July 24, 2020

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Vol XXX No. 228

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Lockdowns in Kohima and Dimapur July 25-31 in Kohima (total), July 26 to AugUST 2 in Dimapur (partial)

KOHIMA/DIMAPUR, JUL 23 (NPN): The District Task Forces (DTFs) of Kohima and Dimapur on Thursday decided to impose total lockdown and partial lockdown respectively in the two districts.

During an emergency meeting of DTF Kohima, it was decided to impose a seven-day total lockdown under Kohima municipal areas (19 wards) from July 2531. However, in Dimapur, the DTF during its meeting decided to impose partial lockdown from July 26 till August 2, with stringent measures in place.

The lockdowns were being imposed in order to enhance active surveillance by the respective district medical teams and to ensure more comprehensive contact tracing, early detection of suspected cases and isolation measures so as to slow down the chain of transmission process and to further contain the spread of COVID-19 infection.

Accordingly both the deputy commissioners-Gregory Thejawelie (Ko-

hima) and Anoop Khinchi (Dimapur) have issued lockdown measures to be strictly followed by all.

“Unless each and everyone comes forward and act accordingly, other measures we may adopt, but that is not the solution, when the general public have certain changes in behaviour that can really be a good approach in fighting against COVID-19,” DC Kohima said. He said the district administration was concerned about COVID-19 cases being detected from outside the quarantine centres.

Lockdown measures for Kohima town areas

1. All public movement is prohibited, except on rare Medical Emergencies.

2. All categories of Shops are to strictly remain closed during the total lockdown period, except for Pharmacies outside the sealed area.

3. All religious places should remain closed. Religious services and congregation is strictly prohibited.

4. Movement of all

commercial and private vehicles are prohibited, except for unavoidable Medical Emergencies.

5. Gathering of people at public places within the residential areas in Ward/ Colonies/villages is prohibited.

6. Marriages are not allowed during this total lockdown period.

7. Funeral/last rites related gatherings shall ensure social distancing and the maximum number of people allowed shall not exceed more than 20 people.

8. Inter State, Inter-district and inter village movement is restricted. However, movement of medical emergency cases and essential goods and services with proper safety measures in place will be allowed.

Exemptions: District administration, police, paramilitary/army, medical, chief minister’s office, Raj Bhavan staffs, Treasury, Prisons, Kohima Municipal Council, PHED, Power, NIC, DIPR, NSDMA, Fire & Emergency Services, HG &CD, Food & Civil Sup-

ply, Social Welfare, IT&C, AIR, Doordarshan, Medias, Medical Hospitals, Clinics & Nursing Homes, BSNL & Private Telecom services, Internet service providers, Banks with minimal staffs & ATMs, petroleum outlets & LPGs, Quarantine centres, Bethel Kitchen, persons/ patients with medical emergencies and those person/ individual involved in authorized Covid-19 related duties are exempted from the purview of the total Lockdown measures.

In view of the Sixth Session of the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly to be held on July 30, all members of NLA, AHoDs/ HoDs, Assembly officials and others involved/detailed for the session are also exempted.

Dimapur district lockdown measures

1. Only shops dealing with essential commodities will be opened for public from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

2. Wholesale markets will remain open from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. only

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3. Vegetable vendors will be allowed to sell vegetables in the colonies/ villages only and not in the main market.

4. New Market, Hongkong Market, Hazi Park, Millenium Market, Railway bazaar and Vegetable market at Purana Bazaar will continue to remain closed completely.

5. Public are directed to buy essential commodities from their respective colonies/village shops.

6. As the lockdown is enforced in the State, movement of all public are restricted except those coming out to avail essential services.

7. In all the essential commodity shops, social distancing to be strictly maintained and adhered to.

8. Inter-State, Inter District and Inter Village Movement is restricted.

However, movement of Medical Emergency cases and Essential goods and services with proper safety measures in place will be allowed.

(Cont’d on p-8)

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COVID: Nagaland records highest single-day spike with 90 cases COVID-19 STATUS AS ON july 23, 2020 ACTIVE CASES Recov- Total ICU On Asympered Cases Mild Moderate tomatic Ventilator 293 1 1 1 163 458

District Dimapur Kiphire

0

0

0

0

0

0

Kohima

168

0

0

0

110

278 3

Longleng

3

0

0

0

0

Mokokchung

5

0

0

0

4

9

Mon

91

0

0

0

8

99

Peren

57

1

0

0

193

252

Phek

9

0

0

0

9

18

Tuensang

5

0

0

0

39

44

Wokha

1

0

0

0

0

1

Zunheboto

8

0

0

0

4

12

Total

640

2

1

1

530

1174

Distribution of Cases by domicile district Kohima

Dimapur

Mokokchung

Phek

Zunheboto

Tuensang

Mon

Wokha

206

359

9

19

14

49

124

11

Kiphire

Longleng

Peren

Others

Total

4

5

328

46

1174

*Recovery Rate 45% * 1 migrated to Dimapur from Peren

43 Armed forces personnel positive 37 Power company employees DIMAPUR, JUL 23 (NPN): Nagaland on Thursday recorded the highest single-day spike of 90 COVID-19 cases taking the total number of people infected with the contagion to 1174 cases-- 644 active and 530 recovered.

Kohima district accounted the maximum number of fresh cases on Thursday at 61, while Dimapur recorded 26 cases, 2 in Peren and 1 in Phek district.

According to state Health & Family Welfare

department, out of 90 cases, 43 were from the armed forces, 42 from among the returnees at quarantine centres out of which 37 were from a Power company, 1 frontline worker and 4 traced contacts.

Active sur veillance and contact tracing was in progress to prevent further spreading of the infection, principal secretary Home Abhijit Sinha said in his daily briefing. As per the severity of symptoms, 640 active cases were asymptomatic, 2 mild, 1 with moderate symptoms and 1 admitted to ICU on ventilator.

Till July 23, a total of 20,126 samples had been sent for testing through RT-PCR. Results of 18,968 samples were received out of which 11,793 were tested at the BSL-3 lab (NHAK) and 654 samples tested positive.

In addition, a total of 13,497 samples were also sent for testing on Truenat.

12,766 samples tested negative and 428 positive, which have again been sent for confirmation by RT-PCR. Meanwhile, a total of 2,821 persons were presently under Facility Quarantine.

DC Dimapur orders All precautions taken to hold NLA session 2 more railway staff 16 non-frontline workers test sealing of offices, of Lok Sabha secretariat, had test COVID positive positive for COVID: Mmhonlumo communicated how other Only 30 MLAs to Staff Reporter States Assemblies were concolony, GRP flat be allowed inside Correspondent making the COVID ducting their business during

DIMAPUR, JUL 23 (NPN): In order to take effective measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, deputy commissioner (DC) Dimapur and chairman District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), Anoop Khinchi, has ordered the sealing of the office of the General Manager of Nagaland State Transport (NST) Dimapur with immediate effect till further order.

Railway parcel office, GRP flat: In another directive, the DC Dimapur has ordered the sealing of the Railway Parcel Section Office, Railway Union Employees Colony and General Railway Police DS Flat with immediate effect till further order.

This has been done so after four Railway employees of the parcel section tested positive for COVID. In this regard, the DC has warned that person(s) violating the containment measures will be liable to be proceeded as per the provision of Section 51-60 of the Disaster Management Act 2005 besides legal action under Section 188 of the IPC.

the Central hall

Correspondent

KOHIMA, JUL 23 (NPN): In view of the spike in COVID-19 cases, authorities of Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) are leaving no stone unturned to ensure that the forthcoming daylong Assembly session scheduled on July 30 passes off smoothly.

As part of the precautionary measures and taking into consideration the standard operating procedure (SOP) and other COVID protocols in place, special seating arrangements are being made, especially considering the fact that 43 of the 60 legislators are in the age group of 50 to 86, considered vulnerable.

As per sitting arrangements, only 30 MLAs would be accommodated at the Central Hall of the Assembly

Sharingain Longkumer (NP)

building, while the remaining would have to take seat at the officers’ gallery following the social distancing norm.

Interacting with media persons here on Thursday, NLA speaker Sharingain Longkumer said a letter addressed to both the leader of the house and leader of the opposition was dispatched on Wednesday communicating the names of members that would be accommodated at the officers’ gallery.

He said despite the COVID-19 pandemic, constitutional requirements had to be fulfilled and thus NLA commissioner secretary Dr Antony, who was a member

India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 12L mark

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“Just look, due to lockdown, I’ve saved all these which I would have donated as chief guest.”

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this pandemic. Longkumer said other States were conducting Assembly sessions to fulfil the constitutional requirements and at the same time taking necessary precautions in view of the pandemic, adding that some States were even holding the sessions with a quorum. But Nagaland being a small State, he explained that it was decided to hold session with participation of all 60 members.

He said though the Central Hall had 30 benches with a capacity to accommodate two members per bench, only one member would be allowed on one bench this time to ensure social distance. In this regard, only 30 MLAs-- 17 from Treasury bench and 13 from the Opposition bench will be allowed inside the Central hall, the remaining will be accommodated at the officers’ gallery.

(Cont’d on p-8)

NEW DELHI, JUL 23 (PTI): With the highest-ever single-day spike of 45,720 cases, India’s COVID-19 tally crossed the 12-lakh mark on Thursday, while

the death-toll mounted to 29,861 with a record 1,129 fatalities in a day, according to the Union Health Ministry data.

The country crossed

the 12-lakh mark just three days after it crossed the 11lakh milestone.

The coronavirus caseload in the country surged to 12,38,635, while 7,82,606 people have recovered so far in the country, the data updated at 8 am showed.

There are 4,26,167 active cases of coronavirus infection presently in the country. Thus 63.18 per cent people have recovered so far. The total number of confirmed cases includes foreigners. Meanwhile, as many as 29,557 COVID-19 patients have recuperated in a 24-hour span till Thursday morning, the highest recorded in a day so far, taking the recovery rate to 63.18 per cent, the Union Health Ministry said. The number of tests for detection of COVID-19 also crossed the 15-million mark as the number of cases surged to 12,38,635 on Thursday.

DIMAPUR, JUL 23 (NPN): Two more railway staff, of the parcel section, tested positive for COVID-19 here on Thursday, taking the total number of railway employees affected with the virus to four now.

All the four COVID-19 patients have been shifted to Circuit House here, which has been converted into a COVID Care Centre (CCC).

Railway colony council members informed Nagaland Post that swabs were collected from six persons of the railway colony, of which two came out positive through TrueNat machine.

And following the detection of the two more cases from the area, the railway colony adjacent to the rail station has been barricaded and restrictions have been imposed on movement of people and vehicles, the council members stated.

The COVID patients had reportedly visited a railway doctor after they showed symptoms.

TrueNat testing free for govt employees, `1,500 for others

DIMAPUR, JUL 23 (NPN): In partial modification to the previous order, Dr Z Kheshito Zhimo, medical superintendent of COVID-19 Hospital Dimapur, has informed that as per the standard operating procedure (SOP) of the home department regarding guidelines to be followed by government servants on reaching the district sample collection centres, the employees would be tested using TrueNat free cost, whereas for others the charge would be Rs 1,500.

He further informed that, if tested negative, the government employee could proceed to his or her place of work by following all safety norms/standard operating procedure.

However, if the employee tested positive, he or she would be placed at an appropriate COVID facility and due protocol would be followed. This was stated in a release.

test “paid” and whether KOHIMA, JUL 23 the cost of treatment, (NPN): Even as the if found positive after State is witnessing a paid testing, would be spike in COVID-19 borne by the state govcases, the number of ernment, he clarified infection among nonthat the government frontline workers inhad not come up with volved in combating the Mmhonlumo Kikon any standard operating pandemic has reached procedure (SOP) on the 16, High Powered Committee (HPC) matter, though an SOP for paid testspokesperson and adviser Mmhon- ing for special categories of people lumo Kikon said. had been put in place.

He said that out of 16, nine were He said so far there was only from Kohima, six from Dimapur and one rate of Rs 1,500 for paid TrueNat one case from another district. test for special categories of people Talking to Nagaland Post, Mm- entering Nagaland. honlumo explained that most infecOn making antigen kits freely tions happened among the returnees available in the market considering during their travel and inside the its low cost compared to TrueNat quarantine centres, adding that infec- and to ease the burden on BSL labs, tions had multiplied at quarantine Mmhonlumo explained that antigen centres He said frontline workers test kits were to be used only in were bound to be infected as had special situations and for particular happened everywhere in the world categories of people, and not as an despite taking utmost precautions, over-the-counter kit. However, he said adding most States in India were the matter would be considered when witnessing the same. the Union Health ministry permitted When asked on the merits of the State government to do so.

NMA writes to CM over various issues DIMAPUR, JUL 23 (NPN): Naga Mothers’ Association (NMA) has written to the state chief minister drawing his attention to various issues including extension of the Disturbed Area Act (DAA) and Armed Forces Special Powers Act in Nagaland, ban of sale of dog meat, government’s self declaration order to employees etc. and sought his intervention.

In a representation addressed to the state chief minister, NMA president Abeiu Meru and secretary Lochumbeni Humtose strongly protested the extension of DAA and AFSPA amidst the ongoing peace process. Stating that they have witnessed decades of armed violence, militarization, killings and human rights violations, NMA has, therefore, urged the government to protect the right to peace and security without such draconian laws.

NMA also sought repealing of AFSPA for a fruitful and peaceful conclusion of the Naga political issue in an atmosphere of respect and mutual understanding. On the issue of ban of sale of dog meat, NMA stated that dog meat was a traditional delicacy among many tribes in the state.

Instead of making strong efforts to sensitize public with campaigns on taking care of pet dogs and avoiding cruelty to animals or risks of rabies, the NMA said the government resorted to blanket (Cont’d on p-8) ban.

NSF flays govt’s self-declaration order to employees

DIMAPUR, JUL 23 (NPN): Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has condemned and described as “malicious exercise” the state government’s office memorandum dated July 7, 2020 directing all administrative heads and heads of departments to obtain information from all employees in a ‘self-declaration’ form, whether any of the employees have their family members and relatives in the underground organizations.

NSF president Ninoto Awomi and general secretary Liremo R Kikon denounced the usage of the term ‘undergrounds’ to refer to “Naga national workers” by the state government.

NSF reminded the state government that the “unique history and situation” of the Naga people (Cont’d on p-8) K Y M C

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SDC under NHP to be implemented and chief engineer, Water Resources department, as the nodal officer. Currently, the project is in its 5th year since its inception from 2015-16. The total budget for the state of Nagaland is Rs. 23 Crore.

The main objective of the project is to improve the extent, quality and accessibility of water resources information and to strengthen the capacity of water resources management institutions in the state. In order to achieve this, 47 numbers of locations have been identified throughout the state covering 11 districts of Nagaland for installation of instruments for collection of Real Time Data of River Basins and establishment of a Real Time Data Acquisition System (RTDAS).

The instruments proposed to be installed are 6 (six) numbers of automatic

TVC to impose restrictions on movement within village

DIMAPUR: Thahekhu Village Council (TVC) has informed that in view of COVID-19 outbreak and in an attempt to contain its spread, the village held a meeting on July 22 and resolved to enforce “certain restrictions” within the village.

In a press release, TVC chairman I Khekuto Yeptho and secretary, Mughavi Chishi informed that the council has resolved to prohibit entry of “unknown people” within the village jurisdiction for “morning walks, jogging

and other sport activities”, with effect from July 24.

The village council has also strictly prohibited “non-essential movements” within the village jurisdiction after 2 p.m. as per the government SOP and guidelines. It has also asked residents to compulsorily wear face mask and adhere social distancing norms.

TVC has warned that anyone caught violating the restrictions shall be penalised as per the National Disaster Management Act 2005.

NSCN (I-M) terminates

DIMAPUR: NSCN (I-M) has terminated the service of Michael Bukh, ‘razou peyu’, Rengma region for violation of national principle and ahza.

A press release by NSCN/GPRN through its MIP stated that, earlier he was placed under suspension for a period of six (6) months but failed to mend his ways as he continued to indulge in extortion using unauthorized regional letter heads, thereby tarnishing the image of the region in particular and of the government in general.

weather stations, 41 (forty one) numbers of automatic rain gauge and 32 (thirty two) numbers of automatic water level recorder.

The department under National Hydrology Project (NHP) has initiated i) “Construction of State Data Centre (SDC) at Kohima” at an estimated cost of Rs. 86.45 lakh for the purpose of data entry, validation, analysis, retrieval and dissemination of datas of meteorological, hydrological (surface & groundwater) and water quality measurements. The construction of the State Data Centre commenced on August 2, 2019 and is still ongoing. ii) “Construction of Hydrology Project Convention Centre (HPCC) at Dimapur” at an estimated cost of Rs. 237.86 lakh for facilitating all National Hydrology Project (NHP) related trainings/work-

shops/events.

The State Data Centre (SDC) at Kohima aims to meet the following objectives i) To serve as hubs for both real-time and longterm data management and operational control systems (ii) Entering and uploading the validated data in the online software ie WIMS (Water Information Management System) as assigned by National Hydrology Project and making it available on the public domain ie State WRIS (Water Resource Information System) iii) Mapping the datas through web based GIS Module iv) Retrieval of data from the automatic weather stations on daily basis v) Checking and validation of data collected from different hydrometrological stations on monthly basisvi) Collecting and compiling the manual data from all the

DIMAPUR: Award distribution programme for “best farmer” and “best organised group” was organised by Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA) at ATMA training hall on July 23.

A press release by ATMA Dimapur stated that, DAO & PD (ATMA) Atoi Sema in his address congratulated the awardees for their achievement and encouraged them to continue their hard work and dedication. He said that the department was trying their best to help the farming community during such times of pandemic.

Therefore, he asked them not to hesitate in approaching ATMA for any query/ assistance related to agriculture and allied activities.

He also sought their cooperation in disseminating farm information to other farmers as well as report disease/pest infestation to agri and allied departments.

He further distributed

Participants with resource persons and other officials of SASRD Medziphema

A press release by STINER-TFC, SASRD: NU Medziphema stated that, the training was targeted to aspiring entrepreneurs, where resource persons divided the programme into different sessions. The theoretical sessions covered topics such as, prospects of banana fibre, its marketing opportunities as well as the various challenges faced by this sector in the

Posters with slogan in Sumi dialect and English distributed to business establishments in Zunheboto.

