July 11, 2020

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Meeting of the High Powered Committee members with senior officials in Kohima on Friday. (Twitter)

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KOHIMA, JUL 10 (NPN): The High Powered Committee (HPC) for COVID19 under the chairmanship of chief minister Neiphiu Rio Friday took exception to the rise of COVID-19 positive cases in the State and decided to continue the lockdown till July 31, 2020.

Infor ming this to newsmen after the HPC meeting here on Friday, committee’s spokesperson and Information Technology, Science & Technology and Renewable Energy Resources adviser Mmhonlumo Kikon said the lockdown would be extended with the existing relaxation norms in place.

The HPC reviewed the existing lockdown

JTH reiterates solution before delimitation’ DIMAPUR, JUL 10 (NPN): Joint Tribal Hohos (JTH)--a conglomerate of 11 apex tribal bodies, on Friday resolved to stand by its earlier demand for “solution before delimitation”.

At the meeting held in Kohima on July 10-- attended by at least 10 apex tribal bodies, JTH also decided to request the Lotha Hoho to avoid any undue misunderstanding among the Naga tribes because of the current situation. It said that the stand of the 11 tribal hohos was not against delimitation, but to pave way for an early solution which would then facilitate the delimitation process in larger interest of all.

Further, JTH demanded NPP member Hayithung Bill Lotha to name those tribal leaders (of 11 Naga tribes) whom he had termed as “so-called self-styled leaders” in his letter to minister Imna Along. Asserting that such statement was unacceptable, JTH demanded Bill to publicly apologize within three days, failing which it warned of legal action.

JTH media cell stated that the tribal hoho leaders, mandated by the respective tribes, at no point of time influenced or incited anyone to act on behalf of them.

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“Ban on dog meat is against my right as per Article 371A(1)(a)(i).”

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measures in the State and also the modified plan submitted by the Health department, for declaring containment zones and the protocols to be followed.

No total lockdown for Kohima: Following a proposal from Kohima deputy commissioner for total lockdown in the State Capital, Kikon said the HPC meeting deliberated on the matter and after examining all the relevant presentations made on the occasion by the Kohima district administration and Health & Family Welfare (H&FW) de par tment, ruled that total lockdown was not warranted now.

Instead, he said he committee decided to enhance contact tracing and surveillance, while strictly enforcing containment

zone measures in areas where COVID-19 positive cases are detected.

The spokesperson said with the new containment plan, strict protocol would be put in place and assured of extra effort for rigorous contact tracing, even as active surveillance would be carried out and take all necessary activities for containing the virus.

Rs 24.15 cr spent on QCs: Kikon also announced that the State government had spent around Rs 24.15 crore in setting up and managing the quarantine centres (QCs) across Nagaland.

Stating that almost all citizens of Nagaland stranded in various parts of the country and had registered had returned, he said QCs were getting less

crowded now as many of the returnees after testing negative were released for home quarantine.

QCs, testing on payment: He said that the government has decided to shut down some of the QCs and convert them into paid centres while also making COVID-19 testing payable. For this the government will work out a cut-off date to implement, he added.

New SOP for entire state: The state government has also decided to issue a new uniform Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for all districts, Kikon said, adding that the new SOP would be released in a day or two. The spokesperson explained that the decision was taken after comparing the protocols and SOPs

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with other North Eastern States.

Also, as Nagaland had spent a huge amount of money in managing the QCs, he said it was felt to follow protocols like other North Eastern States.

On self-declaration by govt employees: Against the backdrop of the state government issuing order to the administrative heads and heads of departments to obtain information on self-declaration forms from government employees having family members and relatives in underground groups (UGs), principal secretary (home) Abhijit Singa said the exercise was meant for “records”.

Asked the reason for issuing the order, he refused to comment asserting that the government could ask any information from its employees, adding it was advisable to collect such information from the government servants.

He said further decision on the matter would be taken once the information was collected by August 7, reiterating that the exercise was meant for the records.

India’s COVID19 tally crosses 8-lakh mark

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Tuensang fiasco forgiven, not forgotten: ENPO on govt apology Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, JUL 10 (NPN): Two days after Health & Family Welfare (H&FW) minister S Pangnyu Phom tendered an apology on behalf of the State government and the H&FW department for the May 26 Tuensang incident, Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation (ENPO) accepted the apology but said that the incident might be forgiven but “cannot be forgotten in any manner”.

A joint consultative meeting of ENPO with six tribal bodies and frontal organisations here on July 7 unanimously resolved to forgive the government over Tuensang fiasco, but provided the public apology was tendered through the media within three days.

Addressing the media after a meeting at the residence of ENPO treasurer PFK Tochu here on Friday, organisation’s president T Kekongchim said ENPO took the decision to forgive as the Christians always talked and preached about forgiveness, adding they

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Will not remain passive in future if injustice is meted out the people of Eastern Nagaland

chose to practice what they preached. “Rest of the Nagas call ENPO members as backward, but backwardness does not mean that we are uncivilized. We may be economically and socially backward, but we are not uncivilized,” he asserted.

“There was discrimination on the people of Eastern Nagaland right from the day of attainment of statehood. We have been watching and speaking on behalf of the people of Eastern Nagaland. We don’t get our rightful share. We need to get them through confrontation only, and this has been continuing till date,” he lamented.

Reacting to comments from certain quarters that ENPO choosing to forgive the government was a sign of weakness, Kekongchim asked “If we are to continue fighting among ourselves without the sense of forgiveness, where do you

expect humanity to exist?”

The ENPO president, however, warned the government not to expect forgiveness in the future, saying things would be different then.

“After the incident, we visited every district headquarters but were not satisfied after seeing the condition of the hospitals and management. So even before the Tuensang incident occurred, we apprised the government to send adequate medical equipment and manpower, to which they assured of looking into the matter,” he claimed.

Asserting that ENPO would be watching the gover nment’s response to complaints regarding shortage of manpower and other medical facilities, Kekongchim said if facilities and services were not made available in the ENPO area, it would pursue them.

“A written application was given before the incident on the installation of BSL-2 lab, but there was no positive response from the government.

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JAC Peren reacts to HPC spokesperson had tested negative.

JAC then asked whether this was negligence on the part of the government machineries based at Dimapur or “unsatisfactory adherence to norms and protocols by inmates?”

Again on June 23, JAC said 96 returnees from Haryana were released from ITI and Polytechnic quarantine centres at Peren without confirming their COVID-19 status as mandated due to their positive contact history. Of the 96, JAC said 32 were later tested COVID119 positive.

JA C a g a i n a s k e d whether it was also due to negligence on the part of the government machineries or a result of “unsatisfactory adherence to quarantine norms and protocols by inmates?”

JAC pointed out that there were presently 216 COVID-19 cases in Peren district which called for timely and responsive action from the government other-

wise community transmission could take place.

It said any attempt to downplay the critical situation by any individual or group including the state government would only aggravate the matter.

JAC said such negative reaction could only bring negative results and that casting aspersions on the prevailing situation in Peren could only lead to eruption of violence, backlash leading to disastrous repercussions.

JAC agreed that advise and suggestions on the roles of CBOs, FBOs and NGOs was welcomed but said it would have been a wiser approach, if a person like Mmhonlumo assessed the ground reality and assigned roles and responsibilities, instead of making comments from the state capital, without having any participation of CBOs, FBOs and NGOs in the current COVID exercises in Peren.

‘Vaccine could be available by early next year’ UTNA against open competition for recruitment of staff nurse

NCD postpones installation of new team

NAGALAND COVID-19 STATUS AS ON july 10, 2020 ACTIVE CASES Total Recovered Cases Asymptomatic Mild Dimapur 79 3+1# 158 240 Kiphire 0 0 0 0 Kohima 87 0 59 146 Longleng 0 0 0 0 Mokokchung 3 0 0 3 Mon 73 0 0 73 Peren 139 0 76 216 Phek 12 0 1 13 Tuensang 29 0 7 36 Wokha 1 0 0 1 Zunheboto 1 0 3 4 Total 424 4 304 732 Recovery rate 41%. 1# migrated to Dimapur COVID Hospital from Peren District

428 active & 304 recovered cases DIMAPUR, JUL 10 (NPN): Nagaland on Friday witnessed the second highest single-day spike of 59 COVID-19 cases, taking the state’s total tally to 732 cases till July 10.

In a tweet, Health minister S. Pangnyu Phom said that 20 positive cases were reported from Kohima, 18

NEW DELHI, JUL 10 (PTI): A vaccine for COVID-19 is expected only by early next year, a parliamentary panel was informed on Friday.

Presentations were given by the Department of Science and Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the principal scientific adviser to the government before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Climate on Centre’s COVID-19 preparedness.

The panel is chaired by senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, who, along with six other members, attended the meeting.

Sources said it was conveyed to the panel that a vaccine for COVID-19 could be available only by early next year.

in Dimapur, 19 in Peren and 1 each in Wokha and Phek districts. With this the state has 428 active cases and 304 recovered cases.

All positive cases have been referred to the respective district designated COVID-19 hospitals for medical care. As per the severity of symptoms, 424 active cases are asymptomatic and 4 active cases are mild. Though there has been no recovery since July

This was the first meeting of the panel since nationwide lockdown was imposed on March 25.

Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said the delay in the resumption of parliamentary committee meetings was forced by circumstances beyond control.

“I am glad that Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committees have resumed functioning, three and half months since the last sitting of Parliament on March 23rd,” he wrote on Twitter.

Naidu said everyone was keen on resumption of work by these committees, “but the delay was forced by circumstances beyond our control”.

“Corona pandemic did cast a shadow on the working of these committees, which function on behalf of the Parliament,” the vice president said. Urg-

8, as per Health department bulletin, the state’s recovery rate stood at 41%.

Further, the Health department has also put in place active surveillance and contact tracing to prevent further spreading of the infection. As per distribution of cases by domicile district, Peren had the highest number of cases with 292, followed by Dimapur141, Mon- 98, Kohima- 74, Tuensang- 41, Phek- 14, Wokha- 11, Zunheboto- 6, Kiphire- 4, Mokokchung- 3, Longleng- 2 and others- 46.

Till July 10, a total of 15,431 samples were sent for testing through RTPCR and results of 14,662 samples received. Out of the 15,431 samples, 9,750 samples were received at the BSL-3 lab (NHAK) and a total of 9,649 were tested, out of which 521 samples tested positive. Further, at BSL 2 Lab (CIHSR), 1174 samples were processed and 73 samples tested positive.

ing Naidu for the holding of virtual meetings, Ramesh, in a tweet, said, “I would still request you Sir to allow virtual meetings given that Parliament is unlikely to meet for the next month at least.”

Sources said the other members present at the meet also sought virtual deliberations. A detailed discussion was held at the meeting over government’s preparedness and handling of COVID19. Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs is scheduled to meet on July 15. While members of the panels are demanding virtual meetings, the presiding officers of both Houses of Parliament have said this requires a change of rules and endorsement by the Rules Committee of Parliament as also a nod from Parliament.

ICMR Director General Dr Balram Bhargava had

NEW DELHI, JUL 10 (PTI): With another big single-day jump in coronavirus cases, India’s COVID-19 tally crossed the eight-lakhmark on Friday, just four days after the number of infections in the country had reached seven lakh.

According to Union health ministry figures updated in the morning, yet another record single-day jump of 26,506 COVID-19 cases pushed India’s tally to 7,93,802, while the death toll climbed to 21,604 with 475 people succumbing to the infection.

However, a PTI tally showed India’s COVID-19 caseload at 8,14, 898 and the death toll at 22,106. The tally has been compiled as per information provided by respective states and UTs. The number of tests for detection of COVID-19 has crossed 11-million mark.

earlier written to principal investigators of select medical institutions and hospitals to fast-track human clinical trial approvals for vaccine candidate ‘Covaxin’ being developed in collaboration with Bharat Biotech.

After criticism by scientists and experts, the ICMR in a statement on July 4 said the letter was meant to cut unnecessary red tape, without bypassing any necessary process, and speed up recruitment of participants.

Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has permitted two vaccines -- one developed by Bharat Biotech International Limited in collaboration with ICMR and another by Zydus Cadila Healthcare Ltd -- to go in for phase 1 and 2 human clinical trials. The sites for phase 1 and phase 2 clinical trials have been finalised and the trials are yet to begin.

DIMAPUR, JUL 10 ( N P N ) : Jo i n t A c t i o n Committee (JAC)-Covid 19 Peren has taken umbrage to “obnoxious” and “sordid accusations” by spokesperson High Powered Committee(HPC) and adviser Mmhonlumo Kikon in Kohima on July 6 wherein he attributed the high rise of COVID-19 cases in Peren district to “not so satisfactory” adherence to quarantine norms and protocols by inmates at quarantine centres.

JAC through its convener Dr. Tumda Newme, said linking the high number of COVID-19 cases with unsatisfactory adherence to norms and protocols was “an overstatement and an attempt to put Peren district in a bad light.”

JAC traced the genesis of the current COVID19 crisis in Peren to June 3,2020, when a COVID-19 positive patient from Peren was sent from Dimapur along with 16 others who

Says it distorts the age old tradition of recruitment policy

DIMAPUR, JUL 10 (NPN): Appreciating the state government for creation of 143 posts of staff nurse besides 78 posts of staff nurse for Primary Health Centres (PHCs), the Unemployed Trained Nurses Association (UTNA) Nagaland has, however, expressed opposition to the health and family department’s “sudden recruitment policy” wherein 50% of the total post created was put up for open competition.

In a memorandum addressed to the state chief minister, the UTNA president Akhrole Tsuhah and general secretary Vikali Wot-

sa said this sudden change in recruitment policy has distorted the age old tradition of recruitment policy.

U T NA s a i d t h a t H&FW department was already maintaining a batchwise cum merit seniority list for the unemployed trained nurses who were yet to be appointed. Till date, the association said the trained nurses were being appointed based on batch wise-cum-merit seniority basis as and when vacancies arose through retirement and death.

Considering the customary norms followed by the H&FW department for appointment of staff nurse based on batch wisecum-merit, UTNA said the Cabinet issued a memorandum dated June 12, 2020,

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DIMAPUR, JUL 10 (NPN): Naga Council Dimapur (NCD) Friday said that installation/induction ceremony programme of new team, which was scheduled to take place on July 11, 2020, has been postponed till further notice.

In a press release, NCD general secretary Thsapongkyu Sangtam stated that the Court of Civil Judge (Senior Division) Dimapur has restrained NCD from installing of new councilors and office bearers (2020-2024) tenures through media, but the NCD office has not received the restraining order from court officially.

However, respecting the Court order, the NCD said it has decided to post(Cont’d on p-8) pone the programme.

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‘mask awareness campaign’ in Zbto

Peter Lichamo speaking at the campaign on Friday.

weapon we have now to fight against the virus.

Dr. Akaho said as per the newly released WHO instructions the virus was suspected to be airborne.

He encouraged the people to follow the laid down guidelines as the state was

also witnessing growth in COVID-19 positive cases.

Deputy Commissioner Zunheboto Peter Lichamo lauded the colony leaders for taking initiative to organise the campaign.

He lamented that despite repeated appeals to wear

news in Brief

CSL NLA meeting: Dr. Imtiwapang, MLA and chairman of Committee on Subordinate Legislation (CSL) Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) has convened a meeting on July 17, 2 p.m. at the Committee Room, NLA. The meeting is to consider and adopt 62nd and 63rd reports of the committee on subordinate legislation. All members of the committee have been requested to attend the meeting.

COVID-19 pandemic brave fronts accolade: Nagaland NGOs Forum and Vivekananda Welfare Foundation will be organising “COVID-19 Pandemic brave fronts accolade” on July 12, 2 p.m. at Dimapur Town Hall, Half Nagarjan. The programme will be graced by minister for PHED, Jacob Zhimomi as chief guest and DC Dimapur Anoop Khinchi and Commissioner of Police Ruthihu Tetso as guests of honour.

PSF at UPHC: Permanent sterilization under Population Stabilization Fortnight (PSF) will be carried out from July 13-24 at Urban Primary Health Centre (UPHC) Duncan, Dimapur. For registration one has been asked to contact M.O in-charge UPHC Duncan (9089220453).

MCC restrict fishing: Model Colony Council (MCC) Dimapur has informed that it has resolved to restrict unauthorised fishing at Government Fish Farm (FFDA) Model Colony Purana Bazaar East Dimapur.

MCC warned that anyone found fishing and violating the notice shall be penalised.

NCF, NSU Dibrugarh inform: Naga Christian Fellowship and Naga Students Union Dibrugarh has informed that it will be celebrating its golden jubilee in 2021. Alumni have been asked to send their mobile numbers either through email or by telephone at the following details: ncfdgoldenjubilee@gmail.com or call +91-9402772222.

YAN elects: Youth Association of Nagaland (YAN) has elected its new office bearers with Veyi Veyie as president and Kavito Swu as general secretary along with five other members.

masks, public are yet to adhere the rules.

He further urged the police personnel on duty to restrict people from holding hands and also urged the Zunheboto Chambers of Commerce and Industries to strictly enforce the use of masks and hand sanitizers in business establishments.

Meanwhile, the colony has informed that after seeking approval from the DC, the council has resolved to deny any person, without face masks, to enter or cross the colony.

E a r l i e r, t h e p r o gramme was chaired by Vihoshe Murru, chairman PCWC and convenor colony task force; invocation by assistant Pastor (SBCZ) Agape Chishi and vote of thanks by GB (Project Colony West) Ghokhato Kiba.

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DIMAPUR: Deputy Commissioner & Chairman District Task Force for COVID19 Wokha, Orenthung Lotha has informed that COVID Care Centre at Baily Baptist College quarantine Centre has been shifted to OST Centre District Mhondamo Memorial District Hospital (DMMDH) Wokha premises.

According to DIPR report, the DC has informed that the repair and renovation and all necessary amenities and security works have been completed and that the OST centre shall start functioning as COVID care centre with immediate effect. The DC has also directed the Medical Superintendent (MS), DMMDH, Wokha to admit the asymptomatic positive cases to the newly activated facility.

of our beloved mother

Mrs. NYIMBENI J. JAMI

Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, JUL 10 (NPN): Excise (Narcotic Cell) Friday raided a house at 6th Mile area Dimapur and seized 1.56 kg heroin worth Rs. Rs. 44,35,200 (market value) from the residence of Thozii Poutao.

Excise deputy commissioner (Narcotic Cell), S Chanlei Angh termed the seizure as “one amongst the biggest seizure of contraband drugs” in recent times.

Angh said based on “specific information” the Excise duty party raided the house of Thozii Poutao (38) son of Benjamin and seized the contraband.

During preliminary interrogation, Angh said the arrested person admitted to have smuggled the drugs to Dimapur from Manipur which was further meant to be sold off to “customers” from Rajasthan and Kolkata. Poutao also admitted to have been indulging in “drug business” for past three years.

Angh said a prima facie case under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act 1985 has been established against the accused person.

Lt. Imtisangba lmchen who left us on 11.7.2019

'It's the body that dies, not the soul'.

You're gone but you'll always be with us in our hearts and memories.

