Januarry 23, 2017

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Vol XXVII No. 47

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US lifting sanctions on Russia an illusion: Russia PM

Saina clinches Malaysia Masters title

Mamata to work more for the hill people

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sports, Page 11

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39 killed in Hirakhand Exp mishap

VIZIANAGARAM, JAN 22 (IANS): At least 39 people were killed and 50 injured when the JagdalpurBhubaneswar Hirakhand Express derailed in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district, police said on Sunday.

The incident occurred on Saturday at 11.30 p.m. near Kuneru station, 24 km from Rayagada in Odisha.

The train was on its way to the Odisha capital Bhubaneswar from Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh.

According to East Coast Railway spokesperson J.P. Mishra, nine coaches -- a luggage van, two general and four sleeper coaches, a second-cum-third AC coach, a third AC coach -- and the engine derailed. “Four accident relief vans have been sent to the accident site. The reason behind the incident is yet to be ascertained,” Mishra said. Army personnel were deployed for the rescue work, which was in full swing and entered the final stage, the Railway Ministry said on Sunday evening.

According to the railways, 13 unaffected coaches left the accident site carrying 300 passengers to Bhubaneswar via Sambalpur and Angul. About 500 stranded

Lotha Hoho reiterates ban on ULB election DIMAPUR, JAN 22 (NPN): L otha Hoho has informed all presiding officers ; first, second and third polling officers and Grade IV staff who are assigned to perform election duty for ULB elections in February 2017 under Wokha district that performance of election duty or application of Election Duty Certificate(EDC) and Postal Ballot(PB) have been banned in Wokha district by the hoho. According to Lotha Hoho chairman Mhao Humtsoe and general secretary Er.Mhondamo O vung, the hoho had passed a resolution on January 20 to ban ULB election in the district.

Further, anyone applying for either EDC or PB would be held responsible for any eventuality related with ULB election of February 2017.The signatories also made know to everybody, that Lotha Hoho, Oking Wokha would be answerable to the authorities for preventing officers from performing election duty.

M e a n w h i l e, J C C members have appealed to all citizens of Dimapur to attend the mass public rally to be held on January 23 at State Stadium from 11 a.m.

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“Boss the labourers want Rs.1000 each. That’s the offer from candidates just to ride on vehicles and shout.”

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Mass public rally today at state stadium Staff Reporter

Rescue and relief work in progress at the site where Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Express derailed near Kuneru station in Vizianagaram district of Andra Pradesh on Sunday. (PTI)

passengers were taken to their destinations by buses.

Officials said the injured were shifted to hospitals through medical relief trains and ambulances.

They said 22 injured were taken to the Parvathipuram government hospital.

Seven patients were referred to Kin George Hospital in Visakhapatnam. Seven were discharged after first aid.

Some injured were brought to the Rayagada district hospital. Rescue workers worked through the night to locate the trapped passengers and pull them

out of the wreckage. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu rushed to the accident site.

He met the anguished relatives of the deceased. He also called on the injured.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed shock over the accident. “My thoughts are with those who lost their loved ones,” he said and prayed for their speedy recovery. Similar messages came from Vice President Hamid Ansari, chief ministers N. Chandrababu Naidu (Andhra Pradesh), Mamata Banerjee (West Bengal) and Naveen Patnaik (Odisha)

and Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Ganhdi.

An inquiry by the Commissioner of Railway Safety has been ordered. A railway official in New Delhi said sabotage cannot be ruled out. But Odisha Police rules this out.

The railways have announced Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia each for the next of the kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 each for the injured.

The Andhra government announced Rs 5 lakh each for the next of kin of the deceased. The train had departed from Jagdalpur at

D imapur , J an 2 2 (NPN): The Dimapur public rally at State Stadium at 11 a.m. on Monday (January 23, 2017) called by the Joint Co-Ordination Committee (JCC) comprising of Ao, Sumi, Lotha, Chakhro Angami and Chakhesang tribes including Naga Council and ENPO is expected to draw huge crowd.

Speakers at the rally are expected to enlighten public on the reasons why all apex tribe organisations had asked the state government to defer the civic polls. Various tribe organisations have raised concerns with regard to specific clauses contained in the Nagaland Municipal Act 2001. The rally is also expected to decide on the future course of action with regard to the immediate focus –government’s adamant attitude on holding civic polls and warning on all organisations of response to any situation.

It may be noted that civic polls are being held under the shadow of apprehensions and the divide between the government and politicians in power and the public.

2 AR jawan, 2 militants killed in Assam ambush; UNLFW claims responsibility TINSUKIA, JAN 22 (IANS): Two soldiers of the Assam Rifles were killed and two others injured on Sunday when militants ambushed a convoy near Jairampur on the AssamArunachal Pradesh border, police said.

The security forces, however, launched a counter-insurgency operation immediately in the area and killed two of the militants involved in the ambush.

The attackers belonged to the United Liberation Front of West Eastern South East Asia (UNLFW), a joint platform of most of the North Eastern militant outfits, including the antitalk faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), National Socialist Council of Nagaland led by Khaplang (NSCN-K) and Coordination Committee (CorCom) of Manipur.

Assam Director General of Police (DGP) Mukesh Sahay said security forces had launched a counter-insurgency operation against the militants.

“Two of the militants involved in the ambush were neutralised later. The forces also recovered two weapons

Police personnel inspecting the ambush site. (TNT)

from their possession,” said the DGP. Tinsukia Superintendent of Police Mugdhajyoti Mahanta said 15 to 20 militants caried out the ambush.

Unofficial sources said the militants fled with some arms and ammunition of the Assam Rifles personnel after the attack.

T h e U L FA a n d NSCN-K had ambushed an army convoy in Tinsukia district in November last year and killed three soldiers. Following the incident, the security forces had restricted the movement of vehicles on Jagun-Jairampur Road and intensified mobile check-posts.

Meanwhile, a joint statement by the CorCom

and the ULFA faction claimed responsibility for the attack and that they undertook a joint attack on the security forces, code-named “Operation BARAK”.

“A joint team attacked the 13 Assam Rifles at Warabasti area on JagunJairampur Road and killed three soldiers and injured two or more and were able to recover three weapons, including two AK Rifles and one INSAS Rifle,” said the statement signed by ULFA faction commander-in-chief Paresh Asom. The joint team led by MM Ngouba, chairman of JMC of CorCom and Paresh Asom, the chief of Army staff of ULFA-I have termed the attack as ‘successful operation’.

ULB poll: CPO banishes Over `83 cr cash, 7.36L ltr liquor, UNC to boycott Republic eight from community 1,485 kg drugs seized in 5 states Day celebrations in Manipur DIMAPUR, JAN 22 (NPN): Chakhesang Public Organisation(CPO) has “banished”(expelled) eight NPF candidates from the tribe for a period of seven(7)years with effect from January 17,2017 “as per Chakhesang customary law” for defying the community’s January 3,2017 resolution on ULB election and which was reaffirmed on January 9,2017. According to a joint statement from CPO president Kekhwengulo Lea and general secretary Mutsivoyi Kotso, the eight who are NPF candidates had filed nominations for Phek Town Council.

CPO further cautioned any individual/ group dealing with any of the eight or if any of them were found within Chakhesang region of Phek district, they shall be doing so at their own risks. The eight who have been banished include: (1)Mrs.Wetsole Rhakho wife of Nuvosa Rhakho of Phek village, (2) Mr.Nesucho Keyho son of late Dutso Keyho of Phek village,(3) Mrs.Veduhulu wife of Sedevi of Middle Point Khomi village,(4)Mr.Vezhopra Thingo, son of Vepiyi Thingo of Thipuzu village,(5)Mr.Avi Movi son of Panyi Movi of Zhevame village,(6) Mr.Salie Khesoh son of Vekhusa Khesoh of Phek village,(7)Mrs.Neiwekhe-u Khesoh wife of Murhaveyi Khesoh of Kutsapo village and (8)Mr.Viketou Nienu son of Vekusa Neinu of Sohomi village.

NEW DELHI, JAN 22 (PTI): Over Rs 83 crore cash, 7 lakh litres of liquor worth Rs 12.65 crore and narcotics valued at Rs 10.30 crore have been seized, maximum from Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, by EC-appointed surveillance and expenditure monitoring teams in the five poll-bound states.

As per official data compiled since the announcement of polls early this year till yesterday, UP has witnessed the maximum seizure of Rs 79.13 crore (Rs 31.65 lakh in old notes) followed by Rs 4.05 crore from Punjab, Rs 33.27 lakh in Uttarakhand and Rs 6.95 lakh in Manipur.

In other illegal inducements suspected to be used to lure voters in these states, a whopping 7.36 lakh litres of liquor and over 500 bottles of canned beer worth

Rs 12.65 crore has been seized by Election Commission appointed police and state excise teams in these states.

In UP, these seizures were recorded at 3.95 lakh litres worth Rs 10.7 crore followed by 3,09,351 litres spirits worth Rs 1.14 crore seized in Punjab, over 25,907 litres worth Rs 72.91 lakh in Uttarakhand, 4,605 litres worth Rs 7.5 lakh in Manipur and beer and other hard spirits worth Rs 1.35 lakh in Goa. Drug seizures by the anti-narcotics agencies and police teams was seen maximum in Punjab as the total haul was recorded at 1,485 kg valued at Rs 10.30 crore, with Punjab accounting for 1,134 kgs worth Rs 9.06 crore followed by Rs 286.65 kg worth Rs 83.58 lakh seized in UP, Rs 17.22 lakh in Goa, Rs 15.36 lakh in Ut-

tarakhand and Rs 7.62 lakh in Manipur.

Officials said a total of “Rs 83.58 crore in cash, about 7.36 lakh litres of liquor along with 525 bottles of beer worth Rs 12.65 crore and an estimated Rs 10.30 crore worth narcotics have been seized in the five poll-bound states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Uttarakhand and Manipur, till data recorded upto January 18.”

The EC has appointed about 200 election expenditure observers apart from other central observers to keep a check on black money and illegal inducements used to bribe voters at the hustings in these states.

The Assembly elections in these five states will be held between February 4 and March 8. Counting of votes for all states will take place on March 11.

IMPHAL, JAN 22 (IANS): The United Naga Council (UNC), which has imposed an indefinite blockade along Manipur’s highways, has called a boycott of the upcoming Republic Day celebrations.

In a statement, the United Naga Council said the “communal government led by Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh” created seven new districts without consulting the people concerned.

“Any Naga participating in the functions shall be doing it at his own risk,” the statement warned.

Most of the outlawed organisations in the north east have also called for a boycott.

Police have launched combing operations at several places to ensure an incident-free Republic Day in Manipur.

Meanwhile, four activists of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim-Isak-Muivah (NSCNIM) were arrested on Saturday in

Noney district along with some explosives.

Police said their plan was to attack with the explosives trucks which are bringing essential commodities along National Highway-37.

Meanwhile, the Manipur government is waiting for a response from the UNC to hold talks on the blockade.

The letter sent by state Chief Secretary O. Nabakishore on January 17 said the tripartite meeting will be held at the secretariat in Imphal.

However, the UNC has been saying that the meeting should be held either in Delhi or the Senapati district headquarters in Manipur.

While ordering a 15-day judicial detention of Gaidon Kamei and Stephen Lamkang, President and Information Secretary of the United Naga Council on Saturday, a local court said that both of them can attend the proposed meeting.

Centre to roll out door-to-door health screening by Feb SP, Cong clinch poll alliance for UP polls NEW DELHI, JAN 22 (AGENCIES): The Union health ministry is set to roll out a massive free door-todoor screening programme next month for the early detection of cancer, heart disorders and diabetes, which account for over 35% of all deaths in India.

The programme is likely to be flagged off by PM Modi on February 4, which is World Cancer Day. Under the initiative, the government aims at testing over one-third of the population in a year — a scale that has not been attempted before.

“We are aiming to cover 200 districts across the country by 2018. At a later stage, we will also add testing for asthma under the Programme,” an official told TOI. The programme is among the preventive-care measures planned by the

Govt aims at testing over onethird of the population in a year

health ministry, and is targeted at people in the age group of 30-69 years, who constitute almost 37% of the total population.

This population is also highly vulnerable to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) like cancer and diabetes that are responsible for 55% of the premature mortality in the same age group. Estimates show the prevalence of non-communicable diseases is fast growing in India.

Not just that, diseases like cancer and heart disorders are also causing significant mortality, whereas diabetes is leading to a huge socio-economic burden.

While over 26% of all deaths in India are from heart diseases, 7% are from

cancer. In 2015, over 690 lakh cases of diabetes were reported in India.

The annual expenditure on account of diabetes treatment in India is pegged at Rs 1.5 lakh crore, 4.7 times the Centre’s allocation of Rs 32,000 crore for health. This cost is projected to rise by 20-30% every year.

The door-to-door screening programme will help ramp up preventive care, and hence has the potential to considerably reduce the healthcare bill. Primary prevention of NCDs is globally seen as a promising strategy for tackling the burden.

T h e p r o g r a m m e, which will be funded under the flagship national health

mission, will begin with training ANMs (auxiliary nurse midwives), ASHAs (accredited social health activists) and staff nurses in 100 districts to conduct tests for cancer, hypertension and diabetes. Apart from training, the Centre will also provide tools and testing kits to the health workers, besides setting up screening centres with the required infrastructure at district levels.

The ASHAs and ANMs will be given equipment that can be carried to doorsteps, or set up at health camps for collecting samples.

The government has earmarked around Rs 250 crore for the programme and is ready to allocate more to ramp it up, the official said. The Centre has already issued guidelines to states for the implementation of the programme.

LU C K N OW, JA N 2 2 (AGENCIES/PTI): Capping days of feverish parleys, Congress and Samajwadi Party on Sunday forged an alliance to contest the UP Assembly polls together. At a joint press conference here, leaders the two parties said SP will contest 298 of the 403 seats and Congress the remaining 105.

“SP and Congress have forged an alliance and will contest UP assembly polls together,” SP state president Naresh Uttam told the hurriedly convened media briefing. UP PCC chief Raj Babbar hoped the SP-Congress alliance will reap a bumper electoral harvest in the state and fulfil aspirations of all sections of the society.

He said a Common Minimum Programme will be drafted within a week.

Talks between top Congress and SP leaders had been going on for the last several

Akhilesh Yadav (File)

Rahul Gandhi (File)

days for but an announcement got delayed as the two parties refused to scale down their demand for the number of seats each would contest.

Sources said the alliance materialised after Congress President Sonia Gandhi intervened. They said top leaders of both the parties finalised the seat sharing arrangement around wee hours on Sunday. Senior Congress leader Ahmed

Patel had earlier tweeted: “Discussion was at highest level- CM (UP), GS I/C & Priyanka Gandhi.” Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav had initially offered 100 seats to Congress but they demanded 120. Samajwadi Party then argued that it had 234 sitting legislators and there were some others who would also contest. Thus, the ruling party needed at least 300 of the 403 seats.

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Revival and healing convention ends

Nagaland Post, Dimapur monday, january 23, 2017

SEC deploys 35 senior officers as observers for ULB elections DIMAPUR: State Election Commission has deputed 35 senior officers of the Government of Nagaland to be deployed as observers during the ensuing general election to municipal and town council in the state.

According to DIPR report, the following senior officers have been appointed against the respective municipal council and town council as ‘election observer’ in the ensuing municipal and town council election in Nagaland.

Section of the congregation during “Revival and Healing Convention” on Sunday.

DIMAPUR: Thousands of people from all walks of life attended the last day of the “Revival and Healing Convention” which concluded Sunday evening with Dr. Joram

Dol, director, Mission OutReach, Arunachal Pradesh CRCC as the speaker at Rüzhükhrie Government Higher Secondary School Ground.

The service was led by

Pastor Toshi Imchen while the pianist was Kokhrono Koza. Siimi NCRC, CRC, A.G. and Central CRC presented Special song, while CYE, CRC Tsiepfiitsiepfhe and CYE, CRC

Merhiilietsa were the main choir. Offertory prayer was pronounced by Pastor, Savil Kikhi.

The convention Praise & Worship team led thousands of young souls in the

AR organise free veterinary camp

praise and worship. The convention was organized

by Nagaland Christian Revival Church, Kohima in collaboration with the 35 Christian Revival Churches in Kohima.

NCSU emergency general meet DIMAPUR: Nagaland Contractors and Suppliers’ Union (NC&SU) Dimapur unit has convened emergency general meeting on January 11 a.m. at its office.

All registered members under Dimapur district have been requested to attend the meeting.

DC kma revises rates of LED bulbs

Assam Rifles medical team and owners of the pets at the free veterinary camp.

DIMAPUR: 35 Assam Rifles (AR) under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) organised free veterinary camp at ADC Office, Nag-

inimora town on January 21.

According to Assam Rifles report, vet surgeon captain Rahul Sharma,

from 14 Mobile Field Vet Hospital and his staff along with medical staff of 35 Assam Rifles treated 854 animals and distributed

free veterinary medicines to around 150 animal owners from Naginimora, Kongai, Panbari and Hothoty village.