DIMAPUR: Zunheboto Chambers of Commerce and industries (ZCCI) conducted a poster campaign from July 21 to 22.

A press release by ZCCI media affairs secretary, Holoka T. Sumi stated that, the main objective of the campaign

ATMA Dmu awards best farmer and organised group

Awardees with DAO & PD (ATMA) and AMC members during the award distribution programme.

the best farmer award to 6 (six) farmers namely, Thapfusabinuo, Seyeineinu Angami, Vikuosienuo Chusi, Dik Bahadur, Zhetovi Yeptho and Orenthung Ngullie and best organised group award to 3 (three)

SASRD: NU training on banana fibre extraction

DIMAPUR: STINER-TFC, SASRD: NU, Medziphema in collaboration with NTTC, Dimapur organised a threeday training programme on “Banana fibre extraction and handicraft making” at NTTC demonstration hall from July 20 to 22. Training programme was initiated by project in-charge, STINERTFC, SASRD: NU, Medziphema, professor Akali Sema.

hydrometrological sites on daily basis and keeping record of data vii) Exchanging and reporting the data with other agencies under the National Hydrology Project.

With the State Data Centre in place and correlating all its functions, the ultimate beneficiaries will be the selected, farm communities benefitted from pilot projects for water management, rural and urban water and power users, populations affected by floods and droughts, especially poor rural people, and farm families who may benefit from improved irrigation water supply and management, PHED, Power, Agri and Allied departments, research and educational institutions, students and researchers, NGOs, civil society organizations, practicing engineers and the private sector.

ZCCI undertakes poster campaign on mask awareness

state. During the practical sessions, participants were given hands-on training for selection and sorting of banana plant, extraction of fibre, processing for quality enhancement and handicraft making. Necessary social distancing protocols were maintained during the entire programme.

Resource persons for the training programme were, Er. Petehetuo Mi-

asalhou, principal, NTTC, Rov i s a t u o N a p r a n t s u , project manager, Kudatech Creations and Mepuliba Walling, manager, Amity Banana Fibre and Allied products. They were assisted by two artisans from Kudatech Creations.

The introductory session was chaired by Awalo Keppen, assistant manager, NTTC and speech was delivered by Dr. Sentirenla Changkiri, project assistant, STINER-TFC, SASRD: NU, Medziphema.

During the valedictory session, certificates were distributed to all the participants, where vote of thanks was delivered by Rokosieno Zao, project assistant, STINER-TFC, SASRD: NU, Medziphema. A total number of 14 participants were registered and trained during the three-day programme.

groups namely Aloino FSG, Sofaizen FSG and Kutupo SHG. DPO, Land Resources and member AMC Akato Chishi also congratulated the awardees and said that farmers do not work for recognition or awards but for sustainability and are the economy builders.

Earlier, programme was chaired by deputy PD, ATMA, Dimapur Dr. Ithika C. Swu, who also welcomed the HoDs Dimapur of Agri and allied departments and farmers present. Vote of thanks was delivered by deputy PD, ATMA Dimapur, Tonikali Achumi.

was to let the public and the business persons be reminded of their safety, by protecting themselves from the virus and not compromising the life of others by wearing mask and maintaining the SOPs at all times.

ZCCI distributed the

slogan printed posters in Sumi dialect and English language at all business establishments. The poster campaign was in continuation to the mask awareness campaign which was recently conducted prior to the campaign on July 22.

news in Brief

NLA informs on car/official pass for assembly sessions: In view of the sixth session of the 13 Nagaland Legislative Assembly to be held from July 30, the commissioner & secretary, Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA), Dr. P.J. Antony has informed that the car passes and the official gallery passes will be issued from July 27 onwards. Ministers and AHoDs are to collect their car and gallery passes from the special secretary (Home), civil secretariat, Kohima. Advisors, MLAs, PS/PA and other department officials are to collect car passes from the reception counter gate-II, NLA secretariat. HoDs and the media representatives are to collect their car passes from the reception counter, gate-I, NLA secretariat.

DC Kohima informs: Deputy commissioner of Kohima, Gregory Thejawelie has notified and declared Hotel Cimorb, Kohima under Kohima municipal area to be utilized as paid quarantine centre.

DC Wokha informs: Deputy commissioner, Wokha Orenthung Lotha has informed that, in the interest of public and in view of the proposed construction of road starting from KM 83.000 to KM 101.00, all private individuals along the stretch starting from New Wokha village till Tsungiki 2nd bazaar are notified to remove private water pipeline and other building materials within the Right of Way (RoW). Clearing of all such private pipeline and other building materials within the RoW as demarcated by the verification committee may be cleared on or before August 10 for smooth and early completion of the road project.

GRATITUDE

GRATITUDE

09-07-1986 – 21-07-2020 Through this column, we the bereaved family members of Lt. DANIEL ROMEO MAO, Fireman NFS Nagaland wishes to acknowledge the many expressions of sympathy and gesture of kindness bestowed on us at the loss of our dearest brother.

We offer our heartfelt gratitude to all his friends, neighbours, well wishers, who visited our home, attended the service, burial and who provided emotional and practical support to us at this critical pandemic point of time, we also specially thank I.G Sir, all ranks & files/staff (Nagaland Fire & Emergency Services), also who telephoned us and send a thousand messages of heartfelt condolence from different walks of life, we can’t express our all.

Thanks to: 1. Mother Church (Mao Baptist Church -Kalinamai) 2. Fauji Union Kalinamai 3. USB Members 4. Kalinamai Village Authority 5. Mao Baptist Church (Senapati) 6. Manipur Prayer Center (Senapati) Loving Family & Relatives

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DIMAPUR: Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR, RD & GR) is coordinating the implementation of National Hydrology Project (NHP) as a central scheme with World Bank assistance.

According to DIPR report, the cabinet approved the implementation of National Hydrology Project (NHP) on June 23, 2016. The project is for a total duration of 8 years.

Altogether there are 49 implementing agencies covering the entire nation, in which the department of Water Resources is acting as the implementing agency for the state of Nagaland. There is a State Project Management Unit (SPMU) headed by commissioner & secretary, Water Resources department, as the project coordinator

Nagaland Post, Dimapur FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2020

A. TAREP

27-07-1933 to 11-07-2020 We, the family of Late A.Tarep, would like to express our gratitude to everyone who extended their support to us during his illness.

He passed away peacefully on the morning of 11th July.

We appreciate the love we received in all forms especially at a time like this when the pandemic has unsettled all of our lives. We might not be able to thank everyone individually but our well wishes and gratitude will always be with you all.

We will remember him as an upright man who dared to dream for the upliftment of his peers. He was stern but with a heart of a child. His crafty hands and agile mind remained constant until the last of his days.

May his Soul Rest in Peace.

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WEATHER FORECAST July 24

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala A shower and t-storm around 31 25

An a.m. shower, then showers 26 20

Aizawl

Guwahati A thunderstorm in the area

Cloudy with a bit of rain

Imphal

29 25 27 21

Itanagar A thunderstorm in the area

26 23

Shillong Cloudy with a thunderstorm

22 18

Kohima

A shower and t-storm around 22 17

Dimapur Cloudy with a thunderstorm

29 23

Cloudy with a thunderstorm

23 18

Mkg

Tuensang Cloudy with a stray t-shower 19 15 Wokha

Peren DPDB approves LADP schemes

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Not as warm

24 21

Zunheboto Cloudy with a stray t-shower 21 16

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2020

Advisor Namri Nchang addressing the DPDB meeting at Peren on July 23. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: Peren District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) meeting for the month of July was held on July 23 at DC’s conference hall, Peren, under the chairmanship of advisor Water Resources, Namri Nchang who is also the chairman of DPDB Peren.

According to DIPR report, district planning officer (DPO) Peren, Likao Kikon briefed the LADP schemes for 6 A/C Tening and 7 A/C Peren constituencies which was approved by the board.

DPDB members also approved the verification committees constituted for implementation of LADP schemes under 6 A/C Tening and 7 A/C Peren. For 6 A/C Tening ADC Tening

as convenor, SDO (PWD) Tening member and SDAO Tening member; For 7 A/C Peren ADC Jalukie as convenor, SDO (PWD) Peren member and DDAO Peren member.

During the meeting, district evaluation officer (DEO), Erangnimbe Thou presented the activities that were undertaken by the Evaluation department while district surveillance officer (DSO), Dr. Dungkiabe also highlighted about the COVID-19 current status of Peren district.

Namri Nchang while addressing the meeting extended warmest appreciation to all for their efforts during these difficult times and also for executing various modes of works and duties shouldering all the

hardship. While speaking, he also thanked the DTF, Medical team and all the departments for their cooperation and giving a good fight against COVID-19.

In case of any complain regarding irregularities of the concern Head it will be dealt with appropriate action on serious note, therefore he apprised the HODs to be in station and work without any delay.

Advisor also asked everyone to continue working collectively for the welfare of Peren people.

He also said that the inadvertent act committed by the two doctors was deeply regretted and therefore he earnestly requested all concerned to be cautious that no such errors be repeated.

Keziekie containment zone lifted DIMAPUR: Deputy commissioner Kohima Gregory Thejawelie informed that in view of the detection of COVID-19 positive person at Keziekie Colony Kohima, Municipal Ward No. 3 was declared/demarcated as a containment zone on July 8, and kept under strict and active Medical surveillance and movement within the zone was restricted to the public.

According to DIPR report, contact tracing of the COVID-19 positive person was carried out by the CMO co-ordination team and all the primary and secondary contacts were identified and tested for COVID-19 and found to be COVID negative.

In total, 232 households were visited and 216 contacts were traced, out of which 5 were high risk contacts and 211 were low risk contacts.

Since all contact tracing has been completed and tested, the containment zone has been lifted and declared that all normal activities at Keziekie Colony Kohima, Municipal Ward No. 3 is allowed to resume as per various SOPs of the government which is still enforced.

Training on piggery rearing & management in Longleng

Rural youths at the training programme on piggery management at Longleng.

DIMAPUR: Six-day Skill Training of Rural Youth (STRY) training programme on “piggery rearing and management” was organised by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Longleng from July 13-18 at KVK office, Longleng.

According to a press statement by KVK Longleng, the course director, Dr Lily Ngullie (ACTO) informed that skill training on piggery rearing and

management was imparted to 15 rural youths from five different villages of Longleng district.

The resource persons for the training programme were DFS, NSRLM Longleng, Lemjan Phom; assistant professor, Konchem (department of economics) Yingli College Longleng; senior scientist & head, Dr. K.L.Meena; Dr. Lily Ngullie (ACTO) Animal Science and A Namei (KVK Longleng).

The main objective of

the training programme was to impart skill in the area of piggery farming in order to encourage the rural youths to take up piggery farming for sustainable income generation.

The training pro gramme sponsored by National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE) Hyderabad concluded with assessment on the participants and distribution of completion certificate.

DC Mon issue series of notifications

Nagaland Lokayukta justice Uma Nath Singh called on Nagaland Governor R.N. Ravi on July 23, 2020 at Raj Bhavan and discussed corruption cases being handled by the Lokayukta. (Raj Bhavan Kohima)

Advisory for non-COVID patients coming to Nagaland for treatment DIMAPUR: Department of Health & Family Welfare has issued the advisory on patients coming to Nagaland for treatment of Non-COVID illnesses in the interest of public health.

According to DIPR report, all patients coming to Nagaland for treatment of Non-COVID health problems shall mandatorily observe the following parameters: To produce the following documents at the point of entry as well as at the hospital: (a) Negative COVID-19 test report done by Real Time rt-PCR (Gold Test) of the patient as well as attendant(s). (b) Acceptance letter from the referring-in hospital i.e. the hospital where patient will be treated; Only one

attendant per patient at a time will be allowed inside the ward during hospitalization; In the course of hospitalization, COVID-19 Testing by Rapid Antigen Test or by Truenat will be conducted in the following situations: (a) Patient & their attendant(s) will be tested between 5th to 10thday of arrival. (b) Pre-op investigation for patients undergoing aerosol generating surgical/ non-surgical interventions.

NB: The cost of such tests will be paid by the patient fixed by the department from time to time; If any patient or their attendants(s) develops any sign/symptoms of ILI, SARI or COVID-19, the hospital shall immediately

report to the district surveillance unit and such cases will be immediately kept in isolation till the lab result is available.

If tested positive of COVID-19, all such cases will be transferred to COVID Care Centre or COVID-19 Hospital, as the case may be; All patients and their attendant(s) shall wear face mask at all time and shall strictly adhere to all preventive measures.

The hospital shall maintain a record on details of all patients and their attendant(s) from outside the state, which will be submitted weekly to the chief medical officer; To call State Toll Free Health Helpline at 1800-345-0019 for any queries.

Assam Rifles conduct various activities

DIMAPUR: Deputy commissioner (DC) Mon Thavaseelan K has informed that shopkee pers, fuel station employees, town porters and labourers at FCI godown, drivers and handymen engaged in essential commodities duty will be routinely tested for COVID-19 for public health safety and to contain the spread of novel coronavirus through local/community transmission.

In another order the DC has notified that to facilitate contact tracing of persons affected with COVID-19 in the near future, the concerned family/ organizers should mandatorily maintain a register with records of visitors/ guests attending any kind of gathering such as marriages, funerals, prayer meetings, baby christening functions etc within Mon district. It said register should contain date wise information with name, address & contact number of all visitors/ guests adding that prior information for such gathering should be given to the

respective ward task forces/ village task forces.

DC also informed that prior permission of the district administration should be sought for any such gathering and after the event the register should be submitted to the DC/ADC/SDO (C)/EAC office. The respective ward task forces/village task forces must ensure strict enforcement of the order and will be responsible for its monitoring and implementation and said any person violating the measures will be liable to be proceeded as per the provisions of Section 51 to 60 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 besides legal action under Section 188 of the IPC and other legal provisions as applicable.

DC, Mon has also advised that N-95 masks with valved respirator not be used except when specified for use. It has been found that the use of valved respirator N-95 masks is detrimental to the measures adapted for preventing the spread of coronavirus as it does not prevent the virus from escaping out of the masks.

NBSE informs on webinar for teachers

DIMAPUR: Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) has notified for information of all registered schools that a 2 hours webinar on E-learning in times of global pandemic is going to be conducted on July 24, 11 a.m to 1 p.m. According to DIPR report, this webinar is exclusively for teachers only. The webinar will deliberate on “How to conduct online classes using simple tools” presented by Dr. Asher R. Jesudoss, M.Phil, PhD in Linguistics with the workshop moderator, Divya Anand.

The heads of registered institutions have been requested to disseminate the information to their teachers. Only one teacher from a school will participate. The teacher who will be participating has been directed to register at: bit.ly/GbpNbse, Whatsapp on: 9999646054, or write at: jitin.d@goyal-books.com.

LOU seeks assistance for affected villages

(Residents of Longkhimong village at the free medical camp organised by Kiphire Battalion.

DIMAPUR: Kiphire Battalion organised a free medical camps at Longkhimong, Tsurevong and Khong villages of Kiphire district on July 23.

According to PRO HQ IGAR (N), 96 adults and 13 children received medical consultation and treatment for basic ailment. Free medicines were distributed and the importance of adhering to all precautions against COVID-19 and maintenance of personal hygiene was K Y M C

also imparted.

Tuensang Battalion: Tuensang Battalion administered medical aid to an injured victim residing in border village of Monyakshu, Mon district.

The individual sustained injury to his hand while chopping firewood and therein resulting in excess bleeding. Timely assistance helped in giving necessary relief to the individual apart from arresting the bleeding.

DIMAPUR: Land Owners Union (LOU), Doyang Hydro-Electric Plant, requested Doyang HydroElectric Plant (DHEP), NEEPCO Ltd., for immediate release of relief package to meet the urgent need of combating the pandemic, as well as for protection of means of survival for the 17 affected villages.

In an appeal letter by LOU, DHEP president Rhanbemo Odyuo and general secretary P. Roland Ezung to the head of plant, DHEP, NEEPCO

LTD., the union stated that the 17 land affected villages of the DHEP was severely affected, putting survival in jeopardy due to the COVID-19 pandemic forced lockdown.

It stated that affected villages were facing livelihood crisis and sustenance, whereby the union requested the corporation to immediately announce relief package to meet urgent need of combating the pandemic, as well as for protection of means of survival for the affected people.

Therefore all people are encouraged to use homemade protective mask as per advisory available on the website of MoHFW, government of India http:// www:mohfw.gov.in/pdf/ Advisory&Manualonuseof Homemade Protective (over Face & Mouth.pdf).

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Stringent lockdown begins in Manipur 12 new locally transmitted cases; 12 army personnel tested positive

Correspondent IMPHAL, JUL 23: Imphal witnessed massive traffic jams on Thursday, especially near market places ahead of the commencement of the seven-day complete lockdown across the state starting at 2pm.

While traffic congestion was witnessed on almost all streets across the capital city Imphal, long queues of vehicles were witnessed at petrol pumps where people thronged to tank up their vehicles.

Maximum traffic snarl was witnessed on the BT Road in the heart of the city that links almost all the markets in the city as people rushed to hoard essential items.

Grocery shops were crowded as shoppers defied social distancing even though most of them wore face masks.

“I am aware of the risk of COVID-19 infection but I have no option as I have to buy all the daily needs for seven or more days.

Who knows how long will the lockdown be,” Ibobi, a shopper said.

He added that he also has to fill up his vehicle tank in case of an emergency in his family and all pending tasks have to be completed before 2 pm.

There was a mad rush

Crowd in Imphal city market ahead of stringent COVID-19 lockdown in Manipur on Thursday. at petrol pumps too as two- mittee of the State Disaster locally transmitted cases in wheelers and four-wheelers Management Authority the state. made beeline queues in issued the order under secThe first case of local almost all fuel stations. tion 20(2)(a) of Disaster transmission was reportedly The same was wit- Management Act 2005. in Jiribam district followed nessed since Wednesday Following the order, by Thoubal district, one of afternoon after the news district magistrates of all the valley districts of the of imposition of complete districts have promulgated state which had already been lockdown in the state spread total curfew in their re- under complete lockdown like wildfire. spective districts with effect since July 21.