It's been a year since you left us, there's nothing that we can do for you than praying.

We deeply miss you.

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Loving Wife, Son & Relatives

He said the accused along with relevant documents and preliminary reports was sent to the “higher authority” for further necessary actions. The seized items were kept in Excise Narcotic cell Malkhana, informed Angh.

IN REMEMBERANCE

1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY of Late Hopson Awomi

"I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith."

2 Tim 4:7 DIED ON - 7/7/2020

Loving Husband, Children & Family Members

The accused with the seized items. (NP)

The pain of losing you is immeasurable. We could not even realize how years have been passed since we lost you. It seems like it was just a few days ago. Your death has reminded us that in this world nothing is permanent; we all have to go when God wishes. We are nobody to question on God’s will. But it feels hurt that He called you so soon. Human being is mortal but the love for them is immortal.

It is our body that dies not the soul. You will always be with us in our hearts and we know the biggest star in the sky that is shining the most is you. We hope you are living well in the world of creator. Rest peacefully in heaven Babai.

Love you always KAUSHIC MAZUMDER Maa and Baba 23/11/1993 – 11/07/2017 DP-3125

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

From sunrise to sunset every moment would been more wonderful if you were with us today.

You are sadly missed and quietly remembered everyday.

You'll always be in our hearts, until we meet again.

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Heroin worth over Rs. 44 L seized in Dmu

In Memory of

25th DEATH ANNIVERSARY

(Died - 11/07/2019)

Till Memory fades and life departs you will forever remain alive in our hearts.

5th DEATH ANNIVERSARY of Late N. Senbeni Ovung

Loving wife, son & relatives

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1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY Lt. VINGOTSOLE NATSO

11-07-2015 Of all the gifts in life, however great or small; to have you with us was the greatest gift of all. Though time was cut short, the memories are still alive.

If love alone could’ve save you, you never would have died. A special soul, a special being, a special Mom we can’t replace.

You will remain in our thoughts, forever, always.

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WSKH holds general session

We, the bereaved family members of LATE NLUMO MOZHUI would like to express our heartfelt appreciation and sincere gratitude to all individuals and well-wishers who stood by us physically, financially, materially, morally and spiritually at the sudden demise of our beloved Father.

We convey our special thanks to :  Lotha Baptist Church, Dimapur  Kyong Colony Council  Kyong Colony Yankho Ekhum  Kyong Colony Youth Organisation  Yanmhon Old Ruchan Liphi Ekhung (Union), Dimapur  Yanmhon Ruchan Khumshum Dimapur  Dimapur Mozhui Ekhung  Immanuel College, Dimapur  Relatives and Friends We regret our inability to thank each and everyone individually but pray that our good Lord continue to bless each and everyone of you abundantly.

Loving Wife, Children, In-laws, Grand Daughter and Sons & Relatives DP-3112

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

11-07-2019

Azuo, no shü hieko la mhapete ko kese tsei pie hieko tsü wadi rüli te. Derei hieko n mhatho keviko la n rükra si baya we.

Puo gei diethokezhamia siaketa Jihova mhodzüki puoma re. Chieliko 116:15 N kekhrie nuonuoko, ntsunuoko mu sieze dzürieko

1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY

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DIMAPUR: Western Sümi Kükami Hoho (WSKH) held its general session Friday at Shokhuvi Village where the house endorsed the newly elected president, Phushito Aye and vice president, Vikuto Rochill.

Executive secretary, WSBAK Rev. Dr. Phughoto Sumi prayed for the newly elected members. Minister PHED, Jacob Zhimomi and Western Sümi Hoho (WSH), president, Kakheto Zhimomi addressed the gathering.

The session was chaired

by Kakiho Achumi Hd. GB, convener of the search committee and recorded by Vikheyi Zhimomi, Hd, GB secretary of the search committee. Invocation was said

by Rev. Tokhevi K Awomi, chairman ACLF, vote of thanks was delivered by Hokiye Yepthomi, convener of the Western Sumi Advisory Board (WSAB) and benediction by Pastor Rev. Viyeto Chishi, Shokhuvi Baptist Church.

MLA Picto Shohe, MLA Azheto Zhimomi, Dr. Luhevi Achumi, Rtd. Judicial Magistrate and member WSAB, Dr. Izheho Zhimomi, member WSAB, Hewoto Awomi, former minister member WSAB attended the programme.

Frontal Organisations of the WSH such as WSTH, WSSU and WSSA also attended the programme.

Chairmen of the nine areas under WSH jurisdiction also attended the programme.

BBC Wokha COVID care centre shifted

1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR BELOVED LATE CHUMDEMO NGULLIE, Ex IOFS, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, GOVT. OF INDIA

Late ASHUNGA ODYUO

“Those who are righteous will be long remembered” Psalms 112: 3

“We will always love you and cherish your memories.”

Born : March 1929 – Died : 5th July 2020 Through this column, we would like to extend our sincere and heartfelt gratitude to everyone who showed us love and support in various capacities at the demise of our beloved Lt. Ashunga Odyuo. We deeply appreciate and value your kindness and sympathy. We regret our inability to reach out and thank each of you individually but we pray that the good Lord bless you all immensely.

Ever Lovingly , Wife, Sons, In-laws and Relatives

With prayers Children, grandchildren and great grandchildren

11-07-2019

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We thought of you today, But that is nothing new.

We thought about you yesterday and days before that too.

We think of you in silence, We often speak your name.

All we have are memories and your Picture in a frame.

Your memory is a keepsake from which We will never part.

God has you in his loving arms, We have you in our hearts.

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DIMAPUR: Project Colony West Council (PCWC) Zunheboto in collaboration with the colony COVID-19 task force launched “mask awareness campaign” on Friday. The colony also inaugurated waste garbage bin.

A press release by the colony informed that Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Zunheboto and administrator Zunheboto Town Council (ZTC), Hito Sema spoke on the importance of proper waste management especially during COVID-19 pandemic. He also highlighted the importance of plastic waste management.

Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Zunheboto, Dr Akaho Sumi spoke on “mask awareness campaign”. He said wearing mask in addition to social distancing and use of hand sanitizers was the only

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2020

Late Miss Atoi Lukkam

30.03.1990 – 11.07.2019 If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord: so, whether we live or die we belong to the Lord.

Romans 14:8 Your life was a blessing, Your memory a treasure, You are loved beyond words And missed beyond measure.

And will always remain in our thoughts.

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From - Loving family members, relatives, friends and loved ones.

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nagalandpost.com Poll Q.:Is Nepal becoming antiIndia after communists took over power?

100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%

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Q: Are frequent changes to

SOPs in the state a sign of confusion?  Yes.  No.  Can’t Say.

WEATHER FORECAST July 11

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Some rain and a thunderstorm 29 26 Aizawl

Spotty afternoon showers

22 21

Guwahati Periods of rain and a t-storm

28 25

Cloudy with a thunderstorm

24 21

Imphal

Itanagar Rain and a thunderstorm

25 22

Shillong Heavy rain and a thunderstorm 21 19 Kohima

Cloudy a t-storm in spots

Dimapur Cooler with a stray t-storm Mkg

Cooler

21 19 27 24 23 20

Tuensang A shower and t-storm around

18 16

Cooler; a stray p.m. t-storm

23 21

Zunheboto Cloudy with a thunderstorm

20 18

Wokha

Kensonyu Yhome along with Johnny Ruangmai and Dr. Kikameren Longkumer during the meeting at Peren on July 9. (DIPR)

Assures to reinstate full-fledged CMO Peren and increase strength of doctors and nurses DIMAPUR: A team of government officials who visited Peren district and held meeting with the civil society organisations of the district on COVID-19 related issues said that the government will form a technical committee to set up COVID Hospital at District Hospital, Peren and assured to reinstate fullfledged CMO, Peren at the earliest as the post was lying vacant.

It was also informed that government will increase the strength of specialist doctor

for Peren District Hospital from 23 to 50 percent, nurses strength from 27 to 75 percent and two non-specialist doctors will be added within a month for immediate necessary action.

According to DIPR report, this was disclosed during a meeting of a team of government officials led

by Health & Family Welfare Secretary, Kensonyu Yhome along with OSD, Nagaland State Disaster Management, Johnny Ruangmai and Health & Family Welfare Joint Director, Dr. Kikame-

ren Longkumer and Joint Action Committee (JAC), Civil Society Organizations and students’ bodies of Peren district at the conference hall, district headquarter Peren on July 9.

The meeting deliberated on the incident where a positive patient was transported to Jalukie along with 16 returnees on June 3 before the test result was out.

They also discussed about the June 23 incident where 96 Haryana returnees were sent for home quarantine without re-test. Earlier, the official team also inspected District Hospital, Peren and had a short interaction with various civil societies.

C&SS Mkg holds meeting

DIMAPUR: Sub-committee of Family Counselling Centre (FCC) under Care and Support Society (C&SS), Mokokchung on July 9 held its quarterly meeting at its office premises and discussed ways to assist the people during COVID-19 pandemic. A press release by the centre informed that the meeting discussed ways to provide counselling service and to strengthen better linkages with relevant departments for the welfare of the women and children among other issues.

The meeting was chaired by director and chief functionary C&SS, Imchawati Kichu and attended by FCC counsellor, Zululemla, SDPO, Mokokchung, Chuba Chang and representative from department of police and Toshimenla, representative of Watsü Mongdang.

DIMAPUR: Extending his warm welcome to the homecoming returnees, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dimapur, Dr. Tiasunup Pongener has appealed all the returnees in the quarantine centres to adhere to quarantine rules to ensure safe stay and timely release.

In an appeal to all returnees, the CMO informed that its team’s motto is “Your Road leading to inter-state bus terminal, Model safety is our concern and our safety is your Colony, Purana Bazar, Dimapur. The colony residents concern”. He maintained that the health have been facing water logging problem for the past workers have been working ceaselessly and sleeplessly for the last four to five months few months. (C/J: Chandemo Murry) to help the returnees and the people of the state to remain safe from COVID-19. “During this period we have faced many ups and downs and many unfavourable but avoidable circumstances with the returnees in the quarantine centres, because of which I appeal to you so that your stay at the quarantine centre is safe for everyone”, he added. The CMO reminded that there were instances where spread of infection happened among returnees due to the returnees not adhering

AR seize areca nut worth Rs. 2 cr

DIMAPUR: As part of the ongoing crackdown to prevent illegal activities, Assam Rifles personnel seized ‘Myanmarese areca nut’ worth Rs. 2 crore, packed in 1040 bags from Padampukhuri area, Dimapur on July 10. In a press note, PRO (IGAR-N) stated that the operation was carried out based on specific information.

The seized contraband was later handed over to Custom preventive division officials, Dimapur.

DIMAPUR: Deputy Commissioner Dimapur, Anoop Kinchi has stressed on the need and importance of wearing mask, hand washing and maintaining physical distancing as the only option for fighting coronavirus.

According to DIPR report, the DC said this while addressing the participants on the concluding day of a two-day training programme held for community leaders. The training K Y M C

aimed at equipping them with skills and knowledge on how to protect themselves and the community from COVID-19, organised

by CISHR in collaboration with Dimapur district administration and DMC Dimapur at Lotha Hoho Ki and Commissioner Taxes conference hall.

He addressed the participants in both the locations on July 10. The DC encouraged all the participants by reminding them that

to the quarantine rules leading to some of the returnees being discharged after 32 days instead of the normal 14 days (due to cross infection). “Remember that your near and dear ones are waiting anxiously for your safe and early home coming”, he stated.

Pongener said that it is their desire that the returnees maintain strict social distancing, wearing of mask at all times, frequent hand washing, not spitting everywhere, not loitering around inside the quarantine centres so that their stay is pleasant and they are released on time.

“Inspite of all out efforts put in by the government, I am sure the facilities in the quarantine centres may not be like your home, but I assure you that your short stay at our institutional quarantine centre will be a life time experience which you will cherish later on in life”, said the CMO. In case of any health issues, the CMO has asked the returnees to feel free to contact its ‘Quick Response Medical Teams’ led by its medical officers (24 X 7).

DIMAPUR: A webinar on “road safety and pedestrian safety awareness” was organised by Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Unity College, Dimapur on July 8 under the “ISafe initiative of road safety campaign”. A press release by IQAC UC stated that the resource person, ABSI (Traffic) Dimapur, Toshi Aier highlighted the six fundamental traffic rules followed in India that assists drivers and pedestrians in avoiding accidents. He also spoke on the importance of obeying traffic sings and responsible driving. He also encouraged the participants to propagate the message of road safety. The participants were also addressed by Shiv, one of the ISafe members overseeing a nationwide Isafe initiative for road safety.

DC Dimapur, Anoop Kinchi, IAS speaking at a two-day training for community leaders at Dimapur on July 10. (DIPR)

they were representatives from their community and advised them to replicate whatever they learned during the training in their own community.

He also stressed on helping each other by monitoring whether the other person was complying with the preventive measures and practices.

DC also welcomed and thanked CIHSR and everyone for coming to the training session.

Correspondent KOHIMA, JUL 10 (NPN): Two young lads from the State Capital invented a touch-less hand sanitiser dispenser (THSD) and installed it at Pusolieba Colony, D Khel Kohima village on Friday, besides coming up with a digital payment vending machine (ADPVM).

Sedevilie Kire, an Arts graduate from Don Bosco College, Kohima, and Assu Khezhie, a BCA from ICFAI, Dimapur, invented the dispenser. Interacting with Nagaland Post, the duo explained that with lockdown having been imposed in the State they decided to invent something that could benefit the society, and with the massive need for and use of hand sanitisers, they came up with the idea of inventing the THSD and ADPVM.

DIMAPUR: Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) Tening Town unit has expressed displeasure over the July 7 “protest rally” in Tening Town called by “few people” and said the rally was “totally uncalled for and not mandated by any organisation in the town”.

In a press release, NDPP Tening Town unit, president, Mairisi said the “protest rally” was not an-

Webinar on road safety & pedestrian safety

DC Dmu stresses on COVID precautionary measures

2 youth invent touch-less hand sanitizer, mask vending machine

Sedevilie Kire and Assu Khezhie. (NP)

Kire and Khezhie applied for the lockdown start-up competition organised by the industries & commerce department while also applying as contestants for the Self-reliant Mission initiated by State BJP president and minister Temjen Imna Along. Kire said THSD was a battery-operated device and had sensor, which enabled an individual to use it by avoiding contact with device, adding it was portable and could be installed anywhere.

The duo also invented

ADPVM, a mask dispenser in which any pedestrian can vent a mask by making digital payment.

The machine will be installed soon. Khezhie said there were times when a person lost or forgot to carry a mask, which had become essential in view of the pandemic. And in such a situation, he said one could use the ADPVM, which would be loaded with masks wrapped in cylindrical packs and packed under hygienic conditions, through Google Pay.

July 7 rally not mandated: NDPP Tening

CMO Dimapur appeals to returnees in quarantine centres

Bags of areca nut seized by the Assam Rifles.

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nounced nor consultation was done for the rally with any public leaders or organisations in the town.

When the whole Peren district is under total lockdown, the unit said it could not understand how the rally could be conducted violating the lockdown orders and thereby, posing risk for the spread of corona virus in the town.

The unit has also requested all

the citizens of Tening town to remain vigilant, stay safe and cooperate with the sub division task force in combating the deadly virus from spreading.

The unit has also appreciated and acknowledged the huge sacrifices made by the sub division task force including all frontline workers headed by the able leadership of ADC Tening.

PDA rules out stepping down

DIMAPUR, JUL 10 (NPN): Amidst the clamour of opposition parties to quit, PDA has asserted that it would not step down.

Appreciating and endorsing the State government’s July 2 statement in response to governor RN Ravi’s letter to chief minister Neiphiu Rio, the ruling coalition during a meeting held at the chief minister’s residential complex, Kohima said it was a democratically-elected government that enjoyed the popular mandate, which had been reinforced in successive Lok Sabha and Assembly by-polls. It declared to continue carrying out its constitutional duties with utmost commitment and dedication in the greater interest of the people.

Taking into account the concerns of the governor on important matters related to public welfare, the PDA also reiterated its commitment to extend its support and cooperation to the governor so that collectively “we can work towards our common endeavours of achieving lasting peace and all round

development”. It also recalled how it had joined the people of Nagaland in welcoming Ravi to the State after his appointment.

Further reiterating its call for early resolution of the decades-old lndo-Naga political issue through a negotiated political settlement that was honourable and acceptable to the people, the ruling alliance claimed that it reflected the voice of the people crying for lasting peace and all round progress. It appealed to the negotiating parties to expedite the peace process and bring an ear1y political solution.

The PDA also appreciated the State government and all its machineries for successfully working round the clock in the past four months to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

It also appreciated all the frontline workers, church organisations, tribal hohos, mass-based organisations, civil societies, political parties and NGOs for making extraordinary sacrifices and jointly working with the government to overcome the hurdles and challenges

posed by the pandemic.

As members of the largest democracy in the world, the meeting obser ved that it was the bounden duty of everyone, especially the constitutional institutions, to uphold the spirit of democracy and to strengthen the democratic foundations of this great nation.

Further extending its appreciation to the people of Nagaland for having extended commendable cooperation to the government in following lockdown guidelines and observing standard operating procedures (SOPs) in the most exemplary manner, the PDA appealed to all sections to continue observing the SOPs and advisories in the most disciplined manner so that everyone could collectively support each other in the common goal of overcoming the challenges lying ahead.

This was stated in a press release by PDA convener and NDPP president Chingwang Konyak and PDA co-convenor and BJP Nagaland president Temjen Imna Along.

ENCSU opposes taxation on H&TE deptt DIMAPUR, JUL 10 (NPN): Eastern Nagaland College Students’ Union (ENCSU) has expressed surprise that the department of higher and technical education was “not left out of the taxation” by the “underground groups” despite knowing the fact that higher and technical education was not a revenue generating department.”

ENCSU through its media cell said that “demanding” tax from the department was like demanding from their own children.

Stating that it extended “moral support for the cause of Naga nationalism”, ENCSU, however, said it was against the “Naga Underground Groups wanting to siphon off funds meant

for student welfare from the Department of Higher and Technical Education.”

Further, asserting that it was disturbed by the “interference of NPGs in the form of taxation”, the ENCSU has affirmed to “support the voice” of Minister of H&T Education Temjen Imna Along “against taxation by the underground groups.” ENCSU has appealed to various Naga political groups to “reconsider taxing or interfering with the Department of Higher and Technical Education.”

ENCSU has also urged the department to be clean, transparent, honest and judicious in handling the funds meant for students and college infrastructural development in the state.

Power outage in parts of Kma DIMAPUR, JUL 10 (NPN): Power department has informed that there would be a total shutdown of power supply in Southern Angami areas of Kohima district from July 11-13, 2020 from 8am to 4pm.

In a press release, SDO transmission sub-division Kohima said the power shutdown was being necessitated for stringing work of 400 kV D/C Transmission line from Imphal to New Mariani via New Kohima near Phesama Village by Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd. K Y M C

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8 buried alive in Arunachal landslides I TA NAG A R , J u l 1 0 (AGENCIES): At least eight people were feared buried alive by landslides in separate incidents in the Itanagar Capital Complex region including one person who reportedly went missing when landslides struck the dwelling houses.

