January 1, 2017

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APO, Senden, ENPO, KVC oppose civic polls Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, DEC 31 (NPN): In a big blow to the decision of chief minister T.R.Zeliang and his government to conduct elections to Urban Local Bodies(ULBs) with 33% women reservation, several organisations including village councils, opposed holding of civic polls and cautioned of enforcing the boycott within their respective jurisdictions.

In the latest development , Angami Public Organisation (APO), Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation (ENPO), Kohima Village Council (KVC) and Ao Senden (Mokokchung) have reaffirmed their stand against holding civic polls with 33% women reservation within their respective jurisdictions.

APO: Angami Public Organisation (APO) through its president Dr.Vilhusa Seleyi and vice president K.T. Vilie, pointed that since it was the primary and moral responsibility of the state government to “maintain peace and harmony in the state” and the bounden responsibility of the “right thinking people

and organisations” to make suggestions and proposals to those in power “ for the maintenance of this duty”; it (APO) therefore submitted its communication to the government.

APO accused the government of having gone ahead and announced elections to municipal and town councils “in utter disregard of the wishes of the Naga people” and for which it (APO) “resolved to uphold the coexistence of all gender with mutual respect and love without discrimination” at a meeting on December 30, 2016.

APO has therefore, appealed to the state government to provide “ a space for the people of Nagaland” to come to an understanding “in sharing with views and suggestions.” It reiterated, that till such time the needed space was provided for amendment and necessary and clear-cut safeguard to Article 371A, the APO resolved “ not to allow the conduct of election to municipal and town councils in Angami territories (Dimapur & Kohima district)” Further, APO has appealed to “ all political par-

ties, intending candidates and individuals to refrain from filing or nominating any candidate for the aforementioned elections”. APO has cautioned that “any action of violation of this resolution shall be viewed as a direct challenge to the APO”. It also appealed to the people’s representatives to “listen to the voice of the people.”

KVC: Kohima Village Council (KVC) discussed the forthcoming municipal election at its general meeting on December 30,2016 and reaffirmed its previous stand on 33% women reservation. KVC Secretary Zeneizo Rutsa disclosed, that KVC reaffirmed its earlier stand and to “boycott the election” and entrusted its youth (Kohima Village Youth Organisation) “to take care of it, in case any unwanted situation arises”.

Racting to an agency report from Kohima, KVC clarified it was not an organisation “to rely on insider” and the report appearing on December 31,2016 was “null and void and misleading”.

ENPO: Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisa-

tion (ENPO) has issued its ‘Noklak Resolution on Nagaland Municipal Act” deliberated at en emergency joint consultative meeting with six federating tribal units-- CKS, KTC, PPC, USLP, YTC on December 29, 2016 in Noklak town.

ENPO unanimously adopted the “ENPO Noklak Resolution” with regard to Nagaland Municipal & Town Council elections, according to a joint statement issued by Khoiwang Konyak president ENPO; M.P. Noksang president CKS; Mongchua, president KTC; Manlip Konyak, president KU; P. Chingan, president PPC; Y. Sangtam, president USLP and Throngso, vice president YTC. ENPO has demanded (i) clarification from the state government as to why the government had declared the date for Nagaland Municipal & Town Council elections, without responding to ENPO-Naga Hoho joint ultimatum submitted to the Nagaland chief minister on December 10,2016(ii) demanded written assurance from the state government that the Nagaland Municipal Act

(Third Amendment) Bill 2016 “does not infringe/ implicate Article 371A of the Indian constitution in any manner now and in the future and (iii) a written clarification and assurance as mentioned above, which should be submitted through the office of ENPO “on or before 2nd January 2017”.

Ao Senden: Ao Senden also reaffirmed its earlier resolution to oppose the conduct of election to ULBs in the district at a meeting with land owners (Lika board) of Mokokchung at the MMC conference hall.

Disclosing this to Nagaland Post, presidential council member of the Ao Senden Chubawati said the Senden remained firm with its earlier stand against 33% women reservation in civic bodies. He said the land owners also reaffirmed to oppose elections to ULBs in Mokokchung district.

In this regard, Chubawati disclosed, that the Senden has convened another meeting on January 2,2017 with all ward authorities within Mokokchung to “chalk out further course of action”.

BJP govt installed in Arunachal ITANAGAR, DEC 31(PTI): In a fast paced development, a BJP government was today installed in Arunachal Pradesh after 33, out of 43 Peoples’ Party of Arunachal (PPA) MLAs led by chief minister Pema Khandu, joined the saffron brigade in this politically fragile state. Khandu paraded the MLAs before Assembly Speaker Tenzing Norbu Thongdok who accepted their joining.

The high-voltage political drama began since late Thursday night after PPA president Kahfa Bengia temporarily suspended Khandu, his deputy Chowna Mein and five legislators from the primary membership of the party for alleged anti-party activities. The PPA, an alliance partner of the North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) government in the state, on Friday selected Takam Pario as the new chief minister of the state.

However, the political equation changed when majority of the PPA MLAs who initially extended support to Pario, later shifted their allegiance to Khandu.

The PPA on Saturday also suspended four other party MLAs including Honchun Ngandam, Bamang

Lt. Gen. Chauhan Dramatic U-turn: Akhilesh Yadav back in SP Governor’s New takes charge as Year greetings EMERGES AS UNDISPUTED LEADER; VOWS TO FIGHT COMMUNAL FORCES new GOC 3 Corps DIMAPUR, DEC 31

Lt. Gen. Anil Chauhan

DIMAPUR, DEC 31 (NPN): Lt. Gen. Anil Chauhan took over as the new GOC 3 Corps from Lt. Gen. Abhay Krishna. An alumnus of NDA and IMA, Lt. Gen. Chauhan was commissioned into the 11thGorkha Rifles in 1981. According to PRO defence wing, Lt Gen Chauhan has had a distinguished career spanning various command, staff and instructional appointments.

Meanwhile, both the new and outgoing GOC have conveyed their wishes to the people of the North East region on the occasion of the New Year.

Holiday Notice Offices of the Nagaland Post will remain closed for New Year on January 1 & 2, 2017. The offices will reopen on January 3, 2017. Wishing all our readers a Happy & Blessed New Year!!!

This is it!

“Dad let me bid bye bye to the old year tonight and you can welcome new year in the morning .”

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LU C K N OW, D E C 3 1 (AGENCIES): Virtually eating his words SP national president Mulayam Singh Yadav popularly called ‘Netaji’ agreed to revoke the sixyear long expulsion of son Akhilesh and cousin Ramgopal from the party, which he had announced on Friday evening for alleged antiparty activities and breaking the party discipline.

This U-turn followed a rude reality check given by son and chief minister Akhilesh Yadav. Of the party’s 229 MLAs around 209 were in attendance at the meeting summoned by him at his residence on Saturday morning.

Over two dozen ministers, MLCs and party district presidents were also present at the CM’s residence making it clear that Akhilesh was not only at the helm of affairs in the government, but also in the party. In con-

trast, barely 128 of the 325 SP candidates declared by Mulayam two days ago and barely 28 MLAs arrived at the Samajwadi party headquarters where Mulayam had summoned them for a meeting at 11a.m.

Even at the party office Akhilesh supporters raised slogans in support of Akhilesh. Sensing the changed mood inside the party and on the streets, Mulayam decided to stay away from his own meeting, which was later postponed and eventually addressed by Shivpal alone.

Working out a face-saving formula to arrest further damage and humiliation for ‘netaji’ senior minister and founder member of the Samajwadi party Md. Azam Khan succeeded to bring father and son together to sort out their differences.

Azam had publicly expressed his anguish at the

turn of events in Yadav family following Akhilesh Yadav’s release of his own list of candidates.

Leaving the meeting with the MLAs Akhilesh accompanied Azam to his father’s house where an emotional reunion reportedly happened.

Despite his new-found stature following the backing of the MLAs, Akhilesh touched his father’s feet and sought his blessings, and the ageing patriarch obliged.

During the 45-minute long meeting Akhilesh reportedly put forward his demands after, which Shivpal was summoned.

Within no time Shivpal through a tweet announced the revocation of the expulsion of both Akhilesh and Ramgopal on the orders of Mulayam. He also expressed the determination to unitedly fight communal forces.

It is believed that the fate of Amar Singh as the national general secretary and Shivpal as state party chief has also been sealed but a formal announcement may be made on Sunday.

As expected earlier, the National Convention called

by SP national general secretary Ramgopal Yadav has not been cancelled.

Returning to his residence after the meeting with his father Akhilesh reportedly told them that he would speak at Sunday’s convention which would take place as scheduled. He also assured them that action would be taken against those conspiring against the party.

Expecting a large turnout, the venue of the convention has been shifted from Dr Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University to the 376 acre Janeshwar Mishra Park in Lucknow.

(NPN): Nagaland governor, PB Acharya, has extended New Year greetings and sincere wishes to all the communities in Nagaland. In his message, Acharya prayed that the New Year “shower us with new opportunities, vision and success at every step of the way.” He also called upon all to rededicate themselves for a new era of peace, recommit for reconciliation, forgive and to embark on a new journey towards development in all fields.

Acharya also expressed hope that the years ahead bring forth peace, prosperity and unity in Nagaland. He appealed to all the citizens to make the state peaceful and prosperous, adding that “we only can make Nagaland Golden Nagaland.” Acharya also called for working together for a strong, prosperous peaceful India.

Pema Khandu

Felix, Punji Mara and Pani Taram. “Lotus has finally bloomed in Arunachal. The people of the state will see a new dawn of development in the new year under the new government,” Khandu told reporters in the Assembly premises. Elaborating on the decision to merge with the BJP, the chief minister said that circumstances compelled the MLAs to take the decision in the interest of the people and the state.

“After several years of Congress misrule we observed that there was no visible development in the state.

We joined the PPA with the intention to take the state to progress and prosperity, but there too, we find similar condition where the party president treated the MLAs undemocratically. “So with focus on development, our

Army, IAF get new chiefs

Gen. Bipin Rawat

Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa

NEW DELHI, DEC 31 (PTI): Lt. Gen. Bipin Rawat on Saturday took over as the 27th chief of the 1.3 million strong Indian Army succeeding Gen. D.S. Suhag, who retired after 42 years of service.

Air Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa also took charge as the 25th Air Force Chief replacing Anup Raha.

Gen. Rawat superseded two senior most Lt Generals, Praveen Bakshi and P.M Hariz. Lt Gen Bakshi, GOCin-C Eastern Command, announced “full support” to the new chief and told theatre

officers through video conferencing he will continue to lead with “full professional sincerity as hither-to-fore”.

It may be noted that the new IAF chief, Air Marshal Dhanoa had developed the country’s aerial targeting philosophy against potential adversaries and transformed the concept of air operations of the air force into contemporary war fighting practices. Earlier in the day, Gen Suhag and Air Chief Marshal Raha paid tributes at Amar Jawan Jyoti and inspected the guard of honour.

MGNREGA awareness, mandays among lowest in Wokha district Correspondent

WOKHA, DEC 31 (NPN): A recent survey on Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) carried out in Wokha district as part of a European Union (EU) funded project has revealed that 80% of respondents were unaware of the processes involved in the flagship scheme. It was also revealed that less than 20% job cards were with beneficiaries themselves while more than 60% were with village authorities.

EU-funded project on ‘Improving access to information and delivery of public service schemes in remote and backward districts of North East (NE) states of India’ covering seven backward districts across five NE states, namely, Goalpara and Cachar in Assam, Ri-Bhoi in Meghalaya, Churachandpur and Chandel in Manipur,

Lawngtlai in Mizoram, and Wokha in Nagaland carried out the survey in the later part of 2015 in 28 villages from two blocks of Wokha district.

The survey revealed that in most districts surveyed, respondents said their states had provided less than 35 days of work, the highest being Lawngtlai (75 days) and the lowest being Wokha (25 days) and that complaint redressal was a meagre 5% across the districts surveyed.

Survey also revealed that less than 30% had received their Job Cards within the prescribed 15 days across the districts surveyed, while less than 25% of respondents from Chandel, Wokha, Goalpara and Churachandapur districts were partially satisfied with the timeliness of service delivery.

It was further revealed that 95% of Wokha respondents were paid in cash, while more than 60% of

respondents from across the districts surveyed claimed there was no pattern in receipt of wages and that in most cases beneficiaries received MGNREGA payments as and when money was released.

EU-funded project is being implemented by Parisbased French NGO Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) along with Guwahati-based North East India Committee on Relief and Development (NEICORD) which in partnership with local NGO Team Metamorphosis (TM) is responsible for field implementation. Bangalorebased Public Affairs Centre (PAC) is tasked with the research component, and the Guwahati-based Nanda Talukdar Foundation (NTF) as its media advocacy component.

The project seeks to achieve three main results -- to encourage demand

for improved service delivery, improved access to and quality of public services particularly for the most marginalized and women, and to enhance transparency of service providers for 10 central government flagship schemes: IAY, JSSK, ICDS, MDM, MGNREGA, RKVY, NBA/TSC, RGGVY, NSAP, and TPDS. MGNREGA was launched in August 2005 through an Act of Parliament with the objective of ensuring social protection for the most vulnerable living in rural India by providing employment opportunities; strengthening decentralised, participatory planning through convergence of various anti-poverty and livelihoods initiatives; deepening democracy at the grass-roots by strengthening Panchayati Raj Institutions; and effecting greater transparency and accountability in governance.

Under MGNREGA, all adults (18 years of age and above) of a rural household willing to do unskilled manual work and who have Job Cards may be provided not less than 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year.

Other entitlements include safe drinking water, rest breaks and access to a first-aid box that is adequately stocked, and free medical treatment from the state government in case of any accident during work.

In case of hospitalization, the state government shall provide complete treatment, medicines, hospital accommodation without any charge and one will be entitled for daily allowance which shall not be less than 50% of wage rate applicable, and in case of death or permanent disability due to accident at work site, the Job Card holder will be given Rs.25,000/- or such amount

MLAs decided to join the BJP for overall progress of the state,” the chief minister said. Terming the decision of the PPA president to suspend the MLAs as “undemocratic,” Khandu said that before such a move the party leadership should have issued show cause notice to the MLAs. “There was no significant development in the state since last year due to political turmoil, but now with NDA government at the Centre, the state will witness a sea change in the coming years,” Khandu said adding, “the decision to join the BJP is a blessing in disguise for the people and the state.”

“Until and unless there is stability in the government, no development could take place. There will be no more dissident politics and we shall now only focus on development,” Khandu asserted. When asked about the court case filed by Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Padi Richo against the joining of Congress MLAs with PPA which is pending with the Gauhati High court and which would be taken up on January 7 next, Khandu said that the joining was done in accordance to the Constitution.

to be decided by Central Government to the legal heir of the deceased or to the person in case of the later.

Other essential entitlements of MGNREGA wage seekers include the right to register and get a job card; the right to demand work, and get dated receipt and get work within fifteen days or entitlement for unemployment allowance if work is not given in time; the right to get work within a five km-radius from home or entitlement to get 10% extra; the right to select the work in the Gram Sabha; the right to minimum wages; the right to payment within fifteen days or else entitlement for compensation; the right to worksite facilities - water, shade, medical kits, and crèches; the right to transparency and proactive disclosure of all records; and the right to audit works and expenditure in social audits/public audits.

Four Naga youth clear UPSC test

DIMAPUR, DEC 31 (NPN): Four Naga youth are among the 136 candidates recommended by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for appointment to the post of assistant geologists in the Geological Survey of India, Ministry of Mines. Candidates have been selected on the basis of their performance in the recruitment test held on May 22, 2016 and interview held on November 21 to December 5, 2016. The four qualified candidates are Neveyo Vero, Kevinguzo Chasie, Lorhienu Tase and Moamenla L.

Corrigendum

KOHIMA, DEC 31 (NPN): Apropos the news item published on December 31 “Husband set wife on fire”, the incident occured at by-pass road opposite Orphanage home Kohima and not as published. The inadvertent error is regretted. (Correspondent) K Y M C

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KVK Phek, Wka observe ‘Jai Kisan Jai Vigyan’

(L-R) Participants at the programme held by KVK Phek. Celebration of technology week at Wokha by KVK. DIMAPUR: KVK Phek organized ‘Jai Kisan Jai Vigyan’ Diwas from December 23 to 29 at Porba village of Phek district.

As part of the Diwas, a function was organised wherein various experts spoke on scientific methods of farming and demonstrated modern farming techniques.

Programme coordinator, KVK Phek, Dr. R. K. Singh, briefed about Jai Kisan Jai Vigyan Diwas.

Shekhozo VCC Porba village emphasized on the importance of science in farming activities and development of the farming community.

D e p u t y d i r e c t o r, School Education, Na-

galand, Vedovo Chiero spoke on scientific farming in the field of agriculture and allied activities.

Dr. Debojyoti Borkotoky, SMS (Animal Science) explained on scientific rabbit farming. SMS (Plant Protection), Liza Barua Bharali, highlighted on organic approach to pest and disease management of crops.

Various activities such as farmer scientist interaction, technology showcasing on scientific strawberry cultivation, protected cultivation technology were the highlights of the weeklong Diwas.

A drawing competition was also organized in KVK office where 15

students participated.

E a r l i e r, t h e p r o gramme started with welcome speech by Dr. Rinku Bharali, ACTO (Horticulture).

All together 67 farmers participated from the village during the programme.