Meanwhile, Manipur from 2pm on Thursday till The locally transmitchief secretary Dr J Suresh July 30. ted cases continued to rise Babu on Thursday issued a One of the orders is- as 12 more such cases were formal order imposing strin- sued by Tamenglong district detected in the last 24 hour gent lockdown in the whole magistrate promulgating (6.30 pm of July 22 to 6.30 of the state till July 31. the prohibition stated that pm of July 23).

Infection of COVID-19 the detection of COVID-19 The 12 locally transhas been detected amongst infections among the people mitted cases were out of a few people with no travel with no history of travel- 31 new COVID-19 cases history outside the state. ling outside is a threat of detected in the district durThe spread of infection in outbreak of the pandemic ing the same period. the state was reviewed by in the district.

Twelve more Army the state cabinet on July Such outbreaks are personnel at Leimakhong 22 where it was decided to likely to cause danger to Army camp (Leimakhong impose complete lockdown human life, health, safety, Garrison) were also found in the entire state with ef- breach of peace and public positive for the virus. fect from July 23, the order tranquillity if it is left unIncluding them, Mastated. checked. nipur recorded 55 new cases The chief secretary The COVID-19 situ- on Thursday, taking the tally who is also the chairperson ation in Manipur is grim of COVID-19 infections to of the State Executive Com- as there was a spike in the 2115 including 1460 recov-

ered cases after 42 persons were discharged on Thursday on recovering from the disease. The state has now 655 active cases being treated at various Covid care facilities across the state.

According to a release of the COVID-19 Common Control Room, the recovery rate was 69.03.

The 55 fresh cases were detected from 748 samples including 163 antigen tests and 15 Truenet. Out of 48 samples tested at a private diagnostic centre in Imphal, two were found positive for the virus.

With the 748 sample tested in the last 24 hours, a total of 74,614 persons have been tested for the pandemic in the state.

Kangpokpi district where there were 270 confirmed cases has the highest number of infections among 16 districts of the state. With 260 cases, Ukhrul is closely follow Kangpokpi.

Tengnoupal district with 16 cases were detected so far has the lowest number of COVID cases.

Noney and Pherzawl districts where infections of 25 and 32 cases respectively were reported currently have no active cases after all of them recovered, the latest status update on COVID-19 of the state health department stated.

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COVID-19: Assam to release 376 prisoners to decongest jails Guwahati, Jul 22 (PTI): The Assam government will release 376 prisoners in the next few days to decongest jails across the state after 535 inmates tested positive for COVID-19, an official said on Thursday.

Of the 376 prisoners to be released, 111 are presently lodged in Guwahati Central Jail, he said.

The rest of the prisoners are now lodged in the district jails of Nalbari, Dhubri, Karimganj, North Lakhimpur, Golaghat, Diphu and Udalguri, he added.

Assam Inspector General of Prisons Dasarath Das told PTI that 535 prisoners in 10 jails across the state have been affected by the pandemic. The highest number of 435 are from Guwahati.

Das said the authorities were releasing prisoners at regular intervals according to the direction of the Supreme Court to decongest the jails and another set of inmates will be released soon.

“The High Powered Committee formed after the SC set the guidelines met yesterday. We have sent a proposal to release 376 prisoners from eight overcrowded jails. This includes 111 inmates from

Guwahati Central Jail,” he said.

“So far, we have released a total of 6,801 prisoners since March to decongest the jails. This includes 6,671 undertrials, who were released on bail and personal bonds. Out of these, 2,000 undertrials were released at one go in the initial period,” Das said.

Another 115, who are convicts, were allowed to go home on annual leave, while 15 more were released on parole, he added.

Every eligible convict gets 30 days of annual leave for emergency purposes according to the rule.

“Since March we have been taking various measures proactively to make our jails coronavirus free and we succeeded to a large extent. But after the first case on June 4, the inmates got infected, mostly in Guwahati,” the IG, Prisons said.

Das said a 200-bedded Covid Care Centre (CCC) has been set up inside Guwahati Central Jail to treat asymptomatic prisoners and the authorities are creating a second such facility at Nagaon Special Jail.

Das said that the 31 jails and six detention centres currently house around

8,800 inmates against the sanctioned capacity of 8,938 after more than 300 inmates were released from the detention centres as well.

“We are at a comfortable level now and implementing social distancing inside the jails. Though we have released a huge number of prisoners, new inmates are coming in on a regular basis. That is why the total number is not going down drastically,” he explained.

Asked about creating CCC inside two jails, Das said that the decision was taken after three prisoners of the Guwahati Central Jail escaped from Sonapur civil hospital. One of them has been re-arrested already.

He said 54 prisoners have tested positive at the Nagaon special jail. The CCC there, a joint initiative of the district administration, health officials and jail authorities with be ready within a few days, the IG said.

The worst affected Guwahati Central Jail currently has 984 inmates against its capacity to house 1,000 prisoners, he added. The state has six central jails, 22 district jails, one open air jail, one special jail and one sub-jail, besides six detention centres.

First-ever container cargo from Kolkata via PM lays foundation stone for Manipur Water Supply Project Chattogram port reaches Agartala: MEA Correspondent

Biplab Kumar Deb during a flag off ceremony of transshipment of goods. (PTI) New Delhi, Jul 23 (PTI): The first-ever container cargo from Kolkata via Bangladesh’s Chattogram port has reached Agartala, the External Affairs Ministry said on Thursday, terming it a “historic milestone” in the Indo-Bangladesh connectivity and economic partnership.

Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya had last week flagged off the first trial container ship from Kolkata carrying cargo

meant for Agartala that reached the city via the Chattogram port.

MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said it will help in further development of the northeastern region.

“Another historic milestone in India-Bangladesh connectivity & economic partnership as the first ever container cargo from Kolkata via Chattogram port reaches Agartala. This will help in further development

of the north eastern region,” he said in a tweet.

India and Bangladesh have enhanced cooperation in shipping and inland water trade in the recent years.

Under the Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade, in addition to the six existing Ports of Call, five more in each country have been added recently, the Ministry of Shipping said in a statement last week.

A Port of Call is a place where a ship stops during a voyage to enable the loading and unloading of cargo.

Dredging of inland waterway routes is ongoing under a pact signed by the two countries on development of fairway in selected stretches of Bangladesh waterways, with the Government of India bearing 80 per cent of the project expenditure and the balance being borne by the neighbouring country, it said.

Cruise services have also commenced between the two countries, promoting tourism and people-topeople contacts, it said.

IMPHAL, JUL 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone for the Manipur Water Supply Project worth Rs 3050 crore via video conference.

In his address after laying the foundation stone, Prime Minister Modi said the Rs 3050 crores project would reduce water problems in the state and provide a huge relief especially to women.

He maintained that apart from Greater Imphal, the project would benefit 25 small towns and 1700 villages in the state. the Prime Minister claimed that about 25 lakh poor people of Manipur received free food grains under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY).

Similarly, more than 1.5 lakh women of the state have been given the facility of free cooking gas under the Ujjwala scheme, he added.

He appreciated the Manipur government for making all necessary ar-

rangements during the lockdown and special arrangements for the return of natives to the state.

State chief minister N Biren Singh who also spoke on the occasion, said that the project will provide potable drinking water to every household of the state by 2024.

The project funded by New Development Bank (NDB) was the largest single compact project ever sanctioned by the government of India for Manipur, he claimed.

The chief minister added that under the leadership and guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, there has been visible positive change in Manipur in the last three years.

“The culture of blockade and bandhs are a thing of the past,” he added.

He said that with the support and cooperation of the people, there has been a cohesive and peaceful environment in the state under the present regime.

Various developmental activities are being taken up in the state for the welfare of the people, he said add-

Manipur chief minister Biren Singh speaking on the occasion. ing that with the blessings Dr Jitendra Singh, state secretary and other high of the Prime Minister, the deputy chief minister, cabi- ranking officials attended government was able to net ministers, MLAs, chief the function. construct women’s markets in every district of IN THE COURT OF DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE the state.

ZUNHEBOTO : NAGALAND The project is to be No. JUD/SUCC-34/19-20/35 Dt. Zbto the 21 July 2020. taken up under Jal Jeevan Notice Calling Objection for the issue of Succession Certificate Mission of the Centre and Whereas application has received from Smti Kheholi, M/o Lt. Aketo Yepthomi aimed at providing safe and U/S 372 of Indian Succession Act, resident of Zhekiye Village, Zbto District for adequate quantity drink- Succession of SBI A/c 20059296002, all the intestate properties, pension benefits allowances, movable & immovable properties of Lt. Aketo Yepthomi. ing water to every rural and other Notice is hereby issued for filling objections to all who has interest in the said claim/s within thirty days from the date of publication to this notice. household of the country (Mrs. Khesheli Chishi) by 2024 with the motto District & Sessions Judge “Har Ghar Jal”.

Zunheboto : Nagaland K-1275 Manipur Governor Dr Najma Heptulla, Union Regd. No. 1565/18 Date 27/07/18 AFFIDAVIT minister for Jal Shakti GaI, Shri. Sonam Lama, son of Chandra Bahadur Lama, resident of Burma Camp, jendra Singh Sekhawat, Dimapur Dist., Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as follows: That I am a bonafide citizen of India and a resident of the aforementioned address.

Union minister of state 1.

2. That I am presently serving as a Driver under Hydel Const Div. Electrical Department, Kohima. for Development of North out of ignorance my details such as my name as well as my father's were Eastern Region (DoNER) 3. That recorded differently in various documents such as Sanam Tamang, son of Mon st

Meghalaya to conduct random tests Jolted by series of quakes; many to prevent community transmission Mizos spending nights in tents Correspondent Shillong, Jul 23: The Meghalaya Government has decided to conduct random antigen testing throughout the State in 71 clusters to prevent community transmission of COVID-19.

“After seeing the situation as of today and considering the inputs furnished by the Health and Family Welfare department, we have decided to immediately undertake random testing in 71 clusters,” Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong said.

Earlier, health and family welfare minister Alexander Laloo Hek anticipated a surge of COVID-19 cases in the days ahead in the State.

“The situation in the State is alarming. We expect a surge of COVID-19 cases in the days ahead.

The government is ready

to deal with the spike in cases and we have to face it,” Hek said, even as he appealed to citizens to avoid venturing out of their homes unnecessarily.

The Health minister was however optimistic that spike of cases would climb down the steep side of the COVID-19 graph.

Tynsong said that there are about 7000 COVID-19 community management teams, which will assist the health officials during the testing.

“If the test through antigen kit comes out positive, the individual would be quarantined and then RT-PCR test would be conducted to confirm COVID19,” Tynsong said.

Random testing has already begun in some clusters of the State like Umpling, Nongmynsong, Mapwpat, Khanapara and others which would be extended across the State.

“Over 40,000 rapid antigen kits are already available and over 1.5 lakh test kits will be reaching the State,” he said.

“We want to prevent community spread that is why this random testing. We have done this in Khanapara and Umpling areas. Therefore, we have decided to aggressively take up random testing across the state to ensure there is no community spread,” Tynsong said.

Meanwhile, the Deputy Chief Minister warned against stigmatization of medical professionals and residents of containment areas when it comes to medical treatment as there were reports of people being denied medical care and facilities.

He said that such actions should be reported to the authorities immediately and action will be taken up as per the law.

Aizawl, Jul 23 (PTI): Many people in Mizoram’s Champhai district bordering Myanmar are spending nights outside their homes in makeshift tents after a series of earthquakes hit the northeastern state in a month, an official said.

So far, at least 22 earthquakes have rocked four districts - Champhai, Saitual, Siaha and Serchhip since June 18. The tremors ranged from 4.2 to 5.5 in magnitude. Champhai was the hardest-hit district.

Champhai district Deputy Commissioner Maria C T Zuali told PTI that makeshift tents were set up at several villages by people and the district administration provided tarpaulins, water barrels, solar lamps and first-aid kits to them.

She said that biscuits and sorazo (food supplements) were also provided to old people.

According to the deputy commissioner, at

least 20 earthquakes have hit Champhai district in a month.

She said that more than 16 villages have been affected by the earthquakes and over 170 houses, including churches and community halls were damaged.

At Dungtlang, one of the worst-hit villages in Champhai district, at least five makeshift camps have been set up, Dungltang Young Mizo Association (YMA) Assistant Secretary John Zothanmawia Fanai said.

On Monday, the government sent three teams of doctors that consisted of psychiatrists, clinical psychologists and medical specialists to the quake-hit areas to assist the people, who developed mental trauma following the quakes.

The teams are currently touring affected villages in Champhai district.

Dr C Lalhrekima, a psychiatrist in a government

hospital, leading one of the teams, told PTI that many people have anxiety due to frequent earthquakes.

“We are giving counselling to the panic-stricken people apart from giving medical care,” he said.

Bahadur Tamang in my Service Records. Whereas my details have been recorded as Sonam Lama, son of Chandra Bahadur Lama, in my other documents including my Pan Card bearing Pan No.AWEPL1207G 4. That the variations such as Sanam Tamang, son of Mon Bahadur Tamang @ Sonam Lama, son of Chandra Bahadur Lama are synonymous and indistinguishable and pertains to the name and details of the one and the same person i.e. me.

5. That for the purpose of evidencing and certification, declare that hereafter whenever and wherever Sanam Tamang, son of Mon Bahadur Tamang @ Sonam Lama, son of Chandra Bahadur Lama appeared in any paper, writings, deed, documents etc., it shall be deemed to be as that of the name and details of the one and the same person and the same shall be produced as a piece of documentary proof and evidence as and when required before any competent authority/ies.

VERIFICATION I, Shri. Sonam Lama, do hereby solemnly affirm and aver that the averments in the foregoing paras 1-5 are correct and true to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing material has been concealed therein.

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Govt issues order for permanent commission of women in Army

NEW DELHI, JUL 23 (PTI): The Ministry of Defence has issued an order for grant of Permanent Commission to women officers in the Army.

In a landmark judgement, the apex court in February had directed that all serving women officers recruited under the Short Service Commission (SSC) scheme will have to be considered for Permanent Commission.

Army Spokesperson Col Aman Anand said the government order paved the way for empowering of women officers to shoulder “larger roles” in the Army.

“The order specifies grant of permanent commission to Short Service Commissioned (SSC) women officers in all 10 streams of the Indian Army,” he said.

Col Anand said the 10 streams where permanent commission of women officers are being made available include army air defence, signals, engineers, army aviation, electronics and mechanical engineers, army service corps and intelligence corps.

At present, the Army offers permanent commission to women officers in two branches -- judge advocate general (JAG) and education.

“Their selection board

Rs 1L penalty for violating COVID rules in Jharkhand RANCHI, JUL 23 (AGENCIES): Jharkhand Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Jharkhand Contagious Disease Ordinance under which penalty up to Rs 1 lakh and a jail term of up to two years can be imposed against violators of measures in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Anyone not wearing masks in public places and spitting in public can be booked under the new law.

The state has reported 6,485 coronavirus cases including 3,397 cases and 64 deaths.

With the highest single-day spike of 45,720 cases, India’s coronavirus count crossed 12 lakh mark on Thursday. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed that 1,129 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours.

The total number of coronavirus cases stand at 12,38,635 including 4,26,167 active cases, 7,82,606 cured/discharged/ migrated. The cumulative toll has reached 29,861 deaths.

Photo of Indian women army for representation. will be scheduled as soon as all affected SSC women officers exercise their option and complete requisite documentation,” the Army spokesperson said.

Under SSC, women officers are initially taken for a period of five years, which is extendable up to 14 years.

Permanent commissioning will allow them to serve till the age of retirement.

The Army recr uits women officers under SSC for streams like air defence, engineering, signals and services and they can serve up to a maximum of 14 years.

Last year, the defence ministry had taken an inprinciple decision to allow permanent commissioning of women in streams like signals, engineering, army aviation, army air defence and electronics and mechanical.

It was decided that the SSC women officers will be considered for grant of permanent commission based on the availability of vacancies and subject to willingness, suitability, performance, medical fitness and competitive merit of the aspirants.

The three services have allowed permanent recruitment of women in select streams including medical, education, legal, signals, logistics and engineering.

The women officers recruited through the SSC in the IAF have the option of seeking permanent commission in all streams except the flying branch.

The Navy has allowed permanent commission of women in a host of departments such as logistics, naval designing, air traffic control, engineering and legal.

Covaxin: Human clinical trials of India to boost Rafale capabilities with Covid vaccine begin in Chennai HAMMER missiles under emergency order

C H E N NA I , J U L 2 3 (AGENCIES): The Phase-1 human clinical trials for Covaxin, a vaccine candidate for Covid-19 developed by Hyderabadbased Bharat Biotech, have begun in Chennai’s SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre. According to a news report in The News Minute, the first phase of the trials for the vaccine began at SRM hospital on Thursday.

Phase I of the trial will be done on healthy people, aged between 18 and 55 years, having no co-morbid conditions. Women with no pregnancy will also be selected for the trial in the first phase.

During the first phase, the volunteers will be given a controlled dose to see if the vaccine is safe and how much of the dose can be administered.

“Every week, the volunteers who have been administered the vaccine will come for a checkup here. We will test them and review their responses.

This will go on for about six months. We will keep sending the results and observations to the Indian Council of Medical Research,” Dr A Sundaram, Dean (Medical Research) of SRM Medical College Hospital and Research told The News Minute.

SRM hospital in

Chennai is among the 12 hospitals selected by the Indian Centre for Medical Research for the human trials of Covaxin, Covid-19 vaccine candidate developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with ICMR and NIV, Pune.

In phase I, the vaccine would be tested on 375 volunteers. The second phase would include around 750 volunteers from all 12 sites.

In the second phase, 750 people will be recruited and they will be between 12 and 65 years of age.

The process for conducting the clinical trials for Covaxin has also been started at Delhi’s All India Insitute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak’s Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Hyderabad’s Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences.

NEW DELHI, JUL 23 (AGENCIES): With the Rafales arriving in the country in the middle of a dispute with China, the Indian Air Force is further boosting the capabilities of the combat aircraft by equipping it with the HAMMER missiles from France, reported ANI. The order for the HAMMER standoff missiles with the capability to take out any types of targets at the range of around 6070 kms is being processed under the emergency powers for acquisition given to the armed forces by the Narendra Modi government.

