July 3, 2017

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Vol XXVII No. 207

DIMAPUR, monday, july 3, 2017 Pages 12 ` 4.00

‘Assam will get Rs 300 cr a year Hasaranga bags debut hatin terms of GST compensation’ trick as SL crush Zimbabwe northeast, Page 4

sports, Page 11

international, Page 9

India-China border standoff continues India pushes more troops to Doka La

NEW DELHI, JUL 2 (AGENCIES): A tense environment is reeling round the Sikkim border where Indian and Chinese troops are locked in a standoff. While Beijing jumped into the matter and demanded the withdrawal of Indian troops from the Sikkim sector as a precondition for “meaningful dialogue” to resolve the situation, India expressed its deep concern over China constructing a road in the disputed Doklam area near Sikkim.

India has pushed in more troops in a “non-combative mode” to strengthen its position in an area near Sikkim, where its soldiers have been locked in a standoff with Chinese troops for almost a month now in what has been the longest such impasse between the two armies since 1962.

India brought in more troops after the destruction of two of its bunkers and “aggressive tactics” adopted by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), sourc-

2 earthquakes hit NE states Correspondent/Agencies

SHILLONG, JUL 2: Two mild earthquakes measuring 3.1 and 4.9 on the Richter scale shook the North Eastern region of the country on Sunday morning at 10.14 am and 10.57 respectively.

Sources from the Indian Meteorological Department informed that the first quake with its epicentre in Kokrajhar, Assam was felt at 10.14 on Sunday morning and was swiftly followed by another 4.9 magnitude quake with its epicentre in the MyanmarIndia border region at 10.57 am. It may be mentioned that a 5.0 magnitude quake shook the region on Saturday with its epicentre of the quake at Myanmar-India border region at 12.31 p.m.

Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur-- are considered by seismologists as lying in the sixth major earthquakeprone belt in the world.

Clarification

DIMAPUR, JUL 2 (NPN): A propos the news item ‘Brick Rates revised from July 1’ published on July 2, the rates for broken bricks should be read as Rs 3,300 to Rs 3,350 per truck load (at brick kiln) and not as rendered.

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“It’s a case of over dependence. Now none of the police brass know how the system operates. “ K Y M C

Photo released by China claiming to be proof that Indian troops trespassed into its boundary.

es said. In a “non-combative mode”, the nozzle of a gun is placed downwards.

Giving details for the first time about the events that preceded the face-off between the two armies, sources said the PLA on June 1 asked the Indian Army to remove the two bunkers set up in 2012 at Lalten in Doka La, which falls in the vicinity of Chumbi Valley at the corner of IndiaBhutan-Tibet tri-junction.

The Indian Ar my, which had been patrolling this area for many years, decided in 2012 that two bunkers would be positioned there as a backup option, besides providing security to the Bhutan-China border.

The Indian Army forward positions informed Sukna-based 33 Cor ps Headquarter in North Bengal about the Chinese warnings on the bunkers, the sources said.

However, during the night of June 6, two Chinese bulldozers destroyed the bunkers, claiming that the area belonged to China and that India or Bhutan had no right over it, the sources said.

Indian troops on the ground prevented the Chinese men and machines from doing any further damage or transgressing into the area, they said.

Additional forces from nearby brigade headquar-

ters, located 20 km from the face off point, were moved in on June 8 during which a scuffle led to soldiers on both sides suffering minor injuries. PLA troops were rushed in from its 141 division located in the area, prompting the Indian Army to also strengthen its position.

This is the longest stand-off between the two armies since 1962. “Our position to uphold our territorial sovereignty is unwavering.

We hope the Indian side can work with China in the same direction and immediately withdraw the personnel who have overstepped and trespassed into Chinese border,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lu Kang had told the media in Beijing last week.

PLA spokesman Col Wu Qian also spoke a tough language while making a reference to the 1962 SinoIndia conflict, saying that New Delhi should “learn historical lessons”.

Qian described Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat’s remarks that India was ready for a “two-and-ahalf front war” as “extremely irresponsible” and asked

him to “stop clamouring for war”.

Meanwhile, China has released a map to back its claim that Indian troops “transgressed” into the Doklam area of the Sikkim sector, which it claims as part of its territory.

In the map, released by the Chinese Foreign Ministry, a blue arrow with markings in Chinese points Indian troops alleged transgression into the area to prevent the PLA troops from building a strategic road. The map is in addition to the photographs released on Thursday purportedly showing Indian troops on the Chinese side of the border.

China calls off annual media trip: China has called off the annual media trip that it organises for journalists to travel to Tibet.

Following the recent border stand-off between Chinese and Indian troops, the tour of five Indian and as many Nepalese journalists has been cancelled.

No official reason was given by the embassy officials to the journalists.

The trip was to commence from July 8 and end on July 15.

Centre may consider setting up NE police body Bhattacharya told ET, “In the lines of Interpol which is facilitating international police cooperation, we are launching NEPOL for greater cooperation among states of the region. West Bengal and Sikkim will be members of it besides seven states of the region.”

Lt. Gen. Shokin Chauhan, Director General of Assam Rifles offered training for NEPOL at the Assam Rifles Training Centre in Dimapur.

The Multi-Agency Centre (MAC), comprising as many as 26 agencies involved with counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency, meets in Delhi every day, while the state-level Subsidiary Multi-Agency Centre (SMAC) meets at least once a week to exchange inputs so that immediate action can be taken. Efforts are now on to take such mechanism right up to the district level

for further improvement in coordination among different agencies working on the ground level.

Another major issue discussed in the two-day meeting was the importance of forensic science laboratories in investigation of crime. It has been found that in most states of the region, forensic science facilities are far from adequate to deal with the situation and there is urgent need for upgrading the labs.

Forensic experts from other parts of the country were also brought to exchange ideas with the police personnel of the North Eastern states and the state governments of the region have been requested to formulate detailed plans to augment the forensic test facilities not only for investigation of crimes but also to deal with the problems of insurgents using the cyber space.

NPCC renews ‘nepotism’ charge at NPF

ST status demand: 12-hr Assam bandh

G U WA H AT I , J U L 2 (AGENCIES): Government of India will actively consider the proposal for setting up of North East Police Organisation (NEPOL) on the lines of INTERPOL to ensure better coordination among the police forces of the North Eastern states to prevent crimes, sources said.

Meanwhile, the poor infrastructure of forensic science laboratories in the Northeast has become a matter of serious concern and the state governments have been requested to chalk out plans for their improvement and submit reports to the Centre.

Security sources told The Assam Tribune that the proposal for creation of the NEPOL was mooted by the Assam Police in the conference of the heads of police forces of the NE states held in Guwahati.

The matter would receive

DIMAPUR, JUL 2 (NPN): In a continuing tirade with NPF, the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) renewed its attack on NPF for justifying the appointment of Khriehu Liezietsu as advisor to CM with cabinet status “as reward for his supreme sacrifice” .

NPCC media cell said use of the work “supreme sacrifice” liberally has now become the “facade for all illegal activities of NPF”.

NPCC said it was for the “first time in any political history, we are hearing about the son making supreme sacrifice so that his father continues to be chief minister and the father rewarding his son to be his advisor after performing rites of so called supreme sacrifice at NPF,CEC meeting.”

While reiterating that it has no issues in the fatherson combine running the affairs of the NPF as their

“active consideration” of the Centre, they added.

Though the coordination of state police forces of the region improved considerably over the years, there is scope for further improvement. There are some crimes like vehicle theft, human trafficking, etc., in which inter-state gangs are involved and only real-time sharing of inputs can help in checking such crimes.

The idea of the Northeast Police Organisation is to improve coordination at all levels in the police forces and better connectivity, possibly up to the police station level.

Sources said there are national- and state-level intelligence sharing coordination committees, but they mostly deal with terrorism and insurgency.

Assam Additional Director General of police (Special Branch) Pallab

personal fiefdom, NPCC however said the affairs of the government was a separate issue. NPCC alleged that “there can be no greater case of nepotism than Dr. Shürhozelie appointing his unmandated son, who had recently resigned as legislator to pave way for him.”

Rather than taking pains to explain about parliamentary norms and procedures on the ascension of Dr Shürhozelie as chief minister, NPCC said that the NPF should instead be ashamed that there was no suitable or capable legislator among the 48 party legislators to take over as the chief minister. “This shows the depth of leadership crisis in NPF that had to fall back on an unmandated leader to give them some breathing space,” it added.

On the issue of NPFBJP alliance, NPCC said, despite NPF saying that both NPF and BJP were

natural allies and recalling their relationship back to 1977, it said the alliance was based more on convenience of petty politics.

NPCC said the opportunism of BJP was evident despite NPF humiliating them in May 2009 when two BJP legislators were forced to resign and merge with NPF after Congress led UPA retained power at the centre and for which, NPF had offered unconditional support. NPCC said that the most amusing spectacle was of BJP calling “NPF 200% corrupt” and NPF labelling “BJP as anti-Christian party” in recent times while cohabiting with each other.

It further pointed out that the tirade against NPCC president K. Therie was a payback of ungratefulness.

NPCC said it was Therie “who single handedly revived the dying Cock party and propelled it to power in (Cont’d on p-7) 2003.”

B’desh SC rejects Zia’s plea to re-investigate graft case

CNTC slams R&B minster, deptt for deplorable roads DIMAPUR, JUL 2 (NPN): Taking serious note of the deplorable road conditions in the state, while supporting the demand of the Western Sumi Students Union (WSSU) for immediate repair of roads, the Central Nagaland Tribes Council (CNTC) has lambasted the Roads & Bridges (R&B) minister and the department.

Asserting that the roads were worsening each passing day, CNTC through its media cell demanded that the minister “wake up from his slumber and owe full responsibility.”

CNTC said “never has the state come under such appalling and awful conditions of the roads as now and the R&B minister instead of shifting the blame on his engineers or contractors, should own full responsibility.”

CNTC said it was his duty to ensure that works are carried out properly and sincerely with good workmanship and quality works.

However, CNTC lamented that most of the roads were in dilapidated conditions with water-logging, huge potholes and crater like holes in every nook and corner of the state.

Despite the fact that the road conditions were worsening every day, CNTC said there has been “no tangible effort or any responsible action with any serious concern shown by the department and the R&B minister.”

It also pointed out that commuters have been facing undue hardship and lives were being endangered, while some have lost their lives.

There is not a single person who is not dismayed by the road conditions, it added.

Pointing out that adequate funds were already sanctioned by the Centre, CNTC said the minister along with the department should be embarrassed by the pathetic roads rather than justifying feeble excuses like no funds time and again in the media. It urged upon the department to “pull up its socks and roll up its sleeves and start working giving good quality roads to the people.” CNTC further demanded that the R&B minister and the department “show its accountability and prove its worth by properly repairing and maintaining whatever remains of the socalled roads now.”

PSAN sit-in protest today at Sectt Jn DIMAPUR, Jul 2 (NPN): Public Service Aspirants of Nagaland (PSAN) media cell has informed that the sit-in protest on July 3 at the Nagaland Civil Secretariat junction Kohima, from 10 a.m. will go ahead as planned.

PSAN said that the protest is being organized against the state government for non-requisition of posts that comes under purview of NPSC. In this regard, PSAN has appealed to all the aspirants, well wishers and right-thinking citizens to stand up together for justice, equality and fairness.

Meanwhile, PSAN has issued do’s and don’ts for participants during the protest. Dos-- Reach the venue before 10 a.m., manage own transportation to the venue, to bring as many friends and aspirants as possible, to bring own umbrellas/raincoats or any form of protection from rain, stay at the venue till the end.

PSAN said anyone wanting to speak up against rampant backdoor appointments would be allotted time.

(Cont’d on p-7)

BJP to have office in every district: Shah PANAJI, JUL 2 (IANS): BJP President Amit Shah said on Sunday that his party will have an office in every district in the country

by December 2018.

Shah was speaking at a function in South Goa’s Margao town after inaugurating the new premises of

the BJP’s South Goa district headquarters.

“BJP has resolved to have functioning party offices in every district in the country before December 2018. We may have started late but the pace has picked up,” Shah said. Shah, who arrived in Goa on a two-

day visit on Saturday, said Goa has the potential to be a model state, which could be emulated by other Indian states. “Goa may be small but the potential is big. Goa should be a model state for the rest of the country. It can be a fully developed state,” Shah said.

G U WA H AT I , J U L 2 (AGENCIES): Due to non fulfilment of assurances given by the Assam government in awarding Scheduled Tribe status to six communities-- Koch Rajbongshi, Moran, Motok, Tai Ahom, Chutia and Tea Tribes of Assam, a 12 hour Assam bandh has been called by the apex body of the six communities on July 3 starting from 5 am.

It is speculated that bandh is likely to affect the districts of Sivasagar, Jorhat and Golaghat, bordering districts with Nagaland.

Travellers are advised to avoid using the routes in these Assam districts.

Earlier, announcing the protest programmes, Arunjyoti Moran, president of All Moran Students’ Union said: “We are calling a 24hour Assam bandh from 5am on July 3 and will block rail movement on July 11.”

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DentXL-practice management and soft skill training course

Dentists with Dr. Sujit Pardeshi during the training.

DIMAPUR: Two-day in depth course for the dental surgeons in Nagaland was held on July 1 and 2, at Hotel Lake Shilloi conference hall, Dimapur.

The training course focused on realistic soft skill methods for improvisation of practices for the dentists and to deliver the highest level of quality

dentistry to the patients in Nagaland. Soft skills constitute communication skills, leadership, team building, interpersonal skills, presentation skills and management skills like time management, stress management etc.

DentXL, in co-ordination with Dr Temjennungsang Longchari has

organized this training course in Nagaland, for the first time in Northeast region.

It may be mentioned that DentXL is a special training module developed

by India’s leading practice management Guru, Dr. Sujit Pardeshi, a well known author, dentist, personality development-management

trainer and public speaker.

He has done his masters in business administration in human resource management after completing his BDS. He is awarded ‘Certified National Trainer’ status by Junior Chambers International University, California USA for soft skills & management skills.

NSCN/GPRN (R) clarifies AR report; warns renegades DIMAPUR: The NSCN/ GPRN (REFORMATION) has clarified to the news item which appeared in various local dailies on June 26, under the caption “3 AR apprehends NSCN (R) member”. The NSCN/GPRN (R) through its MIP has clarified that, Alo Rengma was not a member of NSCN (R), and termed it as “totally false and baseless”.