K V K Wo k h a : K r i s h i Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Wokha, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Nagaland Centre organied Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan from December 23 to 29 at its campus.

Five different activities were conducted under JKJV which included farmers scientist interaction with 38 participants, 2 lectures with 31, one farm

visit with 25 and demonstration of farm implements with 32 participants.

Technology week is being celebrated from December 23 to 30.

Under technology week, the activities carried out are method demonstration, farmers scientist interaction, lectures, film Shows, farm visits, distribution of 156 numbers of literature, 100 numbers planting materials (King chilli), 100 packet of bio products, 500 number of chicks, 6 number of piglets, sprayer, silpaulin sheet.

Meanwhile, in a separate programme, ATMA Wokha block conducted “field day on winter veg-

etables” at Wokha village on December 20 with BTT convenor, Zuthunglo Erui as the resource person.

Zuthunglo explained about the concept of field day to the farmers and also encouraged them to share their experiences.

One progressive farmer, Kimongi Murry shared how the improved package practices on winter vegetables imparted by ATMA have helped her in reaping good profits. She further appealed the department to continuously support them.

Earlier the program was chaired by ATM Wokha Nzanbeni Jami.

Altogether 9 farmers attended the programme.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur sunday, January 1, 2017

NVCO on significance of consumers day

Activities undertaken by NSBSG

DIMAPUR: District tour by state headquarters officials of Nagaland State Bharat Scouts and Guides (NSBSG) was undertaken in November.

The meeting was attended by deputy commissioner (DC) & president Kohima District BSG, Rovilatuo Mor, officials from the state headquarter and district headquarters, Scouts & Guides of Christ King Hr. Sec. School Kohima.

Kohima District Organising Commissioner (Scouts) Khriesanyü Pienyü chaired the meeting and State Organising Commissioner (Guide) Vimezhonu Paphino highlighted the upcoming golden jubilee celebration.

DC informed that Kohima being the host district, the Scouts & Guides should come forward in assisting the state headquarters

wherever necessary.

He also assured that the Kohima BSG would be coming up with standarized building at the State Training Centre Nerhema before the jubilee celebration in April 2017.

Though a good number of private schools are enrolled within Kohima district; in order to sensitize and create awareness about scouting and guiding movement in government schools, the DC has personally initiated for a meeting of all government school headmasters within Kohima jurisdiction.

Mor also informed that Kohima city has been declared “Smoke Free City” and appealed the Scouts & Guides to actively involve and take active part in every possible way to create awareness and help in keeping Kohima city clean.

DIMAPUR: Nagaland Voluntary Consumers’ Organization (NVCO) has informed that observance of “National Consumer Day” (NCD) held on December 24 was the responsibility of the public, government agencies and state government for promoting welfare of consumers and protection of their rights.

A press note from NVCO media cell has appealed to every citizen/ consumer to always remain alert while buying goods and availing services.

NVCO assured the citizens that the organisation would continually fight for the interest of consumers and it was all set to reach out the rights of the consumers in every nook and corner of the state.

NVCO also informed public not to hesitate in approaching the consumer forum or state consumer disputes redressal commission to assert their rights, whenever necessary.

DIMAPUR: NSCN (I-M) has expressed profound grief at the sudden demise of late Kivi Zhimo, under secretary of Sumi region on December 31 at council headquarters.

D imapur : A b l a c k A condolence note by NSCN (I-M) cabinet secretary, D. travelling bag has ben G. Robert described late Kivi as a sincere national worker found, containing clothes who had served the nation whole-heartedly in various canear new camp between pacities. It stated that though the nation had lost a faithful Mokokchung and Mariani and dedicated worker yet his spirit would live forever in road on December 30. the hearts of all he had touched. It further extended its Rightful owner may con- deepest and heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family and pray for the solace of the departed soul. tact 9436646221.

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Global Iodine Deficiency Disorder observed in Kiphire

DIMAPUR: District Health Society Kiphire commemorated Global Iodine Deficiency Disorder (GIDD) Prevention Day at Amahator village, Kiphire in October in the presence of church leaders, women and youth group.

In a press note by district media officer, Kiphire Imnasenla Pongener, launching of GIDD programme was conducted by CMO, Dr. C. Tsenthungo Patton, deputy CMO Dr. Tinurenla Anichari, DTO Dr. Khelito Zhimomi and Evangelical Union Patkai Christian College visited two Orphanage Homes and NHM staff who briefly one short stay Home. Altogether 74 students divided into 3 groups were led spoke on Iodine Deficienby EU advisors Athong, Maam Zulu and EU president Lungriading Ndang. cy Disorder, symptoms of

Cotton in the life of rural people

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he soil and climatic condition of Nagaland is suitable for cultivation of cotton. Nagas since time immoral cultivated cotton. Nagas are also expert in spinning and weaving of cotton. Different designs of clothes are made from cotton. However, in recent times with the change time, people have turned for easy and more decent dress available in the market. Thus, the traditional method of cotton cultivation is losing popularity in the state. However, cotton is still popular in some rural areas in the state. Pathso village under Noklak Block, Tuensang district is about 70 km from Tuensang town.

The village still depends mostly on their own source of income from farming and rearing domestic animals.

Cotton cultivation is still popular in the village and surrounding area. To uplift the economy of the women K

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in the village, Agricultural Technology Management Agency opened a cotton farm school in the village.

The school was opened with the aim to impart training to cotton growers. With the support of ATMA the cotton growers have increased the production of raw cotton. The activity of spinning and weaving has also increased. Different designs of clothes and dress are made by women self help groups known as cotton farmers. The product of this SHG is not only used by the villagers, but they are selling their products to outsiders as well. The main attraction of their work is fine and skillful finishing with attractive designs. They also use locally available dyes and colors.

This humble beginning of the women group is gaining income and popularity day by day.

Kunoto Y Chishi, DPD, ATMA Tuensang

ork is undoubtly the most preferred meat of the inhabitants of north eastern (NE) region of India. The NE region constitutes more than 1/3 of the nation’s swine population.

Still then, the local supplies are inadequate and there is huge inflow of meat and meat animals from other states. There exit a potential scope to explore this animal.

With the fast expanding market and growing demand for meat and meat products, the enterprise heralds a window of opportunities for the livestock farmers of the region. In the entrepreneurial perspective, the region holds certain definite advantages compared to Indian mainland.

Huge demand and a ready market: In spite of big potential because of large meat consuming population, the meat industry in Nagaland has not taken its due share. Time gap between slaughter and the sale is very short. Therefore deterioration of the quality of the meat is less and early monitory return is ensured.

Best meat-producing animals: It has a number of biological advantages over other meat producing animals owing to high prolificacy, faster growth rate, higher feed conversion efficiency, shorter generation interval and higher dressing percentage No social and cultural taboo against pork: A festival, marriage or any ceremony is incomplete without an item of meat in the menu. It is also an item of gift to the guest and relative in any celebrations. Having

iodine deficiency and the importance of consumption of iodised salt.

Other resource persons during the programme were RCH-UIP DPO Dr. Rebecca Y. Sema, MO Dr. Holi Anar, MO Dr. Menang, DPM Ahieto Tase and BEE Setsao Sangtam.

Following the launch, a weeklong health education activities such as awareness talk, essay competition, painting competition on the theme ‘Eliminate Iodine Deficiency Disorders; consume only Students taking pledge to consume only iodized salt. iodised salt’ were conThe winners of the ed certificates and cash ducted at various schools Seyochung, Pungro and competition were award- prizes. in Amahator, Longmatra, Kiphire villages.

The avenues of piggery enterprise no religious and social taboo on eating any kinds of meat, a wide array of traditional culinary dishes are enjoyed by the people of the region.

Each tribe has unique recipes of meat with a distinctive taste. Forefathers of the land had learnt various ways to preserve and process meat like smoking and fermenting Traditional Practice of rearing backyard pigs: The North Eastern Hill Region in particular offers ample scope for piggery development because the rural population of this region is traditionally dependent on pig and pork.

The practice of backyard pig rearing exists since time immemorial. The practice therefore, only necessitate up gradation with scientific and a commercial outlook.

A steady transition from traditional backyard piggery to commercial enterprise shall enhance pig production, productivity, management and marketing prospects.

Gainful Employment Avenue: Large-scale pig husbandry shall not only meet the ever-increasing demand of meat but shall a way of solving unemployment problem. With the increasing population, recurrent floods, droughts and other natural calamities due to climate change has been creating great threat to the agriculture sector. Therefore, piggery can certainly provide an alternative means to the farmers of Nagaland.

The realization on the cost of skin, bristles, hoof, teeth, blood and other by-products has not been exploited yet.

The return from piggery enterprise is excep-

Local pig being reared for domestic purpose.

tionally high. It is said that when a pig is slaughtered, everything of it can be utilized except the last squeal ‘Oink’. This single species hold numerous avenues of earning. Enlisted are a few of the options available: 1. Setting up of the State-of-Ar t-Abattoirs: Mostly pigs are slaughtered in unregistered slaughter houses in small numbers ranging from 2 –5 by the individual butcher. The pork is sold fresh on the same day. State-of-the-art abattoirs are the need of the hour considering the human health hazard and to optimize profitability. There will also be great change with the establishment of the feedlots as a backward integration to the processing plants.

2. Private Breeder farms: A strong need has been felt to establish sufficient pig breeder farms to produce quality diseasefree animals. Unemployed youth and young entrepreneurs can take up pig breeding as full time enterprise.

This will reduce the dependency on other states to cater the demand of quality

piglets. Furthermore it will provide employment opportunities for many.

3. Value addition to meat: A wide variety of pork products such as pork sausages, pork kofta, pork loaves, salami, samosa, momo, petties, pickle etc are in great demand. Outlets and mobile Kiosks with grab-and-go pork products can be a lucrative business option in the town and cities.

4. Blood derivatives: Haemoglobin from pigs blood is used in some cigarette filters to create an ‘artificial lungs’ to protect the smokers. Fish food also uses pork meal and haemoglobin powder. Apart from these, pig blood finds its application in medicines, sticking agent, leather treating agent, plywood adhesive, blood meal (protein source), fabric painting and dying.

5. Comestibles: In Ice-cream production, the gelatin derived from pig is used to regulate the crystallization and slows down the melting process. The gelatin is also used to offer texture to low fat butter. In brewery

industry, pig gelatin is used to remove the cloudiness from beer and wines. It works as a clarifying agent by reacting with the tannins in the liquid and absorbing the cloudiness. Whipped creams, Cream cheese and sweets also contain gelatin.

Some bread manufacturers use an ingredient called Lcysteine, which is a protein made from pig or other animal hair and which is used to soften the dough 6. Hygiene and beauty products: On boiling of pork bone fat at high temperature, it is used in soap as hardening agent. Fatty acids also give shampoo and conditioner a ‘shiny pearl like’ appearance. It is also used in moisturizer production. These acids can also be found in a number of body lotions, foundations and anti-wrinkle creams.

Glycerine made from pork fat is also an ingredient in many types of toothpaste.

7. Candles and crayons: In order to make candles last longer, pork bone fat is added. The fatty acid from pig bone fat makes crayons hard.

8. Paint and Paint brush: In paints, the fatty acid from pig increases the gloss properties. Pig hair can be utilized in manufacture of paint brush.

9. Pet food: Low value by-products such as hoofs, fat, blood, tail, tongue etc. can be utilized for maximum benefit. In the recent years, the demand for pet food is gaining ground. The international market has large demand of pet foods. The slaughter houses produce large quantities of raw mate-

rial for pet food, which can be commercially exploited.

10. Pharmaceutical application: More interestingly, a number of medicines also contain pig gelatin - from analgesic to multivitamins.

Gelatin is used is Capsule pills to give its hardness.

Heparin a drug used to prevent clotting of blood can be derived from of the pig intestine. Insulin can be derived from pig intestine as its chemical structure resembles to human. Pig heart valves are also utilized in treating heart ailments and in cardiac research.

11. Miscellaneous: Shoes that use bone glue from pigs to improve the quality of the leather. Bone ash is also used in production of Fine bone china. Inkjet papers used bone gelatin to provide stiffness and exact amount of absorbency. The bottle cork in made from granulated cork glue with porcine bone gelatin.

Practically everything in a pig can be processed and used. A slaughter house generate a wide range of by-products suitable for further processing. Prospective entrepreneurs can approach Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs), District and Block Level Veterinary Offices, farmer oriented NGOs and other related Institutes for detail technical information.

Commercial Pig production is certainly a lucrative venture when approached with a scientific outlook and entrepreneurial attitude.

Dr Debojyoti Borkotoky, Subject Matter Specialist (Animal Science) KVK, ICAR-NRC on Mithun, Porba, Phek, Nagaland K

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EAC Hq Kobulong attains 50 years 59th PVSU annual session concludes DIMAPUR: Pongidong Village Students Union (PVSU) held its annual session from December 29 to 30 under the theme, “shouldering ones responsibility” at community hall, Pongidong, with Redt. additional planning commissioner C.N.Ovung as the chief guest. The theme speaker was inspector special branch Wokha, Nchumbemo Humtsoe.

The theme speaker reminded that from dawn to dark everyone had various responsibilities like social, moral, economy, political and so on. He therefore asked the students to be wary their responsibility, which would transcend and wane all chaos and confusion in one’s life and in the society.

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Quoting that, “students life is an investment of the parents”, C. N. Ovung said that one must question oneself, what would be the return to the parents. While exhorting that student’s life was the best stage of life, Ovung cautioned the students to be wise and choose the right path.

He also cautioned the students pursuing their studies in the metro cities and towns not to be carried away in the glamour world but carry on with one’s duties diligently, invest and explode one’s full potential in the studies.

Earlier in the programme, welcome address was delivered by president PVSU Nzanchumo Humtsoe, annual report was read

out by general secretary Benathung Tsopoe and finance secretary Liyani Emangrui. Special song was presented by college students while pastor Pongidong Baptist Church, Rev. Rapvuo Odyuo invoked God’s blessing and Mosa said the benediction.

The union also elected/selected a new team of office bearers for the tenure 2017-19, which would be headed by Jonjibemo Tsopoe as president, general secretary Mhachamo Humtsoe, Lidemo (Alex) Lotha as finance along with others. New office bearers were blessed by pastor Christian Revival Church, Rev. Elhio, while Ben Lotha youth director shared the word of God.

EAC Kobulong, Trongdiba Tongpi along with others after unveiling of golden jubilee monolith at its office-cum-EAC residence on December 30, 2016.

DIMAPUR: Extra assistant deputy commissioner headquarter of Kobulong under Mokokchung district celebrated its golden jubilee (1966-2016) at its office-cum- EAC residential premise on December 30.

Addressing the programme, EAC Kobulong, Trongdiba Tongpi stressed on the development of EAC Hq Kobulong. He assumed that they were more than 500 plus gazetted officers from Asetkong

range alone. However, he said that if one look at Kobulong in the present state then one could easily see the negligence of the past years.

EAC Hq Kobulong would be the platform for every citizen of the range, he, therefore, urged upon the people of the range to prioritize development of the EAC Hq cutting across clans or villages. “If Kobulong develops the range will develop” he asserted.

Earlier, EAC unveiled

the jubilee monolith and dedicatory prayer was pronounced by pastor Kobulong Baptist Church, O Alang while short speeches were also delivered by president Asetkong Mungdang, A Nungsang Jamir and chairman village council, Imli Aier.

Khanimu, and Rongsennukshi Aier , president Asetkong Kaketshir Telongjem Mungdang. A brief history of Kobulong was said by T Molong Ltr, Vice Chairman ATC

Kubolong.

The jubilee programme was attended by Kobulong adhoc town committee, civil societies and village council representatives from every village under Asetkong range.

EAC Hq Kobulong caters to the administration of the whole Asetkong range. It was under Circle Officers from 1956 and was upgraded to EAC in 1966 when late N.I Jamir was Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, mass cleanliness drive was conducted in the school campus by staff and students of Ram Janaki Hr. Sec. School on October 1. the DC of Mokokchung.

JSU adopts six-point resolution

Office bearers of Phezoucha Krotho under L. Khel Kohima village, New Secretariat area destroying assorted brands of seized liquors from shops in and around the colony on December 31, 2016. Representatives from Lhisemia Khel frontal organization along with GBs and church leaders were also present.

DIMAPUR: Jakhama Students’ Union (JSU) golden jubilee celebration under the theme, “envisioning a competitive future” concluded on December 28 at Jakhama, wherein it had adopted six resolutions.

A joint press note by JSU president Kelethuzo Yosa, convenor jubilee planning committee Zavishio Khieya and secretary Cholzo Sophie stated that JSU had adopted six resolutions during the conclusion of its golden jubilee celebration.

It resolved to make Jakhama become the cleanest village by 2030, wherein the villagers had to improve their drainage system and waste management.

In this regard, JSU would rigorously continue

cleanliness drive and plantation and inculcate civic sense amongst the villagers. It resolved to protect the environment.

It also stated that Jakhama would be an organic village. Its fourth resolution stated that JSU would re-affirm to support the village council resolution for total liquor prohibition in the village.

JSU would also make an appeal to the village council to totally ban hunting. JSU also resolved that in order to uplift the less privileged and to build the foundation of the generations, the JSU Educational Trust had been launched during the golden jubilee and would continue to help and encourage the students to do better in their studies and career.

