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of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. These talks would resume once again after the Assam elections,” Khandu said.

Manipur chief minister, N Biren Singh said “State to State” level dialogues are the only way forward to resolve these disputes.

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SHILLONG, JAN 23: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who was here Saturday to chair the 69th Plenary of the North Eastern Council (NEC), underscored that the North Eastern States should resolve the boundary disputes amongst themselves and urged chief ministers of the various states in the region resolve the boundary disputes amicably holding “State to State” level talks.

Shah told the chief ministers that the boundary dispute needs to be resolved by holding State to State level talks without any intervention by the Central government.

According to Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma, the home minister clearly stated that when Bangladesh and India can resolve the border issue, why the North East states, which are within the Indian boundary cannot resolve

Petrol, diesel prices touch all-time highs DIMAPUR, JAN 23 (NPN): Petrol and diesel prices in the country touched new all-time highs on Saturday after state-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) increased the rates for the fourth time this week.

According to a price notification from OMCs, petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 25 paise per litre each. This took the petrol price in Delhi to Rs 85.70 per litre and in Mumbai to Rs 92.28 per litre.

Diesel rate climbed to Rs 75.88 a litre in the national capital and to Rs 82.66 per litre in Mumbai, the price data showed.

After today’s rate revision, petrol price in Dimapur rose to Rs.88.10 per litre and diesel price soared to Rs.78.83 per litre. In the state capital Kohima, petrol price increased to Rs.89.06 per litre and diesel was hiked to Rs.79.53 per litre.

This is the second consecutive day of rate increase and the fourth this week. In all prices have gone up by Re 1 per litre this week.

Fuel prices, which vary from state to state depending on local sales tax or VAT, are now at record highs in the country, prompting cries for a cut in excise duty to ease the burden on consumers.

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Assam Industries minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said: “Amit Shah has said discussions should be held to resolve these issues. Once the Assam elections are over we are hopeful to restart our dialogue and resolve these issues amicably.”

India will develop if NE state develops

Amit Shah lights the lamp during the 69th plenary of NEC. (PTI)

the issue.

So he has urged all the States, with special focus on Assam, that by August 15, 2022, when the Prime Minister gives his speech on the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence, the North East States should resolve their boundary issue, Conrad Sangma said.

Assam has boundary disputes with Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Meghalaya over several decades. Several rounds of talks have been held at the chief ministerial and chief secretary levels to resolve these disputes.

The 69th NEC plenary meeting was also attended by the Governors and chief ministers of the eight North

Eastern states.

Nagaland chief minister, Neiphiu Rio said, the disputes have remained unresolved for many years and not even the Supreme Court or other Courts have been able to find a solution. “Even mediations have failed,” Rio said.

“Amit Shah is taking initiative and talks would resume only after the Assam elections,” the Nagaland chief minister said.

Arunachal Pradesh chief minister, Pema Khandu said Amit Shah has taken up the issue from 2019 and suggested the dispute needs to be resolved through talks.

“A dialogue is on between the chief secretaries

India, as a whole, will be considered developed only when there is development in the North-East, Union Home Minister Amit Shah observed at the 69th plenary meeting of the North Eastern Council.

“For the development of North East it is necessary that development reaches the people of each and every religion and language, an exercise which will be attempted through this budget,” said Shah, who is ex-officio chairperson of the Council.

Shah said that after taking charge as Prime Minister in 2014, Narendra Modi said that if the North East is to be developed, then the region has to be given priority in all types of development schemes of the government.

“There are still many areas which are not developed, so the cabinet has decided that 30% of the budget will be used for underdeveloped areas and they will also be developed. If NEC sets a target by 2022 under ‘Ease of Doing Business’ in consultation with every state, it will be a major achievement. This will also help in attracting investment.

To mark the completion of 75 years of Independence in 2022, every state should set a target and try to overcome all the difficulties that come in the way,” he said.

Pointing out that development of any state is not possible by government investment alone, Amit Shah said private sector participation is also very important, adding that there should be an effort to build a prosperous North Eastern region.

DIMAPUR, JAN 23 (NPN): Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio has urged the Centre to strengthen the North East Council (NEC) by bringing out a clear vision for development of the North Eastern region, adding that the council was set up with a special purpose due to special needs.

Rio while addressing the 69th Plenary of the North Eastern Council through videoconference, lamented that over the years, the functional autonomy of NEC intended

by Parliament had been significantly diluted and the role of the Governing Body of NEC represented by Governors and Chief Ministers of the region had become less important.

“Let us not forget that this Council has been set up out of necessity to develop the North Eastern region of the country... It is now almost 50 years since NEC was set up but the region still has a huge development deficit when compared to the mainland,” Rio stated.

The chief minister also highlighted issues concerning the state particularly with regard to Dr. T. Ao Regional Football Academy,

British PM says new UK coronavirus Senior NSCN (I-M) leader variant may carry higher risk of death removed from key post

Boris Johnson (File)

LO N D O N, JA N 2 3 ( AG E N C I E S ) : B r i t i s h Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the new UK variant of COVID-19 may be associated with a higher level of mortality although he said evidence showed that both vaccines being used in the country are effective against it.

“We’ve been informed today that in addition to spreading more quickly, it also now appears that there is some evidence that the new variant – the variant that was first discovered in London and the southeast (of England) – may be associated with a higher degree

of mortality,” he told a news briefing. The warning about the higher risk of death from the new variant, which was identified in England late last year, came as a fresh blow after the country had earlier been buoyed by news the number of new COVID-19 infections was estimated to be shrinking by as much as 4% a day. Johnson said however that all the current evidence showed both vaccines remained effective against old and new variants.

England and Scotland announced new restrictions on January 4 to stem a surge in the disease fuelled by the highly transmissible new variant of the coronavirus, which has led to record numbers of daily deaths and infections this month.

The latest estimates from the health ministry suggest that the number of new infections was shrinking by between 1% and 4% a day.

150 infected with UK variant in India

PTI: The number of people who have tested positive for the UK variant of COVID-19 in India has climbed to 150, Health Ministry said on Saturday.

All of them have been kept in single room isolation in designated health care facilities by the respective state governments. Their close contacts have also been put under quarantine.

Comprehensive contact tracing has been initiated for co-travellers, family contacts and others.

The situation is under careful watch and regular advice is being provided to the states for enhanced surveillance, containment, testing and dispatch of samples to INSACOG (Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium) labs.

GUWAHATI, JAN 23 (PTI): NSCN (I-M), which has been engaged in peace negotiations with the Central government, has “removed” a prominent member from a key post leading to tension among a section of the cadres, official sources said.

Hutovi Chishi Swu, one of the prominent faces from the Sumi tribe within NSCN (I-M), has been removed from the post of convener of the outfit’s steering committee, reportedly by the group’s general secretary Th. Muivah, the sources said.

Hutovi was ousted for allegedly airing his views on developments within the outfit during a meeting in Dimapur in the last week of December 2020, they said.

Hutovi had recently hogged the limelight when he led an attempt by the outfit to reach out to the different tribal bodies of Nagaland and gauge their opinion about the ongoing Naga peace talks.

Sources said Hutovi received the response that suggested that there was a strong undercurrent in favour of an early settlement of the vexed Naga insurgency problem.

Hutovi had also called a meeting of the top leaders of the NSCN (I-M) on December 24 in Dimapur and made a detailed presentation about his meetings with the tribal bodies and emphasised on the need for course correction and for a pragmatic stand in the peace talks with the Centre. However, soon he was removed from his post and one Ashihou Asoumai, a Poumai Naga from Manipur, was brought in his place, sources said.

Ciethu airport etc.

He expressed dismay that Dr. T. Ao Regional Football Academy project, which was approved at the cost of Rs. 1308. lakh by NEC during 2017-18 had been closed on “as is where is basis”. Rio pointed out that foundation stone for the academy was laid in 2018 and the work was in full swing with the release of Rs. 250.00 lakh and the corresponding State Share of Rs. 27.77 lakh till the lockdown.

However, he said that the State was asked to reimburse the money sanctioned and released by NEC. This, he said has put the State’s long cherished dream of setting up of the Academy at stake. He reminded that the project once completed will cater to the need of the entire North Eastern region since it was a regional project. Rio, therefore, urged NEC to consider for reopening of the project along with the other 17 projects for completion.

Rio further went on to point out that Kohima was the only State capital in the country without an airport. He said that the State government had

NSCN (I-M) Ao region reaffirms support to FA DIMAPUR, JAN 23 (NPN): Senior Ao national workers at a meeting with NSCN (I-M) steering committee convenor and kilo kilonser, at the ceasefire monitoring cell office on January 23, have strongly reaffirmed support to the “Framework Agreement” and also the ongoing peace talks with the government of India.

In a press release, NSCN (I-M) Ao Region CAO, P. Lima Kichu stated that Ao senior national workers amicably resolved to “forgo the past misunderstandings and miscommunications, which arose between the Ao national workers and further agreed to strengthen and work for the national cause.”

They also congratulated Ashiho Asomi on his new assignment as convenor steering committee and expressed gratitude to the collective leadership for the “prestigious assignment to Arep Jamir as the speaker of Tatar Hoho, NSCN/GPRN.”

already acquired 1013.72 acres of land at Ciethu and was ready to transfer it to the Airports Authority of India for development of the proposed airport with a runway length of 4.4 Kms, capable of operating A-320 Airbus aircraft.

Besides feasibility studies and surveys conducted by the Airports Authority of India and multi-disciplinary team consisting of officials from Directorate General of Civil Aviation and Ministry of Environment and Forest, he said an amount of Rs. 90 lakh was also sanctioned by NEC in 2006 and another amount of Rs.4.48 crore for road construction at the proposed airport-- Chiephobozou- Touphema-via Ciethu airport was sanctioned.

He, however, said that the project was still not taken up for sanctioning and therefore urged NEC to prevail upon the Civil Aviation ministry to expedite the approval of the project and to start developmental work.

Among others issues concerning the state, Rio also sought more time for completion of ongoing projects that were stalled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

State COVID tally 12076 DIMAPUR, JAN 23 (NPN): Nagaland on Saturday reported four new COVID-19 positive cases-- 3 in Dimapur and 1 in Mokokchung, taking the tally to12076.

The distribution across various categories include 4667 cases from the armed forces/ police, 1857 returnees, 4980 traced contacts and 572 frontline workers.

Kohima traffic rules on R-Day DIMAPUR, JAN 23 (NPN): In view of the 72nd Republic Day Celebration at Secretariat Plaza, Kohima on January 26, 2021, the Kohima police have ordered enforcement of traffic regulations as part of the security arrangement. In a press release, Kohima police PRO stated that only vehicles with car pass ‘A’ (red) and Car Pass ‘B’ (blue) would be allowed entry to the Secretariat (Cont’d on p-8) Plaza.

COVID vax: Nearly 14 lakh beneficiaries inoculated Firm on demand of repealing farm laws NEW DELHI, JAN 23 (PTI): Nearly 14 lakh beneficiaries have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the country, including 3,47,058 in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Saturday.

According to data released by the ministry, the highest number of 1,84,699 vaccinations in the country has been reported from Karnataka, followed by Andhra Pradesh (1,33,298), Odisha (1,30,007) and Uttar Pradesh (1,23,761).

As many as 1,10,031 beneficiaries were inoculated in Telangana, 74,960 in Maharashtra, 63,620 in Bihar, 62,142 in Haryana, 47,293 in Kerala and 38,278 in Madhya Pradesh, according to the data.

In a statement, the ministry said in the last 24 hours, 3,47,058 people were vaccinated in 6,241 sessions and 24,408 such sessions

have been conducted across the country so far. “As on January 23, 2021, till 8 AM, nearly 14 lakh (13,90,592) beneficiaries have received the vaccination under the countrywide COVID19 vaccination exercise,” it said.

India’s active COVID19 caseload continued to manifest a downward movement and dropped to 1,85,662 on Saturday.

“India’s present active caseload now consists of just 1.74 per cent of India’s total positive cases,” the ministry said. It added that 28 states and Union territories in the country have less than 5,000 active coronavirus cases each and their recovery rate is above the national average.

Saturday, while 1,03,00,838 patients have recuperated so far, pushing the national recovery rate to 96.81 per cent, according to the health ministry.

There are 1,85,662 active cases of the coronavirus infection in the country currently, which accounts for only 1.78 per cent of the total caseload, according to data released by the ministry.

T h e C OV I D - 1 9 caseload has mounted to 1,06,39,684 and the death toll due to the disease has climbed to 1,53,184, with the novel coronavirus claiming 152 more lives in the country in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.

The COVID-19 case India’s COVID-19 tally fatality rate stood at 1.44 climbs to 1,06,39,684 per cent.

According to the ICMR, PTI: With 14,256 fresh cases, India’s COVID-19 tal- a total of 19,09,85,119 samly climbed to 1,06,39,684 on ples have so far been tested

for the viral disease in the country, including 8,37,095 on Friday.

India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7 last year, the 30-lakh mark on August 23 and the 40-lakh mark on September 5. It went past 50 lakh on September 16 last year, 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and one crore on December 19.

The health ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the COVID-19 deaths in the country occurred due to comorbidities.

“Our figures are being reconciled with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR),” the ministry said on its website, adding that a state-wise distribution of the figures is subject to further verification and reconciliation.

farmers say NEXT COURSE OF action after tractor parade

NEW DELHI, JAN 23 (PTI): Protesting farmer leaders on Saturday remained firm on their demand of a complete repeal of the three contentious farm laws, and said their immediate focus is on the January 26 tractor parade.

The union leaders said the next course of action will be decided only after the tractor parade.

Farmer leaders held a marathon meeting on Saturday to reconsider the government’s proposal to put the legislations on hold for 18 months, but no consensus could be reached.

This came a day after the government asked the farmer leaders to revert by Saturday in case they agree to its proposal to suspend the legislations.

“Since the beginning of our agitation, our demand

is very clear. We want a complete repeal of these three laws, and we will not settle for anything less than the repeal of the new farm laws,” Haryana Bharatiya Kisan Union chief Gurnam Singh Chaduni told PTI. He said that farmer unions are currently focusing on their proposed January 26 tractor parade, and after the Republic Day, they will decide on the next course of action.

Unlike the last 10 rounds of talks between the government and the farmer union leaders, the 11th round on Friday saw both sides hardening their positions. They could not even reach a decision on the next date for a meeting.

This followed a big climbdown made by the Centre in the talks on Wednesday when it offered

to suspend the laws for 1-1.5 years and form a joint committee to find solutions.

Nod given for tractor parade on Jan 26: Thousands of farmers opposing the Centre’s new agri laws will enter the national capital with tractors on Republic Day as the Delhi Police has given its nod to the ‘kisan tractor parade’, farmer leaders claimed on Saturday.

However, Delhi Police Additional Public Relation Officer Anil Mittal said, “We are in the final stages of talks with farmers.”

Over two lakh tractors are expected to take part in the parade and there will be around five routes. The tractor parades will be taken out only after 12 pm, after the Republic Day parade on Delhi’s Rajpath concludes, according to protesting farmer unions.

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Organic dragon fruit juice launched

Lolano Patton (Left) and Lucy Ngullie (Right) launching the 100 percent organic farm produce on January 23. (DIPR)

Testo College national conference culminates

78 Bn CRPF organises medical camp at Zubza

DIMAPUR: Two-day online national conference organised

by Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Tetso College, culminated on January 23.

A press release by senior media executive, Tetso College, Rinsit Benjamin Sareo stated that presenters on the last day were Devangana Saikia, Dr. Hewasa Lorin, Dr. Swati Moitra & Gourab Ghosh, Suravi Ghosh, Dr. Debabrata Sutradhar and Dr. Rimmei Longmei.

Earlier, valedictory session was chaired by assistant professor Dr. V Vijaya Chamundeswari, feedback given

by St. John College, Dimapur, Sumita Banik Saha, Martin Luther Christian University, Shillong, Dr. S. Maxwell Lyngdoh and University of Burdwan, West Bengal, Suravi Ghosh. Certificates were handed out by IQAC coordinator, Dr. S. Elika Assumi.

Tetso College principal, Dr. PS Lorin gave closing remark.

Officers of 78 Battalion CRPF at the medical camp organises on January 21 at Sechu, Zubza.

DIMAPUR: The 78 Battalion, CRPF has organized medical camp under its civic action programme (CAP) at old community hall, Zubza, Kohima on January 21.

A press release by 78 Bn. CRPF stated that, under the guidance of Randeep Datta, PMG, IGP M&N Sector, Syamchand De, DIGP (Ops) CRPF, Kohima inaugurated the

medical camp in which essential medicines and walking sticks were distributed to the villagers of Leizha ‘A’ Colony, Sechu, Zubza. Syamchand De in his speech assured that CRPF was always hand in hand with the public and always ready to provide any assistance apart from assigned duties.

Bijender Kumar 2 I/C, Commandant 78

Bn., (AOL) in his speech asserted his gratitude to the villagers of Leizha ‘A’ Colony, Sechu, Zubza and its neighboring villages for their cooperation and cordial relationship.

It may be noted that 78 Bn., Central Reserve Police Force since its induction in Nagaland has been organising such programmes frequently to provide the basic amenities.

DIMAPUR: Organic dragon fruit wine/juice produce of Dream Dragon Fruit Farm was formally launched

by DPRO Dimapur, Lolano Patton on January 23 at Shitovi village, Dimapur.