MIP also stated that challans found with him was not issue by NSCN/GPRN (R ) government. Therefore, the NSCN/ GPRN (Reformation) has asked the 3 AR to investigate as who had authorized him and issued the challan in the name of NSCN (R) and clarify the same to the public at the earliest. It further warned those renegades not to drag its name unnecessary under any circumstances which tarnishes the good image of its government. It also reiterated to the 3 AR to enquire thoroughly with proper information before publication in the near future in order to avoid any further complication and misunderstanding among the people.

Commerce students of DGC visits NBDA news in brief DC Longleng informs: The monthly DPDB meeting for Longleng district for the month of July would be held on July 6, 11 a.m onwards at DC’s conference hall. All the members have been requested to attend the meeting positively.

TFA Peren informs: The TFA Peren, chairman Ichilia has informed all the members that there will be general meeting-cum-election of new office bearers on July 8, 10 a.m at Jalukie Town Women Welfare Organization Hall Jalukie. All the members have been requested to attend the meeting positively.

DPO Kiphire informs: Kiphire DPDB meeting for July 2017 would be held on June 5, 11 a.m at DC’s conference hall. All the members have been requested to attend the meeting positively.

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MDLSA conducts seminar with DBs

MDLSA team led by Inalo Zhimomi, chief judicial magistrate and secretary MDLSA with DBs. DIMAPUR: Mon District Legal Services Authority (MDLSA) conducted oneday seminar with Dobhasis (DBs) at DB’s court Mon on July 1.

Chief magistrate and secretary MDLSA, Inalo Zhimomi speaking on rules and practices in the court acknowledged the influence of the DBs over the general public. He also exhorted them to spread the message and concept of legal aid and how one could avail legal aid for free. Neiko Kanuo, district and session judge and chairman MDLSA spoke on the rules for administra-

tion of justice and police in Nagaland, 1937 and how the DBs derived their judicial powers from the said rules. He highlighted how the high court and the Supreme Court had upheld the validity and correctness of the judgment passed by the DBs with regard to customary laws. Chairman also apprised DBs to follow rules and also warned that political assistance to DC was not court under the rules.

Vito Chishi, APP cum government pleader spoke on the principle of natural justice, while head DB Mon also apprised about how cus-

tomary court functions.

The programme was chaired by Tingkai, para legal volunteer. Altogether 21 DBs from Mon attended the seminar.

Meanwhile on the same day, Mezivolu T. Therieh, chief judicial magistrate and secretary Kiphire District Legal Services Authority (KDLSA) along with panel lawyers and para legal volunteers visited legal aid clinic Kiusam and interacted with the resident PLVs on their roles and responsibilities.

The KDLSA also distributed stationeries and legal literature.

Excise MS continues to seize IMFL NPCC executive

DIMAPUR: Continuing with its efforts to check illegal flow of liquor in and around Dimapur, the excise (mobile squad) special surveillance team conducted raid at several places and seized 2280 bottles of assorted liquor on July 1. According to superintendent of excise (Mobile Squad) Katoho Sumi, further investigation has been initiated as the seizure was in violation of various section of NLTP Act’89. He said that the seized article has been kept in the Mobile Squad cell malkhana.

Katoho further appealed the public to extend cooperation while the department was trying to cleanse the menace of addiction from the society.

meeting

DIMAPUR: NPCC will hold its executive meeting on July 6, 11 a.m at at Congress Bhavan Kohima in connection with the 10-Northern Angami-I assembly by-election. All the concern members have been requested to attend the meeting without fail.

Stakeholders conducts surprise checking

FGN Konyak region informs Students of commerce 5th semester during the visit.

DIMAPUR: Students of Commerce from Dimapur Government College (DGC) paid a visit to Nagaland Bamboo Development Agency, Dimapur on June 30. The team was led by assistant professor E. Lichumthung Kikon, T. Zanthungo Ngullie and Nukshisangla Lemtur.

The purpose of the

visit was part of the curriculum and to expose the students in the industrial sector as an informative, interesting, knowledgeable visit. The study team acknowledged and thanked the NBDA officials for the permission, support and encouragement while visiting the place.

The team also thanked

Kivin Solo, member NBDA for enlightening them with the process involved in various stages of the bamboo production ranging from bamboo treatment, bamboo charcoal, bamboo mat and bamboo furniture etc.

Altogether 39, B.Com 5th semester students participated in the programme.

NNC/GDRN (NA) summons kilonser

DIMAPUR: Collective leadership of NNC/GDRN (NA) has summoned kilonser Ada Chankesang for the last time to report within seven days on or before July 8 from the issue of this notice.

A press note by MIP kilonser Khehoto Rochill stated that he has been summoned for mismanagement and misuse of government funds at Kohima.

MIP also informed that failure on the part of Ada to report to authority, stringent action would be initiated against him. It also stated that he had been notified on previous occasions and the government will not grant any reprieve after this notification. This decision was arrived at after a deliberation in a cabinet meeting held on June 30.

DIMAPUR: For the information, safety and necessary action of general public, government and non-government establishments under Mon district, the FGN Konyak region has given out this information.

A press note by FGN Konyak region midan peyu Empe Konyak stated that it has been learned by the authority of FGN, Konyak region that some unrecognized individuals have been collecting taxes within the district under false name of the authority (FGN, Konyak region).

Therefore, FGN Konyak region informs the public to be careful of such false activities and stated that any individuals, groups or establishments falling victim of such unknown

activities would not be at the risk of the authority.

It also stated that some of the identified false collectors were Wanto of Longwa village, Nyampha of Hongphoi village, Wangjei of Totok village, Methlong of Totok village, Yongkem of Tamlu village, Hotong of Totok village and Kemnyei of Totok village.

F G N Ko n ya k r e gion stated that defaulters would be dealt with stern actions according to the yehzabo. For better knowledge about taxation and any financial matters, any individual or establishment may contact at 8730090222/8014860096 (midan peyu) for avoidance of any problem and misunderstanding related to the issue.

Seizure of banned items and expired goods during surprise checking.

DIMAPUR: Additional deputy commissioner (ADC) Tseminyu, executives and members of Tseminyu Village Youth Organization (TVYO), Zisunyu Youth Organization (ZYO), Tseminyu Town Youth Organization (TTYO) conducted a joint surprise checking on July 1 in all the shops under Tseminyu jurisdic-

tion, where banned items (tobacco & Burma goods) and expired goods were seized.

In a press release, Zisunyu Youth Organization, executive member, Heiko Kent stated that the defaulters in possession of banned items and expired goods were penalized a sum of Rs 300 to 600 respectively.

All the seized items were destroyed in the presence of the executives and public.

Youth organizations further issued a stern warning to second offense that a heavy penalty would be imposed, and cautioned shop keepers to refrain from malpractices in their businesses under its jurisdiction.

Vacation Bible School conducted at various churches

SBCTT Sunday school children.

Children of BMCK during VBS.

KLBC children at VBS.

DIMAPUR: The Sangtam Baptist Church Tuensang Town (SBCTT) has conducted its 27th Vacation Bible School (VBS) programme from June 26 to July 2 at SBCTT, with the theme “I am willing”.

During the camp, child director SBCTT was the resource person. Altogether, 700 students have attended

from the ages three to seventeen years participated.

The concept behind this year’s theme was to lead children into developing an intimate and personal faith in Jesus by providing a setting which was fun, educative and relevant.

The children were divided into five different groups and took turns in exploring

was made where many of the children surrendered their lives to God. KLBC: The Kohima Liangmai Baptist Church (KLBC) Sunday school department Vacation Bible School (VBS) under the theme “just like Jesus” which started on June 29 concluded on July 1.

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the VBS programme. (Correspondent) BMCK: The child evangelism ministry under Baptist Mission Church, Kohima (BMCK), conducted their annual VBS from June 29 to July 1 under the theme “cruisin the amazing Amazon- A jungle journey to discover Jesus”. Over 250 children

five different sites named “danger bend”, “jungle trekking”, “forever falls”, “night time expedition” and “tree top”. As part of the many adventure activities, a zipline was also set up by NAAME which added to the thrill of the event for the children. On the last day of the worship service, a special altar call

KBCK children at VBS. ducted at the church premises with Akumla Walling, Neiheni Kire and Nyanpha Konyak as the resource persons. Praise & worship was led by the Faith Harvest Church Grace Ministry. The KLBC Sunday school superintendent Narola Newmai expressed her heartfelt gratitude to all the resource persons

and Grace Ministry team for rendering their time and imparting knowledge to the Liangmai children.

Narola Newmai handed over prizes to children who had participated and won in several competition held during vacation Bible school.

KBCK: The Koinonia Baptist Church Kohima

(KBCK) held its Vacation Bible School from June 28 to 30 with participation of more than 318 Sunday school children in the three-day long event with Ruokuotuo as VBS director.

The theme as guided by the Bible Society of India, VBS Bangalore was “I am willing”.

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WEATHER FORECAST July 3

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LKMCECC members along with the leaders of Langpangkong range under Mokokchung district at Chuchuyimlang during review meeting on clean election on July 1.

DIMAPUR: Langpangkong Kaketshir Mongdang (Langpangkong Students’ Conference) Clean Election Campaign Committee (LKMCECC) released its 10-point clean election manisfesto on July 1 in the presence of Langpangkong Tzükong Mongdang, Langpangkong Watsü Telongjem (parent bodies), LKM leaders and its federal units office bearers from respective villages under Langpangkong range alongwith the LKMCECC members at LKM conference hall Chuchuyimlang.

The 10-point clean election manifesto is a strategy to make clean election campaign fruitful for the people. The manifesto stressed firstly upon “one person, one vote principle” to be upheld as every citizen has equal political rights be-

fore the law of the land.

Manifesto declared that vote was not a purchasable commodity but reaffirmed its resolution not to sell the vote but to use voting right as powerful tool to rebuild society honestly and courageously during election.

Manifesto also promised to let intending candidates to share their visions for educated as well as uneducated in matter of employment and economic development and assure their (LKM) cooperation in developmental activities after the election.“We shall endeavour to make the politics as service to our motherland as Politics is not money making business but purely Public service,” the LKMCECC Manifesto declared. Manifesto also covered needed area for reformation and restoration of

education, public health and human resources development in the state.

It pledged to work tirelessly to secure upright and clean government to restore the status of Naga parents and children who were the victims of injustice and corruptions.

LKMCECC resolved to undertake a two phase touring program in every village under the Langpangkong range with effect from July 18. During the meeting the presents solemnly denounced ten social evils in the line of Gandhian thought.

LKMCECC further thanked the people who were supporting the clean election campaign and appealed every citizen to remain strong and join together in this fight against evil in society today.

eVIN health system strengthening project regional review

District officials and UNDP staff during the project review.

DIMAPUR: The final Regional Review Meeting (RRM) of VCCM for this quarter organized by United Nation Development Prog ramme Nagaland was successfully hosted

at Mokokchung District –IDSP conference hall, District Hospital, Mokokchung on June 28 attended by district officials and UNDP staff.

CMO, Dr. S. S. Akaba

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delivered the opening remarks, highlighting the importance of vaccine management, proper record keeping and encouraged the participants to educate the health workers espe-

cially in remote location.

Deputy CMO Dr. Kibang shared that eVIN was one of the best planning & monitoring tool for medical department. SPO UNDP Kingson Kamkara gave presentation round with a powerful eVIN Project status and updates. The meeting consisted of powerpoint presentations by Egumsing Nsarangbe (project officer UNDP) followed by district VCCMs Achila (Mokokchung ), Taliwala (Tuensang ), Christina Rume (Longleng ) and Sosopem (Mon) to assess the status and activities of each district on a quarterly basis, followed by discussion on issues and recommendations to improve cold chain management and UIP.

LJP extends support on clean election

DIMAPUR: Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Nagaland state held a meeting on July 1, wherein the house unanimously resolved to support the pledge of agreement on the 18th point-agreement organized

by Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) on clean election where all political parties were present.

In a press release, LJP chief general secretary Manthungo Odyuo mentioned that though LJP Nagaland was not intimated, the party has however extended unconditional support of the amendment of resolution on clean election.

Further, LJP during the meeting discussed on the various issues that the state has been facing and certain policies and programmes for the upcoming Nagaland state assembly, scheduled to be held in the early part of 2018.

Wokha Town Baptist Church observes NBCC Youth Day of prayer

Congregation during the NBCC Youth Day of prayer.

DIMAPUR: Wokha Town the message was delivered of God was delivered by Baptist Church (WTBC) by women secretary LBES lecturer WTC, Tumben youth ministry organized Meribeni Ngullie.

Odyuo.

NBCC youth day of prayer In Saron sector church, In NST sector church in all the four sectors. youth president Zuchan- the service was led by youth Thousands of young thung Lotha led the pro- in-charge, K. Ekonbeni and enthusiastic youth at- gramme where Mhonyamo while message was delivtended the respective de- Yanthan delivered the mes- ered by associate pastor, votional service in tradi- sage.

Zurenthung Humtsoe. A tional attires. In the Mother In Vungoju sector special prayer of blessing church, the programme church the programme was was showered upon the was led by youth director led youth in-charge, Ren- youths in all the sector DIMAPUR: Kohima Li- Chumbenthung Murry and bemo Tungoe and the word churches. angmai Baptist Church (KLBC) D. Block youth department observed youth day with the churches under NBCC in Nagaland, under the banner of “Read Bible and obey” on July 2, at its church premises.

During the programme, D block pastor N.Silubo opined that, youth should live a Christian life and give back their good deeds to their creator.

He encouraged the youth department in the community to be faithful and honest to one another and honour the elders as they were guides of the Leo Club, Lions Club and Blue Vanda of Dimapur selected a new team of community.

L i a n g m a i B a p t i s t board members for the session 2017-18. The new president of Lion Club is youth endeavor depart- Ravi Poddar, new president of Blue Vanda is Priyamvada Sharma and Leo ment also distributed gift Club president is Sital Kumar Jain. The swearing in was held on June 24 with Mandira Chanda as installation officer. to their members.

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Youth fest organized by EDSBC

War dance performed by EDSBC youths.

DIMAPUR: East Dimapur Sumi Baptist Church (EDSBC), Purana Bazaar youth department organized a youth fest under the theme, “our culture is our heritage” which started from July 1 to 2 at its church premises.

A press note by cofest convener, Abeto Shohe stated that nearly one thousand youths took

active role in the youth fest. There was a special presentation of war dance by East Dimapur Sumi Youth Organization (EDSYO).

The programme included war dance, spear kicking, wool yearning, pork fat eating, war slogan, indigenous go-carting, top spinning and other morally and spiritually educa-

tive activities for the youth were held.

Youth department of SBCPB has expressed heartfelt gratitude to all the participants, well wishers and acknowledged the tireless effort of the women department SBCPB and EDSYO supported by the youth standing committee of SBCPB for the success of the programme.