ASK parents’ day-cum-prize distribution

DIMAPUR: Azeden School Kohima (ASK) held its parents’day-cum-prize distribution in November with retired director of School Education, V. Meyase as chief guest. V. Meyase encouraged the students to give their best afford in studies as they were the future.

Hard work has no substitute, he added. Earlier invocation was pronounced by Kruzonuo. Welcome song and speech was presented by students and Kunti Rana.

Pre- primary children performed chicken dance. Annual report was presented

by Nokehienu, headmistress and choreography by primary children. Traditional show was also staged. Chief Phek Town Youth Society (PTYS) on clean drive guest gave away the prizes. and flower plantation drive in the town.

BSU, GVSU celebrate annual sessions DWOs, CDPOs meeting

DIMAPUR: Ghowoto Village Students Union (GVSU) and Baimho Students’ Union (BSU) held its 10th and 45th annual sessions respectively.

GVSU: Ghowoto Village Students Union (GVSU) held its 10 annual session on December 29 at Ghowoto village with president, youth wing, Aam Aadmi Party, Viccato H Aye as chief guest.

Exhorting the students, Viccato urged the students to make education as their top priority and know their responsibility towards society. Quoting Albert Einstein, ‘Education is the most powerful weapons to change the present world’, Viccato urged the students and youths of Nagaland to give clean election campaign a chance, “as we are lagging behind towards development due to excessive use of money during election.”

“Let’s not wait for candidates to give us money but let’s give them first our free vote to bring Nagaland back to development track,” he said and urged the students and youths to make the move first.

Also urging the church leaders to seriously take up clean election campaign, Viccato said Church also played important role in developing Nagaland.

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anyone. He asked them to make use of speakers in their programmes.

Welcome address was given by president GGKK, Vitopu Aye, welcome song

by GGKK. The chief guest was accompanied by general secretaries, Zato Awomi and Kheshika Awomi and HASSU president, Kughato Achumi and his colleagues.

BSU: Baimho Students’ Union (BSU) held its 45th annual session at Baimho village from December 28 to 30. The three-day session was graced by chairman-cum-principal of Livingstone Foundation Hr. Sec. School, Dimapur, Andrew Ahoto as the chief guest.

Speaking on the occasion, the chief guest highlighted the importance of a community or village to remain united to usher in development of the region instead of indulging in money based and cheap vote-bank politics. He also urged upon the gathering to choose a candidate on the basis of his merit so that he would work for the benefit of the people and bring development. Speaking on the sidelines of skill-management, Ahoto remarked that a nation or society without skill would ultimately kill the nation or society itself. He was of the view that education should not only be knowledge based but should also be skill based so that every individual got his fair opportunity of contributing in the development of

one’s community.

An exhibition volleyball match was also played between Baimho Sports Association and Baimho Students’ Union.

A special display of traditional games like Ami Kukla, Shalupa Kiche, Angu Kupusu and Kupxa Kuxu were also conducted during the programme.

Baimho village has two separate village administrative units viz. the Lashosha or Upper Baimho whose head GB is Ato Yepthomi. The other is the Lower Baimho or Chilsa administered by head GB, Vikato Yepthomi and Hotokhu Chophy and Ghutovi Achu as the GB’s.

Baimho Students’ Union has also expressed its immense gratitude to Andrew Ahoto and his family members for attending the function. The BSU further acknowledged every individual and organization for making the 45th annnual session 2016 a huge success.

Earlier, inaugural programme of the three-day annual session was held on December 28, chaired by vice-president of Baimho Students’ Union Ato M. Chophy. Invocation prayer was said by women coordinator, Ikatoli. The welcome speech was presented by BSU president, Pukaho N. Kiba.

The ‘Leshe’ recitation was done by Livino Chophy while vote of thanks was proposed by games & sports secretary of BSU, Inaka A. Achumi.

DIMAPUR: Secretary of Social Welfare, Dellirose M. Sakhrie, director Social Welfare,T. Merangtsungba Aier, chairperson Nagaland State Welfare Board, Bano Vinito and other officials from the department of Social Welfare visited Mokokchung on November 4. During their visit, they interacted with the district welfare officers along with the CDPOs from all the six projects relating to the function-

ing of the department.

Secretary social welfare exhorted all the officials present to dedicate themselves towards their duties.

She also emphasized on the importance of ICDS functioning and encouraged the CDPOs and supervisors to be very sincere in performing their duties at the grass root level so as to achieve the real objectives of the ICDS to the fullest extent in strengthening the efforts relating to child welfare.

Higher education director, I. Alempokba inaugurated the extension of Women’s Hostel at Yingli College, Longleng constructed through UGC assistance under 12th Plan 2012-17.

Actor Munna Yadav (Murti Films Pvt. Ltd.) along with his team members, lead actor Kartik Kumar and actress Yana & Neeta Agarwal of upcoming Hindi Movie Run (Daud) distributed blankets and food items to the poor and homeless people on December 31 in Dimapur.

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New districts to stay, says Ibobi Mr. Singh denied Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju’s charge that the government was not serious about ending the blockade.

“There is no question of politics as it concerns the people of the State,” Mr. Singh said and added that his government had sent several proposals to the UNC for talks with the only condition that the group should lift the blockade and give an assurance that it would not be repeated.

“There was no specific response,” Mr. Singh said. Instead the UNC demanded that its president, Gaidon Kamei, under arrest since last month, be released first, he said.

The Chief Minister also claimed that the UNC was insisting on holding talks in Senapati district, dominated by the Nagas.

“It should be held in Imphal. We have no objection if the venue is shifted to Delhi even,” Mr. Singh said.

He said Central paramilitary personnel were escorting trucks and oil

tankers along highways.

On the coming Assembly elections in the State, Mr. Singh said the Congress would not have an alliance with any party.

“We will contest all the 60 seats,” Mr. Singh said.

Manipur is among the five States, along with Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Goa, where Assembly elections are due next year.

On murmurs of discontent in the Congress on with some leaders unhappy at the induction of MLAs and former MLAs from other parties, Mr. Singh said usually a sitting MLA was given the party ticket.

“But in some cases, those who have better chances of winning are also given ticket,” Mr. Singh added.

The latest to join the party was Khumukcham Joykishan, the sitting MLA from Thangmeiband constituency in Imphal. Mr Joykishan quit the BJP and joined the Congress last week and it is becoming increasingly clear that he will be given the party ticket.

Patients suffer as RIMS staff strike work

Security beefed up in Aizawl for peaceful New Year

Okram Ibobi Singh

I mphal , D e c 3 1 (Agencies): Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh has said that his government will not go back on its decision to create seven new districts — a move that has triggered a crippling 61-day economic blockade of the State by the United Naga Council.

“The government has created seven new districts for speedy development and administrative convenience and there will be no rollback,” a combative Mr. Singh told The Hindu in an interview on Friday.

The UNC claims that the new districts in the

Imphal Dec 31 (IANS): Hundreds of patients in Manipur on Saturday faced inconvenience as the staff at the state run Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) went on strike to protest the lack of security in the campus, an official here said.

Secretary of RIMS Nurses’ Association Priyadarshini said, “The employees of this central institute are protesting against the planting of a hand grenade in the surgery ward on Friday. “Had it exploded dozens of patients, staff and visitors would have been killed or maimed.”

“Those who planted it should come out with an explanation and all armed groups should desist from such reprehensible actions,” she said.

The emergency services and the out patient department at RIMS were temporarily shut down on Saturday. Lenkhopao Haokip, a patient who had

Naga-dominated areas would encroach upon and divide the traditional landholdings of the Nagas.

Dismissing the Naga criticism, Mr. Singh said, “A district cannot be mapped along ethnic and communal lines, and no tribe is the owner of the land.”

Without naming anyone, the Chief Minister said attempts were being made to drive a wedge between the people of Manipur by one group. But the State was a miniature India, where several tribes and communities had lived in harmony for years, he said.

to return home without a medical consultation due to the suspension of the emergency services said: “Even during war hospitals are not touched. “RIMS has become the playground of some armed groups and it is against the interest of the poor who cannot afford expensive private hospitals.”

“Some weeks back another hand grenade was left in the ICU, an official said. A senior doctor of RIMS said, “Several bombs were planted and exploded inside RIMS. Some insurgents had also brought condemned persons for execution on the campus.

“These acts of violence have vitiated the academic and hospital atmosphere of this institute where students from seven northeastern states are studying”.

Acting Director of RIMS C. Arunkumar and some senior officials have armed guards round-the-clock for

security, while the administrative block has CRPF personnel. A police officer said: “In the past L. Fimate, the then director and some officials were kidnapped. One senior doctor was also kidnapped by another tribal outfit to extract a hefty ransom.

“The governments of the NE states are concerned since some students were shot and wounded. At least one person from Tripura was gunned down in a hostel room.”

The RIMS authorities, however, deny any extortion threat from any armed group. From time-to-time some outfits had come out with serious charges of corruption in appointments.

Police said, “Following such charges bombs were hurled at the residences of the officials concerned.” So far no arrest has been made. Police have intensified patrolling in the immediate vicinity of the RIMS complex.

Aizawl, Dec 31 (PTI): Security has been beefed up in and around Aizawl to ensure peace and tranquility during New Year celebrations, Aizawl district SP Lalhuliana Fanai said today.

Fanai said though elaborate security arrangements were made since mid-December, additional forces were deployed from today in and around the capital city.

“New Year’s eve is rough with drunken brawls, calling for beefing up security,” he said, adding that Christmas celebrations in the state this year was completely peaceful with road traffic accident almost nil and drunken brawls at the minimum. Police mobile patrolling was intensified from today while more policemen would be pushed to conduct foot patrolling in the city, he said.

2016: A great year for Sikkim

Sikkim became India’s first fully organic state besides being the cleanest state.

Gangtok, Dec 31 (PTI): 2016 turned out to be a great year for Sikkim as it became India’s first fully organic state besides being the cleanest state, best in education and tourist destination in India.

Around 75,000 hectares of agricultural land were gradually converted to certified organic land by implementing practices and principles, according to guidelines laid down in National Programme for Organic Production.

It took the state 13 years to fully implement organic farming since the idea was mooted way back in 2003.

2016 also saw the Pawan Chamling govern-

ment amending the state gambling and casino rules banning all locals from entering casinos in the state, starting July.

Kanchenjunga National Park in west Sikkim was declared a Unesco World Heritage site by the world heritage site committee at its 40th session held on July 17 at Istanbul.

Sikkim was awarded the cleanest state in India by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) in September. The result was announced by Union rural development minister Narendra Singh Tomar based on a survey for the year 2015.

All four districts of the state figured among top

10 ranked districts of hill states of the country.

Simultaneously, in October, Sikkim was also adjudged the cleanest tourist destination in the country by the Ministry of Tourism. The award was handed over by the Prime Minister.

On June 7, maintenance of Sevoke-Gangtok highway, the “life-line of Sikkim” was handed over to PWD, West Bengal by BRO which had been incharge of maintenance of the highway since the devastating landslides of 1968.

The highway now rechristened NH-10 is significant since it also leads up to Nathula along Indo-China

border. In June, Chamling submitted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi four separate memorandums including demands of a special financial package of Rs 43,589 crore for development.

In the same month, Bermiok-Tokal Senior Secondary School in a remote village in south Sikkim became the first school in the northeast to have smart classes and smart TVs. Sikkim was once again conferred with the overall best state in education.

Sikkim also had its share of lows in 2016. The rape of a student from Kolkata who was on a vacation here in May shocked the state.

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RSS, Bajrang Dal, BJP worries CPI-M in Tripura Agartala, Dec 31 (IANS): The CPI-M, the dominant partner of the ruling Left Front in Tripura, is worried over the growth and increased activities of RSS, Bajrang Dal and BJP in the state, a party leader said.

“The RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh), Bajrang Dal and BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) are alluring people by misguiding and giving false promises to people to expand their base in Tripura,” Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) central committee member Bijan Dhar told reporters.

He said: “In recent elections due to the activities of the RSS and Bajrang Dal, the BJP has increased its vote share in few areas of Tripura. In future also their activities would increase.” “The BJP and its allies are trying to create division among the tribals and non-tribals and among the entinic groups in the state.” Dhar, who is also the CPI-M’s Tripura state secretary, claimed that as the BJP was in power at the

Centre they were providing money and other endowments to lure people to obtain votes and favour.

“BJP along with its allies and Trinamool Congress are trying to subvert the developmental plan and works of the Left Front government,” the Left leader said here on Friday night after the party’s two-day state committee meeting.

The BJP government at the Centre by introducing some complicated systems is also trying to curtail the size and capacity of the jobs under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. The CPI-M would start three-month-long scrutiny of membership from January.

“To strengthen the party organisation, those members have various lapses, their status would be reflected during the renewing of their membership,” Dhar added.

Currently CPI-M has 91,578 members in Tripura and of them 26.92 per cent are women.

India, Bangladesh to jointly fight terrorism

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Agartala, Dec 31 (PTI): Bangladesh and India will jointly fight terrorism and armed separatists, former Bangladesh foreign minister and chairperson of the Parliamentary Board of Foreign Affairs Dipu Moni said.

“Dhaka will not leave any stones unturned in its capacity to crush religious fundamentalism in the subcontinent. The two nations have a history of fighting insurgents of India trying to use the soil of Bangladesh and the terrorists trying to use Indian soil,” she said at a privately hosted celebration of the 45th Bangladesh Vijay Diwas at Agartala Press Club here last night.

Moni said, Dhaka has repeatedly proved its point on its tough stand against harbouring N-E insurgents by arresting and extraditing rebel leaders of different N-E insurgent outfits includ-

ing ULFA’s Anup Chetia, Arabinda Rajkhowa, Shashadhar Choudhury, Chitraban Hazarika, ATTF’s Ranjit Debbarma and NLFT’s Biswamohan Debbarma.

“The two neighbouring nations have a shared history of cooperation and coexistence since the inception of Bangladesh as a sovereign nation. The two nations had shared a lot under the leadership of incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed and the Government of India,” she said.

Citing examples of peaceful resolution of international water boundary between the two nations, successful land swap agreement, and agreement for power trading from Tripura’s thermal power plant at Palatana among other shared successes, she said, Dhaka expected further achievements in the days to come.

Keep close eye on work of the govt: Sonowal

Announce MHIS-III, Hek tells M’laya govt

Guwahati, Dec 31 (Agencies): Extending his New Year greeting to the people of Assam, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal appealed to the people of the state and media to keep close eye on work of the state government.

While interacting with media, Sonowal said, “We will try to streamline our administrative mechanism and utilize our services every day in the New Year for the betterment of people. People also want administration to be streamlined and we have put thrust on it.”

The Chief Minister stated the BJP government came to power in the state because of huge public support. “The main demand of the public is to check corruption at all levels – from CM’s office to panchayats.

We have already started a campaign in this regard. If we can check corruption, common people will get benefits of different schemes of the government.”

“I am not going to announce any new schemes today. All new schemes will be announced in the upcoming state budget. We will also implement all schemes announced in the last budget,” he disclosed.

On the sealing of the India-Bangladesh border in the Assam sector, Sonowal pointed, “We will do everything possible to seal the border.”

Shillong, Dec 31 (Agencies): Former Meghalaya health minister A.L Hek has urged the state government to start phase III of the Meghalaya Health Insurance Scheme (MHIS) at the earliest as a New Year gift to the people.

Meghalaya government had suddenly announced the discontinuation of MHIS Phase II on October 31 and the beneficiaries are now a confused lot as they have to wait for MHIS III to get medical treatment.

“I am getting hundreds of calls from the economically backward

DDCF New Year greetings Dimapur District Citizens Forum (DDCF) extends New Year greetings to all citizens of Nagaland. DDCF hopes that the year 2017 will bring in a new dimension of peace and unity among different sections of the people living together in Dimapur. DCCF appeals all citizens of Dimapur to develop a new sense of brotherhood and friendship for peaceful coexistence.

Joseph Lemtur, president DCCF _____________________________ SPCA New Year greetings The Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animal (SPCA) Dimapur chapter wishes the people of Dimapur a happy and prosperous New Year, 2017. The members of SPCA pray to Almighty Lord to grant wisdom and great health to his creatures in this New Year!

Marian Rao, executive secretary SPCA

section as they are eager to avail the scheme, but in vain,” Hek informed.

In a letter to Hek recently, Union Health Minister J.P Nadda said, “The Centre had raised the benefit cover from Rs 30,000 under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) to Rs 1 lakh in the proposed National Health Protection Scheme.” MHIS also makes use of the RSBY scheme.

The status of claims under MHIS II as on June 30 this year is that as many as 34,589 female and 17,942 male persons have availed themselves of the scheme. With a total

of 52,531 patients getting medical benefits, the claims raised during the period is Rs 33, 46,40,837.

MHIS phase I report for the period from May 2013 to June 2015 states that 39,843 persons opted for the benefits and out of them 27,409 are female and 12,434 male.The total claim during the period was Rs 15, 98,03,136.

However, another phase of MHIS 1 from May 1, 2013, to April 30, 2014, highlights that the total beneficiaries were 19,332 persons (13,202 female and 6,130 male) and the claim was Rs 9, 32,34,827.

Railway marks 2016 in Mizoram AIZAWL, Dec 31 (Agencies): 2016 will go down into the annals of Mizoram history as the year broadgauge freight train entered the hilly State for the first time. The train, comprising 42 wagons loaded with foodgrain, was received at 1 pm at Bairabi station in northern Mizoram by State’s Transport, Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister John Rotluangliana and State Government and NF Railway officials.

