Mohun Bagan, with both clubs yet to play their respective matches of the round.

The hosts dominated possession in the first half, but failed to secure the lead in spite of a flurry of attacking moves.

Away keeper Karanjit Singh was called into action several times, most notably

when Jayesh Rane’s corner kick was headed towards goal by Zohmingliana, which the keeper punched over.

Karanjit had also blocked Al Amna’s free kick just minutes into the match. The first shot by Khalid Jamil’s team came in the 12th minute when Alfred Jaryan’s shot from outside the box was saved

by Karanjit.

Charles de Souza, who had scored in Chennai’s win in the reverse fixture, had a chance to put the visitors ahead from a counterattacking move. However, A i z aw l F C d e f e n d e r Kingsley Eze blocked the Brazilian forward.

R. Laldanmawia was

denied by the woodwork early in the second half.

But Brandon soon put the hosts in front, converting Kamo’s assist for his third goal of the campaign.

Alfred Jaryan nearly doubled the lead with a long and powerful shot, but Karanjit Singh averted the danger. Chennai City FC tried to find the equaliser in the final stages, but the Aizawl defence remained impenetrable.

Aizawl now have 23 points from eleven matches while Chennai are ninth with eight points from 11 matches.

A i z aw l n ex t h o s t Mumbai FC on March 4, while Chennai host DSK Shivajians on March 5.

Mourinho facing Rooney dilemma Lo n d o n, F e b 2 5 (Agencies): Jose Mourinho won’t let his heart rule his head as the Manchester United boss ponders handing Wayne Rooney a start in EFL Cup final against Southampton on Sunday. Rooney, 31, announced on Thursday that he will remain at Old Trafford for the rest of the season after being linked with a lucrative move to the Chinese Super League.

In response, Mourinho confirmed Rooney would be involved at Wembley for what could prove to be his final appearance at the famous stadium for United.

Rooney has only started three games since before Christmas, all of them in the FA Cup or League Cup, and played just 45 minutes

Thiem cruises into semis of Rio Open Rio de Janeiro, Feb 25 (IANS): Second-seeded Austrian Dominic Thiem cruised into the semi-finals of the Rio Open tennis championships with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman.

The 5-foot-7 Schwartzman on Friday held serve just three times in nine opportunities against Thiem, who relied on his powerful ground strokes to control the action on the red clay at the Jockey Club Brasileiro, reports Efe. Thiem only put 51 percent of his first serves in play, but he made up for it by winning nearly 60 percent of his second-serve points over the course of the one hour, 15-minute quarter-final match.

With the win, Thiem remained on course for his eighth career title and sixth on clay; the eighth-ranked Austrian will next take on fifth-seeded Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas, a 6-2, 6-3 winner Friday over Argentine qualifier Nicolas Kicker.

The top seed at this year’s Rio Open, Japanese world No. 5 Kei Nishikori, was eliminated in the first round by Brazil’s Thomaz Bellucci.

in February, due to injury.

Mourinho has not ruled out naming his club captain in his starting line-up this weekend, although he will not let sentiment cloud his decision. “Only the best 11 players,” said Mourinho, on his team selection for the Wembley showpiece. “We win all together. It doesn’t matter if you play or didn’t play, if you play a lot or don’t play much. I go for the best possible team.”

“I have to make a decision. You know that we normally play two different systems. Sometimes we play with two midfield players and a ‘Number 10’, if you want to call it that. A final is a special match and he’s an option for me.”

The absence of in-form Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who

Jose Mourinho and Wayne Rooney.

picked up an injury in the midweek Europa League victory at St Etienne, has improved Rooney’s chances of adding to the League Cups he won with United in 2006 and 2010.

Mourinho, meanwhile, can join legendary managers Alex Ferguson and Brian Clough in winning the

League Cup for a record fourth time if he is successful against Southampton.

And although the Portuguese admits he has not found many players in his career who share his fanatical will to win, a number of United’s stars are beginning to impress him in that area.

Dubai loss ends Kerber number one dream D UB A I , F e b 2 5 (Agencies): Angelique Kerber lost the chance to return to the top of the WTA rankings, after losing 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) to Elina Svitolina on Friday in the Dubai Tennis Championships semi-finals.

Had Kerber won the tournament, she would have retaken the world number one spot she held after winning the US Open in September, until Serena Williams wrestled it back in claiming Australian Open glory last month.

But Kerber, winner of two Grand Slams in 2016, fell victim to back problems during her match with Svitolina, who has now won her last three meetings with the 29-yearold German.

The top seed produced eight double-faults and left the court for medical treatment when a set and a break down.

Her return produced some momentarily inspiring tennis, with two bouts of light rain adding to complications.

I t f i n a l ly t o o k a winning second-set tiebreaker from Svitolina to end the drama, sending the challenger into a Saturday title showdown against Caroline Wozniacki, who reached her second final in as many weeks, beating

Angelique Kerber returns ashot to Elina Svitolina during their semi-final match.

Anastasija Sevastova 6-3, 6-4. Denmark’s former w o r l d nu m b e r o n e, currently 15th, took just 90 minutes to beat her Latvian opponent and move into the title match at the Aviation club.

Wozniacki lost to Czech Karolina Pliskova in the Doha final last weekend.

“It’s been a pretty good couple of weeks for me, I’m very happy with how I have been playing. Very happy how I have managed to get

through these two weeks,” Wozniacki said.

“It’s been very tiring mentally. The fact that I have just been staying in there and keep grinding, I’m kind of proud of that.

“She definitely was a tricky opponent. I knew going into it that she was going to be difficult. She mixes the pace up. She really tries to break your rhythm. I was really pleased with how I was playing. I tried to stay aggressive and tried to mix it up, as well.”

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