According to DIPR report, speaking during the launching occasion, Lolano Patton congratulated the proprietor of Dream Dragon Fruit Farm, Lucy Ngullie for achieving an-

Assam Rifles apprehend NSCN (I-M) cadre

Awareness on PCPNDT Act held in Wokha PCNB Peren celebrates ‘gospel golden jubilee’

DIMAPUR: Troops of Assam Rifles in a joint operation with Police representative apprehended one NSCN (I-M) cadre in general area Purana Bazar, Dimapur on January 22.

According to PRO, HQ IGAR (N), based on specific input, troops of Assam Rifles along with Police representative launched an operation and apprehended one NSCN (I-M) cadre and recovered one point 22 pistol, three rounds of point 22 ammunition, 2300 spasma proxivon capsule (approx Rs 43,200) and Rs. 1,56,500/- in cash.

The apprehended person along with the recovered items was handed over to East Police Station, Dimapur for further investigation.

other milestone by way of introducing international standard of 100% organic dragon fruit wine/juice, which she observed would definitely boost the economy of the state. She lauded

Lucy Ngullie for being such a hard working entrepreneur and for showing the way forward to the farming community to be self dependent and being resourceful, sincere and dedicated.

Proprietor, Lucy Ngullie while sharing on her new organic winery venture said that the main objective for taking up the venture was to give value addition to her farm to keep the dragon fruit farm sustainable. She was also of the view that Naga farmers ought to be resourceful instead of only depending on the government.

It may be mentioned that Lucy Ngullie got tutored by a Philippino wine maker and the ingredients used for making the organic dragon fruit wine/juice were all imported from Canada. Her wine venture which started in 2019 are available in 2 varieties ie white and red white and it is all pre-ordered.

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ASHAs and Anganwadi workers along with other officials at the awareness programme on January 22. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: Wokha district administration, DLCWMSK and Wokha District Legal Services Authority (WDLSA) organised an awareness programme on Pre Conceptions and Pre Natal Diagnostic Technique Act (PCPNDT) Act under Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) for ASHAs and

Anganwadi workers on January 22 at DC’s conference hall, Wokha.

According to DIPR report, advocate, Shanchobeni enlightened the gathering on PCPNDT Act, while EAC (p) Arhonbeni also delivered a short speech where she encouraged the participants to actively take part in

such activities for the success of the programmes and policies. Earlier, the function was chaired by women welfare officer, Wokha, Dr. Wonchano. During the programme, safety kit consisting of hand wash, face mask and sanitary pads were distributed to ASHAs and Anganwadi workers.

DIMAPUR: Presbyterian Church New Beisumpui, (PCNB) Zeme Presbytery, CHT Synod (PCI) Peren celebrated its gospel golden jubilee on January 17, at the church premises under the theme “The wonder of God’s love”, graced by Rev Deisaung Pame, moderator Zeme Presbytery & pastor i/c Jalukie Pastorate as minister.

A press release by PCNB stated that, Rev. Deisaung Pame unfurled the jubilee flag and later unveiled and blessed the monolith. Secretary for women’s relation, general assembly of the Presbyterian Church of India (PCI), Shillong, Insamneile Riamme was speaker of the event.

The jubilee souvenir was released by pastor i/c Kubing Pastorate

Rev. Keyihungbe and on the closing ceremony the flag was handed over by pastor i/c Kebai Pastorate, Rev. Nzuhingbe Pame to jubilee committee chairman, Ramyibe Riamme.

It may be mentioned that Presbyterian Church New Beisumpui is the first Presbyterian Church in Nagaland which was established on May 9, 1971. Since its establishment, as the mother church, Presbyterian Church New Beisumpui has helped nurture and guide several fellowships/preaching stations to become fledged churches.

As of now, Zeme Presbyterian Church Nagaland (ZPCN) has 10 churches and one fellowship with total population of 1829 Rev Deisaung Pame along with other church leaders after members. unveiling the monolith.

3RD DEATH ANNIVERSARY Late E. YANKHO JAMI

24th January 2018 Like the dew drops that fall on you in Heaven…are the tears of Love for you on Earth from your Dearest Ones.

You are ever Loved & Missed Apo…Take Care Family DP-322 DP-443

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

“Put your arms around him Lord. And treasure him with care. For you have in your possession a son, brother and father beyond compare”

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We, the family of Lt. RÜKHIELHOULIE RAYMOND MEJURA (Asou) would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all individuals, churches, organizations, associations and wellwishers for your prayer and support during his illness till his last breath. May our Almighty God bless each and everyone .

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Born on: 26/7/1991 – Died on: 19/01/2021 We, the family members of Late Miss Jepitoli Yeptho are deeply grateful to each and every individual, churches, organisations, friends and neighbours for the kindness and compassion shown during the hour of her prolonged illness. We cannot express enough gratitude for your benevolent works & love that was bestowed upon our family in the hour of our grief. The greatest comfort during our sorrow was the expression of sympathy conveyed to us in many ways, through, prayers & financial support. We deeply appreciate your thoughtfulness, gentle sympathy and practical kindness, which we will remember with great affection & gratitude.

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nagalandpost.com Poll Q . : Co u l d t h e Ce n t re have left fuel prices unchanged?

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enforcing SOP in markets and public places?  Yes.  No.  Can’t Say.

WEATHER FORECAST January 24

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Sunny and pleasant

26 11

Sunny and pleasant

23 9

Aizawl

Guwahati Mostly sunny and pleasant

Sunny and pleasant

Imphal

25 12 25 7

Itanagar Nice with clouds and sun

23 11

Shillong

Mostly sunny

18 5

Kohima

Plenty of sunshine

20 7

Dimapur Sunny and pleasant

Mostly sunny and pleasant

Mkg

26 11 22 7

Tuensang Mostly sunny and cooler

17 5

Mostly sunny

20 10

Zunheboto Mostly sunny

20 6

Wokha

BBBP scheme in Nagaland yields positive results

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Skill training for girls undertaken under BBBP scheme Leshemi women folk with officials from administration, in Nagaland.

DLCW-MSK at Leshemi village.

DIMAPUR: On the occasion of Girl Child Day, various activities have been conducted in the state under Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme.

S RC W N a ga l a n d : Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP), save the girl child, educate the girl child, is a scheme by the government of India aimed at ensuring survival, protection, education and participation of the girl child.

A press release by SRCW Nagaland stated that, in Nagaland, it was launched on October 13, 2015 by the then chief minister, T.R. Zeliang. Nagaland State Social Welfare Board (NSSWB) is the implementing agency of BBBP state level and

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the State Resource Centre for Women (SRCW) is the Project Management Unit (PMU). At district level, it was implemented by the district administration through the District Level Centre for Women (DLCW), Mahila Shakti Kendra in the multisectoral action districts such as Mon, Wokha, Mokokchung, Peren, Phek, Longleng and Tuensang, and advocacy and media plan districts such as Kohima, Zunheboto, Dimapur and Kiphire.

According to the 2011 census, the literacy rate in Nagaland were higher in males as compared to females, and one of the primary factors attributing to this was because females were regarded as temporary

members of the family, hence, investment in girls were seen as unnecessary.

On account of this, particularly in the rural areas, parents prefer to send male children to private schools which are deemed to provide quality education while female children are sent to government schools which provide free schooling but are often limited by infrastructure and resources.

Being denied quality education, most girls often drop out of school at a young age, further leading to the subordination of their role in the family and in the society. To empower these girls, focus is given on skill development which would enable economic participa-

tion and empowerment.

BBBP scheme in Nagaland has fared quite well in its implementation and has been awarded a national award for best performing state under BBBP on January 24, 2019. Wokha district also received two national awards- “effective community engagement” on January 24, 2019 and on September 6, 2019, it was amongst the ten districts in India felicitated for undertaking “good work in generating awareness and outreach activities.”

BBBP implementing agencies in Nagaland have worked extensively in ensuring that the welfare of the girl child is not compromised in the face of societal gender roles and norms.

Leshemi village: District administration & DLCW-Mahila Shakti Kendra (BBBP) organised an awareness programmecum-exhibition on traditional weaving techniques at Leshemi village under Phek district on January 23 as part of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao week 2021.

A press release by DLCW-MSK stated that, discussion was also held with the village women folks on new design techniques and ways to open to new markets across India. SDO (C) nodal officer BBBP, Phek, N Bhavani Sri speaking on the occasion viewed that stinging nettles fabric would have an excellent market, if the supply chain could be properly streamlined and also encouraged the women folks to come up with more modern designs.

While appreciating the Leshemi women society for their recent efforts in connecting with right designers and brands, she also stressed on importance of preserving local methods and practices.

She urged the women folks to make sure that traditional methods adopt to modernity in order to

keep the products in demand and relevant.

EAC Phek, Wetsho Lasushe said weaving should not be considered only as part of culture but also as a profession but that innovative ideas should get reflected in the designing of the products and thereby making it marketable.

Chair person Neipetso Lomi in the introductory speech said that the stinging nettles (Thebvo in Kuzhale) practices was passed down by forefathers and was believed that Thebvo production originated from Leshemi in Chakhesang area.

Leshemi village holds and preserves the tradition and culture of Thebvo production till today. In order to preserve this culture, the village has created a brand by the name Leshemi Origins, he informed.

Women folk from the village demonstrated the making of stinging nettles which is also known as Thebvo in Kuzhale. As part of the BBBP week 2021, district administration & DLCW- Mahila Shakti Kendra (BBBP) are organising various activities from January 21 to 26.

Health centres inspected at Peducha village

DIMAPUR: Keneizhakho Nakhro, MLA, visited Peducha sub-centre at Peducha village in Kohima district on January 22.

A press release by the organisers stated that, Nakhro while interacting with youth organisation, village elders, Panchayat members and staff said that everyone can play an important role in spreading the message on good health care system.

Nakhro urged the village authority to monitor the functioning of the subcentre, coordinate and cooperate with health personnel for its smooth and efficient functioning.

Dokho Vielie, chairman of Peducha village mentioned that Peducha sub-centre has been functioning without compounder as of now. He also said that an ambulance was required to attend any emergency as the village lies on National Highway-29.

Earlier, MLA also inspected various primary healthcare centres, sub-centers and health & wellness centres in rural areas under 8th Western Angami A/C. He interacted with doctors, staff and villagers to strengthen the health care delivery system within the constituency.

125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subash Chandra Bose celebrated in Nagaland

Dignitaries with village leaders and students during the Dimapur Bongs along with other dignitaries at the programme held on January 23 at Chesezu village. programme held on January 23 at Dimapur.

DIMAPUR: Chesezu village, Phek, Dimapur Bongs, Netaji Subash Kala Kendra (NSKK) and Pranab Vidyapith Higher Secondary School (PVHSS), Dimapur celebrated Parakram Diwas to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra (SC) Bose on January 23 at Dimapur.

Chesezu village: The occasion was observed at Chesezu village, Phek with village leaders and an associate of Netaji named Vezo Swuro, now aged 93.

A press release by the organisers stated that, Vezo Swuro, who associated with Netaji, shared a brief experience and history of how Netaji spent his stay at

Chesezu. Proprietor of Pier Tours, Kohima, Kejaroko Pieru, thanked the villagers on behalf of Indiatourism for accepting the proposal to celebrate the anniversary at Chesezu. He also shared the prospects on how Chesezu can become an eco-tourism destination and expressed his willingness to support the village in the years to come.

Muleyi Khesoh, exchairman, Chesezu Village Council thanked Indiatourism for choosing Chesezu village to observe the 125 birth anniversary of Netaji and encouraged the upcoming generation to carry on the legacies and history of Netaji. 45 participants

including 13 school children participated in the art competition under the theme “Netaji at Chesezu”.

In the programme chaired

by Vesezo Ringa, a special folk tune was presented by Rapra Swuro and Thiyiveyi Nyekha sang about Netaji and the Japanese at Chesezu while Nuvetalu Nyekha and Nukhrutalu Nyekha sang about the legacy and history left by Netaji at Chesezu.

Dimapur Bongs: Dimapur Bongs celebrated the occasion at its office premises. A press release by Dimapur Bongs stated that, programme started with Indian national flag hoisting and garlanding Netaji’s statue. Ganesh Sharma, the

advisor of Dimapur Bongs who is also the superintendent of DMC highlighted the contribution of Netaji towards the freedom struggle of India. He also urged the youth members and the children to feel proud about their rich culture. Senior member of Dimapur Bongs, Juel Acherjee addressed the school going children and the performers to focus on their goals and to march ahead with positive attitude.

He also instilled the feeling of patriotism, bravery and social responsibility among the youth members. Dimapur Bongs member Rupam Dasgupta also spoke on the occasion.

Earlier, programme

was hosted by Puja Das Paul, while Neha Ghosh and her group presented INA anthem.

Various patriotic dances and songs were presented and the Sargam band also performed various patriotic numbers.

Vote of thanks was delivered

by Arunangshu Sharma. Various dignitaries from different organisations attended the programme.

NSKK: Netaji Subash Kala Kendra (NSKK) organised the programme at Railway Netaji Colony, Dimapur on January 23.

A press release by NSKK principal Sushanta Bhattacharjee and convener NBCC, Dipankar Das stated that, during the programme, dignitaries and seniors members delivered short speeches on the life of Netaji Subash Bose reflecting that the time has come to unite. They also encouraged youths to follow the path of Netaji and not to forget the rich culture and tradition of their motherland.

Earlier, national flag was hoisted by head cashier of Canara Bank, Dimapur branch, Sabooj Sharma and songs in honour of Netaji was sung by students of NSKK. Welcome

speech was given by principal Sushanta Bhattacharjee and vote of thanks was proposed by Dipankar Das. PVHSS: Pranab Vidyapith Higher Secondary School (PVHSS), Dimapur celebrated the anniversary at the Pranab jubilee auditorium on January 23.

A press release by PVHSS Dimapur principal stated that, programme began with the universal peace prayer and garlanding the portrait of Swami Pranabanandaji Maharaj and Netaji Subash Chandra Bose. Speech was presented by princi-

pal Monoj Bhattacharjee.

PVHSS teachers presented a group song while solo was presented by Gitashree Bhattacharjee. Senior most teacher Ranu Purkayastha gave a motivational speech.

INA national anthem was sung by the students of PVHSS.

LSU appeals for maintaining neglected road Lost and

DIMAPUR: Nuiland to Kohima notified area council (NAC) landslide areas stretching 11 kilometers (PWD 32-42 km) was voluntarily cleared by H. Swu kilonser GPRN/ NSCN of Khohovi village and Ruchuseng Khing of Logwesunyu village with private machinery.

A press release by Logwesunyu Students’ Union (LSU) president Kvuchulo Khing and general secretary Cheno Private machinery at work clearing the landslide area between Bukh stated that, the road has been neglected by the Nuiland to Kohima.

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government since 2002, making the nearby villages to suffer the whole season and even affect the women folks for their daily market to Kohima and Niuland.

LSU stated that, the road was being maintained by the individuals and village councils with the help of private contractors. Union therefore appealed the government to look upon the mentioned neglected road for the best interest of the suffering public.

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Rightful owner has been informed to claim it by producing the original documents within 7 days from the date of publication of this notice.

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attack garage at Moreh; Modi reaches out to indigenous Assamese Militants customer dead, mechanic injured

SIVASAGAR, JAN 23 (PTI): Reaching out to the indigenous people of election-bound Assam amid frequent anti-CAA protests, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday distributed land ownership certificates to over one lakh such families, insisting the move will guarantee them “pride, freedom and protection”.

On his first physical visit outside the national capital this year, Modi reaffirmed the state and the central government’s commitment to protecting the land rights and the unique cultural traditions of the indigenous people.

He also castigated the previous governments for depriving them of their land rights for years since Independence. “When the Sarbananda Sonowal government took over the reins in Assam, more than six lakh indigenous families had no legal rights over their land. In the last few years more than two lakh such families have been allotted ownership certificates.

“With more than one lakh families added today, the government has shown its commitment to protecting the rights of the indigenous people,” Modi said.

The previous governments in Assam never cared for the rights of those who

Narendra Modi felicitated by Sarabananda Sonowal before distributing 'Land Patta' to people during a public meeting, at Jerenga Pathar in Sivasagar, Assam. (PTI)

“loved this sacred land”, he alleged.

“The land ownership certificates (pattas) will guarantee their ‘Swabhiman’ (pride), Swadheenta (freedom) and Suraksha (protection),” the prime minister asserted.

As Modi spoke at the function in Sivasagar, the historical capital of the Asom kings, anti-CAA and anti-NRC protests were staged at several places in Assam. The prime minister, however, steered clear of the controversies surrounding the two and made no mention of these in his speech.

Seeking to impart nationalistic fervour to the event, Modi said Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, whose

125th birth anniversary was being celebrated on Saturday across the country by his government as ‘Parakram Diwas’ (The Day of Valour), “inspires hope and national pride”.

“Netaji is loved and respected for the sense of pride he instilled in all Indians and his spirit of freedom will guide as we celebrate the day across the country to realise our national goals,” he said.

He asserted that the BJP-led government is committed protecting the land, language and culture of the indigenous people of Assam.

Modi said the state’s BJP-led government had introduced a new land policy

Arunachal Guv urges Centre for infra devpt along India-China border

Brig (Retd) B D Mishra

I TA NAG A R , JA N 2 3 (PTI): Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig (Retd) B D Mishra on Saturday requested the Centre to initiate measures for the development of infrastructure along the India-China border in the state.

The governor, speaking at the inaugural day of the 69th plenary of the North East Council (NEC) at Shillong under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, pointed out that better road infrastructure is necessary for the state with difficult terrain and high mountains.

During the last couple of years, the Centre has assisted the state in this direction but a lot more is to be done for the improvement of infrastructure along the India- China border.