Four persons, including an eight months old minor, were reportedly buried alive at Tigdo village near Yupia in Papum Pare district, when a landslide hit the house of one Tana Neka.

The deceased have been identified as: Tana Martin alias Tana Liej (22), s/o of Tana Neka; Tana John(17), s/o Tana Neka; Lingdum Yabung, w/o Tana Martin; Tana Yasum (8 months), d/o Tana Martin. “The incident occurred at 2.30 AM at night. With the help of villagers and JCB, the bodies were retrieved” said Tana Agul, the younger brother of Tana Neka ( house owner).

Agul disclosed that the landslide had hit the house thrice earlier and they were advised by the relatives to vacate or move into safer places. The deceased were also buried beside the compound of the landslide hit house. “ The landslide had already warned them thrice, the house was hit in earlier

Landslide at Modi rijo village

occasions too. The relatives had advised them to vacate.

Last evening also, there was sliding. I don’t know why they were adamant on not to vacate,” Tana Agul said while grieving the loss of his nephews and sister in law. “ I would appeal to the local MLA and the state government through district administration to at least give relief(ex-gratia) to the bereaved family members” Agul appealed.

Doimukh MLA Tana Halley, deputy Commissioner Papum Pare, Pige Ligu and SP Papumpare Jimi Chiram along with DDMO paid a visit to the

site and accessed the loss of lives and properties.

In another incident, four more people were feared to be buried in a mudslide including one who reportedly went missing, when the mudslide struck the dwelling house of Kamdak Tado and swept it away around 11.30 on Jul 10 at Modi Rijo village, 6 kms from the National Highway 415 between Itanagar and Naharlagun.

The bodies of three were persons identified as: Kamdak Kagung(30), w/o Kamdak Tado; Kamdak Karna (9), d/o Kamdak Maya; Kamdak Jita(8), d/o

Kamdak Maya were retrieved by the State Disaster Response Force(SDRF) and the Police with the help of locals, informed District Disaster Management Officer Moromi Dodum Sonam.

Massive search operation led by the SDRF, police and CRPF personnel is on to retrieve the missing person Lokam Minu (22), DDMO added.

One minor identified as Lokam Gandhi (15) d/o Lokam Tami reportedly sustained leg injury when she was trapped inside the debris. She was saved by locals and later shifted to RK Mission Hospital in

Itanagar . Another minor Lokam Rona, s/o Lokam Chamgang escaped unhurt.

The mudslide reportedly came from the dumping area of NH 415 at 6 Kilo between Itanagar and Naharlagun.

Meanwhile, the District administration has identified 16 vulnerable zones of floods and landslides in the Itanagar Capital Complex region. The Directorate of Disaster Management has asked the district administration to activate relief camps and shift the residents from identified vulnerable areas while the district disaster management authority has activated relief camps based on proximity of vulnerable zones of flood and landslide.

It is informed that residents have been alerted and asked to move to safer locations from the vulnerable zones.

The Regional Meteorological Centre Guwahati on Wednesday warned that 11 districts of Arunachal Pradesh such as West Kameng, East Kameng, Lower Subansiri, Papum Pare, East Siang, Lower Dibang Valley, Dibang Valley, Anjaw, Lohit, Namsai and Changlang are likely to receive heavy amount of rainfall and thunderstorm at isolated places close to danger level in next two days (July 10 and 11).

The regional Meteorological department also forecasted thunderstorms with lightning and very heavy rain is very likely in most parts of the state. It alerted authorities in the state to brace up for heavy thunderstorms and rainfalls.

Ar unachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has expressed deep shock and sorrow over the loss of lives due to landslides at Tigdo and Modi Rijo villages this morning.

Conveying his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members who fell prey to nature’s fury, Khandu said that the State and its people are with the victim during these trying times.

He announced immediate release of ex-gratia @ Rs. 4 lakhs each to next of kins of the deceased.

“Incessant rain for the last couple of days that triggered landslides and floods have left trails of large scale devastation in the entire state. Reports have been pouring in about landslides in various locations from in and around the capital region. Road communication has been badly affected by nature’s fury and there is an increase in water flow in streams and rivers” Khandu stated.

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NEIGRIHMS shutdown due to COVID-19 exposure Correspondent SHILLONG, JUL 10: North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) in Meghalaya has temporarily shut down its Out Patient Department (OPD) and emergency services after one patient, a resident of BSF headquarters, Umpling tested positive for Novel coronavirus, a hospital official said on Friday.

NEIGRIHMS Director, Dr. P. Bhattacharyya however, said that indoor patient care services and other testing facilities will remain operational.

He said the orthopaedics ward (former male surgical ward, ground floor), Radiology department, Cardiology OPD, ECG Lab, Anesthesia OPD and PAC area besides ICTC Lab area have also been declared as containment for COVID-19.

NEIGRIHMS is the nodal hospital for testing of swab samples for COVID19 in Meghalaya.

“We are sanitizing the entire hospital which will take us 48 hours. We are

hopeful that hospital will function normally again

by July 13,” Bhattacharyya said.

The state Health authorities have been informed about the development.

According to the NEIGRIHMS Director, there has been an inadvertent exposure to COVID19 in NEIGRIHMS on Thursday.

“The patient had an extensive contact footprint in the hospital. Due to this, the hospital needs to be decontaminated and internal contact tracing is to be undertaken,” Bhattacharyya said.

He said the patient, a resident of BSF campus, Umpling had a RT-PCR test done on July 1 which was negative.

“He was subsequently admitted in the orthopaedics ward (non-COVID ward) on July 4, based on his recent report. He developed fever during his stay and on July 9, a repeat RT-PCR test was done which was positive,” Bhattacharyya said. The patient has now been shifted to the COVID ward.

NSCN (I-M) lauds CSOs Mizoram launches mobile app for farmers Bamboo to play key role in India’s post-COVID-19 economy: Jitendra Singh It added the denizens of Senapati/Tahamzam District have time and again proven “faithful and committed to the call of peace and justice amidst acrimonious situation emoted by the agents of chaos.”

The release said they “withstood all hardships and discomforts to confront the belligerent AR in a democratic manner.”

The release said it is “highly commendable and worth emulating by others.”

In this respect, the NSCN (I-M) also made particular mention of Naga Peoples’ Organization (NPO), Senapati/Tahamzam, Women’s Union and Senapati/Tahamzam District Students’ Association (SDSA).

The release by the staff officer to Longvibu, Naga Army stated that the Naga Army is “highly indebted for the great job during the challenging times,” adding that “Naga Army is for the people and shall stand for the people in sunshine or rain, peacetime or war.”

Aizawl, Jul 10 (PTI): The Mizoram government has launched a mobile application for farmers to give them the latest agriculture related information, an official said.

Agriculture minister C Lalrinsanga, who launched the App on Thursday, said that the state government has been making massive efforts to alleviate the difficulties faced by farmers, who have been greatly affected by the coronavirus induced lockdown.

He expressed hope that

COVID-19 cases in Agricultural sector will be a game Meghalaya rise to 121 changer for Meghalaya: Sangma

5 more die due to COVID-19 in Assam, toll rises to 32

New Delhi, Jul 10 (PTI): Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Friday that bamboo is going to be an important component of India’s post-COVID19 economy and play a key role in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘vocal for local’ campaign.

Addressing a webinar with various clusters of Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre (CBTC), stake-holders and people associated with bamboo trade, Singh said bamboo will propel the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’ in the northeastern region and is going to be an important vehicle of trade for India.

“Bamboo is not only vital to northeast India’s post-COVID-19 economy but it will also herald a new momentum for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s clarion call of ‘Vocal for Local’,” he said. The Union Minister for Development

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Shillong, Jul 10: The Meghalaya government has declared the Border Security Force (BSF) Meghalaya Frontier headquarters at Umpling here as a containment zone and NEIGRIHMS has been shut down temporarily after a huge spike of 55 Novel coronavirus cases in the last 24 hour.

With the spike, the total active cases in the State have surged to 121. Most of these reported cases are from the BSF at its frontier headquarters with 91 active cases detected till date.

Apart from declaring the BSF headquarters as a containment zone, random testing would be conducted in areas close to the headquarters.

The areas where the random test would be conducted are Rynjah, Nongmynsong and Mawpat village. “The situation is very grim and so from last night the State Government has declared BSF headquarters here as a containment zone. Moreover, we will be conducting the random test immediately,” Deputy Chief Minister, Prestone Tynsong said. Meanwhile, the Deputy Commissioners of East Khasi Hills and Ri

Jitendra Singh

of North Eastern Region (DoNER) gave a call for ‘create, curate and coordinate’ for the bamboo sector for its full exploitation, branding, packaging and marketing in India and abroad.

Underlining the “unexpected” potentials of this sector “which was neglected for the last 70 years”, Singh said the Modi government has the capacity and the will to unlock its potential to the highest level as 40 per cent of all bamboo resources lie in the northeastern region in

Bhoi districts have submitted their inquiry reports on a marriage ceremony held recently at Greenwood Resort in Assam after which two persons tested positive.

Based on the findings of the reports, Tynsong said the government has directed the East Khasi Hills Deputy Commissioner to file FIRs against 41 persons for “violation of SOPs and health protocols” as per the relevant provisions of the IPC, Meghalaya Epidemic Diseases, COVID-19 Regulations, 2020 and the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897.

Tynsong however refused to give further details about the report and scuttled questions on why permission was granted to hold an inter-state marriage ceremony by concerned officials in the first instance.

There are also questions being raised about the highway vigilance along the inter-state border and if any official checked the huge marriage party which left the state capital and travelled all the way to Guwahati. The Deputy Chief Minister refused to give clear answers on apparent lapses on part of the government, but reiterated that the government has been transparent all along.

the country.

He said despite India being the second largest producer of bamboo and cane in the world, its share in global trade is only five per cent.

The minister said the sensitivity with which the Modi government views the importance of the promotion of bamboo is evident from the fact that it amended the century-old Forest Act by taking home-grown bamboo out of the purview of the Forest Act, in order to enhance livelihood opportunities through it.

Singh said the prime minister has always accorded highest priority to northeast. Soon after the Modi government took over in 2014, the prime minister had stated that every effort would be made to bring the northeastern region on par with the more developed regions of the country, he said.

SENAPATI: While alleging “unruly Assam Rifles (AR) disturbing the ongoing Naga peace process,” the NSCN ( I-M) said it also acknowledged the role of Naga civil society groups in Senapatiffahamzam District (Sepoumaramth Region) in their noble service.

A press release by Lieut. Col. K. Aso Lori, staff officer to Longvibu, Naga Army stated that there are many incidents in Senapati/Tahamzam district when the “ubiquitous AR personnel would try to run down on Naga Army of NSCN (I-M) for the reason that does not fit into Indo-Naga political talks to establish political peace in the entire Naga areas.” On such occasions, NSCN (I-M) stated that the southern Nagas (Nagas in Manipur) never fail to nurture and demonstrate that “peoples’ power is supreme because Naga political struggle is peoples’ based movement.”

Correspondent Shillong, Jul 10: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Friday said that proper strategic planning, smart investment and structural reforms in the agricultural sector will be a game changer for the State.

There is a challenge that the country and the world is facing and the entire situation of Covid-19 has shaken the way we do things. It has hit the economy in different ways and I think the entire dynamics has changed on how we move our economy and conduct business all together,” he said, underscoring agriculture as the prime economic driver of the State with the highest employment potential than any other sector and with 80 percent of our people directly or indirectly dependent on it.

Sangma, who was addressing a two day webinar on Agri-Vision 2040, stressed that agriculture and its allied sectors should be the core focus area of the government’s effort to lift the economy that has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Among others present

Conrad Sangma

during the inaugural session were Chief Secretary M.S Rao and Principal Secretary, Agriculture, Dr. P. Shakil Ahammed.

Stating that agriculture sector in Meghalaya has a huge potential with the state having a natural advantage compared to many other parts of the country, Sangma said, it was imperative to increase the focus on new vistas in the agriculture sector where the return on investment was higher viz; mushroom cultivation, apiculture, and through other value addition activities.

“We are looking at a two-pronged strategy in the long run, to target the nearest existing markets and ‘consumption centres’ through mass production of certain products which will greatly benefit our farmers at the grassroots level through quick returns and financial

gains and secondly concentrate on the production of high value low quantity organic agriculture products which is in high demand in niche markets across the country and the world’, he said.

Looking forward to a positive outcome from the webinar, the Chief Minister was hopeful that the two-day online seminar with participation and active involvement of experts from various institutes of national importance, national resource centres, farmers organization and other stakeholders, would be able to come up with valuable and concrete suggestions in areas pertaining to policy interventions, inputs on logistical and infrastructural support, capacity building and technology interventions among others, which can be adopted in the government’s plan towards self reliance in food-security and nutritional security in the State.

The two day online seminar will cover a wide range of topics including agro technology, research, finance, food processing and value addition, market linkages, agricultural inputs among others.

the new mobile application will be of great help to the farmers.

Lalrinsanga said that the ‘farmers helpline’, which was launched in April, has greatly benefitted the farmers.

He said that technological and mechanical innovations are highly important to augment farmers income.

The agriculture minister said that technology and mechanisation will ease and help the farmers in different ways.

He said that maize cul-

tivation is being practised in a massive way for the first time in the state under the states flagship programme - Socio-Economic Development Policy (SEDP).

The newly launched mobile application will have various features, including information on cultivation of various crops, maximum requirement for seeds and estimated total production in first cultivation, and protection of crops from pest infestation.

The application is available in google playstore.

16 new COVID cases in Tripura; total 1,790 AGARTALA, JUL 10 (PTI): Sixteen more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 1,790, officials said on Friday.

Of the 16 new cases, six were reported from Gomati district, four from Tripura West, three from Khowai, one from Tripura North and two from Tripura South districts, they said.

“Out of 1,864 samples tested for COVID-19, 16 people were found positive,”

Guwahati, Jul 10 (PTI): Five more people succumbed to COVID-19 in Assam, pushing the death toll to 32 in the state, Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.

While four patients lost their lives at the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, one died at the COVID-19 centre set up at IIT-Guwahati on the northern bank of the capital city, Sarma said.

“Very sad to inform that four #COVID patients - Sri Rakhal Deb (42), Sri Ramesh Kayastha (68), Sri Sukhamay Bhowmik (72), Smt Arahi Baruah Saikia (70); admitted at GMCH ICU succumbed to the infection,” Sarma tweeted.

“With a heavy heart I inform you that Shri Hareswar Nath, 53 years old, a non-symptomatic patient with no co morbidities succumbed to COVID 19 at IITG COVID care centre.

His oxygen levels plummeted to 90 within hours and he collapsed... My heartfelt condolences to their families,” he said.

With these fatalities, the death toll due to COVID-19 has reached 32, of which 18 people have lost their lives in the last four days.

Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said in a tweet on Thursday evening.

Of the total 1,790 COVID-19 cases, 437 are active cases while 1,338 patients have recovered from the disease and one person has died.

A total of 14 patients have migrated to other states, officials said.

A total of 307 people have been placed under institutional quarantine, while 4,834 people are in home isolation, they said.

23 people test positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram

Aizawl, Jul 10 (PTI): As many as 23 people, including 15 Assam Rifles jawans and seven National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel, have tested positive for COVID19 in Mizoram, taking the state’s tally to 226, officials said on Friday.

A statement issued by the state Information and Public Relations department said the new patients, including a 26-year-old woman, were confirmed COVID-19 positive at the Zoram Medical Col-

lege (ZMC) on Thursday night.

The Assam Rif les j awa n s a r e p o s t e d a t Zokhawsang near Aizawl and the NDRF personnel at Lungverh, about 15 km from here, the statement said.

The woman patient had returned from Kolkata and belonged to Aizawl district, it said.

Mizoram has so far reported 226 COVID-19 cases, of which 83 are active cases while 143 people have recovered.

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Gangster Vikas Dubey killed in ‘encounter’ in UP: Police

KANPUR (UP), JUL 10 (PTI): Gangster Vikas Dubey was shot dead Friday by police, who claim he was trying to flee after the car carrying him from Ujjain overturned on an isolated stretch of the highway on the outskirts of the city.

The SUV met with the accident at Bhaunti in Kanpur district, toppling on the road which was slippery after the rains, police claimed.

The car was part of a small convoy of police vehicles.

Police said the gangster snatched a pistol from one of the policemen injured in the accident and was shot when he opened fire while trying to flee, an account being questioned by opposition parties.

Six policemen, including two from the Special Task Force, were hurt in the accident and the exchange of fire around 6 am, an official said.

Dubey was the sixth man to die in a police encounter after the ambush he allegedly masterminded in Kanpur’s Bikru village past midnight on July 2, killing eight policemen who had come to arrest him.

Madhya Pradesh police arrested Vikas Dubey outside the Mahakal temple in Ujjain on Thursday morning. He was handed over to an Uttar Pradesh police team late in the evening.

Kanpur Range Inspector General Mohit Agarwal

Police and media at the encounter site where gangster Vikas Dubey was killed when he allegedly tried to escape. (PTI) said Dubey fled from the car with an injured policeman’s pistol.

He was chased and surrounded by policemen and was asked to surrender.

When he started firing with an “intention to kill”, police opened fire in self-defence, Kanpur police said.

A press release said he was immediately taken to a hospital, where he died during treatment.

Ganesh Shankar Vidhyarthi Medical College principal Dr R B Kamal said he was brought dead to the hospital. “Dubey sustained four bullet injuries, three in the chest and one in the hand,” he told reporters.

Two policemen also

suffered wounds, one in the arm and the other in the hand.

Dubey’s post-mortem will be conducted by a panel of doctors. He had tested negative for coronavirus, the doctor said.

Hours before the encounter, an advocate had filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Uttar Pradesh government and police to ensure that he is not killed.

Uttar Pradesh’s Inspector General (Civil Defence) Amitabh Thakur had also apprehended the possibility of Dubey’s death, a day before it happened.

“Vikas Dubey has surrendered. It is possible he

might try to escape from the custody of the UP police tomorrow and get killed.

With this, the Vikas Dubey chapter will end,” he had tweeted in Hindi.

Questions were being raised over the police version, challenging the account of the attempted escape of a gangster who had made no attempt to flee when nabbed near Ujjain’s Mahakal temple a day earlier.

There was also some scepticism over the possibility of someone managing to snatch a policeman’s weapon and then extricating himself from an overturned vehicle.

There were allegations

that the media trailing the police convoy was stopped for a few minutes before the encounter took place. Video clips also appeared to show Dubey sitting in a different car when the convoy set out from Ujjain.

The UP police have denied any switching of cars and said the media may have been stopped for checks.

Opposition parties targeted the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh after the encounter.

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati demanded a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the encounter as well as the ambush in which eight policemen died last week. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said the criminal is now gone and asked what about those who had “protected” him. Her party has demanded a judicial probe in the entire Vikas Pandey episode.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said it was not the car that had toppled but the encounter had saved the state government from toppling, had facts come to light.