DIMAPUR:Deputy Commissioner Kohima, Rajesh Soudararajan, IAS has informed the Chairmen of Village Councils, Wards, Colonies that in connection with the initiatives of Energy Efficient Nagaland under the centrally Sponsored UJALA Scheme; the District Administration Kohima in consultation with EESL JV has revised and lowered the rate of LED bulbs (9 watts) from Rs 70 to Rs 65/- per bulb of which Rs 2/- will be marked as transport incentives or cost for the respective village, Ward, Colony.

S l . Name No.

Designation Department

Municipal/Town Council

C o l Col 2 1

Col 3

Col 4

Col 5

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K. I. Yanger, IAS Secretary

Power

Shamator Town Council

2

Maongwati Aier, Secretary IAS

H&FW

Kiphire Town Council

3

Alan Gonmei, Secretary IAS

Horticulture

Aboi Town Council

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C h u b a s a n g l a Secretary Anar, IAS

Land Revenue D i m a p u r M u n i c i p a l a n d A r t & Council Culture

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Kelei Zeliang, Secretary IAS

R u r a l Longleng Town Council Development

6

Senti Ao, IAS

DUDA

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A h o l a T h o s e, Secretary IAS

U r b a n Peren Town Council Development

8

Asenla Keitzar, Secretary IAS

H i g h e r & Ldngkhim Town Council Te c h n i c a l Edn.

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Anenla T Sato, Secretary NGS

Attached to P E a s t D i m a p u r Tow n & AR Council

10

M o t s u t h u n g Secretary Lotha, NCS

PD, SIPMIU

Pungro Town Council

11

T. M h a b e m o Secretary Yanthan, NCS

Fisheries

Zunheboto Town Council

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Neposo Theluo, Secretary NCS

S c h o o l Noklak Town Council Education

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S.N.Tsanglao, A d d l . Cooperation NCS Secretary

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Athel O Lotha, A d d l . RD and MD, Tseminyu Town Council NCS Secretary NRLM

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Z . N y u s i e t h o A d d l . Social Welfare Bhandari Town Council Nyuthe, NCS Secretary

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A.Robin Lotha, A d d l . Land Revenue Tening Town Council NCS Secretary

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Peter Lichamo, A d d l . M u n i c i p a l Tobu Town Council NCS Secretary Affairs

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Mohammed Ali J o i n t Power Shihab, IAS Secretary

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G r e g o r y J o i n t S E & M D, N a g i n i m o r a Thejawelie, NCS Secretary SSA Council

Secretary

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C. M e r i o Secretary Tsanglao, IAS

Sericulture

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D e l l i r o s e M . Secretary Sakhrie, IAS

Social Welfare

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Anenla S Secretary Longchari, IAS

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shop was organized by Clark Communication and Cultural Research Centre (CCCRC) in collaboration with Werner College of Preaching (WCP).

Meanwhile, Clark Journal of Theology Volume VI, Issue No 2 (ISSN 2455 – 5789) was officially dedicated and released by the principal of the college, Rev. Dr. Marnungsang in a function held at Multi-Pur-

pose Hall, Clark Theological College (CTC), Aolijen on Sunday.

A press note by Clark Communication and Cultural Research Centre, director Dr. L. Imsutoshi Jamir stated that the principal informed that the Clark Journal of Theology continue to address pertinent themes and issues that help particularly theological communities around the

world.

He further stated that, the exchange of the Clark Journal of Theology with other standard International academic journals was both enriching Clark students’ community as well as world academic communities, and for which he thanked the editorial committee members for their excellent efforts, commitment and sincere work.

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Meanwhile, an orientation program for the Observers, including the Reserve Observers has been convened on January 24, 11 .am. at the Conference Hall of the Office of the Commissioner, Nagaland. It has been informed that there would be no provision for exemption from election duty unless in extraordinary circumstances on the condition that a replacement observer is also proposed.

(L-R): Resource persons C. Bendangonen Jamir, Prof. Dr. Alfred Stephen and Dr. L. Imsutoshi Jamir director, CCCRC along with the participants. Clark Journal of Theology editor Dr. L. Imsutoshi Jamir and principal CTC Rev. Dr. Marnungsang releasing the journal. ments of Sermon”, “Plots and Moves in Sermon”, “Text to Sermon-Homiletic Lab”, “Sermon Analysis” and “Practical Session of Preparation”.

Altogether 73 BD final year students participated in this important workshop. Resource persons were Prof. Alfred Stephen and C. Bendangonen Jamir.

The three-day work-

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Workshop on skill development in preaching concludes

DIMAPUR: Three-day workshop on “Homiletic Lab: Skill Development in Preaching” organized by Clark Theological College, Aolijen from January 19 to 21 concluded successfully.

Eight intensive sessions were conducted during the workshop on various topics, “Homiletics: an overview”, “Importance of Homiletics”, “Major Types of Sermons”, “Ele-

WokhaTown Council

While introducing the journal, the editor Dr. L. Imsutoshi Jamir stated that the present issue of the Clark Journal of Theology was published at the backdrop of the college yearly theme, “discerning the signs of the times”. In this regard, it was decided to publish the present issue on the theme, “intertwining of politics, culture and religion”.

Dr. L. Imsutoshi fur-

ther said that the present theme addressed by different scholars certainly would help readers to consciously address the present problem associated with intertwining of politics, culture and religion in India.

He thanked the principal, faculty members and particularly all the article contributors for their support and scholarly works.

Information with regard to Republic Day celebrations

DIMAPUR: Chief veterinary officer (CVO), Dimapur, Dr. Temsu Ozukum, has informed that the Department of A.H & Veterinary Services Dimapur would be organising a livestock show (pigs and poultry) on January 26, coinciding with the republic Day celebration, at DDSC Stadium.

The categories of exhibits are: piglets of three months; poultry birds (chicken) of Desi variety (local) and L.I.T varieties (Kuroiler, Vanaraj, Gramapriya, Shitiri etc). Prizes will be awarded to the best exhibits for different categories, CVO added.

In this regard, interested farmers have been requested to contact 9436605973, 9436072892 for pigs exhibition and 8974695433, 9436002353 for poultry exhibition. Confirmation of participation should be done latest by 1 p.m. January 24.

Ralan: SDO (Civil) Ralan Thungchanbemo Tungeo has informed all government employees posted at Ralan to attend the Republic Day celebration on January 26 compulsorily.

The SDO has informed that strict attendance will be taken on the day. Further, all village chairman and GBs have been directed to attend the Republic Day celebration.

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WEATHER FORECAST January 23

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Agartala Sunny to partly cloudy

28 13

Aizawl

Sunny and nice

Guwahati Plenty of sunshine Imphal

Sunny and beautiful

Itanagar Sunny and nice

25 9 28 9 26 6 24 12

Shillong

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Kohima

Sunny and not as warm

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Dimapur Sunny and pleasant Mkg

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Sunny and cooler but pleasant 22 6

Parliamentary secretary of IPR, Khekaho Assumi speaking at the silver anniversary of Business Association of Akuluto Town, Zunheboto district on January 21. (DIPR) DIMAPUR: Parliamentary secretary of Information and Public Relations, Khekaho Assumi graced the inaugural function of

the 25th anniversary of Business Association of Akuluto Town (BAAT) as the chief guest on January 21.

TCD ‘Scholastic Day’

According to DIPR report, Khekaho appreciated the contributioned rendered by the business association in the past as

Assam Governor clarifies comment on Lachit Borphukan

DIMAPUR: Tetso College Dimapur (TCD) would be holding its “Scholastic Day” on January 23, at 1:30 p.m. with Governor of NaZunheboto Sunny and cooler 19 2 galand P.B Acharya as chief guest.

Guwahati, Jan 22 (IANS): Days after courting widespread criticism, Assam Governor Banwarilal Purohit clarified he had made a statement on legendary Ahom General GUWAHATI, JAN 22 (AGENCIES): what has it done for the Northeast? It Lachit Borphukan and his valiant vicThe Act East Policy had not really has done very little. After Look East tory over the Mughals just to draw a benefited the Northeastern region Policy became Act East, significant simile of triumph of a national hero and every single action taken after movements have taken place. The over foreign invaders. changing its name from ‘Look East prime minister has gone to Myanmar, “…I made the comment in Policy’ had remained only on paper, China, Laos and Vietnam. The foreign cognisance of our secular fabric and former union home secretary GK minister and other ministers have gone without any prejudice to any parPillai said here on Saturday. to these countries, signed various ticular faith,” a Raj Bhavan statement He also said there was a “great defence and strategic agreements with quoting him said on Saturday. reluctance” in the External Affairs these countries. But when you ask The Governor expressed disministry to really open up the region. how these have all these helped the pleasure over news in a section of “Tangible benefits to the Northeast Northeast, I must confess, that it has media over the political mudslinging have been minimal. Though the Act been almost negligible,” Pillai said. following his comment and dragging East Policy of the government was He particularly said benefits of the Raj Bhavan into it. He referred meant primarily to help the Northeast, of the 72-million dollar trade with to a Supreme Court judgment in 1995 in reality the benefits have been ASEAN had instead only benefitted which said: “Hindutva is always a almost negligible. You will find in all “mainland” India. “Bulk of the 72- way of life which stands for the welthe speeches that the Act East has a million dollar trade with ASEAN fare of mankind.” special reference for the Northeast. will come through Chennai, Mumbai “Like Chhatrapati Shivaji, LaBut if you look at every single item of and other ports, and even very little chit Borphukan was also a crafty and action that has been taken thereafter, through Kolkata port. There is hardly fierce General who refused to let the it only remains only on paper as anything which is really coming Mughals rule the state. But very little far as the Northeast in concerned,” through Myanmar into the Northeast,” has been spoken about this legendary Pillai said. He was delivering the 1st the former home secretary said.

Ahom General.

KD Goswami Memorial Lecture Holding the Ministry of External It is high time we remember organised by Srimanta Foundation Affairs responsible for the region and value this great warrior and give here on Saturday. not getting the benefits of Act East him the respect he truly deserves. I, Speaking about development of Policy, Pillai said there was a “great without any invitation, went to Lachit the Northeastern Region from the Act reluctance” in that ministry to open Maidam to pay tributes to this great East Policy, Pillai, an old Northeast up the Northeast. “One of the most hero. It is the Raj Bhavan which has hand, said though the Prime Minister important factors that we need to tried to pay obeisance to this great Narendra Modi and host of ministers understand is that there is a great hero and popularise him in the nafrom India have visited Myanmar reluctance on the part of the MEA to tional arena,” Purohit said.

Laos, Cambodia, China and other really open up the Northeast. When “It is very unfortunate on the countries in the neighbourhood, Myanmar wanted India to build the part of a dignified person like the various agreements signed during Stilwell Road in its territory, there was former Chief Minister to make comthese visits had not brought any tremendous opposition. By the time ments without verifying veracity of benefit to the region. “India’s trade we were able to get anything together, my statements. My only objective as with ASEAN, which has increased two-three years passed by and the Governor of Assam is to stimulate from 2 billion dollars in the early 1990s net result was that the Chinese went and expedite development of the state to 72 billion dollars in 2012 is a great ahead and built the road, and we lost a and make it an ideal place for all sections of people,” he added. economic success for the country. But golden opportunity there,” he said.

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well as in the present day.

“Nothing comes without responsibility and sacrifices,” he remarked.

Further, he recalled

that in order to build up the town a meagre collection as membership fee from the business association was made compulsory for the general welfare of the town.

Saying that this in itself spoke of the sacrifices and hard work put in by its founding members, he termed it as “local self government.”

Quoting the popular maxim “rome was not built in a day”, Assumi said likewise Business Association of Akuluto town was built through hard work and sacrifice to have reached this stage of silver anniversary.

Pastor NCRC Akuluto, Vitoka read the scripture while pastor Akuluto Town Baptist Church Mulaho pronounced the invocation. In the programme Khakheli Awomi presented a special number while chairman 25th anniversary planning board, Yekikhe Chishi proposed the vote of thanks.

Intanki protection force seizes gun and camping materials

The items seized by Forest Protection Force.

DIMAPUR: Forest Protection Force on routine patrolling at Intanki National Park (INP) had seized one 12 bore gun along with camping materials on January 20 inside the park.

In a press note, INP field director stated that the incident occurred when the Forest Protection Force were on patrolling duty, a hunting group comprising of three persons along with gun and camping materials were found entering the Intanki National Park.

Field director stated that upon seeing the patrolling party in advance, the group fled from the site but one of the 12 bore gun along with camping materials were seized by the protection force.

The other belongings were burned at the spot while the gun was brought and kept under the custody at Forest Protection Camp.The field director stated that the recovered gun would be dealt with as per relevant Act.

Tobacco cessation program launched at CIHRS

Act East Policy did not benefit NE: Pillai

ATMA Zbto organises ‘within state farmers tour’

ATMA Zunheboto officials and farmers during the tour.

DIMAPUR: Under the initiative of BTM Zunheboto block, Chubatsur Jamir and BTM Satakha block Livika K. Zhimomi, ATMA Zunheboto organized “within state farmers tour” for six selected farmers from Zunheboto block, Satakha block K

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and Gathashi block to Kohima district from January 19 to 20.

The team visited kiwi farm school at Kigwema village and potato farm school at Kozama village, Jakhama block, lead by Vinenuo mere BTM (Jakhama block).

During the tour, Viniesa, potato farm school teacher of Kozama village demonstrated about the methods of potato plantation, land preparation, timely plantation, application of fertilizer weeding, irrigation, inter-croping and also the

advantages of potato farming that improved his life economically.

The purpose of the tour was to enable the farmers to gather more field experience and practices in different farming system among the local farmers.

Tobacco cessation program launching proggramme in progress at CIHSR. DIMAPUR: Tobacco cessation program was launched at Christian Institute of Health Sciences & Research (CIHSR) on January 20 wherein district program

officer national tobacco control program, Dr. C. Tetseo, highlighted the gathering on the purpose of the centre.

The programme was chaired by Dr. Atsung Aier

and the meeting was addressed by chief medical officer Dr. Vikato Kinimi, director and deputy director of CIHSR, Dr. Sedievi and Dr. Viu Meru. District To-

bacco Control Cell also provided smokelyser and some medicines to the centre. The function was attended by doctors, nurses and staff of the hospital.

CMO issues list of VVIPs for Republic Day celebrations in districts, sub-divisional Hqs DIMAPUR: Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) on a notification dated January 21 signed by additional chief secretary to chief minister Temjen Toy has issued a list of VVIPs who will be the chief guests and unfurl the National Flag on January 26 at various districts and sub-divisional headquarters across the state.

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Place

1.

Nuklutoshi, minister of Mechanical, National Highways

Mokokchung

2.

SI Jamir, adviser Urban Development

Dimapur

3.

Dr. T. M. Lotha, adviser T&A, RR, L&E, Skill Development Wokha

4.

Hukavi Zhimomi, parliamentary secretary of Jails, S&T

5.

Toyang Chang, parliamentary secretary of NRE, Fire & Tuensang Emergency Service

6.

C. L. John, minister of RD, REPA

Mon

7.

Kuzholuzo Neinu, MLA

Phek

8.

S. Chuba Longkumer, parliamentary secretary of Vety & AH Peren

9.

Imtikumzuk, deputy speaker

Longleng

10.

Kipili Sangtam, minister of power

Kiphire

11.

Imtiwapang, parliamentary secretary of G&M

Tuli

12.

Thongwang, adviser DUDA, LMCP

Tizit;

13.

Eshak Konyak, parliamentary secretary of A&C

Aboi

14.

Y. Patton, home minister

Bhandari

15.

YM Yollow, parliamentary secretary of CAWD

Naginimora

16.

Er. Vikho Yhoshu, MLA

Pfutsero

17.

Pukhayi, parliamentary secretary of Soil & WC

Aghunato

18.

Y. Vikhebo Swu, minister of Roads & Bridges

Pughoboto

19.

R Tohanba, parliamentary secretary MAD, E&S

Shamator

20.

EE Pangteang, parliamentary secretary of HG, Sericulture

Nuiland

21.

P. Longon, minister of H&FW

Noklak

22.

Dr. Benjongliba, parliamentary secretary of Agriculture

Mangkolemba

23.

Er. Levi Rengma, parliamentary secretary Housing

Tseminyu

24.

Naiba Konyak, adviser NBDA

Tobu

25.

Imtilemba Sangtam, adviser Cooperation

Longkhim

26.

Deo Nukhu, parliamentary secretary HTE

Chiephobozou

27.

Yitachu, minister of School Education & SCERT

Meluri

28.

Amenba Yaden, parliamentary secretary I&C

Medziphema

29.

C Apok Jamir, parliamentary secretary Tourism

Chozuba

30.

Er. Picto, parliamentary secretary Justice & Law

Atoizu

31.

Shetoyi, parliamentary secretary Fisheries

Satakha

32.

Jacob Zhimomi, parliamentary secretary I&FC

Tening

33.

Neiba Kronu, parliamentary secretary Planning & Coord, Eval Tamlu & Monitoring

34.