“The state government is paying full attention to law and order in the three districts of Tirap, Changlang and Longding and four police stations of Namsai, Roing, Mahadevpur and Sunpura which are under the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA),” he said.

The state has recently got an officer of Major Gen-

eral rank on deputation as the security advisor to the state, the governor said.

“For internal security and law and order, the government is strengthening the police set up but it needs the assistance of the Centre for putting in place crime and criminal tracking network and system in each district.

Efforts are underway to boost training, working efficiency and morale of the state police force,” he said.

The governor highlighted the need for enhancing the electricity power grid, potable water distribution system and increasing the number of advanced landing grounds.

Brig (Retd) Mishra highlighted the need for funds to construct foot suspension bridges at remote places to improve the mobility of Army jawans and civilians.

He requested Shah, also the NEC chairman, to continue providing necessary help for the development of Arunachal Pradesh.

in 2019 to give land ownership rights to them.

“They can now improve their living standards by availing of the benefits of a host of central government schemes like PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, crop insurance scheme, and also easily secure farm loans from banks,” he said.

About 70 tribal communities in Assam were provided social security under BJP-led governments at the Centre and in the state, he said.

Modi said, in the last four-years-and-half, his government took steps to honour and promote Assamese literary, cultural and spiritual heritage.

“It should have been

Mukul Sangma

M S Rao, highlighting the lapses on the administration’s part and also given accounts of what he had seen during his visits to the coal mines.

He had also asked the state government to enforce various sub-sections of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 to punish those involved in illegal mining.

His party colleague and legislator Ampareen Lyngdoh said that the accident raises questions on the Meghalaya government’s claim that no illegal coal mining activity has taken place in the state since the National Green Tribunal ban in 2014. “ T h e g ove r n m e n t must explain to the people how this incident happened

when illegal mining was not taking place in the state,” she said.

Home Minister Lahkmen Rymbui said the government is waiting for the official report of the incident.

“The police is trying to find out the cause although it is said to be crane malfunctioning,” Rymbui said.

The mine manager has fled and all efforts are being put in to nab those responsible for the deaths, he said.

“The police and the district administration are monitoring the situation and those found flouting the law will be caught and punished,” Rymbui added.

Meghalaya CM assures action

In the wake of the death of six miners in an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya the East Jaintia Hills district, Chief Minister, Conrad K. Sangma on Saturday said that there are laws in place for anybody who does illegal mining, and the MMDR Act (Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act) is “very strong”.

Correspondent IMPHAL, Jan 23: A customer died and a mechanic wounded after two suspected militants opened fire at a motorcycle workshop in Manipur’s border town Moreh on Saturday.

The deceased customer was identified as Thangminlen Guite (45) of TL Haijang village of Moreh town while the wounded mechanic as Gulbaz (19) of Kwakta village of Bishnupur district presently staying in the border town.

The shooting incident happened at Mujibur Workshop, Moreh Ward no. around 11.30 am on

Saturday.

Police as well as locals said that two miscreants who came in a while colour Maruti Gypsy opened fire indiscriminately towards the workshop without any provocation.

In the firing, Guite who came to repair his motorcycle sustained multiple bullet injuries on his neck, right chest and right abdomen, while the mechanic was hit by a bullet on his left thigh.

Both of them were immediately rushed to Moreh hospital where Guite was declared brought dead.

Police suspect the two miscreants to be cadres of

a militant group actively operating in the border town and an investigation has been initiated to find out the perpetrators of the crime.

The police quoting the witnesses said that the two miscreants who came on the Gypsy opened fire towards the workshop and left the spot hurriedly.

Meanwhile, the border town wore a deserted look after the shooting incident as markets were closed immediately and shops and other business centres downed their shutters voluntarily.

The police have also intensified patrolling in the border town following the shootout.

Direct flight services between Delhi and Sikkim commence

Gangtok, Jan 23 (PTI): Direct flight services between Delhi and Sikkim commenced on Saturday with a SpiceJet aircraft landing at Pakyong airport in the Himalayan state with 57 passengers, officials said. Commercial flight services to the tabletop airport recommenced after nearly one-and-half years after the private airliner halted its operations between Kolkata and Pakyong in June 2019 due to bad weather conditions and technical problems.

Commercial flight operations to the airport started in October 2018.

A Bombardier Q400 aircraft landed at the airport around noon and flew back

to Delhi with 12 passengers on board, they said.

State Health Minister M K Sharma, senior officials of the Tourism Department and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) were present at the airport.

“This was the first commercial flight from Delhi to Pakyong,” a senior tourism official told PTI. The weather conditions were suitable for the aircraft to land safely on the 1.7 km by 30 m runway, he said.

The direct Delhi-Pakyong flight will boost tourism and also help locals visit Delhi for medical emergencies, Sharma said.

Meghalaya pro-ILP groups upset with Amit Shah

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Shillong, Jan 23: Meghalaya-based pressure groups demanding for implementation of Inner Line Permit (ILP) to curb the illegal immigrant problem in the State, on Saturday, voiced disappointment after not being able to hold discussions with the home minister Amit Shah over the issue.

Shah was here in Meghalaya and chaired the North Eastern Council (NEC) meeting with governors and chief ministers of the eight Northeastern states.

Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma said that the union home minister was keen to meet the Cabinet and the pressure groups.

“But due to certain programmes that came up in Assam, his programme changed and he had to go back, and so based on that, there was change in the appointments and the Home Minister’s office requested that he may not be able to sit down with the Cabinet

Illegal mining continues unabated in M’laya: Cong

SHILLONG, JAN 23 (PTI/ Correspondent): The Opposition Congress in Meghalaya on Saturday said that the coal mine accident in East Jaintia Hills district proves that illegal mining continues unabated in the state.

Six miners were killed after a mechanical structure collapsed at an illegal coal mine in the district on Thursday night.

“The coal mine accident confirms that illegal mining continues unabated and the chief minister has lied both inside and outside the assembly,” Leader of Opposition Mukul Sangma told PTI. “I have visited Jaintia Hills and West Khasi Hills and can provide the exact coordinates where illegal mining is taking place.

This incident has shamed Meghalaya and it happened despite the NGT ban on unscientific and unsafe coal mining,” the former chief minister added.

The accident brought back memories of a similar mishap in the district in December 2018 in which 15 miners had lost their lives.

Sangma had last year written to Chief Secretary

the responsibility of all governments to preserve, protect and spread Assam’s cultural heritage. But what happened to the sattras, including Batdarva, the birth place of saint Srimanta Sankardeva, is not hidden from the people of Assam,” he said, apparently referring to alleged encroachment of its land by illegal immigrants.

The sattras are hallowed Vaishnavite monastries in Assam.

The prime minister said the development of Assam and the North East was fundamental to his government’s ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ mission.

He said the 1.75 crore Jan Dhan accounts opened by his government proved a boon during the COVID-19 pandemic as relief funds could be directly transferred to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries without any leakage.

Over 50 lakh cooking gas cylinders were distributed to 35 lakh households under the Ujjwala scheme during the pandemic, he said. Reaffirming his commitment to restoring peace in the North East, Modi said the historic Bodo accord signed last year, and the subsequent Bodoland Territorial Council election gave a fresh impetus to the state’s development.

“Therefore if anybody is conducting illegal coal mining and is involved in illegal mining, the government will take very strict action against those people,” he asserted.

The Chief Minister also said that 17 persons have been picked up by the police after six persons died in a mining accident on Thursday at a place known as Sorkari near Dienshlalu Village in East Jaiñtia Hills District.

“In an early morning report I received today, 17 people have been picked up by the police to be interrogated and to find out more details of what happened,” Sangma said.

Asked if the incident shows that illegal coal mining is continuing in the State despite a ban on unscientific ‘rat hole’ mining by the NGT, Sangma pointed out that there are laws put in place for everything, including section 302 to deal with murder.

“But obviously murder takes place,” he quipped.

The six miners died after a crane collapsed on them, as per preliminary reports, the State home minister Lakhmen Rymbui had said

and the organisations who had sought appointment,” Sangma added.

He also said that Shah has conveyed to the Cabinet and to the other organisations through him who had sought appointment that he will be happy to meet them in Delhi.

Leaders of the the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU,) Federation of Khasi Jaintia and Garo People (FKJGP), and Hynniewtrep National Youth Front (HNYF) and Confederation of Social Organizations of Meghalaya (CoMSO) were expecting that they would be holding an audience with the Union Home Minister to press for the implementation of ILP, but Shah only accepted their memorandum.

However, Shah has informed that he would be holding detailed discussion with the cabinet ministers and the social organizations in the first week of February during the upcoming budget session of the Parliament in New Delhi.

“It is sad that we were not allowed to utter even a word on the issue of ILP. We only wanted to know if the Centre says yes or no on ILP,” Khasi Students’ Union (KSU), president Lambokstarwell Marngar told reporters after their meeting with the Chief Minister, Conrad Sangma at the State Secretariat in the evening.

He said that the pressure groups had witnessed that even the Cabinet Ministers of the Meghalaya government were not allowed by Shah to discuss issues.

"This is an insult to the people of Meghalaya that even our cabinet min-

Village under Chinese occupation since 1959: Khandu

69th NEC meeting: Mnp CM urges Centre to fence Indo-Myanmar border

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Shillong, Jan 23: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Pema Khandu on Saturday said the area where a new colony has been built by China has been under Chinese occupation since 1959.

“Some of these leading TV channels in India have misled the nation.

They (China) have developed a colony in the area, which they have been occupying since 1959,” Khandu told journalists at the sidelines of the 69th North Eastern Council plenary meeting here in Meghalaya.

On China not recognising Arunachal Pradesh and terming it as “South Tibet”, the Ar unachal Pradesh Chief Minister said, “The claim of China is “totally illogical and totally baseless. I don’t consider their (Chinese) claim over Arunachal Pradesh.”

On China's continuous claim over the State, the chief minister added the External Affairs ministry would be “taking care of this subject.”

IMPHAL, Jan 23: Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh has urged the Centre to fence the undisputed stretch of Indo-Myanmar border to control smuggling, drug trafficking, human trafficking, arms smuggling, illegal immigration, etc in his address at the 69th Plenary Meeting of North Eastern Council (NEC) at Shillong on Saturday.

Chaired by Union home minister Amit Shah, the meeting was attended by the governors and chief ministers of all the northeast states and DoNER minister Dr Jitendra Singh along with other Union ministers.

Biren Singh further urged the Centre to approve the ordinance on Psychotropic Substances Amendment, which had already been referred to the President by the Governor of Manipur, CMO stated in a release.

Singh also requested the Union home minister to introduce a special scheme for poppy growers for providing them with alternative

isters were not allowed to meet to discuss and issue which the Meghalaya Assembly had unanimously adopted a resolution urging the Government of India to implement ILP in the State," Marngar said.

The KSU president said the demand to implement the ILP was taken by the members of the 60member Meghalaya Legislative Assembly through a resolution and is therefore the voice of the people.

FKJGP president Wellbirth Rani said it’s a “total insult to the State of Meghalaya” on the Union Home Minister not holding discussion with the organizations on this vital issue.

"The reason for providing the appointment to the organization is just to please them and the State Government,” Rani said.

COMSO Chairman, Robertjune Kharjahrin said, “We were told the reason the Home Minister didn’t want to hold a chat with us because he wanted to hold detailed discussions which may not

livelihoods, it added.

The chief minister also sought assistance from the Centre in developing the INA Memorial Complex, Moirang as a world-class memorial site on the land being acquired for expansion of the present complex.

He also pressed for early completion of Jiribam-Tupul railway project and develop its main station at Imphal.

Singh began his speech by expressing heartfelt gratitude to the Union home minister for his prompt assistance in controlling the fierce wildfire at Dzuko on behalf of the Manipur government.

He submitted that the amount allocated under 10% Gross Budgetary Support for NEC is not sufficient and reiterated his earlier suggestion to allow access to unutilized resources from 10% Gross Budgetary Support of Central ministries.

Informing the Union home minister that infrastructure development for promotion of tourism per se is not included in the NESIDS guidelines, Singh

be possible to hold within a span of five minutes… of course we are disappointed.”

He said that the organization would discuss and decide on the further course of action. “We would definitely intensify our agitation,” Kharjharin said.

ILP is a British-era regulation designed to preserve ethnicity and culture of the Northeastern tribals. It required all Indian citizens, not usually residents of the area, to secure a special permit for entering the border states and regions of the North-East.

The regulation designed to preserve ethnicity and culture of the north eastern tribals, required all Indian citizens not usually residents of the area to secure a special permit for entering the border states and regions of the northeast.

The permit system is still in force in Nagaland as well as Mizoram as well Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur.

observed that NEC may consider covering the same for comprehensive development of the tourism sector.

He requested to extend HADP to the remaining eight hill districts of the state. The chief minister also requested for intervention for facilitating necessary World Bank clearance funding for Integrated Sewerage System, Loktak Lake Eco-Tourism and Rejuvenation of Lamphelpat water body.

He also urged the Union ministry of agriculture for re-survey in Jiribam and Tengnoupal districts for Oil Palm Mission Manipur.

He further sought approval for the proposal for expanding the potential areas under horticulture with a total project cost of Rs 227 crores submitted to DoNER ministry for development of Value Chain Systems and Integrated Farming in shifting cultivation areas.

He also requested for approval of Rs 126 crores submitted for a five-year plan for development of bamboo in Manipur.

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to be shifted to AIIMS-Delhi Farm protest infiltrator quizzed by Hry police Lalu as health condition deteriorates

NEW DELHI/CHANDIGARH, JAN 23 (PTI/ IANS): A man is being questioned by the Haryana police after protesting farmers alleged that a conspiracy was hatched to kill four of their leaders and create disturbance during their proposed tractor parade in Delhi on January 26, officials said on Saturday.

The man was presented before reporters by the protesting farmer leaders on Friday night.

A police official said the man, stated to be around 21 years of age, was being quizzed in Sonipat by the Crime Branch of the state police.

He said the man was residing in Sonipat and had no previous criminal record.

“He was not carrying any arms or ammunition.

We are questioning him, but nothing has so far been found that points to any kind of conspiracy, as is being alleged,” the official said, adding that further investigations are underway.

At the Singhu border press conference late on Friday night, the farmer leaders presented the man who claimed that his accomplices were asked to pose as policemen and baton-charge the crowd during the proposed tractor parade in the national

A police official said the man, stated to be around 21 years of age, was being quizzed in Sonipat by the Crime Branch of the state police.

capital on Republic Day. The farmer leaders claimed that they caught the man from the protest site at the Singhu border. He was subsequently handed over to the Haryana police.

Farmer leader Kulwant Singh Sandhu alleged that attempts are being made to disrupt the ongoing agitation against three farm laws.

The man, who had his face covered with a scarf, claimed at the press conference that a plan was hatched to shoot four

farmer leaders, who are known faces in the media, at the stage on Saturday.

“On January 26, there was a plan to create disturbance during the tractor parade by opening fire on Delhi Police personnel, which would prompt them to retaliate against the protesting farmers in a strong manner,” he said.

BKU leader accuses govt of acts to disrupt tractor rally

A day after the protesting farmers leaders on Delhi’s Singhu border caught a person who confessed to

hatching a conspiracy to disrupt the proposed tractor rally on January 26, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait on Saturday alleged that the Centre and the administration are the ones behind such a “conspiracy”.

The farmer leader alleged that a conspiracy has been hatched to kill four of them and create disturbances during their tractor rally. The person was later handed over to the Haryana Police.

Tikait told IANS: “The man caught from

the Singhu border’s protest site was a member of the gang. Only the central government and the administration can carry out such acts.”

“The government has been saying that the tractor rally on January 26 will be violent. How do they know that it will be violent?”

“Our movement has been quite peaceful for the last two months,” the BKU leader added.

“The apprehended man was associated with a 10-member gang. We have handed him over to the police. Which agency will interrogate him is a matter to be seen,” he said.

Tikait said, “The same people were also part of Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s programme. It has now been revealed that the government is behind all such acts.”

“Where there is a mob, violence has to be forcefully created and such an action is resorted to by the administration. These gangs have been imparted training, the same people are part of the mob and commit violence. “ “We have nearly 200 volunteers deployed at various borders of Delhi who are monitoring such suspicious people. We want a peaceful protest,” the BKU leader added.

RANCHI, JAN 23 (PTI): Jailed RJD chief Lalu Prasad will be shifted to AIIMSDelhi after his health condition deteriorated while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Ranchi, officials said on Saturday.

Prasad (72), convicted in fodder scam cases, is undergoing treatment at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) here for multiple ailments.

“Lalu Prasad is having trouble breathing for the last two days. On Friday, he was found to be having pneumonia. Considering his age, we have decided to shift him to AIIMS- Delhi on the advice of doctors for better treatment,” RIMS Director Dr Kameshwar Prasad told PTI. “He is likely to be shifted to AIIMS today. We have already spoken to the experts at AIIMS,” he added.

Dr Prasad further said that the authorities and his family are arranging for an air ambulance to shift him to AIIMS-Delhi.

An eight-member medical board is examining Prasad’s health and he is likely to be shifted to AIIMS as soon as the experts submit their report.

To send Prasad to Delhi, the jail authorities will also have to seek approval from the CBI court.

On Friday, Prasad’s

RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav being shifted to AIIMS in New Delhi after his health deteriorated, in Ranchi. (PTI)

wife Rabri Devi, daughter Misa Bharti, sons Tej Pratap and Tejashwi reached Ranchi on a special plane after being informed of the veteran leader’s deteriorating health.

The family met Prasad in the night.

After meeting his father, Tejashwi told reporters that his condition was worrisome.