With this, Mizoram was dotted in the Indian railway map. The broadgauge rail tracks will further link from Bairabi to Sairang, about 20 kms west of Aizawl.

On November 11, Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabu laid a foundation stone for Sairang railway station.

The 50.38 km broadgauge line from Bairabi in Kolasib district to Sairang is part of the railways’ project to connect the capitals of the Northeastern States by 2020.

“The new rail link is slated for completion in 2019-20. It will boost trade as well as

create potential for domestic and overseas marketing,” NF Railway CPRO Pranav Sharma said.

On December 3, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) and Mizoram Government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), which seeks to provide a range of hospitality and tourism services to tourists visiting the State.

The agreement, signed at Aizawl, is aimed at boosting tourism activities in Mizoram which is endowed with unexplored scenic beauty. IRCTC will project and promote the tourism destinations of Mizoram while the State’s Tourism Department will provide quality tourism services to the tourists.

Prabhu said owing to its strategic location and importance of Mizoram in India’s trade with SE Asian countries improving connectivity to Mizoram is critical. He said that the Indian Railways would not only be an engine for growth but also a catalyst for social transformation and economic empowerment for the NE region.

Sasikala takes over as AIADMK chief Thambidurai, and others.

The AIADMK headquarters at Royapettah was spruced up for the occasion.

A platform was set up near the MGR statue to facilitate Sasikala to pay tributes to the party founder before taking charge. Ministers, party MPs, MLAs also participated.

On December 29, a meeting of AIADMK’s top decision making body, the general council, which was attended by all top leaders including Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, took the decision to appoint her as part general secretary by adopting a resolution unanimously.

None can overshadow Jaya, MGR in AIADMK: Sasikala

Newly appointed AIADMK party’s general secretary Pledging to take forward the legacy of Jayalalithaa, V.K. Sasikala pays tribute to former party supremo late AIADMK General Secretary V K Sasikala today asserted Jayalalithaa in Chennai on Saturday. (PTI)

C H E N NA I , D E C 3 1 (PTI): Amid chants of ‘Chinnamma Vazhagai’ by thousands of supporters, V K Sasikala today took charge as AIADMK general secretary, the top party post.

“Amma is always in my heart,” an emotionally charged Sasikala said after assuming charge, adding she had been with Jayalalithaa for party meetings for over 33 years and that the AIADMK will continue to rule for many years.

The close aide of late Jayalalithaa first garlanded the statue of party founder M G Ramachandran at the AIADMK headquarters here after she arrived in the midst of tight security.

She then proceeded to pay floral tributes to the portrait of Jayalalithaa.

Sasikala formally assumed charge by signing papers after which she proceeded to address the gathering outside.

En route to the party office, she was given a rousing welcome by party leaders, functionaries and

cadres who had gathered in large numbers.

Party activists had lined up on both sides of the road from the Poes Garden residence to the party headquarters at Royapettah to welcome her.

Sasikala, clad in a light green saree with a pink border, greeted them with folded hands.

Party flags, banners and festoons sporting bright images of Jayalalithaa and Sasikala were put up on roads, all along from Poes garden to Royapettah.

Banners and hoardings hailed Sasikala as Chinnamma everywhere.

AIADMK presidium chairman E Madusudanan, party treasurer and Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, veteran party leader and Lok Sabha deputy speaker M Thambidurai, received Sasikala and accompanied her to the party office.

Party leaders led her to the office of the general secretary where she held discussions with Panneerselvam, who is also party treasurer, Madusudanan,

MHA clears proposal to add 15000 men to Delhi Police: HM NEW DELHI, DEC 31 (PTI): The Union Home Ministry has cleared a proposal to add 15,000 more personnel to the Delhi Police and it awaits the Finance Ministry’s nod, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said terming its strength as “inadequate”.

Singh made the announcement at a mega police event here where ranks were awarded to 24 personnel out of the 27,000 promoted this year. The expansion, if effected, will make the force nearly one

lakh strong. “I feel Delhi Police strength is not adequate. It has to increase.

The proposal pertaining to recruitment of 15,000 personnel have been sent to the Finance Ministry by the Home Ministry. I hope the approval will be received soon,” he said.

The event also saw the presence of Ministers of State (Home) Kiren Rijiju, Hansraj Gangaram Ahir and Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Verma and a bevy of senior officials, inspectors, constables and their family members.

that none other than party founder M G Ramachandran, Dravidian ideologue C N Annadurai and ‘Amma’ will be given prominence in the party.

In her first formal address to functionaries after formally taking charge as party chief here, she said the AIADMK will continue to be run in the same way as during the time of Amma when it was administered with a level of “discipline as seen in the Army”.

It will continue to follow in the footsteps of these great leaders who looked beyond caste and religion, she said.

Her assertion comes against the backdrop of some murmur of protests against her taking over the post.

Heaping encomiums on Jayalalithaa, she said, “let us follow like Vedas our Amma’s political lessons and her footsteps,” adding “this movement (AIADMK) which was shaped up by Amma is a people’s movement, this is people’s government, our journey will be in the path laid by Amma.”

She said the “yardstick” followed by Jayalalithaa for elevation of cadres in the party organisation will continue to be the same and “we will not diverge even an iota from it.”

Hailing Jayalalithaa for her courage, she said the late leader had stormed the male bastion of politics that has given confidence to women.

“Today as a woman, if I have come forward to lead the party, a very important reason for it is the faith that crores of brothers and sisters will support me.”

She said “no one can fill her (Jayalalithaa) vacuum even in another thousand years.” “I carry Amma in my soul,” she said adding “we have assembled here to guard the confidence of Amma that it will be the AIADMK which will rule the State even for 100 more years...she was everything for me and for us all.”

Thanking party leaders for unanimously naming her as party general secretary, Sasikala said she humbly accepted it out of a sense of duty.

Pointing to the regular change and reversal of rules concerning demonetisation, Godwa said: “We have seen a mockery of governance in every sense”.

“We have seen the institution of RBI being decimated in terms of its autonomy, respectability, authority and its role in monetary policy and cash management.

“People have died in queues and otherwise and the Prime Minister and his cabinet has been callous in not even acknowledging the tragedy of monumental failure in implementing the idea that was not appropriate for India,” added Gowda.

The party on the occasion unveiled a book providing a “detailed analysis of everything that has gone wrong in implementing demonetisation”.

“This book will expose the fraud that has been done in the name of demonetisation,” said Congress leader Randeep Surjewala.

PM must acknowledge devastation due to note ban

As the nation waits for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation on Saturday, the Congress party demanded that he should acknowledge the “devastation unleashed upon the people” due to

Rs.862 cr released for drought relief: Karnataka CM BENGALURU, DEC 31 (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said the state government has released Rs 862 crore for drought relief measures.

“We are not sitting quiet waiting for funds from the central government. We have already released Rs 862 crore for drought relief measures,” Siddaramaiah said.

He said Rs 400 crore has been released for drinking water and fodder for cattle, and Rs 325 crore is already available with the District Deputy Commissioners. Maintaining that the state was reeling under severe drought, the Chief Minister said there is scarcity of drinking water with no adequate water in reservoirs and lakes being dried up. “District Deputy Commissioners have been directed to take adequate measures in ensuring the availability of drinking water and fodder for cattle,” he told reporters.

Kar nataka is reeling under successive years of drought, and the state government has already declared 139 taluks in 29 districts as drought-hit. The Chief Minister had earlier said the state has incurred an estimated loss of Rs 25,000 crore this year due to severe drought. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had yesterday assured the all-party delegation led by Siddaramaiah that a decision on release of Rs 4,702 crore drought relief to Karnataka for kharif crop loss in 2016 will be taken on January 4.

Anil Baijal takes oath as Lt Gov of Delhi

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal greets Anil Baijal after he was sworn in as the New Lieutenant Governor at Raj Niwas in New Delhi on Saturday. (PTI)

NEW DELHI, DEC 31 (PTI): Amid escalating tension between the AAP government and Centre, career bureaucrat Anil Baijal today took over as the Lt Governor of Delhi and struck up a cautious note on his future relationship with the Kejriwal government.

70-year-old Baijal, however, said that he will work together with the AAP government for betterment of Delhi.

On being asked about his relationship with the AAP government after taking oath, he said, “This is a speculative thing and I don’t know how the relationship will improve.”

“We will sit together and talk,” he said and also thanked President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving him the responsibility of the Lt Governor.

“Delhi is a megapolis city which has several problems like women safety, law and order, huge population, infrastructure, civic agencies and congestion.

“We all know these

problems. We will sit together and work to solve them,” he told reporters here.

Baijal was administered the oath of office and secrecy of Lt Governor by Chief Justice of Delhi High Court G Rohini.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and New Delhi MP Meenakshi Lekhi attended the oath-taking ceremony.

Baijal, a 1969 batch IAS officer, had served as Union Home Secretary under the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government besides holding key positions in other ministries.

Baijal had retired from service in 2006 as Secretary, Urban Development Ministry. He is a former vice chairman of Delhi Development Authority.

He was actively associated with the designing and roll-out of Rs 60,000 crore Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) launched by the Manmohan Singh government.

Five prisoners escape from Buxar jail BUXAR (BIHAR), DEC 31 (PTI): Five convicts, including four serving life term, escaped from the Buxar Central Jail late last night by scaling the prison wall, raising questions over security of jails and prompting the administration to suspend three officials.

District Magistrate Raman Kumar said today that the jailbreak took place between 12 midnight and 3 AM. Iron rod, pipe and ‘dhoti’ have been found at the spot from where the prisoners scaled the wall, he said.

Superintendent of Police Upendra Sharma said those who escaped included Prajit Singh hailing from Motihari, Girdhari Rai of Chapra, Sonu Pandey and Upendra Sah of Ara, all four serving life imprisonment and Sonu Singh of Brahampur, Buxar, convicted for 10 years.

The DM said that after probing the incident, responsibility would be fixed on the erring jail officials for the jail break.

Three jail officials of Buxar prison have been suspended in connection with the jailbreak.

The suspended officials include Chief Warden Kameshwar Paswan and Upendra Das and Raj Kumar Ram, both wardens, Inspector General of Prison Anand Kishore said in Patna.

Kishore told PTI that a two-member jail department team has been sent to conduct an on the spot inquiry into the jailbreak.

Conspiracy to break SP has failed: Amar Singh LUCKNOW, DEC 31 (PTI): Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh today hailed SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav’s decision to revoke expulsion of his son Akhilesh Yadav and brother Ramgopal as the right thing and said the conspiracy to break the party and the family has “failed”.

“Mulayam Singhji has done the right thing. He has given a message through his decision that he will not let either the Samajwadi Party or his family break till he is alive. The conspiracy of the people who wanted

2017 will see drop in all economic indicators: Cong NEW DELHI, DEC 31 (IANS): Assailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi over demonetisation, the Congress on Saturday said the “disastrous” currency ban decision will lead to a drop in every economic indicator.

Claiming that nothing has changed even after the end of the self imposed 50 day deadline by Modi, Congress leader and MP Rajeev Gowda said the November 8 decision to spike Rs 1000 and Rs 500 notes has “decimated” the institution of Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

“Fifty days after Modi made disaster of demonetisation, nothing is changing for better. In times of recession, the government pumps in money to revive the economy, but Modi did exactly the opposite and unleashed a disaster on the otherwise growing economy,” said Gowda.

“Because of this disaster, 2017 is going to see a drop in every economic indicator that matters to India.No new jobs will be created, sectors like agriculture, construction, real estate, all of which are huge employers, are going to see a downturn.

“Rather than creating jobs, Modi has destroyed jobs,” he said.

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demonetisation.

December 30 was the 50th day of demonetisation, the deadline given by the Prime Minister for the situation to normalise in the country.

“Already he has announced a lottery. He (Modi) is likely to announce incentives for using digital mode of transactions both for traders and consumers. This is something that any government could have done at any point in time,” Congress leader and member of parliament Rajeev Gowda told the media.

“It is something absolutely meaningful in the longer run. We don’t need demonetisation for that.

“These are measures that the government will announce to try and correct some of the damage unleashed on the people of India. We hope he comes up with measures including an acknowledgement of the devastation that he has unleashed on the people,” Gowda said.

“What the Prime Minister is going to do is to throw some more measures that are likely to continue in this pattern of shifting goalposts, changing the original goals of demonetisation, coming up with something new to distract the people of India,” he added.

the party and the family to break has failed,” he said.

Singh also clarified that he does not want to break the party.

Congratulating Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and SP General Secretary Ramgopal Yadav, he said, “Those who had this misconception that I will try to break the party, I would like to tell them that I am not here to break the party.

Instead I want to keep it united.”

“If somebody is still hurt due to me, I want to tell that I am ready to sacrifice myself to ensure

unity in SP pariwar and the workers,” he said.

“We have to fight the communal forces and ensure that secular front is victorious in the upcoming elections,” Singh added.

Earlier in the day, when Amar Singh was asked about the crisis in the party after supremo Mulayam Singh expelled Akhilesh and Ramgopal for six years after they put up candidates against the official nominees and summoned a party meet on Sunday.

Amar had said, “The foundation of this party

was laid by Mulayam Singh with much dedication and hard work. I have said this earlier and will say it now, that Mulayam Singh is the chief of SP and the father of Akhilesh Yadav as well,” he said.

Mulayam had yesterday said he had taken the action against Akhilesh and Ramgopal to save the party which he had built through hard efforts.

“We have to save the party. The party comes first. That is why we are expelling both Akhilesh and Ramgopal,” he had said.

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Nagaland Post Vol. XXVII NO. 27 Dimapur, Sunday, January 1, 2017

Challenges for 2017

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s the year 2016 draws to a close at the stroke of midnight on December 31, the world will be welcoming the new year 2017 with hopes and expectations. Many people live on hope while some live without it. Without a doubt, New Year celebration is the most widely observed event among planet earth’s over seven billion people. The annual celebration is also among the oldest of all holidays, believed to have its pagan origin in ancient Babylon some four thousand years ago. The celebrants include people from all communities and religions who have been waiting to explode in joy to welcome the new year. New Year thus provides an opportunity for a review of many aspects in a person’s life and the effort to make life better –spiritually, mentally and physically. These are the epitome of what a progressive resolution ought to be and through which relationships, responsibilities and careers are addressed. In this regard, as people in Nagaland step into the new year 2017 ,they will still have to address many issues that have spiralled to levels that attract attention and which need to be handled with cooperative wisdom, if society in Nagaland is to come out of the shadows of doubts, confusion and conflicts. There is more than enough reason to seriously ponder over why, since over a decade, governance has taken a back seat and have been tossing all rules out of the window. One trap which the state has landed into has been the financial expenditure.

The financial crisis is not over and by the next financial year, there is doubt if the state can greatly reduce its deficit which currently stands at round Rs.1419? With the state facing a serious financial deficit by the end of March 2015, the scope for improvement can only come about if politicians get serious after a decade of merriment and competition for corruption. In the recent months, nowhere has the reputation of the government of the day been challenged as much as it has been with regard to the perennial monumental corruption in the scams within the Food & Civil Supplies department. This was exposed after joint inspections/ raids conducted by ACAUT Nagaland either with law enforcement or with public that unearthed a huge racket in diversion of kerosene for adulteration of petrol and diesel in terms of several crore rupees a month. In addition, ACAUT had also exposed the nexus in the alleged diversion of PDS rice to the open market which also runs into a huge amount each month. ACAUT has alleged that the scam in the F&CS department also involved Naga factional groups. The year also provides an opportunity to effect cleansing of the electoral practices before the 2018 elections which has been blamed as a major contributor of criminalisation of the Naga society. Other issues that demand attention also include- need for quality of education system, bogus appointments in government, rise in anti-social offences, juvenile delinquency, mounting concerns of HIV, thriving black market in alcohol and drugs etc. These are concerns that pose severe challenge on the government, NGOs, society and church and which need to be tackled with urgency and determination in order to stem the tide.

DailyDevotion Yesterday

You shall not go out with haste,…for the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard. —Isaiah 52:12 Security from Yesterday.“…God requires an account of what is past” (Ecclesiastes 3:15). At the end of the year we turn with eagerness to all that God has for the future, and yet anxiety is apt to arise when we remember our yesterdays. Our present enjoyment of God’s grace tends to be lessened by the memory of yesterday’s sins and blunders. But God is the God of our yesterdays, and He allows the memory of them to turn the past into a ministry of spiritual growth for our future. God reminds us of the past to protect us from a very shallow security in the present.

Security for Tomorrow. “…the Lord will go before you….” This is a gracious revelation— that God will send His forces out where we have failed to do so. He will keep watch so that we will not be tripped up again by the same failures, as would undoubtedly happen if He were not our “rear guard.” And God’s hand reaches back to the past, settling all the claims against our conscience.

Security for Today. “You shall not go out with haste….” As we go forth into the coming year, let it not be in the haste of impetuous, forgetful delight, nor with the quickness of impulsive thoughtlessness. But let us go out with the patient power of knowing that the God of Israel will go before us. Our yesterdays hold broken and irreversible things for us. It is true that we have lost opportunities that will never return, but God can transform this destructive anxiety into a constructive thoughtfulness for the future. Let the past rest, but let it rest in the sweet embrace of Christ.

Leave the broken, irreversible past in His hands, and step out into the invincible future with Him.

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And now we welcome the new year.