Eight policemen, including Deputy Superintendent of Police Devendra Mishra, had died in a hail of bullets from the rooftops in Dubey’s Bikru village in Chaubeypur area of Kanpur on July 3.

Police suspect that

Dubey, who faced about 60 criminal cases over the past several years, was tipped off by someone from Chaubeypur station that a team was heading out to arrest him.

Dubey was also alleged to have links with politicians.

Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar said of the 21 people named in the FIR registered after the Bikru ambush, six are now dead and three arrested.

Seven others were also arrested in connection with the same crime. Twelve people, carrying rewards for their arrest, are absconding, he said.

On the day the Bikru ambush took place, two of Dubey’s alleged accomplices, Prem Prakash Pandey and Atul Dubey, were killed in an encounter with police in Kanpur district.

On July 8, police killed another aide, Amar Dubey, in Maudaha village in Hamirpur district.

Two more alleged accomplices were killed in Kanpur and Etawah districts on Thursday. One of them, Prabhat, died in circumstances similar to Dubey’s killing, according to the police versions.

He was being brought to Kanpur on transit remand after his arrest in Faridabad when he snatched the pistol of a policeman and tried to flee, police had said.

5 Vikas Dubey encounter: videos deepen mystery

Still from a video showing Vikas Dubey in a different vehicle.

NEW DELHI/ KAN- around 4 AM shows that PUR, jul 10: Videos that Vikas Dubey was in a difhave emerged after gang- ferent car, not the one that ster Vikas Dubey was shot is seen tipped on its side dead this morning have after the accident on the reinforced questions about highway. what the police said was There is no comment an encounter when he tried yet from the police on the to escape after a road ac- mysterious car switch. cident.

Another video taken Vikas Dubey, wanted at around 6.30 AM, just for the massacre of eight half an hour before the enUttar Pradesh policemen counter, shows media cars last Friday, was being taken chasing the convoy being in a police convoy to Kan- stopped. Many have raised pur after his arrest yesterday questions on the encounter in Madhya Pradesh when and a petition filed last night the incident took place. at the Supreme Court - it had The UP police say the car called for protection of Vikas in which Vikas Dubey was Dubey - asks for a CBI probe travelling overturned and into recent encounters. An he and other policemen eyewitness said he had heard were injured. The crimi- gunshots in the area but the nal snatched a gun from police asked them to leave. an injured cop and tried “The sound that we to escape, the police said. heard here was of gunshots...

He was surrounded and When we were coming to asked to surrender but he see, the police sent us away. opened fire, forcing retalia- We were on our way home,” tory shooting, claimed the Ashish Paswan, a passerby, police. A video of the three told news agency ANI in cars crossing a toll booth Hindi.

5 questions on cops’ version BJP turned Uttar Pradesh into Silence is better than many of Dubey’s death in encounter Apradh Pradesh: Priyanka answers: Rahul on Vikas Dubey

Forensic experts inspect the encounter site. (PTI) KANPUR, JUL 10 (AGENCIES): Gangster Vikas Dubey was killed while trying to escape after a road accident, the Uttar Pradesh police said on Friday, raising several questions about the early morning encounter.

Videos and witness accounts have underlined the questions that, so far, have no answers from the police, reports NDTV. Vikas Dubey, wanted for the killing of eight Uttar Pradesh policemen last Friday, was being taken in a police convoy to Kanpur after his arrest yesterday in Madhya Pradesh when the

incident took place. Just 30 km short of Kanpur, one of the three cars in the convoy overturned on the highway.

The UP police say that was the car in which Vikas Dubey was travelling. he criminal snatched a gun from an injured cop and tried to escape, the police said. He was surrounded and asked to surrender but he opened fire, forcing retaliatory shooting, claimed the police.

The incident begs these questions: 1. Why was Vikas Dubey’s car switched?

Hours before the encounter,

a video at a toll plaza at 4 AM showed him in a different car, not the one that overturned.

2. Why was the media, which had been following the police convoy, stopped 2 km from the site where the accident and encounter took place?

3. Eyewitnesses say they heard gunshots but don’t mention any accident.

They say they were asked by the police to leave.

4. Why was a dangerous criminal charged in 60 cases including murder not handcuffed? The police say when the car overturned, Vikas Dubey managed to steal a gun, climb out and run.

5. The car overturned at a point where there was no barrier and there was a side road into the fields, the one that Vikas Dubey took while running away, according to the police. A petition filed last night at the Supreme Court, which had asked for protection of Vikas Dubey, has asked for a CBI investigation into recent encounter killings.

NEW DELHI, JUL 10 (AGENCIES): Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on the encounter killing UP gangster Vikas Dubey this morning. “The BJP government has turned Uttar Pradesh into ‘apradh pradesh’. Criminals like Vikas Dubey are prospering amd being shielded by people in power. Congress demands a probe by a sitting Supreme Court judge in the entire Kanpur episode.”

Gangster Vikas Dubey was shot dead Friday by police, who claim he was trying to flee after the car carrying him from Ujjain overturned on the outskirts of the city. The SUV met with an accident at Bhaunti in Kanpur district, toppling on an isolated stretch of the road which was slippery after the rains, police claimed. The car was part of a small convoy of police vehicles. Police said the gangster snatched a pistol from one of the policemen injured in the accident and was shot when he opened fire while trying to flee, an

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra account being questioned by opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh.

Six policemen, including two from the Special task Force, were hurt in the accident and the exchange of fire around 6 am, an official said. Dubey was the sixth man to die in a police encounter after the ambush he allegedly masterminded in Kanpur’s Bikru village past midnight on July 2, killing eight policemen who had come to arrest him.

Madhya Pradesh police arrested Vikas Dubey outside the Mahakal temple in Ujjain on Thursday morning. He was handed over to an Uttar Pradesh police late in the evening.

New Delhi, Jul 10 (IANS): Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday took a swipe at the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh over dreaded gangster Vikas Dubeys ‘encounter, saying silence is better than many answers.

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also demanded a probe by a sitting Supreme Court judge to find the truth in the encounter and who gave patronage to the criminals. In a tweet, Rahul Gandhi said, “Silence is better than many answers. Don’t know how many questions have saved the dignity.”

His remarks came after Dubey died on Friday morning after being critically injured in an alleged shootout with the UP STF officials on Friday morning near Kanpur.

Priyanka also slammed the Yogi Adityanath government and said, “Entire country is witnessing how the BJP has converted Uttar Pradesh into a crime state.

According to their own government statistics, the state

is number one in the crime against children, women, illegal arms and murders.”

“This is the condition of the state and the situation of law and order has deteriorated in the state and in such situation criminals like Vikas Dubey are flourishing and there is no one to control them. Everyone knows that they are given political patronage and by those in power.”

She said after the encounter of Dubey how we can assure the families of the eight slain cops that they will get justice and their death will not go waste?

Eight policemen were killed on July 3 in an ambush by Dubey and his men when they went to a village to arrest him.

“Congress demands that the a judicial inquiry by a sitting judge of Supreme Court should be done to find the truth of the Kanpur episode and also to find who all gave patronage to the Vikas Dubey,” Priyanka Gandhi said, adding that till the time the truth does not comes to the fore till then justice will

not be delivered.

Dubey was shot dead when he reportedly tried to flee, following a road accident in which the vehicle he was travelling in overturned near Kanpur. Dubey was taken to the emergency ward of the Hallett Hospital. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kanpur, Dinesh Kumar said that the doctors have confirmed the death of Vikas Dubey.

According to reports, as the convoy bringing Dubey from Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain reached the Bhauti area under the Barra police circle in Kanpur on Friday morning, the vehicle in which Vikas was seated, overturned after skidding on the road due to heavy rain. Dubey, along with two other police personnel in the vehicle, was injured in the accident.

As soon as the gangster was taken out of the vehicle, he allegedly snatched a pistol from the STF team and tried to fire at the police. He was fatally injured in retaliatory firing. Dubey received three bullet injuries in the chest and one in his arm.

Cong demands judicial probe by sitting Boeing completes delivery of 37 military helicopters to India SC judge into gangster Dubey episode NEW DELHI, JUL 10 (PTI): The Congress on Friday demanded a judicial probe by a sitting Supreme Court judge into the entire episode involving gangster Vikas Dubey to bring out the truth about those who had granted protection to him and the alleged political-criminal nexus in Uttar Pradesh.

Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said at a press conference that the killing of the gangster in an encounter raises several questions and sought answers on who were the people sitting in echelons of power who were granting protection to criminals like him.

Dubey was shot dead Friday by police, who claim he was trying to flee after the car carrying him from Ujjain overturned on the outskirts of the city.

“Congress demands that the unholy nexus between organised crime and the ilk of Vikas Dubey with those sitting in the echelons of power be probed by a sitting Supreme Court judge,” Surjewala said at a press conference.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also demanded a judicial probe by a sitting SC judge into the entire Kanpur episode in which eight policemen were killed by Dubey.

“The Congress demands a judicial inquiry by a sitting Supreme Court judge

that should conduct a probe into the entire Kanpur incident and bring out its truth before people.

“The truth about those who nurtured and protected criminals like Vikas Dubey should come out. Till the time this truth and the nexus between politicians and criminals does not come out, justice will not be done to those eight policemen who were killed by him,” Gandhi said.

Sur jewala charged that Uttar Pradesh has become synonymous with ‘goondaraj’ and criminals like Dubey were allowed to move around freely in the state and thus it is necessary to bring out the political-criminal nexus in the state.

He also said that the encounter of Dubey raises several questions than answers and sought to know who feared from the arrest of the gangster and the statement he would have given before the magistrate, spilling the beans about the alleged nexus between criminals and politicians-officers in UP. The Congress leader said the encounter and the suspicion around it and the manner in which a criminal like Dubey was allowed to “roam around” freely, itself raises questions on the commitment of the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government in UP towards law and order.

NEW DELHI, JUL 10 (PTI): In the midst of India’s tense border standoff with China, US aerospace major Boeing delivered the final five of the 22 Apache attack helicopters to the Indian Air Force last month, and the fleet has now been part of the assets deployed in key air bases along the Line of Actual Control, officials said on Friday.

Boeing said it completed delivery of all 22 Apache and 15 Chinook military helicopters to the IAF and is fully committed to meet their operational needs of the Indian armed forces.

The AH-64E Apache is one of the world’s most advanced multi-role combat helicopters, and is flown by the US Army. The Chinook is a multi-role, vertical-lift platform, primarily used for transporting troops, artillery, equipment and fuel.

India finalised a multibillion dollar contract with Boeing to procure 22 Apache helicopters and 15 Chinooks for the IAF in September 2015.

Both the Apache and

Boeing said it completed delivery of all 22 Apache and 15 Chinook military helicopters to the IAF. Chinook helicopters have been pressed into service as part of the IAF’s deployment along the LAC in view of the bitter standoff with China in eastern Ladakh, officials said.

“With this delivery of military helicopters, we continue to nurture this partnership and are fully committed to working closely with India’s defence forces to deliver the right value and capabilities to meet their operational needs,” said Surendra Ahuja, Managing Director, Boeing Defence India.

India is one of 17 nations to select the Apache and has the most advanced variant, the AH-64E Apache.

Defence and security ties between India and the US have been on an upswing in the last six years.

The bilateral defence trade touched USD 18 billion mark in 2019, reflecting growing defence cooperation between the two sides.

Both sides have also been pushing for joint venture and collaboration between private sectors of the two countries in defence

manufacturing. In June 2016, the US had designated India a “Major Defence Partner,” intending to elevate defence trade and technology sharing with New Delhi to a level commensurate with that of its closest allies and partners.

In a statement, Boeing said the AH-64E Apache has an improved modernised target acquisition designation system that provides day and night target tracking system.

“In addition to classifying air and ground targets, the fire control radar has

been updated to operate in the maritime environment.

It is uniquely suited to meet a commander’s needs, including reconnaissance, security, peacekeeping operations, and lethal attack, across myriad environments - without reconfiguration,” the Boeing said.

It said 20 defence forces around the world either have Chinooks in service, or are on contract to receive them.

“The iconic tandemrotor helicopter has been the world’s most reliable and efficient heavy-lift helicopter for more than 50 years, allowing customers to operate in climatic (hot), altitude (high), and crosswind conditions,” the company said.

It said the CH-47F(I) Chinook contains a modern machined airframe, a common avionics architecture system cockpit, and a digital automatic flight control system. “Those innovations and technologies will help the Indian Air Force meet evolving mission demands, maximize interoperability, and reduce life-cycle costs,” it said.

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Living in denial

ith India witnessing continuing spikes in COVID-19 cases and with the national lockdown being gradually relaxed, it appears inevitable that the government of India is prepared for total unlock but with certain riders. The Modi government had announced a complete lockdown of all activities from the midnight of March 24 as a strategy to contain the spread of COVID19. The announcement was as sudden as the November 8,2016 demonetisation and also as ill-planned . Both the November 8,2016 and March 24,2020 decisions have resulted in unprecedented hardships for the common people especially the daily wage migrant labourers. The World Health Organisation(WHO) which has proved to be most unhelpful in containing the Wuhan virus by delaying the declaration of a pandemic even after the virus since December 2019, had spread to nearby countries. WHO belatedly declared the Wuhan virus as a pandemic on March 11.However, until March 13, India’s official position was that it “wasn’t a health emergency and there was no need to panic”. When it became clear that the WHO’s ‘health emergency’ was already a pandemic, India took a conflicting stand by stating it was not a health emergency but that there was no need to panic, despite warning by several health experts and epidemiologists. These experts maintained that the virus is highly transmissible and can evade the immune system and spread quickly even without the infected person being sick.

Prime minister Modi took to the air on March 24 to announce a nationwide lockdown and assured it would be for only 21 days. By July 10, a total of 78 days have passed since the lockdown took effect. The virus continues to spread at alarming rate and further confirmed that community transmission has already taken place in several states where the thousands infected who had no travel history. On March 24, when nationwide lockdown was announced - most states were already in lockdown - India had less than 600 positive cases of coronavirus infection. Today, in July there are over 8,00,000 COVID-19 cases in the country. One of India’s most renowned epidemiologists, Jayaprakash Muliyil had said that ultimately 50% of the country’s population (or 670 million) will be infected by the coronavirus. He also agreed with a forecast made by Ramanan Laxminarayan, the director of the Washington-based Center for Disease Dynamics, that India could have 200 million cases

by September,2020. The spike in COVID-19 cases has also reinforced claims that COVID-19 has taken on a community transmission in India even as health care facilities are near breaking point. A community transmission case is generally accepted as meaning someone who gets the virus had no known contact with another confirmed case nor travelled from a country badly affected by the pandemic, meaning the virus is moving freely in the community. In India COVID-19 has become a local epidemic and there are mounting evidences that spikes in COVID-19 cases in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Guwahati etc, and in a majority of the 130-odd COVID-19 hot spots, point to community transmission. However, for whatever reasons, the government of India continues to live in a denial mode. The vaccine may not be available till after a year. A false sense of security is worse than real threat. To effectively contain the virus, the government should shed its inhibition and political interests and call a spade a spade.

DailyDevotion The Spiritually Lazy Saint

Let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together… —Hebrews 10:24-25 We are all capable of being spiritually lazy saints.

We want to stay off the rough roads of life, and our primary objective is to secure a peaceful retreat from the world. The ideas put forth in these verses from Hebrews 10 are those of stirring up one another and of keeping ourselves together. Both of these require initiative— our willingness to take the first step toward Christ-realization, not the initiative toward self-realization. To live a distant, withdrawn, and secluded life is diametrically opposed to spirituality as Jesus Christ taught it.

The true test of our spirituality occurs when we come up against injustice, degradation, ingratitude, and turmoil, all of which have the tendency to make us spiritually lazy. While being tested, we want to use prayer and Bible reading for the purpose of finding a quiet retreat. We use God only for the sake of getting peace and joy. We seek only our enjoyment of Jesus Christ, not a true realization of Him. This is the first step in the wrong direction. All these things we are seeking are simply effects, and yet we try to make them causes.

“Yes, I think it is right,” Peter said, “…to stir you up by reminding you…” (2 Peter 1:13). It is a most disturbing thing to be hit squarely in the stomach by someone being used of God to stir us up— someone who is full of spiritual activity. Simple active work and spiritual activity are not the same thing. Active work can actually be the counterfeit of spiritual activity. The real danger in spiritual laziness is that we do not want to be stirred up— all we want to hear about is a spiritual retirement from the world. Yet Jesus Christ never encourages the idea of retirement— He says, “Go and tell My brethren…” (Matthew 28:10).

Quotes

He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home. ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2020

Post-mortem

Population control in ‘more people, more power’ system I ndia has come a long way from its days of more than 2% annual population growth ratewhich was witnessed for 30 long years; from 1961 to 1991. At present, the rate hovers just around 1% per annum. Still, for a smooth transition from a ‘High birth and low death’ stage to a ‘Low birth and Low death’ stage, India cannot afford to ignore its population control measures, at least for now. The Government, besides its regular programme of spreading information and awareness, has effected certain schemes like ‘Mission PariwarVikas’ to promote family planning. Also, some state like Assam has introduced a two-child policy, wherein parents with more than 2 children will not be eligible for Government jobs. Nagaland, on the other hand has a negative growth rate as per census 2011. While it is a concern that population growth in the tribal state have declined, it will be counter-productive, considering the still prevailing highgrowth rate in many other states, to altogether do away witha tool that will help us accomplish our goal ofachievinguniform low population growth rate.

Democracy and Population control Theoretically, Democracy means the system of governance where the public is the ruler; ‘a government by the people for the people and of the people,’ in the words of Abraham Lincoln. In practice, democracy is a system where the voices of the majority matter. Government is formed based on adult franchise and the party with more number of votes forms the government. In this number game- the more the count of people, the more is the power bestowed upon them.

The constitution does provide certain safeguards to uplift and protect minorities’ interests. But beyond the fundamentals, there are several other privileges, which people with greater numbers have a larger share. The slogan ‘small family is a happy family’ is now viewed as ‘a small community is a weak community.’ In that scenario, it is not surprising to witness the surge in population rise in the country and its herculean task associated with preaching for family planning. In a land where most things are viewed from the prism of communal

and religious perspectives, population control efforts could be misconstruedas a motive to disempower a section of people. Beyond the issue of doubts and mistrusts though, there is an undeniable urgency to take population control seriously in order to alleviate the line of poverty and standard of living.

Minor(ities) Stereotype and Major(ities) Role Apropos various unverified reports that many Muslims organisations are sermonizing for the need to increase population of the community, many right wing activists have been clamouring a strong population control law in the country. On the other hand, there are allegations that say Muslims are victimised through population control instrument for fear of them matching the majority community in numbers, and eventually in power. To rescue population control from being enveloped in another Hindu-Muslim issue, it is important that people belonging to the majority community do not view initiatives for the protection of minority rights as a threat requiring a show

of power to end it, but one which will eradicate the need to necessarily increase in number to be heard; justice for all irrespective of size in number.

There are issues that need iron fist treatment to accomplish and a soft approach to making people understand the cause. Population control falls under the latter category. But the Government may be tempted, after the exhaustion of its initiatives, to forcibly implement population control measures.