Dr. Neikiesalie Nicky Kire, minister of Forest

Pungro

35.

Khriehu Liezietsu, parliamentary secretary YRS, MTF

Seyochung.

Zunheboto

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Uncertainty looms large over Jan 23 tripartite talks

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IMPHAL, Jan 22: Uncertainty looms large over the proposed tripartite talks between Manipur government, Central government and United Naga Council (UNC) scheduled on January 23 in the conference hall of Imphal’s Old Secretariat.

Imphal East chief judicial magistrate had even directed the authority of the Manipur Central Jail to arrange everything necessary to enable UNC president Gaidon Kamei, who is currently in jail, to attend the proposed talks.

A h i g h ly r e l i a b l e source said that Manipur government was yet to get a positive response from the UNC even as Central government has been intimated that state government was ready to hold the tripartite talks involving UNC on economic blockade.

Even though the state government has invited the Naga body for the talks, UNC has intimated its conditions for the talks

to the Centre instead of responding to the state government.

The agitating UNC has been objecting holding the talk in Imphal and is demanding that talks be held at one of the Naga districts of the state or in New Delhi.

In the meantime, three former presidents of United Naga Council (UNC) Sunday blamed Manipur chief minister O Ibobi Singh for the ongoing economic blockade.

“The economic blockade was initiated by the chief minister. Only his wisdom and realization can stop it,” alleged a joint statement issued by former presidents KS Paul Leo, Samson Remei and L Adani.

The statement reminded that there were four Memorandum of Understandings (MoU) signed between the government of Manipur and Naga organizations that no new districts would be created without consulting the stakeholders.

There was also an as-

surance from the government of India, based on the declaration of Ibobi in the presence of the then Union home minister, P Chidambaram and UNC delegation that such sentiment would be respected.

The stakeholders are those whose lives, land, livelihood, situation and opportunities would be affected by such decision, the former presidents reminded.

These MoUs and assurance did not emerge from the magnanimity of the Government of Manipur but each of them was extracted with agitations and with self inflicted pains, the statement added.

“The issue of land is very dear to the tribals and Nagas. Land gives us our identity. Our culture, way of life and value system evolves from our relationship with the land. Land is our present and land is our future,” the joint statement asserted.

“The chief minister is on record stating that land belongs to the state and

Kachai Lemon Festival 2017 held

not to any community, going against the very spirit and letter of Article 371 C of the constitution which clearly gives cognizance to the land rights of the tribals in Manipur state.”

“He has also gone on to state that there are no Nagas in the state of Manipur, negating, our identity that has evolved through history, land and political consciousness,” it stated.

At the far end of his present tenure, Ibobi chose to desecrate the MoUs and assurance knowing that protest will follow dividing the society, the statement alleged.

The former presidents also questioned, “what noble purpose inspired this man and his government to create not only 2 districts which have been vehemently opposed but 7 districts on a midnight drawing lines that would divide peoples, that would alienate people from their ancestral domain, that would disturb peaceful co-existence of communities.”

Cops on alert after threat to ‘outsiders’

11-year-old gangraped by 7 minors Shillong, Jan 22 (PTI): An 11-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped at least twice by seven minor boys in Mawten village in South West Khasi Hills district, police said today.

The girl was reported to have been gangraped first in a paddy field in the village in December last year and again on January 13 at her residence.

“We have detained six of the accused. They all hail from the girl’s village and are in the age group of 14-16 years,” a senior district police officer told PTI. He said the detention was made based on an FIR filed by the family members of the girl.

Police have registered a case against all the accused under section 376(g) (gangrape) of IPC and provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The police officer said the accused have confessed to the crime and have been sent to a juvenile home.

Last year, 101 cases were filed under POCSO and 22 rape cases against children in Meghalaya, according the crime records bureau of the home department.

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‘Need strategised approach to stop discrimination against NE’

Jaipur, Jan 22 (PTI): Besides one-on-one engagement between people, a more strategised approach is required to change the prevalent perceptions held by “mainstream” India about people from the North-East, noted Assamese human rights writer and academic Sanjay Hazarika said today.

Hazarika, along with Assamese writer Dhruba Jyoti Borah and journalist Teresa Rehman, was speaking at a session of the Jaipur Literature Festival, on the racial abuse inflicted upon the people of the North-Eastern region of the country, by the so called “mainland”.

Rehman stressed on the need for more people to people engagements in order to combat racial discrimination.

“I believe that one to one engagement between people will change perceptions. We should stop depending on the government, on the bureaucrats and the police. It is time for us to talk with and engage with each other,” she said.

Hazarika, however, countered by stressing on the need for a “strategised approach”.

ing digital payment methods and familiarizing cashless transactions among a large section of people.

A prize of Rs 50,000 would be presented at the end of financial year 20162017 after March 31, 2017 to Deputy Commissioner for the best performing district, he said.

Assam has performed better than many states in the country in ushering in cashless transactions at tea gardens and other interior places of the state, Sonowal said.

Minister of Information Technology Keshab Mahanta said that his department is making all efforts to fast-track the digitisation process and ‘DigiD-

Assam demands nod for buffalo, bulbul fights

3 killed as tractor falls into gorge

Lemon growers displaying their produce at the Kachai Lemon Festival.

D imap u r , J a n 2 2 (NPN): Kachai Lemon Festival 2017, organized by the Kachai Farming & Processing Co-operative Society and supported by Manipur Organic Mission Agency, Manipur Tourism and Manipur State AIDS Control Society, was held on January 20. Over 250 lemon growers of Kachai participated in the event.

Despite insufficient

rainfall and increase in insect occurrence, the annual yield of the Kachai lemon recorded over 5 metric tonnes this year.

Speaking to media persons, Kensith Horam, the chairman of the cooperative society lamented that despite getting the prestigious GI tag, Kachai Lemon production and popularity has not augmented as expect and blamed the government

4 alleged NSCN workers held with explosives Correspondent

IMPHAL, Jan 22: Manipur police commandos arrested four persons alleged to be NSCN workers and seized large quantity of explosives from their possession in Noney district on January 21, police said on Sunday.

Altogether 40 gelatin sticks, 58 detonators, 26 metre of cordtex and 18 air guns were seized from their possession, police source said.Police said that the explosives

were seized from a truck (NL-01A – 9772) where the four were travelling. During interrogation, they confessed that were headed to Khongsang bazzar in Tamenglong district to hand over the explosives to someone, police said. Police suspect that the explosives recovered were to be used to attack security personnel engaged in ROP on Imphal-Jiribam section of NH-37.

The four arrested have been handed over to Patsoi police station of Imphal West district, the source added.

A pair of buffalos take on each other during a traditional buffalo fight held as part of Magh Bihu festivities at Boidyabori village, east of Guwahati GUWAHATI, Jan 22 opened up a Pandora’s allowed to hold the centu(Agencies): The Jal- Box. People in Assam are ries-old buffalo and bulbul likattu ordinance has now demanding they be fights, which are part of

“We can talk to each other until we are blue in the face, but unless it is structured, we can keep talking without changing anything.

“It is important to have force, not just of numbers but also of strategising whatever you do, so that it has an impact in one or two specific areas. Attitudes change when people talk to each other but you also have to institutionalise it,” he added.

Hazarika also talked about the AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Powers Acts), which he said was “lawfully installed discrimination”.

“Amid, the whole notion of discrimination, the fact is that there are areas where discrimination is

‘Cashless payment can root out corruption’ Guwahati, Jan 22 (PTI): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today mooted for cashless transactions through grassroot level programmes, saying his government has initiated several steps to digitise payment methods.

“Cashless payment has the potential to root out corruption from the system and citizens must adopt cashless transactions as a way of life,” the Chief Minister said inaugurating the ‘DigiDhan Mela’ here.

Sonowal, who pitched for popularising cashless transactions at the grassroot level, announced that a ‘Chief Minister’s Award’ would be given to the best performing district in adopt-

of Manipur for not giving due importance and attention. The chairman also revealed that Kachai lemon farmers have decided to go organic and they are being assisted in this direction by MOMA, Department of Horticulture.

During the festival, MOMA also conducted a workshop on organic farming and a buyer-seller meet.

In the annual lemon award, V. Ngamreila Sira bagged the best Kachai lemon while K Rosy and Shoima Vashum received the second and third best awards respectively. Theimi Vashum, Ringmichon Vashum and RK Ningtharla were awarded the best exhibitor’s awards.

Kachai lemon is one among the ten horticultural products from North East India to have got the GI tags and has the highest ascorbic acid, the highest so far in citrus fruit. The festival, which started in 2005, aims to promote and encourage lemon grower.

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han Melas’ organised at village and Panchayat levels would give an impetus to the government’s efforts of transforming Assam into a cashless state.

The chief minister launched the programme simultaneously at 2217 Gaon Panchayats covering 27 districts of the state, 414 village council development committees (VCDC) covering Bodoland Territorial Council districts and 82 Hill and other Autonomous Council Areas.

The Deputy Commissioners of the districts must play a proactive role in organising the DigiDhan Melas at villages and in making people aware about the benefits of digital transactions.

installed by force of law. So you have something called the ‘Armed Forces Special Powers Acts’ in several states of the region.

He attributed the reducing number of insurgencies in the region as compared to the “60s, 70s, 80s and 90s”, to people’s desire of leading a “peaceful” life.

“Part of the reason for this is that people are tired... they want to live a peaceful life. Part of the problem is that we have never tried to explore each other’s life traditions and histories,” he said.

He also emphasised for a need in behavioural change by making certain alterations in the college and university curriculum.

“Not engaging with each other is another problem. They only interact with each other once they reach hostels in Delhi. So, a behavioural change is needed. For that changes must be introduced in the curriculum,” he said.

Borah, meanwhile, talked about the marginalized communities within the North-East, which because of a very limited number of speakers, are disappearing slowly.

JACATB clarifies

Correspondent

IMPHAL, Jan 22: Joint Action Committee Against Anti-Tribal Bills (JACATB) has clarified that it was not the last rites but “tribute programme” that will be held on January 26. It was earlier reported that the last rites of the eight victims of the anti-tribal bill agitations will be performed on January 26. While clarifying the report, a spokesperson of JACATB said that there was no question of accepting the dead bodies and the joint meeting held on Saturday only resolved to participate in the tribute program of “Tribal Martyrs” planned by the Young Paite Association General Headquarters on January 26 at Salpha Pumbuk, Hiangtam Lamka.

GUWAHATI, Jan 22 (Agencies): Police are gearing up for more than the annual terror threats the state faces in the run-up to Republic Day this time.

With three outfits issuing threats to Bengali- and Hindi-speaking people to leave Karbi Anglong, Tripura and parts of West Bengal

by March 31, police have had to tighten their security measures even further.

A senior police officer said all pockets which have Hindi- and Bengali-speaking population in every district have been identified and put under strict vigil.

“We have heightened police security in these pockets and one senior police officer in the rank of DSP has been put in charge of ensuring security in each of these pockets. We are taking the threat seriously,” the officer said.

The police are considering opening up easy and direct access of people to the SP in every district for faster flow of information directly to district heads.

The Kamatapur Liberation Organization (KLO), the National Liberation Front of Twipra (NLFT) and the newly floated People’s Democratic Council of Karbi-Longri (PDCK) issued the ‘quit Assam’ threat on January 2 and again on January 18.

They said they oppose the Centre’s move to rehabilitate Bangladeshi migrants in “Kamatapur, Karbi Longri and Tripura” and have, in response, asked Indian citizens (Hindi- and Bengali-speaking) to leave these three areas by Youth from Meghlaya performing traditional Wangalah dance during the Shilpgram Mahotsav 2017 at Shilpagram in Guwahati on Saturday evening. (PTI) March 31.

the State’s harvest festival Magh Bihu or Bhogali Bihu.

Such animal and bird fights were not held officially for the past two years in deference to court orders.

Fo r m e r C o n g r e s s MLA, Haren Das, has appealed to Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to replicate the measures of the Tamil Nadu government for the resumption of the fights of buffalos and bulbuls, “which are parts of our traditions and heritage”.

Buffalo fights used to be organized in a grand manner at Ahatguri in central Assam’s Morigaon and Sivasagar in eastern Assam while bulbul fights used to be held at Hajo, about 30 kms south of Guwahati,

at the famous HayagrivaMadhava temple.

The Ahatguri Mohjooj Management Committee has appealed to the Centre to allow it hold buffalo fights.

“The Central government has cleared the decks for the holding of Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu. It should take a similar measure in the case of Assam so that we can hold moh-jooj (buffalo fights) without any fuss,” the Committee said. It also urged Sonowal to discuss the issue with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Consequent upon court orders, bulbul fights were off Magh Bihu celebrations in the last two years but buffalo fights did take place, albeit unofficially at some places.

Itanagar, Jan 22 (PTI): Three persons were killed and five others sustained injuries when a tractor carrying labourers fell into a deep gorge West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh Saturday, police said today.

The accident occurred when the tractor driver failed to negotiate a sharp curve between Gensi and Tatamori villages last evening. The tractor carrying PHE department labourers was coming towards Gensi from Tatamori village during the time of the accident, police said.

The deceased were identified as labourers Tajum Doke and Gonesh Nath and the handyman of the tractor Panchal Sutradhar.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MOKOKCHUNG No. Jud-17/90-10/360 Dt. 19th January 2017 NOTICE Whereas Shri Lanuzulu Ao S/o Late Tiamongba Ao of Longkong village has applied for succession/legal heir certificate under the part of the Indian Succession Act of 1925.

And whereas it appears that Late Tiamongba Ao of Longkong has son to inherit his properties.

And that the Deputy Commissioner is of the opinion that the said applicant Shri. Lanuzulu should be entertained in respect of both moveable/ immovable of the deceased unless there is any claimant for.

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

DC-142 Deputy Commissioner Mokokchung

IN THE COURT OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT & SESSION JUDGE DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

NOTICE

Notice Inviting Claims/Objections of the other Claimant(s) For issue of Succession Certificate under Part-I of Indian Succession Act 1925.

Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate /pension benefits of Late Tongpangshilu Ao has been applied by Smti. Seno, R/o 4th Mile, Diphupar, Dimapur, Nagaland W/o Late Tongpangshilu Ao for possession of : 1. Pension & Service Benefits.

2. SBI A/C No. 10530609559 3. SBI LIC Policy No. 07016863903 Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate/pension benefits of the said deceased may if she/he so desire appear in this court on or before the said day of 02.01.2017.

Given under the hand and seal of the court on this the 29th Nov. 2016.

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all over the world and we support Indian authority and government in their endevour in protecting itself from any terrorist or extremist group,” he said.

He was asked about the decisions taken by the two sides during Modi’s visit to UAE in 2015 on working together to control, regulate and share information on flow of funds that could have a bearing on radicalisation activities, cooperate in interdicting illegal flows and act against concerned individuals and organisations.

It was projected by the officials here at that time that the decision will help India in taking action against the most wanted criminal, Dawood Ibrahim, including freezing of his assets in the UAE. However, the envoy

refused to comment on any individual case including Dawood’s, even as reports said that UAE government has seized properties of the 1993 Mumbai blast accused worth Rs 15,000 crore. “I don’t know” was his cryptic reply.

Asserting that his country was among the first to condemn the terror strike on Indian airbase in Pathankot, Al Banna said the UAE had also supported the surgical strikes carried out by India.

“When the bombing of the airbase took place, we were the first ones to condemn it. UAE was among the first countries which supported Indian surgical strikes and we support India’s efforts to fight and counter attack and attack terrorists and extremists,” he said. The UAE envoy also

Congress workers vandalise party office in Uttarakhand

Congress workers and supporters on a rampage and tearing down the party office. 3 Dehradun, Jan 22 (IANS): Hundreds of Congress workers and supporters went on the rampage at the party headquarters here after the names of 63 poll candidates were announced on Sunday.

They were angry at the distribution of poll tickets.

The workers threw chairs, broke furniture, tore off posters and raised slogans against Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee Chief Kishore Upad-

hyaya and Chief Minister Harish Rawat.

In the list released earlier, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat was announced as contestant from Kiccha and Haridwar (Rural) while T.P.S. Rawat will contest from Lansdown and Surendra Singh Negi from Kotdwar.

The party has fielded Mantri Prasad Naithani from Deoprayag while Laxmi Rana will contest from Rudraprayag.

Raj Kumar will contest from Rajpur Road and Suryakant Dhamana will be party’s candidate from Dehradun Cantt.

In Mussourie, Godavri Thapli will be the Congress candidate The party has fielded Rajpal Kharola from Rishikesh, Dinesh Agarwal from Dharampur and Nav Prabhat from Vikasnagar.

EC seizes cash, liquor, drugs in 5 poll bound states New Delhi, Jan 22 (PTI): Over Rs 83 crore cash, 7 lakh litres of liquor worth Rs 12.65 crore and narcotics valued at Rs 10.30 crore have been seized, maximum from Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, by EC-appointed surveillance and expenditure monitoring teams in the five poll-bound states. As per official data compiled since the announcement of polls early this year till yesterday, UP has witnessed the maximum seizure of Rs 79.13 crore (Rs 31.65 lakh in old notes) followed by Rs 4.05 crore from Punjab, Rs 33.27 lakh in Uttarakhand and Rs 6.95 lakh in Manipur. In other illegal inducements suspected to be used to lure voters in these states, a whopping 7.36 lakh litres of liquor and over 500 bottles of canned beer worth Rs 12.65 crore has been seized by EC appointed police and state excise teams in these states.