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Six Trinamool legislators likely to vote for Kovind

PLA, MNPF own up IED attack on AR Correspondent

IMPHAL, Jul 2: The People Liberation Army (PLA) and Manipur Naga People’s Front (MNPF) has owned up the IED attack that killed a jawan of the Assam Rifles and injured to two others on June 30.

A joint statement of Revolutionary People’s Front, the political wing of PLA and MNPF said that the attack was carried out as part of outfits’ campaign for regaining the sovereignty of Manipur from ‘Indian colonial rule’.

The two outfits have joined hands to free the people of the state from the clutch of Indian colonial rule, the joint statement said while alleging India government of creating enmity among the different ethnic groups of the region by its divide and r ule policy.

It reminded that Manipur was annexed

by India on October 15, 1949 and since then Indian security forces were subjugating the people of the state in both hills and valley by enacting various draconian laws in the name of countering revolutionary groups. The joint statement alleged that Indian security forces were taking active role in applying divide and rule policy of its master (India government) by spewing communal venoms among the ethnic communities.

Ag artala , J u l 2 (IANS): Six Trinamool Congress (TMC) legislators in Tripura are likely to cast votes in favour of NDA nominee Ram Nath Kovind in the July 17 presidential poll, a party leader said on Sunday.

“We have held a meeting here on Saturday night and decided not to cast our votes in favour of Congressled opposition-backed presidential candidate Meira Kumar since she is also supported by the CPI-M,” Tripura TMC President Ashish Saha told IANS here.

“Since there is no candidate other than Ram Nath Kovind and Meira Kumar, we might support the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) led NDA (National Democratic Alliance) candidate.

The picture would be clear within the next few days,” he said. Saha, one of the six TMC legislators, said that “it is final that all the six party legislators in Tripura would not cast their votes in favour of CPI-M (Communist Party of India-Marxist) supported nominee”.

The TMC, led by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, is officially suppor ting oppositionbacked contender Meira Kumar, the former Lok Sabha Speaker.

There are media reports

that BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav and Assam’s powerful BJP minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who is also the convenor of North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA), have urged the TMC legislators in Trip-ura to vote for Kovind.

According to media reports, all the six TMC legislators are likely to join the BJP this month.

Saha said, “It was not yet decided that the TMC MLAs would join BJP. We want a united fight in the next year’s assembly elections in Tripura to oust the CPI-M led Left Front government from power.”

“We might do any sacrifice to vote out the Left parties in the next assembly polls,” he added.

Last week, BJP’s Tripura unit President Biplab Kumar Deb said that the party’s doors are shut for the nine TMC and Congress legislators.

Deb had told reporters: “In consultation with the party’s central leaders, we had earlier announced a deadline of May 31 for the entry of the nine TMC and Congress MLAs into BJP. That deadline being over, the doors are also accordingly shut for them.”

“It is, however, open for other leaders and workers of the TMC, Congress and other parties but not for

People hopeful, retailers confused with GST

‘Can’t accept apology from Delhi Golf Club’

GU WA H AT I , J u l 2 (Agencies): With GST coming into play from Saturday, people seem to be in a generally happy mood though most are not aware what it is exactly all about.

Though most customers expressed hope, retailers and sellers are still confused what GST has in store for them. Anamika Baruah, a shopper at the city’s Big Bazaar, said, “I’m yet to learn many points of the new tax system but whatever I can sense seems to be positive.

I think the common people like us are going to gain from this. With the implementation of GST, the price of many items which we use daily will come down.”

Jayanta Deka, a retailer of electrical goods at Ulubari, said, “The price of some items has gone down to a huge extent. This will be beneficial for the customers but we are worried for retailers like us. It will take some time before we can say something.” On Friday evening, there was rush in shopping malls across the city for pre-GST clearance sales.

S hill o n g, J u l 2 (IANS): Tailin Lyngdoh, the tribal Khasi woman, who was subjected to discrimination at the Delhi Golf Club for wearing her traditional dress, on Saturday said that the she cannot reconcile with those who broke her heart.

“I will never accept any apology as I was deeply hurt by the manner in which I was insulted and discriminated against.

I would also never set foot in the Club ever again,” Lyngdoh told journalists.

“If you try and fix a broken glass, you won’t be able to hide the cracks of the glass. Therefore, it will be difficult for me to accept any apology from them now,” she stated.

On June 25, Lyngdoh, a governess, had gone to the Club, along with her employer Nivedita Barthakur, after they were invited for lunch by a Club member.

Some 15-20 minutes into the lunch, two Club officials asked Lyngdoh to leave the table and the Club, saying her dress was a “maid’s uniform” and also allegedly hurled racial abuses.

the nine sitting MLAs,” he added.

Six Congress MLAs, led by Sudip Roy Barman, resigned from the party last year and have joined the TMC in protest against the Congress’ electoral alliance with the Left parties in the West Bengal assembly elections.

Another Congress legislator, Jitendra Sarkar, resigned from the Tripura assembly and re-joined the ruling CPI-M, reducing the Congress’ strength in the state assembly to three. Sarkar joined BJP last month.

The TMC’s Tripura unit former President and former Minister and also the former President of the Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee, Surajit Datta, party’s Tripura unit coordination committee chief Ratan Chakraborty, TMC’s Tripura unit’s founder-chairman and incumbent VicePresident Arun Chandra Bhowmik and many other state committee members had joined the BJP in the past few months.

Besides, several thousand workers from the Congress, TMC and CPI-M also walked over to the BJP, making it (BJP) the main opposition party in Tripura.

The state goes to elect a new assembly in about eight months.

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Lyngdoh, who finally reached Shillong, the state capital of M e g h a l aya , S a t u r d ay afternoon, met and shared with the members of Meghalaya State Women’s Commission and women’s rights activists on the unfortunate incident at the elitist golf club for wearing a Jainsem.

“I felt hurt and insulted when I was discriminated against at the Club, which is in my own homeland. I have been to many clubs and restaurants abroad but no has ever insulted me,” Lyngdoh, who with her employer Nivedita Barthakur, said.

“I want the Meghalaya gover nment and civil society groups and my fellow tribesmen to come forward in taking up the incident which happened at the Club, so that no such discrimination is meted out to anyone in the future,” she said.

Meanwhile, Barthakur appealed to the people across the northeastern states to come out in support of Lyngdoh.

“This is not the first time that such an incident has happened. These things

keep happening. Therefore, I am appealing to the people of the Northeast to stand up together. Here is a lady who was humiliated for her profession, for the way she looks and for the way she dressed. Let us not just make it into Tailin’s voice alone. It should be the voice of everyone. Enough is enough,” Barthakur said.

On her meeting with the women’s commission Chairperson, she said: “I am convinced that they are with us and will take proactive action. We are going back with hope.”

Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, who had raised the issue with Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju, said such discrimination needs to be condemned by one and all. He had also urged the central government to direct Delhi Police to file a suo motu case against the Delhi Golf Club for the racial abuse.

“All legal options ava i l a b l e a s p e r t h e Scheduled Tribe Prevention of Atrocities Act 1989 and more will be taken advantage of, so that such behaviour is not repeated,” Sangma said.

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‘Assam will get Rs 300 cr a year in terms of GST compensation’

Sarbananda Sonowal GU WA H AT I , J u l 2 (Agencies): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal cautioned that there may be some shortfall in the revenue during the initial years of GST till the situation stabilizes. However, the state will get Rs. 300 crore per year in terms of GST compensation for five years, he said.

Taking part as the chief guest in Chartered Accountants Day celebration programme organised

by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), Sonowal said GST will mark the beginning of a new era of equal economic development in the country. “It is a matter of pride for Assam to be the first State in the country in ratifying the 122nd Constitution Amendment Bill, now known as Constitution (101st Amendment) Act, 2016, Sonowal cautioned that there may be some shortfall in the revenue during the initial years of GST till the situation stabilizes.”

He added, “To address the revenue concerns of the State during the transition period, the GST Council has approved a fixed growth rate of 14% for the purpose of paying GST compensation on the revenue and Assam was instrumental in getting this growth rate of 14% approved in the GST Council”.

He added as a result of this Assam would be able to gain Rs. 300 crore per year in terms of GST compensation for five years with annual growth rate of 14%, Sonowal informed that the state will even start getting SGST on import of all goods and services which were earlier outside the ambit of state taxation which would be massive in terms of ushering in rapid development in all spheres.

Minister of State f o r E x t e r n a l A f f a i r s, M.J.Akbar, who was also present on the occasion, said that GST was the rare occasion when various political parties came together to make it happen and it would be able to eliminate poverty at a faster pace as Prime Minister has envisaged. “GST has proved that India has come of age to use technology at mass level and it will abolish the toll gates in states like Assam to transfer the single taxation benefits directly to the consumers.”

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Ronghang refutes accusation

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Diphu, Jul 2: With regard to news article published in a vernacular daily in connection with a case charging him of sexual harassment, Chief Executive Member of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council Tuliram Ronghang Sunday said the issue was politically motivated and targeted to malign his political likeness.

In a press release, Ronghang stated that the case was disposed off by the Diphu court after thorough investigation and on the basis of the victim’s statement. The victim, in her statement recorded by the Session Judge of Diphu Court, confessed that she was forced by unknown persons to level false charge against him, said the CEM. The ill timed news item was published just a day before the newly elected members of KAAC are supposed to take oath of office.

While stating that the news was published to tarnish his image, Ronghang said that he has full faith in judiciary system to bring the case to a logical conclusion.

Children learn kathak under the guidance of Kathak Maestro Padma Vibhushan Pandit Birju Maharaj during the first day of four days long Kathak Workshop at Pragjyoti ITA centre in Guwahati on Saturday. (PTI)

CBI questions Tripura CPI(M) leader

Agartala, Jul 2 (PTI): The CBI quizzed Tripura’s ruling CPI(M) leader Gautam Das last month on the Rose Valley chit fund scam involving duping of investors.

In a statement issued last evening, Das, while denying media reports that he was interrogated twice last month by the CBI, said he was quizzed only once.

Das, a central committee member of the party, said the questioning was held on June 16 in the office of party mouthpiece ‘Daily Desherkatha’. In his statement, Das said “an inspector of CBI’s Kolkata office contacted me over mobile phone on June 15 last and said he was keen to speak to me about the Rose Valley group court case at any convenient place.

“I told him to come to Daily Desher-

katha office on June 16. The officer got my e-mail address and sent me a notice under 160 CrPC as witness.”

Das said an Additional SP and an inspector met him in the office and asked him some questions in the presence of an advocate. “They spoke to me for about one hour and then issued me a written certificate that I have fully cooperated with them. I want to clearly state that I have no connection with the Rose Valley or any chit fund group,” he said. Das said he did not tell anyone about the matter and the report in the newspaper was defamatory and “aimed at maligning me and my party.”

CBI officials had earlier interrogated Tripura’s Social Welfare Minister Bijita Nath in connection with the Rose Valley chit fund scam here on June 29 last.

Flood situation remain grim in Manipur valley Manipur Congress accuses

People wade through flood water in Imphal on Sunday. (NP) more than one lakh across four valley districts. Various IMPHAL, Jul 2: The streets, roads and localities worsening flood situation in most part of greater Imin Manipur has affected phal city and its outskirts Correspondent

remained inundated owing to continuous downpour across the valley area.

The flood situation worsened with the breach

of banks of major rivers like Iril, Imphal and Kongba.

A portion of the Imphal riverbank collapsed at Kongba Irong village, inundating thousands of houses and paddy fields.

Many fled their homes to seek refuge at voluntary relief camps and government provided temporary relief camps.

Iril river also breached at two places at Heibongkhong and Top Khongnangkhong submerging hundreds of houses and thousands of acre of paddy fields and fish farms in parts of Imphal East district.

Meanwhile, hundreds of houses still under water in Imphal city and its outskirts as floods have been accentuated by improper drainage system.

On the other hand, the heavy downpour also caused numerous landslides along Imphal-Dimapur section of NH-2 affecting normal movement of all types of vehicles.

Landslide between Mongpijang village and N Songlung village has completely blocked the highway with huge stone and debris.

Similar landslide also occurred near Bimparao along the same national highways which caused tremendous hardships to the commuters and passage for vehicles along ImphalDimapur road.

The quick response of district administration and concerned department with the assistance of security personnel and locals helped stranded passengers and vehicles while clearing the highway for smooth passage of vehicles.

Minor landslides were also reported along the highway at various locations between Motbung and Kangpokpi.

Landslides triggered by heavy downpours were also reported from Ukhrul, Tamenlgong and interior Churachandpur districts.

BJP of misleading the people

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IMPHAL, Jul 2: Opposition Congress in Manipur Sunday alleged the BJP-led coalition government of misleading the people of the state.

The state Congress was referring to the launching of various projects and schemes during the recently concluded weeklong celebration of 100 days completion of the new government.

Addressing a news conference, state Congress spokesperson and MLA Kh Joykishan alleged that the N Biren-led coalition government was taking credit of the previous Congress government.

He alleged that most of the programmes and schemes launched during the weeklong celebration of 100 days completion of the BJP-led coalition government were renamed

versions of programmes and schemes implemented by the previous Congress government.

“We are indeed thankful to the new government when it comes to its effort to speed up development pace. But, we cannot accept its (new government’s) attempt to take credit of works implemented by previous government,” he said.

The former saffron leader who shifted his loyalty to Congress in the run up to March Assembly election claimed that the new BJP-led government was promoting the development initiatives of the previous government.

Almost all the prog rammes and projects claimed to have been initiated by the new government were launched during the 15 years regime of the Congress government in the state.

By re-launching the

schemes and projects with grand functions, BJP has created confusion among the people of the state.

“We found that the new government was inaugurating projects completed by the previous Congress government,” Joykishan added.

Congress MLA N Loken Singh who also attended the news conference held in Imphal’s Congress Bhavan claimed that the 10th phase of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) had already completed during the tenure of Congress government.

With the completion of the phase, the then government had also submitted proposal for the 11th phase of PMGSY. Despite knowing this, the BJP-led new government was taking the credit of the flagship programme, he alleged.

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Disclose data of officers Complaint over Amit Shah’s Govt to soon come out with facing corruption charges: CIC ‘illegal’ meeting at Goa airport norms for disability pension Panaji, Jul 2 (IANS): A day after BJP President Amit Shah addressed a party meeting at Goa’s Dabolim International Airport premises, a lawyer has filed a complaint alleging misuse of an airport controlled by the Indian Navy for political purposes.