Therein lies the need for understanding the fact that population growth issue is not an isolated concern but one which will require a holistic approach. Any high-handedness dealing could aggravate the mistrusts and results in many disadvantages, incurring countless losses, which could far overweight any possible good outcomes from implementing population control measures.

Delimitation and population control Debates on population control resurfaced recently with the reconstitution of Delimitation Commission 2020,for the states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur Nagaland, and

J&K on 6th of March 2020.

The argument raised by those opposed to delimitation is that the exercise is a direct encouragement and an award to those areas who failed to control population rise. They further argued that the whole process could dishearten honest initiatives taken to control population growth.

It is however pertinent to note that the delimitation exercise, completed for the whole country except the 4 states and the newly formed UT will bring more representational justice to the tribal people, whohavemany of its populace uncounted in the previous census in the 1970s on which basis the existing constituencies were drawn.

The present delimitation activity, which is to be based on the 2001 census will thus bring inclusive representation to the tens of thousands tribal households, including those individuals whoearlier were non-enthusiastic about getting registered in a census.

Moreover, the freezing of total number of Member of Parliaments till the 1st census after 2026 will ensure that uniform growth rate is achieved by then and TFR and replacement level is at

par with the average global rate as such the exercise of delimitation will not unfavourably tilt towards some region or states.

Quality over quantity- the ultimate message Growth in population should be viewed as a concern in our endeavour as a nation to bring sustainable development and not as a threat which could dangerously empower some community-As that will mean our agreement with the assumption that power is directly proportional to population size in a democracy.

Today, as we observe #WorldPopulationDay and spread the message thatit is not the quantity but the quality of the population that will take the nation to greater heights,may it manifest on the ground visible to all,that power in a democracy lies with the people of India irrespective of their caste, class, communityor counts!

By T S Haokip # TheWriteClick (The writer is a former development professional and has served as a consultant to the ministry of Rural development. He is author of the book HILLY DREAMS)

we live in dire times: facts become suggestions to curb tribalism fakes and news become dubious T

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e live in lockdowns and yet to taste full freedom of movement. Physical distancing and wearing face masks have become new normal. Some of these and host of others have put us under severe strain and stress both physically and mentally. It is not going to end soon and experts say would take some more time and is going to intensify with series of waves.

COVID-19 has changed our life style and is changing our routine rhythm of life style dramatically that includes eating, dressing, working and host of others. It has altered our life-styles as well.

Nightmares would go on and on for some more time; seem to be endless in a fragile world. Coronavirus has truncated our visions and frameworks at alarming levels.

Everyone seems to be rattled and living in anxious moments, not knowing what would happen to them. These are rough times and we hardly know what exactly is happening around us. However, we need to know what’s happening. Obviously we depend on the print and visual media. Both the visual and print media provide us the information, data, analysis and of interpretation to the happenings.

In addition to these we have social media that functions 24/7 with such speed taking the news to several millions of its viewers located across the world. Information is important. And so information technology is playing the key role as transmitting information. A question that arises now is: Does the media provide the right information? In a world engulfed with coronavirus, all kinds of news and theories we have been receiving but a question that arises is: which one to accept and which one to reject because news are concocted and packaged so beautifully for consumption without any suspicion.

The origin of COVID-19 up till now no one knows, but a number of theories continue to float such as from a laboratory in Wuhan, a wet market, through Pangolin (a type of lizard), a bat or from Russia or Europe and many others. And then for the cure of COVID-19 a number of drugs have been prescribed and developed with some ridiculous solutions by a few spiritual gurus. Political leaders such as the President of the United States of America categorically keep saying weird things to fight COVID-19 that claimed 130,000 lives and infected millions thus far.

Some political leaders to expand their legitimacy and advancement of power base show to their citizens and the world a rosy picture of their countries by underreporting total numbers of deaths and infected. Data and facts have been twisted and fabricated without proper testing Schemes and programs announced, moneys sanctioned for the migrant workers, poor and the laboring classes are yet to reach many. Stranded workers and their families are panicked and perplexed as the governments at the centre and states failed to translate promised train and bus facility.

Fake news and false narratives are not recent inventions or phenomenon. It has been there and now it is on the upward trend.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) has furthered it as people do not have access and skills to verify and check the information available.

During catastrophic times it is easier for the leaders to manipulate people. Citizens to a large extent can easily be fooled and deceived, because governments of the day are in absolute control of everything.

We live in a world of fake news. News that we get from social media, TV channels and in print media by and large tend to be dubious. There are some who take advantage of the situation spreading all kinds of news that we are into. Fake news and conspiracy theories spread faster than coronavirus such as Hitler escaped to Argentina, NASA faked the moon landings, British intelligence agents killed Princess Dianna, 9/11 was an inside job—conspiracy theories and dubious news surfaces periodically. Leaders have no scruples and believe in floating fake news.

For instance, coalition headed by former President of the United States of America George H.W. Bush along with Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of United Kingdom blatantly lied to the world that former Iraq President Saddam Husain was having weapons of mass destruction and went out destroying his regime and caused all kinds of damages. In recent times we have been reading and listening to a number of fake news and false narratives than before due to COVID-19.

Coronavirus has generated tens and hundreds of dubious news and fake numbers.

The virus has gone beyond the understanding of many. Since people by and large are ignorant of it and so there are leaders who make use of the situation to their advantage.

They offer all kinds of answers that are absurd. For example, Trump came out with bizarre responses regarding face masks, social distancing, developing virus, prescribing all sorts of drugs and so on. Like him there are many who keep saying many things deflecting their failures. Nonetheless, we may not believe news that goes around, but corroborate with the news that gives us a sense of agency.

It is again one’s state of mind that needs analytical skills and rational inquiry. People in dire times get angry and disturbed because of various factors and so we need to reconstruct the news, narratives and messages all the time. People in large number dying and get infected. As we are surrounded with such news it is obvious that our attitudes, language, mannerism and behavior tend to change rapidly in times like this. The situation we are pushed into warrants us to behave in superfluous ways that contrasts and contradicts our usual way of living.

We are being made to believe in the fake news and the news that we receive and transmitted by and large are dubious. Since the scenario is so dreadful and worrisome people at large resorts to news that offers hope and consolation without knowing the consequential effects. However, we should not succumb to those and by all means they ought to be contested and confronted. Only truth alone shall triumph. Providing true news extends clear analysis and decisionmaking process. And so whatever may be the situation we should strive to speak and work for the truth.

Dr. John Mohan Razu

he concept of the tribe or the tribal: Tribe or tribals are a group of people living together in the same region or territory sharing the same culture such as speaking the same language, following the same customs and traditional practices, wearing the same traditional dresses and attires, sharing the same food habits etc. These people are closely related one way or another and help each other in good times and in bad times.

They also share strong feelings of love and affection for their own community; such bond of love and affection as a community or tribe sometimes enters the workplace too including system of governance, apart from other spheres of social and political life where it seems to be deep-rooted, resulting to practices of nepotism and favouritism even in office functioning, governance and administration of the affairs of the state and its people in Nagaland.

The evil effects of tribalism: Deep-rooted tribalism many a times lead to injustice, exploitation and discrimination of the weaker, minority and poorer sections of the people in Nagai and; also depriving them of social justice and the many rights and privileges of the minorities and the weaker sections of the people in the society. In a democratic setup the majority, many a times, tends to dictate and influence the government machineries and functionaries in their favour or advantage thereby leading to neglect and deprivation of the weaker or smaller tribes/communities/ minorities.

Therefore, to do away with or to minimize the tribalistic feelings in our Naga society and particularly in governance, the following simple formula, as part of my opinion, are suggested for implementation:The positive solutions:1. Mixed Tribes Assembly Constituencies: Wherever applicable and necessary, different tribes or communities living together in compact connected areas can be made into an assembly constituency.

This way, I believe, with two or more tribes/ communities coming under the same umbrella with a common representative for the welfare and development of the common constituency can gradually minimise the feelings and spirit of the tribalism as is evident in some of the

mixed-communities constituencies.

2.Mixed tribes District: The most convenient and suitable location can be selected as the common Administrative Headquarter or District of two or more communities/tribes wherever necessary and feasible. If properly structured, streamlined and administered, it can minimise tribalism feelings as well as encourage accommodative behaviour.

3. Common Development Centres: Common Development Centres like Educational institutes, Hospitals, Sports Complex, Public offices/ establishments, industrial centres if set up in central and convenient locations which are projected to potentially benefit maximum number of people and area-coverage irrespective of tribe ,region, language etc with only development especially that of human development as the focus can encourage healthy interactions and relationship building among different communities. Opening of better opportunities will enable opening people’s mind too beyond the walls of community-centric thinking.

An alternative solution: If the above suggestions are found to be inapplicable or impractical then another viable solution in my opinion is this - irrespective of whether a tribe is bigger or smaller should all be given their own district, constituency and development centres to manages their own affairs without affecting that of others and without fears of being affected or marginalized. Fund allocations can consequently be done proportionate to the land area and population of the tribes/ communities concerned. This, I believe, will minimize feelings of tribalism and their consequent negative impacts and help build a more cohesive and fruitful Naga society as well as improve governance, administration and management of its populace.

I believe of these to be practical means of solving the ethnic/tribal problems in Nagai and as well as to encourage good and fair governance. These are my personal views shared for public consumption; and my sincere concerns and desire for a better and peaceful Nagaland being a concerned citizen.

KUKNALIM. Khinyi Woch Bayavu Hill Kohima

Reader’s Post Sir,

Topsy-turvy

When Nagaland was in the Green Zone there was total lockdown but when the Returnees came back to the State lockdown was relaxed. We now have infected cases emerging in different colonies of Kohima - God forbid. We know even the Authority has to follow protocol to take decisions for the State and we are praying to God to give wise wisdom to the Authority to take the right decision but with all these cases in different colonies in Kohima do we still need to investigate and analyze ?

This is my sincere appeal and suggestion to the Authority- what if the Authority impose a total lockdown for Kohima District for sometime for safety and to prevent community transmission ?

Seketouzo Haralu A concern Citizen of Kohima.

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Rajnath Singh reviews situation in eastern Ladakh

COVID-19: 10-day lockdown in Pune starting Jul 13 PUNE, JUL 10 (PTI): In a bid to stem the spread of COVID-19, a 10-day lockdown will be imposed in Pune, neighbouring PimpriChinchwad and a few other parts of the district starting July 13, a senior official said on Friday.

The lockdown will come into force from midnight of July 13 and end on July 23, he said. The district reported a record spike of 1,803 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday that pushed the tally to 34,399, while the toll rose to 978. The decision to enforce the lockdown was taken in a meeting chaired by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and district guardian minister Ajit Pawar here, the official said. “A lockdown will be imposed in Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad and some other areas of the district considering the rise in COVID19 cases,” divisional commissioner (Pune division) Deepak Mhaisekar said.

Army chief apprised Singh about combat readiness and presented a detailed update of all areas along the LAC.

the sensitive areas along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh as well as in Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Sikkim.

As the first phase of the disengagement is nearing completion, government sources said the two sides are set to hold a fourth round of corps commanderlevel dialogue by early next week to finalise modalities for de-induction of troops amassed by both sides in their rear bases along the LAC, the de-facto border between the two countries.

Both sides have completed creation of a buffer zone of three kilometres in the three friction points of Galwan Valley, Gogra and Hot Springs as part of a temporary measure, they said, adding there has been

thinning out of troops from Finger 4 area in Pangong Tso as well.

The disengagement of troops from the friction points formally kicked off on Monday following eight weeks of eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation between the two armies at multiple locations in eastern Ladakh.

The Indian and Chinese armies were locked in a bitter standoff in multiple locations in eastern Ladakh for the last eight weeks. The tension escalated manifold after a violent clash in Galwan Valley in which 20 Indian Army personnel were killed.

Both sides have held several rounds of diplomatic and military talks in the last few weeks to ease tension in the region.

SC refuses to entertain Telangana CM regrets damage to temple, parents’ plea on school fees mosque at secretariat; promises new ones

New Delhi, Jul 10 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea by a group of parents, from different states, seeking directions to the Centre and state governments to direct all private unaided/aided schools not to charge fees for April-July or till the commencement of physical classes.

A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde noted that the fee issue should have been raised before the state High Courts, “Why has it come to the Supreme Court....... It would be a stroke of genius if you can solve everybody’s problems.”

The apex court noted that the problems of each state are different “You have filed a plea for the whole country. It is a problem for u as we do not know who would take decision for the whole country (concerning this issue) Problems in each state are different” the bench, also comprising Justices A S Bopanna and R Subhash Reddy, observed.

The PIL filed by petitioners, parents’ association in 9 states, also sought directions to the Centre and state governments to direct schools to only charge proportionate fee based on

actual expenditure on online classes till the commencement of normal classes. The petitioners contended that the Punjab and Haryana High Court has allowed schools to charge hiked fees.

The Chief Justice said then you should file a plea against that order. The parents also urged the court to issue directions that schools should charge only tuition fees until schools begin to function normally. The bench told the petitioners’ counsel that it is not inclined to interfere in the matter at this stage and asked the petitioners to withdraw the petition and approach the High Courts concerned.

The plea argued that since the students may get exposed to hazards associated with online education, there is a need for uniform and safer guidelines across the country in this regard.

“It is imperative to note that the doctrine of ‘parens patriae’ is applicable to the common people of the State who are indisputably the victims of this calamity and the Central and state governments being the guardians of its residents must assume the role of parents and take all necessary steps to protect the rights and interests of its citizens,” said the plea.

Hyderabad, Jul 10 (PTI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday expressed regret over the damage caused to places of worship in the Secretariat premises during demolition works and said new ones would be built in a more spacious area, a statement welcomed by AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi.

The BJP, meanwhile, warned the KCR government of “serious consequences and backlash from Hindus across Telangana for demolishing a Hindu temple in the state secretariat complex” and demanded construction of a new one.

According to an official release, Rao said he came to know that a temple and mosque suffered damage after debris fell on them when multi-storied old buildings abutting them were being brought down.

“I felt sorry about the incident.It should not have happened. The gover nment’s intention is to build a new complex by demolishing the old buildings without causing any damage to the temple or the mosque,” the release quoted him as saying.

The Chief Minister

and the Telangana Non-Gazetted Officers Association (TNGO) also welcomed Raos decision to construct a new mosque and temple.

Alleging that the TRS government has undertaken an “insulting and insinuating act of demolishing Hindus religious place of worship unilaterally”, BJP chief spokesperson in Telangana Krishna Saagar Rao demanded that the chief minister visit the “demolished site personally and apologize for this government’s action.”

The BJP also demanded that a new temple be constructed at the same place by the state government with immediate effect.

Senior Congress leader Mohammed Ali Shabbir had yesterday alleged that places of worship in the Secretariat complex were demolished along with the old buildings that are being razed.

The state government began the demolition of the secretariat building complex on July 7 to pave the way for construction of a new secretariat. The move came days after the Telangana High Court dismissed a bunch of PILs challenging the state’s decision to construct a new secretariat complex here.

India’s COVID-19 case fatality rate dips to 2.72 pc Another disrespectful disposal of victims’ bodies rocks Andhra

NEW DELHI, JUL 10 (PTI): From 2.82 per cent a month earlier, India’s COVID-19 case fatality rate has declined to 2.72 per cent which is lower than that of many other countries, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. It also noted that 30 states and Union Territories have a fatality rate lower than the national average.

Also, there is an upward trend in the recovery rate which was recorded at 62.42 per cent on Friday.

In 18 states and UTs the recovery rates are higher than the national average, the ministry said.

“At the national level, the case fatality rate has declined to 2.72 per cent.

This is lower than the fatality rates observed in many other countries in the world.

The focus of COVID-19 management in the country has been to keep the fatalities low,” it said. The ministry said with the support and guidance of the Central government, the states and

union territories have taken many steps like mapping of communities to focus on high-risk groups like the elderly/aged and population with comorbidities, and providing special care to them.

There is a focus on the improvement of quality of medical care for coronavirus patients. The country-wide strong network of ASHAs and ANMs along with Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres have helped in effective surveillance and contact tracing of the cases, including the lakhs of migrants and returnees, it said.

There are 30 states and UTs which have a fatality rate lower than the national average which includes Kerala (0.41 pc), Jharkhand (0.71 pc), Bihar (0.82 pc), Telangana (1.07 pc), Tamil Nadu (1.39 pc), Haryana (1.48 pc), Rajasthan (2.18 pc), Punjab (2.56 pc) and Uttar Pradesh (2.66 pc).

Manipur, Nagaland, Dadra and Nagar Haveli

and Daman and Diu, Mizoram, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sikkim have zero case fatality rate.

There are 18 states and UTs where the recovery rate is more than the national average. They which include West Bengal (64.94 pc), Uttar Pradesh (65.28 pc), Odisha (66.13 pc), Jharkhand (68.02 pc), Punjab (69.26 pc), Bihar (70.40 pc), Gujarat (70.72 pc), Madhya Pradesh (74.85 pc), Haryana (74.91 pc), Rajasthan (75.65 pc) and Delhi (76.81 pc).

On Friday, India registered yet another record single-day jump of 26,506 COVID-19 cases pushing its tally to 7,93,802, while the death toll climbed to 21,604 with 475 people succumbing to the infection in 24 hours.

In the 24-hour period, 19,138 COVID-19 patients got cured, taking the cumulative figure of recovered cases to 4,95,515 on Friday, the ministry said.

“The trend of progressive increase in the number

of recovered COVID-19 patients continues. The national recovery rate is 62.42 per cent today,” it said.

There are 2,76,682 active cases and all are under medical supervision. The improvement in recovery rate is the result of a combination of preemptive, proactive and graded steps taken by the Centre in collaboration with the states and UTs, the ministry said.

“Aggressive testing that ensures early detection of patients, home isolation for the mild/pre-symptomatic patients, effective clinical management of the severe cases, ramped up hospital infrastructure and regular and seamless coordination between the Centre and states and UTs have together resulted in the continuously rising recovery rate in the country.” As of Friday, there are 1,218 dedicated COVID hospitals, 2,705 dedicated COVID healthcare centres and 10,301 COVID care Centres.

Amaravati, Jul 10 (IANS): In yet another incident of inhuman disposal of bodies of Covid-19 victims in Andhra Pradesh, municipal authorities in Nellore dumped the bodies in a pit using an earthmover.

A video, which went viral over social media, shows municipal workers taking out dead bodies from an ambulance and throwing them on the front portion of a JCB. The bodies were then dumped into a pit in Penna river.

With the incident caught on camera causing a public outrage, Nellore district collector M.V. Sheshagiri Babu on Friday ordered a probe.

Nellore Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) Hussian Saheb has been appointed as the special officer to conduct the inquiry.

“A video of the burial

A view of 750 MW Solar Power Plant Project, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing, in Rewa. (PTI) He said the economy is an important aspect of self-reliance and progress.

Referring to the regular dilemma whether to focus on economy or ecology, Modi said India resolved such dilemmas by focussing on solar energy projects and other environment friendly measures.