Full of things that have never been. ~ Rainer Maria Rilke

Nagaland Post, Dimapur Sunday, January 1, 2017

Post-mortem

A Naga reply It’s worth mentioning, Nagas too had suffered to Silverstein R N

agas are not unaware of other people’s sufferings from the devastations of wars. I for one had read “O Jerusalem” and “Anne Frank’s Diary” as well as Corrie Ten Boom’s books while still in High school in the late 1960’s.

The history books that all educated Nagas have read are not from another planet so that we were ignorant of other people’s histories and their struggles. So don’t insult Naga nationalist as well as all Nagas saying: “The Nagas view themselves as victims because they have no education of the outside world to compare themselves to…”

(Nagaland Post, Dec.29, 2016) As for the Indo-Naga conflict, just how would you- an Israeli Jew- react if your immediate neighbors Syria or Jordan invade your country tomorrow and call you Syrians andJordanians?

Would you meekly surrender because their geographical area and population is much bigger and higher than your own country? Would not such a surrender on your part, end in the self-nullification of your own national identity and also condemn future generations of Israelis to become subjects of some other nations? Would you rather honor Syria and Jordan’s claims over your existence just so that your people can live on in “Surrendered Peace” accumulating Jordanian Dinars and Syrian Pounds? By the way, sometimes, I even wonder whether you even know your own heroic history. After all you were born in Canada

and are now an American citizen.

But for your information, nationalist Zionist of Israel never surrendered their honor and their identity to the Nazi hordes or the overwhelming Arab hordes that sought to destroy Israel from the very face of the earth.

Therefore, if you know your own history, you should be ashamed to call on Nagas to surrender to India and be content with India’s money and occupation of their country. I am compelled to ask you, as to just on what premises, your suggestions to the Nagas are based on.

Tell us why you are belittling our fallen national heroes who sacrificed their own lives so that today, we can hold our heads high as a nation-unconquered and still on our own feet.Are you just an opinionated arrogant individual who thinks he knows what will be best for the Naga nation? Or are you even an Indian agent planted to support the present so called “Shared Sovereignty” concept offered by India to once again seduce?

Finally, please know this of us, that Nagas we are not some “Post Modern Pragmatic Opportunist” who would build their national identity on somebody else’s “Ideas” emanating from his own pragmatic personal opinion. Our struggle on the contrary, is based on concrete factual, historical, political and legal truths.

So Silverstein, go your own way and leave us alone.

But on the other hand, God bless Israel and Nagaland.

Kaka D. Iralu

obert A. Silverstein’s (RAS) frequent comments on the Naga political issues bear testimony to the truth and the authenticity of the Naga people’s unwavering quest for self-determination. I therefore find no reason to criticize his opinion, although I don’t necessarily shared and agreed with his expressed opinion. I rather take this as a valuable third party opinion and healthy criticism for which Nagas need to appreciate.

The regular comments of a great person like RAS, westerners himself, shows that our voice is now heard and reverberate all over the world. And the people around the world are now showing concern and voicing out their opinion on how to solve our Naga political question.

Any Naga who truly love freedom and wants Naga to be liberated from occupational force, like myself, will always look up to the Jewish people as a source of strength and inspiration. Their success and the survival story of the Jews will always inspire the Nagas to continue this enduring struggle till we are liberated from the occupying force and regain our freedom. In my recent interaction with one NNC veteran from Wokha he told me that if the Jewish people even after two thousand years of exile could regain their freedom in their homeland, Nagas too has every right to continue with our struggle for freedom even though it may take many years or more.

However, I become emotional when I read RAS’s most recent article where he completely disre-

gard the problem and the suffering of the Nagas by reducing it to something as equivalent to non-existent and therefore “not even worth mentioning”. Being born and brought up in a conflict zone I know and experience myself what life meant to be under military occupation. I am sure during his visit to Nagaland he must have noticed India’s military fortress built everywhere which should remind him how much Nagas must be suffering at the hand of those brutal forces being empowered by one of the most uncivilized draconian law in the world called AFSPA. The only reason he cited to substantiate his argument is that Nagas are too small in number.

The call of humanity demands that our concern for life and mankind should be the same, irrespective of its size and influence. I am eternally grateful to the Jewish people for donating Hebrew Scripture to the world for which I am among the beneficiaries and from where I have learned some of the priceless, timeless and eternal values of humanity. This ancient book of wisdom is a book from where I learn to love our neighbours as we love ourselves (Leviticus 19:18), to forgives our enemies (Leviticus 19:17-18), to learn how to do well in life, plead for the cause of widow and defend the fatherless and sojourners (Leviticus 19:3334, Deuteronomy 10:18-19, Isaiah 1:17), to proclaim liberty and advanced human right throughout the world (Leviticus 25:10, Isaiah 61:1-3), tostrive for peace in the world (Isaiah 2:4) and to promote social justice and social equality

(Deuteronomy 16:18, Amos 5:21-24). These values are always a source of strength for me and it always serve as an eternal light for the persecuted people like Nagas who are under the darkness of forces of evil rulers.

Be it known to the world that Naga community today, among other ethnic minorities in India, stand as one of the most persecuted people in the world. It is worth mentioning that for the last seven decades Naga suffered the worst form of persecutions which include rape, torture, looting, burning of churches and granaries etc. This onslaught has been perpetuated by Indian armed forces without any intervention from the so called civilized government in New Delhi who claimed to championed democracy and freedom in the region and around the world. It is worth mentioning that nearly one lakh Nagas had been perished since Naga resistance movement began against India who forcefully occupied our homeland without our consent. And for a small community like Nagas, losing this much lives will be too costly and it will take time for us to fill the vacuum that has been created.

It is worth mentioning how India refuses to recognized the historical right of the Nagas to live as a free nation and use force to suppress our right. It is worth mentioning how India refuses to honoured the historic 1951 NNC plebiscite where 99 per cent Naga give their consent for complete independence as a result of which armed conflict started between the two nations. It is worth mentioning how India refuses

to acknowledged the 1947 Akbar Hydari Agreement which give Nagas the right to determine the own future.

It is also worth mentioning that India still today continues to play divisive role, through the divide and rule policy, by placing Nagas in different political boundary.

I don’t understand how RAS wants Nagas to respond to all these. By saying that the demands of the Nagas are “unrealistic” and “self-serving”, does he meant that it’s time Naga should bow down and surrender all our rights to India, do away with our identity and become a lost people. Naga will never do that, even though we may be “one of the most insignificant groups on earth”.

Nevertheless it is also worth mentioning that Naga cause too has a support of many international groups like UNPO, Amnesty International, NISC etc… Naga can also count the support of great person like RAS who knows Naga history and present political situation very well.

Would the Jewish people ever again in future let the great land of Israel, which is historically theirs, to be occupied by alien force and let them haunt with the prospect of another holocaust. The world might have heard it or might not, but we Naga too had already gone through our own holocaust.

And the only way to prevent another holocaust for the Nagas is to restore our right to self-determination in our homeland.

Nsungbemo Ezung, Research Scholar, NEHU, Shillong, (ezung_n@yahoo.com)

Furniture that destroys forests: crackdown on ‘rampant’ trade in rosewood

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ites summit moves to protect the world’s most trafficked wild product by placing all 300 species of the tree under trade restrictions.

Gover nments have launched a crackdown on the rampant billion-dollar trade in rosewood timber that is plundering forests across the planet to feed a booming luxury furniture market in China.

The Convention on the Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) summit on Thursday placed all 300 species of rosewood under trade restrictions, meaning criminals can no longer pass off illegally logged species as legitimate.

Rosewood is the world’s most trafficked wild product, according to the UN Office of Drugs and Crime, accounting for a third of all seizures by value, more than elephant ivory,

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pangolins, rhino horn, lions and tigers put together.

With a beautiful deep red glow, it is the traditional wood used for elite, classicstyle “hongmu” furniture in China: one huge carved bed was on sale recently for $1m. But due to explosive demand from China’s fastgrowing middle class, the rosewood trade has soared since 2005, multiplying 65 times in value and now worth $2.2bn a year.

As a result, the forests of south-east Asia have been rapidly emptying, peaking in 2014. Traffickers are now targeting more than 80 other countries across the tropics where rosewoods grow, particularly in west Africa but also central America.

China’s rosewood imports from Africa soared sevenfold between 2010 and 2014, according to a report from Forest Trends, with $216m of west African rosewood

imported in the first half of 2016 alone.

Illegal gangs move swiftly from country to country, felling all the trees they can find and creating devastating boom-andbust cycles, said the report.

“When trees become scarce in one place, or authorities strengthen controls, the shady networks quickly move to another country and the deadly cycle of corruption, violence and forest destruction starts anew,” said a statement from Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), a Cites participant.

China imported 2m cubic metres of logs and wood in 2014, according to the EIA. This is equivalent to millions of rosewood trees as only the dark, dense heartwood is used: 70-80% of the tree is often wasted.

The devastated forests left behind also no longer

provide the charcoal and traditional medicines used by indigenous communities. “It is at the heart of our rural communities,” said Niger’s Cites delegate.

“The demand from Asia threatens directly threatens their livelihoods.”

Lisa Handy, at the EIA, said: “We are really thrilled [with the new Cites protection]. It’s really in the nick of time to save them from extinction. The trade has exploded exponentially in the last decade. Now it really comes down to enforcement.”

The importance of protecting the entire Dalbergia genus of rosewood is that criminals can no longer pass off illegal rosewood as one of the previously unprotected species. “Officials have great difficulty in distinguishing between species,” said Guatemala’s delegate to Cites. “It is very

Garnering a revolution

he year 2016 ended with the culmination of some few revolutionaries stepping out for change and transformation.

Towards the close of the year, we have witnessed the episode of the use of water cannon against the peaceful protest of the teachers in regard to the non-payment of salaries. Subsequently, the ACAUT members were caught in between with water cannon and teargas in protest against the rice scam and fuel adulteration. The peaceful demeanour of the public in the face of punitiveresistancewas a sign of true non-violent movement. So to speak, it was a form of Civil Disobedient Movement as was in the days of Gandhi and Luther, Jr. Now the reasoning is this: Would the Nagas witness a form of insurgency that will result in purging the society of its evil? Or that we would see the awakening of the publics in regard to our “created problems and disorders”!Or that this movement would digress into another body of local organization with no significant vision in sight!

The silent lions have been complacent and unconcerned while the wolves are ruining our whole fields of grain. But it seems there are a fewlions that are still awake and the time has come for the wolves to go into hiding. The year 2016 gave us a ray of hope that there are still people who are willing to sacrifice their lives for the sake of posterity.

This small spark of flame should be rekindled into a huge flame of fire so that the revolution will penetrate into every towns and villages of Nagaland. If we were to garner this revolution judiciously, a high chance of social and political shift is waiting to be inaugurated. Nagaland, we are on the threshold of a new revolution.

We are living in a time when history will mark us for making a decisive change. It’s up to us now whether to take this chance or to lose it for decades to arrive.

As we see it, the problems of today cannot be solved through violent means of arms and conflicts.

It should be done in an amicable way. The peaceful protest of the public in great numbers will prove

that we stand for what we believe to be true. In the twentieth-century America, the great example of nonretaliation is Martin Luther King, Jr. Nonetheless, his nonviolence was not non-resistance. He opted for peaceful settlement between the white and black Americans through his peaceful protests and speeches.

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that” said he. By killing or using violent means, justice is not possible. Revenge is not the option for achieving justice. Only the way of love can do so. Nonviolence and civil disobedience--as opposed to violence and conflict--can still be a feasible way toward gaining political, social and civil freedom in any part of the globe.And this is the way to achieve justice and expose the lies of phonies and it is time that the general public lend their full support to this kind of peaceful protest for the good of the society.

Happy New Year 2017!

Vebu Khamo, Seoul Christian University

difficult for people who are not experts, and even sometimes for the experts themselves.”

“This [summit] will be remembered for rosewood and pangolin protection,” said Brazil’s delegate, who said there would have been nothing left within three years without action.

The Cites summit also applied new protection to an African rosewood from another genus, known as Kosso, which grows in the dry forests of west Africa.

It was barely exported in 2009 but exploitation has since soared and it is now is now the main rosewood timber imported by China.

“The forests have been emptied,” said Benin’s delegate to Cites.

Some rosewood species can still be logged under the new rules, but will require permits that should only be granted if it is deemed

sustainable. The rules could be revisited in the final Cites session next week, but this is unlikely. Rosewood is also used to make some musical instruments, such as guitars, but the new rules will not prevent musicians travelling with their instruments.

The new protections enter into force in 90 days, but need action by individual nations to have an impact. In 2013, Cites gave similar protection to every rosewood species in Madagascar, where rampant logging was taking place.

However, the EIA says the Madagascan government has failed to carry out its enforcement commitments and, in May 2016, UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon called on Madagascar to end corruption and “fight the illegal trafficking of natural treasures”.

Damian Carrington

Reader’s Post

Tsumang Lake need attention Sir,

It is well aware by one and all that there is no place in Nagaland like Tsumang Lake-cum-fishery pond right in the heart of Wokha town. Although Padumphukuri Lake is there in Dimapur, it is in plain area and cannot be compared to hill area.

The total area covered by Tsumang Lake is 3.5 hectare but sadly it continues to be neglected by the government.

One can see an important feature where foreigners would go and sit in the gazebo, right in the middle of the lake and would watch the dancing fishes in the lake and take photographs.

If the government claims Tsumang Lake as government property, then it must also take certain steps to beautify it.

For instance, the area could be lighted up with mercury lights, proper brick wall fencing and public amenities build. It has long been 55 years but government continues to ignore the Tsumang Lake as if it is not worth it. It is an important tourist spot and therefore, something constructive need to be done for the lake. Instead of concentrating on corruption and building skyscrapers, government need to ensure that landmark spots are maintained so that tourists are not disappointed. Tourism also brings in boost for local and state economy.

Rikhyo Kikon Lotha, Senior Citizen and pensioner NCS

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur SUNday, JANUARY 1, 2017

Death toll climbs to 13 in Lalmatia colliery mishap

Rescue work underway at Lalmatiya Coal Mine where several workers are trapped, in Godda district on Saturday. (PTI)

stationed police and CISF officials to restrict entry of people in the danger zone, Mishra said.

“We have also called experts from outside to help us in the rescue operation. We have fully ensured that the rescue operations are done with proper safety measures. We have also come up with Standard Operating Procedures which would help us in proper operations so that there is no loss to lives,” Mishra added.

Heavy machinery was deployed as rescuers, including those from the NDRF, toiled through the day yesterday extricating bodies and looking for survivors. Central Mine Planning and Design Insti-

Lalu speaks to Mulayam, Akhilesh for a patch-up

Lalu Prasad

PATNA, DEC 31 (PTI): Amid deepening political crisis in Samajwadi Party, RJD President Lalu Prasad today spoke to Mulayam Singh Yadav and his son Akhilesh Yadav to facilitate a patch-up between them and advised both not to fight the upcoming UP elections separately. Prasad had a telephonic conversation with both SP President Mulayam Singh Yadav and his chief minister son Akhilesh Yadav this morning, the RJD president told reporters here.

He said that the RJD chief urged both of them to patch up and advised them not to go into the crucial state elections separately.

“Takrao se virodhiyo ko milega takat (friction will

provide strength to rivals),” the RJD chief told them.

Prasad has family ties with SP chief as his daughter is married to Mainpuri MP Tej Pratap Yadav, grandnephew of Mulayam Singh Yadav. Lalu Prasad had recently participated in the foundation day function of the SP at Lucknow and had sought to calm relations between Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle and state party president Shivpal Singh Yadav on the dais.

He had made both of them raise hands with him at the function symbolising unity. The RJD President has already announced that he would not field any candidate in the Uttar Pradesh elections and would seek vote for SP. Lalu Prasad told reporters that after talking to Mulayam Singh Yadav, he had dialled Akhilesh Yadav and asked him to go and meet his father.

“Now I have heard that Akhilesh Yadav has gone to Mulayam Singh Yadav’s house with senior minister Azam Khan,” Prasad, who is making a peace bid between father and son, said.

India, SL discuss fishermen issue in first JWG meeting NEW DELHI, DEC 31 (PTI): The first meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) on Fisheries between India and Sri Lanka took place here today ahead of the second round of ministerial level talks to be held on Monday.

The day-long meeting was co-chaired by secretaries for animal husbandry and fisheries department of the respective countries.

Members of External Affairs Ministry, Coast Guard, Indian Navy and officials of Tamil Nadu government were also present at the JWG meeting. “The issues related to release of detained fishing vessels, modalities for handing over of apprehended fishermen, mutual cooperation in fishery sector among others were discussed in

detail,” according to official sources. The outcome of the JWG meeting will be further discussed at the ministerial talks to be held on January 2 in Colombo.

Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh will be attending the meeting. It is not yet clear if External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj would attend the meeting as she is recuperating from an operation.

During the first round of ministerial talks held in New Delhi in November 2016, India and Sri Lanka decided to set up a JWG on Fisheries to meet every three months and hold a meeting between the Ministers for Fisheries every six months to find a permanent solution to the emotive issue of fishermen.

tute (CMPDIL), the consultancy arm of Coal India Ltd, has deployed magneto meters along with imaging system for locating magnetic and conductive material up to a depth of 80 meters, the statement said.

Mishra said the incident occurred at around 7.30 PM on Thursday when excavators were working there following which rescue operations was launched immediately.