Tejashwi also met Chief Minister Hemant

Soren at his residence during the day to seek cooperation of the state government in arranging to take his father to Delhi.

The Jharkhand High Court on Friday heard about the violation of the jail manual by Lalu Prasad while he was admitted at RIMS, pulling up the hospital authorities, the jail administration and the state government.

The case will be next heard on February 5.

Entry to R-Day parade in Rajpath only Hearing in complaint against Smriti Irani postponed to Monday on production of invitation, tickets

Sultanpur (UP), Jan 23 (PTI): The hearing in a case filed by shooter Vartika Singh against Union minister Smriti Irani and two others will now take place on January 25.

The hearing in the MPMLA court was originally scheduled for January 23, but it was postponed to January 25 as Saturday was a holiday, Vartika Singh’s counsel Rohit Tripathi said.

Vartika, an international shooter, has moved a court here accusing the Union minister and two others of demanding money to make her a member of the central women’s commission.

She moved the court Indian Navy tableau moves past Rajpath during the full dress rehearsal for the upcoming days after she was herself Republic Day Parade, in New Delhi, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav) named in a police comdicams, electronic gadgets such as iPads, iPods, palmtop computers, laptops, computers, tablet computers, power-banks, digital diaries.

The invitees have also been advised not to carry remote-controlled car keys (will be deposited at the facilitation counter), arms and ammunition, thermos flasks, water bottles, cigarettes, bidis, matchboxes, lighters, knives, razors, scissors, blades, wire pluckers, screwdrivers, alcohol, perfume spray, cans, daggers, swords, sharp-edged materials, fireworks, inflammable items, umbrellas, replica firearms or toy guns, tear guns, stun guns and explosives in any form.

There will be no free entry to the programme this year, the police said.

The national capital has been brought under

BJP, RSS ‘destroying’ democracy: Ashok Gehlot T hir u v anan thapuram, Jan 23 (IANS): Rajasthan Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot has said that the BJP-RSS combine is “destroying” Indian democracy through wrong policies and administrative measures.

Gehlot was addressing Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee office bearers at the party’s state headquarters here at Indira Bhawan.

Gehlot came down heavily against the central

agencies and added that these agencies are dancing to the tune of their political masters. He also said that BJP is the Congress’ main opponent across the country and added that the BJP’s plank of “Congress-mukt Bharat” has to be opposed at any cost.

He said that the BJP and RSS are trying to unseat opposition state governments and added that by this method they are trying to “destroy” Indian democracy and the spirit of freedom.

an unprecedented groundto-air security cover, with thousands of armed personnel keeping a tight vigil in view of the Republic day celebrations scheduled on January 26. Patrolling has been intensified in the busy market areas of the city.

Security arrangements have also been tightened at the border areas in view of a proposed tractor parade by the farmers agitating against the Centre’s new farm laws on January 26.

Like the Independence Day function last year, all chairs in the enclosures at the Republic Day event at Rajpath will be placed following social-distancing norms in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The police also said that those below 15 years of age will not be allowed at the event.

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During its proceedings on January 16, the court had fixed January 23 as the next date of hearing.

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Nagaland Post Vol. XXxI NO. 48 Dimapur, SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021

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Vaccine hesitancy

n the next two years till 2023, the world economy is predicted to suffer loss to the tune of nine trillion dollars due to the coronavirus pandemic. So far the virus has caused over 21 lakh deaths across the world. The virus has infected nearly ten crore people out of the seven billion people on earth. The only way out of this crisis is to stop the spread of the virus through herd immunity when 60 percent of the seven billion people achieve it. The only way to such a colossal number is protected is through immunisation by vaccines. So far 5,72,87,507 people have received the vaccination in various countries.

However, many people are hesitant or reluctant to get immunised through vaccines. Despite being recognized as one of the most successful public health measures, vaccination is perceived as unsafe and unnecessary by a growing number of individuals. Lack of confidence in Covid vaccines is now considered a threat to the success of herd immunity programs. Vaccine hesitancy is believed to be responsible for decreasing vaccine coverage and an increasing risk of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks and epidemics. The possible causes of the apparent increase in vaccine hesitancy in the developed world is understandable. This is mainly because the anti-covid vaccine has been manufactured just within a year whereas, normally vaccines take some ten to fifteen years to develop. In India, it is expected that about one crore healthcare workers will be vaccinated first and subsequently the remaining targeted segments. In phase 1 of the inoculation drive, set to be completed by July, one crore health workers followed by 2 crore frontline workers will get the vaccine. In the next one, besides those aged above 50, Prime Minister Modi and all Union and state ministers and lawmakers are likely to get jabbed. There is no option but to get vaccination in order to stop the virus. However, vaccine hesitancy needs to be addressed so that the sooner people are vaccinated, the better. The vaccine hesitant are people who have reservations about being vaccinated, but are still open to being assured that the treatments are safe and reliable. In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) named vaccine hesitancy one of the top ten threats to global health. This was during a time when global uptake of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR) vaccine had slipped down to 85%, well below the required 95% to prevent community transmission, leading to several global outbreaks of measles.

While arguments against vaccination largely go against current scientific evidence surrounding their safety and efficacy, yet fears persist. Recently, some people from a prayer group in Nagaland had prophesied that the vaccine is evil and from the Devil and those who get vaccinated will lose their salvation and go to hell. In response, the apex church bodyNagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) and its affiliate, the Chakhesang Baptist Church Council (CBCC)- slammed the ‘prophetic message’ as totally unbiblical. Such fears are not based on facts but ignorance and it is for the people to choose which to believe or disbelieve. Amidst the global pandemic, vaccine hesitancy should be properly addressed so as to enlighten people or else it could have serious impact on efforts to stop the virus.

DailyDevotion Transformed by Beholding

We all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image… —2 Corinthians 3:18 The greatest characteristic a Christian can exhibit is this completely unveiled openness before God, which allows that person’s life to become a mirror for others. When the Spirit fills us, we are transformed, and by beholding God we become mirrors. You can always tell when someone has been beholding the glory of the Lord, because your inner spirit senses that he mirrors the Lord’s own character. Beware of anything that would spot or tarnish that mirror in you. It is almost always something good that will stain it— something good, but not what is best.

The most important rule for us is to concentrate on keeping our lives open to God. Let everything else including work, clothes, and food be set aside. The busyness of things obscures our concentration on God. We must maintain a position of beholding Him, keeping our lives completely spiritual through and through. Let other things come and go as they will; let other people criticize us as they will; but never allow anything to obscure the life that “is hidden with Christ in God” (Colossians 3:3). Never let a hurried lifestyle disturb the relationship of abiding in Him. This is an easy thing to allow, but we must guard against it. The most difficult lesson of the Christian life is learning how to continue “beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord….”

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It’s better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life. ~ Elizabeth Kenny

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021

Post-mortem

Girl Child: Marching towards a new horizon “N ational Girl Child Day” is observed in India on 24th January every year since 2008 with the objective to raise awareness about the rights of girls, the importance of education, health & nutrition as well as to highlight the inequalities faced by them.

The gender discrimination is alsoamajor problem that is faced by girls in every corners of the world.Conservative outlook of the rural people and religious mystification usually contributes to worsening the situation.

Misconception still prevails in the present age of digitalization as many parents living in rural areas think that if their daughter gets older, it will be difficult to marry them.

Daughters are ANGLES sent from above to fill our HEART with unending LOVE. The society should also come forward to pack up all social discrepancies prevailed since ancient period. The social evils like child marriage, dowry system, alcoholism etc. are sharp speed breakers in the path of all round development of the girls, which could not be tackled without active involvement of the society. In the age of globalization, slowly but steadily changes in mindset of society has happened, which is a positive sign for girls in getting all their human rights, respect and values in the country.

Violence against girls and women have been occurred in the country. The incident of eve-teasing, molestation, rape, gang-rape or acid attacks have surfaced the ugly face of the human being. There should not be any mercy for such type of culprits and they should be sentenced through speedy trial. Domestic violence is also a curse in the society, whose main cause is dowry system and alcoholism.

There is law against dowry system, but alcoholism is prohibited in only few states.

It has rotten the roots of the society, so there must be complete ban on alcoholism all over the country.

Home is said to be the safest and secured place for girls. But unfortunately, a large numbers of sexual abuses have been done by their relative or known persons, who can be said to be responsible for safety & security of the girls. In schools, guidance has been given to girls regarding good touch and bad touch.Psychological empowerment is also a crucial factor, as from the early day of their life, girls are equipped with a mindset that they belong to weaker sex, and variety of restrictions and binding are designed for them.

Female feticide is another major issue, which affects the demographic problems in Bharat and other countries. There are also some communities which practice infanticide

i.e.the act of killing the girls once she is born. Although it is illegal and punishable, but still it is prevailing in some section of social groups.

Unfortunately, for such inhuman actsmostly women, whether they be grandmother, mother, aunty, sister or whatsoever, have been found responsible for various reasons.As per Census 2011, the sex ratio in India is 943 and child sex ratio is just 919, reflecting horrible picture in the country.The decline of child sex ratio from 927 in 2001 to 919 in 2011 reveals that the society is not just depriving girls of humans rights, but also depriving them of their right to live.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of United Nations has been designed to bring the world to various life-changing “Zeros” by 2030, which includes discrimination against women and girls too. Target-5 of the Goals is specifically concerned with Gender equality and empowerment of all girls.

Little Girls with dreams becomes women with vision.

So, empowerment of girls is must for brighter tomorrow.

India has achieved a tremendous success in women empowerment in last few decades. In major parts of the country, girls are no more confined within the four walls of the house, rather they are carrying long jump in every walk of life. They are breaking the boundar-

ies and barriers imposed on them in earlier periods and have established themselves in all fields; whether it be engineering, medical, law, police, pilot,journalist, agriculture or be it dancing, modeling, music, games and big or small screens. There is hardly any profession they are not found in these days competing with men and proving their worth.

The girls must be given the wings to fly, and not the chain & pain to cry & die. In India, the Central as well as State governments has launched multifarious schemes specially for girls to eradicate the discrimination and to provide them opportunity to march forward in life. KGBV under Samagra Shiksha, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Girls Hostel under RMSA, Residential schools, National Programme for Education of Girls at Elementary Level (NPEGEL), Pradhanmantri Matri Vandana Yojana, Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana and other ambitious schemes of Government of India have added new dimension in the progress of the girls.

When girls are educated, their countries become stronger and more prosperous. Special emphasison girls’ educationhave been given in centrally sponsored educational schemes like District Primary Education Programme-DPEP (1991-2005), Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan-SSA (2001-2018),

Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan-RMSA (20092018), Free & Compulsory Education Act 2009, Samagra Shiksha-SS (since 2018-19) and National Education Policy-NPE, 2020. Its direct impact is being noticed as the female literacy rate of just 8.86% in Census 1951 have plunged up to 65.46% in Census 2011.

Several State governments has also initiated ambitious schemes, which are changing the age-old scenario regarding the girl’s discrimination. In Bihar, Mukhyamantri Poshak Yojana, Cycle Yojana, Kishori Swashthya Kar yakram, Balika Protsahan Yojana, Balika Utthan Yojana, Kanya Suraksha Yojana, Hunar-Auzar Yojana etc. have acted as catalyst for change in life of the girls.

Mukhyamantri Sukanya Yojana in Jharkhand; Kanya Vidya Dan Yojana, Bhagya Lakshmi Yojana, Laptop Yojana in Uttar Pradesh; Gyan Deepika Yojana in Assam; Kanya Ratna Yojana in Odisha; Kanya Anupreran Yojana in Tripura; Ladli Lakshmi Yojana in Madhaya Pradesh; Gargi Puraskar, Rajshree Yojana, Priyadarshini Yojana in Rajasthan; Dulari Kanya Yojana in Arunachal Pradesh; Kanya Prakalp Yojana in West Bengal are some predominant schemes which have been launched for wellbeing of the girls.

In Indian civilization and culture, girls have high-

est place in the society. The ritual of “Kanya Pujan” in Dashara festival signifies the importance of girls. With increase in consciousness of the people and offering new opportunity to girls in the society has created background for pivotal changes.

The role of girls has been changed from protected to protector. They are no more burden, but are pride of the family. The parents have come forward to associate their daughters along with sons for handling their indoor as well as outdoor works and businesses.

The gender reforms and sexual crimes both are performing side by side.

Along with awareness in society, the girls must empower themselves to fight against the social evils and gender crimes. They are competent to tackle such situations, only necessity is to ecdysis the age-long conception and mindset that they are the weaker sex.

The National Girl Day is very apt day to think, analyse and act globally for all the positive as well as negative issues concerned to girls. Gender discrimination and disparity cannot be nullified only through government initiatives. The parents and society have the pivotal role and responsibility to save the seeds of human creation, available in the form of girl child.

- Er. Prabhat Kishore (The author is a technocrat & academician)

Inclusiveness of women in sports is key Education makes life self-reliant to making India a sporting superpower “M

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ake self-reliance your occupation... Exert yourself to gather the wealth of knowledge” These are the words of Savitribai Phule who has not only been the first female teacher of India but is the lady who had founded the first school for girls. Throughout her life, she advocated equal and quality education for girls. She believed the path towards self-reliance is through the attainment of power of knowledge. Education not only provides girls with the path to self – reliance and prosperity but also helps make the future of their families, community, and the nation self-reliant. Following her principles of girl’s equality, much progress has been attained in increasing the girl’s participation in schools; this could be attributed to the success of Beti Bachao Beti Padho scheme. As per U-DISE data 201819, the girl’s Gross Enrolment Ratio at the primary stage is 101.78% and 96.72% at the elementary stage.

The increase in GER can be attributed to the instrumentalist approach Ministry of Education has followed right from the school level to higher education. One of the most important interventions have been the provision of incentives through National Scheme of Incentives to women for Secondary Education, opening as well as upgrading the existing Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBV) from upper primary level up to the senior secondary level in convergence with the erstwhile women’s Hostel Scheme, development of women toilet, providing self-defence training to women of class VI to XII. Further, we have established women studies centres, including Swami Vivekananda Single Women Child Scholarship for Research in Social Science. UGC will be establishing eight premier women universities. To boost the enrolment of women in technical education, AICTE provides a PRAGATI scholarship scheme.

Women’s enrolment in B. Tech. Programs of IITs, NITs, and IIEST will be increased from 8% in 2016 to 14% in 2018-19, 17% in 2019-20 and 20% in 2020-21 by creating supernumerary seats. A total of 3503 supernumerary seats have been created for female students during the last two and current academic year.

The increased participation of girls in the education system reflects gender equality; however, sadly, girls’ participation is now endangered by a looming crisis of COVID19. Various reports predict that the scenario of school closure has made girls vulnerable to early and forced marriage, and violence.

Addressing the challenges, the Ministry of Education has adopted various measures to safeguard the progress made on girls’ education while ensuring that they continue to learn during the pandemic. I must appreciate the states’ efforts to facilitate e-learning through DIKSHA, Whatsapp, Youtube, Phone call, Conference call, Video call, Zoom Conferences; special efforts were undertaken to provide homework, short videos on academic areas to girls and teachers. I understand, given the nature of KGBVs, maintaining contact with the girl students during pandemic has been difficult, but KGBVs have been able to manoeuvre upon that challenge. They had also organized a regular virtual meeting with the district gender coordinators and guided them to implement and monitor different activities for safeguarding girls. In some states, self-defence training was undertaken to train school teachers as trainers so that Self Defence Training can be provided effectively to girls after reopening of schools; I must appreciate their rigour to keep the notion of gender equality.

As a step further, I have directed all the States / UTs to launch a mission to avoid large-scale dropouts in schools in the coming year; the primary focus will be on preventing girls’ dropouts. The enlisted measures will help in maintaining continuity of learning for the girls while fostering gender equality.

Aligning to the same and as per the National Education policy’s recommendation, Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas will be strengthened and expanded to increase the participation of girls in quality schools (up to Grade 12). The Government of India will also constitute a ‘Gender-Inclusion Fund’ to build the nation’s capacity to provide equitable quality education for all girls. Through this fund, the government will help female children gain access to education, enabling them to be self-reliant. This echoes with the vision of Savitribai Phule and our Honourable Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi Ji, who believes “Education makes life self-reliant”. Having said that, it is also imperative for us to realise that girl’s education goes beyond just enrolling girls into school. It is also necessary for us to make sure that girls learn and feel safe in schools. We should also focus on enriching her socio-emotional and life skills. The girls should be empowered to make decisions about their own lives and be self – reliant.

Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ Union Education Minister

h e l e g a I n d i a the grassroots. A wide par- academies with a focus TohKhilega In- ticipation base will ensure on sportsing excellence, a dia’ - Honour- there are a good number number of such initiatives able Prime Minister Na- of children who continue have been supported and rendra Modi Ji’s simple to play sports profession- fostered by the Ministry mantra for the youth of ally. It is important to note of Youth Affairs &Sports the country, has been the that young girls form 50% under the National Sports driving force behind trans- of this participation base, Development Fund. Usha forming the perception of and at no cost can they School of Athletics, Mary sports in India in the last be left behind. The Khelo Kom Boxing Foundation, few years. Sports, once India Scheme with the AshwiniSports Foundaperceived only as an extra- objective of infusing sport- tion, Sarita Boxing Acadcurricular activity, by most, ing culture and achieving emy, KarnamMalleshwari is now taking centerstage. sporting excellence in the Foundation, Anju Bobby Strong schemes adopted country has played a vi- George Sports Foundaby the Ministry of Youth tal role in the past three tion, etc are all examples Affairs and Sports, be it years. An exclusive com- of such initiatives. We Khelo India, Target Olym- ponent of the Khelo India continue to engage closely pic Podium Scheme or Fit Scheme focuses on barriers with these initiatives and India Movement, have faced by girls & women encourage women athletes played a significant role to take part in sporting to come forward with their in motivating youngsters activities, and creating expertise and experiences to pursue a serious career mechanisms to overcome to collaborate with the in sports, and the number these and increase par- Ministry of Youth Affairs is on a steady rise. Spe- ticipation. We have had a &Sports to work towards cifically for girl athletes, 161% increase in women sporting excellence and empathy and inclusiveness participation at the Khelo overall development.