Kashmir Valley cut off due to fresh snowfall

Sheperds tend their sheeps in search of grass after fresh snowfalls in Kashmir. 5 S r i nag a r , Ja n 2 2 (PTI): Fresh snowfall was recorded in many areas, especially in the higher reaches of Kashmir, leading to the closure of SrinagarJammu national highway, even as more wet weather has been forecast over the next few days.

The Meteorological Department has forecast scattered rains or snow today, fairly widespread rains or snow tomorrow, widespread rains or snow over three days from January 24-26 and scattered rains

or snow a day after.

Many parts of the Valley experienced fresh snowfall last night with the plains, including Srinagar, witnessing light snow in the wee hours, a MeT official here said. He said there were reports of snowfall in many areas, especially in the higher reaches of Kashmir, including in the areas along Srinagar-Jammu national highway in the Valley.

Kupwara in nor th Kashmir recorded 4 cm of fresh snowfall during the last 24 hours, while Pahal-

gam hill resort recorded 13 cm of fresh snow. Srinagar recorded 0.8 cm of fresh snowfall, the official said.

Fresh snowfall in the areas along the arterial road, the only all-weather roadlink connecting Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country, forced its closure.

“The national highway has been closed for traffic due to slippery conditions on the road at many places because of the snowfall,” an official of the Traffic Department told PTI. One-way traffic on the highway was scheduled to ply from Srinagar to Jammu today but the vehicles were stopped near Qazigund as the road was slippery, he said.

The MeT official said the region is likely to be hit by a fresh western disturbance today.

The forecast of wet weather for almost a week has prompted the divisional administration to issue directions for taking precautionary measures. Kashmir is currently under the grip of ‘Chillai-Kalan’ considered the harshest period of winter, when the chances

of snowfall are maximum and the temperature drops considerably.

The Valley has already experienced heavy snowfall twice during this period so far, first one of January 6 and then on January 16, throwing life out of gear on both occasions.

‘Chillai-Kalan’, which, began on December 21 last year, ends on January 31, but the cold wave continues even after that.

Punjab contest no longer bipolar, but BJP clear winner, says Jaitley

New Delhi, Jan 22 (PTI): Construction of central government funded infrastructure projects is likely to be allowed within the “prohibited area” of protected monuments across the country.

According to a Cabinet proposal, the Culture Ministry has sought to amend the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act to allow “public work” in the prohibited areas, which is 100 metres around the protected monuments, a source said.

Currently, construction is not allowed in the prohibited area except for repair and renovation works of the existing structures.

Public works has been defined as construction works related to infrastructure which is financed and constructed by the central government for public purposes, being essential to public safety or security of public at large and its emergent necessity is based upon specific instance of danger to public safety or security of public at large.”

At present, as many as 3,686 monuments and sites are centrally-protected under the jurisdiction of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) which is responsible for their maintenance. The Cabinet proposal highlighted three instances where projects pertained to public works were not allowed under the existence law.

New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said though the contest in the February 4 Punjab assembly elections was no longer bipolar with the “advent of new smaller parties”, the BJP will nevertheless emerge clear winner.

The Bharatiya Janata Party in alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal is part of a coalition government in Punjab since 2007.

Speaking with News18 TV channel, Jaitley said he is not denying the existence of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab but asserted it is not a threat.

“Due to misgovernance in Delhi and several mistakes they made in Punjab, the AAP’s popularity has come down significantly. I won’t say that AAP doesn’t exist in Punjab, but it is relevant only in a few seats,” Jaitley said.

Arun Jaitley “On the other hand, the BJP has certain advantages.

For example, the BJP-led central government is very popular among the masses.

Punjab has also improved on developmental parameters,” he added.

The senior BJP leader had lost the Lok Sabha elections from Amritsar in 2014 to Congress leader Amarinder Singh.

As for the allegations

pertaining to corruption and drug trade against the Badals, Jaitley said it is “just a perception” and he had never come across any evidence of their involvement.

Jaitely said both law and order machinery and societal intervention are needed to address the drug menace in the border state.

Besides, he said, more rehabilitation centres should be set up.

The BJP leader took a dig at cricketer turned politician Navjot Singh Sidhu’s statement that he (Sidhu) is a born Congressman, Jaitley said: “He realised the fact of his birth too late.”

Sidhu left the BJP last year and joined the Congress this month.

On the BJP’s chief ministerial face in Uttar Pradesh, Jaitley said the BJP is not projecting anyone as yet for the post.

Tharoor bats for changes in textbooks Jaipur, Jan 22 (IANS): Just two days after Manmohan Vaidya, head of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s communications department, batted for revamping the education system based on “the ethos and history of our nation”, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor here on Sunday expressed his thoughts in a similar vein.

Tharoor was participating in a session on “Remembering the Raj” at the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival.

In response to a question from the audience, the Congress MP expressed his desire for changes in the education

system to include the “Indian civilisational aspects”. “The British wanted to colonise the Indian mind. Whatever education was brought to India that was to further strengthen the Raj and to colonise our behaviour.

“It is sad that even after 70 years, though we study Shakespeare, we have not been teaching Kalidasa to our children,” Tharoor said.

“I am very much in favour of having Ramayana and Mahabharata taught in our schools. This should be seen as enriching our education system with our cultural heritage,” he said.

Time to revamp railways infrastructure, say experts New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS): Frequent train accidents in the past few months have once again brought to fore issues of maintenance, infrastructure up-gradation and safety in the Indian Railways.

The issue of rail safety, however, took an unexpected turn, with Uttar Pradesh Police hinting at possible role of Pakistani spy agency -- ISI -- in the Kanpur derailment incident, that took place late last year.

Experts said the possibility of sabotage in the recent accidents cannot be ruled out, but “poor infrastructure” is a “crucial factor” behind the frequent accidents.

At least 39 persons were killed and over 50 others injured when the Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express derailed on Saturday night near Kuneru station in

Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh.

Initially, the railway officials gave out sabotage as the reason, since the area is a Maoist stronghold. But later, the Odisha government ruled out the possibility.

Dr P.C. Sehgal, a former railway officer, told IANS that there is a need to improve the infrastructure to contain equipment error.

“From 2001-06, the government had pumped in Rs 25,000 crore into up-gradation of rail infrastructure, such as rolling stocks and tracks, among others. There is a need to carry out similar exercise now to prevent accidents due to equipment error.

“And if there is fear of sabotage, the government should take a preventive action,” Sehgal said, who is a former Managing Director of the Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation.

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A former senior railway official, speaking on condition of anonymity, called the possibility of sabotage in Hirakhand Express tragedy “unconvincing”, as the derailment occurred in the station yard where railway staff are always deputed.

“The reports of ISI role have changed the outlook toward accidents.

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Subodh Jain, a former General Manager of the Central Railway, said that the government should adopt a new strategy and prepare an action plan accordingly in the wake of possible terror attacks on the rail network.

The Railway Ministry, meanwhile, said that an inquiry by the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) has been ordered into the Hirakhand accident.

“The inquiry by the CRS will look into all possibilities -- if someone tampered with the tracks, sabotage, or a mistake by the driver,” Anil Kumar Saxena, Additional Director General (Public Relations) of the Indian Railways, told IANS.

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Narendra Modi and of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

said the National Security Advisors of UAE and India have been holding consultations regularly.

After the first Strategic Dialogue on Friday, the UAE side, led by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash, held a meeting with NSA Ajit Doval, he added.

Asked about the role UAE, which is seen as a “key interlocutor” by India, could play in conveying Indian concerns to Pakistan over terrorism emanating from there, Al Banna said “We listen to them (Indian authorities). We coordinate with them and will be more than willing whenever we are asked by the Indian side to assist or interfere or take any action for betterment of our relationship....”.He also said that they would work closely with India in Afghanistan where five UAE diplomats were killed earlier this month in a terror attack.

Noting that investigations were still on to find out those responsible for the attack, he said, “we will take our revenge (once we know the culprits).”

Al Banna also pitched for closer collaboration between the two countries in dealing with terror groups like DAESH (or al-Dawla al-Islamiya al-Iraq al-Sham), also known as Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

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We fully support India in countering terror: UAE

New Delhi, Jan 22 (PTI) UAE today pledged total support to India in combating terrorism, as it looked towards elevating bilateral defence and security ties and inking a Strategic Cooperation Agreement during the visit of Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan here from Tuesday.

The pacts are part of the 16 agreements to be signed between the two countries after the talks on January 25 between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Al Nahyan, who will be the Chief Guest at this year’s Republic Day Parade, UAE Ambassador Ahmed Al Banna told PTI in an interview here.

“We cooperate with India to combat and fight extremists and terrorists

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Wages on record are unreal

Nagaland Post Vol. XXVII NO. 47 Dimapur, monday, January 23, 2017

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If wishes came true

t is a dream which is prefixed by the word ‘if’ and that itself describes the improbability about what every right thinking and conscientious citizen of habitant of Dimapur often talks about. It is a dream that Dimapur will be the top city in the north east but ‘if’ only the law and order problem is effectively handled to rid of the hordes of extortionists and anti-social mafia dons operating with impunity for the past several decades. ‘If’ the law comes down hard against those trespassers and if the law does not brook any interference from any quarter and if the various social and civil organisations broadly agree to let the law take its course in every matter; perhaps this could usher in a development revolution. The negative trend has been there in as many decades which arose mainly from the pervasive ‘khushi-khushi syndrome’ that has come to describe asociality in the state. Business has managed to just stay afloat mainly because people have to purchase various needs. If the economic trend in the 70s till mid-80s was to be taken into account, today, Dimapur would have certainly equalled the economic status of Guwahati. Considering that Dimapur experienced a boom like no other city in the north east till the 80s, the fall has been ruinous and very detrimental for Nagaland. The premier commercial city of Nagaland has been growing at a moderate pace but and much of it is due to the entrepreneurship of its denizens.

Basic amenities that are still much needed include power, water, drainage, well maintained roads and disposal of garbage. One needs only to look at the present trend to draw conclusions about where the city’s future would end. With nearly one and half lakh people besides scores of floating workers who make up its population, Dimapur has unfortunately lost the momentum for progress and its growth has been stunted by various ills. Those who have taken over businesses and set up syndicates to control and manipulate the market and pricing and invading various segments of society in the realms of social, political and economic etc, have turned a potential paradise into a stagnating and selfimploding city. A haven for almost all armed groups of the state including those from outside, besides inter-state gangs, drug pedlars, smugglers of various contraband; indeed it is only but a matter of time before the place becomes like a free-for-all notorious gang-plagued city prevalent in UP etc. Dimapur is being pushed towards that direction and the conscientious citizens who love the city and truly want to live and make it a habitable metropolis that reflect all the positive traits of the people, must take control and come together and leave no space for those who have no vision or compassion. If there has been any growth at all in Dimapur, it is mainly due to the spirit of entrepreneurship of its pioneers – both non-Naga and Naga inhabitants who saw themselves as a community of people although from different backgrounds.

Today, their different background have come to the foreground. Be that as it may, it is time to halt the trend and the ball is in the court of the silent majority, to wrest back the initiative and put them and not the daring dos, at the helm.

DailyDevotion Am I Looking To God? Look to Me, and be saved… —Isaiah 45:22 Do we expect God to come to us with His blessings and save us? He says, “Look to Me, and be saved….”

The greatest difficulty spiritually is to concentrate on God, and His blessings are what make it so difficult.

Troubles almost always make us look to God, but His blessings tend to divert our attention elsewhere. The basic lesson of the Sermon on the Mount is to narrow all your interests until your mind, heart, and body are focused on Jesus Christ. “Look to Me….”

Many of us have a mental picture of what a Christian should be, and looking at this image in other Christians’ lives becomes a hindrance to our focusing on God. This is not salvation— it is not simple enough. He says, in effect, “Look to Me and you aresaved,” not “You will be saved someday.” We will find what we are looking for if we will concentrate on Him. We get distracted from God and irritable with Him while He continues to say to us, “Look to Me, and be saved….” Our difficulties, our trials, and our worries about tomorrow all vanish when we look to God. Wake yourself up and look to God. Build your hope on Him. No matter how many things seem to be pressing in on you, be determined to push them aside and look to Him. “Look to Me….” Salvation is yours the moment you look.

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No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings. ~ William Blake

Nagaland Post, Dimapur MOnday, January 23, 2017

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ote ban a sacred m ove m e n t a n d will lead to clean economy, the BJP national executive held in the beginning of the 2017 New Year says.

It is a momentous decision. All future references to Indian economy would be made in terms of Nov 8, 2016, the day Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced demonetisation. It would separate the new economy from the 25-year-old liberalisationglobalisation of 1991.

It has its positives as finance minister Arun Jaitley says that money has lost anonymity after demonetisation. He also says the decision carried pain and short-term drop on economic activity on account of currency squeeze.

He also lamented that the society is “hugely tax noncompliant”.

There are, he says, only 3.7 crore income-tax assesses in 2015-16 in a population of 125 crore. Of these, 99 lakh had income below Rs 2.5 lakh and paid no taxes, 1.95 crore had inclome less than Rs 5 lakh, 52 lakh income of up to Rs 10 lakh and only 24 lakh above Rs 10 lakh.

This has led to stormy discussions. Does this country have such poor

individual incomes? It looks a bit awkward. Unfortunately, the reality is that. There are income-tax evaders but even liberally estimated their numbers would at best be equal to the number of taxpayers, may be far less.

The income-tax at the highest rate of 33 percent is levied over an income of approximately above Rs 80,000 a month, 20 percent tax on income above Rs 45,000 a month and 10 percent above Rs 24,000 a month.

The bulk of the I-T payers are salaried people in the organised sector. The actual salary level in the organised sector is low. In the unorganised sector it is even lower.

The I-T assessment levies taxes on salaries paid on record. It ignores that at least half of the organised private sector asks their employees to return 10 to 30 percent (in some cases more) of the recorded wages in cash.

These employees are also not paid statutory benefits like DA, medical reimbursements and provident fund. In many cases, the employees themselves are forced also to pay the employer’s share of the PF and ESI. It includes almost

the majority of private education institutions from primary to the university levels, NGOs, industries and other organisations across the country.

Unfortunately, it is happening in even governments institutions as large number of the employees are outsourced to contractors. Some cash refunds are also paid by the contractors to some government employees Shivaji too, it is alleged. It is happening in the national capital, Delhi, itself.

These exploited employees pay income-tax on the recorded salary – a double whammy, suffer random salary cuts at the whims of employers. Nobody over the decades has come to their rescue. The labour courts or any other court can do little as they function on evidence.

The onerous note-ban is supposed to eliminate black money. But nobody has thought of the plight of these poor employees – many of them taxpayers as per their recorded wages. None has devised ways to stop generation of this exploitative usurious practice.

The governments are voted by these poor people in expectation that every

new government would do a little for them. Even demonetisation has not helped them.

Can any demonetisation stop this massive generation of black money by all kinds of employers across the country?

The country needs to realise that real wages are not that shown on papers. If that is taken into account, the actual taxpayee (over Sarkar 90 percent are employees) would be less than 3 crore. A discreet survey by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) may be able to unravel the truth but may be not the whole truth.

The poor employees need immediate government attention and intervention.

Many of such poorly paid people prefer not to put their savings in banks.

So do many farmers and small businesses. They keep the savings with them. Many of them had to stand in queues for days to change their tax-paid savings at bank counters.

They lost wages too.

So did many housewives and other women.

They also saved out of their husbands or sons tax-paid earnings. In some cases many women saved over

Rs 10 to 40 lakhs over two decades or more in large currency notes. It was not black money.

The country needs to understand the age-old savings practices. The heartless income-tax department considers all these savings as black money.

They are touting that they have spotted Rs 4 lakh crore as black income in the post-demonetised bank deposits. Nothing possibly can be more erroneous than this.

The businesses and individuals today are murmuring but apprehensive of raising their voice as tax raids increased. This is not glorifying the nation. Many of these raids are conducted for purposes other than “unearthing black income”, the trade organisations discuss in private. The note-ban, they say, itself had led to kind of a black market. They wonder why some people who deposited less than Rs 2.5 lakh are receiving notices.

The entire note-ban operation also did not take into account that an average home normally keeps Rs 5,000 to Rs 1 lakh in cash for sudden emergencies.

Besides, cash remains the fastest and the cheapest way of transactions.

The banks are still not

considered safe. They are expensive. Can the RBI governor explain why should a government cheque bounce cost the account holder Rs 300 or more in penalties apart from other charges?

Would he explain why some banks are levying charges on cash deposits?

Why cannot banks be told to shut shops if they cannot handle cash?

People want a friendly government, banking and other institutions. Stringent rules lead to larger corruption. The government needs to simplify rules and taxes.