Modi said Economy and Ecology are not contradictory but complementary to each other. He said in all the programmes of the government, priority is being given to environmental protection as well as Ease of Living. He referred to programmes like Swachch Bharat, supply of LPG cylinders to the poor households, the development of CNG networks as ones which focused on

Ease of Living and improving the lives of the poor and the middle class.

The Prime Minister said that the government is making sure that the befits of clean energy reaches every corner of the country, every section of society, every citizen. He elaborated this with an example of how the introduction of LED bulbs has reduced the electricity bill. Nearly 40 million tons of carbon dioxide is prevented from going into the environment, due to the LED bulbs. He said this also reduced the electricity usage by 6 billion units and accrued a saving of Rs 24,000 crore to the exchequer.

Modi said India’s exemplary progress in the field of solar energy would

be a major source of interest to the world. He said owing to such major steps, India is being considered as the most attractive market of clean energy. The Prime Minister said that the International Solar Alliance (ISA) was launched with the motive to unite the entire world in terms of solar energy. He said the spirit behind it was “One World, One Sun, One Grid”.

The Prime Minister expressed confidence that Madhya Pradesh’s farmers will also make use of the government’s KUSUM scheme and will install solar energy plants in their lands as an additional source of income. He expressed the hope that very soon India will be a major exporter of power.

Prime Minister said India is also focusing reducing its dependence on imports of various hardware needed for solar plants, like photovoltaic cells, battery and storage.

He said work is progressing rapidly in this direction and the government is encouraging the industry, youth, MSMEs and start ups to not miss this opportunity and work for production and betterment of all the inputs required for solar energy.

Referring to the ongoing crisis owing to COVID19 pandemic, the Prime Minister said for either the government or the society, compassion and vigilance are the greatest motivators to tackle this difficult challenge. He said right from the beginning of the lockdown the government ensured that the poor and needy are assured of supply of food and fuel. He said with the same spirit, the government decided to continue the free supply of food and LPG till November this year, even during the phase of Unlock.

Not only this, the government is also giving full contribution to the EPF accounts of millions of private sector employees.

Similarly, through the PMSwanidhi scheme, those who have the least access to the system are benefitted.

of those who died of Covid19 in Nellore district is going viral. The district collector has ordered an inquiry. As Nellore RDO and sub-divisional magistrate, I have been appointed as the investigation officer. I am conducting an inquiry and after completion of the same will submit my report to the collector,” Hussain Saheb said.

Leader of opposition and former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu tweeted on Friday that he was pained to see bodies of Covid-19 victims in Nellore

being disrespectfully thrown into a single pit using an earthmover. “This is happening time & again. Y.S. Jagan government must offer an apology to the grieving families who wished for a respectful departure for their loved ones,” tweeted the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief.

This is the third such incident in the state in two weeks. On July 6, municipal authorities in Tirupati used a JCB excavator to lift the body of a COVID victim from an ambulance and dump it into a pit.

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PM dedicates Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Power project to nation REWA, JUL 10 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Power project, to the nation via video conference on Friday. It is Asia’s largest power project.

Speaking on the occasion the Prime Minister said the Rewa project will make the entire region a major hub for pure and clean energy in this decade.

He said very soon Madhya Pradesh would be the main centre of solar energy in India, as such major projects are in progress in Neemuch, Shajapur, Chattarpur and Omkareshwar.

The biggest beneficiaries of this would be the poor, the middle class, the tribals, and the farmers of Madhya Pradesh, he said.

Modi said solar energy would be a major medium for providing the energy needs of an aspirational India in the 21st century.

He described solar energy as one which is ‘Sure, Pure & Secure’. Sure because of the continuous supply of energy from the Sun, pure as it is environment friendly and secure because it is a secure source for our energy needs. The Prime Minister termed such solar energy projects are a true representation of Aatmanirbhar Bharat (Self-Reliant India).

said a new temple and mosque would be built over a more spacious area even if it meant spending crores of rupees.

He said he would soon hold a meeting with the managements of the temple and mosque, and take their views. He promised that the places of worship would also be built along with the new Secretariat complex.

“Telangana State is a secular State. We will continue the secular spirit come what may.This incident happened unexpectedly.

Everyone should understand this properly without prejudice,” Rao said.

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi welcomed Rao’s statement.

“Detailed statement will be issued by United Muslim Forum very soon.I welcome the statement issued by @TelanganaCMO expressing government regret on the demolition of Masjids and Temples during the demolition of the Secretariat buildings,” he tweeted.

United Muslim Forum comprises various Muslim organisations and AIMIM is also a part of it.

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NEW DELHI, JUL 10 (PTI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday carried out a comprehensive review of the situation in eastern Ladakh with top military brass in view of the withdrawal of troops from the friction points by China’s Peoples Liberation Army, government sources said.

The defence minister carried out the review at a meeting with Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, Army Chief Gen MM Naravane, Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh and Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria besides several other senior military officials.

Gen Naravane gave a detailed account of the implementation of the first phase of mutual disengagement of troops from Galwan Valley, Gogra, Hot Springs and Finger 4 areas in Pangong Tso, the sources said.

They said the Army chief apprised Singh about combat readiness of the Indian Army in the region to deal with any eventualities and presented a detailed update of situation in all

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GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS (PERSONNEL ’A’ BRANCH)

NO.PAR-A/01/2020-AIS (Pt)

Dated: Kohima, the 6th July, 2020

VACANCY CIRCULAR

Applications are hereby invited for induction/selection to the IAS cadre of Nagaland from eligible officers serving under the State Government of Nagaland other than the State Civil Service/State Police Service/State Forest Service and State Judicial Service to fill up 1 (one) post of IAS for the Select List 2019.

Applications along with Service details/Bio-data and complete ACR/APARs dossiers and duly recommended by the respective AHoDs should be submitted to the Commissioner & Secretary, Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms on or before 20th July, 2020.

Eligibility criteria: 1. Officers not belonging to the State Civil Service but serving in connection with the affairs of the State who: i. is of outstanding merit and ability, ii. holds a gazetted post in a substantive capacity, iii. has completed not less than 8 (eight) years of continuous service under the State Government on the first day of January 2019 in a post which has been declared equivalent to the post of Deputy Collector in the State Civil Service.

2. The upper age limit will be 56 years as on 01.01.2019 i.e. the date of determination of Select List 2019.

3. Officers with adverse remarks in the APAR or pending disciplinary/criminal cases should not be recommended.

4. Only officers recruited through the Nagaland Public Service Commission may apply.

Sd/-TEMJEN TOY Chief Secretary to the Govt. of Nagaland DC-596

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(From p-1) creating 143 posts of Staff Nurse to be appointed based on existing system of appointment.

However, it said the department presented “sudden recruitment policy” through print media without any prior notice “creating unfair disadvantage and grave injustice to all the trained nurses.”

UTNA pointed out that not a single exam has ever been conducted till date for the recruitment of nurses since “Nurses

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had already undergone open examination conducted by the State Health & Family Welfare Department for undergoing training.” Therefore, UTNA said another open examination or test for entry into the post of Staff Nurse was “direct deprivation” as they were qualified for the same. The association has, therefore, appealed the state government/department to intervene and continue with the existing system of batch wise cum merit basis so as to do justice for all the deserving candidates.

REWA, Jul 10 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India has emerged as the most attractive global market for clean energy and maintained self-reliance in electricity is a key component of the Centre’s ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ campaign.

Launching a 750 MW solar project in Rewa in Madhya Pradesh through video-conferencing, Modi also said the state will emerge as a major hub for clean and cheap power in the country.

“Solar energy is sure, pure and secure and the country is now among the top five solar power producers in the world,” he said.

The Rewa solar power plant will not only supply power to Madhya Pradesh, but also to the Delhi Metro, Modi said.

Rewa Ultra Mega

Narendra Modi Solar (RUMS) project is Asia’s largest such power facility and Delhi Metro will be one of its institutional customers outside the state.

Modi said self-reliance in electricity is integral for ‘Aatmanirbhar (selfreliant) Bharat’, adding solar energy will play an integral part in achieving this objective.

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However, India has shown to the world that the environment and economy are not at odds, but are complementary to each other, the PM said.

The country has successfully demonstrated this in implementing prog rammes like Swachh Bharat, LPG connections to the poor (under Ujjwala scheme), CNG and electricity-based transportation, among others, he said.

He said solar energy is sure, pure, and secure and will be a major source of power in the 21st century.

“It is sure because the sun would shine throughout the world; it is pure because solar energy rather than polluting the environment, helps replenish it; it is very secure as it is a

symbol of self-dependence and fulfils energy requirements,” he said.

Referring to the “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” campaign of his government, Modi said the country has to produce solar panels, batteries and other equipment on its own and has to reduce dependence on imports in this sector.

“Today, Rewa has scripted history. Rewa is identified with the name of mother Narmada and the white tiger. Now, the name of Asias largest solar power project has also been added to it,” he said.

Modi congratulated the people of Rewa and also Madhya Pradesh, adding the solar plant will help make the area a big centre of energy in this decade.

Work is going on for up setting similar solar power plants in Shajapur,

Neemuch and Chhatarpur and also a floating facility in Omkareshwar (a temple town in Khandwa district), Modi said.

Once these projects are completed, Madhya Pradesh will definitely emerge as a hub for providing clean and cheap energy in the country, he said.

The Rewa project comprises three solar generating units of 250 MW each located on a 500 hectare plot of land situated inside a Solar Park (total area 1500 hectare).

The Solar Park was developed by the Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited (RUMSL), a joint venture company of Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (MPUVN), and Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), a Central Public Sector Undertaking.

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JAC said it looked forward to implementation of these assurances.

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domain” and instead, make the government set up a Judicial Inquiry Committee(JIC) to probe the June 3 and June 23 imbroglio as being demanded.

On the other hand, JAC said on July 9, a government team led by secretary finance & commissioner Taxes Kesonyu Yhome along with OSD,NSDMA Johnny Ruangmei and Dr. Kika Longkumer Jt. Director H&FW heard the grievances and resentments expressed

remain passive in the future if such occurrences of irresponsibility that is discriminatory in nature and injustice is meted out to the people of Eastern Nagaland.”

ENPO reminded the government that it will leave no stone unturned to safeguard the rights of the people. “The ENPO has always advocated peaceful co-operation with the State Government and would continue to do so for the larger interest of the people,” they added.

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(From -p1) JAC reiterated that a spokesperson of HPC on COVID-19 as well as a responsible MLA like Mmhonlumo Kikon “must desist from putting baseless report in public domain without ascertaining facts”.

JAC termed his statements as “provocative” which only added fuel to the already volatile situation adding, it would do good if the spokesperson “stop putting such fabricated stories in public

Mumbai, Jul 10 (PTI): The Indian rupee weakened by 21 paise to close at 75.20 against the US dollar on Friday, tracking lower equities as investors seemed moving away from riskier assets amid worries over mounting COVID-19 cases.

Further, the stronger US dollar against key rival currencies also put pressure on the domestic unit. The dollar index, which measures the American currency’s strength against a basket of major currencies, was at 96.7910, up 0.09 per cent. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened weaker at 75.16 a dollar against the previous

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the government, besides the government’s apology that appeared in local dailies on July 9 and chief minister Neiphiu Rio’s appeal for forgiveness.

Other ENPO leaders present at the press briefing included its vice-president, general secretary, finance secretary, secretaries, information secretary, assistant information secretary and treasurer. Later, in a joint statement, ENPO president Kekongchim and general secretary Manlang Phom said that “ENPO will not

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managers index), vehicle sales and trade.

In the June World Economic Outlook (WEO), growth in fiscal year 20/21 was revised down to -4.5 per cent, he said.

The downward revision compared with the April WEO was driven primarily by the continued rise in the number of COVID19 cases in India.

“This led the Interna-

“Consistent with this, and the deterioration in economic activity, India’s public debt-to-GDP ratio is projected to reach about 84 per cent this fiscal year,” Gasper added.

According to Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, the contagion has infected over 12 million people and killed more than 554,000 across the world.

The US is the worst affected country with over 3.1 million cases and more than 1,33,000 deaths. India’s COVID-19 caseload stands at 7,93,802 with 21,604 deaths.

The COVID-19, which originated in China’s Wuhan city in December last year, has also battered the world economy with the International Monetary Fund saying that the global economy is bound to suffer a “severe recession”.

Scientists are racing against time to find a vaccine or medicine for its treatment.

(From p-1) However, after the Tuensang incident, the government surprisingly came up with an idea to install the lab in Tuensang,” he said, adding that its construction was currently underway.

Meanwhile, one ENPO office-bearer remarked that the decision to forgive and putting the issue to rest was not taken up by organisation alone, but was unanimously decided by the six tribal bodies and frontal organisations based on the repeated appeals made by

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consolidation plan will be urgently needed once the coronavirus pandemic subsides, Gasper said.

The economic impact of the COVID-19 in India has been substantial and broad-based, he said, adding that high frequency indicators point to a sharp decline in economic activity, as reflected in the industrial production, business sentiment (in the purchasing

tional Monetary Fund to make specific two adjustments. First, the assumed length of the partial lockdown was extended somewhat. Second, and more important, we made more conservative assumptions about the speed of recovery given that the health crisis has not yet been contained,” Gasper said in response to a question.

He said that the nearterm growth outlook in India continues to be clouded by the global and domestic slowdown and uncertainties relating to the evolution of the coronavirus pandemic.

According to the senior IMF official, India’s general government fiscal deficit is projected to reach 12.1 per cent of the GDP in fiscal year 20/21, primarily due to weak tax revenues, as well as a denominator effect associated with the negative projected nominal GDP growth -- as with all other macro variables, estimates are highly uncertain.

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Washington, Jul 10 (PTI): A top IMF official has said that there is room for more fiscal support in India in the near term, particularly for vulnerable households and SMEs, given the severity of the country’s economic situation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vitor Gaspar, Director of the International Monetary Fund’s Fiscal Affairs Department, told PTI that a complete and successful implementation of the existing support measures (in particular, food provision to households) is of paramount importance.

“Given the severity of the economic situation, in the near-term there is room for more fiscal support, particularly for vulnerable households and SMEs (Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises),” he said.

Over the mediumterm, India will continue to have a very limited fiscal space, and a credible and well-communicated

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Drop West Bank annexation plans: France to Israel Paris, Jul 10 (Agencies): Emmanuel Macron asked Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to refrain from annexing Palestinian territory in the West Bank and elsewhere during a telephone call between the two leaders, the French president’s office said on Friday. Macron “emphasised that such a move would contravene international law and jeopardise the possibility of a two-state solution as the basis of a fair and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians”, his office said in a statement after the call on Thursday.

It was the latest move by European leaders pressing Netanyahu to drop plans to annex Jewish settlements in the West Bank and the strategic Jordan Valley.

The controversial move was endorsed in a Middle East plan unveiled by US President Donald Trump in January. Israel’s government had set July 1 as the date when it could begin taking over the Palestinian areas, where the population of Israeli settlers has grown since the 1967 Six-Day War. The foreign ministries of France and Germany, along with those of Egypt and Jordan warned this week that any annexation could have “consequences” for relations.

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ranking leader and a member of the party’s Politburo, along with regional security officials Zhu Hailun and Wang Mingshan.

They and their immediate family members are banned from entering the United States. The Associated Press profiled Zhu as part of a package of stories last year.

The sanctions were announced a week after an AP investigation showed forced population control of the Uighurs and other largely Muslim minorities, one of the reasons cited by the State Department for the sanctions “The United States will not stand idly by as the Chinese Communist Party carries out human rights abuses

targeting Uighurs, ethnic Kazakhs and members of other minority groups in Xinjiang, to include forced labor, arbitrary mass detention, and forced population control, and attempts to erase their culture and Muslim faith,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement.

China has detained an estimated 1 million or more members of its Muslim ethnic minority groups in internment camps, described by the government as vocational training facilities aimed at countering Muslim radicalism and separatist tendencies. It says those facilities have since been closed, a claim impossible to deny given the restrictions on visits and reporting

about the region.

Camp veterans and family members say those held are forced, often with the threat of violence, to denounce their religion, culture and language and swear loyalty to party leader and head of state Xi Jinping.

China says vast, resource-rich Xinjiang has long been its territory and claims it is bringing stability and prosperity to the region. Many Uighurs and others among the region’s native population say they are being denied economic options in favor of migrants from elsewhere in China and that the party wishes to eliminate their separate cultures.

In October 2019, the United States imposed visa restrictions on Chinese officials “believed to be responsible for, or complicit in” the detention of Muslims in Xinjiang. It also blacklisted more than two dozen Chinese companies and agencies linked to abuses in the region — including surveillance technology manufacturers and Xinjiang’s public security bureau — effectively blocking them from buying US products.

‘Kim-Trump summit unlikely’

Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump

Seoul, Jul 10 (AP): The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Friday she doesn’t expect her brother to meet President Donald Trump this year, saying there’s no reason for the North to gift Trump highprofile meetings when it’s not being substantially rewarded in return.

“But also, you never know,” Kim Yo Jong said in a statement released through Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency, where she called for major concessions from Washington to keep alive the nuclear diplomacy.

“That’s because a surprise thing may still happen, depending upon the

judgement and decision between the two top leaders,” Kim Yo Jong said.

She added that if there is a need for summit talks, it is a U.S. need, while for North Korea, it is “unpractical and does not serve us at all.”

Kim Yo Jong is seen as her brother’s closest confidant and has been recently confirmed as his top official for inter-Korean affairs. She is also the first vice department director of the ruling Workers’ Party’s Central Committee.

She spoke as the U.S.’s top official on the Koreas is in Asia. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun is in Japan after meeting South Korean officials in

Seoul, where he accused a senior North Korean nuclear negotiator of being “locked in an old way of thinking.”

His remarks indicated Washington won’t likely make concessions to resume the talks despite the North’s pressure.

Trump and Kim Jong Un have met three times since embarking on highstakes nuclear diplomacy in 2018.

But negotiations have faltered since their second summit in February 2019, when the Americans rejected North Korean demands for major sanctions relief in exchange for a partial surrender of its nuclear capability.

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curred. The capacity to deal with the emerging problem too was very low last year.

Indoor airborne spread of coronavirus possible, says WHO

22 people killed in Nepal landslides

London, Jul 10 (AP): The World Health Organisation is acknowledging the possibility that COVID-19 might be spread in the air under certain conditions - after more than 200 scientists urged the agency to do so.

In an open letter published this week in a journal, two scientists from Australia and the US wrote that studies have shown “beyond any reasonable doubt that viruses are released during exhalation, talking and coughing in microdroplets small enough to remain aloft in the air.”

The researchers, along with more than 200 others, appealed for national and international authorities, including WHO, to adopt more stringent protective measures.

WHO has long dismissed the possibility that the coronavirus is spread in the air except for certain risky medical procedures, such as when patients are first put on breathing machines.

In a change to its previous thinking, WHO noted on Thursday that studies evaluating COVID-19 out-

Kathmandu, Jul 10 (PTI): The death toll in the multiple landslides triggered by incessant rains across Nepal in the past 24 hours has risen to 22, the home ministry said on Friday.