I have always strongly have been key drivers for India Games from 2018 to game changing reforms. As 2020. From 657 identified believed that sportsis a we celebrate the National female athletes being sup- potent tool for socioecoGirl Child Day, it is there- ported under the Khelo nomic development. The fore imperative to look at India scheme in 2018, the Ministry of Youth Afthe way our government number has now gone up fairs &Sports considers has worked with the aim of to 1471 (223% increase!). working towards gender “SabkaSaath, SabkaVikas, The Target Olympic Po- equity to be of paramount SabkaVishwas” resulting dium Scheme (TOPS) fo- importance. Young girls & in a paradigm shift in em- cuses on high performance women being exposed to bracing issues in respect to sports where we provide sports will go a long way girls and women, including international training ex- in improvement of their posure, world class physi- physical health and buildsports.

Over the years, per- cal & mental conditioning, ing character, this would formances of our women scientific research, day to go on to contribute signifiathletes have sealed many day monitoring & counsel- cantly to societal reform places in the Indian sport- ing and ample financial and our human capital. ing folklore. Most im- assistance to our elite ath- Strategic associations with portantly, they showed letes who could potentially the Ministry of Women & the world that “Bharat win Olympic gold medals. Child Development are in kiMahila” is up for the 86 women athletes were a the pipeline to enhance our challenge and can take part of the TOPS program efforts towards the cause on the world. These spir- in September 2018, it is and take forward India’s ited performances coupled heartening to note that developmental vision.

The National Girl with reforms led by the today we have 190 of them Child Day celebrated ev(220% jump!).

Ministry of Youth Affairs Promotion of wom- ery 24th of January has &Sports in recent years have promoted inclusivity, en in sports needs to deal immense relevance to our created an ecosystem of heavily with changing so- nations ethos, let us all awareness towards women cial mindsets. Bringing pledge to collectively work in sports and inspired a young girls outside, in a towards ensuring young generation of young girls safe environment, and al- girls play a LOT more to actively take part in lowing them to experience sports, such that we as a sports. I can proudly say, physical activity with good country march ever nearer 43% of Indian athletes quality coaching and infra- to the great Olympic ideal Sir, Commuting in and around the city is becoming quite expensive. Post lockdown the ferrywho have qualified for the structure has to be a com- of ‘Citius, Altius, Fortius’ upcoming Tokyo Olym- bined effort from both the meaning Faster, Higher, ing of public in Auto, SOP is not being maintained and moreover the fares charged are twice Govt. and society on the Stronger! the rate before lockdown. Despite the guidelines and rates laid down by the authority the auto pics are women!

Kiren Rijiju drivers are not following the SOP of rates or social distancing. They ferry full load and yet The crucial point in whole. I am happy to note ensuring India becomes a that many women cham- Union Minister of State still charge twice the normal rate and the traffic police have turn a blind eye in maintaining sporting superpower is to pion athletes have taken (I/C) for Youth Affairs the SOP. If the SOP is not being in use why is the fare not being revised or vice versa? and Sports increase participation at proactive steps to establish Asha Dey, Model Village, Dimapur Reader’s note: Articles or letters published in any of the columns do not reflect the view of this newspaper nor that of the Editor in any manner.

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India should have 4 capitals on a rotation: Mamata PM Narendra Modi visits Netaji’s

KOLKATA, JAN 23 (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said India should have four capitals on a rotation basis and sessions of Parliament should be held in different locations in the country.

She also slammed the Centre for its decision to observe January 23 as ‘Parakram Diwas’ to commemorate the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and said the Narendra Modi government did not consult with her before announcing it.

“During the Britishera, Kolkata was the capital of the country. I think we must have four capitals on a rotation basis. Why does the country have only one capital? And the sessions of Parliament should be held in different places in the country. We will have to change our concept,” she said while addressing a gathering here after participating in a grand procession to pay tribute to Netaji’s 125th birth anniversary.

She also questioned why will the birth anniversary of Bose not be celebrated as ‘Deshnayak Diwas’.

“What is the meaning

Gana Mana” in 1911 in Bengali and it was adopted as the national anthem in 1950. However, the national anthem is only a part of the poem penned and composed

by Tagore.

Mamata declines to speak after ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans raised

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee participates in a rally to celebrate the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, in Kolkata, Saturday. (PTI)

of ‘Parakram’? They may dislike me politically but could have consulted with me. They could have consulted with Netaji’s greatgrandsons Sugata Bose or Sumantra Bose on choosing a word,” Banerjee said.

She also asked, “Who has given the name ‘Parakram’? But we are celebrating the day as ‘Deshnayak Diwas’ here because it has a history. Rabindranath Tagore had described Netaji as ‘Deshnayak’. That is

why we have today used the name to link the two legends of Bengal,” she added.

Before the commencement of the 7-km procession from Syambazar area in the northern part of the city, Banerjee blew a conch shell and a siren was sounded at 12.15 pm, the time when Bose was born on this day in 1897.

“We do not celebrate Netaji’s birthday only in the years when elections are scheduled. We are celebrat-

ing his 125th birth anniversary in a grand fashion,” she said. Banerjee also alleged that there is a “game” going on to change the country’s national anthem - “Jana Gana Mana”.

“There is a game going on to change our national anthem. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose had endorsed ‘Jana Gana Mana’ as the national anthem. We will not allow to change it,” she said. Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore wrote “Jana

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday declined to speak at an event to celebrate Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary where “Jai Shri Ram” slogans were raised in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Banerjee had not started her speech when the slogan was raised by a section of the crowd at the Victoria Memorial event to celebrate the 125th birth anniversary of the legendary freedom fighter.

She said such “insult” was unacceptable.

“This is a government programme and not a political programme. There has to be dignity. It doesn’t behove anybody to invite people and insult. I won’t speak. Jai Bangla, Jai Hind,” she said, wrapping up.

ancestral home in Kolkata

Kolkata , Jan 2 3 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the ancestral house of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in Kolkata on Saturday afternoon as he came to the city to take part in the revolutionary’s 125th birth anniversary celebrations.

The prime minister was greeted with ‘Jai Shri Ram’ chants by people waiting outside the Netaji Bhawan in the Bhawanipore area, and he waved at them.

He was received at the entrance of the house

by Sugato Bose and his brother Sumantro Bose, the freedom fighter’s grandnephews.

Modi was shown the ‘Wanderer’ car, which Netaji used to escape from Kolkata to Gomoh, said Sugato Bose. The prime minister was also shown the bedrooms of Netaji and his brother Sarat Chandra Bose.

Modi was also given a quick walkthrough of the museum, which houses the photographs of the Azad Hind Fauj.

The prime minister

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Netaji Bhavan in Kolkata, Saturday. (PTI)

was also shown the table Governor Jagdeep Dhanused by Netaji in Singa- kar was also present during pore, Sugato Bose said. the visit.

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Anil Deshmukh

Nagpur, Jan 23 (PTI): The Maharashtra government is taking legal opinion on whether action can be taken against Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami under the Official Secrets Act over his purported WhatsApp chats concerning the Balakot air strike, a state minister said on Saturday.

Addressing a press conference here, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh also sought to know from the Centre how Goswami got access to sensitive information regarding the strike.

He was referring to the purported chats between Goswami and former Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) head Partho Dasgupta, which mentioned that Goswami was privy to the 2019 air strike, when the Indian Air Force (IAF) hit the biggest JeM training camp in Balakot, deep inside Pakistan on February 26 that year.

“The WhatsApp chat

shockingly revealed that Arnab had information about the Balakot air strike three days in advance of the actual incident,” he said.

“We want to ask the central government how Goswami got such sensitive information about the attack, which is otherwise known only to prime minister, defence minister, Army chief and few select people,” the minister said.

This issue is related to national security and the central government must reply on it, he said.

“The Maharashtra government is taking legal opinion on whether the state home department can take action in this connection under the Official Secrets Act, 1923,” Deshmukh said.

The air strike was carried out in Pakistan’s Balakot in the wake of killing of 40 CRPF personnel in Kashmir’s Pulwama district on February 14, 2019

by Pakistan-based Jaish-eMohammed.

Nagpur, Jan 23 (PTI): Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Saturday said the forensic report into the January 9 Bhandara hospital fire, in which 10 infants were killed, is expected soon and if anybody is found guilty of negligence in the incident, a case would be filed against them.

Ten newborn babies, admitted in the Special Newborn Care Unit of the Bhandara district hospital had died while seven others were rescued.

Addressing a press conference here, Deshmukh said, “The forensic laboratary report in the Bhandara hospital fire will come today.

If the report finding says that the incident was caused due to negligence, then a case will be filed by Bhandara police.” Replying to a query on the charges of rape against NCP leader Dhananjay Munde, the minister said, “The complainant woman has filed an affidavit and withdrawn her complaint.

She claimed that there was political pressure to file the false complaint. Hence, this issue is over now...the allegations were politically motivated.” The woman had approached the police with the complaint against the Social Justice Minister (45) on January 11, accusing him of rape and sexual assault on pretext of marriage in 2006. However, she has withdrawn the complaint.

On specific intelligence, troops of BSF detected a 150m long & 30 ft deep tunnel today during an Anti-Tunneling drive in area of Pansar, Jammu.BSF Twitter

in the same sector. a Pakistani Hexacopter car- the same area besides foiling The spokesperson rying loads of weapons and an infiltration bid by terrorsaid the latest tunnel was ammunition in June 2020 in ists in November 2019. unearthed on a specific intelligence input in the early hours of the day during the anti-tunnelling drive.

“The tunnel is about 150 metres long and 30 feet deep with about three feet diameter,” he said, adding that the BSF had shot down

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of alliance parties taking part in the campaign of top leaders of the combine had so far been a practice in the state.

Hitting out at the AIADMK government, Gandhi said, “You have a government today in Tamil Nadu that is compromised.

Narendra Modi uses the CBI and Enforcement Directorate to get what he wants.”

“Narendra Modi feels that he can buy anybody.

He thinks he can frighten

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government in Tamil Nadu that truly respects poor people, farmers, labourers and small and medium business owners,” Gandhi said. The Congress party’s ties with the DMK appeared strained after the Dravidian party days ago said it had plans to contest all the 30 seats in neighbouring Puducherry as part of efforts to strengthen the party.

Also, DMK officebearers could not be seen in his campaign here. Cadres

Jammu, Jan 23 (PTI): The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday detected a second underground tunnel constructed by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district to facilitate the infiltration of terrorists, a spokesperson of the border guarding force said.

This is the second such structure found in 10 days.

The secret tunnel was detected during an anti-tunnelling operation in the border outpost (BOP) Pansar area of Hiranagar sector, opposite AbhiyalDogra and Kingre-deKothe in Shakargarh, the spokesperson said.

This is the second underground tunnel detected by BSF personnel in Hiranagar sector during the past 10 days, fourth in the past six months along the International Border (IB) in Samba and Kathua districts and 10th in the past decade.

On January 13, a 150metre-long tunnel was detected in Bobiyaan village

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Rahul Gandhi during his election campaign rally ahead of Tamil Nadu assembly polls, in Tiruppur, Saturday. (PTI)

anybody. He does not understand that just because he is for sale does not mean Tamil Nadu is for sale,” Gandhi said.

The Prime Minister believed that as he ‘controls’ the Tamil Nadu government, he could extend his dominance over the people of the state as well, the Congress MP said, adding the public, were, however, going to make the PM known that he cannot control them. “ O n l y t h e Ta m i l people will determine the future of Tamil Nadu.

Nagpur (RSS) can never determine the future of Tamil Nadu.” Modi does not understand the spirit of self-respecting Tamil people who would respond only to love and affection, he said. During his campaign, Gandhi had tea in a roadside shop and interacted with people there and also took part in a brief reception accorded to him by ‘Baduga’ people of the Nilgiris district.

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Coimbatore, Jan 23 (PTI): Launching his party’s campaign for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused the AIADMK government of “compromising” with the Centre and alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi used agencies like the CBI to get what he wanted.

Addressing people at multiple locations from his campaign van, Gandhi targeted the Prime Minister in his first of the three-day campaign of western Tamil Nadu.

“I will work with the people of Tamil Nadu to help you get a government that you deserve,” he said and refrained from mentioning ally DMK, the ruling AIADMK’s archrival and a key contender for power in Tamil Nadu.

In April or early May assembly elections are likely in Tamil Nadu and AIADMK, a BJP partner, is in power since 2011.

“I want to help bring a

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Halwa ceremony ahead of Budget

New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS): The Halwa ceremony, marking the final stage of the Budget making process, was held in North Block on Saturday afternoon in the presence of Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

A customary Halwa ceremony is performed every year before the “lock-in” process of the Budget preparations gets underway. This normally happens around middle of January when the exercise to finalise and print budget details starts in the basement of North Block. This year, as the budget is going paperless, the ceremony got delayed since the need for lock-in is not required. The Union Budget 2021-22 is to be presented on February 1.

The Halwa is prepared in a large utensil in the presence of Finance Ministry officials, including ministers, and sharing the sweet dish is considered auspicious before starting any good work. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there was question mark over the ceremony this year.

On the occasion, the

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman along with Minister of State for Finance Anurag Singh Thakur during ‘Halwa’ ceremony.

Finance Ministr y also launched the ‘Union Budget Mobile App’ for hasslefree access to Budget documents by the MPs and the general public using the simplest form of digital convenience.

The app facilitates complete access to 14 Union Budget documents, including the Annual Financial S t a t e m e n t ( c o m m o n ly known as Budget), Demand for Grants (DG), Finance Bill etc. as prescribed by the

Constitution.

The Budget documents will be available on the app after the completion of the Budget speech by the Finance Minister on February 1. At the Halwa ceremony, Sitharaman was accompanied by Union Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs Anurag Singh Thakur; A.B. Pandey, Finance Secretary & Secretary (Revenue); T.V. Somanathan, Secretary, Expenditure; Tarun Bajaj, Sec-

retary, Economic Affairs; Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Secretary, DIPAM; Debashish Panda, Secretary, Financial Services; K.V. Subramanian, Chief Economic Advisor; Rajat Kumar Mishra, Additional Secretary (Budget) and other officials of the Finance Ministry.

Later, Sitharaman reviewed the status of the compilation of the Union Budget 2021-22 and extended her best wishes to the officials concerned.

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‘Institute fund for R&D, labs to meet global standards in Budget New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS): A key exporters body has urged Centre to institute a new fund for R&D and testing labs for meeting the global standards in the upcoming Union Budget 2021-22.

According to Trade Promotion Council of India (TPCI) Founder Chairman Mohit Singla: “To meet the challenge on the trade front is the anxiety of higher incidence of non-tariff barriers (NTBs) which hits smooth trade badly.” “Therefore, Indian texting labs or facilities should be made at par globally with safe standards, so that it is accepted worldwide. Also the new standards such as Alimentrus Codex Standard of EU require a lot of investment to meet. Therefore, TPCI demands a separate fund or incentives for R&D and testing labs for meeting the global standards.”

The Union Budget FY22 will be presented to the Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1.

Besides, TPCI said the budget should announce a

‘concessional credit scheme’ for brand marketing globally.

Accordingly, Singla said that Indian products need to reach global shelves which is a huge cost to smaller and medium companies, largely still unaffordable.

“One way could be to provide concessional credit to meet the high cost; or tax deduction on expenditure incurred on marketing of brands abroad, etc. is the need of time to scale Indian products to the global shelf,” Singla added. Furthermore, the Council requested for an input tax credit on food sales as an added incentive.

“Tax holiday for 5 years for companies investing in infrastructure, including digital infrastructure,” “For existing projects, capital investment to be extended up to 50 per cent accelerated depreciation to encourage modernisation.”

In addition, it asked for special incentives to food processing through interest subvention, lower taxes, access to technology, amongst others.

Policy proposal to scale-up MSME sector New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS): A new policy proposal for creating an Udyog Sahayak Enterprises Network (USENET) was released on Saturday. The proposal is the result of a collaboration between Azim Premji University, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, and Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.

The report proposes the creation of a support

system that will improve Ease of Doing Business for largely informal micro and small entrepreneurs.

Udyog Sahayak Enterprises will take services such as digitisation and formalisation, availing of government loans, subsidies or other benefits, aiding partnership with digital marketing platforms and digital payment platforms, to the micro-entrepreneurs at their doorstep.

Kohima traffic rules on R-Day (From p-1) Vehicles with car pass ‘C’ (green) would drop their respective officers at the Main Gate and would be parked outside the secretariat complex.

Police informed that vehicles without car passes would not be allowed to enter the secretariat complex and would be parked along the assembly secretariat road. No vehicles including two wheelers would not be allowed to park by the roadside on January 26, 2021 from 6am onwards along the following routes till the pro-

gramme was over: (a). From Raj Bhavan - TCP Gate Razhu Point – High School - New Secretariat Complex. (b). New CM official Residence, Phezoucha to New Secretariat Complex.

Further, heavy vehicles would not be allowed to ply in Kohima town till the programme was over. All loading and unloading of goods in Kohima town should be completed by 7am.