“The order for the HAMMER missiles is being processed and the French authorities have agreed to supply them to us at a short notice for our Rafale combat aircraft,” government sources told ANI. In view of the urgent requirement for these missiles by the Air Force, the French authorities would be delivering the systems to India from the existing stock meant for some other customer, they said.

HAMMER (Highly Agile Modular Munition Extended Range) is a medium-range air-to-ground weapon designed and manufactured for the French Air Force and Navy initially.

The HAMMERs would give India the capa-

bility to take out any bunkers or hardened shelters in any type of terrain including the mountainous locations such as Eastern Ladakh, the sources said. When asked to comment, an IAF spokesperson refused to confirm or deny the developments related to the new acquisition. Five Rafale would be arriving in India from France on July 29 and their advanced weaponry including the long-range SCALP and Meteor missiles would have reached India before their touchdown.

The first five Rafale fighter aircraft would start arriving in India by July 29 flown by pilots of the 17 Golden Arrows.

The delivery of the aircraft was earlier supposed to have been done by May end but this was postponed by two months in view of the Covid-19 situation in both India and France.

The trainers will have the tail numbers of the RB

series in honour of the Air Force Chief RKS Bhadauria who played a pivotal role in finalising India’s largest-ever defence deal for 36 Rafale combat aircraft.

The aircraft on their way from France to India would be refuelled by a French Air Force tanker aircraft in the air around Israel or Greece before they make a stopover in the Middle East. India had signed a deal worth over Rs 60,000 crore with France in September 2016 for 36 Rafales to meet the emergency requirements of the Indian Air Force.

Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria was the deputy Chief of Air Staff at that time and headed the Indian negotiation team for the deal which is the biggest ever in monetary terms in India.

Armed with the long-range Meteor air to air missiles and SCALP, the Rafales would give India an edge over both Pakistan and China in terms of air strike capability.

China refuses to budge from Pangong Tso, ‘One man’s vision can’t be substitute for national vision’ Gogra Post; pulls back from Hot Springs

There has been a massive standoff between Indian and Chinese troops in the Pangong Tso Lake area for over two months. (Reuters) NEW DELHI, JUL 23 (AGENCIES): Days after Indian and Chinese military leaders agreed on a mutual phased de-escalation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, China has refused to pull back from the strategically significant Pangong Tso lake area and the Gogra Post.

The sources said there is a total stalemate at heights in the Pangong Tso area and that Chinese pullback has also been stalled at Gogra Post. It is learnt that China

has now revived its claims over these areas.

Meanwhile, China has signalled a pullback in the Hot Springs area. The pullback will resume today.

India and China have been embroiled in a massive standoff at various points along the Line of Actual Control in eatern Ladakh since early May. The two sides have had several rounds of military and diplomatic talks but the standoff continues.

Tensions between the two sides peaked on June 15

when 20 Indian soldiers, including a Colonel -rank officer, were killed in a violent faceoff with Chinese troops in Galwan Valley. While China also suffered casulaties, it is yet to disclose its details.

While standoffs between India and China along the LAC have occcured in the past, the most significant being the one in Dokhlam three years ago, but this was the first time in over four decades that the two sides were involved in bloodshed along the LAC.

Babri trial: Joshi deposes before court, pleads innocence LU C K N OW, J U L 2 3 (PTI): Veteran BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi on Thursday asserted before a special CBI court holding the 1992 Babri mosque trial that he was innocent and implicated in the case by the then Congress government at the Centre.

The 86-year-old leader pleaded innocence while making his statement under section 313 of the CrPC through video conference to the court of Special Judge S K Yadav.

Former Deputy prime minister L K Advani, 92, too is slated to depose before the court through video conference on Friday.

In his deposition to the court, Joshi blamed the then central government for “falsely” implicating him due to “political vendetta”.

He also refuted the prosecution evidence saying they were “false and inspired by political reasons”.

The court is presently at the stage of recording the evidence of various accused, totalling 32, in the Babri mosque demolition

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Murli Manohar Joshi trial after examination of the prosecution witnesses.

At this stage of the trial, an accused gets the opportunity to refute the p r o s e c u t i o n ev i d e n c e against him.

After Joshi completed his deposition to the court, Judge Yadav asked his office to send a copy of his statement to the CBI in New Delhi.

The CBI will then get the Joshi’s statement signed by him in New Delhi and send it back to the court in Lucknow.

The court recorded Joshi’s statement in the

presence of his counsel Vimal Kumar Srivastava, K K Mishra and Abhishek Ranjan.

The counsel for prosecution agency CBI, Lalit Singh, R K Yadav and P Chakravarti too were present in the court during its proceeding.

The mosque in Ayodhya was demolished on December 6, 1992, by ‘kar sevaks’ who claimed that an ancient Ram temple existed at the same site.

Advani and Joshi were among the BJP leaders, spearheading the Ram janmabhoomi temple move-

ment at that time.

The court is conducting a day-to-day hearing in the case to complete its trial

by August 31 as directed by the Supreme Court.

BJP leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti had appeared in person earlier this month before the court to make her deposition in the case.

In her testimony, she too had accused the then Congress government at the Centre of implicating her in the case due to political vendetta.

Another senior BJP leader and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh too in his deposition to the court on July 13 had accused the then Congress government at the Centre of levelling “false and baseless allegations” against him in the Babri mosque demolition case.

Singh, during whose tenure as UP CM the mosque in Ayodhya was demolished, had said that he was falsely implicated in the case.

NEW DELHI, JUL 23 (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was busy building his own image, and noted that one man’s vision cannot be a substitute for a national vision.

Gandhi’s attack on the prime minister came as part of a series launched by him on Twitter, where he seeks to explain the India-China conflict at the border.

The Congress leader said there is no clear-cut vision for the country going forward.

He had earlier accused the prime minister of only being bothered about his image and the BJP had hit back at him alleging that he is indulging in “mudslinging”.

BJP president J P Nadda had accused Gandhi of attempting to politicise defence and foreign policy matters, saying it shows one dynasty’s desperation to wash their past sins of 1962 and weaken India.

The former Congress chief said one has to deal with the Chinese psychologically from a position of

Admission criteria for NITs relaxed NEW DELHI, JUL 23 (PTI): The HRD Ministry on Thursday announced a relaxation in the admission criteria for NITs and centrally funded technical institutions in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, doing away with the requirement of minimum 75% marks in Class 12 board exams.

“Due to prevailing circumstances, Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) has decided to relax the eligibility criterion for admissions to NITs and other centrally funded technical institutions,” Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ tweeted. “JEE Main 2020 qualified candidates will now only need to obtain a passing certificate in class XII examination irrespective of the marks obtained,” he further said. For admissions in NITs and other centrally funded technical institutions, apart from qualifying the JEE-Main, the eligibility was to secure a minimum of 75 per cent marks in Class 12 board exams or rank among the top 20 percentile in their qualifying examinations.

Rahul Gandhi strength and if they sense weakness, “then you had it”.

“PM is 100% focused on building his own image.

India’s captured institutions are all busy doing this task.

One man’s image is not a substitute for a national vision,” he said on Twitter along with a two-minute video on the Chinese aggression at the LAC. Gandhi said he is agitated because he can see a huge opportunity being lost

by India.

“I can see that a huge opportunity is being lost.

Why? Because we are not thinking long term; because we are not thinking big and

because we are disturbing our internal balance. “ We a r e f i g h t i n g amongst each other. Just look at the politics. All day long; all day long; Indian is fighting Indian. And, it is because there is no clear cut vision going forward,” he noted.

The Congress leader said he knows that the prime minister is his opponent and it is his responsibility to question him.

“My responsibility is to ask questions and put pressure on him so he does his work. His responsibility is to give the vision. It’s not there.

I can tell you, guaranteed, it’s not there and that’s why

China’s is in there today,” he alleged.

Explaining how to respond to China, he said the first thing is you should not take on China without a vision. “And by that I don’t mean a national vision. I mean an international vision.”

He said the Belt and road initiative by China is an attempt to change the nature of the planet.

“India has to have a global vision. India now has to become an idea. And, it has to become a global idea.

So that’s the thing that’s going to protect India, (it) is actually thinking big,” he said.

Gandhi said India has a border dispute with China and this issue has to be resolved.

“But we have to change our approach, we have to change how we think.”

“This is the point at which the road parts. If we go this way we become a major player, if we go this way, we become irrelevant,” he noted.

Gandhi has launched a series of videos through social media platforms while speaking on the India-China border conflict.

Delhi-based Dr Dangs selected as central lab for Covaxin human clinical trials

NEW DELHI, JUL 23 (PTI): A Delhi-based private laboratory has claimed that it has been selected as the central lab for human clinical trials of Covaxin, India’s indigenous COVID19 vaccine candidate.

The vaccine is being developed and manufactured by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research and the National Institute of Virology.

Dr. Dangs Lab said on Wednesday that it has partnered with Bharat Biotech for conducting the trials.

“We are extremely privileged to announce that Dr. Dangs Lab, New Delhi has been provided the opportunity to serve the nation by being selected as the central lab for the Human Clinical trials of Covaxin; India’s indigenous COVID-19 vaccine being developed and manufactured by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) - National Institute of Virology (NIV),” it said in a statement. This

Staff members of Dr. Dangs lab in New Delhi. is a “randomised, double blind, placebo controlled multi-centric clinical trial in India”, it added.

“Dr. Dangs Lab is currently processing all samples for screening and safety for the various phases of this clinical trial, whereas all the efficacy studies will be performed in NIV (Pune),” the statement said.

The lab has already started receiving samples from 50 to 100 subjects per day from various trial sites for safety testing and will be increasing operations as per

assigned timelines to cover 12 sites across the length and breadth of the country over this month, it added.

“Stringent quality norms driven by good clinical laboratory practice (GCLP) guidelines are being followed as mandated by regulatory authorities. The lab has renowned experts in each field who are working tirelessly and collectively to provide quality and timely results to fulfil the imminent need of an effective and safe COVID19 vaccine,” the statement said.

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Herculean task

s delimitation exercises appears on the horizon, there is already heated discussions in Nagaland especially after the suspended delimitation exercise was deferred in 2008. It may be recalled that the delimitation of four north-eastern states was deferred due to security risks, by four separate presidential orders, all issued on February 8, 2008, for Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur. The order regarding the four states was rescinded on February 28, 2020 by cancelling the order of February 8, 2008. The government of India has reconstituted the Delimitation Commission for these four states as well as the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir on March 6, 2020, under the chairpersonship of former Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai. Even if security concerns will no longer prove to be the hurdle; what is of interest is on the census figure that would have to serve as the basis. The present delimitation of constituencies has been done on the basis of 2001 census under the provisions of Delimitation Act, 2002. However, the Constitution of India was specifically amended in 2002 not to have delimitation of constituencies till the first census after 2026. The census of 2001 has been a contentious issue which has led to a debate among some districts. Some believe that a constituency should be based on the number of electorate and in which case, it could mean some districts losing one or more seats and some districts gaining one or more seats. Since the exercise was to be re-adjustments within a district, it appears that the debate over increase or decrease has jumped the gun. Nevertheless, there is no running away from the demand for fair and proportionate representation of seats based on population. The main contention remains the 2001 census which acts against accurate readjustment.

The census figure for 2001 was 19,88,636 while the voter’s list was 11,92,084. The figure was “revised” by 2011 to 19,80,602 lakh while the voter’s list was 11,63,388. Currently, Nagaland’s population has climed to around 20,73,000 and the voter’s list climbing to 12,13,777. However, the delimitation exercise has met its first hurdle after a former legal advisor to the Election Commission (EC) has red-flagged the Centre’s order setting up a Delimitation Commission for Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Assam and Nagaland, calling it “unconstitutional” and “illegal”.

S K Mendiratta, who served with the EC for over 50 years, wrote a letter to the three election commissioners last month, pointing out that the Law Ministry’s notification of March 6 violates the Representation of the People Act 1950. Mendiratta pointed out that Section 8A of the RP Act 1950, introduced by Parliament in 2008, states that delimitation in the four North Eastern states, when held, would fall within the EC’s remit. Hence, any delimitation exercise in the four states by the new Delimitation Commission would be “declared void by the courts” and, subsequently, result in “wastage of huge precious public funds” he said. At the home front, not only the 2001 census but also the voter’s list appears to be under cloud. Over two lakh names of bogus voters have been deleted from the Nagaland voters list since 2011, according to the state election department. Thus, over and above Mendiratta’s stand, delimitation in Nagaland will have to address the census and voter list and these will not be easy.

DailyDevotion Sanctification (2)

But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us…sanctification… —1 Corinthians 1:30 The Life Side. The mystery of sanctification is that the perfect qualities of Jesus Christ are imparted as a gift to me, not gradually, but instantly once I enter by faith into the realization that He “became for [me]…sanctification….” Sanctification means nothing less than the holiness of Jesus becoming mine and being exhibited in my life.

The most wonderful secret of living a holy life does not lie in imitating Jesus, but in letting the perfect qualities of Jesus exhibit themselves in my human flesh. Sanctification is “Christ in you…”

(Colossians 1:27). It is His wonderful life that is imparted to me in sanctification— imparted by faith as a sovereign gift of God’s grace. Am I willing for God to make sanctification as real in me as it is in His Word?

Sanctification means the impartation of the holy qualities of Jesus Christ to me. It is the gift of His patience, love, holiness, faith, purity, and godliness that is exhibited in and through every sanctified soul.

Sanctification is not drawing from Jesus the power to be holy— it is drawing from Jesus the very holiness that was exhibited in Him, and that He now exhibits in me. Sanctification is an impartation, not an imitation. Imitation is something altogether different.

The perfection of everything is in Jesus Christ, and the mystery of sanctification is that all the perfect qualities of Jesus are at my disposal. Consequently, I slowly but surely begin to live a life of inexpressible order, soundness, and holiness— “…kept by the power of God…” (1 Peter 1:5).

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Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong. ~ Oscar Wilde

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Chain reaction as COVID-19 hits

n the last four months the most affected of COVID-19 are undoubtedly the poor and the vulnerable. They account for the highest percent amongst others in terms of death, infected, job losses, susceptibility, and host of others. Within this bracket those who come under— communities and sectors of diverse contributors to the economy in the fields of judiciary—lawyers, education—teachers, and— domestic helpers, but they do face the brunt of coronavirus in unprecedented ways. It has altered drastically their livelihood to alarming proportions.

Those who represent and fall into these segments have been contributing immensely to the society such as GDP and others as well. As we live in a world of volatility— there have been number of twists and turns due to COVID-19 and in that huge number of lawyers live by taking cases as each day unfolds and take up cases of those who live in vulnerable segments.

In this segment around 20 lakh advocates who are mostly dependent on open court adjudication of

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disputes and so advocates are asking when physical hearing of cases in courts will start.

Lawyers known for charging on hourly basis lakhs of rupees—representing big businesses, corporations, governments and those having powerful connection have no problems. But young, not so famous and moderately successful lawyers whose earnings plummeted due to the lockdown as the trial courts, high courts and Supreme Court have switched over to virtual hearings. As of now they have started hearing limited cases through video conferencing leaving most lawyers in the lurch. Even their clients find the present mode more cumbersome.

However, it should be recollected that in Bengaluru and other parts this segment enabled many migrants to travel back as they are in horrifying situation and so not knowing what to do. The concerned lawyers helped them to set their travel plans. As their jobs have been hit so badly to tide over the situation they have taken up petty jobs and many others live

in desperate conditions.

This segment is also so vulnerable like others.

Lockdown has triggered chain reactions on all the vulnerable sections—legal, teaching and house helping professions.

Moving to education sector, a series of reactions such as students dropped out, schools have gone on sale, and teachers now do odds jobs. Following job losses, closure of small businesses and migration, many parents across the country have withdrawn children from schools. A report by Save the Children estimated that school closures have impacted 247 million children enrolled in elementary and secondary education, and 28 million children attending pre-school in anganwadi centres. This has escalated the education sector into an unprecedented cascading crisis.

With no fees, budget schools—where nearly half the country’s children study are either shutting down or face closure in the near future, putting teachers and allied staff, including helpers, drivers and others, out of jobs.

India has nearly 4, 00,000

unaided private schools, with more than 7.9 crore students enrolled. Since the migrants have gone back as part of reverse migration this problem is looming more acute.

The children, who were studying in private schools, are now out of school or are seeking admission in government schools.

According to platforms that help in buying and selling of schools, the number of schools on sale in Karnataka is on the rise. Till the end of June it had received 534 preschools trying to sell their ventures. With schools closing, teachers have been pushed to survive. Telangana Private Teachers Forum President Shabbir Ali says that of the 2.5 lakh teachers in the state, 40 per cent have not received any salaries since March, while 60 per cent have been paid partial amounts and so many teachers are forced to sell tea, fruits and do manual labor to feed their families.

More such stories emerge. One such moving story is in Mysuru, 12 teachers were forced to go door-to-door selling noodles. The school failed

COVID-19: Nursing countries to better health

wo years ago, the WHO chose 2020 as the Year of the Nurse, because it marks the birth bicentenary of Florence Nightingale, the globally celebrated figure associated with nursing.

Her birthday (May 12) is observed every year as the World Nursing Day. But for the COVID-19 epidemic, these would have drawn attention to the critical importance of the nursing profession in ensuring a strong health system response to the varied health needs of the population.

Ironic, since nurses are of even higher value to societies challenged by public health emergencies such as COVID-19.

Globally, the role of the nursing profession has been redefined over the years but varies widely across countries. The nursing profession, like the medical profession, has different sub-components performing different roles.

They range from auxiliary nurse midwives and public health nurses who perform many public health functions to several categories of basic and specialised clinical nursing. There are midwives who specialise in obstetric care at child birth.

Across the continuum of life, from birth to death, a nurse is the constant figure who provides compassionate care. A surgeon feels helpless without a competent operation theatre nurse and an intensive care unit will collapse without skilled nurses.

Despite this, nursing has not received the respect and support it deserves in many nations like India.

Our aggregate national numbers are low, with respect to nurse to population ratio and nurse to doctor ratio. Salaries are low and the respect accorded to them, in hospitals or the community, falls far short of the dedicated service they provide. Nurses are not entitled to managerial positions in health systems; their teaching role is not adequately recognised.