Senior officials of Director General of Mines Safety (DGMS) have arrived at the site and launched an inquiry.

13 excavators and dump trucks which were swamped under the debris have been recovered.

Missionaries lack strength to convert Hindus: Bhagwat NAVSARI (GUJ), DEC 31 (PTI): Raking up the issue of conversions, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat today said such attempts are unlikely to be successful in the country as the missionaries “do not have the strength”.

Bhagwat pitched for Hindu unity and asked members of the community to come together irrespective of caste and language. “...after converting people to Christianity in the US, Europe, they (missionaries) are eyeing Asia.

China calls itself secular, but will it allow itself to come under Christianity? No. Will Middle-East countries let it happen? No. They now think India is the place.

“But they should keep it in mind, notwithstanding their strong push over 300 years, only six per cent of Indian population could be converted to Christianity.

Because they do not have strength,” he said.

The chief made the remarks while delivering valedictory address at Virat Hindu Sammelan, organised

by Bharat Sevashram Sangh in Vansda in the district.

Bhagwat sought to buttress his point by saying how two churches, one in the US and another in Birmingham in the UK, were converted into Ganesh temple and offices of Vishwa Hindu Parishad respectively, by a Hindu businessman in America. “This is the condition (of missionaries) in their own countries and they want to convert us.

They cannot do it, they do not have that strength,” he added.

Bhagwat asked Hindus to remember “who they

are” and that their culture is “superior”.

“Hindu community is in trouble. Which country are we living in? Our own country. This is our land, from the Himalayas (in the north) to the sea (in south). This is the land of our ancestors. Bharat Mata is mother of us all. “We have forgotten ourselves. We are all Hindus. Let our castes, languages we speak, regions we come from, gods we worship be different. Those who are sons of Bharat Mata, are Hindus. Hence, India is called Hindustan,” he said.

Terming Hindu religion as one based on truth, Bhagwat said Hindus never tried to convert people pursuing other religions as they believe in co-existence.

He urged people of all religions to “walk together” to make the world a better place and India a world leader.

He reaffirmed the RSS stand that Hindus and nonHindus living in “integrated India” have common ancestors who share the same DNA. Bhagwat urged the attendees to reach out to their “brothers”, to whom they have not gone for ages, keeping aside differences of caste, religion and language.

“We should go to our brothers whom we have not gone to for ages. We did not go to them and hence these things (spread of other religions) are happening. We should go to them to share their pain, cooperate with them and perform our longforgotten duty to make them aware of who they are, that we have common ancestors,” he added.

Cold conditions prevail in north India; fog engulfs parts NEW DELHI, DEC 31 (PTI): Cold conditions continued in northern India today and a blanket of fog enveloped several parts of the region affecting road and rail traffic. Dense fog shrouded several parts of the national capital in the morning hours delaying 80 trains with cold conditions continuing in the city.

The minimum temperature was recorded at 8.2 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average while the maximum temperature was pegged at 20.3 degrees, also a notch above the normal, a MeT department official said.

Visibility was recorded at 50 metres at 5.30 AM at Palam which marginally improved to 150 metres at 8.30 AM. It further improved to 1,000 m at 11.30 AM, the official said. The night temperature remained below freezing point in Kashmir as the cold wave conditions continued, even as the mercury went up at most places in the Valley where the Meteorological department has forecast an end to the prevailing dry spell next week.

Night temperatures across Kashmir Valley, except the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg, rose last night, providing slight relief to the residents from the cold wave conditions. Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 3.8 degrees Celsius -– up from the previous night’s minus 4.3 degrees Celsius.

The mercur y went down by nearly a degree in Leh to settle at minus 11.5 degrees Celsius. The town

Will continue to support WPRs’ rights: BJP JAMMU, DEC 31 (PTI): BJP today condemned Hurriyat and other political parties for opposing the grant of domicile certificate to the West Pakistani Refugees (WPRs) residing in Jammu and Kashmir and said it will continue to support the rights of the WPRs. “Hartal called by Hurriyat and other separatist groups yesterday to oppose the grant of domicile certificate to WPRs is very unfortunate, unwarranted and uncalled for. BJP strongly opposes the efforts of these pro-Pakistan elements to politicise a humanitarian issue,” BJP state spokesperson Brig Anil Gupta (retd) said.

He condemned the attitude of Hurriyat and political parties who are opposing the grant of domicile certificate to the WPRs residing in the state and said what was more discomforting is that these people belong to economically backward segment of the society and have been denied the growth opportunities due to no

fault of theirs. “It is very unfortunate that a section of society living among us is termed as refugees and denied basic rights on the plea that they are not the state subjects and have migrated from West Pakistan at the time of partition,” he said. Even after 70 years of independence they are being given this treatment in their own country due to the “parochial outlook” of the majority community in the state is tragic, Gupta said.

“It is the influx of illegal Bangladeshi and Burmese migrants that has resulted in the demographic change and ironically they do not raise any voice against them but welcome them. “This highlights their communal outlook. Our Party will continue to support the WPR and ensure that justice is delivered to them,” he said.

Taking a dig at the National Conference’s stand, Gupta said political parties like NC are misquoting history and trying to mislead the people of Jammu using the name of late Maharaja

Mamata questions restrictions on cash withdrawal

Company shortlisted for supplying notes blacklisted: Oommen Chandy

KO L K ATA , D E C 3 1 (PTI): Questioning the restrictions imposed on cash withdrawal, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said the government cannot simply “snatch away” economic rights of the people. “Modi Babu, public are not beggars. Why are there still restrictions on cash withdrawal?,” Banerjee asked in a statement.

“50 days are now over.

How can you take away the rights of citizens to withdraw their own hard-earned money? A government just cannot snatch away people’s economic rights,” she said. The Reserve Bank of India said last night that cash withdrawal limit from ATMs would be increased to Rs 4,500 per day from the current Rs 2,500 from January 1.

KOCHI, DEC 31 (PTI): Former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today said one of the four companies said to have been shortlisted for supplying plastic notes appeared to be “blacklisted” which he felt smacks of corruption.

Producing portions of a copy of a report of the Public Untertakings Committee of Parliament in 2013, he alleged that the company was named in it for not meeting certain security parameters for printing 1365 million pieces of Rs 100 notes during 1997-98.

The parliamentary panel, then chaired by Jagadambika Pal, had cited

Hari Singh.

“Their contention that State Subject laws were enacted by the Maharaja to safeguard the interest of Dogras is being quoted out of context.

“The State Subject Act was enacted by the Maharaja in 1927 to protect the rights of its citizens when J&K was an independent state. “It was the Maharaja only who had acceded the state with India in 1947 and it was his desire that his state should be a part of Union of India,” he said.

He said, “All citizens of J&K are now citizens of India.”

Had the Maharaja been alive he would have himself ensured that any law that keeps his state away from rest of the country should be “abrogated”, the spokesperson said.

“He would have ensured that these helpless people are given all rights immediately and they would not have to suffer this humiliation for 70 years,” he said. It was surprising and unfortunate that parties which had

included this issue in their election manifestos in the past were now opposing the issue of the domicile certificate.

“The statements of Ambika Soni in Jammu and Congress spokesperson Meem Afzal in Srinagar clearly show that the Congress was only exploiting them for narrow political gains and now that their plight is being improved by the present BJP government they have joined hands with the Hurriyat and others to oppose the same,” he said.

“Issue of domicile certificate will enable the WP refugees to seek central government jobs including in the armed forces. There will be quota for them in the 5 IRP Battalions being raised under Prime Minister Special Package for J&K,” he said. The contention that it is an attempt to change the state’s demography, Gupta said it is not understood as to how it will affect the demography of the state since they have been staying here since 1947.

was the coldest recorded place in the state. The nearby Kargil town registered a low of minus 10.2 degrees Celsius. Kashmir is currently under the grip of ‘ChillaiKalan’ considered the harshest period of winter, when the chances of snowfall are most frequent and maximum and the temperature drops considerably.

Minimum temperatures across Punjab and Haryana hovered a few notches above normal, even as fog reduced visibility at some places including Hisar, Karnal, Narnaul, Ludhiana and Bathinda.

Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a low of 8.7 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal. Ludhiana recorded a minimum temperature of 7 degrees Celsius, up two notches against normal. Karnal recorded a minimum of 8.8 degrees Celsius, up two degrees while Narnaul’s low settled at 8.4 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal.

Night temperatures increased marginally in parts of Rajasthan where Phalodi was recorded as the coldest place, with a low of 8 degrees Celsius followed

by Sriganganagar which recorded 8.9 degrees Celsius.

Sawaimadhopur, Bundi, Churu, Vanasthali and Jaipur recorded minimums of 9, 9.6, 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4 degrees Celsius while other stations registered minimum temperature between 11 and 13.6 degrees Celsius.

Fog prevailed in northern region which caused delay in movement of trains.

North western railway rescheduled several trains

while 13 other trains were running late. Residents of Patna would have to celebrate new year’s day tomorrow in dense fog condition and as sunshine eluded during the day, citizens shivered in cold condition across Bihar. Minimum temperature in Patna was recorded at 12.1 degree celsius today.

Temple town of Gaya was the coldest place in Bihar with mercury plummeting to 10.5 degree celsius.

Marginal rise in temperature amid foggy conditions in some parts of Odisha brought respite from the intense cold wave, while Bhawanipatna in Kalahandi district became the coldest place in the state today.

Dense fog enveloped the skyline over the state capital of Bhubaneswar and surrounding areas during the morning hours leading to poor visibility that affected vehicular movement for some time.

The capital city recorded a minimum temperature of 16 degrees Celsius compared to 15.1 degrees registered yesterday, the MeT office said. Bhawanipatna, the district headquarters town of Kalahandi, turned out to be the coldest place in the state with the mercury settling at 6.7 degrees Celsius.

According to weather forecast, cold conditions at isolated places are expected in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi and Punjab. Dense fog at a few places with very dense fog at isolated places are likely to be witnessed in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi and Punjab.

Cong, AAP ‘enemy parties of Punjab: Parkash Singh

REOND (PB), DEC 31 (PTI): Dubbing Congress and Aam Aadmi Party as the “enemy parties of Punjab”, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today called upon the people of the pollbound state to distinguish between own people and strangers and ensure that the reigns of state are given in safe hands. Addressing the people during Sangat Darshan in Budhlada assembly constituency here, the fivetime CM alleged that Congress can never think about the betterment of Punjab.

“Congress has ruled over country for a long time but has always committed economic, social and religious atrocities on Punjab.

On the other hand SAD is the party that has always worked to safeguard interests of Punjab, Punjabi and Punjabiat,” he said.

Dubbing Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal as “antiPunjab”, he said that neither Kejriwal was aware of the issues of Punjab nor he knows about people of Punjab.

“AAP has no agenda

for development and promotion of the Punjabis and is trying to entice the voters by mere slogan raising. The governments do not work on baseless slogans instead one has to set agendas for development and take initiatives to wipe off miseries of people,” Badal said.

He said the agenda of SAD-BJP coalition has always been that of development, brotherhood and in future the coalition will reiterate this agenda.

Warning the people of Punjab, Badal said that “if the Congress or AAP comes in power even by mistake, these parties will stop the benefit of free power, water, atta dal, shagan scheme and many other benefits being given to them...they are the enemy parties of Punjab”.

He asked the people of Punjab to remember that when Capt Amarinder Singh led Congress government was in power (2002-7), “he had stopped the benefit of free power and water and the same was restarted after the SAD-BJP coalition raised voice for it”.

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GODDA (JHARKHAND), DEC 31 (PTI): The death toll climbed to 13 in the coal mine collapse at Lalmatia open cast coal mine of Eastern Coalfields Ltd (ECL) with the recovery of two more bodies today.

R R Mishra, officiating CMD of ECL, a Coal India subsidiary told PTI, “We have recovered two more bodies today. We are carrying on the rescue operation in a systematic manner so that the situation does not aggravate as the debris is too much and it should not fall.”

Danger zones have been declared around the place of incidents to restrict the entry of people there. Moreover, the district commissioner has also

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Budget 2017 may provide some IT relief: Experts

NEW DELHI, DEC 31 (AGENCIES): Ahead of the Budget presentation on February 1, expectations are building up that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will offer an income tax relief to both individual taxpayers and corporate India. More money in the hands of consumers will help in spurring demand which has been hit due to demonetisation.

The finance minister has already spoken about the need for lower taxes in India. “What you need is a broader base of economy for which you need a lower level of taxation. You need to manufacture products and provide services which are more competitive in

character and therefore your taxes have to be globally compatible,” Mr Jaitley said.

The government could announce income tax relief in the Budget “to create a feel good factor”, said Manoj Nagpal, CEO of Outlook Asia Capital.

“There is an expectation that the Budget will move towards a lower tax regime, either in the form of lower tax rates or increasing the exemption limits. We believe that lower tax rates are a better form of passing the benefits rather than increasing the tax slabs,” Mr Nagpal added.

Sandeep Sehgal, director for tax and regulatory

Over Rs 4,313 cr black income detected in 1,061 raids: Report New Delhi, DEC 31 (PTI): Over Rs 4,313 crore of stashed income has been detected by the Income Tax Department after conducting over 1,000 raids and survey operations as part of its countrywide operations against black money hoarders post-demonetisation.

Official sources said the taxman has detected a total of Rs 4,313.79 crore undisclosed income and seized cash and jewellery worth Rs 554.6 crore as part of these operations, as per the data updated till Thursday.

They said the department carried out a total of 1,061 raids, surveys and enquiries across the

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country to detect suspected tax evasion instances since the note ban was declared on November 8.

The taxman has issued 5,058 notices to various entities on charges of tax evasion and hawalalike dealings, they said.

The department, they said, has also seized Rs 106.89 crore in new currency (largely Rs 2000 notes) as part of these operations apart from freezing jewellery and bullion worth Rs 91.99 crore.

“The total undisclosed income admitted or detected as part of the action conducted by the I-T department, till December 29, is Rs 4313.79 crore,” they said.

India, Singapore amend tax treaty NEW DELHI, DEC 31 (AGENCIES): India and Singapore on Friday amended a decade-old double tax avoidance agreement (DTAA) that will allow the tax department to impose capital gains (tax) on investments routed through the island nation and plug a possible misuse of benefits.

Earlier this year, the government managed to get Mauritius and Cyprus to amend tax treaties that allowed it to impose capital gains tax and check alleged round-tripping of funds into the country some of which was said to be black money.

“This year on May 10 we had amended DTAA with Mauritius. Then in September we amended with Cyprus and today we amended the DTAA with Singapore... With these three... we have successfully stopped round tripping through this route,” finance minister Arun Jaitley said at a press conference.

In recent years, Singapore had emerged as a key source for foreign investors from across the globe to route funds into the country and in some cases it was the top originator of investments. Between April 2000 and September

2016, Singapore accounted for 16% of inflows with Mauritius topping the list with 33% of flows.

The latest move by the government seeks to bring parity although there are agreements with countries such as the Netherlands, France and South Korea where some additional benefits are available. Tax experts, however, said with the general anti-avoidance treaty in place, misusing these treaties would be tough.

Under the amended treaty with Singapore, capital gains tax will be imposed at 50% for two years starting April 2017, Jaitley said.

The minister said the earlier DTAAs with the three countries gave complete exemption from payment of tax on profits made through capital gains as there was no such levy in the host countries. The beneficiary did not pay any capital gains tax in India.

“Therefore there was a reasonable apprehension that these agreements were misused for round tripping and bringing money back in country through this route,” he said, adding that 2016 has been significant and historic in getting these amended.

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Well-orchestrated endeavour to destroy Tata Group’s reputation: Ratan

Ratan Tata

controlled companies.

On the other hand, Mistry’s family-controlled companies Cyrus Investment Private Limited and Sterling Investment Private Limited have filed petitions against Tata Sons before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) (Mumbai).

“As we approach the new year, we must all resolve to put these events of the past few months behind us and re-dedicate ourselves to re-establish the Tata Group’s leadership in the many areas in which we operate, as also demonstrating to the world around us that we indeed have protected the vision and values of our founding fathers,” “The Tata Group has, over the years, not just been a business conglomerate - it has been an institution built on sustaining livelihood in the community it serves through the creation of wealth and its re-distribution to the nations’s people through social awareness and philanthropy.”

Tata Trusts hold 66 per cent stake in the holding company of the Tata Group, whereas Mistry’s family holds over 18 per cent interest.

M u m b ai , D ec 3 1 (IANS): Tata Sons Interim Chairman Ratan Tata on Friday said that there has been a wilful and wellorchestrated endeavour to destroy the reputation of the Tata Group through unsubstantiated allegations.

“The past three months have been turbulent and wasteful. There has been a wilful, well-orchestrated endeavour to destroy the personal reputations of individuals, and the reputation of the Tata Group, through unsubstantiated allegations,” Tata said in a letter addressed to the Group’s employees.

“The ethics and values of the group and its leadership, which have been built over the last one and a

half a centuries, have been challenged by people who are known not to practice what they often preach.

I feel proud that through this difficult period there has been an overwhelming groundswell of support from so many of you.”

The letter comes a day after the holding company of Tata Group had demanded the return of all confidential documents related to its group companies from its ousted Chairman Cyrus Mistry.

This was the second such notice served to Mistry this week.