Police cautioned that defaulting vehicles would be towed away and the charges would be borne by the vehicle owners.

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New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS): Industry body India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) has renewed its demand for reducing Goods and Services Tax (GST) for the mobile industry ahead of the Union Budget to be presented on February 1.

Terming the GST hike of 50 per cent in March 2020 as “a cruel blow” dealt to the industry, the ICEA said that the rationale presented to the GST Council for raising the rate was “flawed”.

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Hundreds detained in protests across Russia M o s c ow, J a n 2 3 (Agencies): Russian police have detained over 1,000 people across Russia and used force to break up rallies around the country as tens of thousands of protesters demanded the release of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, whose wife was among those detained.

Navalny had called on his supporters to protest after being arrested last weekend as he returned to Russia from Germany for the first time since being poisoned with a nerve agent he says was applied to his underpants by state security agents in August, Aljazeera reported.

The authorities had warned people to stay away from Saturday’s protests, saying they risked catching COVID-19 as well as prosecution and possible jail time for attending an unauthorised event.

But protesters defied the ban and bitter cold and turned out in force.

In central Moscow, where Reuters reporters estimated at least 40,000 people had gathered in one of the biggest unauthorised rallies for years, police were seen roughly detaining people, bundling them into nearby vans.

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Thousands of protesters rally in central Moscow.

Navalny, an ex-lawyer who has accused President Vladimir Putin of ordering his murder, could face years in jail over legal cases that he calls trumped up. Putin has denied involvement.

Navalny’s supporters are hoping they can produce a show of anti-Kremlin street support despite winter conditions and the coronavirus pandemic to pressure the authorities into freeing him.

Navalny faces a yearslong prison term. Authorities accused him of violating the terms of a suspended sentence in a 2014 conviction for financial misdeeds, including when he was convalescing in Germany.

After his arrest, his team released an investigation into a lavish Black Sea property allegedly owned

by Putin, a claim the Kremlin denied.

The two-hour video report has been viewed more than 64 million times since its release on Tuesday, becoming the Kremlin critic’s most-watched YouTube investigation.

Navalny’s arrest drew widespread Western condemnation, with the United States, the European Union, France and Canada all calling for his release.

Small farmers ‘need more climate aid to ward off famines’: UN warns

Small farmers “do little to cause climate change, but suffer the most from its impacts,” a United Nations body said. (AFP)

change threats to food security, lower greenhouse gases and help more than 10 million people adapt to weather changes”.

Austria, Germany, Ireland and Qatar have already said they will contribute.

British actor Idris Elba and his wife Sandrine, both IFAD “Goodwill Ambassadors”, will take part in a debate at the summit with Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo.

IFAD-funded research forecasts a potential fall in production of staples like beans, maize, and cassava of between 50 and 90 percent by 2050 across much of sub-Saharan Africa due to climate change, “which would result in substantial increases in hunger and poverty”.

“Climate change could push more than 140 million people to migrate” over the same period, the studies found.

IFAD’s earlier ASAP programme has already distributed $300 million to more than five million farmers in 41 countries.

But the body notes that only 1.7 percent of global climate finance goes to small-scale farmers in developing countries.

The authorities said just some 4,000 people had shown up.

Video footage from Vladivostok showed riot police chasing a group of protesters down the street, while demonstrators in Khabarovsk, braving temperatures of about -14C (7F), chanted “Shame!” and “Bandits!”

Police in the Siberian city of Yakutsk, one of the coldest cities in the world and where the temperature was -52C on Saturday, grabbed a protester by his arms and legs and dragged him into a van, video footage from the scene showed.

In Moscow, police put up barricades around Pushkinskaya Square as workers were engaged in re-tiling it, an apparent attempt to thwart a demonstration that was scheduled to start at 11:00 GMT. Close Navalny ally Lyubov Sobol, a laywer, was also detained.

The OVD-Info protest monitor group said that at least 1,614 people, including 300 in Moscow and 162 in St Petersburg, had been detained across Russia, a number likely to rise.

It reported arrests at rallies in nearly 70 towns and cities.

Anna Matveeva, a

researcher at King’s College London, said the wide geographic reach of these protests is important.

“The police is brutal there is nothing new about it,” Matveeva told Al Jazeera.

“But the fact that the geography of protests has spread all the way from Moscow to Western Russia and also in northern states … we are seeing a consistent number of people coming out, knowing that they might be beaten, that they might be detained, that they will have criminal records, and notwithstanding that people are [still] coming out”.

FAO head calls for efforts to strengthen world food systems

Iraqi security forces launch new anti-IS operation

At 78 and the oldest president, Biden sees a world changed

BIGGER, MORE DIVERSE PIE

The US population is approaching 330 million people, dwarfing the 135 million at Biden’s birth and nearly 60 per cent greater than when he was first elected to the Senate in 1972.

The world population in Biden’s lifetime has grown from about 2.3 billion to 7.8 billion. More striking is the diversity in Biden’s America.

The descendant of Irish immigrants, Biden was born during a period of relative stagnant immigration after US limitations on new entries in the 1920s, followed by a worldwide depression in the 1930s.

But a wave of European immigration followed World War II, when Biden was young, and more recently an influx of Hispanic

Austin is first African American defense secretary

Washington, Jan 23 (PTI): The United State Senate has confirmed the nomination of General (retired) Lloyd Austin to serve as secretary of the defense department, making him the first ever African American to occupy the top pentagon position.

The nomination was confirmed in an overwhelming 93-2 vote.

Soon he was sworn in

by Tom Muir, acting director of Washington Headquarters Services. Thereafter, Austin received an intelligence briefing.

Vice President Kamala Harris would administer the ceremonial oath to Austin next week.

President Joe Biden thanked the senate for confirming Austin and working to get his cabinet in place.

“It’s an honour and a privilege to serve as our country’s 28th Secretary of

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Defense, and I’m especially proud to be the first African American to hold the position. Let’s get to work,” Austin tweeted.

A day earlier, the House of Representatives voted 326-78 to pass a waiver exempting Austin from the seven-year ‘cooling off period’ for retired generals taking over as defense secretary. The senate approved the waiver by 69-27 votes.

This is the third time that Congress has given such a waiver to a retired general. The previous one

being of General (retired) James Matin who was appointed as defense secretary by former President Donald Trump in January 2017 and George Marshall in 1947.

Austin had retired as a four-star Army general in 2016.

“I am honoured to have this chance to serve again and to do so alongside you and your families. My wife, Charlene, and I know all too well the sacrifices you make to keep this country safe. That safety is job one, and I promise to work as hard as you do at it,” Austin said in his message to the defense forces soon thereafter.

According to new pentagon spokesperson John Kirby, the president called Austin in the afternoon, shortly after his arrival at the pentagon.

Later in the day, Austin spoke to NATO Secretary

General Jens Stoltenberg over phone.

The call was his first to a foreign leader as the defense secretary, and reinforces the importance of the NATO alliance to the US, Kirby said.

“The two leaders discussed the importance of our shared values, the current security environment including maintaining a strong NATO deterrence and defense posture, and the ongoing missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. They also briefly reviewed the upcoming NATO Defense Ministerial and agreed to discuss it again in more detail in the coming weeks,” Kirby said.

Austin said that he looked forward to developing a close working relationship with Stoltenberg and both leaders pledged to consult in the months ahead, he said.

and nonwhite immigrants from Latin America, Asia and Africa has altered the melting pot again.

In 1950, the first census after Biden’s birth counted the country as 89 per cent white. Heading into 2020, the country was 60 per cent non-Hispanic white and 76 per cent white, including Hispanic whites.

So, it’s no surprise that a politician who joined an all-male, nearly all-white Senate as a 30-year-old used his inaugural address 48 years later to promise a reckoning on racial justice and, later that afternoon, signed several immigrant-friendly executive orders.

BIDEN, HARRIS AND HISTORY

Biden took special note of Vice President Kamala Harris as the first woman elected to national office, and the first Black woman and south Asian woman to reach the vice presidency.

“Don’t tell me things can’t change,” he said of Har-

ris, who was a student in the still-mostly segregated Oakland public elementary school when Biden became a senator.

The first time Biden addresses a joint session of Congress, there will be two women behind a president, another first: Harris and Speaker Nancy Pelosi, DCalif. But change comes slowly. Harris was just the second Black woman ever to serve in the Senate. When she resigned Monday, the Senate was left with none -and just three Black men out of 100 seats. Black Americans account for about 13% of the population.

MONEY MATTERS

Minimum wage in 1942 was 30 cents an hour.

Median income for men according to the 1940 census, the last before Biden’s birth, was USD 956, with women earning about 62 cents for every dollar a man earned.

Today, the minimum wage is USD 7.25. The federal

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With immense pride and honour, the Tamlu Buhu Staff Union would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to the following individuals for their achievement in their respective field.

1) Dr. Jacob. H. Phom for successfully clearing the post of Medical Officer under Health and Family Welfare.

2) Er. E. Pongmei Phom promoted as Sub-Divisional Officer (MIS) Dimapur under Power Department.

3) Mr. B. Baloi Buchem promoted as Junior Section Officer under Nagaland Civil Secretariat.

The Union prays that the God Almighty continues to grant them success and good health and wishes them the best in their future endeavour.

(YANLONG PHOM) (WUNGMEL L. SUKHA) President, TBSU Secretary, TBSU

ger and global instability,” IFAD added.

Houngbo said small farmers’ “increasingly common crop failures and livestock deaths put our entire food system at risk”, warning that “hunger, poverty and migration will become even more widespread” without increased aid.

The UN body’s warning comes ahead of a climate adaptation summit on January 25 and 26 in the Netherlands.

At the g a theri ng, IFAD plans to launch a new $500-million fund dubbed ASAP+ “to reduce climate

government’s most recent weekly wage statistics reflect a median annual income of about USD 51,100 for full-time workers. But the question is buying power, and that varies. The month Biden was born, a dozen eggs averaged about 60 cents in US cities -- two hours of minimum wage work. A loaf of bread was 9 cents, about 20 minutes of work. Today, eggs can go for about $1.50 (12 minutes of minimumwage work); a loaf of bread averages $2 (16 minutes).

College tuition is another story. Pre-war tuition at Harvard Business School was about $600 a year -roughly two-thirds of the median American worker’s yearly wages. Today, the current Harvard MBA class is charged annual tuition of more than $73,000, or a year and almost five months of the median U.S. salary (and that’s before taxes).

Biden proposes raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour -- a move already drawing opposition from Republicans. He’s called for tuition-free two-year community and technical college and tuition waivers for fouryear public schools (so, not Harvard) for students from households with $125,000 or less in annual income.

lion. But it’s a recent phenomenon. Biden finished 36 years in the Senate and became vice president amid the fallout from the 2008 financial crash, when the debt was about $10 trillion.

Now he takes office amid another economic calamity: the coronavirus pandemic.

To some degree, this is a biographical bookend for Biden. He was born when borrowing to finance the war effort generated budget deficits that, when measured as percentage of the overall economy, were the largest in US history until 2020, when emergency COVID spending, the 2017 tax cuts and loss of revenue from a lagging economy added trillions of debt in a single year. Reflecting how President Franklin Roosevelt approached the Great Depression and World War II, Biden is nonetheless calling for an additional $1.9 trillion in immediate deficit spending to prevent a long-term economic slide.

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As part of his proposed overhaul of the energy grid, Biden wants to install 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations by 2030, a move analysts project could spur the sale of 25 million electric vehicles. For context, federal statistics countDEBT National debt has ed 33 million cars in the U.S. soared in Biden’s lifetime, altogether in 1948, as Biden from $72 billion to $27 tril- began grammar school.

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VEKUHOMI STUDENTS' UNION FELICITATION

We, the Vekuhomi Students' Union with immense pride and honour extend our heartiest congratulations to Dr. Holitoli Shohe, D/o Dr. V Hezheto Shohe on her appointment to the post of Medical Officer under Directorate of Health and Family Welfare, Nagaland.

The Union wishes her success in her future endeavours.

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ganizations.

“The pandemic has given impetus to innovation and we should work together to keep up this momentum,” Qu told participants in the summit.

In a statement, Food and Agriculture Organization said Qu’s remarks fit in with remarks from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who called on the participants to take “bold action” to improve global agriculture and food systems.

In addition to Qu and Guterres, participants included David Beasley, executive director of the World Food Program, also based in Rome, Patricia Espinosa, the former minister of foreign affairs in Mexico who now heads the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and German Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture Julia Klockner.

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Bag h da d, J a n 2 3 (IANS): Iraqi security forces have launched a new operation to hunt down Islamic State (IS) militants from all across the country after 32 people were killed in the twin suicide bombings in Baghdad earlier this week.

In a statement on Friday, the country’s CounterTerrorism Service (CTS) said that acting on intelligence reports, the security forces arrested “some wanted suspected terrorists” in Baghdad, Anbar province and Kirkuk province, Xinhua news agency reported.

The captured suspects are believed to have links to the IS and have information about the group’s leaders in the country, the statement added. It also said that the CTS troops would continue operations in the next few days to hunt down the IS remnants. The operation came aday after two suicide bombings took place on Thursday in a bustling outdoor market in the Bab al-Sharji area in downtown Baghdad. cThe IS has claimed responsibility for the bombings that targeted a Shia gathering in the area.

Thursday’s bombings were the first such attack in the Iraqi capital city in nearly two years, as the security situation has improved since the Iraqi security forces fully defeated the IS across the country in 2017.

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Rome, Jan 23 (IANS): Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the Rome-based UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), said the coronavirus pandemic has illustrated the need for the world to strengthen agriculture and food systems.

Qu, a former viceminister of China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs who has led Food and Agriculture Organization since 2019, said the Organization was prepared to support the global effort to develop what he called a “new path” for improving the sustainability of agriculture and food systems, reports Xinhua news agency.

He mentioned an array of FAO-sponsored programs that could bolster the process, including the agency’s Covid-19 Response and Recovery Program, a partnership project, and its Hand-in-Hand Initiative, which aims to accelerate agricultural transformation and sustainable rural development.

Qu’s remarks were part of a broader Conference of Agricultural Ministers, which took place in Berlin, with many participants taking part through video link.

The event included ministers from around the world, as well as the heads of various multilateral or-

Washington, Jan 23 (AP): When Joe Biden took the oath of office as the 46th president, he became not only the oldest newly inaugurated US chief executive in history but also the oldest sitting president ever.

Biden was born November 20, 1942, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He was 78 years, two months and one day old when he was sworn in on Wednesday.

That’s 78 days older than President Ronald Reagan was when he left office in 1989. A look at how the country Biden now leads has changed over his lifetime and how his presidency might reflect that.

Paris, Jan 23 (AFP): Climate aid to millions of small farmers around the world must “substantially increase” to ward off hunger and instability, a United Nations body warned Saturday.

Small farmers “do little to cause climate change, but suffer the most from its impacts,” Gilbert F. Houngbo, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) said in a statement.

“If investments... do not substantially increase, we risk widespread hun-

OFFICE OF THE

SEITHEKEMA OLD VILLAGE COUNCIL Chumukedima : Nagaland PUBLIC NOTICE

In continuation to previous publication in the newspaper dated 19/7/16, 17/3/2019 and 4/2/20 pertaining to buying of land at Seithekema Old Village area bordering S. Hetoi, Tsiepama, Medziphema and Chümoukedima Villages without N.O.Cs from Competent authority. This is to reiterate that all documents be produced to the village Council for authentication and further action on or before 28/2/21 failing which the Village Council will take its own course of action and complaints whatsoever will not be entertained after the stipulated period.

This is the final notice to all who has land/property within the Jurisdiction of the village.

SEDEVIKHO KHRO NEICHÜU KUOTSU Convenor Seithekema Old Village Land Committee

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Inscription Offers Earliest Evidence of Christianity A rchaeologists in the northern Israeli village of etTaiyiba have unearthed a 1,500-year-old Greek inscription that includes the phrase “Christ born of Mary,” according to a statement from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA).

As Amanda BorschelDan reports for the Times of Israel, researchers led

by Tzachi Lang and Kojan Haku uncovered the stone engraving while conducting salvage excavations ahead of construction of a road.

The team found the partially destroyed inscription repurposed in the wall of an elaborately decorated Byzantine building. Its text faced inward and would not have been visible to visitors.

Per the statement, the full text of the inscription reads, “Christ born of Mary. This work of the most God-fearing and pious bishop [Theodo] sius and the miserable Th[omas] was built from the foundation.”

The find represents the first evidence of the now-lost church’s existence, as well as the earliest evidence of Chris-

tianity’s presence in the Jezreel Valley region.

“We did not know what to expect ahead of the work, but we knew that this was an area where archaeological remains had been found,” IAA archaeologist Yardenna Alexandre tells the Jerusalem Post’s Rossella Tercatin.

“When we came across the inscription, we knew we had a church.”

Built in the fifth centur y A.D., the church predated other houses of worship in the area by around a century. Researchers had previously discovered the ruins of a Crusader-period church

and an ancient monastery in the area, but they hadn’t yet found a Byzantine-era church.

Speaking with the Times, researcher Walid Atrash says, “The importance of the inscription is that until now we didn’t know for certain that there were churches from this period in this area.”

According to Ruth Schuster of Haaretz, the scholars suggest that Theodosius, the fifth-century archbishop of the ancient city of Beit She’an, established the church, which is near Mount Tabor, the supposed site of the transfiguration of

Jesus—a biblical event said to have underscored Christ’s divinity. The find indicates that Theodosius was building churches in the area earlier than archaeologists had previously thought.

Thomas, the “miserable” individual whose name appears in the text, is a more mysterious figure, though researcher Leah Di Segni tells Haaretz that he might have helped fund the church.