It calls for a relook at levy of income-tax. The cost of its administration is more if at least not equal to what is supposedly generated. The government would do a great job if the income-tax is gradually abolished and banking rules and charges are put to a minimum. It would unleash huge money flow and lead to more productive expenses by people.

It would cause a massive, approximately Rs 2 lakh crore, savings on I-T collection paraphernalia.

Let the sacred moment that has come leads to purify the system and the government acts with larger heart else the muck would continue.

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Where are all the meter readers Article 371(A) women reservation and realities of the Nagas and light bill delivery boys?

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e are living in a computerized world where most of the works are done online and many people are so glad to see in daily Newspaper about Nagaland Power Department going digital especially in paying electricity bills but sitting in my chair and reading about power department going digital, I was wondering whether to be happy or to bow my head in humiliation by seeing the hypocrite nature of power department when the houses in my locality were not receiving any light bills for nearly 6 months.

Does announcing the online payment process in Newspaper mean, there will no longer be delivery of light bills at homes? Does it mean that meter readers will no longer visit homes? Does it mean that the consumer has to go in office and stand in line to obtain their light bills from office and pay it at the spot?

Going digital means making service more easier and better for the consumers but here in our context it is quite opposite, even when we go to office and ask our light bills they will state the technical problems and we are made to leave without payments, and finally when our bills bundle up, the department

will threaten to disconnect our line but the fact is what bills will we pay ‘online’ when we are not receiving any light bills from past 6 months.

It is not the consumer’s duty to go to power office every month and obtain their own bills but it is the sole responsibility of the department to send light bills at home and in times so that consumers will also do their part by paying the bills in time.

We are not forcing the department to accept our bills at our homes, all we are asking is to send light bill receipt to our homes in time so that we can pay the bills in time. It is highly appreciable that the department has gone to be digital but the department should also not neglect the works that is done offline.

As a human being I understand that sometimes the light bill delivery boys are sick or they are at leave or some have retired but my understanding does not accept that they are sick or at leave for past 6 months or its too hard to accept that, department cannot employ anyone on behalf of the person who has retired. The goverment always ask us to pay our bills in time and yes we all must know our responsibilities and always pay

our bills in time but here the fact is where is my light bill?, how much will I have to pay?, from which month to which month etc?

If we receive our monthly bills and we don’t pay, than it’s our fault and the department have every right to disconnect our lines but If we don’t receive any light bills for months and if we don’t pay, its departments fault and department has no right to disconnect our lines because of non payment of bills, and if our bill bundles up because of departments negligence it becomes department’s sole responsibility to consider and discount the bills of the consumers as the way of accepting one’s failures.

This write up is not to flare up hatred towards power departments but a small highlight on how the consumers are suffering in my society without receiving light bills from the departments, while appreciating the efforts of the departments in making the services more better, I request the concern authority to look into the matter before we becomes an ‘unable to pay light bills’ due to jammed up bills for several months.

Hovika T. Swu, Swu_hovi@ yahoo.com, Ikishe Village, Atosa Block C.

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f we Nagas; intellectuals, lawyers, politicians, etc, and specially our tribal organisations are serious enough to protect the Constitution of India, Article 371(a) we the Nagas in general should ponder upon seriously whether the realities that we have already embraced will have impact to the said article or not.

Religion: Our ancestors practised animism, as of now almost every Naga is now a Christian.

Can we give up our Christian religion to protect the said article?

Social practice: Our social dress code is now replaced by alien dress code. Our traditional utensils are now replaced by alien utensils.

The traditional social ethics of respecting the elders are almost gone. The younger generation are forgetting our social customs, practices and history. Instead of traditional social gathering we have embraced alien traditions of social gathering. Instead of traditional marriage system, we have embraced alien tradition of marriage system.

Our true social practices are almost neglected and we have embraced everything that was alien to us once. Can we revert and stop these practises to protect the said article?

Naga customary law and procedure: The property dispute which could not be solved by the customary law was challenged

Appeal to NPSC to allow post reserved for BT be opened on the basis of merit

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he Associations of Graduate Electrical Engineers Association (GEEAN), Association Of Mechanical Engineers Nagaland(AMEN), Unemployed Civil Engineers Association Of Nagaland (UCEAN), Forestry Graduate Association Of Nagaland (FGAN), Agriculture Engineers Graduate Association Of Nagaland (AEGAN), All Nagaland Unemployed Veterinary Doctors Association (Anuvda), Electronics & Communication Engineers Association Nagaland (ECEAN) in regard to NPSC adv no.

NPSC/ADVT-1/04 Dated 26th October 2016, and to allow the post reserved for BT be opened to all the candidates on the basis of merit in the upcoming exam.

We would like to appeal the concerned authorities to kindly reconsider the decision as per the NPSC corrigendum where some of the posts have been reserved

particularly for a BT tribe which is affecting the technical graduates of branches like Mechanical Engineering, E&C, IT, CS, Agriculture Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Forestry Graduates. In some of the branches like Mechanical, E&C, CS and IT there is hardly any advertisement and when one post has been advertised in the recent NPSC (CTE), giving away that one post to one particular BT tribe cannot be considered fair and transparent enough.

We the undersigned would also like to mention that a representation has been submitted to the Chief Secretary Govt. of Nagaland regarding the issue on 4th November 2016 and a copy has been given to the HOD’s of the concerned departments yet we have not received any response so far. As per the reservation policy order no. RCBT-5 /87(pt-II) annexure B-I 125 point

rooster table, the first vacancy is reserved for all indigenous inhabitants and only then comes the reservation for BT tribe. And with reference to the reservation policy of the government of Nagaland we request all those concerned authorities to go/follow as per the rules, reconsidering making those posts be made open to all in the upcoming CTE exam 2016. The order RCBT5/87(pt-II) nowhere mentions that in case of only one vacancy it should be reserved for a BT tribe. Therefore revoking the corrigendum/notification adv. no. NPSC/ADVT-1/04 Dated 26th October, makes an appeal to the government to consider the issue at the earliest.

President AMEN(U), President GEEAN, President UCEAN President FGAN President ANUVDA President AEGAN President ECEAN.

in the higher Indian courts. The criminal proceedings which could not be solved were challenged in the higher Indian courts. Can we stop and revert back all those cases to protect the said article?

Women are not entitled to property (land & buildings) inheritance in most of the Naga tradition and customs. However, these days the generous parents are giving property to their beloved daughters. Can we stop these practices to protect the said article?

Our ancestors does not pay tax to anyone apart from giving protection gifts by neighbouring villages to the superior village.

However, now we are paying tax to the overground government as well as underground governments in every possible manners and items that we can. Can we revert and stop these practices to protect the said article?

After all, we Nagas in general have already encroached, violated and infringed the article 371(A).

Therefore, giving a small space to our beloved Naga women in ULBs should be appreciated instead. If we cannot give them a space, let us all roll back our deeds which we have already encroached, violated and infringed the precious, “Constitution of India, Article 371 (a). God bless.

Akavi Sumi.

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Amicable settlement required Sir,

That I the undersigned would like to inform all the public in general through news 33% woman reservation is clearly contradictory with the Naga Customary Law practices as well as the Christianity religion in Nagaland.

And for which, unless an amicable settlement between the men and women is arrived at, conducting an election for 33% women reservation is a clear cut to go against the interests of Nagas, whose traditional rights are protected under the Article 371A. In this connection, every concerned authority knows that T.L. Angami is the founder president and senior advisor of GBFN. However till today, I did not receive any clear cut order for the GBs (Village Chiefs) not to go against or to support the present proposed boycott of election.

Rather, I, several times appealed to the Nagas as well as the GoI not to implement the same women reservation in Nagaland unless it is implemented within the other states in India.

And accordingly unless an amicable settlement is arrived at between the Govt. and the Nagas, the village chiefs, GBs and Anghs of the state cannot go against the interest of the public in any Naga traditional issue by violation of Article 371A. T. L. Angami, Founder president & sr. advisor GBFN, Hq. IVR, Dimapur.

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.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur monday, JANUARY 23, 2017

Jallikattu held in Tamil Nadu; claims two lives

Jallikattu held in Tamil Nadu after week-long protests.

C h e n na i , J a n 2 2 (IANS): Jallikattu, a popular bull taming sport, was on Sunday held in parts of Tamil Nadu with tens of thousands taking part but two participants were killed and several injured at one event.

The sport was held at Pudukottai, Trichy and Ramanathapuram districts while bullock cart races were organised in Coimbatore and Theni, officials said.

At Pudukottai, two bull valuters were severely injured and died on the way to a hospital, police said.

Several other people were injured in the incident. The sport involves young men latching on to the hump of bulls. One who manages to stay put even after the animal makes three jumps is declared a winner.

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At times, the participants are thrown off the back of bulls or get gored by the animal. It was not clear how the deaths occurred in Pudukottai.

The events were held after week-long state-wide protests by students and youths and followed the promulgation of an ordinance by the Tamil Nadu government amending the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act to hold Jallikatttu. The sport was banned by the Supreme Court in May 2014.

But Jallikattu did not take place in Alanganallur in Madurai district as no preparation had been done there. Attempts to hold the event at Natham Kovilpatti in Dindigul district failed due to protests against Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam’s wish to

flag it off.

Speaking in Madurai on his way to Chennai, the Chief Minister said: “Jallikattu is being held at several places in the state. At Alanganallur it will be held when the people want it.

“Jallikattu cannot be stopped by anybody,” Panneerselvam added.

He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised to assist his government in its efforts to hold Jallikattu.

The government will on Monday place in the assembly a bill for holding Jallikattu. It is expected to pass with majority support.

Meanwhile, the massive youth protest in Chennai’s Marina Beach entered its seventh day on Sunday.

Some young people fainted at the venue owing to se-

vere sun.

The protest that started with a handful of a people on January 17 morning is now attracting lakhs.

DMK leader M.K. Stalin urged Panneerselvam to explain to the demonstrators the steps the government will take so that there will not be any more legal impediments for the conduct of Jallikatttu.

The Supreme Court in 2014 banned Jallikattu, saying that bulls cannot be used as performing animals including in bullock cart races.

Since then, people have been urging the central government to take steps to allow the sport.

On Sunday, R. Arul of Pasumai Thayagam, a Tamil group, told IANS: “All that the central government has to do is to remove the bull from the list of performing animals in the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. Is issuing a notification such a big issue?”

Despite Jallikattu being held in parts of Tamil Nadu, many do not hide their anger vis-a-vis the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Modi and Panneerselvam.

The anger against PETA is the most severe.

Many want the group banned for what they say is its opposition to Indian culture and tradition.

Mamata to work more for the hill people

Mamata Banerjee

Siliguri, Jan 22 (IANS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday announced the formation of three more developmental boards for hill people and rolled out a Rs 100-crore project for tea garden workers.

She claimed that the state government could have done much more developmental work for the hill people if it had complete control over local municipalities and the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA), a semi-autonomous body that administers the Darjeeling hills.

“I visit the hills regularly. I only want the development of my brothers and sisters in the hills. We have already formed 12 developmental boards for the hills.

Three more will be set up,” said Banerjee, adding that her government has “set up Rs 100 crore project for tea garden workers”.

Inaugurating the Uttar Banga Utsav in Kurseong, she said: “The GTA Board and local municipalities are not run by us or else we could have done much more work for the people.”

TRAI may suggest Aadhaar eKYC for outstation SIM buyers NEW DELHI, JAN 22 (AGENCIES): Telecom regulator Trai is likely to recommend to the Department of Telecom (DoT) that Aadhaar-based eKYC be allowed even for outstation customers who want to get a mobile connection in a particular service area.

Further, the regulator may suggest that the existing mobile subscribers in the country should be encouraged to go in for Aadhaar-based eKYC verification, for which telecom service providers could offer incentives like free data or talktime.

The facilitation of Aadhaar-driven eKYC for the existing customer base will ensure proper verification of subscribers and address the security concerns pertaining to fake or bogus mobile connections, according to sources.

It will also rid telecom operators of the hassle of keeping physical customer verification paper

documents which could get damaged or misplaced in the long run.

However, Trai is of the view that since eKYC verification cannot be mandated per se, a proper programme should be evolved by the telecom department in consultation with telecom service providers (TSPs) to nudge the existing subscribers to go for Aadhaar-based eKYC. It feels that the same should be done in a phased but time-bound manner.

While Trai is in favour of telecom operators offering sweeteners so that people come forward for eKYC, the regulator is not likely to specify exact incentives. At present, eKYC has been adopted for new mobile connections or SIM cards, but existing customers -- who form the overwhelming majority of the over 100 crore mobile users -- remain outside the purview of Aadhaar-based eKYC verification ambit.

Sources further said not allowing eKYC process for SIM purchases by outstation customers is creating an artificial barrier among users. Trai has favoured opening up the Aadhaar eKYC process for outstation customers too to remove the distinction between users.

It may be recalled that in August last year, the government allowed application, validation and activation of new pre-paid and post-paid mobile connections using Aadhaar card and fingerprint at the point of sale. The e-KYC has made the process of application and authentication faster and simpler for new subscribers.

Besides easing the verification process and enhancing security, the move has cut down the time for new SIM activation as against the previously lengthy document-based process of applying for a mobile connection.

Delhi zoo limps back to normalcy

New Delhi, Jan 22 (PTI): After a brief hiatus owing to bird flu scare, the National Zoological Park is limping back to normalcy with the park witnessing a spurt in births of endangered and exotic deer species.

“Various deer species including Thailand deer, chital, nilgai, sangai, swamp deer, hog deer, chinkara, sambar, brow- antlered deer as well as lion-tailed macaque, hippo and gaur gave births recently,” zoo curator Riyaz Khan said.

He said the zoo recorded births of

11 Thailand deer, 4 chital, 10 sangai, 2 swamp deer, 5 hog deer, 5 sambar and one birth each of chinakra, Gaur and browantlered deer this month. The birth of a hippopotamus and a lion-tailed macaque was also recorded, the official said.

The Delhi zoo, a popular spot among children and adults alike, was recently opened after being closed for over three months owing to the death of 13 free ranging birds like painted storks, ducks and rosy pelicans due to H5N8 Avian influenza.

Himachal Pradesh may witness Vilas Paswan takes dig at RSS over quota remarks heavy snowfall from Tuesday

Ko l k ata , Ja n 2 2 (IANS): Atri Kar’s resolute voice betrays her frustration. On January 29, she will be the first transgender candidate from West Bengal to appear in a state civil services examination.

Fraught with legal hassles, the 27-year-old’s uphill climb to write the exam has cost her a lot of prep time, which she fears might limit her chances to realise her dream of a career in the state civil service.

A battle-scarred Kar hopes the landmark Supreme Court judgement -- in which NALSA (National Legal Services Authority) was the petitioner -- is executed in letter and spirit because, she says, even nearly three years after the historic verdict, the ruling is largely restricted to introducing the ‘other’ category in voter cards.

The apex court had through the verdict recognised individual’s right to determine and express one’s gender and had granted

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a legal status to the ‘third gender’. As an aspiring civil servant, Kar was shocked last year to find that the West Bengal Public Service Commission (WBPSC) hadn’t notified the ‘other’ category in its application forms for the state civil services examination.

“After my requests to the WBPSC for including the ‘other’ category did not elicit any response, I decided to take legal recourse. Though I will finally be writing the exam in a week as a third gender candidate, it has been a long and arduous journey that has cost me a lot of time with regards to exam

preparation,” Kar told IANS. “I filed a case against the commission in Calcutta High Court with the help of Human Rights Law Network (HRLN).

Since the court said it should be filed at the State Administrative Tribunal, we did accordingly and the tribunal ordered the commission to let me appear in the exam as a third-gender candidate,” a harried Kar explained.

She went to court again recently. Kar was the first third-gender candidate from the state to write the Railway Recruitment Board exam.

I scored 56 per cent but that was deemed insufficient to sit in the next stage. Cut-offs for many other categories were much lower, whereas we had no reservation.

So I filed another case with the help of HRLN,” said Kar, who was finally allowed to write the next stage of the exam in early January.

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What I cannot fathom as to why does it make such comments during elections?

“We had suffered heavily in Bihar due to this. RSS is an independent organisation and I don’t know why it gives such statements. It is but natural for people to be confused by such comments,” Paswan told PTI. RSS’s publicity chief Manmohan Vaidya had on Friday kicked up a row with remarks favouring a review

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Shimla, Jan 22 (IANS): Moderate to heavy snowfall may hit Himachal Pradesh from Tuesday. Locals and tourists are advised not to venture to the state’s higher reaches as transportation links may snap after snowfall.

An active western disturbance is likely to affect the western Himalayan region from Monday. An

oppose “tooth and nail” any attempt to subvert the existing quota system. He said it was natural for people to get confused by the kind of comments RSS spokesperson and its all-India publicity chief Manmohan Vaidya made about reservation recently.

“Last time RSS had made similar comments during the Bihar assembly polls and now it has said so during the Uttar Pradesh polls.

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most likely to occur over the state from January 24 to 27.