Medical interns learn many skills, from giving injections to dressing a wound from the ward nurse. Yet,

we have doctors formally teaching nursing students in classrooms but never the other way around.

Nursing education needs reform. More than half of nursing colleges are in the southern states.

Other regions too need to invest, with the new nursing colleges attached to district hospitals. Competencybased curriculum must be devised, with emphasis on practical skills. The strange separation of nursing college faculty from clinical responsibilities in hospitals must end. Wherever possible, nursing, medical and allied health professional training must be co-located to promote interprofessional learning and team-based training.

Midwifery must be promoted as a specialised discipline, without subsuming it under general nursing.

Nurse Practitioner training programmes must be scaled up. Specialist nurse training programmes must be strengthened, as many areas from critical care to cardiac surgery need specific skills and knowledge-based training. Nurse anaesthetists, nurse radiographers and nurse obstetricians are now active in some countries.

Mental health, geriatric nursing and palliative care will be important areas for future growth of nursing.

Gender balance needs to be promoted in nursing education—we need male nurses too!

Nurses at the front lines must be given formal public health training and become technology-enabled. Chronic continuous care of diabetes, hypertension and coronary heart disease is eminently feasible in primary care settings, through the medium of technology-enabled nurses, as well demonstrated in many countries including India.

Administrative and managerial positions should also open up for mid-career nurses. Sponsored education in public health-related degree and diploma programmes would prepare them for managing public health programmes at block and district level, with further opportunities

ahead for state or national level leadership in policy and programme development, implementation and evaluation. Similarly, formal education in hospital management will open pathways for playing a leadership role in hospital administration. Human resource management too needs special training, as well-defined nursing cadres emerge and demand efficient and empathetic management.

Lest it be forgotten, Florence Nightingale was a highly respected statistician, apart from being an inspirational leader of the nursing profession. She published statistical analyses of mortality data from the Crimean war. Her ‘coxcomb’ and ‘bat’s wing’ diagrams, plotting data from the front lines, educated the public and shook the British army brass. She even laid the ground for future development of statistics faculty at Oxford. Nurses in India too have to be trained and supported to design and conduct research, whether in clinical or public health settings. In many high income countries, well-trained nurses are actively engaged in research, not only as clinical trial managers but also as lead investigators in important projects. They win research grants and publish in prestigious scientific journals. It is time for the experiential wisdom and intellectual curiosity of nurses to traverse the path of productive research.

In the Year of the Nurse, let us acknowledge the silent but stellar role played by nurses even in standing up to COVID-19.

Endless work hours away from families, sometimes braving stigma from neighbours and strangers, have not given them the public appreciation they deserve.

As we rebuild our health systems, let us ensure that the nursing profession attains the scale, skills, salaries and social status that will translate into greater strength and success of our health system.

Dr K Srinath Reddy, President, Public Health Foundation of India.

to pay full salaries for three months as it could not collect almost Rs. 3 lakh in pending fees. The management decided to support its teachers by supplying noodles. In another episode Yogesh Kumar, a teacher from Amritsar has not got his salary for the last four months and so started taking online tuitions; helping his brother in his business while his wife has starting taking yoga classes in the locality.

These stories that come to light show the miseries of teaching community—to be revered now is in the state of gloom.

Given the severity and intensity of COVID-19 positive cases and deaths Bangaloreans by and large have terminated the services of the domestic helps not to report for work as they feared the risk of infection would spread/ contaminate. About 3 lakh domestic helps across the state are now suffering without jobs and steady incomes. Sanjaynagarbased Maheshwari, 45 was in tears after one of her employers asked her not to come until the situation got better. It’s the fourth house that terminated her

services.

From the month of March to the present she works in just one residence Her monthly income has plunged from Rs. 15,000 to Rs. 3000. She has to pay Rs. 4000 rent every month and also feed a family of four. She is perplexed and says, “I don’t know how long this will continue and how I can manage.”

A CITU report says about 1.5 lakh domestic helps lost their jobs in Bengaluru and in the state of Karnataka it is about 3 lakh whereas the Karnataka Welfare Board projects that the State of Karnataka has around 6 lakh domestic helps including 2 lakh in Bengaluru..

The State has failed to look into the problems of lawyers, teachers and domestic helpers and taken them for granted. All these sectoral-level occupations are important which the agencies of the respective governments take for granted. If anything goes wrong in one sector it automatically spills over to others resulting in chain reactions. The scenario is bleak and at the same time warrants attention.

Dr. John Mohan Razu

An open appeal to Governor of Nagaland Dear Sir, With all due respect and honour, I would like to bring to your attention the fact that the Dimapur District Hospital has issued a notice that henceforth, tests for the Coronavirus will no longer be free, and that a sum of Rs.1500 will be charged for each test. Given the fact that each person suspected of being infected requires at least 3 tests to be cleared of suspicion of infection, leave alone the periodic tests required by those actually infected; it is tantamount to requiring each person exposed to the Coronavirus to pay a minimum of Rs.4,500.

This, to my knowledge, is illegal.

Testing for a disease comes under providing a service; and a person pays for a service if, and only if, he requests for the service. A service cannot be made compulsory, then charged for. For when it comes to contact tracing for the virus, all those who come into contact with an infected person must undergo mandatory testing for the virus. Charging money for these mandatory services is illegal, since the tests were not requested for by the people who came into voluntary or involuntary contact with the infected person.

Payment for testing for the Coronavirus would not be a big issue if transparency, regarding the more than Rs.1,000 Crores that the Government of India has released to the Government of Nagaland, to date, had been maintained. But far from maintaining

transparency about the Central Funds, the Government is levying a Covid Cess on petroleum and diesel, the purpose for which remains shrouded in mystery.

It seems that the Government of Nagaland, not satisfied with the central Funds, has decided to squeeze every penny possible from the pockets of the people of Nagaland by means of charging us extra for fuel and virus tests.

It is my firm belief that the Government of Nagaland is preying on the ignorance of the people of Nagaland; and that once the people are made aware of their right to refuse to pay; the Cabinet will try to pass an ordinance or a bill in the State Assembly, making payment for Coronavirus tests compulsory. In the event that the Government does make such a move, I, on behalf of the common people of Nagaland, seek the protection of your Office and request you to kindly refuse your assent to such an ordinance or bill.

People of Nagaland, as elsewhere in India, and indeed the globe, are suffering from the effects of the pandemic; mentally, physically and economically.

In the event that such an ordinance or bill is contemplated by the Government of Nagaland, the refusal of your assent will be an immense relief to the mental and financial well being of the people of Nagaland. Thanking you in anticipation.

Kahuto Chishi Sumi, Convenor, Concerned People of Nagaland, Dimapur

Addendum to NSCN (I-M) statement In our press statement (gratitude) issued yesterday, 22nd July, 2020 while expressing gratitude to all the Naga civil society organizations and others for playing different roles in bringing home the mortal remains of five young Naga martyrs to be given decent burial in their respective villages, we have inadvertently missed out to mention ENPO (Eastern Naga People’s Organization). NSCN is grateful to the ENPO members for their solidarity and active support to make possible the decent burial of the fallen martyrs. You made your presence felt as you laid wreaths on the coffins of the four martyrs when the bodies reached Dimapur. Such spirit of patriotic gesture is highly appreciated and valued.

MIP, NSCN/GPRN

Reader’s Post

Sir,

Value your grandparents

Very few get the opportunity of a residency with grandparents. When people live with their grandparents, they are listening to moral stories from them and moral stories make grandchildren promising characters. Everyone in this world is running after wealth and materials, but no one notices the real wealth. If you have grandparents who are still alive or live in your home, cherish them and spend time with them because many people don’t get to experience this.

Our grandparents, ever patient with us as we found our way through the world, taught us and showered us with unconditional love. The one thing we can do for them is to show them gratitude and patience, especially in their times of need.

Aro Tzudir, Kohima

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

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2020

Raj HC to pass orders on plea of MLAs: SC says Directions subject to outcome of Rajasthan Assembly Speaker’s appeal

NEW DELHI, JUL 23 (PTI): The Supreme Court Thursday refused to restrain the Rajasthan High Court from passing order on a plea of sacked deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot and 18 other dissident Congress MLAs challenging the disqualification notice against them and said it would be subject to the outcome of petition before the apex court.

Observing that “voice of dissent” in a democracy cannot be shut down, the apex court refused to accept the request of Rajasthan Assembly Speaker C P Joshi to either stay the matter pending before the high court or transfer it to the apex court.

A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra was hearing an appeal filed by Joshi against the high court’s direction asking him to defer the disqualification proceedings till July 24. The high court is scheduled to pass its order on Friday on the plea filed by the 19 dissident Congress MLAs. The apex court, which

heard the matter through video-conferencing, said that issue raised in the plea filed by the Speaker required “prolonged hearing” as it involved “larger question” related to the democracy and how it will survive.

“As the high court has already heard the matter after prolonged arguments and reserved the order, we are not staying the passing of the order, however, whatever order is passed, shall be ultimately subject to the outcome of this petition,” the bench, also comprising Justices B R Gavai and Krishna Murari, said and fixed the matter for hearing on July 27.

“The case requires prolonged hearing so as to decide the question of jurisdiction. However, prayer is made that the high court should not pass an order on which it has heard the matter and reserved the order,” the bench said in its order.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the Speaker, raised questions over jurisdiction of the high

court in entertaining the plea filed by the MLAs and said that the court can only intervene after the Speaker takes a decision on either suspension or disqualification of a member of the House.

Referring to the high court’s July 21 order asking the Speaker to defer the disqualification proceedings till Friday, Sibal said, “How can the high court direct the Speaker to extend the time?

This is not the jurisdiction of the court”.

He referred to a famous top court verdict rendered in the 1992 Kihoto Hollohan case, in which it was held that courts can’t intervene

in the disqualification proceedings undertaken by the Speaker under Tenth Schedule to the Constitution.

Sibal said that Speaker has not decided anything and he has just issued notice to these MLAs and they should respond to it.

He referred to the grounds for the disqualification proceedings and said not attending party meeting, conspiracy to destabilise their own government, going to Haryana and staying in hotel incommunicado, giving statements on TV and demanding floor test against their own government amounts to “voluntarily giving up membership

of the party” under paragraph 2(1)(a) of the Tenth Schedule. The bench then asked whether these MLAs have been either expelled from the party or have they resigned.

When Sibal said “No”, the bench observed, “We are trying to find out whether the process resorted to is permissible or not”.

To this, Sibal said, “Whether it is permissible or not, the court can’t go into in at this stage”.

The bench observed, “Voice of dissent in democracy cannot be shut down like this”. “This is not a simple matter. This is a matter where persons are elected by the public. They are peoples’ representative,” the bench said, adding that the Speaker has the right to decide on the disqualification issue but there has to be reasons also.

Sibal said these MLAs can voice their dissent in the party meeting and as the Speaker has given them chance to respond to the disqualification petition,

they can explain all these aspects. He said reasons have to come in disqualification proceedings and the high court’s direction to defer it is like a “protection” to these MLAs. Senior advocate Harish Salve, appearing for some of the dissident MLAs, said counsel for the Speaker had appeared and argued at length before the high court and now they can’t ask for a stay of the proceedings there.

Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for some of these MLAs, said that when the Speaker had extended the time twice when matter was heard there, then what is the problem if the high court says so.

During the hearing, the bench asked Sibal, “If somebody is not attending it (party meeting) then will it be taken as that he is against the party?”.

To this, Sibal said, “Who says they will be disqualified on this ground?

The speaker will decide the issue”.

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Probe against Shekhawat in credit society scam: Court JAIPUR, JUL 23 (IANS): Four days after the Special Operation Group (SOG) sent a notice to Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in connection with the purported audio clips indicating his alleged involvement in horse trading of MLAs in Rajasthan, a city court has directed the Rajasthan police to probe a complaint alleging Shekhawat’s role in a credit society scam worth Rs 840 crore.

The additional district judge Pawan Kumar, on Tuesday, directed the additional chief judicial magistrate’s court to send the complaint against Shekhawat to the SOG. Shekhawat, his wife and other partners have been named in the complaint in the Sanjivani Credit Cooperative Society scam in which around 50,000 investors allegedly lost about Rs 840 crore. The Jaipur unit of the SOG has been probing the scam since last year after an FIR was registered on August 23, 2019.

N ow, Ja i p u r A D J Court-8 ordered a fresh inquiry in the case against

Gajendra Singh accepting the revised application filed

by Lagu Singh and Guman Singh and said that “this is a serious matter and hence SOG should investigate this”.

Both the applicants had invested a huge amount in Sanjivani credit cooperative society.

It is alleged in the complaint that a multi-storey building has been built with the money instead of a theatre which was proposed earlier and many properties were also bought in Ethiopia with the money.

An SOG investigation also reveals that a large amount of money has been deposited into accounts of Shekhawat and his wife at different time spans, said sources.

Earlier, Shekhawat was not mentioned in the chargesheet filed by the SOG in connection with the case. Later, a magistrate’s court also rejected the application to include him in the chargesheet. The applicants then approached the additional district judge’s court with a revised application.

Climate change impacted world, Take steps to prepare protocol for issuing degrees online: HC to DU greenery can solve this crisis: Shah New Delhi, Jul 23 (PTI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said climate change has impacted the world and only greenery is the solution to this crisis.

Launching a tree plantation campaign (Vriksharopan Abhiyan) of the Ministry of Coal, he said the Indian culture has emphasised that one must not exploit nature but instead must support it. Shah also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of six eco-parks and tourism sites, according to a home ministry statement. The tree plantation campaign was conducted at more than 130 locations spread in 38 districts of 10 coal and lignite-bearing states across India through video conference.

Climate change has impacted the world and only greenery is the solution to this crisis, he said. “The focal mantra of Indian heritage has been that we should harness natural resources and not exploit them. We ignored this principle at our own peril, leading to depletion of the ozone layer and forming ozone holes, which in turn resulted in global warming and climate change,” he said.

The home minister said there is only one solution to this problem, one that has been mentioned in the ‘Puranas’ (ancient scrip-

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tures) by sages, that trees are friends of mankind and only greenery can get people out of this crisis.

Trees give people lifesaving oxygen, help reduce carbon footprint and preserve the ozone layer, he said. Shah said there are many tree species that can serve mankind for 100-150 years and ‘Peepul’ is among the trees that gives 100 per cent oxygen.

The home minister said the coal sector today is not only ready to fulfil the growing demand for coal but is equally sensitive towards environmental stability.

Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government is promoting reclamation and afforestation in the various coal-bed regions, he said.

The prime minister has set up a district mineral fund with a corpus of Rs 39,000 crore for the development of the mining areas, and 35,000 minor projects have

been completed, Shah said.

He emphasised that the coal sector is an important pillar of India’s economy and will continue to retain its significance in the times to come.

Several initiatives have been undertaken by the Ministry of Coal towards ‘Ease of doing Business’ and ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ under the leadership of the prime minister, Shah said.

In pursuit of the prime minister’s Aatmanirbhar campaign, India is moving towards bringing coal imports down to zero. The government has set an ambitious target of producing one billion tonnes of coal annually by 2023-24.

“Coal PSUs and captive miners have also launched steps to enhance production, while an investment of Rs 1,25,000 crore is envisaged under the Infrastructure Investment Scheme during the period 2020-24 for which 534 projects have been identified,” Shah said.

NEW DELHI, JUL 23 (PTI): The Delhi High Court Thursday directed the Delhi University to take immediate steps to draw up the protocol for issuing degree certificates, mark sheets and transcripts online with digital signatures and security features.

The high court remarked that it is clear that degree certificates are taking time to be issued due to delay in convocation, delay in sending of data and degree certificates for several years have not been given to the students by the Delhi University (DU).

Justice Prathiba M Singh, who was holding the hearing through video conferencing, issued notice to National Academic Depository (NAD), which is a digital database of academic awards provided by the Central government, and asked a senior official to join the proceedings on the next date to update the court about the agreement entered between NAD and DU. The high court asked the NAD to also apprise it about the status of the data to be received by the DU. Since the NAD is a unique feature and to act as a national depository for academic records to make it easily accessible to the students, the same should be utilised effectively by the DU and immediate steps be taken by the DU for transferring all the existing data relating to the

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students to the NAD, the judge said.

The high court also directed the varsity to immediately take steps to draw up the protocol for issuance of degree certificates and other documents including mark sheets and transcripts along with digital signatures and security features.

The high court passed the order while hearing a petition by five doctors who graduated their MBBS course from Lady Hardinge Medical College, which is a part of Faculty of Medical Sciences, DU. The reason for them to approach the high court is that they graduated in 2018 but have not received their degree certificate till date.

The petitioners, represented through advocate Sarthak Maggon, submitted that they wish to apply for their residency pro-

grammes in the United States and to sit in the the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE).

They said August 15 is the last date by which the degree certificates would have to be uploaded for processing to the My ECFMG’ mobile application.

The high court was informed by Joint Director of DU Computer Centre Sanjeev Singh that he will be able to place the protocol on record within five days.

It said that in the process of preparing a protocol for issuance digital degree certificates, mark sheets and transcripts, if the university requires any technical assistance, it is permitted to contact officers of the IT Department of Delhi High Court.

The high court, which listed the matter for fur-

ther hearing on August 4, directed that DU officer Singh shall positively get digital signature for himself before the next date so that the degrees can be emailed to the petitioners through his digital signature.

I do not want the doctors to come to DU in any manner, So you email them their degrees, Justice Singh said.

Dean (Examination) Vinay Gupta and Joint Director of DU Computer Centre Sanjeev Singh, who were present during the hearing, submitted that due to urgency they have issued a short tender for printing the degree certificates and it will be opened on August 3 and steps are being taken in an expeditious manner.

On Wednesday, the court had directed the varsity to take a pragmatic approach and seriously consider the option of set-

ting up a special cell for entertaining students issues of digital certificates, mark sheets and transcripts.

The high court had said students ought not to be forced to approach courts for issuance of their mark sheets, transcripts and degree certificates, which ought to be issued in the natural course within a reasonable time.

Students, especially doctors providing their services during the COVID-19 pandemic, ought not to have been forced to approach this Court for seeking their degree-certificates, especially when they graduated two years ago.

Representation is stated to have been made by 25 students to the Dean of Examinations of DU but there has been no response, it had said.