In a complaint addressed to Secretary of Civil Aviation and Goa Chief Secretary and Director General of Police, lawyer-activist Aires Rodrigues has alleged that holding a party meeting, which was attended by over 2,000 people, was a violation of Section 141 (Unlawful assembly) of the Indian Penal Code and put passengers at the airport to inconvenience.

“People who were arriving or departing from the airport were restrained by the blockage due to the public meeting, as also the airport being considered a security installation, no public meeting could have been held and that it also amounted to a violation of the other enactments covering vital installations like airports,” the complaint reads.

Nitish to attend RJD rally Hundreds attend LeT militant’s funeral in J&K if he gets an invite: JD(U)

Two Catholic crosses desecrated, Parrikar assures action

Mukesh Sabharwal jury and sources said the affected personnel often take legal recourse, alleging discrepancies in determining quantum of injury.

As per the new slabbased system, security personnel with 20-50 per cent disability will be considered 50 per cent disabled while those with 50-75 per cent bracket will come under the 75 per cent disabled category.

Any personnel with more than 75 per cent disability will be considered 100 per cent disabled.

So all the eligible disability pensioners will be considered under three broad categories and ac-

Lalu Prasad and Nithish Kumar Patna, Jul 2 (PTI): Scotching rumour that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will not attend RJD’s proposed rally in Patna next month, the JD(U) today said its national president would attend the rally if he got an invitation.

“We will definitely participate in the rally if RJD extends its invitation to our leader Nitish Kumar,” Bihar JD(U) chief spokesman Sanjay Singh told reporters here.

Singh was addressing the media at the end of a day-long state executive meeting of the party.

A section in the media had reported that the JD(U) would not participate in the RJD’s “BJP hatao, desh bachao” rally, scheduled to be held on August 27 in Patna.

The JD)U) and the RJD along with the Congress are the partners in the ruling grand alliance in the state.

The differences be-

tween the two major partners of the alliance surfaced ever since the JD(U) unilaterally announced its support to former Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind, NDA’s presidential nominee, without waiting for the united candidate of the Opposition.

Singh asserted, “When we (JD-U) were par t of NDA, we had supported UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee. Now we have supported Ram Nath Kovind as an individual and not extended its (JDU’s) support to BJP...

We had also supported demonetisation.

We are moving on our own agenda. We are not ‘Pichhlaggu’ (riding piggyback).”

Singh, who was accompanied by par ty’s spokesmen Ajay Alok, Rajiv Ranjan, Niraj Kumar, said he did not want to go into what senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad had spoken about his leader.

cordingly pensions will be determined.

“It will be a robust system and will address long-pending grievances of the armed forces,” a senior official said.

Explaining the new system, he said, “Any person with 50 per cent disability will get half of the total pension being given to a person with 100 per cent disability under existing mechanism.”

The government had started giving disability pension with effect from January 1, 2006 to those who had taken pre-mature retirement due to injuries sustained in line of duty.

The changes being introduced to calculate disability pension are based on recommendation of a committee headed by former Adjutant General of the Army, Lt Gen (retd) Mukesh Sabharwal.

The mandate of the committee was to suggest remedial measures to reduce litigations and disputes in various courts relating to disability pension.

S r i nag a r , J u l 2 ( IA N S ) : H u n d r e d s o f mourners joined in the funeral of militant commander Bashir Lashkari, who was killed a day earlier, as he was buried on Sunday at his ancestral graveyard in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district.

Shouting pro-Islam and pro-Azadi slogans, a large number of people carried the body of Bashir Lashkari to the Sofshali village graveyard.

The dead man belonged to the Laskhar-eTaiba (LeT), the Pakistanbacked militant outfit which is fighting to end Indian rule in Jammu and Kashmir.

Yashovardhan Azad New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI): The Central Information Commission has directed the government to proactively put in the public domain data about officials facing corruption cases in each department.

The transparency watchdog has directed the Department of Personnel and Training to ensure that “numerical” data of government officials facing corruption charges should be brought out in public domain but not their names.

“In no circumstances, names of the employees facing charges shall be disclosed,” Information Commissioner Yashovardhan Azad said.

He directed that yearwise numeric data about

Several militants also joined the funeral procession and fired in the air from their weapons as a mark of respect to the slain commander.

The security forces did not disrupt the funeral nor did they stop mourners from reaching the village where Lashkari was buried.

The LeT commander, who carried a reward of Rs 10 lakh on his head, was killed in a gunfight with security forces on Saturday along with his Pakistani associate Abu Maaz in Brenthi village in Anantnag district.

The killing of the commander was a major success

for the security forces in their anti-militancy campaign as Lashkari had masterminded and carried out the gruesome killing of six policemen, including an officer, in Achabal area last month.

Two civilians were also killed on Saturday in Brenthi village.

While the police said the civilians were killed in a cross-fire between the security forces and the militants, locals said they died due to firing by security forces.

A mob had engaged the security forces in Brenthi village when the operation against the holed up militants was on.

BJP leader arrested for lynching incident Ramgarh, July 2 (PTI): A local BJP leader was among two persons arrested while another person surrendered in court in connection with the lynching of a meat trader in Ramgarh district recently, police said.

Nityanand Mahato, the local BJP leader, and Santosh Singh were arrested in the case. Another accused Chhotu Rana surrendered in Ramgarh court, Superintendent of Police Kishore Kaushal said yesterday.

Police have also taken a man into custody for interrogation.

A 40-year-old meat trader, a resident of village Manua in Hazaribagh district, was beaten to death by a mob on Thursday on suspicion that he was carrying

beef in his vehicle. The mob also set the vehicle on fire.

The incident took place at Bazaartand locality of Ramgarh town.

The district administration had deployed additional security forces and imposed prohibitory orders under section 144 of CrPC in view of the tension on Friday last.

Though the situation in Ramgarh limped back to normal, security forces are still present all 33 sensitive joints of the district.

The incident in Ramgarh took place just a couple of days after a mob attacked and injured a man in Giridih district on suspicion that he had slaughtered a cow.

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Himachal doctor dies of swine flu

Shimla, Jul 2 (IANS): A government doctor died of swine flu at the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMCH) here on Sunday. This is the third swine flu death in the state this year. “IGMCH’s radiology department head R.G. Sood died as he was suffering from swine flu,” Senior Medical Superintendent Ramesh Chand told reporters here.

Sood was on ventilator since June 24. Earlier, a 57-yearold tourist from Maharashtra died of swine flu at IGMCH on May 17.

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The decision has been taken in view of the longstanding demand of the armed forces that the current system of determining disability pension needs an overhaul.

Official sources said the government has finalised a new slab-based system which is aimed at addressing most of the concerns of the armed forces that is expected to reduce litigation against the government.

Under the existing mechanism, 30 per cent of the last salary minus the dearness allowance is given as disability pension to those sustaining 100 per cent disability.

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Amit Shah at Goa airport.

Congress Rajya Sabha MP Shantaram Naik has also demanded that the Civil Aviation ministry should file a FIR against Shah and Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar for hosting the “illegal” meeting.

“Since the land occupied by the Airport Authority of India and is operated by the ministry of Defence, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley should invoke the Defence of India Act,

apart from the provisions of the Indian Penal Code and file another FIR,” Naik has said in a statement issued here.

While BJP spokespersons were unwilling to comment on the issue, a party leader said the meeting, which was held on Saturday morning to welcome Shah, was organised “after getting all due official clearances”.

Shah is currently on a twoday visit to Goa.

UP cop transferred for arresting BJP workers

Screen grab of Shreshtha Thakur.

NEW DELHI, JUL 2 (AGENCIES): Circle Officer Shreshtha Thakur, who took to task a group of unruly BJP workers and sent five of them to jail in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr last week, has been transferred.

Currently part of the Syana circle, the 34-yearold officer has been transferred to Bahraich. Thakur is among 244 Provincial Police Service personnel to be shunted by the Yogi Adityanath government on Saturday.

Sources told TOI that

the transfer was “routine” and Thakur will join the Bahraich district police in a few days.

Reacting to the news of her transfer, Thakur wrote in a Facebook post, “Got transfer to Bahraich, it’s Nepal border. Don’t worry my friends, I’m happy. I accept it as a reward for my good work.”

The move comes a week after a video showing Thakur standing up to local BJP workers went viral. Thakur and her team had pulled up local party leader Pramod Lodhi for not carrying proper documentation for his vehicle.

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“Disclosure of such data shall serve as a tool in better governance and thus undoubtedly serve larger public interest,” he said.

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Nagaland Post Vol. XXVII NO. 207 Dimapur, Monday, JuLy 3, 2017

Mooing about protection

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n June 28,2017 thousands of Indians across the nation gathered in several cities to express deep anguish, pain and anger at the rising violent and often fatal attacks on fellow citizens who were suspected of beef eating or cattle smuggling. Carrying placards saying “Not in my name,” the protesters decried the silence of the BJP government in response to public lynching and attacks on at least a dozen Muslim men and boys since it took power in 2014.In New Delhi, thousands of people, including the elderly and parents with young children, sang songs and lit candles.

In Mumbai, hundreds, including some Bollywood actors, gathered under umbrellas in pouring rain.

These violent acts and lynching are carried out by some groups who have taken upon themselves the duty to protect the holy mother cow. However the horror that has been unleashed in the name of cow vigilantism is unmistakably due to the communal politics being played out. Also it is undeniable that victims of cow vigilantism have been Indian muslims. Over the last two years, vigilante groups, who call themselves cow protectors, have become active in small towns and cities across India. Even lowercaste Hindus who carry out undesirable tasks such as skinning dead cattle have faced mob violence.

The recent horrific lynching of a young man, Junaid Khan, in a train near Ballabgarh on the outskirts of Delhi is another instance of a growing trend of mob violence against members of the Muslim community in India. As per media estimates at least 32 cases of attacks by mobs or vigilante groups on Muslims have taken place since May 2014. In these attacks, 23 people were killed, including women and children. This is a conservative estimate because many attacks may not have been covered in national media. In most cases, the issue of cows has been the proximate cause - allegations of cow slaughter, smuggling, eating or even possessing beef. In some cases, rumours and false suspicions of ‘child lifting’ were fuelling the mob frenzy, like in Jharkhand and West Bengal. And in some, the pretext of cows was used for committing heinous crimes, as in the gang rape of two young women and murder of their two relatives in Mewat, Haryana. The spread of these cow terrorism cases - 12 states in all - is chilling as is the fact that the number is escalating. The cow vigilante groups or cow talibans have unmistakably been inspired, patronised and even led by members of RSS/BJP. It is unacceptable that the kind of hype over cow slaughter and issues related to it have found expression in vigilantism at the hands of criminal elements. President Pranab Muherjee on June 1, raised the matter of the spate in violent lynching across the country. He was speaking at the launch of publication National Herald’s commemorative edition and new website. The president has asked all right thinking Indians if they are vigilant enough to protect the nation’s basic tenets of justice and freedom against vigilantism? The cow mania has been criticised by personalities across the nation who feel that cow protection has overtaken serious concerns over women protection. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has to do more than condemn vigilantism. He must ask the law to book and punish those taking the lives of citizens over cow protection.

DailyDevotion The Conditions of Discipleship If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also….And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me….So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.

—Luke 14:26-27, 33 If the closest relationships of a disciple’s life conflict with the claims of Jesus Christ, then our Lord requires instant obedience to Himself. Discipleship means personal, passionate devotion to a Person— our Lord Jesus Christ. There is a vast difference between devotion to a person and devotion to principles or to a cause. Our Lord never proclaimed a cause— He proclaimed personal devotion to Himself.

To be a disciple is to be a devoted bondservant motivated by love for the Lord Jesus. Many of us who call ourselves Christians are not truly devoted to Jesus Christ. No one on earth has this passionate love for the Lord Jesus unless the Holy Spirit has given it to him. We may admire, respect, and revere Him, but we cannot love Him on our own. The only One who truly loves the Lord Jesus is the Holy Spirit, and it is He who has “poured out in our hearts” the very “love of God” (Romans 5:5). Whenever the Holy Spirit sees an opportunity to glorify Jesus through you, He will take your entire being and set you ablaze with glowing devotion to Jesus Christ.

The Christian life is a life characterized by true and spontaneous creativity. Consequently, a disciple is subject to the same charge that was leveled against Jesus Christ, namely, the charge of inconsistency. But Jesus Christ was always consistent in His relationship to God, and a Christian must be consistent in his relationship to the life of the Son of God in him, not consistent to strict, unyielding doctrines. People pour themselves into their own doctrines, and God has to blast them out of their preconceived ideas before they can become devoted to Jesus Christ

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We are not makers of history.

We are made by history. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur

monday, July 3, 2017

Let great GST roll out begin the end of barriers “I ndia’s internal trade GDP ratio at about 54 percent is comparable to that in other large countries. India for nearly 70 years has affirmed and reaffirmed political “idea of India’, is de facto and de jure one economic India”, observed Economic Survey 2016-17.

“The inter-sate trade is 1.7 times larger than the country’s international trade of 32 percent of GDP”.

India’s trade profile is thus more similar to that of China at 1.6 times its international trade but less than the US whose internal trade is 2.5 times its international.

The observation is significant on the eve of the ceremonial launch of Goods and Services Tax (GST) from the Central Hall of Parliament House. It means Indians have ingenuity and passion in integrating the country. Language or the political regionalism is not a barrier in internal trade expansion. Despite many hurdles more bureaucratic or rule-based the integration is amazing, the Survey notes.

It has come down heavily on impediments on truck movements on state borders “with their drivers haggling for official clearances or subject to extortion”. The

GST possibly is not addressing these issues as of now. It may gradually pave the way for smoother movement.

But the new GST – one national tax with four different components or taxes – is ignoring it.

Ideally, it should have done away with highway and other tolls (municipal etc) despite multiplicity of road, parking and fuel cess on transport movement.

“The consequent damages to trade and economic activity too have been extensively catalogued”, the Survey notes. This is despite the fact the Indian society is extremely mobile, a dream of father of the Constitution, Dr B R Ambedkar, for conveying a change.

But the costs of movement are about twice as great. The Survey attributes it to the current indirect taxes. It, however, does not refer to the inter-distirct police barriers and jumbling of vehicles at inter-city borders due to tolls levied by local bodies. The GST presently is not addressing the issue apparently. The Survey hopes that the GST “by ironing out oddities may normalize inter-state trade”.

According to a recent report published by Transport Corporation of India (TCI) and IIM-K, such de-

lays impose transaction costs of over Rs I lakh crore ($21 billion) annually on India’s businesses. In addition, it increases average transit times and makes supply chains inefficient.

Enabling seamless m o ve m e n t Shivaji of goods across India is, in fact, is considered to be one of the most important aspects of GST-related reforms.