“Isolated heavy to very heavy rain and snowfall is likely to occur over the state on January 24 and 25 and scattered heavy on January 26,” Singh said in a statement.

The picturesque tourist spots of Shimla, Kufri, Narkanda, Dalhousie and Manali may experience more spells of snow during this period.

Shimla on Sunday recorded a low temperature of four degrees Celsius while it was 6.7 degrees below freezing point in Keylong, minus 2.6 degrees in Kalpa, 2.9 degrees in Manali and 7.8 degrees in Dharamsala.

Kalpa recorded 3.6 cm of snowfall in the past 24 hours, while Nahan had 3.7 mm of rain.

New Delhi, Jan 22 (PTI): BJP ally and Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today took a swipe at RSS over controversial comments by its publicity chief on reservation, wondering why it makes such remarks during elections, noting a similar row had cost NDA heavily in the Bihar polls.

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Trump effect, Q3 earnings to drive markets this week New Delhi, Jan 22 (PTI): Investors will keenly watch the developments in the US as policies under President Donald Trump are likely to drive domestic market sentiments in this truncated trading week along with corporate earnings and budget expectations, feel experts.

Domestic bourses would remain closed on Thursday for Republic Day. “One needs to closely watch the detailed fleshing out of Trump’s policies over the next few days to gauge the exact impact,” said Ajay Bodke, CEO and Chief Portfolio Manager: PMS, Prabhudas Lilladher.

Trump on Saturday assumed office as the US President and reiterated his pledge to restore jobs to Americans and protect borders, a veiled reference to pursuing a tough immigration policy. He also said that protection will lead to great prosperity and strength.

“This week, the focus

would be on Trump’s policies, corporate earnings and upcoming budget,” said Sanjeev Zarbade, Vice President PCG Research, Kotak Securities.

Market participants would track the new policy initiatives of the newlyelected US President.

“This week it will be imperative to watch aftereffects of Trump’s statements in oath ceremony, while earnings of heavyweights like, HUL, HDFC, Bharti Airtel and Ultratech will further set the tone ahead of Union Budget,” said Mustafa Nadeem, CEO, Epic Research.

“Since this week is having F&O expiry so volatility is very much expected on the card. Additionally, most discussed Union budget is approaching fast which is likely to put its impact on the street,” said Abnish Kumar Sudhanshu, Director & Research Head, Amrapali Aadya Trading & Investments.

Meanwhile, stock market may also react to

news thatregulator Sebi is planning to further tighten the regulations governing participatory notes amid persisting concerns that this route is being used for illicit fund flows.

Participatory Notes (P-Notes) are instruments issued by registered foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to overseas entities who want to participate in the Indian market without being directly registered.

“The rally is expected to take rest for a while, probably waiting for the budget to show the next course of action,” said Jimeet Modi, CEO, SAMCO Securities.

Over the past week, both key indices recorded fall of 203.56 points, or 0.74 per cent, and 51 points, or 0.60 per cent, respectively.

“Ahead of derivatives expiry, global clues, Q3 FY17 earning and budget expectation will dominate market sentiments this week,” said Vijay Singhania, Founder-Director, Trade Smart Online.

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Insurance industry seeks GDP may slow down if GST implemented higher tax exemptions in hurry: Tax officials to FM

Mumbai, Jan 22 (PTI): On the heels of demonetisation, the insurance industry is seeking higher tax exemptions, focus on e-payment and compulsory home insurance in the upcoming Union Budget that will help in increasing insurance penetration in India.

“We expect the Budget to spur consumption with a lower tax regime and higher tax-free slabs coupled with higher infrastructure spends,” Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance Managing Director and CEO Deepak Mittal told PTI here.

He said in the life insurance space, the industry is expecting the Budget to create a level playing field for annuities, that will result in pension and retirement savings. “...an annuity plan provides lifetime guaranteed pay-out, irrespective of how long one survives and will not decrease even if the interest rate falls. The government should come out with long-dated bonds for institutional investors (primarily annuity providers), which has the added benefit of helping infrastructure

projects by raising funds,” he added.

Echoing a similar view, Max Life Insurance Executive Vice CMD Rajesh Sud said the government is likely to announce simplification in Income Tax laws in line with the suggestions of Income Tax Simplification Committee, which will make Indian tax laws more competitive with respect to the global economies.

“It would be interesting how the government deals with delayed Goods and Services Tax, which was scheduled for April 1, 2017. There is also a need for streamlining tax saving vehicles, especially for elderly given the expected scenario of falling interest rates. This Budget should move annuity out of tax bracket to provide relief to almost 10 crore senior citizens of India,” he said.

To help households create a portfolio for their long-term needs, he said, it is recommended that the Budget should create a separate income tax limit for the deductibility of life insurance premium, which should be over and above the existing limit.

New Delhi, Jan 22 (PTI): Claiming that demonetisation has affected country’s growth, a major central revenue body has asked Finance Minister Arun Jaitley not to implement Goods and Services Tax (GST) in a hurry and threatened to take legal recourse in case their concerns are not addressed.

It termed as “illegal” certain decisions taken by Jaitley-headed GST Council and demanded that they be corrected. It also sought that the officer’s body be consulted before any final decision is taken.

The Council in its meeting on January 16, had agreed to give states the powers to levy tax on economic activity within 12 nautical miles of territorial waters. Also, it was decided that the states will have powers to assess and administer 90 percent of the tax payers under Rs 1.5 crore annual turnover, while the remaining would be controlled by the Centre.

In a letter to Jaitley, the All India Association of Group B Central Excise Gazetted Executive Officers, said the decision to transfer 90 per

cent of service tax assessees to states is not supported by any lawful and logical base and therefore, the decisions taken by GST Council should be withdrawn immediately. “Needless to say, any judicial intervention in the illegal decisions taken

by GST Council, and if implemented by the Centre, would cause unnecessary delay in the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST). “It is further added that due to demonetisation of old bank notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000, the GDP of the country is expected to fall at least 1 per cent (from 7.6 estimated to 6.6 per cent, as reviewed), and in case implementation of GST is delayed further, due to judicial scrutiny of the illegal decisions taken by GST Council, the country may suffer economically as the GDP may further slow down,” it said.

It said the GST Council has not been conferred upon any power by the Constitution to recommend transfer of rights or allowing levy and collection of IGST (which deals in levy on inter-state supply including stock transfers of goods or

services) to states. It said the area in sea (territorial waters) up to 12 nautical miles from the coastline falls within the territory of India and therefore, the powers to tax transactions in such areas are vested in the Union Government.

“The decision taken by the GST Council to empower states to levy state GST or central GST or IGST, as the case may be, is in gross violation of the constitutional provisions,” the association said.

The GST is likely to be rolled out from July 1, as against April 1 decided earlier by the government.

There is no logic or rationale, legally, to transfer the 90 percent GST assessees to states for the purpose of audit and assessment, it said. “Moreover, the service tax assessees falling within the annual turnover limit of Rs 10 lakh to Rs 1.5 crore are at present being assessed by the Centre smoothly. By transferring of 90 per cent of these assessees to states for levy and collection of SGST and CGST, the officers of the Centre would become work-less,” the association said in the letter.

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New Delhi, Jan 22 (PTI): Gold imports witnessed a fall of about 32 percent to $17.7 billion in April-December of the current fiscal, which is expected to keep a lid on the current account deficit.

Total imports of the precious metal in the corresponding period of 2015-16 stood at $26.4 billion.

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it helped farmers avoid “fizul kharchi” (wasteful expenditure).

“This means the farmer can fare better without money,” he added, with a touch of sarcasm.

For sowing, farmers purchase seeds, and when they do not have cash, they use seeds saved at home.

“No good variety of seeds was used this year, or fertiliser. The sale of certified seeds and fertilisers was lower due to the note ban,” said Panwar.

“Farmers use inferior or old seeds and less inputs... thus quality is hit,” he says.

Demonetisation has not only hit agriculture, but also India’s vast informal sector -- artisans, semi-skilled workers, house construction workers, etc.

-- that accounts for around 45 per cent of the GDP and nearly 80 per cent of employment, says Panwar.

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While Panwar noted that the Rabi sowing acreage figures is “data collated by the government”, Jakhar does not think that sowing acreage was impacted due to demonetisation, but he pointed out that “the comparison is with a drought year”. He added that Rabi sowing costs have gone up “and the quality gone down”.

“What the government is telling us indirectly through this (higher Rabi sowing figure) is that money is not necessary for sowing,” Panwal said.

“Otherwise how could a BJP MP say that the note ban helped farmers to correct their budget, or suggest they were spending money on alcohol, etc.,” he said, referring to BJP MP and Kisan Morcha President Virendra Singh who said earlier this month that the biggest benefit of demonetisation was that

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who is also Editor of agriculture magazines “Farmers’ Forum” and “Krishak Samachar”, “If the cost of harvesting the crop is as much as sowing, then the farmer will not harvest. If a farmer takes his produce to the market, and it is not sold, or the price is very low, he may dump the produce.”

“Demonetisation has also severely impacted the future of cooperative banks,” says Jakhar, a farmer from Punjab, adding that “farmers are hoping that Prime Minister Modi will compensate the loss in some way in the Union Budget on February 1”.

In the face of criticism that the move to scrap Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes had hit the Rabi sowing season, the government has maintained that, in fact, Rabi sowing (winter crop) acreage had gone up this year.

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bad situation”, farm leader Sudhir Panwar, President of Kisan Jagriti Manch, told IANS: “When the trader says that there is no money to purchase the crop, what is the way out for the farmer? Either sell at throwaway prices or dump the crop.”

Fresh produce like vegetables and fruits are sold in cash, he said, adding that the trade remains affected even two-and-ahalf-months after the government scrapped highervalue currency notes on November 8.

“Cheques are not used. And farmers are not entering into the new economic system (going cashless) that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has proposed. The result is a dip in prices,” added Panwar, also member of the Planning Commission of Uttar Pradesh.

According to Jakhar,

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New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS): India’s cash-driven agri sector continues to reel under the effects of demonetisation, with farmers growing fruits and vegetables suffering “huge losses”, say farm leaders who want the Union budget to “compensate” them for these losses.

Amid reports of farmers dumping or refusing to harvest crops like tomatoes and peas due to a crash in prices as traders did not have the cash to purchase the produce, farmer leader Ajay Vir Jakhar said, “Farmers growing perishables like fruits and vegetables have suffered losses of Rs 20,000 to Rs 50,000 per acre on an average.

“The loss is huge,” Ja k h a r, C h a i r m a n o f Bharat Krishak Samaj (Farmers’ Forum, India), told IANS. Explaining the “very

icon Gloria Steinem, musicians Madonna and Alicia Keys, actors Scarlett Johansson, Ugly Betty star America Ferreraa and Ashley Judd emotionally attacked Trump for his views on immigration, Muslims and women.

“It took this horrific moment of darkness to wake us the f--k up,” Madonna told the crowd. “It seems as though we had all slipped into a false sense of comfort, that justice would prevail and that good would win in the end,” CNN reported citing the singer as saying.

In Boston, 120,000 to 125,000 people protested, according to a senior Boston Police official. The police

said the crowd there was too big for the march route and could not proceed because “it would be like a snake eating its tail”. Senator Elizabeth Warren urged Boston protesters to resist: “We can whimper. We can whine.

Or we can fight back! We come here to stand shoulder to shoulder to make clear: We are here! We will not be silent! We will not play dead! We will fight for what we believe in!”

In Los Angeles, more than 100,000 people marched. Demonstrators in New York City marched towards the Trump Tower -- the President’s main residence -- but were blocked

at Fifth Avenue, CNN reported. Police said 20,000 people protested in Houston, 60,000 in Oakland.

In Atlanta, 60,000 people marched with US Representative John Lewis, a major Trump critic.

People gathered to demonstrate in most major cities around the world, including London; Tel Aviv; Melbourne, Australia; Pristina, Kosovo; Moscow; Berlin; Mexico City; Budapest; Barcelona; Rome; Amsterdam; Geneva; Paris and Prague.

Organisers of a London rally said between 80,000 and 100,000 people had taken part there.

Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester and Bristol were among the other UK cities holding protests, the BBC said. In Athens protesters included refugees from Elliniko Camp, located in the old Athens airport.

There was even a protest in Antarctica -- about 30 eco-minded tourists and non-government scientists aboard a ship in international waters hoisted signs saying “Penguins for peace” and “Seals for science”, the march organisers said.

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M O S C O W, J A N 2 2 (AGENCIES): Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says the west’s sanctions on Russia are likely to remain in place “for a long time” despite expectations Donald Trump’s inauguration as U.S. President will lead to warmer relations between Washington and Moscow. Mr. Medvedev told members of the ruling United Russia party on Sunday that Russian leaders “can’t place our hope on foreign elections” and “It’s time to dispense with the illusion that sanctions against our country will be lifted.”

Mr. Trump’s pledge to bring a fresh eye to Russia has produced some excitement in Russia. But senior Russian officials are warning that differences between Moscow and Washington will not disappear overnight.

On day two, Trump prayed, met the CIA and attacked the press Washington, JAN 22 (AGENCIES): President Donald Trump moved fast to mend his relationship with the CIA on just his second day in office, then ignited a feud with the media over the size of his inauguration crowd after mass nationwide protests erupted against his administration.

A day after he set the tone for his term by delivering a searing inaugural address laced with the populist themes that helped him win the election, Trump offered new evidence that he will be as disdainful of convention and protocol as President as he was in the campaign trail. His broadside against the media, which he believes is unfairly representing the size of the crowd on Friday, and the sight of huge antiTrump crowds in US cities and around the world also made another thing clear: the political acrimony that rattled the nation for the past 18 months is not going away. Trump traveled to the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, for a briefing from senior agency leaders and spoke to several hundred people in the spy agency’s foyer, in front of a hallowed spot: the wall of honor where fallen operatives are remembered with stars. “This is my first stop officially, there is nobody

U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he leaves the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) headquarters in Langley, Virginia, on Saturday.

that feels stronger about the intelligence community and the CIA than Donald Trump, there is nobody,” Trump said. “I am so behind you and I know that maybe sometimes you haven’t got the backing that you wanted.”

“I have a running war with the media, they are among the most dishonest human beings on Earth -they sort of made it sound like I had a feud with the intelligence community. The reason you are the number one stop is exactly the opposite,” he said. Earlier, at Washington’s National Cathedral, Trump took part in the traditional inauguration prayer service, as clergy from various faiths including Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism and Islam offer prayers for his administration and the nation.

Blame costly wars, not China, China commissions 31st stealth warship Syrian civil war: Envoys for poor U.S. economy: Jack Ma gather for peace talks

Medical marijuana legalised in Germany BERLIN, JAN 22 (AGENCIES): An act to legalize the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes was passed by German parliamentarians. They voted unanimously in favor of the new bill, first approved by the country’s cabinet in May 2016. On Thursday, votes were unanimous in favor of the new “cannabis as medicine” law, which will come into effect March 2017.

People with multiple sclerosis and other severe illnesses will be able to obtain the drug legally with a prescription. Doctors will also be able to prescribe marijuana or cannabis to patients for whom the drug could alleviate symptoms, such as chronic pain or nausea, or who may see a positive effect on their disease progression, according to a statement (PDF) from Germany’s Federal Ministry of Health. “Critically ill people must be cared for in the best possible way,” Federal Health Minister Hermann Gröhe said in

a statement, adding that “costs of using cannabis for medicinal purposes will be met by the health insurance companies of the critically ill, if no other form of treatment is effective.” The law was welcomed by parties on both the left and right.

Germany will now create a state-regulated program to cultivate the crop for its medicinal use in the future and to ensure its quality.

Until then, plants will be imported. Personal possession of the drug remains illegal in Germany, though small quantities in possession are not usually prosecuted.

Germany now joins a list of countries experimenting with new laws, both medicinal and recreational, regarding marijuana control.

The global picture Marijuana, or cannabis, is “the most widely cultivated, produced, trafficked and consumed drug worldwide,” according to the World Drug Report, but its legality has long been a topic of debate worldwide.

CHANGPANG VILLAGERS' UNION DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The President and the colleagues of Changpang Villagers' Union Dimapur (CVUD) do hereby acknowledge the following members for their contributions for the successful conduct of its Annual Session-cum-Picnic, held on 21/01/2017 at Life Spring Corner, Dimapur, Nagaland.

1. Er. R.W Odyuo, Suptdt. Engineer, Electrical, Dimapur, Nagaland for gracing the occasion as the Chief Guest and also for donating liberally to the Union's Fund.

2. Mr. and Mrs. Thungbemo Ezung and Mr. and Mrs. Benthungo Kithan for providing the lunch as also for providing the venue free of cost.

3. Mr. and Mrs. Elisao Kikon for donating a bag of rice.

4. Mr. and Mrs. James Kinghen, Er. and Mrs. Chenithung Ngullie, Mr. Zubenthung Kinghen for their generous financial donations to the Union.

5. The members of Rilan Area, Senjum and Borlingiri for their financial contributions.

6. Mr. Lawrence Ngullie, Proprietor, M/s Shawn Computers and Printers, Opp. New Market, Dimapur for donating the Session Banners.