The high court had added that most institutions have made alternative arrangements during the lockdown period for issuance of digital certificates, digital mark sheets and digital transcripts online, along with the digital signatures and security features.

It had said most of DU is under lockdown and there is very minimal physical interface between students and the administration. There is no reason as to why DU should not be adopting technically advanced methods to ensure that the students are not inconvenienced.

ing masks in public places (Rs 500), violation of home quarantine instructions (Rs 200) and spitting in public places (Rs 500).

Under the existing guidelines, shops and commercial places are liable to pay Rs 2,000 for violation of social distancing norms, while for buses and cars, such violations are punishable by Rs 3,000 and Rs 2,000, respectively, and in the case of auto-rickshaws and two-wheelers, the fine stands at Rs 500. The additional fines come even as instances of violations continue to get reported from across the state, with average daily fines for not wearing masks standing at around Rs 5,000, as per DGP Dinkar Gupta.

Amarinder also appealed to the heads and managements of religious institutions to ensure enforcement of social distancing restrictions and other safety guidelines, including wearing masks, during visits to religious places.

anniversary.“He was a true patriot who envisioned the idea of Independent India.

Lokmanya Tilak was a towering personality, blessed with immense wisdom. His contribution to India’s freedom movement will always be remembered,” he said.

Describing Azad as an “immortal revolutionary”, Singh said he remembers and salutes the revolutionary leader.

Azad’s name inspires Indians to die for the country, he said. “Salutations to Chandrashekhar Azad, M Venkaiah Naidu and Narendra Modi (File) who sacrificed his life for the Naidu said.

Referring to Tilak, the freedom of the country,” the He added that instead vice president said he en- defence minister added. of merely covering com- deavoured to awaken the memorative occasions, the political consciousness of media must regularly high- people through two weekly light their stories. “Though newspapers that he owned Chandrashekhar Azad left and edited, “Kesari”, pubhis earthly abode too soon, lished in Marathi, and “The at the age of 25 years, he was Mahratta”, published in one of the most inspirational English. “He vehemently youth leaders of the freedom criticised the British rule movement. He was also a through these publications,” mentor, philosopher and he noted. guide to a number of young Defence Minister Rafreedom fighters, most no- jnath Singh said he bows tably Bhagat Singh,” Naidu to Lokmanya Bal Gansaid. gadhar Tilak on his birth

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CHANDIGARH, JUL 23 (IANS): Covid-19 patients violating home isolation instructions in Punjab will have to shell out Rs 5,000 as fine, as per the new guidelines announced on Thursday by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.

Currently, there are 951 patients under home isolation across the state. He also announced Rs 5,000 as fine for owners of restaurants and commercial eating places violating social distancing norms, as a deterrent against defiance of the restrictions put in place to check the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in the state.

Further, violation of social distancing norms and social gatherings of more than the permitted strength will lead to penalties amounting to up to Rs 10,000, the CM said at a virtual meeting to review the Covid situation and preparedness in the state. The fines and penalties are in addition to those announced earlier in May for not wear-

NEW DELHI, JUL 23 (PTI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to two icons of India’s independence movement, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Chandrashekhar Azad, on their birth anniversary, saying people should resolve to strive hard to realise their dreams for the country.

While Tilak was born in 1856, Azad was born in 1906. “Tributes to the two brave sons of Mother India, Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Chandrashekhar Azad on their birth anniversary,” the prime minster tweeted.

In a series of tweets, the vice president said, “Today, let us pay our tributes to these bravehearts and resolve to strive hard to realise their dreams for this great country.”

There should be a greater focus in school books on the tales of sacrifice, patriotism and valour of iconic national leaders and freedom fighters to inspire the younger generation,

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2020

‘Monetisation by RBI not everlasting’ CPO warns against obstruction of 2-lane project

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whether the debt that has been accumulated will be paid back. Or, once growth starts picking up and banks find other uses for the money than passively holding on to central bank reserves,” he explained.

For now, when there isn’t much lending going on, central banks can do the monetisation and it “leads to cooperation between the central bank and the government”, the renowned economist said, making it clear that there are “limits” till when such arrangements can work.

Meanwhile, Rajan said once economies like India open up fully, a lot of damage wrecked on the corporate sector by the lockdowns

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ity and a corruptionfree state, the NMA has urged the State leadership to take cognizance of serious financial and procedure irregularities highlighted in the public domain. NMA also sought active intervention of chief minister to address issues of rampant corruption within the governance systems.

Meanwhile, NMA has extended gratitude to all frontline workers including all government officials in different districts in this pandemic crisis in the state.

NMA expressed hope that the state government would render all help and assistance to all districts to combat the pandemic.

DIMAPUR, JUL 23 (NPN): All Nagaland Government College Teachers Association (ANGCTA) has suggested postponement of examination even as Nagaland University rescheduled final semester on August 28 to September 2020, as per the directive of the UGC. In a press release, ANGCTA president Lily Angami and general secretary Dr. Kekhrieseno Christina described COVID-19 pandemic scenario as “alarming” and said that human life and safety could never be compromised at any cost.

All Nagaland Government College Teachers As-

sociation said that prior to examination schedule, the responsible authority should ensure safety gear and social distancing norms to all the exam centres.

Besides, All Nagaland Government College Teachers Association said that with restriction of inter-district movement, students returning back posed a major social problem that needed to be addressed.

The association has, therefore, suggested that that if means of safety standard was not ensured to students and teachers then the university should postpone examination till the situation improved.

Lockdowns in Kohima and Dimapur NSF flays govt’s self-declaration order to employees (From p-1) 9. Autos/Taxis are allowed to ply with only one passenger following all necessary Standard Operating procedure Protocol for COVID-19. It was also decided that the odd-even system for vehicular movement will continue to be enforced.

Exempted: District administration, police, security forces, medical and essential service providers like Treasury, Fire & Emergency Service, Home Guards & Civil Defence, Prisons, PHED, Power, NIC, DIPR, Food & Civil Supplies, Social welfare, IT &C, Municipality/Town Council, AIR, Doordarshan, Pharmacies, Medical Clinics, Nursing Homes, BSNL & Private Telecom Services, Internet Service Providers, Media,

LPG, Banks with minimal staff & ATMs, Petroleum outlets are exempted from the purview of the above directives. Any person violating the order will be liable to be proceeded against as per the provisions of Section 51 to 60 of the Disaster Management Act 2005 besides legal action under Section 188 of the IPC. AKMWP welcomes lockdown decision: Association of Kohima Municipal Wards Panchayat (AKMWP) has appreciated imposition of seven-day total lockdown in the municipality of Kohima and assured to extend its “complete cooperation.”

AKMWP has advised the citizens to stay at home and strictly adhere to the instructions of the authorities.

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NSF said the state government resorting to profiling its employees “escapes all rationale”. The federation also asserted that as it represented the voice and aspiration of the Naga youth and students it “cannot allow for the same to happen under our watch.”

NSF alleged that “this the attempt by government of India reeks of influence from adversaries of the Naga people to sabotage the hard earned peace in Naga inhabited areas by holding the family members of our freedom fighters as hostage.”

The Naga student body cautioned that such an attempt would only prove counterpro-

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ductive as the flame of the cause that was “just and fair” can never be put out from the hearts and minds of the Nagas.

NSF has, therefore, appealed to the state government to review its directive and ensure that the same was not implemented as it was against the interest of the Naga people who had voted them to power.

It instead urged the state government to focus on finding a permanent solution to the protracted “Indo-Naga” political issue by taking on board all the stakeholders.

In the light of the above, the NSF has cautioned that it would be compelled to take up all forms of democratic agitations should the state government decide against rescinding the “ill-conceived

directive.”

Meanwhile, NSF said it has “taken a serious note of the unpopular approach” of Nagaland governor and Interlocutor for Naga peace talks, RN Ravi, while dealing with the Naga people in his dual role.

NSF appealed to the interlocutor’s office to delve seriously into the task assigned to him and ensure that a negotiated final settlement to the protracted Naga political issue was brought about without further delay. Further, NSF said the governor should extend his fullest support to the ongoing political dialogue by restraining himself from “passing the load of chaos and confusion” caused by the “failure to find permanent solution to the popularly elected government.”

All precautions taken to hold NLA session (From p-1) “While 43 legislators in the 60-member House are between 50 and 86 years, seven among them are between 70 and 86 years. As COVID poses more threat to the elderly people, the special sitting arrangement has been decided,” he explained.

The speaker further explained that as presence of more than 500 government officials and security personnel for two-three days would pose a greater risk of spreading the virus, it was decided to hold the session for one day only.

Mentioning that four to five medical teams would be engaged for the session, he said one team would be at the main gate, another for security personnel, body guards and drivers, two teams for the MLAs and one outside along with watchand-ward team to ensure that crowding did not take place.

He said opposition MLAs had suggested discussions on COVID situation, Naga political issue and SARFAESI Act during the Business Advisory

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To make judicious use of the time and in the interest of governance he said a full one-hour question hour was committed, besides the obituary references. He informed the media after obituary references at 9:05 am, the question hour would begin at 9:30 am.

Stating that the request to discuss COVID-19 was accepted in principle at the BAC meeting and a full one-hour discussion had been scheduled by allocating 35 minutes to the Opposition and 25 minutes to the Treasury bench, the speaker claimed that the matter had been communicated through the July 22 letter to leader of the house and leader of opposition.

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He explained that after receiving a confirmation from the LoO, he would convene a JLF meeting to discuss the Naga political issue and any other related matter.

The speaker clarified that while COVID and Naga political issue were accommodated, the demand for discussing SARFAESI Act was not accepted because, though the issue was pertinent, COVID was more important at the moment.

He also flatly rejected the plea to discuss the governor’s letter as the House was not expected to discuss about the constitutional head of the State.

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and said the order was “bereft of historical understanding” that the Naga struggle began with a male volunteer from every Naga family to join the movement.

“Till today, this exist in many Naga villages and families, whether with or without the active consent of family members,” NMA said.

Asserting that “this Naga reality” must he understood till a settlement of the Naga Political issue was realised, the NMA has demanded that the state revoke its order and form and instil trust and confidence in its employees.

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(From p-1) “We protest against the State invading our kitchens and our food habits,” NMA said.

Asserting that it did not endorse cruelty to animals, NMA, however, said that banning certain food that was an inherent part of culture of certain tribes was objectionable.

NMA has, therefore, demanded revoking the ban on dog meat and urged the state to start a campaign on sensitizing public against cruelty to animals.

On state government’s order to employees to declare relationships with any Naga palatal groups, NMA expressed deep concern

that those complainants “apparently for questionable reason” refused all chances given.

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CPO warned that if any member/group in defiance of apex body (CPO) resolution and DPDB decision and attempt to disrupt the social harmony of community or inter community, ongoing road construction or other cooperating aggrieved property owners, CPO would uphold its mandated responsibility and penalise any rebelling member traditionally deemed fit.

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to district administration, claiming damage compensation.

Without verification and authentication by respective authorized village/town bodies, CPO said any random claim or concede under pressure of ‘organized complaints’ could cause serious ramification derailing the mega project second time.

Affirming its position on entitlement of damage compensation, CPO said it had been pressing responsible authority to immediately re-verify the properties of each and every genuine complaint and payment due.

CPO said that those complainants were invited many times to come forward and openly place their grievances before competent authority from village/town and range levels to that of CPO, Commissioner, Nagaland and recently Phek DPDB meeting on July 6, 2020. However, CPO said

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Banks are parking the money with the RBI in the reverse repo window, earning very less.

It can be noted that monetisation of the fiscal deficit is one of the suggestions put forth by a slew of economists and analysts as a prescription to tackle the current environment.

Rajan said there are limits to monetisation and the process can go long only for a limited period of time.

“When does this process end? When people start fearing the extent of monetisation that is going on, when they start worrying about inflation, when they start worrying about

DIMAPUR, JUL 23 (NPN): Chakhesang Public Organisation (CPO) has cautioned “anti development element” against obstructing the ongoing construction of Zunheboto-Chakhabama road via Chozuba and Pfutsero-Phek two-lane road project or flaring up unnecessary social tension.

In a press release, CPO president Mikha Kenye and general secretary Veduvo Rhakho reiterated Resolution No.4 of CPO extended executive meeting adopted on June 29, 2019 at Phek town and reminded the community members that any genuine complaint pertaining to compensation or construction by contractors should be routed through authorized body of respective village/town.

CPO said confusion has been created by “questionable persons/groups” in the form of ‘organized complaints’ lodging countless complaints directly

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will be uncovered.

Gradually, these costs will be transferred to the financial sector and the government has to ensure that lenders are adequately capitalised to tackle the situation and not let this slip into becoming a financial sector problem, he said.

“We have managed to put economies into a coma, but when they awaken, it’s going to be overly optimistic to assume everybody will walk off the sleeping bed and come back to full life,” Rajan noted.

He also said that many countries like India will see a skyrocketing of the debt to GDP ratio in this time which is marred by a dip in GDP and pushed for an open trade and investment climate, saying help has to come from outside in such a climate.

The US and China will eventually have to take on leadership and smaller democracies can persuade the two big powers of the world to come together, Rajan said, hoping that the upcoming Presidential election in the US can change the course of things.

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MUMBAI, Jul 23 (PTI): Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Thursday said the central bank has been expanding its balance sheet and buying government debt on the back of excess liquidity amid the economic slowdown but cautioned that this comes at a cost and cannot be a lasting solution.

He said central banks in many emerging markets are resorting to such strategies and disagreed with votaries of the “modern monetary theory” who support this, making it clear that there are no free lunches.

“The RBI has been expanding its balance sheet and it has been buying government debt. But effectively, in that process, what it is doing is borrowing from the banks at the reverse repo rate and lending on to the government,” Rajan said speaking at a conference organised by Singaporean lender DBS Bank.

It can be noted that at present there is excess liquidity in the system as people get more risk averse and save more and the demand for credit is slug-

China launches first Mars mission

Beijing, Jul 23 (PTI): China successfully launched its first Mars probe on Thursday, aiming to complete orbiting, landing and roving in a single mission, taking an ambitious step towards planetary exploration of the solar system.

A Long March-5 rocket, China’s largest and most powerful launch vehicle, carrying the spacecraft with a mass of about five tonnes, soared into the sky from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of southern China’s island province of Hainan, the official Xinhua news agency reported.

About 36 minutes after the launch, the spacecraft, including an orbiter and a rover, was sent into the Earth-Mars transfer orbit, embarking on an almost seven-month journey to the red planet, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA).

The Chinese Mars probe named Tianwen 1 or Quest for Heavenly Truth 1, will fulfil three scientific objectives: orbiting the red planet for comprehensive observation, landing on Martian soil and sending a rover to roam the landing site.

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A Long March-5 rocket carrying the Tianwen-1 Mars probe lifts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in southern China’s Hainan Province, Thursday. (AP)

It will conduct scientific investigations into the planet’s soil, geological structure, environment, atmosphere and water, media reports said. It should arrive in orbit around the red planet in February.

The Long March 5 rocket will transport the robotic probe to the EarthMars transfer trajectory before the spacecraft begins its self-propelled flight toward Mars’ gravity field.

According to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, a Stateowned space conglomerate, the probe will travel for about seven months before it reaches Mars, which at the farthest point of its

orbit is about 400 million kilometres from Earth and 55 million kilometres at the nearest point.

It said the probe consists of three parts - the orbiter, the lander and the rover -and they will separate in Mars orbit. The orbiter will remain in the orbit for scientific operations and to relay signals while the lander-rover combination makes an autonomous descent and landing.

The rover has six wheels and four solar panels and carries six scientific instruments. It weighs over 200 kilogrammes and will work for about three months on the planet, the designers said.

China aims to catch up with India, the US, Russia and the European Union to reach the red planet.“The triple-task expedition of Tianwen-1 marks another milestone in China’s aerospace science and technology development, as well as a fresh daring adventure in the country’s long march of outer space exploration following its lunar program and the endeavour to build a space station,” the staterun media commented.

In a paper last week, the scientific team behind Tianwen-1 said the probe is “going to orbit, land and release a rover all on the very first try, and coordi-

nate observations with an orbiter. No planetary missions have ever been implemented in this way.”

By contrast, NASA sent multiple orbiters to Mars before ever attempting a landing. Pulling off the landing is a far more difficult task, CNN reported. “If successful, it would signify a major technical breakthrough,” the Chinese team wrote in the journal Nature.

China in recent years has emerged as a major space power with manned space missions and landing a rover in the dark side of the moon. It is currently building a space station of its own.

China’s previous attempt to send an exploratory probe to Mars called Yinghuo-1, in a Russian spacecraft in 2011 failed as shortly after the launch it was declared lost and later burnt during re-entry.

The US, Russia, India and the EU have succeeded in sending missions to Mars regarded as the most complex space mission. India became the first Asian country to have successfully launched its Mars orbiter mission Mangalyaan which entered the orbit of the red planet in 2014.

India also became the first country to have entered the Martian orbit in its first attempt.

China’s Mars probe is the second such mission launched this month.

A United Arab Emirates spacecraft to go to Mars was launched from Japan on July 20, in what is the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission.

The launch of the spacecraft named Amal, or the ‘Hope Probe’, marks the start of the seven-month journey to the red planet. The US space agency (NASA) aims to despatch its next-generation rover, Perseverance, on July 30.

On April 24, China named its first Mars exploration mission as Tianwen-1 as it celebrated ‘Space Day’ to mark the 50th anniversary of the launch of the country’s first satellite Dong Fang Hong-1 in 1970.

The CNSA said all of China’s planetary exploration missions in the future will be named on Tianwen series, signifying the Chinese nation’s perseverance in pursuing truth and science and exploring nature and the universe, the staterun Xinhua news agency had reported.

Trump blames COVID spike on BLM protests Washington, Jul 23 (IANS): US President Donald Trump has blamed the surge of coronavirus cases in the country on the nationwide Black Lives Matter protests triggered by the May 25 death of George Floyd under police custody, the media reported.

Addressing the media on Wednesday, Trump suggested that young people demonstrating against police brutality and racism are the cause for the increase in cases, which have been seen in about 30 states across the country over the recent weeks, the Metro newspaper reported.

He went on to say that “increased gathering on holidays such as Memorial Day, as well as young people closely congregating at bars and probably other places, maybe beaches, four or five listed places likely also contributed”.