The rules of transportrelated documentation and administrative procedures for checking and inspection of trucks, though usually unnecessary and often severe duplication, so far has not received attention.

The National Highway Authority of India says that it is digitalizing the toll gates. It conceals the fact that the tolls are additional and unnecessary tax as already several kind of road taxes are levied on truck, bus and other transport movement. It is an additional cost. Each toll gates, despite supposed electronic control, adds to travel time and creates barriers.

With one GST, check posts at state borders need to be completely eliminated.

Presently, a plethora of forms are needed to be filled up to satisfy the state road

transport authorities and also pay an additional road tax, in some cases even with a national permit.

The system of inspectorate – that thrives of what the Survey notes as extortion – has to be done away with. Apart Sarkar police and RTO posts levy “taxes” amounting to about Rs 28,000 crore a year The GST Network (GSTN) that has already come out with an IT architecture has to broaden it to include the goods movement. Instead of each time demanding a hardcopies of invoice and forms, it should create an automatic ID to end the discretion of inspecting officials. A system of trust has to be built.

The official system is based on the concept of mistrust. The human element is missing in it. The distrust apparently is the creation of the not so honest officials so that extortions can go on.

Even the GST has to be widened beyond taxes to creating a system of having seamless movement across states.

The GST bill has provisions for substantive powers for stoppage and seizure of vehicles, which can be

potentially abused. The nation has witnessed how the local police abuses these provisions leading to lakhs of vehicles being turned into the junks at police stations often just for the reason that someone has not paid the slush money.

This is a severe penalty and soar business costs, causes uncertainty and hampers trade.

Such clauses should gradually be out the law books so that the business and trade can thrive, jobs are created and the happiness that India aspires for may become real.

Yes, that would boom national and state GDP. There is no rationale for holding goods at police posts for non-payment of a small amount of tax. This can be sorted out in ways other than punitive.

President of Global Trucks Anuj Kathuria at the recent zonal conference told media he hoped that tolls and restriction on movement is set to go with GST and goods could move with ease.

Such ease of rules has larger benefits. It not only makes movement easier, it also increases demand and boosts manufacturing at all levels including automobiles.

Removal of barriers can help the laggards. The Survey says the so called laggards like UP and Haryana are the manufacturing powerhouses not just Tamilnadu and Gujarat. Uttar Pradesh is a net exporter, and hence competitive in manufacturing.

There is a strong correlation between a state’s manufacturing share of state’s GDP (GSDP) and its trade volumes (as percent of GSDP).The manufacturing prowess of states is associated with higher inter-state trade.

The fundamentals of India’s provincial trade compare with the best in the world – Canada, European Union and the US. These are governed by the four freedoms – allowing unfettered movement of goods, services, capital and people.

India’s internal trade data is understated as it does not include agricultural products.

So the road to progress in India is enormous provided the man-made barriers are eliminated.

The GST in its present form is not the end.

It would be a beginning of the real future reforms.

One hopes the dream of one economic India would succeed with it.

Post-mortem

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Indian political scenario

t present we the Nagas are living under the occupation of India. The Indian systems and cultures have already penetrated into the lives of the Nagas. As such, what is happening in India, whether good or bad, is impacting on the lives of the Nagas.

Therefore, it may not be wrong to say something about the political situations in India. The Indian National Congress had ruled India for decades together, only short stints by other parties. In recent times, the UPA led by congress and NDA led by BJP have been in competitive mood. But in 2017 general elections in five states, viz.

Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa, Uttar Pradesh and Manipur had change the political landscape of India.

There might be many factors, the main factors were1. The Congress leadership and 2.The difference between Malayam Singh Yadav and son Akhilesh Yadav, the father and son duo. Every Indian understands that U.P is the most populous and most powerful state in India. But why, in the first place, Malayam left U.P. under the care of his son Akhilesh Yadav , after winning the previous election? Instead of holding the state /govt Under his firm grip, he left the fate of his party in particular and India in general into the hands of politically inexperienced and untried person like Akhilish Yadav. Malayam constructed a big bungalow in UP and went to Delhi to built a royal palace. But in his absence the UP bungalow of his was blown away by a strong cyclone.

Now, who is Akhilish Yadav ? Akhilesh Yadav is the son of Malayam Singh Yadav who has been one of the tallest figures in UP and in India. Malayam as a father had brought up Akhilesh in the best ways possible. He groomed him to be his successor. He wanted his son to be great. But as per the incidents between the father and the son during the last state general election, we found that Akhilesh had scant respect for his father. He slapped his father on one cheek by not rejecting his main advisors and guides whom his father rejected. And he slapped his father on the other side of the cheek by rejecting the list of candidates prepared by his father as per his readings and experiences.

Finally Akhilesh Yadav kicked out his father from the national president of Swamachwati party and he himself occupied the post. It was the most humiliating kick against his father and shameful in modern history of Indian politics. After facing decimation of his party in the last state general election, Akhilesh was talking laughingly to the people as if he felt nothing. He tried to hide shame and remorse in his laughing. He could not understand his experienced father’s suggestion.

He could not understand that in 2014 parliament election the people of UP slipped out of his grip and voted for the BJP candidates which party captured the most of the MP seats in U.P. in which he was the Chief Minister.

The other point of consideration is the congress covertly or overtly projecting Rahul Gandhi as Prime Ministerial candidate. Rahul Gandhi as a young person may have many good qualities and capabilities and brave. But it seems he is not a Prime Ministerial material for many of the Indians opposition leaders. The congress leaders have been shouting in support of Rahul Gandhi for the post of Prime Minister of India. But it clearly seems that they have reservations and also the leaders of other alliance partners are sceptics as for Indians age also matters much.

There are many senior, veteran and competent leaders in the congress party to be Prime Minister.

Why not projecting one of them?

Or if they want victory and maintain Federalism and Secularism in India, the congress can project any competent members of the alliance partners just as Lalu Prasad Yadav had done in Bihar who gave a chance to Nitish kumar though his party won more seats than the Nitish’s .

But for the BJP it has won the waterloo of Indian politics from the UP in the last election. Now it will be difficult to defeat the BJP easily.

Anyway, if the BJP led NDA adopts many drastic policies and strategies antagonising the other political parties and different sections of the Indian society .That may not go well with Indian federalism. If the BJP led NDA wins the 2019 parliament election, who knows India may be broken into pieces.

Because, India is not a nation but is British made country. The recent unpleasant remarks against Mahatma Gandhi by Amit Shah, the national president of BJP was very unfortunate. Perhaps Amit Shah was extremely buffed up because of some electoral successor under his leadership. But even if Amit shah lives hundred years or more, he may not be able to attend the stature of Mahatma Gandhi, because Mahatma Gandhi was a humanist. And an Angel of peace.

He is internationally recognised and respected figure.

Physically Indian may not be so strong, yet many Indians are intellectual giants outwitting many of their country parts around the world. But it is very difficult to teach the Indian common people.

Many were dead thousands upon thousands suffered and are suffering because of Prime Minister Modi’s policy of demonetisation. It was said that demonetisation is to check corruption and money hoardings.

But instead the common people suffer and loss in many ways. If a milllioniare losses ten millions but saves two millions he has still opportunities to rise up, but if a poor man losses a few hundreds or thousands he is undone. Likewise, there is no difficulty for the big and rich, but the common people suffer greatly. Many people in Indian and aboard thought that the BJP would be defeated in the last elections because of the demonetisation policy. But on the contrary Indian common people supported the BJP overwhelmingly. India is a land of the Hindus. So whether good or bad, live or dead if the agenda is for Hindus, most of the Indian people go for it. It is a dangerous trend.

In Assam Sarbanada Sonowal, a tribal, became the Assam BJP Chief Minister. Many thought that Sonowal, being a tribal, would be good for the tribals and minorities in Assam, but surprisingly Sonowal adopted two child policy, the aim and objective of which maybe to bar the Christians and Muslims from the political field. Because, the Christians, Muslims and tribals generally takes more children.

The flip flop position of Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish kumar and some of smaller parties outside the NDA, supporting the BJP led NDA are another points of consideration.

They support not in the interest of the Indians as a whole, but they are doing so in their personal and party interests.

Again, there are many Prime Minister aspirants in India, like LK Advani, M.M. Joshi, Malayam Singh Yadav, Mayawati, Nitish kumar, Farook Abdullah, Sharad Pawar, Lalu Prasad Yadev etc., Who may not want to allow others to take the chance and that is another hurdle on the way.

Banning directly or indirectly, the cattle business and eating of beef is extremely provocative and divisive policy of NDA Hindus. If the people of other religions ban the most important items of food or articles the Hindus used, what they would think and react? There are more than 120 Christian majority countries in the world and there are about 50 Muslim majority countries. But there are only 3 Hindu majority countries in the world, viz India, Nepal, and Mauritius. The Christian and Muslim population accounts for (33% +24%) = 57% of the world population whereas the Hindus consists of only 15% of the world population. So, if serious confrontations arise on the religious lines, how can there be peace in the world?? The Hindus of India must think seriously and the BJP led NDA should respect the sentiments of other religions instead of killing people on the issue of cows and beefs.

A. Z. Jami, Naga Nationalist

NSCN/ GPRN (Reformation) recognition Azha of Tikhir region

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he NSCN/ GPRN ( REFORMATION) has issued a recognition Azha of Tikhir region, stating that, one time popular Tisari region comprising of Sangtam, Yimchungrus, Mukury, Pochury and Tikhir had been gradually dis-integrated caused by various tribes. Even after bifurcation of Sangtam region and Yimchungru region, the said region remained functional on the collective strength of Pochury, Mukury and Tikhir assisted by some small sub- tribes. However, another blow to further dis-integrate one time un- noticeable mighty region after 2015 March NSCN (K) split.

Unfortunately, the large part of Mukury fell within the Eastern Nagaland (Myanmar). Now only two smaller tribes, Pochury and Tikhir left to be functioned as Tisari region.

But unfortunately in recent time, the former have officially created separate region leaving Tikhir tribe alone in helpless condition. The Naga National Movement started mainly to

safeguard the identity of the Nagas and as such the movement continues thus far. And hence, there is no reason why NSCN/ GPRN (REFORMATION) should not allow Tikhir tribe to function as independent region. The NSCN/ GPRNREFORMATION reposes the tireless approaches of Tikhir people to approve /recognize separate region by acknowledging their difficulties in accommodating in other region (s).

However, the NSCN/ GPRN (REFORMATION has no role to determine the jurisdiction coverage of the said region as it has to be functioned in accordance with the history through mutual understanding with neighboring Eastern Naga tribes. It further appeal toTikhir tribe and other neighboring Eastern Naga tribes to refrain from mis- understanding the concept and avoid any form of attitude that may infringe peaceful atmosphere in Eastern Nagaland.

MIP. NSCN/GPRN (Reformation)

Reader’s Post

‘Consuming and expecting’

Sir,

This refers to your editorial “Consuming and expecting” (NPJuly 1). GST is the most significant tax reform since independence for what is now Asia’s third largest economy. It is also a potential game-changer as the burden of taxation moves from the state of manufacture to the state of consumption of goods and services. On GST, our PM has rightly said that this is becoming a reality after years of effort, ahead of the roll out of the landmark tax reform measure from July 1. GST is a comprehensive indirect tax levy on manufacture, sale and consumption of goods as well as services at the national level and it will replace all indirect taxes levied on goods and services by the Indian Central and State governments.

It will now unify all the indirect taxes under an umbrella and will create a smooth national market. The introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) is one of the biggest tax reforms for India.

GST is quite different from the existing indirect taxation system in the country. Our PM Modi has rightly said that “GST’s implementation is a “complex” task and suggested that it could be the subject of future case-studies.”Due to dissilient environment of Indian economy, it was the demand of time to implement GST. Goods and Services Tax (GST) is an indirect tax reform which will now remove tax barriers between states and create a single market. Government deserves praise for launching massive media campaign to create awareness, with telephone help lines opened to address public concerns. Consumption and productions of goods and services is undoubtedly increasing and because of multiplicity of taxes in current tax regime administration complexities and compliance cost is also accelerating. Now with the implementation of GST, it will be more simplifier, user -friendly and transparent tax system. No doubt, success of such a major change always depends on its effective implementation and there will be challenges in way of GST implementation the authorities will need more analytical research to resolve the battling issues for a cardinal reform of tax structure in India.

Vinod C. Dixit, B-15 Jyoti-kalash Society, Jodhpur Tekra, Ahmedabad

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.

BJP, Cong wrangle over mobs lynching people over beef Panaji/New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI): Under attack over mobs killing those suspected of cow slaughter or eating beef, BJP chief Amit Shah has termed such incidents as “serious”, but claimed more of these happened under the previous governments than the three years of NDA rule.

The BJP’s president’s claim provoked a sharp counter offensive from the Congress whose spokesman Randeep Surjewala accused the Modi government of “overtly” supporting the “lynching movement”. Shah also insisted there was “no apprehension or fear” anywhere in the country in the aftermath of such incidents. “I do not want to compare and undermine the current incidents of lynching. I am also serious about it. But there have been more lynching incidents in 2011, 2012 and 2013,” Shah told a gathering of professionals in Goa last evening. “There have been more lynchings each year in the past, compared to the total lynching incidents that have happened during our three-year-long tenure,” the BJP leader said, without elaborating. “Do you know of any such incident where

Randeep Singh Surjewala

arrests have not been made?

I do not have any answer to apprehensions. There is no apprehension anywhere in the country,” he said, responding to a question about whether an environment of fear prevailed after mobs beat up people over alleged cow slaughter or beef consumption, often leading to their death.

Reacting sharply to Shah’s accusation, the Congress party whose government preceded Modi’s, alleged these incidents had “tacit protection and support” of the BJP dispensation. Surjewala said despite President Pranab Mukherjee showing the “mirror of truth” to the BJP government on incidents of “mob frenzy that have become

irrational and uncontrollable” Shah has chosen to ignore it.

“Instead of listening to the conscience keeper of the nation Shah has most shamelessly chosen to ignore the reality of a bizzare yet concerted lynching movement which the government has overtly supported and encouraged in the last few months,” Surjewala said in a statement.

“Will Amit Shahji respond to 52 mob violence/ lynchings in past 3 years of BJP Govt?what action was taken?” he said in a tweet.

“Mob frenzy & lynching has become the rule under BJP Govt’s watch. Corrective action, not falsification is the way Amit Shahji,” he said in another tweet.

Mukherjee has yesterday asked people to be vigilant against the rising trend of mob lynchings which needed to be checked.