Seven people, including three children, lost their lives due to landslides in Kaski district.

Five of them were killed after a landslide swept away a house in Sarangkot area in Pokhara in the district in the wee hours of Friday, police said. Around 10 people were injured in the same incident.

In two separate incidents of landslides on Thursday night, three members of a family were killed in Besishahar of Lamjung district and two others lost their lives in Aathbiskot area of Rukum district.

Three people lost their lives in landslides in Myagdi district. In Jajarkot district, among the 12 people who had gone missing during the landslides, dead bodies of seven have been recovered, the ministry officials said.

Seven people were untraceable after their house was wiped out by a landslide in Myagdi district.

Global COVID cases top 12.2mn Washington, Jul 10 (IANS): The overall number of global COVID-19 cases has surged to over 12.2 million, while the deaths have increased to more than 554,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

As of Friday morning, the total number of cases stood at 12,232,211, while the fatalities rose to 554,291, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update.

The US accounted for the world’s highest number of infections and fatalities at 3,112,252 and 133,228, respectively, according to the CSSE. Brazil came in the second place with 1,755,779 infections and 69,184 deaths.

In terms of cases, India ranks third (767,296), and is followed by Russia (706,240), Per u (316,448), Chile (306,216), the UK (289,154), Mexico (282,283), Spain (253,056), Iran (250,458), Italy (242,363), Pakistan (240,848), South Africa (238,339), Saudi Arabia (223,327), Turkey (209,962), France (207,356), Germany (199,001), Bangladesh (175,494), Colombia (128,638), Canada (108,656) and Qatar (102,110), the CSSE figures showed.

The other countries with over 10,000 deaths are the UK (44,687), Italy (34,926), Mexico (33,526), France (29,982), Spain (28,401), India (21,129), Iran (12,305), Peru (11,314) and Russia (10,826).

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Islamabad, Jul 10 (IANS): Pakistan officials have warned that the next few weeks could be crucial in the fight against desert locust infestation with major swarms expected to reach the country later this month from the Horn of Africa.

On Thursday, Chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority Lt Gen Mohammad Afzal, while briefing the diplomatic corps at the National Locust Control Centre (NLCC), said the locust problem is likely to

peak in the next three to four weeks, Dawn news reported.

“Next eight weeks between July 15 and Sept 15 would be critical because of monsoon and the government’s ongoing commitment with anti-COVID-19 measures.” Pakistan is on the locust migratory route and has both summer and spring breeding areas.

Therefore, it is particularly prone to locust attacks and has over the years suffered several outbreaks.

The latest episode here began in June last year fol-

lowing the start of climate change-induced international locust crisis in 2018 from the southern Arabian Peninsula’s Empty Quarter bordering Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Oman.

This year was expected to be the worst for Pakistan in 27 years because of longer than usual monsoon in 2019 and more rain towards its end due to Indian Ocean Dipole – a sea warming phenomenon, said the Dawn news report.

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The Pongren Yangdong Suro Pümji would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to Mr.Intsangchu, on being promoted to the post of Section Officer(SO) recently under Nagaland Civil Secretariat.

We appreciate you for your patience, hardwork and determination as you endured to achive the higher post.

PVSP look forward for your valuable contribution for the upliftment of our society.

Wishing you good health and more success in your future endeavour.

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Farmers try to scare away a swarm of locusts from a field on the outskirts of Sukkur in southern Sindh province.

People are seen at the Rhein Center shopping mall in Weil am Rhein, Germany.

breaks in restaurants, choir practices and fitness classes suggested the virus might have been spread in the air.

Airborne spread “particularly in specific indoor locations, such as crowded and inadequately ventilated spaces over a prolonged period of time with infected persons cannot be ruled out,” WHO said.

Still, officials also pointed out that other modes of transmission — like contaminated surfaces or close contacts between people in such indoor environments — might also have explained the disease’s spread.

WHO’s stance also recognised the importance of

people spreading COVID19 without symptoms, a phenomenon the organisation has long downplayed.

WHO has repeatedly said such transmission is “rare” despite a growing consensus among scientists globally that asymptomatic spread likely accounts for a significant amount of transmission.

The agency said that most spread is via droplets from infected people who cough or sneeze, but added that people without symptoms are also capable of transmitting the disease.

“The extent of truly asymptomatic infection in the community remains unknown,” WHO said.

Joe Biden lays out economic plan Was h i n g to n, J u l 10 (IANS): Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has laid out his rescue plan for the coronavirus-crippled US economy, while berating President Donald Trump as incompetent, the media reported on Friday.

Speaking at a metalworks firm near his childhood hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, Biden said the Trump’s failures had “come with a terrible human cost and a deep economic toll”, reports the BBC. “Time and again, working families are paying the price for this administration’s incompetence,” the former Vice President said.

Biden struck an optimistic tone as he presented an economic programme, which he said would create at least five million jobs in manufacturing and innovation and would also be the biggest investment in the US economy since World War Two.. A key theme of his “Build Back Better” agenda Biden said, was to “Buy American”.

He proposed a $400 billion increase in government spending on US-made products, in addition to spending $300 billion on the research and development of new technologies, including electric vehicles and 5G networks. “When the federal

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government spends taxpayers’ money, we should use it to buy American products and support American jobs,” he was quoted as saying in the BBC report.

Pennsylvania is a battleground state seen as critical to the outcome of the election. Trump won it in 2016 by a thin margin.

The “Buy American” tagline has drawn comparisons to President’s Trump’s “American First” agenda.

But Biden said Trump had failed to “bring back jobs and manufacturing” and, during the pandemic, had protected wealthy “cronies and pals” instead of working-class families.

“The truth is throughout this crisis, Donald Trump has been almost singularly focused on the stock market, the Dow and NASDAQ. Not you. Not your families.”

Responding to the for-

mer Vice President’s remarks, Trump campaign spokesman, Hogan Gidley said: “Biden’s wilful attack on our jobs, our families, and the American way of life will reverse all the gains we’ve made together and plunge us into economic catastrophe.”

Biden, 77, officially secured the Democratic presidential nomination in June. He had been the effective nominee since leftwing Senator Bernie Sanders withdrew from the race in April.

This is Biden’s third bid for the presidency, after failed runs in 1988 and 2008. Both the Democratic and Republican party conventions are scheduled for August. At those events, delegates will formally choose each party’s nominees for President and Vice President for the November 3 election.

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Through this column, we the Upper PWD Council and Upper PWD Youth Organisation would like to convey our sincere and deepest gratitude to the following Staffs and Organisations for their tireless jobs and noble contributions.

On 25th June, 2020, when one of our fellow citizen, had been tested Covid-19 positive, our sector was sealed and declared Containment Zone wef 26th June, 2020. However, through the Grace and Love of our Heavenly Father, we have been protected and saved from further calamities befalling us and for which, we give all Glory and Praises to Him. 1. We would like to thank the CMO Kohima and her Medical Team for accomplishing a commendable job of tracking, tracing, testing and screening of the citizens.

2. The SP Kohima and his Security Forces for their tireless, vigil performances in controlling the entrance and exit points of the sector.

3. The DC Kohima and staff and the KMC Administrator and Staffs, for their constant support and advice for the welfare of the citizens.

4. Our special thanks to the NPWD Officials and Staffs for enabling us to utilise the Office Complex for all emergency purposes, and most of all, for providing and helping us out in all our destitute condition.

5. Our sincere thanks to the PWD Panchayat, PWD Youth Organisation, Middle PWD Sector, Lower PWD Sector and all Individuals (sorry we could not mention each and every one of you by name) for your consistent prayer, generous contributions and moral support to us, in this time of crisis.

6. Lastly, we thank each and every citizens of our Sector for your sincere support and prayer in our fight together against the Covid-19. You all have been patiently and persistently bearing the inconvenience, and for which, we are most grateful to you all.

We further look forward to your unconditional support in the days to come. It is our humble prayer and wish that, the Almighty God bless you all abundantly for the good deeds that you have graciously rendered to our Sector.

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Beijing, Jul 10 (AP): China will “definitely fight back” against actions it considers interference in its internal affairs and that which threaten its sovereignty, security and development interests, foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian told reporters at a daily briefing. Zhao said China “strongly opposes and condemns” the Trump administration’s decision to bar the three officials from entering the US, the latest in a series moves taken against China as relations deteriorate over the coronavirus pandemic, human rights, Hong Kong and trade.

“In response to the wrong practice of the US, China decided to take reciprocal measures against the relevant U.S. institutions and individuals who performed badly on the Xinjiang-related issues,” Zhao said.

The U.S. administration’s Thursday announcement comes a day after it slapped visa bans on Chinese officials deemed responsible for barring foreigners’ access to Tibet. Thursday’s step, however, hits a more senior level of leadership, targeting Chen Quanguo, Xinjiang’s

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to reunite He’s always gonna be for us: forThenewOsbournes paranormal TV show Trump on Kanye’s prez bid

Kayne West and Donald Trump

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S President Dona l d Tr u m p h a s brushed off reports of American rapper Kanye Wests bid for the November presidential election and his subsequent comments that he no longer supported the President, according to media reports.

“He is always going to be for us, and his wife is going to be for us,” The Hill news website quoted Trump as saying on Thursday in a Fox News interview, referring to West and reality TV star Kim Kardashian West.

Trump brushed off comments that West made earlier this week, telling Forbes that he was “taking the red hat off ”, referring to the President’ signature red “Make America Great Again” campaign baseball caps.

The President maintained that he thought the

rapper will support him in his re-election bid. “(He’s a) very good guy. He is a person that I get along with very well,” Trump said.

“At the end I think he would support us over anyone else, we have to stop the radical left from taking over our country.”

In a tweet on July 4, the 21-time Grammy winner said: “We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States... #2020VISION.” It was not immediately clear which party the 21-time Grammy winner would pick in his apparent challenge to Trump and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden.

While there is no official deadline to enter the presidential race, candidates

must meet certain filing requirements under Ballot Access Laws that vary by state.

The deadline to add independent candidates to the ballot has not yet passed in many states, including California.

But while speaking to the Forbes magazine earlier this week, West said that he should be allowed extra time due the coronavirus pandemic.

“I’m speaking with experts, I’m going to speak with Jared Kushner, the White House, with Biden,” The Hill news website quoted West as saying to Forbes.

The rapper has sparked speculation over the years that he would potentially enter the presidential race one day, most recently in November 2019, when he said he planned to run in 2024, according to a report by the Daily Mail newspaper.

In 2018, he visited Trump at the White House, wearing the “Make America Great Again” cap and delivered a speech in which he discussed alternate universes and his diagnosis of bipolar disorder, which he said was actually sleep deprivation, the report added.

Meanwhile, Kim Kardashian has also met the President on more than one occasion lobbying for criminal justice reform.

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Tom Morello says ‘racism is as American as apple pie and baseball’

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zzy and Sharon Osbourne will return to TV next month with a new series focused on the paranormal world.

The Osbournes Want to Believe will see their son Jack attempting to convert his sceptic parents by showing them “undeniable” proof that paranormal activity exists.

“Jack Osbour ne is determined to make his parents, Ozzy and Sharon, full-fledged paranormal believers. They might be known as the first family of darkness, but when it comes to the paranormal, legendary rocker Ozzy Osbourne and his wife, The Talk co-host Sharon Osbourne, are borderline skeptics,” a synopsis for the show reads.

“Determined to turn them fully to the other side, Jack reunites with Ozzy and Sharon to share the craziest, most jaw-dropping videos of supernatural activity ever caught on camera. But the question still remains if the Prince and Princess of Darkness will see the light when it comes to the paranormal, or if

they think it’s just another ride on the crazy train.”

The show, which debuts on the Travel Channel on August 2, will see Ozzy and Sharon experiencing everything from “Bigfoot to UFOs, poltergeists, creepy dolls and unexplained apparitions”.

“My parents have always lived on the edge, even when it comes to believing in the supernatural,” said Jack. “I’m convinced they just haven’t seen enough evidence, so I’m making them watch the most undeniable footage caught on camera, including a few from my own personal experiences. My biggest challenge may be keeping their comments family friendly. It will be a classic Osbourne gathering!”

The announcement comes after Osbourne revealed that he is “slowly getting better” after suffering a string of medical issues in the last year.

The for mer Black Sabbath frontman shared earlier this year that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

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om Morello of Rage Against The Machine has spoken of his experiences with racism and encounters with the KKK. During a new Q&A with Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds, the Bloody Beetroots and Shea Diamond, Morello said he believes that “racism in this country is as American as apple pie and baseball”.

Morello also spoke of his experiences with encountering the Ku Klux Klan while growing up in Libertyville, Illinois, and being pulled over by the police while Rage Against The Machine were at the height of their fame.

“In the height of Rage Against the Machine’s fame and fortune, I was pulled over and handcuffed on the side of IL-176, which runs through town, just com-

ing home from the local bar because I was walking while black in Libertyville,” Morello said.

“In Los Angeles, dozens of times, I was pulled over when driving, going on official band business but in my old Chevy Astro van when I was driving through Beverly Hills. ‘Why is there a thirty-something-year-old black man in this neighbourhood?’

“It’s a constant background noise for those of us who have experienced it and something you can’t really reach or understand if you haven’t experienced it.”

Morello continued: “A curious part of my history is that I’ve ‘changed colour’ through the years.

This is what I mean. In the town where I grew up, I was the only black person.

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Mariah Carey to release memoir ‘The Meaning of Mariah Carey’

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woman”. Carey wrote the memoir in collaboration with journalist Michaela Angela Davis.

“Writing this memoir was incredibly hard humbling and healing,” Carey said.

“My sincere hope is that you are moved to a new understanding, not only about me, but also about the resilience of the human spirit.”

In addition to the memoir, a recent press release revealed that fans can expect additional “rarities” in the coming months to mark the 30th anniversary of the singer’s debut album.

In March, Mariah Carey joined Elton John, Alicia Keys, Billie Eilish and a slew of other artists for the iHeart Living Room Concert For America.

The event aimed to raise funds for the Americans most affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

(NME)

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lues artist Anita White, who has performed under Lady A for over a decade, has responded to the lawsuit filed by country band Lady A (formerly known as Lady Antebellum).

The band revealed in a statement that negotiations about the name with White had come to a stand-still.

The grounds for the suit were based on an “attempt to enforce purported trademark rights.” The moniker of Lady A is referred to by the band as “a mark that Plaintiffs have held for more than a decade.” “[R]eluctantly we have come to the conclusion that we need to ask a court to affirm our right to continue to use the name,” the band K Y M C

said.

The band changed the name from Lady Antebellum in June 2020 due to racist connotations, after 14 years of performing under it.

The suit acknowledged that White had been performing under the name Lady A since at least 2010.

White previously alleged she’s used the moniker for over 20 years.

In a new interview with Vulture, White said that she had been unable to upload new singles to streaming services using the name Lady A. White claimed she had planned to use half of the settlement payment to help her re-brand. White would then set aside the other half to support independent

Black artists.

“Five million dollars is nothing,” White said.

“I’m actually worth more than that, regardless of what they think.”

White categorised the actions of the band as “another white person trying to take something from a Black person.”

“If you want to be an advocate or an ally, you help those who you’re oppressing,” she said.

“I am not going to be erased.”

White also alleged both parties were in talks to record a song together.

On June 30, however, the band sent a contract that White claims “had no substance.”

(NME)

ollywood celebrities have reacted to the news of Kanpur-based gangster Vikas Dubey being killed on Friday morning in an alleged shootout with STF officials.

Taking to Twitter, actress Taapsee Pannu wrote: “Wow! We did not expect this at all!!

And then they say our bollywood stories are far from reality.”

Another actress Richa Chadha shared: “Doubt anyone will say that films are farfetched. Isn’t this FILMY?” “These stories need a new script,” reacted filmmaker Hansal Mehta.

“The extremely coincidental encounter of #VikasDubey proves that even the police and administration don’t have any faith in the judiciary. Because the judiciary is so slow that we have devised a system of ‘personal justice’. Dacoits, Naxals, gangsters and even police believe in it,” expressed filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri.

“The UP police should’ve got a better script and director in place for the #vikasDubeyEncounter #VikasDubey,” tweeted actress Aahana Kumra.

“Very bad screenplay... too predictable. Why are people surprised????” shared

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ariah Carey will release her memoir, the pensively titled ‘The Meaning of Mariah Carey’, on September 29. Carey made the announcement on social media this week (July 9).

“It took me a lifetime to have the courage and the clarity to write my memoir,” she explained.

“I want to tell the story of the moments – the ups and downs, the triumphs and traumas, the debacles and the dreams, that contributed to the person I am today.”

‘The Meaning of Mariah Carey’ will be published by Andy Cohen Books, an imprint of Henry Holt & Company.

Carey will perform the memoir’s audiobook, which will be available on Audible.

The book tracks Carey’s journey from her childhood as a “scared little girl” to her current life as a “triumphant

my family\s garage, there was the occasional burned cross on the lawn, and my mom, who was a public high school teacher, had some of the most horrific racist stuff pinned to her chalkboard.

“Then, I was in a popular band that had songs that were predominantly played on white, rock-oriented stations, the way I speak is not typically urban vernacular, and there’s a large part of my fan base that freaks the f**k out when I say that I’m black.

“Like, they don’t want to hear it, they doubt it and it surfaces once a month whether it’s Twitter or Instagram where I say something about being black.

They’re like, ‘You’re not black!’ I assure you that the Northern Illinois Ku Klux Klan thinks that I am.”

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Installation of new President of Western Sümi Kükami Hoho (WSKH) at Shokhuvi village on the 10th July 2020.

Phushito Aye has been elected as the new President and Vikuto Rochill as the Vice President of WSKH.

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Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub in a cryptic tweet.

“This thread kind of sums it up. Either way we have lost. Those who feel that justice has been delivered.. Yes may be.. But in civilised societies its important that due process of justice is also “seen” as being done. #VikasDubey,” wrote actor-producer Nikhil Dwivedi. “#VikasDubeyKilled in an encounter. Convenient.

Straight out of a Hindi film scene. Those in power wanted him eliminated by the police before he outed their murky secrets... Public apprehension comes true. Will @hmoindia and @pmoindia intervene? #VikasDubey #vikasDubeyEncounter,” shared producer Tanujj Garg.

Gangster Vikas Dubey was shot when he reportedly tried to flee, following the vehicle he was travelling in overturned after skidding on the road due to heavy rain on Friday morning.

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Lo n d o n, J u l 1 0 ( Ag e n c i e s ) : S t u a r t Broad, the England paceman who was dropped for the ongoing first Test against West Indies in Southampton, said he felt frustrated and angry at having “my shirt” taken away.

Broad was in England’s 13-man squad for the series opener, the first major international cricket since the coronavirus lockdown.

The paceman is second only to long-standing new-ball colleague James Anderson in England’s all-

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He was their most successful bowler during a 3-1 series win in South Africa earlier this year, with 14 wickets at under 20 apiece.

But for the first match of the ongoing three-Test series, England opted for the express pace of Jofra Archer and Mark Wood, as well as Anderson and stand-in captain Ben Stokes in their four-man seam attack.