On Monday, Tata Sons served the first legal notice to Mistry, alleging breach of confidentiality and passing on sensitive information to his family-

Gold, silver end 2016 on muted note, post annual gains

Centre extends deadline for rabi crop insurance

ATM daily withdrawal limit relaxed to Rs 4,500

added to its safe haven appeal.

Gold hit a high of Rs 31,750 per 10 grams on November 9 and a low of Rs 25,390 on January 1 in 2016.

For the year, the yellow metal registered a notable gain of Rs 2,910, or 11.46 per cent, in its prices while silver climbed Rs 6,100, or over 19 per cent.

Globally, it zoomed to USD 1,372.60 an ounce in August 2016 from USD 1,060.20 in 2015 before settling at USD 1,150.90, a growth of over 9 per cent.

Also, silver skyrocketed 50 per cent to hit a high of USD 20.70 an ounce before pulling back in early November to USD 15.70

M u m bai , D ec 3 1 (PTI): The Union Government has extended the timeline for farmers to get enrolled in the rabi crop insurance scheme till January 10, Maharashtra agriculture minister Pandurang Fundkar said today.

“The earlier deadline of registration for the crop insurance scheme for rabi season was December 31.

It has been extended to January 10 so as to enable more farmers to be benefitted from the initiative,” said Fundkar.

The insurance is being offered by National Insurance Company and their officials will be facilitating enrollment of farmers in the scheme, the minister said.

Meanwhile, leader of opposition in legislative council, Dhananjay Munde in a statement today claimed that he had written a letter on December 28 to chief minister seeking some relaxation for rabi crop insurance registration.

Munde who is unhappy with the 10-days extension, said, “I had demanded extra one month’s time for the farmers but that demand has not been met.”

Munde in his letter contended that farmers do not have sufficient amount of money in hand due to demonetisation and hence they should get more time to get their crop insured.

New Delhi, Dec 31 (PTI): Halting its 4-day upmove, gold today plunged Rs 200 to Rs 28,300 per 10 grams on the last trading day of 2016, in keeping with a subdued trend overseas amid fall in demand from jewellers.

Silver, too, dropped Rs 500 to Rs 39,400 per kg due to lower offtake by industrial units and coin makers.

The precious metal got back some of its sheen in 2016, more so after the Brexit shock and volatility due to Chinese market rout. Overall, global growth worries and geo-political risks amid collapsing oil prices have come as a “perfect blend” for gold, which

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and ended at USD 15.88, a rise of USD 1.92, or about 14 per cent.

Marketmen said that apart from a weak global trend, fall in demand from jewellers and retailers at the domestic spot market mainly pushed down the prices of the precious metals today.

Overseas, gold fell 0.59 per cent to USD 1,150.90 an ounce and silver by 1.49 per cent to USD 15.88 an ounce in New York yesterday.

In Delhi, gold of 99.9 per cent and 99.5 per cent purity plunged by Rs 200 each to Rs 28,300 and Rs 28,150 per 10 grams, respectively. The precious metal had gained Rs 950 in the previous four days.

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M u m b ai , D ec 3 1 (IANS): Following expiry of the deadline to deposit demonetised currency in banks, the RBI on Friday relaxed the daily ATM withdrawal limit to Rs 4,500 from the earlier cap of Rs 2,500, with this facility, to be effective from January 1, coming as a new year gift to citizens.

“On a review of the position, the daily limit of withdrawal from ATMs has been increased with effect from January 1, 2017, from the existing Rs 2,500 to Rs 4,500 per day per card,” the Reserve Bank of India said in a notification issued late on Friday. The RBI further said “there is no change in weekly withdrawal limits”, which remains at Rs 24,000. The central bank also asked banks to ensure that disbursals on ATMs should predominantly be in the denomination of Rs 500.

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by the RBI on December 21, it has supplied currency amounting to Rs 5.92 lakh crore till December 19, as against the Rs 15.4 lakh crore pulled out of the system through the demonetisation of high-value currency announced on November 8.

It may be mentioned that apex industry body Assocham on Friday urged the government to increase cash withdrawal limits from saving and current accounts and through ATMs to mitigate the hardship faced by the people and businesses since demonetisation. “ T h e g ove r n m e n t should make policy changes to mitigate the impact of high denomination currency notes by increasing daily cash limit through ATMs to Rs.5,000 from Rs 2,500,” said the Association Chambers of Commerce of India (Assocham) in a statement here.

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Rahul Garg, direct tax leader at PwC, said it is not a “great idea” to lower the income tax exemption limit as a lot of taxpayers go out of the tax net. Instead, the tax rate should be lowered or the range of the tax bracket be increased, he added.

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Islamist terror is ‘greatest threat’ to Germany: Merkel Berlin, Dec 31 (AGENCIES): Islamist terrorism is the biggest challenge Germany is currently facing, Chancellor Angela Merkel said in her New Year message.

Referring to the deadly truck attack on December 19 targeting a Christmas market in Berlin by a Tunisian asylum seeker that resulted in the deaths of 12 people, she said on Friday it was “sickening” when acts of terror were carried out by people who had sought protection, the BBC reported.

“As we go about our lives and our work, we are saying to the terrorists: ‘You are hate-filled murderers, but you do not determine how we live and want to live. We are free, considerate and open’,” Merkel said.

But she also said she

UN chief Ban Ki-moon bids farewell to staff

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NEW YORK, DEC 31 (AGENCIES): UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon joked that he feels like Cinderella, as he prepares to step down at midnight on 31 December 2016.

“At midnight, everything changes,” he told a room full of UN staff.

“On the eve of the new year, I’ll be in Times Square [New York] for the ball drop. Millions of people will be watching as I lose my job!”

He said he had two words for the UN staff in the audience: “Thank you!” Earlier this month in his final press conference as UN chief Ban Ki-moon has hinted that he may shortly run for the presidency of his native South Korea. Mr Ban’s term as the world’s top diplomat expires at the end of December.

Merkel said 2016 had been a year of severe tests.

was confident Germany could overcome them.

In her message, the Chancellor said images of the devastation in the city of Aleppo, where Syrian government forces have forced out rebels after months of fighting, showed how “important and right” it was for Germany to take in those fleeing the conflict, the BBC said.

“All this is reflected in

our democracy, rule of law and values. They are the opposite of the hate-filled world of terrorism and will prove stronger than it. Together we are stronger. Our state is stronger,” she said.

Merkel also denounced “distortions” that were leading people to believe that the European Union and even parliamentary democracy were no longer working.

28 killed in twin suicide bombings in Baghdad Baghdad, Dec 31 (IANS): At least 28 persons were killed and 53 injured in twin suicide bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Saturday, a source said.

A suspect blew up his explosive vest at the crowded car spare parts market in Sinak area and another suicide bomber detonated himself near a post office in the same area, the Interior Ministry source told Xinhua news agency.

Earlier in the day, the source said the attacks were carried out by roadside bombs and put the toll at 19 dead and 45 injured.

The Islamic State militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Terrorist acts, violence and armed conflicts killed 2,885 Iraqis and wounded 1,380 others in November across Iraq, the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq said.

Syria conflict: UN to vote on Syria ceasefire deal NEW YORK, DEC 31 (AGENCIES): The UN Security Council is to vote on a Russian resolution endorsing the ceasefire agreement in Syria.

The draft text calls for rapid access for the delivery of humanitarian aid throughout Syria.

It also expresses support for a political process to end the conflict, with talks between the government and opposition, brokered by Russia and Turkey, due in Kazakhstan next month.

The ceasefire, which began just over a day ago, has held in most places.

However, some clashes and air strikes were reported and a number of rebel groups told Reuters news agency on Saturday they would consider the truce “null and void” if attacks continued. It was not clear which rebel groups issued the warning.

The ceasefire deal applies across Syria but does not cover certain rebel

Opposition activists said the rebel-held Damascus suburb of Douma was shelled on Friday

groups including the jihadists of so-called Islamic State (IS) and Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (JFS), and the Kurdish YPG militia.

The Russian UN resolution comes against a back-

drop of deadlock among the veto-wielding members of the Security Council, with Russia supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the US, UK and France insisting he must step down

Donald Trump US slaps sanctions on Facebook temporarily bans praises Putin amid seven Pakistani entities journalist for slamming Trump fans hacking expulsions New York, Dec 31 (IANS): In a latest incident of censorship, Facebook on Friday temporarily restricted journalist Kevin Sessums’s account, after he called US President-elect Donald Trump’s supporters “a nasty fascistic lot” in a post. Known for his two best-selling memoirs, Sessums said that he shared a Facebook post from ABC News’ political analyst Matthew Dowd that read: “In the last few hours I have been called by lovely ‘christian’ Trump fans: a jew, faggot, retard. To set

record straight: divorced Catholic.”

Sessums was later notified by Facebook that the post violated the company’s “community standards” and was barred from posting for 24 hours.

It was only after the Guardian contacted Facebook that they reviewed and restored the post of the journalist. “We are very sorry about this mistake,” the Guardian quoted a spokesman of Facebook.

“The post was removed in error and restored as soon as we were

able to investigate. Our team processes millions of reports each week, and we sometimes get things wrong,” he added.

“It is chilling. It is arbitrary censorship. I was like, ‘Wait a minute, do I have to be careful about what I say about Trump now?’” Sessums said.

Earlier this year, Facebook banned a post that contained the ‘Napalm Girl’ photograph on the grounds that it reflected indecency and suspended the journalist who had posted it.

US says IS chief alive, still leading WASHINGTON, DEC 31 (AGENCIES): The Pentagon has said it believes that Islamic State chief Abu Bakr alBaghdadi is indeed alive, despite repeated efforts by the US-led coalition to take out the jihadist group leader.

Baghdadi has kept a low profile, despite having declared himself the leader of a renewed Muslim caliphate, but last month released a defiant audio message urging his supporters to defend the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.

It is not clear if he is in the besieged city, where he declared his caliphate in 2014 after the IS group seized territory covering much of eastern Syria and northern Iraq.

“We do think Baghdadi is alive and is still leading ISIL and we are obviously

doing everything we can to track his movements,” Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook told CNN. “If we get the opportunity, we certainly would take advantage of any opportunity to deliver him the justice he deserves,” he said.

“We’re doing everything we can.

This is something we’re spending a lot of time on.”

In mid-December, the United States more than doubled the bounty on the shadowy IS leader’s head to USD 25 million.

The group has only released one video of Baghdadi, showing a man with a black and grey beard wearing a black robe and matching turban, dating back to 2014.

China to ban ivory trade by end of 2017

Kenya set alight 105 tonnes of ivory tusks in April to help tackle the illegal trade.

B e i j i n g, D e c 3 1 (IANS): China will ban the processing and sale of ivory for commercial purposes by the end of 2017, closing down the world’s biggest ivory market, officials reported on Saturday.

The State Council and the State Forestry Administration announced late Friday a decision hailed by conservation groups as “historic” for the future preservation of elephants, Efe news reported.

By the end of March, authorities will shut down some of the 34 ivory processing enterprises and 143 sale outlets operating legally in the country, while all commercial activity will

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Under the ban, the government will not allow shops or online stores to offer products containing ivory and only non-commercial spaces, including museums, will have permission to exhibit such products.

China has been toughening regulations on ivory trading in recent years.

In a joint appearance with his US counterpart Barack Obama in 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping said both countries would end the legal and illegal trade of ivory in their respective countries.

Trade in ivory has

been suspended in China since March this year, when the government imposed a three-year moratorium following a one-year ban on ivory imports in 2015.

The decision has been welcomed by many conservation groups, who for years have been drawing attention to the effect of China’s consumption of ivory on the declining population of elephants in Africa.

“Closing the world’s largest legal ivory market will deter people in China and beyond from buying ivory and make it harder for ivory traffickers to sell their illegal stocks,” said Lo Sze Ping, CEO of WWFChina.

Trump’s inaugural parade lineup announced New York, Dec 31 (IANS): US President-elect Donald Trumps Presidential Inaugural Committee on Friday announced a list of groups that will participate in the inaugural parade.

“People from every corner of the country have expressed great interest in President-elect Trump’s inauguration and look forward to continuing a salute to our republic that spans more than two centuries,” Sara Armstrong, the committee’s CEO, said in a statement.

“As participants follow in the footsteps of our new president and vice president down Pennsylvania Avenue, they will be adding their names to the long list of Americans who have honoured our country by marching in the inaugural parade,” Politico reported citing Armstrong as saying The January 20 parade will follow the swearing-in ceremony of Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence.

The committee characterised the list as an “initial” version of groups that have accepted an invitation thus far.

WA S H IN G TO N D C, DEC 31 (AGENCIES): US President-elect Donald Trump has praised Vladimir Putin for not expelling American diplomats, despite a similar move by Washington in response to alleged election interference.

Mr Trump tweeted: “Great move on delay - I always knew he was very smart!”

Moscow denies any involvement in electionrelated hacking.

But in one of the last moves of the Obama presidency, Washington demanded Russian 35 diplomats leave the country by Sunday afternoon.

Mr Putin ruled out an immediate tit-for-tat response.

The row follows allegations that Russia directed hacks against the Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, releasing embarrassing information through Wikileaks and other outlets to help Mr Trump win the election.

Several US agencies including the FBI and the CIA say this is the case, but Mr Trump initially dismissed the claims as “ridiculous”.

I S L A M A BA D, D EC 31 (PTI): The US has slapped sanctions on seven Pakistani entities associated with the country’s missile programme, a media report said today.

An official notification by the US Department of Commerce said that the entities added to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) list “have been determined by the US government to be acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the US,” Dawn reported.

All seven have been placed on the entity list under the destination of Pakistan.

They are identified as Ahad International, Air Weapons Complex, Engineering Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Maritime Technology Complex National Engineering and Scientific Commission, New Auto Engineering and Universal Tooling Services.

Pakistan has always denied any wrongdoing in connection with its nuclear or missile programme, and the paper said it was unable to verify if the names and addresses given were correct or in any way linked to the country’s missile programme.

According to the notification, the US government determined that there was reasonable cause to believe, based on specific and articulable facts, that these “government, parastatal, and private entities in Pakistan are determined to be involved in activities that are contrary to the national security and/or foreign policy of the United States”.

The conduct of these seven entities “raises sufficient concern that prior review of exports, re-exports or transfers (in-country) of items subject to the EAR involving these persons, and the possible imposition of licence conditions or licence denials on shipments to the persons, will enhance (the department’s) ability to prevent violations of the EAR”.

The placement on the list imposes a licence requirement for all items subject to the EAR and a licence review policy of presumption of denial.

The notification does not specify the violations these entities are supposed to have committed and does not give details of the items they are supposed to have exported, imported or re-exported.

as part of any deal to end the war.

Russia and Turkey also back opposite sides in the conflict, with Turkey supporting the rebellion against Mr Assad.

Russia accessed US electricity grid: Report Washington, Dec 31 (IANS): Hackers linked to the Kremlin penetrated the electricity grid of the US although they did not disrupt services, a media report has said. According to the Washington Post report on Friday that quoted US officials on condition of anonymity, the hackers used malware to obtain the code which gave them access to the grid, Efe news reported on Saturday. The target of the hackers was presumably one of the two major utilities of the state of Vermont: Green Mountain Power or Burlington Electric. “The incursion may have been designed to disrupt the utility’s operations or as a test to see whether they could penetrate a portion of the grid,” the report said, citing the same sources. The Kremlin has been in the eye of the storm during recent weeks after the White House accused Russia of being behind a cyber attack against the Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton’s.

On December 29, Obama ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats and imposed economic sanctions against Russian intelligence agencies, intelligence personnel and cyber security companies in response to the hacking.

Pak to hand over dossier on India to new UN chief Islamabad, Dec 31 (PTI): Pakistan would hand over a dossier on alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav and evidence of attempted violation of maritime boundary by an Indian submarine to incoming UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday, his first working day after assuming office.

Pakistan’s Permanent UN representative Maleeha Lodhi will officially pass on the dossier to Guterres at the UN headquarters in New York, Dawn reported, citing officials.

“Soon after assuming office incoming UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will get a feel of Pak-India rivalry as Islamabad is set to raise the issue of Indian interference with him,” the paper said.

Pakistan claims that Jadhav, an Indian navy officer and an alleged operative of India’s intelligence agency RAW, was caught by its security forces earlier this year. His capture was announced in March and was flaunted by military as “proof of Indian interference and state-sponsored terrorism”.

T h e g ove r n m e n t , which had pledged to expose alleged Indian hand in terrorism in Pakistan, domestically faced a lot

of criticism for the delay in presenting to the international community evidence of Jadhav’s alleged involvement in subversive activities.

Responding to criticism in the Senate, Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz had on December 7 said that “insufficient material” had been delaying the finalisation of the dossier.

“It is not that material has been provided and it’s lacking in English and we are overcoming it. The (provided) material, in our view, was insufficient,” Aziz had told a meeting of

the Senate Committee of the Whole House.

“The required additional information” has now been made available and the dossier has been completed, the paper said, citing the officials.

The officials did not share the specifics, but said it would contain proofs that India was allegedly patronising terrorism in Pakistan.

The new UN chief would also be informed about the attempt by an Indian submarine to “intrude into Pakistani waters before it was spotted and forced to abandon the mission”, the

paper said.

The submarine incident, which happened last month, coincided with the fourth Pak-China joint naval exercise for promoting maritime security and stability in the region and the start of shipping activity under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor from Gwadar. Lodhi had in October 2015 presented three dossiers to the then secretary general Ban Kimoon, which were said to be containing proofs of alleged Indian interference in Balochistan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Karachi.