“We will have to pause and ponder over, and reflect, when we read in newspapers that an individual is being lynched because of some alleged violation of law or not.

When mob frenzy becomes so hard and irrational, uncontrollable, we are to pause and reflect ‘are you vigilant enough’?” Mukherjee had said.

Textbook sparks row over mosque depicted as noise pollutant New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI): An image in a class VI textbook taught in ICSE schools showing a “mosque” as a source of noise pollution has sparked outrage on social media, prompting an apology from the publisher and the promise that the picture would be removed in subsequent editions.

The science textbook, published by Selina Publishers, has a chapter on the causes of noise pollution.

The picture, shared widely on social media, shows a train, car, plane and a mosque, all with symbols depicting loud sound, next to a man grimacing and shutting his ears.

Netizens have now launched an online petition demanding the book be withdrawn.

While ICSE board officials were not available for comment, the publisher has apologised for the im-

age. “This is to inform all concerned that we will be changing the picture in subsequent editions of the book,” publisher Hemant Gupta said on social media sites.

Gupta said the diagram on page 202 of its publication, Integrated Science, consisted of “a structure resembling a portion of a fort and other noise producing objects in a noisy city”.

“We do apologise if it has hurt the sentiments of anyone,” he said.

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PSAN sit-in protest today at Sectt Jn

India needs a full time defence minister: Naik

(From p-1) It further asked participants to clean own litters before leaving the venue and to throw the waste in the bins after refreshment. Donts-- PSAN has asked participants not to indulge in violence, stating that the protest is purely based peaceful and non-violent methods, not to make abusive and aggressive comments, not to attend the agitation in an inebriated state or consume intoxicants during the programme, not to harass or boo the officers and staffs passing by, not to roam around, to the farthest possible, not to block passersby, footpath, road and traffic passage and not to block the normal functioning of offices.

NPCC renews ‘nepotism’ charge...

(From p-1) NPCC said the dropping of Therie from the cabinet, despite being the main architect of NPF-DAN coming to power in 2003, was the handiwork of some ungrateful people and power mongers in the NPF. It said these elements felt threatened by his popularity, political principles and unwavering commitment on a host of issues concerning the people of Nagaland.

In the light of the above, NPCC advised NPF to remember that resorting to attacks on a leader who was solely responsible for giving NPF-DAN a political breakthrough will not have any takers other than exposing their petty mindedness and ungrateful heart.

Designer fluorescent jackets, T-shirts for rail staff New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI): Customer-facing staff of railways will be sporting designer uniforms complete with fluorescent jackets and black and yellow T-shirts from this festive season in October.

About five lakh railway employees comprising on-board staff, TTEs, station masters, guards, drivers and catering personnel will be in new uniforms designed by fashion designer Ritu Beri for the railways.

With the Indian Railway logo embossed, half and full sleeve T-shirts in black and yellow combinations have been designed for the front office staff.

Another set of T-shirts in white with black border has been created for the catering staff deployed in trains.

Panaji, Jul 1 (PTI): Goa’s lone Rajya Sabha MP Shantaram Naik today said India needs a “full time” defence minister considering the threat perception to the nation from the neighbouring countries.

“The threats given by China and the killings of our soldiers on the border with Pakistan demand that India should have a full time defence minister,” the Congress leader said.

“Chinese threat is looming large along the Sino-India border. Indians have been denied permission to visit the Kailash M a n s a r ova r ( t h r o u g h Nathu La). China is re-

Shantaram Naik

minding us of the 1962 war,” he said in an e-mail to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley took additional charge of the Defence Ministry in March

after incumbent defence minister Manohar Parrikar stepped down to go back to Goa as Chief Minister.

“The absence of a full time defence minister, with one bureaucrat, Ajit Doval (the National Security Advisor), running the defence ministry, has further encouraged the Chinese to believe that India cannot do anything beyond empty rhetoric,” he alleged.

Naik also criticised the GST rollout celebrations saying, “Your (the Centre’s) focus in celebrating the GST regime and fooling the people, just as the government did during demonetisation, will not help the nation.”

Musicians protest in Darjeeling Hills Darjeeling (WB), Jul 2 (PTI): Bands and solo singers are crooning in support of their demand for a separate Gorkhaland in the streets of Darjeeling. The most renowned band of the hills, Mantra, is one of the bands that is composing songs supporting the Gorkhaland movement. “ We h a v e c o m posed a song in favour of Gorkhaland movement.

We feel that song is a powerful weapon both to reach out to the masses and make yourself heard,” Briju Chowdhury, drummer of Mantra, said.

“Through these songs we will reach out to the people across the country and create public opinion about Gorkhaland,” Chowdhury told PTI. Mantra was formed in 1999 when six young sing-

Anti-Gorkhaland suppoters take out rally at Sivmandir near Siliguri on Sunday. (PTI)

ers decided to make music their career.

“It is injustice if someone beats you up and brands you as a terrorist when you are fighting for your rightful demand in a democratic way. No one has given this right to the state government to treat us like refugees,” he said.

“You cannot stop a struggle by using batons and tear gas shells. History

says you can’t just wipe out a movement by using brute force,” another member of the band said.

Like Mantra, several small music bands of Darjeeling and Sikkim have also composed songs in favour of Gorkhaland.

“We have composed songs but are unable to upload it on social media due to Internet ban. So we are organising small street cor-

ner performances in favour of the separate state and our identity,” said Pranay Chetri, lead vocalist of a band in Kurseong.

Solo singers too are doing the same to present their songs supporting the movement as a “fight for the identity of the Gorkhas”.

“We respect every religion and community. But others also need to respect ours. I hope these songs will help to strengthen the morale of the foot soldiers of this Gorkhaland movement,” said a singer of Darjeeling.

The hills have been on boil since June 8 following the agitation spearheaded by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) demanding Gorkhaland. The agitation has also lead to widespread violence claiming two lives.

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about CHF 359 (over 25 per cent) of the total foreign money with Swiss banks.

The US came second with nearly CHF 177 billion or about 14 per cent.

No other country accounted for a double-digit percentage share, while others in the top-ten included West Indies, France, Bahamas, Germany, Guernsey, Jersey, Hong Kong and Luxembourg.

Indians’ share not even one-hundredth of the total money. India is now ranked 88th with 676 million Swiss francs (about Rs 4,500 crore) -- a record low after falling for three consecutive years amid a continuing clampdown on the suspected black money stashed behind their famed secrecy walls.

The share of Indians’ money in the total foreign funds of Swiss banks also fell to 0.04 per cent (from 0.08 per cent in 2015).

Pakistan continued to remain placed higher than India at 71st place (although down from 69th in 2015) with about CHF 1.4 billion -- though down to below 0.1 per cent of total foreign money parked with Swiss banks.

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not indicate to the quantum of the much-debated alleged black money held by Indians in the safe havens of Switzerland.

SNB’s official figures also do not include the money that Indians, NRIs or others might have in Swiss banks in the names of entities from different countries.

There is a view that the Indians alleged to have parked their illicit money in Swiss banks in the past may have shifted the funds to other locations after a global clampdown began on the mighty banking secrecy practices in Switzerland.

Swiss banks have also said Indians have “few deposits” in Swiss banks compared to other global financial hubs like Singapore and Hong Kong amid stepped-up efforts to check the black money menace.

The total money held in Swiss banks by foreign clients from across the world, incidentally rose by a small margin from 1.41 trillion Swiss francs (CHF) to CHF 1.42 trillion during 2016.

In terms of individual countries, the UK accounted for the largest chunk at

technical textiles for building India”. Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said the overall growth of natural fibre sector was important for the economy. “Natural fibres are the backbone of the Indian textile industry.

It constitutes more than 60 per cent of the total fibre industry”.

“After the agricultural industry, the Indian textile industry gives direct employment to millions... In India, 30 million farmers are involved in the production of natural fibres,” he said.

Focussing on an urgent need to increase the productivity of cotton with the introduction of high yielding plants, best agronomic practice and innovative technologies, Singh said cotton alone contributed for 50 per cent of apparel use in the 1990s.

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Zurich/New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI): India has slipped to 88th place in terms of money parked by its citizens with Swiss banks, while the UK remains on the top.

Also, the money officially held by Indians with banks in Switzerland now accounts for a meagre 0.04 per cent of the total funds kept by all foreign clients in the Swiss banking system, as per an analysis of the latest figures compiled by the SNB (Swiss National Bank) as on 2016-end. India was placed at 75th position in 2015 and at 61st in the year before that, though it used to be among top-50 countries in terms of holdings in Swiss banks till 2007. The country was ranked highest at 37th place in the year 2004.

The latest data from Zurich-based SNB comes ahead of a new framework for automatic exchange of information between Switzerland and India to help check the black money menace. The funds, described

by SNB as ‘liabilities’ of Swiss banks or ‘amounts due to’ their clients, are the official figures disclosed by the Swiss authorities and do

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Presently, PNB’s card base stands at around 5.65 crore. “However, we have excluded those customers who are not using these Maestro debit cards at all with not even a single transaction in a year as making of cards involves cost as well as time,” the official said.

As per RBI advisory, existing magnetic stripe only cards need to be replaced with EMV chip and pin based cards by December 31, 2018, irrespective of the validity period of the cards.

And from January 31, 2016 onwards, banks are directed to issue only EMV based debit and credit cards.

Card re placement is important, keeping in mind digital drive of the government that has led to a drastic rise in debit card usage.

“Now, people are taking interest in using debit cards. Young generation definitely use it, but people over 40 years of age are also using it and taking help from children to learn card usage,” the official said.

spot in the world economy and it has emerged as a most favourable destination. Great opportunities are awaiting in this sector for Indians and the foreign investors,” Naidu told the concluding session of the three-day event that was inaugurated by Modi on June 30.

“Textiles sector has ... contributed immensely towards socio-economic development. (It) has linkages to both agriculture and industry. It contributes 10 per cent to India’s manufacturing production,” Naidu said. Union Road Minister Gadkari said a new way of using geo-textile fabrics in road construction was very important and the government and engineering institutions were always ready to encourage and sponsor the amendment in this area.

“Geo-textile fabric is a new area, which can help reduce the cost of road construction,” Gadkari said, addressing a session on “Exploring growth potential of

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New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI): Punjab National Bank (PNB) Maestro debit cards holders will face a card blockage if they fail to replace it with a more secure EMV chip based card by the end of this month.

The bank will not charge anything for the replacement and it will be provided free of cost.

“If you are having Maestro debit card, get it replaced free of cost with a new EMV chip based debit card from any PNB branch. All Maestro cards issued by PNB will be blocked or hotlisted on July 31, 2017 for security based reasons,” the bank said in a communication to its customers.

The replacement is as per RBI advisory issued in 2015, asking all the banks to migrate to a much secured EMV chip based cards, an official of the bank said.

The bank has identified that there are about one lakh customers with old Maestro debit cards and has started sending them SMSes as well, an official of the bank said.

Money in Swiss banks: India slips to 88th place; UK on top

Gandhinagar, Jul 2 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday roped in seven union ministers to hard sell India on the final day of “Textiles India-2017” event here to attract foreign investment in the textile industry and to boost domestic players while urging them to focus on creating jobs.

Union Ministers M. Venkaiah Naidu, Nitin Gadkari, Ananth Kumar, Nirmala Sitharaman, Radhamohan Singh, Mahesh Sharma and Rajiv Pratap Rudy took part in different sessions here at Mahatma Mandir and urged the players to help and support Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Avision of “Make In India”. They explained that the government was working towards the modernization of the various sectors of the textiles industry and emphasised that it was also working to develop skills, so as to create more employment opportunities.

“India is the only bright

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attractiveness as a foreign investment destination.

GST, which came into effect from July 1, will replace 17 taxes and 23 central and state cesses into a single national tax.

The movement of goods will become much simpler across the country and may become cheaper, replacing the current system, where a product is taxed multiple times and at different rates.

At the state level, the taxes that GST will subsume include state cesses and surcharges, luxury tax, state VAT, purchase tax, central sales tax, taxes on advertisements, entertainment tax, all forms of entry tax, and taxes on lotteries and betting.

frauds and similar other cases,” he said, without giving further details as the cases were under investigation.

Bhasin also asked bankers not to fear any of the three Cs--CVC, CBI and CAG (Comptroller and Auditor General)-and effectively use all legal means available to them for expeditious recovery of non-performing assets (NPAs).

“Banks have various legal means available to them for recovering their overdues from NPA accounts.

They should scrupulously follow a fair, transparent, just and equitable board approved recovery policy and should not have any fear of CVC on this account as long as their decisions are bonafide,” he said.

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tax compliance to be driven by: (1) incentivization of tax credits in a GST system; (2) greater ease of compliance through usage of a common, shared IT infrastructure between the central government and the states; and (3) a reduction in the overall cost of compliance from simplified tax rates, uniform across the country,” he said.

“We expect the net impact of GST on government revenues to be positive,” he added. Over the medium term, the American agency expects that the GST will contribute to productivity gains and a higher GDP growth by improving the ease of doing business, unifying the national market and boosting India’s

New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI): The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is supervising CBI’s probe in 10 top bank fraud cases, including one involving fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya, and says bankers need have no fear if their decisions are bonafide.

Vigilance Commissioner T M Bhasin told PTI that bankers need to “muster courage” to recover their money individually or collectively from defaulters.

His assertion assumes significance as the Central Bureau of Investigation is looking into a large number of bank fraud cases worth crores of rupees and involving private firms and businessmen.

“CVC is examining staff accountability aspects and also supervising CBI probe in top 10 banks

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New Delhi, Jul 2 (IANS): The just effected Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime in India is positive for the country’s credit profile as it would increase government revenues through improved tax compliance, US ratings agency Moody’s said on Sunday.

“It (GST) will support higher government revenue generation through improved tax compliance and administration. Both will be positive for India’s credit profile, which is constrained by a relatively low revenue base,” Moody’s Investors Ser vice Vice-President (Sovereign Risk Group) William Foster said in a statement.

“We expect improved

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows several damaged cars along the road to the airport in southeast Damascus, Syria, Sunday, July 2, 2017. (AP/PTI)

curtains strewn across the floor.

The woman said her daughter had been taken to hospital after being injured by flying glass.

Tahrir Square resident Mohammad Tinawi told AFP that he had heard “gunfire at around 6am (0300 GMT), then an explosion which smashed the glass of houses in the neighbourhood.”

He said he had seen Red Crescent volunteers treating two wounded soldiers. A shopkeeper confirmed that the explosion had gone off at around 6:00 am. Damascus has been spared the large-scale bat-

Kathmandu, Jul 2 (PTI): An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted parts of eastern Nepal on Sunday, officials said. According to the National Seismological Centre (NSC), the epicentre was at Bitijor Bagaincha of south-eastern Nepal in Okhaldhunga district.