The President also blamed Mexico for the recent spike, reports the Metro newspaper. “Sharing a 2,000 mile border with Mexico, as we know very well, and cases are surging in Mexico unfortunately... It’s a big problem for Mexico.”

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Trump however, failed to mention why New York City, which saw some of the largest protests in the country in the wake of Floyd’s death, has since flattened the curve while hospitalizations and deaths have dropped amid the ongoing demonstrations.

Trump further said that he was “comfortable” reopening schools and claimed children do not spread the virus. “I am comfortable with that,” he responded when asked if he was comfortable opening schools to young children, including his son Barron and his grandchildren.

The President’s remarks come as the US currently accounted for the world’s highest number of COVID-19 infections and fatalities at 3,967,917 and 143,147, respectively.

20 injured in bomb blast at open- George Floyd murder suspect Rome could face 2nd lockdown air market in northwest Pakistan charged with tax evasion after COVID-19 cases spike

injuring at least 20 people.

The bomb blast occurred in Turi Bazar in the city of Parachinar when explosives planted on a cart

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ting failing to file state tax returns. They are accused of underreporting their joint income by $464,433 from 2014 to 2019. This includes money Chauvin made doing off-duty security work and weekend shifts at a restaurant. Chauvin is already in jail in connection with Floyd’s death but his wife, who filed for divorce following Floyd’s death, is not, the BBC reported.

In struggle against pandemic, populist leaders fare poorly Washington, Jul 23 (AP): The countries that top the rankings of COVID-19 deaths globally are not the necessarily the poorest, the richest or even the most densely populated. But they do have one thing in common: They are led by populist, moldbreaking leaders.

Populism in politics means pushing policies that are popular with “the people,” not the elites and the experts.

The United States’ Donald Trump, Britain’s Boris Johnson and Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro, as well as India’s Narendra Modi and Mexico’s Andrés Manuel López Obrador, have surged to power in democratic countries, challenging the old order by promising social benefits to the masses and rejecting the establishment.

But it turns out that when it comes to battling a new disease like COVID19, the disruptive policies of populists are faring poorly compared to liberal democratic models in countries like Germany, France and Iceland in Europe, or South Korea and Japan in Asia.

Academics have been fretting about whether liberal democracy — the political system that helped defeat fascism in World War II, set up international institutions like the World Health Organisation and seemed to have triumphed in the Cold War three de-

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cades ago — can muster the stuff to take on the new populism and address complex 21st-century challenges.

COVID-19 has crystallised that dilemma.

“This is a public health crisis that requires expertise and science to resolve.

Populists by nature...have a disdain for experts and science that are seen as part of the establishment,” says Michael Shifter, president of the Inter-American Dialogue, a Washington-based think tank. He was discussing Brazil, where at least 81,000 people have died.

“Brazil has a wealth of expertise and the US does, too,” Shifter says.

“But the problem is, the populist politics makes it very difficult to implement rational policies that really resolve the issue — or at least manage the crisis more effectively.”

The US, Brazil, the UK and Mexico all are led by leaders who have been sceptical of scientists and who initially minimized the disease. These four

countries account for half of the 618,000 COVID19 deaths worldwide so far, according to statistics tracked by Johns Hopkins University.

India, meanwhile, is coming on strong. It just passed the mark of 1.2 million confirmed cases.

In the US and Brazil, Trump and Bolsonaro at times have minimised the disease, touted unproven remedies and sparred with and sidelined scientists and health officials. Instead of framing and implementing a consistent anti-COVID strategy for their nations, they often have seen state and local leaders leading the fight.

In Britain, Johnson was slow to order closures when the disease was raging on the European continent. But he became much more serious about fighting it after his own serious illness left him fighting to breathe.

In India, Modi addressed the disease aggressively in terms of closures and lockdowns.

When it comes to the coronavirus, Jishnu Das, an economics professor at Georgetown University, sees common strands between India and the US, the world’s two largest democracies.

“What the virus looks for is any weakness in our system. And it hones into it and pries it open,” says Das, who studies health and has been working with two state governments in India to tailor their pandemic responses.

He says the virus exposed in both countries a distrust of science and data, the systematic weakening of key institutions and a lack of legitimacy of state institutions.

The questioning of accepted facts is one characteristic of populist leaders.

Another is to risk alienating their bases — such as by telling people to stay at home or to wear masks in public.

A third characteristic is the sowing of division to gain power along ethnic and national lines or

against those deemed elite.

Such divisiveness makes cooperation elusive, internally and internationally.

Finally, a fourth frequent trait is a leadership style that favours bombast and crowd-pleasing antics.

After the pandemic hit Brazil, the world’s sixth most populous nation, Bolsonaro downplayed it repeatedly, calling it a “little flu” and saying the cost of shutdown would be worse than the disease.

Before he contracted COVID-19, Bolsonaro’s administration provided monthly cash payouts to informal-sector workers.

His government paid out a total $22 billion, benefiting more than half of Brazil’s population directly or indirectly.

Rome, Jul 23 (IANS): Rome could be forced into a second lockdown after the Italian region of Lazio, which includes the capital city, witnessed a resurgence of coronavirus cases, it was reported.

Authorities in the Lazio warned on Wednesday that restrictions to curb the spread of the virus may be reintroduced if cases continued to increase in the region, reports the Metro newspaper.

There were 17 new There were 17 new confirmed cases on Sunday, with confirmed cases on Sun- 10 of those said to have been recorded among people day, with 10 of those said to returning to the country from overseas. have been recorded among people returning to the country from overseas.

In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Lazio’s The Kohima Lotha Eloe Ekhung with health commissioner Alessio D’Amato said: “I ap- immense pride and honour, would like to peal for the use of masks, congratulate Dr. Apeni Lotha, W/o Dr otherwise, we’ll have to Mhabemo Kithan for being promoted to the close down again. We can’t turn back and waste all the post of Director, Higher Education, Govt. of Nagaland. efforts done until now.”

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Peshawar, Jul 23 (PTI) : A bomb went off at a busy open-air market in a tribal district in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday,

Washington, Jul 23 (IANS): Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing African-American man George Floyd under custody, has been charged with multiple felony counts of tax evasion.

Chauvin, who was filmed pressing his knee on Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes leading to the latter’s death on May 25, and his estranged wife, Kellie, are accused of failing to report income from various jobs, and allegedly owe nearly $38,000 to the state of Minnesota state, the BBC reported. They were each charged in Washington County on Wednesday with six counts of aiding and abetting filing false or fraudulent tax returns and three counts of aiding and abet-

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FELICITATION A heartiest congratulations to Shri TOKAI V MURU, NCS, S/o Mr & Mrs Vihoshe Muru on being promoted to SDO (C).

We are very much proud and we wish you all the best and may God bless you with good health and long life as you continue to serve our people.

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No one has immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.

went off as people were busy in buying groceries and vegetables. At least 20 people sustained injuries, police said.

Parachinar is the capital city of Kurram district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Soon after the blast, security forces and rescue teams reached the spot. The injured were rushed to District Headquarters Hospital.

Security forces have cordoned off the area and launched a search operation. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but the region is known for sectarian clashes between Sunnis and Shias.

The residents blocked the main highway for all kind of traffic and staged a protest in front of Parachinar Press Club.

Kohima Village COVID-19 Committee (KVCC) GRATITUDE

The Kohima Village COVID-19 Committee (KVCC) through this column, expresses its sincere gratitude to all benefactors who contributed in setting up and seeing through the successful operation of the “KVCC Observation Home” set up at “Khedi Baptist Kehou Razhü Chü” at Perinuothou, P. Khel- Kohima Village. The citizens of Kohima Village will remain ever grateful to everyone who contributed selflessly by sacrificing their time, energy and resources in the wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic. As the crisis prolongs, may you continue your support in serving the community even in the coming days.

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Demi Lovato is engaged BTS earn Guinness World Record for most-viewed concert livestream D

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TS have earned the Guinness World Record for most viewers of a music concert livestream with an online performance in June.

According to the GWR website, the K-pop group’s ‘Bang Bang Con: The Live’ performance on June 14 was viewed by 756,000 fans across more than 100 countries. Broadcasting from Seoul, the

concert was held as part of their seventh-anniversary celebrations and comprised a 12-track setlist.

In a five-star review of the livestream, NME called ‘Bang Bang Con: The Live’ “a much-needed antidote to all the chaos and fire going on the world right now. It’s a moment of brief escape that allows band and fans to reconnect, even if just through the power of

technology.”

The new achievement now marks the fifth Guinness World Record the band hold, alongside being the first K-pop act to reach number one on the US album charts, holding the best-selling album in South Korea, the fastest time to reach one million followers on TikTok and having the most Twitter engagements.

BTS released their eighth studio album ‘Map of the Soul: 7 – The Journey’ earlier this month. It’s the group’s fourth record in Japanese, and a follow-up to their February release ‘Map Of The Soul: 7’, which NME gave a fourstar review.

“This is an album full of big ideas, strong conviction and unguarded emotion, produced by a band

Katy Perry set to go EDM at Tomorrowland Around the World

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aty Perry is planning on performing EDM versions of her recent singles ‘Daisies’ and ‘Smile’ at Tomorrowland Around the World. The 34-yearold singer - who is currently expecting her first child with her fiancé Orlando Bloom - is set to sing as part of the digital dance music festival this weekend.

And the pop megastar has teased that fans can expect a ‘’really technically advanced’’ show and she is even set to give some of her songs an EDM makeover to fit in alongside the other acts on the bill, which include Steve Aoki, Afrojack, Martin Garrix, David Guetta, Don Diablo, and Modestep.

Speaking during a Zoom press conference for the event, she teased: ‘’Well, it’s very cool, and I always want to be cool. ‘’But really truly, I thought it was so innovative of a festival to say ‘Okay, know what? F*** it. We’re just going to pivot, and we’re going to bring something really technically advanced and difficult, but we’re going to create something beautiful out of this mess. ‘’So I really admire and respect how the

romance was first confirmed when Demi - who previously dated model Austin Wilson - accidentally crashed Max’s Instagram Live session.

And sources later revealed that they had decided to quarantine together at Demi’s house amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

An insider said in March: Demi and Max have been seeing each other for a few weeks now. They have been quarantining together at Demi’s house and it’s going really well. “Max is very into music and health, and he doesn’t like to party. He is a good influence on Demi and they have a lot in common. They have a few mutual friends in common, but Demi has been introducing Max to her closest friends via Facetime since being quarantined. It’s very new but they are definitely hanging out and seeing where it leads.’’

(Contactmusic)

Elton John sued by ex-wife Renate Blauel Amitabh rubbishes reports of

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ir Elton John is being sued by his ex-wife for £3 million.

Elton, 73, tied the knot with German sound engineer Renate Blauel in Sydney, Australia, in 1984 and came out as gay in 1988 after their divorce, and Renate, 67, is now suing Elton after he wrote about their marriage in his autobiography.

According to The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre column, Renate has filed documents with the High Court in London and is claiming that Elton’s comments about her in the book broke the terms of an agreement they made after their split and triggered long-standing mental health issues.

A source said: ‘’Elton is shocked and saddened

by Renate’s claim, especially as he has only ever praised her publicly. ‘’He has always had a very pleasant relationship with Renate, respects her enormously and would never have said anything revealing about their marriage. ‘’He very much hopes

festival went and did it.’’ The ‘Teenage Dream’ hitmaker added that she agreed to play the event because her pal Dua Lipa has previously performed at Tomorrowland. She added: ‘’And basically some of my other pop friends like miss Dua [Lipa] and so forth have done the festival. So I felt really in sync with the roster of old and am happy to be invited and included in this new way of doing it.’’

More than 60 of the world’s most prominent artists in electronic dance music will be taking to one of eight different stages set up for the mammoth online music extravaganza. The ‘Never Worn White’ singer announced her performance at the digital festival during a video call with Dutch DJ and producer Martin Garrix this month. She said: ‘’I’ve always wanted to be a part of the fun of Tomorrowland, and have been following the amazing innovation, technology, and invention that this festival has always been about for a long time. I’m so glad to be a part of this version, and I hope my set makes you smile.’’

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One Direction return to social media ahead of 10th anniversary

who have every right to be proud of their journey,” the review read.

It was recently announced BTS would be providing the original theme song for the upcoming Japanese movie Your Eyes Tell. The track was released on July 15 with BTS member Jungkook listed as one of the composers. The film is expected to be released in October.

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emi Lovato is engaged to Max Ehrich.

The 27-year-old singer and the 29-year-old ‘Young and the Restless’ actor - who first started dating in March - have taken a major step in their relationship and Demi has gushed that she’s ‘’honoured to accept’’ his hand in marriage.

The ‘Tell Me You Love Me’ hitmaker admitted she has “never felt so unconditionally loved by someone in my life’’ since her parents and declared she is “officially going to be someone else’s partner’’.

Demi also hinted that she and her nowfiance are keen to “start a family’’.

Alongside a series of snaps showing off her engagement ring, she wrote on Instagram: “When I was a little girl, my birth dad always called me his ‘little partner’ - something that might’ve sounded strange without his southern cowboy like accent”.

“To me it made perfect sense. And today that word makes perfect sense again but today I’m officially going to be someone else’s partner.’’

She added: “@maxehrich - I knew I loved you the moment I met you”.

“It was something I can’t describe to anyone who hasn’t experienced it firsthand but luckily you did too.. I’ve never felt so unconditionally loved by someone in my life (other than my parents) flaws and all.

You never pressure me to be anything other than myself. And you make me want to be the best version of myself. I’m honored to accept your hand in marriage. I love you more than a caption could express but I’m ecstatic to start a family and life with you.

I love you forever my baby. My partner.

Here’s to our future!!!! (sic)’’ The pair’s

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Elton John and Renate Blauel on their wedding day in 1984. she will see sense and drop this case.’’

The court papers state that Elton agreed to remove some passages before publication of the book, ‘Me’, in October last year.

Elton went on to marry David Furnish in December 2014, nine years after their civil partnership ceremony, and the pair have two sons together but he has admitted to regret at causing ‘’sadness’’ to Renee.

He previously said: ‘’Many years ago, I chose

Australia for my wedding to a wonderful woman for whom I have so much love and admiration. I wanted more than anything to be a good husband, but I denied who I really was, which caused my wife sadness, and caused me huge guilt and regret. ‘’To be worthy of someone’s love, you have to be brave enough and clear eyed enough to be honest with yourself and your partner.’’

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egastar Amitabh Bachchan on T h u r s d ay d i s missed reports that he has tested negative for coronavirus and called the piece of news “an incorrigible lie”.

The 77-year-old actor, who along with actor-son Abhishek, was admitted to the isolation ward of Nanavati Hospital here on July 11, was quick to rubbish stories that started swirling on social media.

“This news is incorrect, irresponsible, fake and an incorrigible lie!” wrote Amitabh on Twitter, tagging a video clip from a TV news channel.

The reports emerged as the Bollywood veteran and Abhishek, 44, neared the completion of their 14-day quarantine period at the city hospital.

A day after the fatherson’s revealed their diagnosis, Amitabh’s daughterin-law, actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, 46, and his eight-year-old grand-

daughter Aaradhya Bachchan also tested positive for COVID-19.

Aishwarya and Aaradhya were shifted to Nanavati last Friday, almost a week after they tested positive.

Bachchan occasionally updates his fans on social media about his health.

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ne Direction have sent their colossal group of fans into a frenzy with their return to social media, ahead of the band’s 10th anniversary.

Posting across Twitter and Instagram, the band shared an image that read “10 years of One Direction” along with a caption referencing their 2015 single ‘History’. “ To m o r r o w ! ” t h e band wrote, “You and me got a whole lot of history. #10Yearsof1D”.

The last time the band’s social media pages were active was back in 2018, when they were celebrating their eight-year anniversary.

The post comes following the revelation of a new website dedicated to the band’s 10-year celebration, K Y M C

with a timeline of the band’s career as well as a new video covering the band’s rise to superstardom.

The website will also allow fans to use an interactive archive of the band’s music videos, artwork and television performances, as well as some behind-thescenes and rare footage of the band. The band were formed on X Factor on July 23, 2010. There has also been speculation that Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and Liam Payne might reform in some capacity for the anniversary, following comments Payne made to The Sun back in April. “(We’ve) all been speaking together a lot over the last few weeks which has been really nice,” Payne said.

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National Health Mission invites eligible indigenous Nagaland inhabitant to apply for the fifth batch of 6-months Certificate Programme in Community Health. Candidates who successfully complete this course will be posted at H&WCs as Community Health Officers (CHOs).

The programme will be implemented through Programme Study Centre at NHAK and District Hospital Dimapur under Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).

The eligibility criteria for applying for the Certificate Programme: 1. Essential Criteria: a) Qualification: i) Minimum GNM from recognized institutions under INC Act, preference shall be given to B.Sc Nursing and ii) AYURVEDA practitioner. b) 2 years of relevant work experience post diploma/degree in the health sector. c) Age limit: Less than 40 years.

2. In service NHM employees may also apply. However, if selected, the incumbent will have to resign from the current post.

NOTE: 1. NHM shall sponsor the selected candidates with all training related cost plus honorarium @ Rs 10,000/- pm once the training starts (Accommodation shall be arranged by candidate).

2. On successful completion of the course, the candidate shall be qualified to be appointed as Community Health Officer with monthly remuneration of Rs 25,000/pm plus Rs 15,000/- pm as performance based incentives.

3. The candidate shall be posted at the identified 60 SCs within the state.

4. Selected candidates shall have to sign a bond to serve for three (3) years before proceeding for the 6 months Certificate Programme Programme.

How to apply:1. Application forms shall be available from 21st July 2020 and can be downloaded from www.nhmnagaland.in from advertisement section or http://nhmnagaland.in/ Programmes_file_path/Application%20form%202019%20fifthsession.docx 2. Duly filled form should be submitted to chonhm2020@gmail.com on or before 21st August 2020 and not as published on 22.07.2020 i.e cho2020@gmail.com.

3. Date of examination shall be notified in local dailies based on the situation of the current ongoing pandemic.

For any queries, applicant may contact +91370 2270565 on working days between 11:00 am to 3:00 pm.

Lobby in any form will result in disqualification of the candidate.