Maharudra Yagya Samiti, Dimapur has organised a great Yagya ‘Shri Shri Maharudra Yagya’ at Ram Janaki Hr. Sec. School ground. Thakurbari (G.S. Road), Dimapur for the world peace, human welfare and prosperity. The Programme is as follow :Date Day Programme 02/01/17 Monday Kalash Yatra at 8:00 a.m.

03/01/17 Tuesday Ganesh Sadi Pujan, Mandap Parvesh 04/01/17 Wednesday Puja – Patth, Jaap Prarambh & Agni Sthapan 05/01/17 Thursday Puja – Patth, Hawan Prarambh 06/01/17 to 11/01/17 Friday to Wednesday Yathawat 12/01/17 Thursday Purn-aahuti & Bhandaara Note :- Everyday : 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Puja Patth, Jaap, 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Rudraabhishekh Hawan 6:00 p.m.

Aarati The puja archana will take place under the patronism of Dharam Guru Jyotivid Param Pujya Shredev Swami Rameshanandjee Maharaj.

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he Kinks frontman Ray Davies felt a mixture of “joy” and “humility” on discovering he had been made a knight in the New Year Honours.

He was the lead singer and songwriter for the band, penning classics such as You Really Got Me, Waterloo Sunset, and Sunny Afternoon.

The 72-year-old, who has won a string of industry awards, is being recognised for services to the arts.

Davies, born in Muswell Hill, north London, said: “Initially I felt a mixture of surprise, humility, joy and a bit embarrassed but after thinking about it, I accept this for my family and fans as well as everyone who has inspired me to write.”

Originally known as The Ravens, The Kinks were formed at the end of 1963 with his brother Dave, Peter Quaife and then Mick Avory. Davies once stated that his intention was to write for “waitresses and divorced people” but his work has been admired by the spectrum of British critics.

“leap second” will be added to this year’s New Year’s countdown to compensate for a slowdown in the Earth’s rotation.

The extra second will occur as clocks strike midnight and a time of 23:59:60 will be recorded, delaying 2017 momentarily.

A leap second last occurred in June 2015 and this will be the 27th time it has occurred.

The change is required because standard time lags behind atomic clocks.

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) - responsible for the UK’s national time scale - uses the atomic clock to provide a stable and The Kinks continuous timescale.

It gained a large fol- the accolade Godfather of Along with other clocks lowing among the gay and Britpop. lesbian community after Davies has had a difworks like Lola and See ficult relationship with his My Friend. brother, who once described Despite a string of suc- a pattern of “jealousy, hacesses, Davies attempted to tred and envy” between kill himself in 1973, over- the pair before the group dosing on valium and Dom disbanded in 1996.

Perignon. His press secretary But last year, and for the revived Davies by throwing first time in almost 20 years, him into a bath. the siblings were reunited as In January 2004 he was they performed You Really shot in the leg while in New Got Me at London’s IslingOrleans, and three months ton Assembly Hall. later limped to collect his Davies’s musical Come CBE from the Queen at Dancing, won the Mobius Buckingham Palace.

Award for best Off-West Davies was shot by End production in 2009 a mugger he chased after and his musical Sunny Afhis girlfriend’s bag was ternoon won four Olivier snatched.

Awards.

Speaking after being He also gives his name given his CBE, he said: to song writing workshops, ollywood actress Pri“This is for the people who helping to give children from yanka Chopra is one supported my music over the disadvantaged backgrounds of the presenters at years. I’m kind of reluctant the chance to express themto collect rewards. I usually selves and encouraging them the upcoming 74th annual back out of ceremonies. I’m to experience The Kinks’ Golden Globe Awards.

The 34-year-old ackind of a shy person.” old studio.

The Kinks - inducted Davies has composed tress has made a successful into the Rock and Roll Hall several pioneering rock op- international debut with of Fame in 1990 - were one eras including Arthur and American show “Quanof the most influential bands The Village Green Pres- tico” and also stars in the of the 1960s. The group’s ervation Society, and has movie adaptation of “Bayinfluence on acts like Oasis also directed films and TV watch” which releases next year. and Blur earned Davies shows.

across the globe, it provides the world with its coordinated universal time.

NPL senior research scientist Peter Whibberley said: “Atomic clocks are more than a million times better at keeping time than the rotation of the Earth, which fluctuates unpredictably.

“Leap seconds are needed to prevent civil time drifting away from Earth time.

“Although the drift is small - taking around 1,000 years to accumulate a one-hour difference - if not corrected it would eventually result in clocks showing midday before sunrise.”

Atomic clocks use the change of electron energy levels to tell the time.

t least 80 people were hurt in a stampede at a music festival in the Australian city of Lorne near Melbourne.

Out of the 80 injured late Friday, 36 were admitted to hospitals, including 19 with serious injuries, according to doctors, public broadcaster ABC reported on Saturday.

The stampede occurred around 11 p.m., when a group of people trying to leave the venue fell down resulting in chaos and panic.

“I thought I was going to die. There were people lying there, unconscious, not moving. I thought the people around me were dead,” 19-year-old Olivia Jones said.

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The star died aged 53 on Christmas Day at his home in Goring-onThames, Oxfordshire.

More tests will now be carried out to deter-

mine what led to his death, Thames Valley Police said in a statement.

The results of these tests are unlikely to be known for several weeks.

Michael’s death is still being treated as unexplained but not suspicious.

The post-mortem examination took place on Thursday.

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Murray, Mo Farah knighted Damehoods for Ennis-Hill, Grainger in New Year Honours fices and love of my amazing family and the team around me now and over the years.”

Pearson took his Paralympic gold medal tally to 11 with further success in Rio, where he won the individual freestyle event after claiming silver in the team competition.

Ennis-Hill and Grainger have long been two of the country’s leading sportswomen and both brought down the curtain on their careers after Rio. Grainger won silver alongside Vicky Thornley in the double sculls event at the age of 41 after returning to rowing after London 2012, where she originally announced her retirement.

And Ennis-Hill also called time on her athletics career after finishing second in the heptathlon in Rio, narrowly failing to defend the crown she had won in London. She retires as an Olympic, World and European champion in the multi-discipline event.

Sir Roger Bannister receives the Order of the Companions of Honour, an award also previously given to athletics greats Lord Coe and Dame Mary Peters.

Four more Olympic

stars - cycling’s power couple Jason and Laura Kenny, showjumping great Nick Skelton and dressage superstar Charlotte Dujardin - have been awarded CBEs. Jason Kenny took his Olympic gold medal haul to six with three more successes in Rio, where he won the individual sprint and keirin events as well as being part of the successful team sprint squad.

Wife Laura was successful in both of her events in Brazil, winning the omnium and team pursuit competitions she had also won gold in four years ago.

Skelton became Britain’s second oldest Olympic gold medallist when he won the individual showjumping title aboard Big Star in Rio. Dujardin’s domination of the dressage world continued when she won the individual dressage title aboard the incredible Valegro, who has since been retired from the sport.

Para-equestrian gold medallist Sophie Christiansen is also honoured with a CBE as is swimmer Sascha Kindred, another winner in Rio, and British Paralympic Association chairman Tim Reddish.

GAPYOCC (Green) enter 21 WCC semis Dimapur, Dec 31 ( NPN ) : G A P YO C C (Green) put a break on the winning streak of Forest CC with a convincing 4 wickets win to enter the semifinals of the ongoing 21 edition of Winter Cricket Challenge, played at local ground, Wokha.

In the last quarter final match played on Saturday, the skipper of Forest CC ‘A’ won the toss and elected to bat. A tidy and strong bowling lineup by GAPYOCC restricted the Forest CC total score to 91 losing 9 wickets. Zarenthung and Along were the only two batsmen who could reach two figure with 19 runs and 13 runs respectively. Bipakar led the bowling attack with 3 wickets, Dipankar 2 wickets and Myanbemo, Albert, Debojit and Retish Paul claimed a wicket each.

GAPYOCC (Green) reached the target in 13.1 over losing six wickets with a contribution of 28 runs from Debojit, Ganesh 20 runs, Yanrenthung 13 runs and Retish Paul 10 runs.

Yankio claimed 3 wickets, Mhonthung 2 wickets and Avungo claimed a wicket for Forest CC. Monday’s match 1st semi final league Renegades CC Vs Hornbill CC, Kohima

Resilient Everton draw Hull City

L o n d o n, D e c 3 1 (Agencies): Everton came from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Premier League strugglers Hull Tigers at the KCOM Stadium. Ross Barkley has come under scrutiny recently after poor performances from the midfielder, and the 23-yearold marked his return to the first-team and answered his critics with a late equaliser after he headed into the bottom corner from a Leighton Baines cross in the 86th minute.

Everton were handed a life-line just before the half-time whistle after David Marshall, punched into his own net which is now the Scotsman’s 15th failed attempt at a clean-sheet.

Michael Dawson gave his side a deserved lead in the 6th minute when the 33-year-old tapped in at the back-post from a Curtis Davies flick-on, before the everpresent Robert Snodgrass found the top-corner with a wonderful free-kick in the 65th minute.

Despite displaying great character and heart, Hull clearly lacked quality at times, and although moving off the bottom of the Premier League, remain clear favourites to be relegated this season.

Ronald Koeman’s side responded well after conceding early on and came within centimetres of pulling level when Kevin Mirallas’ shot from just inside the

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L o n d o n, D e c 3 1 ( Ag e n c i e s ) : A n dy Murray and Mo Farah have been awarded knighthoods in the New Year Honours after enjoying further incredible success in 2016.

Farah and Murray are joined in being knighted

by Paralympics equestrian great Lee Pearson, while Jessica Ennis-Hill and Katherine Grainger have been made dames.

Murray ended a sensational 12 months on top of the tennis world after claiming his second Wimbledon title over the summer.

He also successfully defended his Olympic Games title in Rio and his victory at the ATP World Tour finals in London last month meant Murray won the last five tournaments he participated in to take home more than £13.3m in prize money.

Farah also played a massive part in Team GB’s

success at the Olympics, where he repeated his feat from London 2012 of winning gold in the men’s 5,000m and 10,000m.

The 33-year-old now has four Olympic gold medals to go with five at both the World and European Championships.

Farah said, “I’m so happy to be awarded this incredible honour from the country that has been my home since I moved here at the age of eight.”

“Looking back at the boy who arrived here from Somalia, not speaking any English, I could never have imagined where I would be today - it’s a dream come true. I’m so proud to have had the opportunity to race for my country and win gold medals for the British people, who have been my biggest supporters throughout my career.”

“My successes have only been possible because of their support and the commitment, sacri-

Ashwin ends 2016 as top ranked Test bowler, all-rounder

‘Will take up IOA suspension with govt’ NZ thrash Bangladesh to clinch ODI series

Lo n d o n, D e c 3 1 (Agencies): Ireland international James McClean has signed a new deal at West Brom that will keep him at the Hawthorns until 2019. McClean, who has scored twice in 17 appearances for West Brom this season, joins James Morrison, Craig Gardner and Ben Foster in agreeing new deals at the Premier League club.

“James thoroughly deserves this and has worked hard to achieve it,” manager Tony Pulis said. “James’s attitude and commitment to the group is first class and I’m delighted to see that approach rewarded in this way.” Pulis believes the 27-year-old, who has made 58 appearances for the Baggies, has proved a bargain since he joined the club from Wigan in June 2015 in a £1.5m deal. “For what we’ve paid and what the lad’s been earning, he’s been a terrific signing for us,” he said.

McClean not started a Premier League game since the 4-0 defeat to Manchester City on 29 October, and Pulis admits the Derryman is desperate to work his way back into the first team.

of the life time presidency to Mr. Suresh Kalmadi and to Mr. Abhay Singh Chautala,” Ramachandran said in a statement.

The veteran administrator, who was heading World Squash Federation before taking over as IOA chief in 2014, added, “The IOA is a body that has to function under the guid-

PCB to take legal action against BCCI Lahore, Dec 31 (Agencies): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Shaharyar Khan has said that the board will pursue a legal recourse against the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for not honouring the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

In a Board of Governors (BoG) meeting the other day, the 82-year-old said the board is currently involved in developing a legal case against its Indian counterpart of failing to play a bilateral series with Pakistan which was agreed upon in the MoU. “We will start with the legal framework over the matter since the BoG has given its approval,” said Shaharyar in the meeting. “The clear fact is that India signed an agreement with us to play six bilateral series between 2015 and 2022, of which

they have already missed two series.”

He also said that the International Cricket Council (ICC) was witness to the agreement; therefore the board will send its case to both BCCI and ICC. “We will consult our legal team to take up the matter with the BCCI and the ICC,” he said.

The chairman added that the PCB deserves compensation for the losses it incurred due to India’s refusal to hold a bilateral tie.

India has not played a bilateral series with Pakistan since 2007, although Pakistan did travel to India for a limited-over series in 2011-2012. In January, the PCB agreed to host a short ODI series in Sri Lanka as part of the MoU, however the BCCI backed out by stating they had not clearance from their government for the series.

N e l s o n, D e c 3 1 (Agencies): New Zealand secured a series whitewash as they cruised to an eight-wicket victory in the third and final ODI against Bangladesh in Nelson.

Neil Broom made 97 while Kane Williamson was not out on 95 at the close as New Zealand won with 52 balls to spare, closing on 239 for two.

A middle-order collapse saw Bangladesh squander a strong start, but they set a target of 237 thanks to 59 from Tamim Iqbal and 44 each from Imrul Kayes and Nurul Hasan.

Openers Iqbal and Kayes built a solid foundation for Bangladesh after they won the toss and chose to bat, putting on 102 for the opening wicket.

But when Kayes fell victim to a superb one-handed catch from Broom, it began a Bangladesh collapse which saw seven wickets fall for 77 runs. Sabbir Rahman (19) and Mahmadullah (three) both departed before Tamim ended a fine innings in calamitous fashion, with a horrible top edge off James Neesham falling into the hands of Broom. Things

area was narrowly pushed away by Marshall.

The visitors started to gain a foot-hold in the game and hit the woodwork in the 24th minute when Gareth Barry’s cross found Irish International Seamus Coleman at the back-post, but the 28-year-old’s header came back off the post before trickling out for a goal-kick.

Barry, and Everton were unlucky not to have scored a deserved equaliser in the 27th minute, after the former Aston Villa player’s long-range effort sailed just wide of the host’s goal.

Everton str uck the woodwork for the second time in the game just after the interval, after the influential Romelu Lukaku’s shot was pushed onto the crossbar by Marshall after taking a wicked deflection off Dawson.

Despite conceding late on, Hull will take confidence in their performance and will hope to go one further next time when they travel to West Brom on the 2nd of January, while Koeman welcomes former club Southampton on the same date.

New Zealand team with the trophy after whitewashing Bangladesh in the ODI series.

got little better until Hasan - playing his second ODI helped steady matters with a fine 44 off 39 balls preventing a complete meltdown from the tourists.

New Zealand’s reply got off to an inauspicious start as Tom Latham was out for just four, lbw to Mustafizur Rahman in the second over, before Martin

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Guptill retired hurt in the third when on six.

But from then on, little went wrong for the hosts.

Broom survived a drop before he had got off the mark as Kayes let the ball slip through his fingers and he duly punished Bangladesh.

He looked set for a second ton in three days - having made his maiden ODI

century on Wednesday only to loop the ball up for Mashrafe Mortaza to gobble up at gully off Mustafizur when three short.

That only delayed the inevitable as Neesham helped Williamson finish the job, and it was Neesham who hit the winning boundary off Mustafizur to finish unbeaten on 28.

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ance and supervision of OCA and IOC. On my return in the New Year I shall discuss this issue with the OCA/IOC after their offices open in the New Year for their guidance and advice, and thereafter take this up with the government to see how this issue can be resolved.”

The government took the firm decision to suspend IOA after it failed to reply to its showcause notice within the stipulated December 30 deadline.

Kalmadi spent nine months in jail after allegations, stemming from the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Chautala is also facing unrelated corruption charges in an ongoing court case. He has also denied the allegations.

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Dubai, Dec 31 (PTI): The Indian spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja held on to the top two positions in the ICC Test bowlers rankings, while the national team ended the year as the numero uno side in the latest list issued here.

Ashwin also continued to lead the all-rounders’ table with no change among the top five in the list. Hence, Jadeja remained at third spot.

This is just the second time the top two spots in the bowlers’ chart is occupied by India players, with the pair emulating left-arm spinner Bishan Singh Bedi and leg-spinner Bhagwath Chandrasekhar, who were ranked one and two in 1974.

In the Test batsmen’s ranking, India skipper Virat Kohli has ended the year at second position with Australia’s Steve Smith heading the chart.

New Delhi, Dec 31 (PTI): Breaking his silence, embattled Indian Olympic Association President N Ramachandran today said he will take up the issue of IOA’s suspension with the government after consulting the IOC and Olympic Council of Asia.

Cracking the whip on IOA, the Sports Ministry yesterday suspended the Olympic body till the time it reverses the decision to make the scam-tainted duo of Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Singh Chautala its life presidents.

“I am away in New Zealand, on a personal issue relating to my family.

I understand that the government has suspended the Indian Olympic Association due to the conferment

Everton’s 18-year-old whizzkid Tom Davies (right) celebrates with Barkley.

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