The seismic event was recorded at 7:43 AM. The NSC recorded a significant aftershock of the 2015 Gorkha earthquake, The Himalayan Times reported.

The tremor was also felt in adjoining districts and in the Kathmandu Valley. Nepal was hit by a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake in 2015 that left nearly, 9,000 people dead and as many as 22,000 injured.

A mild earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale was also felt today in northeastern Sylhet region of Bangladesh.

However, there was no immediate report of any damage or casualty.

In February this year, Nepal was hit by two earthquakes and the effects of one of them were also felt in the Kathmandu Valley.

Israeli ex-PM Olmert freed from jail Britain to quit shared

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Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, left, exits prison after his sentence, in Ramle, Israel, Sunday, July 2, 2017. (AP/PTI)

agency reported.

A car took him directly to his home in Tel Aviv, accompanied by his security guard.

A spokesperson for Olmert said that under his parole terms, in the next few months the former leader will have to do volunteer work, report twice a week to a police station and will not be allowed to leave the country or give media interviews.

Olmert is expected to appeal for a pardon to President Reuven Rivlin, the spokesperson said, adding that a request if approved would cancel his parole terms.

O l m e r t s e r ve d 1 6 months of his 27-month sentence. He was granted an early release on Thursday in a decision by Israel Prison Service’s parole board. He is the first Israeli Prime Minister to serve time in jail.

Mexico police kill 19 gunmen Mexico City, Jul 2 (IANS): Police in Mexico said they have killed 19 gunmen in a shootout. Five police officers were also injured in the confrontation.

Cristobal Castaneda, undersecretary for public security, told the media on Saturday that the police-gunmen clash started on Friday evening, Xinhua news agency reported.

The gunmen had just killed two men from a rival gang when they were surprised by a large contingent of police who happened to be in the neighbourhood.

Beijing, Jul 2 (IANS): The Chinese state-run media on Sunday urged India to get over its “China anxiety” and said that New Delhi and Beijing, instead of being rivals, “could become cooperative partners”.

“Concerns over a rising China have, to some extent, spiralled into a kind of ‘strategic anxiety’ regarding the country among some Indian politicians,” Xinhua news agency said in a commentary.

It said the “misleading, unfounded ‘Chinaphobia’ might lead to strategic myopia and hurt India’s own interests”.

The commentary said while the Indian decision to boycott the China-proposed Belt and Road Initia-

tive may be understandable, “staying away is not the best choice New Delhi could have made”.

“It could have voiced its concerns and opinions on public occasions or in official statements as China is always willing to discuss all problems and possibilities with India on the basis of mutual benefits.”

The commentary insisted that though proposed

by China, the Belt and Road was not a “Chinese project”.

“As many experts and analysts have pointed out, the Belt and Road provides a monumental opportunity for the win-win cooperation between India and China, which are quite complementary economically.”

Dhaka, Jul 2 (PTI): In a setback to former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia, the Supreme Court today upheld a High Court judgement rejecting her plea for a re-investigation into a graft case against her.

With the apex court’s order, all the obstacles have been removed to continue a trial in a lower court against Zia, 71, the chairperson of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which does not have representation in Parliament after boycotting the 2014 general elections.

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha-led fourmember bench of the Appellate Division upheld the High Court’s order rejecting the petition filed by the two-time former prime minister, The Daily Star reported.

Zia, through her lawyer AJ Mohammad Ali -- a former attorney general -had sought the Supreme Court’s order for a re-investigation into a portion of the Zia Orphanage graft case against her, the report said.

Now, there is no legal bar for the lower court to continue the trial proceed-

LO N D O N, J u l 2 (Agencies): Prime Minister Theresa May is under pressure from her ministers to end the government’s policy of economic austerity as a new poll shows her popularity has slumped, according to the Observer.

Health minister Jeremy Hunt wants the government to drop a cap on public sector pay rises of a below-inflation 1 percent for nurses, while education minister Justine Greening wants more money for schools, according to the newspaper.

Despite her party’s expectations of a landslide victory, May lost her majority in parliament in last

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Viva-Voce shall be held on 07.07.2017 at 12:00 Noon in the Directorate of Food & Civil Supplies, Nagaland, Dimapur.

Selected candidate(s) must bring the following documents in original. a) HSLC Admit Card for proof of Date of birth, No other Certificate will be accepted for age proof. b) Indigenous Inhabitant Certificate/Schedule Tribe Certificate/Backward Tribe Certificate as relevant and applicable. c) Proof of educational qualification, Mark Sheets & Pass Certificates from matriculation onwards. d) No Separate calling letter will be issued in this regard.

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end to a 1 percent cap on public sector pay increases.

May’s approval rating is now at minus 20 percentage points against a positive rating of 21 percentage points in April, according to a new Opinium survey for the Observer.

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month’s election, pushing her into a deal with a small eurosceptic Northern Irish Protestant party.

The opposition Labour Party fared better than expected in last month’s election with its promises of measures such as the

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ings of the graft case against her, Anti-Corruption Commission’s lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan said.

The orphanage case is under trial at the Dhaka Special Judges Court.

In March, the High Court had rejected Zia’s petition seeking its order for a fresh probe into a portion of the Zia Orphanage corruption case against her.

In the petition, which focused on the source of the money in the orphanage fund, she requested the High Court to stay the trial proceedings of the case and to issue a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain why the lower court’s rejection order should not be declared illegal.

Addis Ababa, Jul 2 (IANS): The African Union (AU) has called upon African countries to speak with one voice as an impetus in the continent’s aspiration to get more representation at the UN Security Council.

The call by AU Commission Deputy Chairperson Thomas Kwesi Quartey came as African leaders were expected to adopt proposals for the continent to get two permanent seats at the expanded UN Security Council during their meeting on Monday and Tuesday at the 29th AU summit in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. “We have noticed that people are beginning to take Africa seriously because of the AU,” Quartey was quoted as saying.

“The more Africa is able to put its acts together and the more the continent is able to speak coherently with one voice, the more likely it is that people will be less able to ignore us,” he added. In 2005, Africa established a united position on UN reform, calling for the inclusion of two permanent and five non-permanent seats for African countries on the reformed UNSC and extension of veto powers (should they remain) to new permanent members.

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They also alerted the army troops in the area, who chased the gang members and caught up with them in Aguaje de Costilla, Castaneda said.

The security forces seized some 20 weapons and three pick-up trucks from the gang.

The region has seen fierce in-fighting in the powerful Sinaloa drugs cartel since the arrest of its leader, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzman, in January 2016.

This was one of the worst clashes, the Mexican media said.

‘India, China should not be rivals’

Fisheries Convention is an important moment as we take back control of our fishing policy. It means for the first time in more than 50 years we will be able to decide who can access our waters,” Gove said.

He heralded the move as “an historic first step towards building a new domestic fishing policy as we leave the European Union -- one which leads to a more competitive, profitable and sustainable industry for the whole of the UK.” The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisation in the UK welcomed Gove’s announcement and signalled it would financially benefit the country’s fishing sector, which in 2015 was given an estimated value of 775 million pounds ($1.02 billion).

According to official figures, in 2015 the five LFC signatory nations caught around 10,000 tonnes of fish in UK waters, valued at 17 million pounds.

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Jerusalem, Jul 2 (IANS): Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was released from prison on Sunday after a parole board reduced his corruption sentence by a third.

Live broadcasts showed Olmert, who served as the country’s Prime Minister between 2006 and 2009, leaving the Maasiyahu prison in central Israel early mor ning, Xinhua news

London, Jul 2 (IANS): As part of its withdrawal from the European Union, the British government announced on Sunday that it is to withdraw from a convention that since 1964 has allowed five other countries to fish in its waters.

Environment Secretary Michael Gove confirmed his government’s plan to quit the London Fisheries Convention (LFC), a reciprocal arrangement that for the past 53 years has permitted French, Belgian, German, Irish and Dutch fishing fleets access to British waters within six to 12 nautical miles off the UK coast.

The LFC, which was adopted before the UK joined the EU, sat alongside the EU Common Fisheries Policy that set fish quotas for each nation, according to the government statement cited by Efe news.

Gove said that Britain was “taking back control”.

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to the city’s airport.

The driver of the third blew himself up while being pursued, it said, “killing a number of civilians, injuring others, and causing material damage to public and private properties.”

An AFP correspondent at Tahrir Square saw extensive damage to nearby buildings. Two bombed-out cars were visible to one side of the square, which was strewn with debris.

A woman was crying in an apartment near the site of the attack. Her balcony had collapsed and the living room was a mess of broken glass and shattered masonry, with pictures and

tles that have devastated other major Syrian cities during the country’s sixyear civil war.

But dozens of people have been killed in bombings, particularly on the outskirts of the capital.

In mid-March, bomb attacks on a courthouse and restaurant in central Damascus killed 32 people.

That rare assault in the heart of the city, which remains under government control, was claimed by the Islamic State group.

That came days after two explosions that left 74 dead in the capital’s Old City and were claimed by the Tahrir al-Sham coalition led by the jihadist Fateh al-Sham Front.

Battlefronts around Damascus have calmed since a May deal that saw opposition fighters withdraw from several neighbourhoods, along with a separate agreement on “de- escalation” zones - including one in a rebel stronghold just outside the capital.

Syria’s conflict broke out with anti-government protests in 2011, but has since evolved into a multifront war that has killed more than 320,000 people.

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18 killed in Damascus car bombing

BEIRUT/DAMASCUS, Jul 2 (Agencies): A suicide car bomber pursued by security forces blew himself up in eastern Damascus today, with a monitor reporting 18 killed in the deadliest attack to hit the Syrian capital in months.

Syrian state media and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said security forces intercepted three car bombers on their way into the city early on Sunday morning.

State television said two of the vehicles were blown up on the outskirts of the city.

A third managed to reach the eastern Tahrir Square district, where he was surrounded but able to detonate a bomb.

The Observatory, a Britain-based monitor, said 18 people were killed in the bombing, including at least seven members of pro-regime security forces and two civilians. It had not identified the remaining victims.

Syrian state news agency SANA quoted an interior ministry statement as saying two of the vehicles had been “destroyed” at a roundabout on the road

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K-Pop cover contest held

Rinato Yeptho is winner of Face of Dimapur S-2

at KCCI; Edwin Kubzar, winner of K-pop cover contest India 2013; and Anung Walling, Akeheto Yeptho, and Zack Swuro from the “Elemenz”, Winner of Kpop cover dance North East

2016.

The winner of the cover song section was Binthu Newmai, while the winner of the cover dance section was Flame X Crew.

The winning contes-

tants will be heading off to Delhi for the finals of the contest, the dates of which will be announced soon in the official page of the Korean Cultural Community of India (KCCI).

K-Pop winners, organizers with the judges after the event.

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he K-Pop cover contest (Nagaland Regional round) was hosted by “Dream Team Nagaland” Face of Dimapur winner Rinato Yeptho (3rd from right) with runners-up, the organizers and the on July 1 at RCEMPA Hall, Jotsoma with Dr Neikiesalie judges after the event.

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inato Yeptho was adjudged as the winner of Face of Dimapur S-2, organized by Ethnic Trendzanda, during the grand finale of the event held at IMC Hall, Saturday night with Parliamentary Secretary of Youth Resources and Sports Khekaho As-

sumi as the chief guest.

Tohoto Kiho and David Leinak were placed in the first and second runnersup respectively.

Judges for the event were Ani Yepthomi, Narola Ezung and Femina Miss India Nagaland 2017 Kaheli Chophy.

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Nicky Kire, MLA, as the guest of honour and Theja Meru as the Special guest.

The contest had a total of 13 contestants out of which 11 contested for the cover song

section and 2 contested for the cover dance section.

The contest was judged

by Lee Seol Jun, vocal instructor of JYP entertainment; Park So Yeon, Intern

"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." Helen Keller

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t's such a wonderful feeling to know that there are thousands of people back home cheering for me and it's more wonderful that they continue to support me even though I couldn't bring home the crown.

Through this column, I want to take the opportunity to thank each and everyone who have supported me till the end of my journey in FBB Colors Femina Miss India 2017 in words and deeds. Words are never enough to tell you how happy I am to be blessed with wonderful people like you all in my life.

Mr. & Mrs. Hupibou Dearest Apiu & Apui, We cannot describe how blessed We are to have amazing parents in our life.

Seeing true love through you both makes Our hearts happy. May God bless you both.

Your loving daughters (Wiwang Jiji & Donrailiu)

I thank my family, who has always been an inspiration to me and for always believing in me. What would I be without you? I love you all.

Above all I thank Our God Almighty who has always been my guide and strength.

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Hasaranga bags debut hattrick as SL crush Zimbabwe

Wanidu Hasaranga became only the fifth Sri Lankan bowler to claim an ODI hat-trick.

Sri Lanka bowled out Zimbabwe for 155 and then reached 158-3 in 30.1 overs. Upul Tharanga ended unbeaten on 75. The win relieved pressure on Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews after the squad was accused of being unfit by the country’s sports minister.

“I wouldn’t call it a clinical performance,” he said. “We still dropped catches.” But Mathews said Sri Lanka’s “attitude

and intensity was superb.

We just need to regroup, and it was great effort from the boys.”

The captain hailed Sandakan and Hasaranga, two of the three changes made after Zimbabwe tore apart the Sri Lanka bowlers in their six wicket win on Friday. Nineteen-yearold all-rounder Hasaranga bowled only 16 balls but tore through Zimbabwe’s tail.

Malcolm Waller hit

Australian players to boycott ‘A’ tour of SA SYDNEY, Jul 2 (Agencies): Australia’s players will boycott an ‘A’ team tour of South Africa later this month unless a new pay deal is struck with Cricket Australia beforehand, the Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) said on Sunday.

An emergency meeting of players in a Sydney hotel on Sunday decided that those selected for the Australia ‘A’ tour of South Africa would gather in Brisbane on Monday but only travel if a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

was agreed. The previous MOU expired at midnight on Friday, leaving around 230 leading cricketers uncontracted and the fate of future tours in limbo.

“They don’t intend to tour but the reality is they don’t fly out of the country until Friday,” ACA chief executive Alistair Nicholson told a news conference after the meeting. “So the players are going to go into camp as planned and hopefully we can make some progress with regards to the MOU. There would need to be a

India coach to be selected on July 10 K olkata , J u l 2 (IANS): The interview to select the next India coach will be held on July 10 in Mumbai, said former India captain Sourav Ganguly who is also part of the three-member Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC).