While the “miserable” moniker may sound off-putting to moder n ears, Di Segni points out that such humble selfassessments were typical of religious inscriptions at the time.

In the statement, Di Segni notes that the phrase “Christ born of Mary”— an invocation intended to protect worshippers from the “evil eye”—often appears at the beginning of early Christian documents and engravings.

“The inscription greets those who enter and blesses them,” Di Segni explains. “It is therefore clear that the building is a church, and not a monastery: Churches greeted believers at their entrance,

while monasteries tended not to do this.”

After the et-Taiyiba church’s heyday, the engraving was incorporated into the doorframe of an elaborately decorated tworoom building. Outfitted with geometric mosaics, the structure was built

by Christian or Jewish residents of Galilee during the Byzantine or early Islamic period.

Prior to its repurposing, the stone block boasted a carved crucifix.

As the Times reports, the cross was either intentionally destroyed or damaged in an earthquake. If the former was the case, says Atrash, the builder likely didn’t set out to commit an act of desecration. Instead, he tells Haaretz, “I think maybe the builder didn’t care about the inscription or the cross. They were just in the way.”

In the statement, Atrash adds, “This is the first evidence of the Byzantine church’s existence in the village of et-Taiyiba and it adds to other finds attesting to the activities of Christians who lived in the region.”

(Smithsonian Magazine)

TV host Larry King, dead at 87

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merican television host and Emmy award winner Larry King has died aged 87. His death was announced on Twitter by his company, Ora Media, writing that the host passed away earlier today at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

The post did not state a cause of death.

Earlier this month, it was reported that King had been hospitalised with coronavirus.

The legendary host had faced a number of health issues, including Type 2 diabetes and several heart attacks. In 2017, he revealed he had been diagnosed with lung cancer and had undergone successful surgery to treat it.

King, who was born in 1933, enjoyed a 63-yearlong career across radio and television, earning praise for being an unbiased interviewer and host.

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yderabad's Joint Commissioner of Police Tarun Joshi has climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa and highest stand-alone mountain in the world.

The Indian Police Service (IPS) official reached the top of the mountain, 5,895 metres above sea level, on January 21 at 08.15 a.m. (local time).

Hyderabad Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar congratulated Joshi on achieving this feat.

Pa s s i o n a t e a b o u t mountaineering, Joshi had scaled the Vinson Massif in Antarctica on Janu-

ary 16 last year. He had achieved the remarkable feat in minus 35 degrees temperature.

In August 2019, he had scaled 4,884-metre Puncak Jaya mountain in Papua Island, Indonesia.

He became the second Indian to scale the snowcovered mountain.

Joshi had also led rescue teams on a couple of occasions. In 2013 when students from then undivided Andhra Pradesh were stranded in Uttarakhand floods, the IPS officer had led a rescue team and saved several students.

(IANS)

Tencent acquires majority stake in Viral left-overs hidden in Gut Tissue of recovered COVID patients help immune system Don’t Starve studio Klei Entertainment A

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anadian studio Klei Entertainment, the developer of indie hits including Mark of the Ninja, Don't Starve, Oxygen Not Included, and Griftlands, is indie no more.

The studio announced today that Chinese gaming giant Tencent has acquired a majority stage in the company, a deal that founder Jaime "Bigfoot" Cheng said "helps us navigate a changing industry, and helps us focus on what we do best: making unique experiences that no one else can."

"As part of this agreement, Klei retains full autonomy of creative and operations across all aspects of the studio, including projects, talent, and more," Cheng said on the Klei forums. "There are some boring accounting changes that we will need to adjust to. Other than that, I will continue running the

studio as before, with no changes to staffing, projects or other operations."

Tencent is China's largest tech conglomerate, and a game industry powerhouse: It owns League of Legends studio Riot Games outright, holds a 40 percent stake in Epic Games, and has smaller stakes in Activision, Ubisoft, Paradox Interacitve, Frontier Developments, Funcom, Fatshark, and many others. It invested in 31 gaming companies in 2020, and while many were based in China the moves gave the company control over a number of studios that will be familiar to Western gamers.

It acquired Leyou Technology for $1.5 billion in August 2020, for instance, which owns Warframe developer Digital Extremes and Gears Tactics studio Splash Damage, among

others. The deal means that they are now all owned by Tencent.

Despite its massive size, Cheng said that "Tencent is the only company that we felt would let us retain the level of control that we demand." He also noted that Klei has previously worked with Tencent on all of its game releases in China since Don't Starve Together in 2016.

"Players in China make up a large proportion of the players of our games, and we have been supporting them alongside our North American operation for several years," he said. "We don’t expect significant operational changes for China or anywhere else in the world, but we do expect that this partnership will help us to better support our players in China."

A September 2020 report said that after banning the WeChat app, the US government was considering similar action against Tencent. In January, however, Reuters reported that the plan, which also included Alibaba and Baidu, had been put on hold. Klei's latest game, the deck-building roguelite Griftlands, is now in Early Access on Steam and expected to go into full release later this year.

(PC Gamer)

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new study suggests that those who recover from COVID19 are protected against SARS-CoV-2 for at least six months and likely much longer due to continually improving antibodies produced by immune cells as a result of continued exposure to the remnants of the virus hidden in the gut tissue.

The findings of the study by researchers at The Rockefeller University (New York, NY, USA) provide the strongest evidence yet that the immune system “remembers” the virus and, remarkably, continues to improve the quality of antibodies even after the infection has waned.

Antibodies produced months after the infection showed increased ability to block SARS-CoV-2, as well as its mutated versions such as the South African variant. The researchers found that these

improved antibodies are produced by immune cells that have kept evolving, apparently due to a continued exposure to the remnants of the virus hidden in the gut tissue. Based on these findings, the researchers suspect that when the recovered patient next encounters the virus, the response would be both faster and more effective, preventing re-infection.

For their study, the researchers examined the antibody responses of 87 individuals at two timepoints: one month after infection, and then again six months later. As expected, they found that although antibodies were still detectable by the six-month point, their numbers had markedly decreased. Lab experiments showed that the ability of the participants’ plasma samples to neutralize the virus was reduced by five-fold. In con-

trast, the patients’ memory B cells, specifically those that produce antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, did not decline in number, and even slightly increased in some cases.

A closer look at the memory B cells revealed something surprising: these cells had gone through numerous rounds of mutation even after the infection resolved, and as a result the antibodies they produced were much more effective than the originals. Subsequent lab experiments showed this new set of antibodies were better able

to latch on tightly to the virus and could recognize even mutated versions of it. SARS-CoV-2 replicates in certain cells in the lungs, upper throat, and small intestine, and residual viral particles hiding within these tissues could be driving the evolution of memory cells.

To look into this hypothesis, the researchers examined biopsies of intestinal tissue from people who had recovered from COVID-19 on average three months earlier. In seven of the 14 individuals studied,

tests showed the presence of SARS-CoV-2’s genetic material and its proteins in the cells that line the intestines.

The researchers don’t know whether these viral left-overs are still infectious or are simply the remains of dead viruses. The team plans to study more people to better understand what role the viral stowaways may play in both the progression of the disease and in immunity.

“This is really exciting news. The type of immune response we see here could potentially provide protection for quite some time, by enabling the body to mount a rapid and effective response to the virus upon re-exposure,” said Michel C. Nussenzweig, the Zanvil A. Cohn and Ralph M. Steinman Professor and head of the Laboratory of Molecular Immunology.

(Hospimedica.com)

25 YEARS TOGETHER Imtiwati &Watinaro 24th January 2021

An anniversary is a time to celebrate the joys of today, the memories of yesterday and the hopes of tomorrow.

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OFFICE OF THE AONOKPU SENSO MUNGDANG DIST: MOKOKCHUNG : NAGALAND

On this very special day we want to thank you for being the most amazing parents that many people can only dream of. The Love that you share is an inspiration and a great example of commitment. May the Almighty God continue to bless you and may the bond of love last forever as you grow old together.

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The Aonokpu Senso Mungdang with immense pride and honour extend our heartiest congratulations to Dr MOALILA JAMIR, D/O Mr. K. Imliyanger and Mrs. N. Atula Imchen on completing her Doctor of Theology (D.Th) on the topic “An Exploration of Liberative Education Processes in the Writings of Bell Hooks and Mary Elizabeth Moore and their Implication for Developing a Transformative Christian Education in Nagaland” in Christian Ministry (Education) from Senate of Serampore College (University).

The Senso Mungdang further wishes her Good health and success in her future endeavors.

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Tokyo Games may be held behind closed doors: Coe

Lo n d o n, Ja n 2 3 (Agencies): The rescheduled Tokyo Games may have to be held behind closed doors if they are to go ahead in Japan this year, athletics chief Lord Coe has admitted.

The World Athletics president remained confident the Olympics and Paralympics would take place despite a Times report suggesting they would be cancelled.

“I would love to have fans, noisy and passionate,” Coe told the BBC. “But if the only way we’re able to deliver it is behind closed doors, I think everybody is accepting of that.” Coe, who headed the London 2012 organising committee and is also an International Olympic Committee (IOC) member, said, in the event of a cancellation, it was “not a realistic solution” to push back Paris 2024 and Los Angeles 2028 in order for Tokyo to host

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the Olympics in three years’ time. Last March, organisers decided to postpone the 2020 Games for a year because of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, doubts over whether they would happen at all increased in recent weeks following a rise in cases in some countries, including Japan where a state of emergency was declared in Tokyo.

A report in Friday’s Times newspaper quoted a senior member of the ruling coalition, who said the events would be cancelled.

In response to that article, Tokyo 2020 organisers

released a statement declaring that Japan’s prime minister Yoshihide Suga had “expressed his determination” to hold the Olympics and Paralympics and that all stakeholders remained focused on delivering the event. The IOC said the suggestion of a cancellation was “categorically untrue”.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said that “with the robust measures and plans we have in place, the Games can and will go ahead safely”. The Olympics are due to start on 23 July followed by the Paralympics on 24 August.

Tokyo 2020 chief executive Toshiro Muto said a global rollout of Covid-19 vaccines could be a key factor in allowing the Games to be staged. “Once vaccinations are conducted widely in the US and Europe, I think there is no doubt that it will have a positive effect [on the Games],” he said on Friday.

Root leads Eng reply after SL score 381 left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya, who shared the new ball with Suranga Lakmal, dismissed both batsmen.

Root, however, took the attack to the Sri Lankan bowlers and raced to 67 off just 77 deliveries. The righthanded batsman had scored a double century in the first Test. Jonny Bairstow was with him on 24 at stumps. Earlier, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 381 as fast bowler James Anderson took six for 40 and speedster Chris Woakes

Kalyani (West Bengal), Jan 23 (IANS): After getting their first win in I-League this season -- a 2-0 verdict against Gokulam Kerala FC -sixth-placed Aizawl FC would aim to continue their winning form when the Mizoram-based club crosses swords against bottom-placed Indian Arrows here on Sunday. A clinical performance against Gokulam Kerala FC saw Aizawl grab their first points of the season. Speaking at the official pre-match press conference, newly-appointed head coach Yan Law agreed that it is vital to keep the momentum going.

“Consistency is key in the I-League and if we win tomorrow we can go second on the table and that is what we are aiming for. This format of the ILeague favours consistency and back-to-back wins can help us in achieving our target,” said Law at the Kalyani Municipal Stadium.

Aizwal goalkeeper Zothanmawia said his team is satisfied with the start and that it would only improve from here. “A win and a narrow loss is not a bad start to the season and we have to remember that we also have a game in hand. We look forward to continuing our winning streak and get three points against Arrows,” he said.

The Indian Arrows, a developmental side of the All India Football Federation, lost 0-4 to the North Eastern Re-Organising Cultural Association (NEROCA) Football Club in their last match. Sitting bottom of the I-League table without any points, coach Venkatesh Shanmugam’s team would aim to open their points tally.

Indian Arrows defender Evan Thapa sounded “very confident and focused” on the match.

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Win for Big Shots, Slammers in Unity Cup DI M A P U R , J AN 2 3 (NPN): Big Shots CC and Dimapur Slammers won their respective matches in the 6th Unity Cup on Friday.

Big Shots thrashed Vencient XI CC by 155 runs while Dimapur Slammers beat Zeliang Colony CC by 113 runs. Batting first, Big Shots went on to score a huge 240 runs in 20 overs. In reply, Big Shots bowlers bundled out Vencient XI for 86 runs. Imliwati, captain of Big Shots CC top scored with 60 runs and took three wickets was named man of the match.

Asst. professor, department of commerce, Mount Mary College Chumukedima, Dokina Das graced the morning match. In the second match, Dimapur Slammers scored 199 runs in 20 overs. In the run-chase, Zeliang Colony CC were bowled out for 87 runs. N. Nagaho of Dimapur Slammers was named man of the match for his 38 runs and one wicket haul. The match was graced by president, GSUD, Anand Gurung.

Sexton stars again as Cavaliers beat Nets Lo n d o n, Ja n 2 3 (Agencies): Collin Sexton starred again as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Brooklyn Nets for the second time in three days.

Sexton, who scored a careerhigh 42 points against the Nets on Wednesday, scored 25 points and a season-high nine assists in a 125-113 victory.

Kyrie Irving scored 38 points and James Harden added 19 in reply for the Nets. The final member of their ‘Big Three’, Kevin Durant, was rested as he edges his way back to full fitness after Achilles tendon surgery. Cleveland are fifth in the Eastern Conference with eight wins and seven defeats and the Nets are two places below them.

Centre Joel Embiid scored 38 points as the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics for the second game in a row. Tobias Harris scored 23 points for the Eastern Conference leaders and Seth Curry added 15 on his return to the side after missing the last seven games following a positive test for Covid-19.

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Life has never been the same since you left us ten years ago. Your memories, love and blessings remind us your presence every moment in our lives. You will always live in our hearts.

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Brooklyn Nets had won four in a row before losing backto-back meetings with the Cavaliers.

pers secured a sixth straight victory by beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 120106. Kawhi Leonard scored 31 points and Paul George added 29 as the Clippers improved to 12-4, trying with the Los Angeles Lakers for the NBA’s best record. Elsewhere, Trae Young scored a season-high 43 points as the Atlanta Hawks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis 116-98 for a third straight victory. Clint Capela recorded his first career triple-double with 13 points, 19 rebounds and a career-high 10 blocked shots.

A triple-double is achieved when a player

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Nyülüm! Three years have passed since you left us all And went to your heavenly abode, though, we cannot see You, you are always with us.

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records a double-digit total in three of the following categories: points, total rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. Capela is the first NBA player to have a tripledouble with blocks in three years.

The Chicago Bulls secured their first three-game winning streak of the season by beating the Charlotte Hornets 123-110. Zach LaVine scored 25 points and Lauri Markkanen added 23 for the Bulls. Gordon Hayward scored 34 points in reply for the Hornets, who lost for the fourth game in a row.

Nikola Jokic had 31 points, 10 rebounds and

eight assists as the Denver Nuggets beat the Phoenix Suns 130-126 in overtime for their fifth win in seven games. Mikal Bridges replied with 24 points for the Suns, who lost for the third time in four games.

Malcolm Brogdon scored a three-pointer with 3.6 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Indiana Pacers a 120-118 win over the Orlando Magic, while Norman Powell scored a game-high 23 points, 14 of which came in the first quarter, as the Toronto Raptors beat Miami Heat 101-81.

Houston Rockets ended a three-game losing streak with a 103-102 win against Detroit Pistons. Eric Gordon top-scored with 20 points, one of seven Houston players in double figures. De’Aaron Fox scored 22 points as a late flourish from Sacramento Kings saw them edge New York Knicks 103-94 and secure a first win in five games, while Luka Doncic scored 36 points, 11 assists and grabbed nine rebounds as Dallas Mavericks beat San Antonio Spurs 122-117.

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picked three for 84. After Anderson removed the overnight centurion Angelo Mathews for 110 in his first over of the day, wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella made 92 and added 89 for the seventh wicket with Dilruwan Perera.

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I-League: Aizawl FC aim for a win over Arrows

We, the bereaved family and relatives extend our heartfelt gratitude to friends, neighbors, well wishers and all the individuals who stood by us and supported us physically, materially, financially and constant prayers during the prolonged illness and sad demise of our beloved Late N. VISHELI ACHUMI. We regret our inability to thank each and every person individually who grieved and sympathized with us but it is our earnest prayer that Almighty God bless you all abundantly in return.

We would like to convey our special thanks to: LATE N. VISHELI ACHUMI 09/11/1951 – 18/01/2021 1. Sumi Baptist Church, Kohima (SBCK) 2. Sumi Baptist Church Women Department 3. Er. Agwaseng Kent and family 4. Project 72 Hrs 5. Ghokimi Union Kohima 6. Kohima Sumi Totimi Hoho (KSTH) 7. Ghokimi Inalimi Kohima 8. D’ Block GB and Panchayat executives 9. D’ Block Youth Organization 10. Suruhoto Tokukujo Kughakulu Kohima (STKK) 11. D’Block Prayers Group (Sector C) Loving Husband, Children & Relatives K-179

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“Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trail, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.” James 1:12

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Galle (Sri Lanka), Jan 23 (IANS): England overcame early loss of wickets to end the second day of the second Test against Sri Lanka at 98 for two with skipper Joe Root leading the charge with an unbeaten 67, as the visitors replied to Sri Lanka’s 381 in the first innings. England are still 283 runs behind with eight wickets in hand.