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Love competing against Stokes: Holder Inter Milan held by Fiorentina in Serie A Rome, Jul 23 (IANS): Inter Milan were utterly dominant at the San Siro but were unable to break down a stubborn Fiorentina defense, and the resulting 0-0 draw meant Juventus moved a step closer to their ninth consecutive Scudetto in the ongoing Serie A. With Romelu Lukaku back from injury, Inter coach Antonio Conte on Wednesday preferred Alexis Sanchez over Lautaro Martinez to partner the Belgian, while Christian Eriksen returned to the starting line-up, reports Xinhua news agency.

The Nerazzuri used their aggression and tempo to press high from the beginning.

Fiorentina risked an own goal just five minutes into the game, before keeper Pietro Terracciano performed a double save to deny Inter.

Lukaku almost found the net in the 18th minute, but saw his header smack the woodwork.

The home side were then forced to make change as Stefan de Vrij limped off and was replaced by Andrea Ranocchia.

Fiorentina’s Nikola Milenkovic in action with Inter Milan’s Alexis Sanchez during their Serie A match at San Siro in Milan, Italy.

Lorenzo Insigne replied in the 54th minute after a powerful Fabian Ruiz shot hit Grassi’s arm at close range and the referee pointed to the spot after a VAR review.

But Parma won the game when substitute Dejan Kulusevski went over as he was challenged by Kalidou Koulibaly and the Swede converted the penalty himself in the 87th minute.

Napoli’s record signing Hirving Lozano started only his 10th league game of the season and had a shot saved by Luigi Sepe in the second half in one of his side’s few openings.

Substitute Amin Younes should have equalised in stoppage time but scooped his shot over the crossbar.

Napoli, which stayed seventh with 56 points, has made sure of a Europa League place by winning the Coppa Italia and is focusing on its Champions League last-16 match against Barcelona next month. Elsewhere, Bruno Peres bagged a hat-trick as Roma surged to a 6-1 win over already-relegated SPAL.

Manchester, Jul 23 (IANS): All eyes will be once again on star allrounders Ben Stokes and Jason Holder when England and West Indies lock horns in the third and final Test beginning Friday at the Old Trafford.

The series remains evenly poised at 1-1 after West Indies won the Southampton Test by four wickets and England came back with a 113-run win in Manchester. Holder, has now, credited Stokes for bringing back England into the three-match rubber. “ B e n S t o k e s, o f course, stood out. He was unarguably the player of the match. He was impactful with bat and ball and his energy is always great.

I love competing against him because he builds you up for a dog-fight,” Holder wrote in his column for the Daily Mail.

Stokes recently surpassed Holder to become the world’s top-ranked Test all-rounder while also attaining a career-best third position among batsmen in the latest ICC Test Player Rankings.

Stokes, who trailed Holder by 54 rating points

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going into the second Test in Manchester, now enjoys a lead of 38 points following his brilliant knocks of 176 and 78 in the two innings at the Old Trafford respectively.

“I have never been caught up with the ICC individual rankings. My focus is solely on winning this series and people will form their own opinions so it doesn’t faze me that Stokesey went above me in

the all-rounder’s rankings on Tuesday. I have my role to play to help the team and that’s all that matters,” Holder said.

Holder’s troops need just a draw to retain the Wisden Trophy as they had famously won the series at home when the two teams met the last time. The visitors are also gunning to become the first Windies team to win a Test series in England since 1988.

Antonio Candreva volleyed in from Ashley Young’s cross straight after the break, but it was correctly flagged offside.

Sanchez went closer in the 52nd minute, but his low strike was denied by the upright.

The draw dropped Inter to third place with 73 points, with second-placed Atalanta sitting six points

behind Juventus who have a game in hand, meaning the Old Lady just need one more win to secure the Serie A title with three matches remaining.

Meanwhile, Napoli, which lost for only the second time since the season restarted, had 65% of possession on a sweltering evening at the Ennio Tardini but struggled to

turn that into chances, a failing which has frustrated coach Gennaro Gattuso all season.

Tenth-placed Parma ended a seven-match winless run.

Gianluca Caprari put Parma ahead in first-half stoppage time from a soft penalty after Mario Rui caught Alberto Grassi with his trailing foot.

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My dream is to win Ballon d’Or: Mane

On track to make India proud in Tokyo: Manpreet, Rani

Lahore, Jul 23 (IANS): Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar has slammed the BCCI, alleging that the Indian cricket board played a role in the ICC postponing the T20 World Cup later this year to make room for the Indian Premier League (IPL). Akhtar also felt that the Asia Cup could have taken place.

“Asia Cup could have definitely happened, it would have been a great chance for India and Pakistan to play against each other. There are many reasons behind this. I don’t want to get into that,” Akhtar said while speaking to Geo Cricket on YouTube.

“T20 World Cup could have also happened, but I had already said earlier that they won’t let it happen. IPL should not be damaged, let the World Cup go to hell,” Akhtar said.

The postponement of the men’s T20 World Cup in Australia -- from October 18 to November 15 -- due to COVID-19 pandemic, has paved the way for IPL to take place this year. The BCCI is planning to stage the tournament in UAE. The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) also officially announced earlier in the

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month that the 2020 Asia Cup has been cancelled, a day after BCCI President Sourav Ganguly had said the same.

Akhtar brought up the example of ‘Monkey Gate’ controversy where veteran India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh was accused of hurling racial taunts at Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds during the second Test match in Sydney.

“Sometimes they get easy wickets in Melbourne, at times someone calls another person a monkey but gets saved, the talk goes to boycotting the series. I am asking the Australians, where are their ethics?”

Akhtar said.

“They (BCCI) said to end the series and they (Australia) said no such incident happened. Are these your moral grounds, did you not get the sounds on the mic,” Akhtar added.

Liverpool, Jul 23 (IANS): Liverpool winger Sadio Mane has admitted that winning the Ballon d’Or is his dream. Mane was in the running for the coveted individual title that Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have held sway over for a better part of the last decade.

However, this year’s Ballon d’Or ceremony has been cancelled due to the coronavir us pandemic.

“Will see what’s going to happen for the Ballon d’Or, but my dream is to win it and I would love to do it one day,” Mane told Star Sports show Football United.

Mane has enjoyed a stellar career at Liverpool.

He played an integral role in the side winning the Champions League last season and their second place finish in the Premier League.

His goals and assists then helped Liverpool dominate the league this season as they went on to win their first English top flight title in 30 years.

“Well, it’s a big pleasure and a big honour for me and my teammates for sure.

All the good support from around the world, especially from India as well. I think the wait has been so long, 30 years, and finally we did it… so yeah, really happy,” said the Senegalese forward.

New Delhi, Jul 23 (IANS): With exactly one year to go for the Olympic Games to begin in Tokyo on July 23, 2021, both men’s and women’s hockey teams from India are committed to make the nation proud and make a podium finish at the prestigious quadrennial tournament.

The Tokyo Olympics were scheduled to be played this year but because of the COVID-19 pandemic, they have been postponed till summer of 2021.

Manpreet Singh, captain of the men’s team, has expressed that the national side has been getting better with each Olympics.

“It’s certainly exciting that in exactly one year’s time, we will be in Tokyo with the best of the athletes from around the world.

I have been part of two Olympic Games so far, so I have gotten used to the big stage. However, there’s always going to be a touch of nervousness floating around among the players as we start the one-year countdown,” said Manpreet.

“The 2012 Olympic Games was certainly a disastrous campaign for us, but it will be special for me since it was my first Olympics. We went to the

Manpreet Singh

2016 Olympic Games with a much better side and put up a better performance, but we didn’t achieve our desired result there. We are certainly looking to up the ante in Tokyo,” added the 28-year-old.

Indian men’s hockey team last won a gold medal in hockey in 1980 in Moscow Olympics. Since then, they have participated in eight Olympic editions but have failed to make a podium finish.

The skipper added that

Rani Rampal

the Indian team has a good chance to win a medal at the Olympics next year.

“Looking at the way our squad has been performing in the last year, we certainly have a good chance to win a medal at the Olympics. Everyone is clear about their roles in the side and we have enough time to evolve as a team as well.”

“We are definitely on track for achieving our desired result in the upcoming Olympics. We just have to

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Simona Halep

Prague, Jul 23 (IANS): World No.2 Simona Halep has committed to the Prague event scheduled to be held next month. Halep said that K Y M C

she’s ‘looking forward’ to playing the event in ‘beautiful’ Prague, and will be making her tournament debut.

“Hi everyone. I can’t

wait to take part in the tournament in the magnificent city of Prague. See you in August,” the reigning Wimbledon champion said in a video message shared by the tournament organisers on Wednesday.

The two-time Grand Slam champion has already confirmed that she will compete in the Palermo Ladies Open in Italy beginnng August 3, which will mark the resumption of the tour’s revamped calendar after the COVID-19 hiatus.

M e a n w h i l e, f o r mer World No.5 Eugenie Bouchard has also been awarded a wildcard for the international-level event at the TK Sparta Praha. “ I ’ m s o exc i t e d . . .

I’ve actually never been to Prague. I’ve heard it’s such a beautiful city, so I’m so looking forward to discovering it when I’m over there,” Bouchard said in her own video message. “I want to thank the tournament for offering me a wildcard into this great event.”

The Prague Open is slated to run from August 10-16.

Lo n d o n, J u l 2 3 (Agencies): Manchester United have had a hectic schedule recently but will be “100% fresh” for Sunday’s Premier League game at Leicester City as they look to secure a Champions League spot, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said. United, beaten 3-1 by Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-finals last Sunday, looked tired in Wednesday’s 1-1 home draw against West Ham United, the fourth match in nine days for Solskjaer’s side. “... We’ve not been dealt the best of hands with the recovery times in the last couple of weeks but that’s because we’ve been in the FA Cup,” Solskjaer told Sky Sports. “That’s how it is, but we’ve got three days now ... the extra day before Sunday will make us 100% fresh. We’ve given ourselves a great opportunity. “We wanted to give ourselves the chance to head there and get into the Champions League by beating them. Now, we’d be OK with a draw, but we’ll be going there to win. You’ll prepare as you always do to go and win the game.”

Karachi, Jul 23 (PTI): Pakistan left-arm pacer Muhammad Amir was on Thursday cleared to join the national side in England after his second test also returned negative for coronavirus. “The PCB will now

be making arrangements to send Amir and masseur, Muhammad Imran to England as soon as possible so that they can join the training camp,” the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said in a release.

keep concentrating on carrying out the processes well and the results will take care of itself,” said Manpreet.

Women’s team captain Rani Rampal expressed that the national side certainly can make the country proud at the Olympics next year.

“We have competed against top teams in the recent past and we have shown that our team has the capability of winning a medal and making our country proud at the Olym-

pics. We have a good group of experienced players, who are guiding the junior players very well. Our team has been getting better with each tournament we have played and we will definitely improve our game even further in the next one year,” said the 25-year-old.

The Indian eves have never been able to win a medal in Olympics. In Moscow Games in 1980, the team finished fourth while in Rio Games in 2016, they finished at the 12th spot.

89th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY

FELICITATION

Mr. Jenkap Wangnao

Miss. Shukai Zebiah Konyak

With immense pride, the Tapi Area Students’ Union congratulates the following toppers for bringing laurels to the students’ community and the village in general.

1. Mr. Jenkap Wangnao, S/o Rev. M Chemyuh Konyak of Mon Village for securing 96.4 % (Arts Stream) in AISSCE 2020 (Class XII) from Delhi Public School, Dimapur.

2. Miss. Shukai Zebiah Konyak, D/o Shri. T Manhom Konyak of Pongkong Village for securing 94.2 % (Arts Stream) in AISSCE 2020 (Class XII) from Delhi Public School, Dimapur.

The Union also congratulates all the other successful candidates and pray for greater success in their future endeavors.

Mr. M Chingmei President TASU

Mr. N Ngampan Gen. Secretary TASU

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Dear Awao/Abao, We not only celebrate you today, but also honor the immense achievements you have chalked over the years. You are truly a phenomenal figure in our life. May you continue to shine brighter than the Sun and inspire us and our Almighty bless you with good health. We love you very much. Happy 89th Birthday!

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Your loved ones.

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Liverpool beat Chelsea to lift PL trophy

Liverpool players with the Premier League trophy after defeating Chelsea 5-3 at Anfield.

LIVERPOOL, Jul 23 (Agencies): Champions Liverpool lifted the Premier League trophy with a 5-3 win over Chelsea in a goal feast at Anfield on Wednesday to ensure they went an entire league season unbeaten at home.

Naby Keita opened the scoring with a thunderous effort, Trent Alexander-Arnold made it 2-0 with a curling free kick and they added another through Georginio Wijnaldum’s half-volley from close range, before Olivier Giroud pulled one back on the stroke of halftime.

Roberto Firmino restored the three-goal advantage in the 55th minute but Chelsea scored through Tammy Abraham and Christian Pulisic to threaten a dramatic comeback before Alex OxladeChamberlain put the result beyond doubt.

Liver pool won 18 of their 19 home league games in the campaign, the only blemish being the

1-1 draw with Burnley this month. They moved onto 96 points, one shy of the club record they set when finishing runners-up last season.

Defeat left Chelsea with 63 points, needing one more from their final game against Wolverhampton Wanderers to guarantee a place in next season’s Champions League after slipping to fourth earlier on Wednesday when Manchester United drew 1-1 with West Ham United.

“We’ve waited so long to finally deliver this for the fans. This has been such a special season for us, this is the one everyone wanted,” said Alexander-Arnold afterwards as the team lifted the trophy after a 30-year wait.

Liverpool pinned back their visitors for the much of the first half and got their celebrations underway early when Keita stole the ball from Willian to run in on goal and unleash a thunderous shot for a 23rd-

minute lead. A contentious free kick awarded against Chelsea’s Mateo Kovacic allowed Alexander-Arnold to enhance his reputation as a set-piece specialist with a curling effort that caught out Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga.

The 38th-minute goal was soon followed by a third as Chelsea failed to clear a corner and Wijnaldum snapped up a loose ball, burying it on the half-volley from close range.

A rare Chelsea foray forward allowed them the last say before the break as Marcos Alonso flicked on for Willian to attempt a snap effort that Liverpool keeper Alisson saved with one hand.

Giroud, however, was quickest to follow up and slide the ball into the net.

Liverpool were quickly back in command after the break as Firmino made it 4-1 by heading in a perfect cross from AlexanderArnold for his first league

goal at Anfield this season.

Substitute Pulisic made an instant impact for Chelsea, however, as his mazy dribbling set up Abraham for the London club’s second in the 61st minute.

The United States international grabbed one of his own 12 minutes later, bringing the ball down on his chest with his back to goal before turning and thumping it home.

“I felt like we were then going to get back into the game but it was not to be,” said Chelsea manager Frank Lampard.

“There were lot of good things about us with our spirit and resilience.”

Chelsea’s hopes effectively ended when Oxlade-Chamberlain scored Liverpool’s fifth in the 84th minute, as he finished off a rapid counter-attack.

“It’s so difficult to win it, but it’s been an amazing season. We know how much it means to everybody,” said Liverpool’s James Milner.

Unai Emery appointed Villarreal boss

M a d ri d, J u l 2 3 (Agencies): Former Arsenal boss Unai Emery has been appointed as head coach of La Liga side Villarreal on a three-year deal.

The Spaniard has been out of work since being sacked

by Arsenal in November.

For mer Villar real boss Javier Calleja left the club last week after leading them to a fifth-place finish in La Liga, ensuring qualification for next season’s Europa League.

Emery replaced Arsene Wenger as Arsenal manager in May 2018 and led the club to the Europa League final and a fifthplace finish in the Premier League. Prior to a spells in charge at Paris Saint-Germain, Sevilla and Spartak Moscow, Emery managed Villarreal’s local rivals Valencia from 2008-2012. As Sevilla boss, Emery guided the club to three consecutive Europa titles.

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West Brom promoted to Premier League MANCHESTER, Jul 23 (Agencies): West Bromwich Albion won promotion back to the Premier League after a two-year absence, joining Leeds United in the top flight next season after a 2-2 home draw with Queens Park Rangers in a dramatic finale to the Championship season on Wednesday.

The point for Slaven Bilic’s side was enough to ensure second place in England’s second tier after Brentford blew their chance by losing 2-1 at home to lowly Barnsley.

A win for Brentford would have sent them into the top division for the first time since 1947.

Brentford will go into the playoffs along with Fulham and Cardiff City but in a huge swing in fortunes, Nottingham Forest missed out on goal difference with Swansea City grabbing the last slot in astonishing fashion. It was a nervy night at the Hawthorns after West Brom, who knew a win

West Bromwich Albion players celebrate after being promoted to Premier League.

would secure promotion, fell behind to a Ryan Manning drive in the 34th minute.

Goals from Grady Diangana and Callum Robinson either side of halftime, however, put the Baggies in the driving seat.

But a wonderfully-taken goal from Eberechi Eze brought QPR level and set the nerves jangling again for

a side who had been in the top two since October.

With Brentford level at 1-1 with Barnsley, a goal for the Bees would have pushed them above West Brom but Barnsley, battling for survival, had other ideas.

Clarke Oduor’s stoppage-time goal snatched the three points for the Tykes, setting off celebrations in West Brom.

Tokyo marks one year to go until Olympics TOKYO, Jul 23 (Agencies): As Tokyo marked one year to go until the Olympics for the second time on Thursday, it was perhaps fitting that the newly-built National Stadium, intended to be the iconic symbol of the Games, was hit by a torrential downpour for most of the day.

The Olympics were due to begin on Friday with an extravagant opening ceremony in the National Stadium but the Games have instead been delayed until July 23, 2021 because of the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Last year, International

Passersby walk past a screen showing a countdown of the days to Tokyo Olympic.

Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach presided over a glitzy ceremony to mark the occasion

in the Japanese capital and declared Tokyo the best prepared host city he had ever seen. This time around

the atmosphere is much more subdued, with Tokyo 2020 set to host a minor 15minute event in the National Stadium without fans, where they will launch a commemorative video. People gathering around the countdown clock at Tokyo station were optimistic about the Games next year.

Thursday’s small ceremony is a sign of things to come in the lead-up to the Games next year.

The head of the IOC’s Coordination Commission John Coates has said rearranging the Games meant focusing on the “must haves” in a simplified event.

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