Broad made no attempt to hide his hurt dur-

ing a frank interview with Sky Sports before Friday’s third day, with West Indies resuming on 57-1 in reply to England’s 204 all out.

“I found out about 6pm the night before the game,” said Broad. “Stokesy told me we were just going with extra pace in these conditions.”

The 34-year-old Broad said he had spoken to England national selector Ed Smith about the prospect of adding to his tally of 485 wickets from 138 Tests.

And with England set

to play six Tests in seven weeks, with a three-match series against Pakistan to follow the Windies campaign, it is likely Broad will be involved.

“I wanted clarification about my future going forward and I was given pretty positive feedback,” he said.

Broad, the son of former England opener turned match referee Chris Broad, added: “I’m not a particularly emotional person but I’ve found the last couple of days quite tough. To say I was disappointed would be an understatement. I’m frustrated, angry, gutted.

“It’s difficult to understand. I’ve probably bowled the best I’ve ever bowled the last couple of years - I felt it was my shirt.”

Broad, however, said he did have some sympathy for the selectors’ dilemma.

“We are also in a fairly unique position this summer,” he said. “Very rarely do you get all your bowlers fit like we’ve got at this minute. Part of my strength and durability as a cricketer is that I’ve been fit on a lot of occasions and been available for selection. I felt like I deserved a spot in the team, as would anyone else.”

WTA adds two events to 2020 calendar Florida, Jul 10 (IANS): The WTA has announced that two more additional tournaments, the Prague Open in the Czech Republic and the Top Seed Open in Lexington, have been added to the provisional 2020 calendar, which now features 21 tournaments.

The WTA Tour, which has remained suspended since March 19 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will begin with the Palermo Ladies Open on August 3, followed by events in Prague and Lexington a week later.

The Cincinnati Masters is slated to be played at the Flushing Meadows, New York followed by the US Open from August 31.

There will be claycourt events in Madrid and Rome before tournaments in Europe and the Asia Pacific region, including the China Open in Beijing and the season-ending WTA Finals in Shenzhen set to be played between November 9-15.

“As the WTA Tour looks to return to competition in 2020, we are pleased to provide additional playing opportunities for our athletes,” said Steve Simon, WTA Chairman.

Federer hopes to play in front of crowds Zurich, Jul 10 (Agencies): Roger Federer, who turns 39 next month, says he hopes to play again in front of crowds as he targets his comeback from a knee injury in 2021.

Having beaten longtime rival Rafael Nadal in an exhibition match in Cape Town in February, in front of a record crowd of 52,000, Federer has not played since knee surgery at the end of that month.

He had another procedure on his right knee in June but hopes to return in 2021 even though he will turn 40 in August next year.

“I want to come back healthy. We’ll see how long that lasts,” he told German weekly newspaper Die Zeit.

The Swiss ace says he has missed tennis more than ever since the coronavirus pandemic first hit and forced a shutdown of the sport in March.

“In the beginning it wasn’t like that,” he said.

“There was nothing we could do anyway, we were just especially glad that we weren’t ill and that all our friends and family were doing well. But now I miss it, I’d love to be in a

Liverpool’s Jordan Henderson out for rest of season with us for the start of next season. He’s a quick healer.

It’s not too cool, but it’s the best news we could get.”

Liver pool take on Burnley at Anfield on Saturday and follow that up with games against Arsenal, Chelsea and Newcastle.

The Chelsea fixture will see them receive the Premier League trophy, and Klopp confirmed that Henderson would be the one to lift it, even though he will not be involved that day.

He added, “It was an awful moment when he left the pitch, we knew immediately. In Germany, we would say that Hendo is an animal, he fights with everything. If he has pain he will never tell you. So you knew something had happened which should not have happened.”

“It was a complete mood killer. We won away,

and I said to the players we should be happy with that, but then everyone realises Hendo is round the corner [injured]. Everybody felt for him. He deserves to lift the trophy, and he will lift the trophy. No surgery needed, that’s the good news. All the rest, we can make our own decisions. Hendo will lift the trophy.”

Henderson has taken in 40 appearances for Liverpool across all competitions this season, with his consistency for the recordbreaking Reds seeing him billed by many as a leading contender for the PFA Player of the Year award.

Meanwhile, Klopp confirmed that defender Dejan Lovren had returned to full training having missed the Reds’ last four games through injury. The Croatian will be in contention to feature against Burnley.

full stadium again.”

After a career which has yielded eight Wimbledon titles in a total of 20 Grand Slams, the last of which was the 2018 Australian Open, Federer knows his career is drawing to a close.

“I’m going miss it when I retire,” he added, but hoping fans will eventually be allowed to watch live tennis in stadiums again, despite COVID-19.

“It’ll come back. We just have to be patient

now.”

Recently, Federer finished above Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to become the highest-earning athlete of 2019, according to Forbes.

“Maybe it’s good for tennis that we can compete” with other sports, said Federer, who Forbes claim earned $106 million last year, mostly through endorsements.

“But I’m rather embarrassed when it’s in the papers,” admitted Federer.

Pogba targets Europa League and FA Cup glory Birmingham, Jul 10 (IANS): Manchester United playmaker Paul Pogba has set his eyes on winning silverware this season as they remain in contention for lifting FA Cup and Europa League titles.

The Red Devils have been on a roll after the coronavirus stoppage and Thursday’s 3-0 win over Aston Villa was the 17th game they remained unbeaten across competitions.

Also, they became the first Premier League team to win four successive matches with a margin of three goals. Pogba stated they are happy with their recent performances but said winning titles at the end of the seasn remains a priority.

“We’re really pleased with ourselves but we know we have to carry on,” Pog-

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ba told Sky Sports after the end of the match. “We talk before the game, we talk in training that we have to carry on. That’s what Manchester is.”

“It’s a big club and we want to keep the level up always. I’ve been injured for a very long time. I focused on myself to get back and help the team as much as I can. This year we have two goals: to go for the Europa League and the FA Cup. So, we focus on that,” he added.

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Lo n d o n, J u l 1 0 (Agencies): Jordan Henderson will miss the rest of Liverpool’s Premier League campaign with a knee injury, manager Jurgen Klopp has confirmed.

The Reds captain was forced off during the second half of Wednesday’s 3-1 win over Brighton at the AmEx Stadium following a collision with Yves Bissouma.

Henderson underwent a scan at Melwood on Thursday, and while he will not require surgery on the injury, he will miss the final four games of the season.

Klopp did, however, suggest the 30-year-old would be fit for the start of the 2020-21 campaign.

Speaking at a press conference to preview his Jordan Henderson side’s game with Burnley for the rest of this season, on Saturday, Klopp said, the bad news. It is a knee in- needed.”

“He will not play again but I’m positive he will be “It is the best possible of all jury, but there is no surgery

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Manchester United ease to another win at Villa competitions this season and is rapidly emerging as one of the most exciting young talents seen at United for years.

Paul Pogba wrapped up the win against a Villa side, who looked demoralised, when Fernandes played a clever corner deep to the Frenchman outside the box and the World

Cup winner placed the ball in the bottom corner past a motionless Reina for his first league goal since April, 2019.

Martial blasted against the bar as United threatened to run riot against Dean Smith’s side who are next to bottom on 27 points, four behind 17thplaced Watford.

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Spurs held 0-0 by Bournemouth

Players of Manchester United and Aston Villa fight for the ball during their Premier League match.

Lo n d o n, J u l 1 0 ( Ag e n c i e s ) : M a n chester United kept up their impressive chase for a top-four spot with a comfortable 3-0 win at relegation-threatened Aston Villa in the Premier League on Thursday.

The victory means United, who are now unbeaten in 17 matches in all competitions, became the

first team since the formation of the Premier League to win four consecutive matches by a margin of three or more goals.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side are fifth in the table, one point behind fourth-placed Leicester City and two adrift of Chelsea in third with four games left.

United went ahead

in the 27th minute after a debatable penalty award when referee Jon Moss ruled that Ezri Konsa had brought down Bruno Fernandes just inside the box.

The Portugal international rose to convert the spotkick.

Villa kee per Pe pe Reina was kept busy, dealing with efforts from Anthony Martial and Ma-

Wimbledon prize money boost for players Lo n d o n, J u l 1 0 (Agencies): A total of 620 players, singles and doubles, male and female, will benefit from Wimbledon’s £10m fund thanks in large to their pandemic insurance policy.

Wimbledon was cancelled earlier this year for the first time since World War Two due to the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe.

Based on the world ranking, 224 players who would have competed in the qualifying tournament will each receive £12,500 while 256 players who would have competed in main singles draw will each receive £25,000.

The 120 players who would have competed in main doubles draw will each receive £6,250, while 16 players who would have competed in the wheelchair events will each receive £6,000.

Four players who

would have competed in the Quad Wheelchair events will each receive £5,000.

O utg o ing A E LTC chief, Richard Lewis has said he was pleased the insurance policy has allowed them to financially help players during a difficult time for the sport.

“Immediately following the cancellation of The Championships, we turned our attention to how we could assist those who help make Wimbledon happen,” he said.

“We know these months of uncertainty have been very worrying for these groups, including the players, many of whom have

faced financial difficulty during this period and who would have quite rightly anticipated the opportunity to earn prize money at Wimbledon based on their world ranking.”

“We are pleased that our insurance policy has allowed us to recognise the impact of the cancellation on the players and that we are now in a position to offer this payment as a reward for the hard work they have invested in building their ranking to a point where they would have gained direct entry into The Championships 2020.”

The AELTC have also announced grass court seeding formula used since 2002 has served its time, and from 2021 seeding for the men’s singles draw will be based solely on ranking.

There will be no change to the method of seeding for the women’s singles draw.

son Greenwood while Fernandes missed a great chance when he headed over when unmarked with the goal at his mercy.

There was no dispute about United’s second goal, though, just before the break, a thundering drive from Greenwood after good work from Martial.

The 18-year-old has now scored 16 goals in all

Relegation-threatened Bournemouth had a late goal disallowed by VAR as they had to settle for a 0-0 draw at home to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Thursday. Callum Wilson thought he had grabbed a crucial win in Bournemouth’s desperate battle to avoid the drop but his overhead kick was chalked off for handball after the ball hit the arm of Josh King on the way into the net.

Harry Wilson was then denied a stoppage-time winner by Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris as a dreary game sprang to life. There were more than 10 minutes of stoppage time after Bournemouth’s Adam Smith was carried off on a stretcher in the second half after lengthy treatment for a head injury.

Until the late drama there was precious little excitement with Tottenham only displaying some belated urgency in the second half as they pinned the hosts back.

They were toothless though as for the first time in 186 top-flight matches Bournemouth did not face an attempt on target. Victory would have lifted Jose Mourinho’s Spurs side to seventh but they are a place and a point below their north London rivals Arsenal in ninth ahead of Sunday’s home derby. The only incident worth talking about in a dreadful first half was when visiting striker Harry Kane was denied a penalty despite appearing to be pushed in the back by King.

Tottenham sent on Son Heung-min and Tanguy Ndombele at halftime and they offered more threat, with Erik Lamela’s glancing header flying just wide. Spurs created little else though as they remained on course for their worst league finish since 2008.

Milan, Jul 10 (Agencies): Inter Milan allowed yet another game to slip from their grasp as Verona snatched a late equaliser to hold them to a 2-2 draw in Serie A on Thursday.

Antonio Conte’s side appeared to have done the difficult part when they came from behind to lead 2-1 early in the second half only for Miguel Veloso to level for Verona with five minutes left.

That means Inter stay fourth with 65 points, having been overtaken by Atalanta after their 2-0 win over Sampdoria on Wednesday, and are 10 adrift of leaders Juventus with seven games to play. Verona are ninth with 43.

Since the Serie A restart, Inter have been held 3-3 at home by Sassuolo after conceding twice in the last 10 minutes and on Sunday they lost 2-1 to visitors Bologna after leading

Tokyo Olympic mascot ‘Miraitowa and Paralympic mascot Someity with children.

experts, a common theme emerged: the Olympics would increase the risk of an outbreak.

“Infection will flare up if we push ahead with the Olympics and hold them.

There is no doubt about it,” said Daiichi Morii, a doctor at Osaka University Hospital’s infection control team.

“The virus is barely under control as we are putting a halt on the inflow of people from overseas,” Morii added. “With events like the Olympics, the virus

will come in for sure and the number of infections will shoot up inevitably.”

Japan’s success in containing the virus is part of the reason. A recent government survey showed only 0.1% of Tokyo residents have coronavirus antibodies. That is much lower than 14% in the state of New York in April, and 7% in Stockholm.

“Very few are infected in Japan and pretty much everyone is susceptible,” said Katsunori Yanagihara,

Bernabeu. Juventus had edged Lyon 1-0 in France.

RB Leipzig will lock horns against Atletico Madrid, who had ousted defending champions Liverpool in the Last-16 round, recording a 3-2 win on aggregate. Leipzig, meanwhile, had trashed Tottenham 4-0 over two legs.

The winner between Napoli and Barcelona tie will face winner of Chelsea and Bayern Munich clash.

Barca had earlier won 1-0 in Naples while Bayern had crushed Chelsea in London in the first leg.

The fourth and final fixture is rather a simpler one as Atalanta will take on Paris Saint Germain.

The Italian side blew away Valencia 8-4 over two legs while PSG edged Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in thrilling Last-16 tie.

The final will be played at the Stadium of Light in Lisbon on August 23.

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Players of Verona and Inter Milan fight for the ball during their Serie A match.

1-0 and missing a penalty — a performance which left Conte fuming.

They also got off to a disastrous start on Thursday when Federico Dimarco sent a ball over the top of

Experts warn of high-risk Tokyo Olympics TOKYO, Jul 10 (Agencies): With just over a year to go until the Tokyo Olympics, medical experts say the event could pose a grave health risk to the Japanese public, predicting that few people will have coronavirus antibodies and that vaccines will not be widely available.

Olympic organisers and the Japanese and Tokyo metropolitan governments are scrambling for steps to prevent the pandemic from derailing the event. But they say concrete plans are unlikely to shape up before the end of this year.

The global death toll from COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the new coronavirus, reached half a million late last month, and cases topped 10 million.

Although Tokyo on Thursday confirmed 224 new infections, a record high for a single day, Japan has largely avoided the disastrous effects seen in other countries.

That has scientists and medical experts concerned about how things might look next summer, a year after the Tokyo Games were postponed.

In interviews with a dozen infectious diseases

Nyon, Jul 10 (IANS): The historic UEFA Champions League quarter-final and semi-final draw took place on Friday. It was historic in the sense because it took place even before all the matches in Round of 16 got over.

The Champions League had to be stopped in March due to the coronavirus pandemic with few second-leg matches left to be played.

The governing body had earlier announced dates of the second-leg matches which will be played behind closed doors in Turin, Manchester, Munich and Barcelona on August 7 and 8 respectively.

The quarter-final draw saw winner of Real Madrid and Manchester City pitted against winner between Lyon and Juventus. City hold the edge over Real as they had beaten them 2-1 in the first leg at Santiago

professor in Nagasaki University’s school of tropical medicine and global health.

Antibodies help fight off infections, and scientists say having antibodies for the coronavirus might provide protection against re-infection.

There are more than 100 potential vaccines in development, but experts say none will likely be available in enough quantity in time for the Olympics, which involves about 200 countries.

“Even if a vaccine has

been developed by then, it’s near impossible for it to go around the world,” said Atsuo Hamada, a professor at Tokyo Medical University Hospital.

A Tokyo voter survey by the Asahi Shimbun daily late last month showed that 59 percent of those polled believe the Olympics should be cancelled or postponed again, underscoring the public’s nagging worries about the pandemic.

In a bid to address such concerns, Yoshiro Mori, head of the Tokyo Olympic organising committee, on Monday told the capital’s governor, Yuriko Koike, that he planned to set up a task force with the central and metropolitan governments

by September.

In the meeting, they discussed infection screening for foreign visitors and limiting crowd sizes, public broadcaster NHK reported.

Japan has had only about 20,000 cases and 980 deaths. Researchers have cited various factors for those low numbers, from the nation’s robust healthcare system to infrequent hugging and handshaking. But they say there is no clear single reason for the country’s success.

second half, scoring from a rebound after Romelu Lukaku’s shot hit the bar, and he was also involved in the second goal six minutes later.

After being released on the right, Candreva’s shot was deflected off Dimarco’s chest and slipped between goalkeeper Marco Silvestri and his near post.

Lautaro Martinez was denied a third for Inter when he broke clear only to denied by Silvestri and Verona seemed to have run out of gas.

But, in a tale that has become all too familiar for Inter, the hosts snatched an equaliser when Amir Rrahmani slipped between two defenders and laid the ball off to Veloso who fired past Samir Handanovic.

Inter will hope to return to winning ways against Torino at San Siro on Monday, while Verona visit Fiorentina a day earlier.

the Inter defence and Darko Lazovic flew past Milan Skriniar and scored from a narrow angle in the second minute.

It could have been worse as Veloso’s shot

scraped the post and Dimarco was close with another effort but Inter survived and turned the game around after the break.

Antonio Candreva levelled four minutes into the

Bundesliga to start in September

Take your appeal to ECB: PCB tells Danish Kaneria

Frankfurt, Jul 10 (Agencies): Germany will start the 2020-21 season with cup games on September 11 before the Bundesliga resumes September 18. The winter break has been cut short to fit the season between postponed European tournaments.

The calendar published Friday by the German soccer federation has the league starting more than a month after it did in 2019-20. That allows space for the Champions League and Europa League mini-tournaments in August.

The Bundesliga will end May 22, in time for the European Championship, which start June 11 after being pushed back a year amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The Super Cup is normally the German season-opener, but it’s been delayed to September 30.

To squeeze a full schedule of games between the postponed European tournaments, there’s an extra round of midweek games and the winter break has been slashed. The last games of 2019 will be cup games December 23 and the first league games of 2021 are set for January 2, two weeks earlier than in 2019-20.

Danish Kaneria

Lahore, Jul 10 (IANS): Pakistan Cricket Board was approached

by Danish Kaneria on the life ban imposed on him.

After carefully reviewing and studying the requests, the PCB has responded to the former cricketer. It was with regards to being offered a rehabilitation programme and Kaneria has been asked to approach the ECB as his ban was imposed by the ECB. The PCB in a release said that the synopsis of the response is, “You were banned for life by the ECB’s Cricket Discipline Commission after it was established that you had ‘’knowingly induced or encouraged Mervyn Westfield not to perform on his merits in the Durham match’’.

Yo u s u b s e q u e n t ly challenged the decision

before the Appeal Panel of the Cricket Disciplinary Commission, which was upheld. Then, you appealed before a commercial bench of the High Court in London, which was dismissed. Then, you appealed before the Court of Appeal (Civil Division), which was rejected.

The PCB’s rehabilitation programme is offered to players upon conclusion of the respective periods of ineligibility and not for players who are serving life bans.

The life ban was imposed by the ECB and upheld by all ICC Members as per Article 9 of the ICC/PCB Anti-Corruption Code, and the only way it could have been overturned was by way of appeal, an avenue which have already been explored.

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