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Miss you Abao.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Born on: 12/05/1950 – Expired on: 19/01/2021 Lt. Khazonu Rhakho was a strong spiritual warrior who served in the service of the Lord as chairman of Naga Shisha Hoho, at Ketsapo village since 1990 till his demise. The God’s revelation came through him, “Let Nagas unite as one as in the beginning”, and also “Come now, and let us reason together, said the Lord......”(Isaiah 1:18).

And the Holy Spirit says through him, “The Whole Wide World belongs to Jesus”. He left his wife and four sons without any sickness as informed by the Lord earlier. For him, he will be in eternal peace and rest with the Lord, but his death created a wide vacuum for the Naga Shisha Hoho Prayer Group in particular and Nagas in general.

The Lord gives and the Lord takes.

By:1. Naga Shisha Hoho Office Bearers.

2. Members of Naga National Prayer House, Ketsapo.

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Born on 3rd May 1943 – Died on 22nd January 2021 We, the bereaved family would like to express our profound gratitude and appreciation to all the groups, individuals, villages, ranges, organisations, unions, churches, neighbors, friends, relatives and well wishers during our grievances of the sudden demise of our loving father Late Mr. RENPONTHUNG TUNGOE. Your prayers, physical presence, material and financial support during our grief period is unforgettable.

In return, we may not be able to repay each and every individual but may the Almighty God's blessings be upon each and everyone of you abundantly.

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Loving Wife, Children, Grandchildren & Family

Born on : 06/03/1952 – Died on : 15/01/2021 The family of Late E. K Philip Lotha wishes to acknowledge the many expressions of sympathy and gestures of kindness shown to us following our sad loss. We offer our heartfelt thanks to all the friends, neighbours, relatives, well-wishers, churches and organizations who stood by us physically, emotionally, financially and spiritually during his brief illness until his final journey to his heavenly abode.

We would like to convey our special gratitude to: 1. Mhathung Yanthan, Advisor, Horticulture and Border Affairs, GON 2. T Mhabemo Yanthan, IAS, Commissioner and Secretary to Governor of Nagaland & Team Leader, NBHM 3. Elias T Lotha, Transport Commissioner, GON 4. Ben Yanthan, Director, Dept. of Agriculture, GON 5. A Chenithung Lotha, Additional Director/HOD Municipal Affairs Cell, GON 6. Mhathung Kikon, Joint Director, Dept. of Sericulture, GON 7. Ekonthung Kikon, CDPO, Chessore 8. Kevipele Iheilung, President, Nagaland Zeliang People Organization 9. Daniel H Lotha & family 10. Stephen Tsenthungo & family 11. I Jungshi Jamir & family 12. Rev. Fr. Stephen Kemp, Asst. Parish Priest, Mt. Carmel Parish 13. Rev. Fr. K M Joseph, Holy Cross Church, Dimapur 14. Parish Pastoral Council, Mt. Carmel Parish, 3 ½ Mile, Dimapur 15. Infant Jesus Church, Model Village, Dimapur 16. Sisters of Missionaries of Mary Help of Christians and the Community, Padumpukhuri 17. Sisters of the Little Flower of Bethany, Dimapur 18. Mt. Carmel Parish Women Association, Dimapur 19. Rongmei Women Society, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Diphupar 20. Women Society, Christ the King Catholic Church, Naga United Village 21. Blood donors from Good Shepherd Seminary Dimapur and to all individual donors 22. Doctors & staff, CIHSR, Diphupar 23. Doctors & nurses, Nemcare Hospital, Guwahati 24. Dimapur Lakhuti Ekhung 25. Dimapur Lakhuti Kikon Ekhung 26. Diphupar Village Council 27. Lotha Community Diphupar 28. H- Khel Welfare Forum, Diphupar 29. Old Timers Club, Diphupar 30. Old Comrades, Don Bosco, Golaghat 31. The YOUNGS 32. Dy. Team Leader, Team Members & staff, NBHM 33. Lotha Baptist sector Church, H-Khel, Diphupar To those who helped us in any way, your contribution made our loss more bearable. As it would be impossible to thank everyone individually, please accept this acknowledgement as an expression of our deepest gratitude. May God’s bountiful blessings be upon each and everyone of you.

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sports 1ST LATE G. RIO MEMORIAL U-19 (BOYS) INTER-DISTRICT TOURNAMENT

Peren, Mon register wins

D I M A P U R , JA N 2 3 (NPN): Peren and Mon registered their second consecutive victories in Group-B matches of the 1st late G. Rio Memorial U-19 (Boys) Inter-District Tournament at Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Sovima here on Saturday. Peren beat Zunheboto by 72 runs while Mon snatched a 28run win over Wokha.

Peren batting first posted a challenging 156 for seven 7 in 25 overs.

Parbez top scored with 68 runs and Vicky contributed 30 runs.

In reply, led by six wickets hauled by Roko Nyekha, Peren bundled out Zunheboto for 84 runs in 20.5 overs. Om Sangma also took three wickets.

The top scorer for Zunheboto was Nighato Yeputho, who made 23 runs while Abhishek scored 21 runs.

In another match, Mon dished out an allround show to beat Wokha by 28 runs.

Mon, who won their opening match against Zunheboto, managed to score 153/ 8 in 25 overs.

Altab scored 52 runs and Airong Konyak re-

Match in progress at Nagaland cricket stadium on Saturday.

mained not out on 26 runs.

For Wokha, Lichumthung Patton and Eren Ezung took two wickets each.

In the r un chase, Wokha started on positive note with Mhao Tsanglao stroking 51 runs but could

not find able support from teammates. Chumrenthung (18) and Noyingthung Kikon (14) were the notable contributors as Wokha were bowled out for 125 for seven in 25 overs.

For Mon, Shejong Konyak took two wickets.

Earlier, in their first matches on Friday, Peren beat Wokha by 82 runs and Mon registered 50-run win over Zunheboto.

SUNDAY’S MATCHES Peren vs Mon: 7:30 am Wokha vs Zunheboto: 11:45 am

Mahindra to gift SUVs to 6 Team India players

New Delhi, Jan 23 (Agencies): Mahindra and Mahindra are all set to give its latest offering - the 2020 Mahindra Thar SUV - to each of the youngest members of the winning Indian team in Australia after their exploits at the final Test in Brisbane. Anand Mahindra, the Chairman of the Mahindra Group, took to social media to laud the six cricketers - Mohammed Siraj, Shubman Gill, T Natarajan, Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini and Washington Sundar - after they stood up against expectations and helped the team win the Test series.

Mahindra wrote on Twitter, “”Theirs are true ‘Rise’ stories; overcoming daunting odds in the pursuit of excellence. They serve as an inspiration in all arenas of life. It gives me great personal pleasure to gift each of these debutants an All New THAR SUV on my own account—at no expense to the company.”. “Six young men made their debuts in the recent historic series #INDvAUS (Shardul’s 1 earlier appearance was short-lived due to injury) They’ve made it possible for future generations of youth in India to dream & Explore the Impossible,” wrote Mahindra.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021

ISL: 10-man Goa hold Kerala to 1-1 draw

FC Goa defender Ivan Gonzalez is sent off by the referee after receiving a second yellow. (ISL)

New Delhi, Jan 23 (Agencies): 10-men FC Goa managed to fend off a tough press by Kerala Blasters to settle for a point with a 1-1 draw in their ISL match at GMC Stadium, Bambolim, on Saturday.

The Gaurs took the lead through a 25th-minute strike from Jorge Ortiz Mendoza while Rahul KP (57’) scored with a brilliant header in the second half.

Goa were reduced to 10 men in the second half after Ivan Gonzalez received marching orders, receiving two yellow cards within a span of seconds. Goa started with what they do the best — intriguing short passes, maintaining maximum ball possession and keeping Kerala on the back foot.

Kerala were lucky not to concede early in the game.

The on-field chemistry be-

tween Alberto Noguera and Ortiz has been creating problems for opponents and on Saturday, the duo combined once again, in what would have been a well-worked goal. Ortiz played a one-two with Noguera at the edge of the box, and shot past the keeper Albino Gomes. The effort hit the woodwork not once, but thrice before the ball bounced back into play.

Goa continued their surge with Ortiz and Noguera combining once again.

The latter then crossed the ball into the box, which Devendra Murgaokar headed straight to the keeper.

The Gaurs deservingly took the lead in the 25th minute from a set-piece.

Ortiz’s freekick from the left took a slight deflection off Sahal Abdul Samad’s head and looped over Gomes.

Kerala had their goal disal-

lowed just before the breather. Facundo Pereyra chipped in a cross from a corner, which fell to Bakary Kone who used his thigh first, and then his arm to find the back of the net. However, the referee ruled out Kone’s goal for handball after consulting the linesman. In the second half, Kerala restored parity through Rahul. Pereyra delivered yet another beautiful cross through a corner.

Rahul timed his run to perfection at the far post and headed the ball past Goa keeper Naveen Kumar.

As Kerala gained momentum, Gaurs suddenly found themselves on the backfoot. Gonzalez received a quick double booking to reduce Goa to 10 men. Gonzalez was initially cautioned for his tackle on Gary Hooper. Then the referee flashed the second yellow after Gonzalez touched him while protesting. Goa were forced to defend in the final quarter of the game as Kerala tried to take advantage of the extra man. However, their poor decision making in the final third saw them squandering a couple of chances and the game ended all square.

SUNDAY‘S MATCHES Jamshedpur Vs Hyderabad: 5 pm Bengaluru Vs Odisha: 7:30 pm

Marin enters Thailand Open final Southampton knock holders Arsenal out of FA Cup

Carolina Marin reacts during her semi-final match against South Korea’s An Se-young.

Ban g ko k , Jan 2 3 (AFP): Spain’s fifth seed and former world number one Carolina Marin breezed into the final of badminton’s Thailand Open Saturday, beating South Korea’s An Se-young 21-19, 21-15. The 27-yearold Spaniard, ranked sixth in the world, is aiming for back-to-back titles in this week’s tournament -- the second of three consecutive events in Bangkok that culminate in next week’s World Tour Finals.

She came out on top last week against topseeded Tai Tzu-ying, and continued her winning streak Saturday, maintaining her signature aggressive play against seventh-seeded An. She spoke of the mental battle of motivating herself just days after being victorious.

“Sometimes it’s tough for the mindset when you win a tournament just three days ago and you have to start a tournament all over

again,” the reigning Olympic champion said after the match.

The pair had already duelled in last week’s tournament, with the more experienced Marin winning in a quick 21-18, 21-16 match.

An, an 18-year-old who was awarded “Most Promising Player” in 2019, was downcast after Saturday’s defeat.

“I tried to respond to her smashes and tried everything,” said the teenager.

“Unfor tunately, it didn’t go quite so well, so I’m a little disappointed.”

M a r i n’s s i g n a t u r e yelps after each match point reverberated around the spectatorless stadium -- a coronavirus precaution taken by Thailand as part of its biosecure “bubble” to accommodate players who flew in from across the world.

Despite the efforts of tournament officials, four positive cases have been detected so far, forcing an Indian player and an Egyptian player to withdraw.

London, Jan 23 (AFP): Southampton dumped FA Cup holders Arsenal out of the competition on Saturday, winning 1-0 courtesy of a Gabriel own goal to set up a fifth-round meeting with Wolves. The muchchanged Gunners, who have won the competition a record 14 times, fell behind midway through the first half and could not find a way back.

Ralph Hasenhuttl fielded a strong side at St Mary’s, with Danny Ings returning after a hamstring injury and a positive coronavirus test alongside former Arsenal forward Theo Walcott.

Mikel Arteta made seven changes from their 3-0 Premier League win against Newcastle on Monday.

Southampton, who had never previously beaten Arsenal in the FA Cup, were the brighter team in the first half in the winter sunshine on England’s south coast.

James Ward-Prowse rattled the crossbar from a swerving corner and Che

TSC hosts open tournament DIMAPUR, JAN 23 (NPN): The first edition of Tesophenyu Sporting Club (TSC) open tournament came to an end on January 22 at GHS Tesophenyu ground. Held on the theme, “Together for Friendship”, the closing ceremony was graced by senior supervisor Social Welfare Department, A.Z. Obed as special guest.

In his address, the special guest lauded the organising committee for hosting one of the “best tournaments” involving all sections of Rengma youth.

He opined that organising a big tournament was a challenging task for Rengma people but excluded positive that “when people come together, most things can be accomplished through camraderie, cooperation and coordination”. He further appreciated Tesophenyu Sporting Club for making the historic moment not only under Tesophenyu group but also for the whole of Rengma.

In men’s football event, Tseminyu Youth Organisation (TYO) emerged as the champion defeating Tesophenyu Group Youth

Tseminyu Youth Organisation the winner lifting the trophy.

Organisation Tseminyu Town (TGYOT) with a solitary goal. United Brothers Tesophenyu emerged as 2nd runner-up.

The cash prize money for the champion was sponsored by Jwenga Seb. In individual awardsKhiti Kath of TGYOTT was named the most/best promising player of the tournament (sponsored

by Vanguard FC management). He will get an opportunity to train with VFC squad in Kohima football league Johilo Semp of TYO

won the golden ball sponsored by Dr.Gwathonlo Tsela; Hyulozii Semp of TYO with nine goals received the golden boot sponsored by Shasinlo Thong andJoses Magh of TGYOTT won the golden glove sponsored by Benlo Thyu.

Yhunshalo Kemp was named as the best coach award sponsored by Vanguard FC management team and Chuyalo Jemu, TGYOTT as the best manager.

Kithagha Students’ Union won the best disciplined team award spon-

sored by Genesis Store Tseminyu Town.

In the women’s volleyball event, Tseminyu Village Youth Organisation clinched the champion by defeating Chunlikha women in the final.

Tesophenyu Sporting Club women finished as second runner up. Er.Chengato Kath sponsored the champion cash and trophy.

All together 17(seventeen) teams/clubs participated in men’s football and seven teams/clubs participated in the women’s volleyball.

Forster was the hero for Southampton after sticking out a leg to divert Nketiah’s little poke towards goal wide of the target.

Adams forced a fine save from Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno.

Southampton got the reward their positive approach deserved in the 24th minute.

Mohamed Elneny

gave away possession on the edge of his own box and the ball was worked to Kyle Walker-Peters on the right side of the Southampton attack.

The defender drilled it across the six-yard area and

Andy Murray ‘gutted’ to miss Australian Open

India women’s hockey team loses to Argentina ‘B’ side

L o nd o n , J an 2 3 (Agencies): Five-time finalist Andy Murray will miss the Australian Open after a solution to find a “workable quarantine” following his positive test for coronavirus could not be found. The 33-year-old Briton was set to fly out to Melbourne last week, but was not allowed to travel on a charter flight after being found to have Covid-19, BBC reported.

T h e f o r m e r wo r l d number one had hoped to travel safely and compete as planned on the back of a negative test.

Murray said he was “gutted” not to go. He was asymptomatic and is now out of self-isolation, but finding a way for him to travel to Australia and then going into quarantine before the tournament starts on 8 February proved too difficult. “We’ve been in constant dialogue with Tennis Australia to try and find a solution which would allow some form of workable quarantine, but we couldn’t make it work,” said Murray.

Buenos Aires, Jan 23 (IANS): The Indian women’s hockey team conceded a late goal against Argentina ‘B’ to lose their match 2-1.

Sol Pagella (11th minute) and Agustina Gorzelany (57) scored for the home team while young forward Salima Tete (54) was the lone goal-scorer for India.

In the previous matches, the visiting Indians had drawn 2-2 and 1-1 against the Argentina junior women.

“Today we played against a stronger Argentina squad consisting many of their senior players. This was a perfect practice match for us ahead of next week’s schedule where we play against the senior side. Unfortunately, we conceded a penalty corner (PC) goal minutes before the regulation time and this is what we need to manage better,” said chief coach Sjoerd Marijne.

India began on backfoot with Argentina ‘B’ playing tough, attacking hockey right from the start.

Conceding two back-to-

it was inadvertently turned in by Gabriel -- the first time rejuvenated Arsenal had conceded since December 26 against Chelsea.

Ward-Prowse then struck a shot from distance that sailed wide and Ings

hit a fierce volley that was blocked by Hector Bellerin.

Arsenal found their feet in the second half and Fraser Forster was forced to make a sharp save with his feet to keep out Eddie Nketiah’s deflected shot after a pass from Nicolas Pepe.

Arteta threw on forward Alexandre Lacazette to bolster his attack as Arsenal pinned Southampton back.

Lacazette was inches away from getting on the end of a teasing cross by fellow substitute Bukayo Saka as the minutes ticked away but Arsenal could not find an equaliser.

The exit will be a bitter disappointment for Arsenal, who have won the FA Cup four times in the past seven seasons -- in sharp contrast to their toils in the Premier League.

Arteta’s side will return to Southampton for a league meeting on Tuesday, aiming to continue their fine recent run that has lifted them to 10th in the table.

Action in the match between India and Argentina ‘B’

back PCs within six minutes of play and putting pressure on the visiting side. However, Indian goalkeeper Rajani did well to save the goals. In the 11th minute, a fierce circle penetration and well-timed strike by younger Sol Pagella though put the home team ahead by 1-0.

With a strong defence put up by the Argentinian women, PCs were hard to come by for India and circle entries were restricted as well. Though India managed to earn a PC in the

23rd minute, drag-flicker Gurjit Kaur’s attempt to equalise was well saved by the opposition’s goalkeeper.

Argentina earned two more PCs in the 43rd and 51st minutes. But India’s PC defence held sway to ensure the lead was not extended further.

In the 54th minute, when India bagged a PC, an alert Salima Tete swiftly struck the ball off a rebound into the goalpost fetching her team a much-need equaliser.

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