7. Mr. Zujamo Kithan, Proprietor, M/s MTG Studios, Hill View Colony, Dimapur for photo coverage throughout the session.

8. Miss. Neizo, Caretaker, Life Spring Corner, Cooks, Helpers and Volunteers for their tireless effort in making the programme a success.

9. All the members of CVUD who graced the occasion and made the programme a grand success.

Yanbothung Kikon President, CVUD

Jerry Odyuo Secretary, CVUD

The Navy’s aviation force has carried out several long-range, combat-ready drills as China appears bracing itself for renewed tensions in the South China Sea under Donald Trump Presidency.

Mr. Trump’s Secretary of State nominee, Rex Tillerson in his testimony before the US Senate had said that America should block China from accessing islands in the disputed SCS. He likened China’s island-building in the SCS to “Russia’s taking of Crimea”.

He warned that the new U.S. government will send a “clear signal” to China that it must abandon its artificial islands in the South China Sea.

ASTANA, JAN 22 (AGENCIES): Delegates have begun arriving in Kazakhstan for peace talks on Syria brokered by Russia and Turkey.

Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Anuar Zhainakov told CNN the Syrian opposition delegation had arrived at the capital Astana ahead of the talks. Representatives of Syria’s government are due to arrive later.

“I can confirm that the delegations from Russia, Turkey, Iran, (UN Special Envoy for Syria) Staffan de Mistura and the Syrian opposition delegation are all in Astana already,” said Zhainakov.

Russia and Turkey led

CLARIFICATION

The Toulazouma Village which was duly recognized by the Govt of Nagaland in the year 3rd Feb 2012 is inhabited by various tribes including some non-Nagas. The Tenyimi group form the main bulk of the village and have been living peacefully and cordially since establishment. However, in due process of time the general members from Toulazouma Tenyimi Baptist Church approached the Village Council seeking change of nomenclature to PMRZ church (PoumaiMao-Rengma-Zeme) which minorities from Tenyimi group and other nagas including non-nagas were having a common church under the banner of Tenyimi Baptist Church.

Thereafter, the matter was taken up by the Village Council and decided to change the church nomenclature to United Baptist Church Toulazouma to accommodate all other nagas non-naga Christian living in the village As the church is not only meant for a particular group of tribes living within the territory of Toulazouma but for every believers who professes Christ as their Lord. Let it be known now that the village shall stick to the new nomenclature "United Baptist Church Toulazouma". Also prays for good understanding and seeks cooperation from every citizens.

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BEIJING, JAN 22 (PTI): Ruling out the much-talked about U.S.-China trade war under the Trump presidency, founder of China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba Jack Ma said the poor plight of American economy was due to the costly wars waged

by Washington and has nothing to do with trade ties with Beijing.

China and the U.S. will not start a trade war as President Donald Trump is an open-minded person who needs more time, Mr. Ma said. Mr. Ma, who has met Mr. Trump promising to create a million jobs in the U.S. and market a million American products, said it is wrong to ascribe America’s economic problems to China. It is the U.S. that is responsible for its sluggish economy, given that

ing, a Type—815A class electronic reconnaissance ship, which now belongs to the North Sea Fleet.

Russia has the world’s largest corvette group that consists of about 80 vessels, but most of them were built in the 1980s and 1990s and cannot compete with the Type—056 in terms of technology and equipment, the report quoted defence observers as saying, adding that China’s fleet is now the biggest force of modern corvettes of all navies.

PLAN has expanded its fleet rapidly in the past ten years taking delivery of about 100 advanced ships and submarines as well as a large number of new aircraft.

It commissioned around 20 new ships in 2015 as well as last year and is believed to have deployed several new-generation nuclear submarines during this period, state-run China Daily reported.

The Navy now has a carrier battle group headed by its first aircraft carrier Liaoning, which just completed a long-distance, livefire drill in the Western Pacific Ocean and South China Sea. A second aircraft carrier is being built with plans for the third.

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$14 trillion was wasted on waging war over the past 30 years rather than investing in infrastructure. China did not steal American jobs, Mr. Ma said, adding that the loss of jobs is a strategic mistake on the part of the U.S., staterun People’s Daily reported on Saturday.

The U.S. adopted a strategy to control intellectual property rights and select brands three decades ago, leaving lower-level works to the rest of the world, Mr. Ma said. Besides, multi-national American enterprises like Microsoft and IBM have created hundreds of millions in profits through globalisation.

This large sum could have been invested in infrastructure and employment, but was instead put towards 13 wars, he said.

The U.S. simply failed to allot the funds reasonably, Mr. Ma said adding his meeting with Mr. Trump was much more productive than expected the discussions mainly focused on the issues of SOEs and China-U.S. trade, especially American enterprises selling in Asia through Alibaba’s platform, which will provide about one million jobs for Americans in various ways.

BEIJING, JAN 22 (PTI): Rapidly expanding its naval fleet, China has commissioned its 31st stealth warship as it got its battle group under its first aircraft carrier ready amid tensions with the U.S. and other nations over its assertiveness in the disputed South China Sea. The People’s Liberation Army Navy has commissioned its 31st Type—056 class corvette, marking a new addition to the world’s largest fleet of modern corvettes, official media reported.

With a maximum speed of 52 km/h, the ship features good manoeuvrability, a high-level of automation and stealth capability, and is capable of hitting aircraft, ships and submarines, the PLA Daily, the official organ of the Chinese military said.

The CNS Ezhou with a hull number of 513 was delivered to the East Sea Fleet in a naval base in East China’s Fujian province.

The ship will perform coastal patrol, fishery escort, anti-submarine and anti-ship operations.

It is the second ship that has been commissioned to the PLA Navy since the start of 2017, following the CNS Kaiyangx-

Nietseizo Venuh Head GB Toulazouma Village Dimapur : Nagaland

Lhousezo Suokhrie Chairman Toulazouma Village

efforts on these latest Syria peace talks, after Syrian rebels suffered a major defeat in December of last year by losing control of districts of eastern Aleppo they had held for nearly four years.

The rebels’ loss followed an air bombing campaign by Russia that turned the tide of the war in favor of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Syria’s brutal civil war has raged on for nearly six years and killed an estimated 400,000 people.

December ceasefire On December 29, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced an agreement in which the Syrian government and opposition rebels would cease fighting.

In his opening prayer, the Very Reverend Randolph Marshall Hollerith, the dean of Washington National Cathedral, appeared to be making a point about the need for unity after the bitter, divisive election campaign that made Trump president.

“Look with compassion on the whole human family; take away the arrogance and hatred which infect our hearts; break down the walls that separate us; unite us in bonds of love; and work through our struggle and confusion to accomplish your purposes on earth; that, in your good time, all nations and races may serve you in harmony around your heavenly throne through Jesus Christ our Lord,” Hollerith said, reciting an excerpt from the Book of Common Prayer.

7.9 quake hits Papua New Guinea S y dne y, J an 2 2 (IANS): A tsunami alert was issued on Sunday for the Pacific after a powerful undersea earthquake measuring 7.9-magnitude on the Richter scale struck Papua New Guinea.

According to the US Geological Survey, the quake struck 41 km northwest of Panguna on the island of Bougainville, Xinhua news agency reported.

“Hazardous tsunami waves from this earthquake are possible within the next three hours along some coasts of Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Nauru, Vanuatu and Indonesia,” the Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said.

LAMHAI PEOPLE ACKNOWLEDGE T.R. ZELIANG

Lamhai Peoples’ Organization in Peren District, Nagaland, comprising of four Lamhai villages namely, Lamhai (old), Dungki, Mhainamtsi and Mhaikam held its meeting at Lamhai-Dungki Community Hall, in Dungki village on 21/01/2017. The meeting was attended by all the Chairmen, GBs, elders and Village functionaries of the four villages.

The meeting began with a word of prayer by Shri.

Gongphonlung, Associate Pastor of Dungki village.

The main objective of the meeting was to strengthen the unity of Lamhai people in all spheres by upholding brotherhood among the four villages thereby mutually support, protect and safeguard the interest of one another and with concerted effort, promote the welfare of the four villages.

In the meeting, the members expressed gratitude to our almighty God for enabling Shri. T.R. Zeliang, (who is a contestant from Lamhai village and have received God’s blessings from Lamhai Dungki Baptist Church) to be the Chief Minister of Nagaland. Lamhai people also pray that Shri. T.R. Zeliang continue to hold the highest office for many more years and extend unflinching support to Shri. T.R. Zeliang.

Sd Sd Sd Sd (Haibamko) (Kennang) (Namgong) (Miucham) Chairman Chairman Chairman Chairman Lamhai Village Mhaikam Village Dungki Village Mhainamsti Council Council Council Village Council

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Protesters shout slogans at the Women’s March on Washington on Saturday. (AP/PTI)

US lifting sanctions on Russia an illusion: Russia PM

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The Angami Catholic Women Association wish to thank all individuals and groups from various Churches for the successful conduct of its 21st General Conference held from January 13 to 15, 2017 at Chedema village. The Association extends special thanks to all members of the Holy Cross Church, Chedema led by Dr. John Seyiekhrietuo for the elaborate and wonderful preparation of the Conference venue and hosting of all the delegates. The magnanimous support of the Baptist Church, Assembly of God Church and Christian Revival Church of Chedema as well as Christian Revival Church, Model Village, Chedema in carrying out the preliminary groundwork is well appreciated. This exemplary cordial relationship among the different denominations in the village reflects the goodness of the Chedema people. Also, the help extended by members of the Catholic Unions of nearby Christ King Church, Kohima village and Rüsoma Village is gratefully acknowledged.

We also extend our heartfelt thanks to all the resource persons and mass celebrants who made the conference a meaningful and spiritually enriching event for the women delegates from the various Angami regions.

Sd/- Ketoulesieü Irene Rüüngubino Rita President General Secretary Angami Catholic Women Association Angami Catholic Women Association Kohima, Nagaland Kohima, Nagaland

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Protesters across globe rally for women’s rights

WASHINGTON, JAN 22 (IANS): More than one million people marched across the US and the world to show support for women’s rights and express their discontent over the election of US President Donald Trump.

The Women’s March on Saturday drew members of Congress, world-famous actresses and countless citizens protesting for numerous reasons, including immigration, health care and a general antipathy to Trump, CNN reported.

But most said they wanted to show support for women and feared that there will be attacks on women’s rights during Trump’s presidency. Many women wore knitted pink “pussy hats” - a reference to a recording that emerged during the election campaign in which Trump talked about groping women. The biggest demonstration took place in Washington, where protesters filled Pennsylvania Avenue, the same street Trump walked down on Friday during his inaugural parade.

On Saturday evening, the crowd moved toward the White House. Filmmaker Michael Moore, feminist

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Michelle wins Oriflame Face of Northeast 2017

Oriflame Face of Northeast 2017 winners.

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i c h e l l e Ky n t a from Meghalaya was adjudged as the winner of Oriflame Face of Northeast 2017 during the grand finale held at ITA Machkhowa auditorium, Guwahati.

Anjusha Saikia Bhattacharyya from Assam and

Y Tsurila from Nagaland were adjudged as the first and second runners-up respectively during the event.

The panel of judges for the finale included wellknown names from the entertainment industry such as Mrs India Earth

Mumbai is safer, says Kangana

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ctress Kangana Ranaut believes that Mumbai is relatively safer than any other city in the country.

Speaking at the Umang Mumbai Police Show, held especially for Mumbai Police on Saturday night,

Kangana said: “Though we can’t say Mumbai is entirely safe and sound but it is relatively safer than other places.

Other cities are quite in a hazardous situation.”

On the work front, Kangana will next be seen in “Rangoon”, “We will start promoting the film next week. The entire team of ‘Rangoon’ and I feel happy that the trailer is being appreciated. Especially for the song ‘Bloody Hell’. People have never seen me dance in this way. I feel very happy for that,” she said.

2016, second runner-upRoshni Hassan, Renowned photographer Kamal Barman, Film maker artist and poet-Lovita J R Morang and new age Assamese director Kangkan Rajkhowa besides Subrata Mohanty from Oriflame India Pvt Ltd. The contest was enlivened by an impressive and diverse line-up of talents from across the region. Priyam Baruah and her team performed a fusion dance.

Internationally renowned flutist Deepak Sharma’s act kept the audience mesmerised.

The inaugural performance was made by renowned singer Rupam Bhuyan who swayed the crowd his soulful voice.

The event was managed by Tattva Creations Pvt Ltd. While the idea behind Oriflame Face of Northeast was to groom talented young women from across the Northeast and encourage them to become empowering role models of beauty, health and leadership.

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Adele to perform at Bollywood celebs saddened by 2017 Grammy Awards Hirakhand Express tragedy

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ello, it’s Adele. And she’s coming to the Grammys.

The British superstar joins the lineup of performers for the 59th annual Grammy Awards, which takes place Feb. 12 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

The 10-time Grammy winner will perform a song from her juggernaut third album 25, which finished both 2016 and 2015 as the year’s best-selling album in the United States and is the second biggest album of the millennium (behind, of course, her sophomore set 21).

There’s a good chance Adele will hog the Grammys spotlight. She’s also up

for five categories: album of the year and best pop vocal album (for 25); and record of the year, song of the year and best pop solo performance (all for “Hello”).

The Londoner, who has performed at three previous G r a m my s, w i l l join John Legend, Metallica, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban on stage for music’s biggest night.

The field this year is led by Beyoncé with nine nominations, while Drake, Rihanna and Kanye West are close behind with eight nods each.

The Late Late Show leader James Corden will host the event, which is produced by AEG Ehrlich Ventures for The Recording Academy and will be beamed live on the CBS Television Network.

Ehrlich is executive producer, Louis J. Horvitz is director, Ben Winston is producer, and David Wild and Ehrlich are the writers.

Rain releases single ‘The Best Present’

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hree years after his last album, Korean R&B singer and actor Rain returned over the weekend with the release of his Psy-produced single “The Best Present.” He revealed that the song is about his longtime girlfriend, actress Kim Tae Hee, and that the pair will get married within the next month.

“The Best Present” is a collaborative track between Rain and Psy, of “Gangnam Style” fame,

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and is a smooth ballad. The music video features Rain doing what he does best: emulating Michael Jackson

in a fedora and one gloved hand while performing sleek choreography. The elegant video and poignant song are Rain’s first releases since 2014’s Rain Effect album.

Rain revealed through a handwritten letter on Instagram that the song’s lyrics -- “She’s the greatest present of all” -- are an ode to Korean actress Kim and that the two will get married in the next few weeks in a private ceremony.

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ollywood celebrities, including Boman Irani and Anupam Kher, are deeply saddened by the Hirakhand Express tragedy, which claimed at least 36 lives and left 50 people injured when the Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express derailed in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district.

The incident occurred on Saturday at 11.30 p.m. near Kuneru station, 24 km from Rayagada in Odisha. The train was enroute to Odisha’s capital Bhubaneswar from Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh.

Expressing their condolences, the actors in the hindi film fraternity took to their Twitter accounts. Here is what the celebs had to say:

Boman Irani: Condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives and a speedy recovery for the injured.

Prayers.

Hirakhand Express accident. Anupam Kher: Deeply saddened by Hirakhand Express tragedy. My heartfelt condolences to the families who lost their dear one. Praying for the injured.

Randeep Hooda: Heart goes out the victims of the accident and families.We have to find local vigilance of the tracks Hirakhand Express.

R. Madhavan: 32 Killed, 54 Injured After Hirakhand Express Derails In Andhra Pradesh... oh god. Not again... what’s happening.

‘Dangal’ mints over Rs 375 crore in India

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ollywood superstar Aamir Khans sports drama “Dangal” -which has already garnered the “highest grosser of Hindi cinema” -- is going strong at theatres even after four weeks since its release. The film had raked in Rs 376.14 crore at the domestic box office till Friday.

The Nitesh Tiwari directorial, which released on December 23 last year, has become the first Bollywood film to cross the Rs 375 crore mark after collecting Rs 1.19 crore on its fifth Friday in theatres, read a statement issued on behalf of the makers.

“Dangal” is based on the life of wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat.

It has been lauded by the audiences for its powerful portrayal of the story of Phogat, who, much to the disapproval of his wife and his whole village, trained his daughters Geeta and Babita to wrestle.

Apart from Aamir, the film features Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra and Sakshi Tanwar.

‘Dangal’ made taxfree in Madhya Pradesh Following the success of Aamir Khan starrer “Dangal” -- on wrestling -- Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has decided to make the film taxfree and has announced plans to open a wrestling academy in the state.

According to posts on the official Twitter handle CMO Madhya Pradesh, Chouhan said the state government has decided to

open a wrestling academy to promote the sport.

He has also decided to make “Dangal” tax-free.

The movie, about wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat who trains his daughters to become champions in the sport, has had a successful run since its release on December 23.

The movie has earned over Rs 375 crore -- becoming Hindi cinema’s highest grosser at the Indian box office.

SENSE OF LOGIC OF THE PEOPLE OF NAGALAND IS HIGHLY APPRECIABLE FEW NEW COACHING INSTITUTES STARTED IN NAGALAND IN 2016

STILL, OUT OF ALL CIVIL SERVICE ASPIRANTS IN NAGALAND WHO JOINED COACHING

MORE THAN 90% OF ASPIRANTS JOINED N.I.C.S.E. BECAUSE THEY & THEIR PARENTS

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Saints ease past feeble Foxes

Ward-Prowse curled into the bottom-left corner with a cultured strike that settled Southampton 26 minutes into the game.

Lo n d o n, Ja n 2 2 (Agencies): Southampton have moved up to 11th place in the Premier League after they swept aside a lacklustre Leicester City 3-0 at St. Mary’s.

Having lost four league games in-a-row, the Saints desperately needed a victory to extinguish any chance of them being dragged into a relegation battle and they got it in emphatic fashion.

Claude Puel’s side dominated the match from the first kick of the ball and they got the all-important breakthrough on 26 minutes when James Ward-Prowse expertly guided a sweet halfvolley past Kasper Schmeichel and into the bottom corner of the net.

The midfielder then had a hand in the hosts doubling their advantage when his free-kick eventually made its way to Jay Rodriguez who lashed the ball home from a tight angle.

Leicester never looked like getting back into the contest and the outcome looked to have been sealed when Wes Morgan headed into his own net as the game entered its closing stages only for the Foxes’ captain’s blushes to be spared by the linesman flagging, debatably, for offside.

However, Southampton were not to be denied a third for much longer, Dusan Tadic converting a late spot-kick after Morgan had brought down substitute

WASA 54th wrestling meet on Jan 25

Rengma Sports Association 44th meet concludes

D i m ap u r , J a n 2 2 (NPN): The 54th wrestling meet of the Western Angami Sports Association (WASA) will be held on January 25 at Kohima local ground.

The inaugural function, which will commence at 9.30 am, would be graced

by Dr. Kedozeto Punyü, president, Angami Gazetted Officers Krotho (AGOK), as the chief guest.

A total of 56 wrestlers from the four units under WASA will be vying for the ultimate title. The first prize is being sponsored by T. Husie Lhousa, assistant conservator of forest.

Meanwhile, WASA has called for a meeting with all the tournament and unit officials on January 24 at 3 pm at Kohima local ground. The respective units have also been informed to submit two flags each.

The selected wrestlers will represent WASA at the forthcoming Angami Sports Association (ASA) sports meet scheduled in February this year.

D i m ap u r , J a n 2 2 (NPN): Kandinu Sports Association emerged as the champion of 44th Rengma Sports Association football match. In the final, Kandinu Sports Association defeated defending champions Sendenyu Chipwen Team by 2-1. Both teams failed to find the net in the first half despite creating many opportunities to score. The second half witnessed a more spirited comeback from KSA and their efforts paid well as they managed to find the back of the net on two occasions through Hailo Kath and Senpenlo Kath.

The defending champions SCT made a remarkable comeback when they managed to pull one back.

Yhunshalo Kemp volleyed in the goal for SCT in the dying minutes. However, till the final whistle, they failed to level the score.

In the women volleyball final, Tseminyu Village Youth Organisation team dethroned defending champions Sendenyu Chipwen team to be crowned

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Shane Long as he closed in on goal.

Claudio Ranieri’s men though are enduring a nightmare defence of the league title they claimed in such historic fashion last season, without a win away from their King Power Stadium while the 37 goals they have already conceded after 22 games is more than they did throughout their full 38 game campaign last year.

Battling Spurs hold Man City

After uncharacteristic blunders by goalkeeper Hugo Lloris gifted City two goals at the start of the second half, Tottenham rediscovered the attacking threat missing in the first

as champions. The closing ceremony was held at the RSA ground, Tseminyu on January 20 with Pollem Tep, additional director of School Education Nagaland as the guest of honour.

In his speech, the guest of honour congratulated RSA and the entire participants for successfully conducting the meet. He encouraged the gathering that sports as a career should be taken seriously followed with ethics and high aim.

The programme was chaired by Sohilo Kath, joint secretary RSA. Individual winners Football Best goal keeper- Zenilo Ras (Tseminyu Town FC) Best defender- Siwamo Wanth (KSA) Golden boot- Paul Magh (Tesophenyu SC) Most promising playerPhilip Kath (E&Y FC) Volleyball Best setter- Grace Kent (TVYO) Best spiker- Hisenle Kent (TVYO) Best player- Binile Kemp

period. Lloris resembled City counterpart Claudio Bravo, who for once wasn’t the goalkeeper committing the mistakes.

Lloris raced off his line when Kevin De Bruyne ball sent a ball high over the Tottenham defense and went for a diving header to clear, rather than trying to make a save. The header went straight to Leroy Sane, who then had clear sight of goal to put City in front.

If that looked bad for Lloris, the next goal was even more mortifying for the captain. Lloris dived to gather Raheem Sterling’s cross but he allowed the ball to slip through his fingers and De Bruyne was there to capitalize with a simple finish.

City’s two-goal cushion only lasted until the 58th minute when Kyle Walker whipped in a cross from the right and Dele Alli headed in his 11th goal of the season.

City manager Pe p Guardiola was left infuriated with the referee for not awarding a penalty when Sterling was pushed by defender Kyle Walker as he shot. Then Tottenham went up the other end to equalizer, with Son Heung-min set up

by Harry Kane to clinch the point that moved the north London club a point ahead of third-place Liverpool.

Rain washes out third day of B’desh-NZ Test Christchurch, Jan 22 (IANS): An incessant downpour washed out the third day of an evenly poised second cricket Test match between Bangladesh and New Zealand here on Sunday. Play was called off at the Hagley Oval without a ball being bowled due to the heavy rain, which had also cut short the final session on the second day, reports bdnews24.com.

Fo u r t h d ay ’s p l ay has been rescheduled to begin half hour early on Monday. Having bowled Bangladesh out for 289 in the opening day, the Kiwis were cruising on 153 for 2 at one stage on Saturday. But Bangladesh fought back in the final session to snap up late breakthroughs, leaving New Zealand on 260 for 7 in their first innings, still 29 runs behind the tourists.

The forecast for Monday, however, is better - mostly sunny with spells of overcast skies which may, however, lead to pauses.

Bangladesh lost the first Test by seven wickets.

IBU lacks doping evidence for 22 Russian athletes

Moscow, Jan 22 (IANS): The International Biathlon Union (IBU) has stopped its inquiry into doping by 22 Russian athletes, that was launched last month, as investigators have failed to find any sufficient evidence of wrongdoing by the sportsmen. The IBU on Saturday said it found no evidence of doping for 22 Russian athletes suspected of it but would continue investigating seven others, reports Sputnik.

“Regarding the 29 athletes, against which the IBU opened investigation on December 22, the IBU Extraordinary Executive Board meeting decided today to further investigate in 7 (seven) individual athletes.

There is no suffic ient evidence for the other athletes for the time being,” the IBU said in a press release issued on Saturday. The IBU also said that the decision to suspend provisionally two other athletes, taken at the December 22 meeting of the Extraordinary Executive Board (EB), would not be overturned at this time. The IBU began looking into the possibility of doping by 31 Russian athletes in December 2016, after receiving the list with their names from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

Saina clinches Malaysia Masters title

Champion Saina Nehwal, right, of India and her runner-up Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand with their trophies during the awards ceremony. (AP/PTI)

S A R AWA K , Ja n 2 2 (PTI): Indian badminton ace Saina Nehwal notched up her first title after a career-threatening injury by claiming the Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold with a hard-fought victory in the summit clash on Sunday.

Up against 18-yearo l d T h a i Po r n p aw e e Chochuwong, the topseeded London Olympics bronze-medallist triumphed 22-20, 22-20 in a 46-minute clash.

This was her 23rd title overall and the first after last year’s Australian Open.

The 26-year-old world No.10, who had been desperately looking for a title that boosts her confidence after recovering

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from the Yarra River end to clinch the first set in 42 minutes.

The second set went on serve until the 11th game when Williams broke for the first time in the set, then, clinched victory in 96 minutes.

Pav ly u c h e n k ova sealed a 6-3 6-3 win over fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova to put the 25year-old into the last eight at Melbourne Park for the first time in nine attempts.

Defeat was bitter for 31-year-old Kuznetsova, who was targeting her first Mischa Zverev returns a shot to Andy Murray.

Grand Slam quarter-final back to their junior days. round to return to the last since the French Open in But left-hander Zverev, eight for the ninth time 2014. who was playing his first in Melbourne where she ever Grand Slam fourth reached the same round on round, recorded the win her debut in 1998. of his life and will now Williams, a seven-time face Roger Federer in the major winner, raced out to quarter-finals. a 3-0 lead but No 181Barthel fought back Venus, Pavlyuchenkova ranked with the American having in quarters trouble with her ball toss in Venus Williams set up the sun. a quarter-final showdown Barthel broke twice against Russia’s Anastasia to give her the opportunity Pavlyuchenkova at the at 4-3 to get back on serve Australian Open on Sunday. but Williams capitalised Williams, 36, recorded a 6-3 on the German also having 7-5 victory over Germany’s trouble with the sun to 23rd Jan, 2015 Mona Barthel in the fourth break back then served out

clinch the opening game after a 20-minute slog.

In the second game as well, Chochuwong was quicker off the blocks with a 3-0 lead but this time Saina did not leave it for too late and took the lead at 7-5.

The Thai teenager, however, drew level at 8-8 and 11-11 but Saina did not allow her to clinch the momentum.

T h e H yd e r a b a d i remained in the lead, albeit slender, before blowing away four match points to help Chochuwong draw level at 20-20.

But the Indian managed to get over the hiccup and wrap up the issue soon after for what would be a massive moralebooster for her.

Record-breaking Bryan brothers quit Davis Cup MELBOURNE, Jan 22 (Agencies): Bob and Mike Bryan announced their retirement from the Davis Cup on Sunday after a 14-year stint that made them the United States’ most successful doubles team in the competition.

The 38-year-old twins, known for their chestbumping celebrations, sealed the Davis Cup title against Russia in 2007 and they bow out with a 24-5 win-loss record since making their debut in 2003. “Clinching the Davis Cup final in 2007 while representing Team USA

was one of the greatest highlights of our career,” they said on their Instagram account.

“We’ve been blessed to play for two amazing captains, Patrick McEnroe and Jim Courier, and we are extremely grateful for their leadership and trust over these last 14 years.”

T h e B r ya n s we n t 4-0 in the Davis Cup in 2007, the last of the United States’ record 32 victories, when they clinched the Bob and Mike Bryan winning point against Nikolay Davydenko and competing at the Australian Slam titles and won men’s Igor Andreev.

Open in Melbourne, have doubles gold at the 2012 The brothers, currently also amassed 16 Grand London Olympics.

Martial was dropped: Mourinho London, Jan 22 (Agencies): Jose Mourinho had confirmed that Anthony Martial was able for selection for Saturday’s trip to Stoke but he was simply not selected. The Frenchman’s troubled season under the new manager at Manchester United continued as he did not even make the substitute’s bench for the 1-1 draw with the Potters. The attack-

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er started last weekend’s 1-1 home draw with Liverpool and impressed in patches but not enough to make the squad for the clash with Stoke City.

When asked about Marcos Rojo and Martial’s absence after the game, Mourinho replied: “He [Rojo] was not feeling well [so was out because of that].

Martial was not selected.”

Zverev dumps Murray out of Australian Open M e l b o u r n e , Ja n 22 (Agencies): Andy Murray’s dreams of winning his maiden Australian Open were crushed in stunning fashion by Germany’s 50thranked Mischa Zverev, in Melbourne on Sunday.

The world No 1, who had reached the quarterfinals every year since 2010, hadn’t lost to anyone in Melbourne with a ranking as low as Zverev’s since Juan Ignacio Chela in 2006.

His shock defeat follows that of reigning champion Novak Djokovic, who fell to Denis Istomin in the second round on Thursday, leaving the men’s draw at the year’s first Grand Slam wide open.

Murray had started the Australian Open convincingly and despite starting strong favourite, the German produced a stunning 7-5 5-7 6-2 6-4 victory in a brisk three hours and 34 minutes to reach the last eight.

The five-time Melbourne Park finalist was well-acquainted with his opponent, his contemporary at 29 and an old sparring partner dating

from a knee surgery last year, was squaring off against a rival ranked more than 50 places below her at 67th.

The two were meeting for the first time in the circuit and Saina was on the backfoot in the opening game when Chochuwong reeled off four consecutive points to grab the early initiative.

Chochuwong maintained the advantage going forward and was placed 11-5 at the break.

H o w e v e r, S a i n a narrowed the gap to make it 10-13 before drawing level at 19-19 and then saving a game point.

Chochuwong could not handle the pressure thereafter as Saina drew from her experience to

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India lose Kolkata thriller by five runs

Indian team pose with trophy after winning the series against England at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday. (PTI)

Ko l k ata , J a n 2 2 (PTI): Indian batsmen wilted under pressure and lost the plot in the final over after nearly pulling it off as England narrowly beat the hosts by five runs in a thrilling third and final ODI to prevent a clean sweep here today.

Kedar Jadhav (90 off 75 balls), who had helped India win the first ODI with a superb century, was on the verge of single-

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handedly taking his side to a memorable win as he hit a six and four in the first two balls of the final over but failed to rattle up the required 16 runs to lose the nail-biting match at the packed Eden Gardens.

All-rounder Ben Stokes, who was hit for four sixes in the fateful World T20 final at the same venue nine months back, had an emotional redemption as he scored 57 and took 3/63 to

help England win the nailbiting match.

Chasing 322 for a win, India were cruising along with 27 needed from the final three overs but the match turned in England’s favour in the 48th over with the home side scoring just four runs from it while losing the wicket of Ravichandran Ashwin (1).

India still won the three-match series 2-1 after their victories in the first

and second ODIs in Pune and Cuttack while England notched up their first win in this Indian tour. They had lost the five-match Test series 4-0 preceding the ODI contest.

Now the two sides head for the three-match T20 International series beginning on January 26 in Kanpur.

Under hazy conditions with plenty of swing and seam movement on offer,

India lost the in-form Virat Kohli for 55, while Yuvraj Singh depar ted for 45 but Jadhav, who scored a career-best 120 in the first ODI in Pune, kept them in the hunt.

With 16 needed from the last over, Jadhav went deep into his crease to dispatch Chris Woakes over extra-cover for a six and followed it up with a boundary. Drama unfolded a s Wo a k e s b r i l l i a n t ly bowled two dot balls and removed Jadhav in the next ball when he holed out straight at deep point.

Six runs off last ball was seemingly a tall ask for Jasprit Bumrah as he could score any run and England clinched their first victory on the tour.

It was another 300plus run affair as the threematch series went into the record books with a total of 2090 runs that eclipsed 1892 runs scored in the Afro-Asia Cup in 2007.

Brief scores: England 321/8 (Jason Roy 65, Jonny Bairstow 56, Ben Stokes 57*; Hardik Pandya 3/49) beat India 316/9 (Virat Kohli 55, Hardik Pandya 56, Kedar Jadhav 90; Ben Stokes 3/63) by five runs.

East Bengal beat Bengaluru 2-1 in I-League

B a r a s a t, J a n 2 2 (Agencies): Striker Robin Singh scored the winning goal against his former club as East Bengal ended defending champions Bengaluru FC’s winning start to the I-League football tournament in a 2-1 victory here on Sunday.

CK Vineeth shot Bengaluru to the lead after Eugeneson Lyngdoh’s run

down the left flank was perfectly cut back into his path. Vineeth neatly put the ball past East Bengal goalkeeper T.P. Rehenesh.

But East Bengal needed just five minutes to draw level when Bukenya caught the Bengaluru defence offguard and turned in a low corner to make it 1-1.

The match was tied 1-1 at halftime.

Striker Robin Singh was introduced and the change seemed to work as the former Bengaluru man drew Amrinder Singh into a save, hit the crossbar and slid in a delightful cross that team-mate Willis Plaza Plaza, with an open goal at his mercy, missed completely. Robin capitalised on a lapse in defence to make it 2-1.

NYCS to conduct selection trials

Dimapur, Jan 22 (NPN): National Yuva Cooperative Society (NYCS) will be conducting a selection test for Pan India Athletic Talent Scouting for Summer Olympics 2020 and 2024 at Government Higher Secondary School ground on January 28. NYCS is the organising partner for the most unique and grass root athletics talent hunt initiative under a CSR initiative of GAIL (India) Ltd. The collaboration aims to spot, screen, select and nurture the potential young talents, stated Mathew K Janger, NYCS member in a press release. Candidates should be between the age group of 11 to 14 and 15 to 17. Selection will be conducted option in three categories; 100, 200 Nagaland sepaktakraw team with coach Holshe Khrieo and officials. The team will be and 400 metres track. Forms can be downloaded from participating in the 27th Senior National Sepaktakraw Championship at Kadappa, Andhra www.nycsindia.com. For more information, interested Pradesh from January 27 to 31. candidates can contact 9436002355 or 9856585309.

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