“The interview will be held on the 10th of this month in Mumbai,” Ganguly told reporters on the sidelines of a Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) meeting. Besides Ganguly, the committee also has Indian batting legends Sachin Tendulkar and V.V.S Laxman.

Virender Sehwag, Tom Moody, Lalchand Rajput, Richard Pybus, Dodda Ganesh, Ravi Shastri and Venkatesh Prasad have applied for the post vacated by Anil Kumble last month.

Povetkin wins heavyweight titles

Mo s c o w, J u l 2 (IANS): Former World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin of Russia defeated Ukraine’s Andriy Rudenko by a 12round unanimous decision and seized the WBO International and WBA Continental heavyweight titles.

The judges awarded the victory to 37-year-old Alexander Povetkin 120109, 120-108, 120-108 at the Luzhniki Stadium here on Saturday night, reports Tass news agency.

The bout was nearly stopped in the first round after Andriy Rudenko began complaining of a neck injury. He eventually agreed to box on following consultations with his doctors and the organisers.

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significant breakthrough on the key issue of the revenue sharing model.” At the heart of the acrimonious dispute is Cricket Australia’s insistence that the two-decadeold model, under which players get a fixed percentage of revenue, should be jettisoned.

CA believes the revenue-share model is unfit for modern times and is starving grass-roots cricket of funding, while players say it has underpinned the game’s growth and prosperity over the past 20 years.

Hasaranga for four but was bowled the next ball going for another big hit. The teenager then snapped up Donald Tiripano and Tendai Chatara with googlies.

Mathews won the toss and put Zimbabwe into bat. Hasaranga replaced Lahiru Madushanka with fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera and Sandakan coming in for Amila Aponso and Akila Dananjaya.

Zim ba bwe l oo ke d rocky from the start. Solomon Mire, who scored his maiden one-day century in Friday’s win, was out for zero after facing just five balls.

Hamilton Masakadza scored a patient 41 and Waller hit out for his late 38. But Zimbabwe never got to grips with Sri Lanka’s spinners.

Zimbabwe could have worries over bowler Tendai Chatara before the third of the five internationals on Thursday in Hambantota.

Charata walked off with a suspected knee injury.

The two sides will also play a Test during Zimbabwe’s tour.

KTC informs clubs Dimapur, Jul 2 (NPN): The Kohima Town Club (KTC) has informed the eight participating teams/ clubs to appoint their media officer at the earliest for the upcoming Kohima Football League, 2017. The media officer will be the making profiling of club history, profiling of players and stars players and coordinate between the club and Kohima Town Club. For more information, contact 9436001665 or 9856336782 or contact on email xr2004@gmail.com and kohimatownclub@ gmail.com.

Indian boxers shine in Asian Youth C’ships BANGKOK, Jul 2 (PTI): Indian boxers continued to produce commanding performances and four of them advanced to the quarterfinals on the second day of the Asian Youth Championships.

Sudeep Kumar (52kg), A n k i t Ku m a r ( 6 0 k g ) , Naveen Boora (69kg) and Mohammed Etash Khan (56kg) won their respective opening bouts to enter the last-eight stage.

Sudeep was the first to take the ring and he was up against Iraq’s Eskander Yahya Husham. The Indian was expected to win and he did so without any trouble, fetching a unanimous verdict in his favour.

Next up for him is Japan’s Nakagaki Ryutaro, who got the better of Sri Lankan Kudavithanage Lasindu in his first-round clash. Ankit registered a similarly comfortable win over Indonesia’s Midhun Reza to enter the quarterfinal. Awaiting him tomorrow is Kyrgyzstan’s Egenberdi Uulu Adilet, who got a first round bye.

Naveen defeated Kyrgyzstan’s Yryskulov Erzhan to set up a clash with Huang Rui of China. Rui also got an opening-round bye. The experienced Etash, who has competed in the World Youth Championships as well, sailed past Mongolia’s Tsagaanbaatar Munkhbaatar in his first round contest.

Issa Warriors wins T20 cricket tournament at Suhoi

Winner of Suhoi youth department T20 Open Cricket Tournament, Issa Warriors with the organisers.

Dimapur, Jul 2 (NPN): T20 Open Cricket Tour nament organised

by Youth Department of Suhoi Baptist Church on the theme ‘Go for the goal’ (Philip 3:13-14) was held from June 26 to 30 last at Suhoi ground.

Issa Warriors won the trophy after defeating Deccan Strikers by 14 runs.

Roshen of Deccan Strikers was declared man of the series while Suresh of Issa Warriors was named man of the match of the final.

Winning team walked away with a cash prize of Rs. 20,000 and the runner up team received Rs. 10,000.

Altogether 16 teams took part in the tournament.

Ayito Yeputho, personal secretary to parlia-

mentary secretary, Irrigation and Flood Control, Nagaland graced the inaugural function as chief guest.

Speaking on the occasion, chief guest spoke on physical and spiritual well being which are equally important in a persons life.

He was of the view that young people should not only focus solely on studies alone but also give importance to physical activities and such events gives an ample platform for young and talented youngsters to exhibit their talents

and pave way to become successful sportspersons in life.

Stating that many people have made success in life through sports, he called upon the players never to indulge themselves in habits that bring failure and destruction in life.

The inaugural function was chaired by Khekali M Kiho. Viheshe Zhimo, pastor Suhoi Baptist Church said the invocation. Vihoshe P. Yeputho delivered welcome address while Inuka Neho and Avi presented a song.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Lt. Khehoto Achumi

A year has passed since you left us to be with Lord, but you are loved and missed each day. You are forever in our hearts until we meet again.

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1st Death Anniversary of

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OUR BELOVED MOTHER

LT. ALENUO KIN 3rd July 2015

Dearest Mummy, two years have passed by as you left us on this day for your heavenly abode. There was not a moment that passed by without missing you.

You left us so early before your time and the pain of losing you, is still imprinted in our memories and our lives are not the same without you.

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We, the bereaved family members of our beloved Mother Lt. Temjenmongla Aier (Longpa), would like to thank for the unflinching support to all the individual, families, organizations, friends and church who were by our side in our hour of grief through your prayers, presence, material and moral support.

Though, we are unable to thank each and everyone of you individually, it is our prayer that the Good Lord bless you all abundantly.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT Niye aghukishi akivishi shivae, niye akupolo ashetovae, niye akupulu pewotovae.

(2ndTimothy 4-7)

Loving husband, son & daughters

AC K N O W L E D G E M E N T We the bereaved family members of Late Y. Hotoi Achumi, S/o Yekuto Achumi, Ghoshito Village would like to express our profound gratitude and sincere appreciation to all the individuals, friends, churches, organizations and well wishers who stood by us spiritually, financially, physically and morally during the illness and sad demise of our beloved on the 27th June, 2017.

We also wish to convey our heartfelt gratitude to the followings : 01. GPRN NSCN IM UT-I CEO & Staffs Late Y. Hotoi Achumi (Rajepuyu NSCN I-M) 02. GPRN NSCN IM Aghünaqa Block-1 6/10/1972-27/6/2017 03. GPRN NSCN IM Khaghaboto Area Staffs 04. Shri Kihoto Yeptho, Executive Steering Committee Member 05. Shri Kikheto Chishi, Executive Steering Committee Member 06. Shri Ghokuto Chishi, UT Secretary 07. Shri Honikhu Shohe, Dy. Kilonser 08. Shri Jehoto Zhimo, Dy. Kilonser 09. Shri Khehuto Chophy, Dy. Kilonser 10. Shri G. Ghoito Yeptho, Hd. GB 11. Er. Hetoi Achumi, E.E. 12. Shri Tulakha Achumi, Assistant Commandant 13. Shri Hokugha H. Chishi 14. Ghoshito Baptist Church, General, Women, Youth 15. Kikheyi Baptist Church, General, Youth 16. Kiyekhu Baptist Church 17. Nikos Hospital.

We also deeply regret our inability to acknowledge each and every individual yet we pray that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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GALLE, Jul 2 (Agencies): Teenager Wanidu Hasaranga took a hat-trick on his international debut as Sri Lanka took revenge on Zimbabwe with a seven wicket drubbing in their second one day international on Sunday.

Fellow-spinner Lakshan Sandakan also took four wickets, to earn the man-of-the-match award, as Sri Lanka hit back at their critics with a confident performance in Galle.

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WE KNOW YOU WOULD BE WITH US TODAY, IF HEAVEN WEREN'T SO FAR AWAY Your's loving family members

1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR BELOVED (11-02-1983- 22-06-2017) We the family of our beloved Lt. Sarah A. Yeputhomi, would like to express our sincere gratitude to all those wonderful people who were there and helped us, prior to and after the funeral in so many different ways for which we are really appreciative.

We also convey our special thanks to: 1. N.C.R.C Purana Bazar (Pastor & Staff) 2. Mission & Evangelism (N.C.R.C) Dept H.Q Pughoboto 3. Achikuchu Baptist Church 4. Achikuchu Union Dimapur 5. Ngwalwa Baptist Church & Vill. Council Peren 6. Mughahoto (Pastor) Sumi Christian Fellowship Shillong 7. Shri Shetoyi Yeputhomi, Hon'ble Parl. Secy.

Fisheries, Printing & Stationary 8. Shri H. Khehovi Yeputhomi (DPO), Thilixu Dimapur 9. Dr.Hokuto Jimomi (Head G.B Hokuto vill Niulane) 10. Dr. Hokheto Chophi Achikuchu (Pastor S.B.C Kohima) 11. Mr. Atoshe Chophi Diphupar (Col Birgade Com. GPRN/NSCN) 12. Mr. Huvito Yeputhomi (Kilonser GPRN/NSCN) 13. Mrs. Vinili Yeputhomi (Kilonser GPRN/NSCN) 14. Mr. Hevikhu Yeputhomi (Kilonser Advisor Coll leader GPRN/NSCN) 15. Mrs. Lhovili H. Chophy (Chairperson NSWW GPRN/NSCN) 16. NSWW (GPRN/NSCN) 17. Sumi Community Naharbari 18. Naharbari Village Council 19. Sumi Students Union Shillong 20. Eastern Christian College (Sumi Kiphimi Kuqhakulu) 21. Bethesda Hr. Sec School Dimapur 22. NEIGRIHMS Hospital Shillong 23. Prayer Warriors from various community 24. Family members, relatives, close friends & neighbours We also thank all those concerned individuals who stood by us during our bereaved time, please accept this press acknowledgment as a token of our heartfelt appreciation, may God bless you all abundantly.

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Lt. THEPULE LOHE (3rd July, 2016)

They say that time’s a healer But as time goes on We seem to find it just as hard To face the fact that you’ve gone.

Although we can’t help but Smile with tears in our eyes to think of how we cherished each and every moment of our lives together when you were alive.

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First cricket coaching centre opened in Dimapur

NCA general secretary Abu Metha, Hokaito Zhimomi, NCA officials and students. (NP)

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DIMAPUR, JUL 2 (NPN): In a good news for all the cricket lovers in the state, the first ever cricket coaching centre has been opened at Neingulie Memorial High School, Dimapur.

The centre was opened by Hokaito Zhimomi, India’s first ever cricketer from the state of Nagaland, christened as “Hokaito Zhimomi Cricket Coaching Centre” with the support from Nagaland Cricket Association (NCA).

The centre was inaugurated by NCA general secretary Abu Metha on Sunday. The centre has also received positive response on the first day as 25 students have enrolled for the coaching.

More students are expected to join which will be operational on three days a week (Friday, Saturday and Sunday).

Hokaito, who is also the only cricketer from Nagaland to play first-class cricket and currently playing for Assam Cricket team in Ranji Trophy, told media persons that the camp

was for below under-19.

He said that coaching will commence after schools hours.

He also said that the coaching camp was opened with an objective to groom the young talents.

After inaugurating the centre, Abu Metha congratulated Hokaito for his sacrifice for the youngsters in providing opportunity to exhibit their talent.

H e r e c a l l e d h ow Hokiato struggled during his early cricketing years with no proper infrastructure but with his hard work and determination,

Chelsea sign Willy Caballero move to Stoke City in May. The Argentine spent three seasons in Manchester after joining from Spanish side Malaga but spent most of his time as number two goalkeeper to first Joe Hart and then last season, to Claudio Bravo.

However, Caballero did spend stints between the sticks as first choice as the above mentioned duo suffered from loss of form and were dropped from the starting XI for periods.

He faces a tough challenge to usurp Thibaut Courtois as Antonio Conte’s number one and instead has been signed to provide a high level of cover should the Belgian suffer an injury or loss of form. “I am very happy to join the champions of England,” he said. “I am looking forward to meeting the guys and helping the club achieve more success.”

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could achieved this far.

“If Hokaito with no infrastructure and facilities except with the support of his family, why not Nagas can achieve”, Metha said.

He was hopeful that the upcoming cricketers in the state have the calibre to represent the nation team, if moulded and groomed in the right direction.

The NCA general secretary therefore, urged upon the parents and all stakeholders to come forward and extend their support.

On the other hand, Metha challenged the upcoming cricketers to take the game seriously as it has become a multi-dollar industry, so that they can also become part of it.

He said sports was no longer considered as extracurriculum but has become a mainstream in providing employment. However, to achieve in sports, Metha cautioned the youngsters that there was no backdoor but only through “front door” where hard work and determination would be the criteria.

The inaugural programme was chaired by NCA joint secretary A Rahman.

Tuluni angling competition held

Women’s WC: India beat Pakistan by 95 runs Derby, Jul 2 (PTI): Leftarm spinner Ekta Bisht came to the fore with a stellar show as India crushed archrivals Pakistan by 95 runs in a low-scoring encounter to record their third successive victory in the ICC Women’s World Cup here Sunday.

India now have six points from three games and are at the top of the table.

What looked like a sub-par score turned out to be a challenging one for Pakistani batters, who have never successfully chased more than 134 in a 50-over World Cup game.

They were all at sea against Ekta’s arm balls. She removed Ayesha Zafar (1), Sidra Nawaz (0) and Iram Javed (0) in her first four overs to wreak havoc.

Pakistan never recovered from that setback.

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London, Jul 2 (Agencies): Former Manchester City goalkeeper Willy Caballero has signed for Premier League champions Chelsea on a free transfer.

The 35-year-old was

released from the Etihad Stadium at the end of his contract last month and will replace second choice goalkeeper Asmir Begovic at Stamford Bridge after the Bosnian agreed a deal to

Jeff Horn inflicted the seventh defeat on Manny Pacquiao’s career.

B R I S B A N E , J ul 2 (Agencies): Former schoolteacher Jeff Horn stunned world champion Manny Pacquiao to win the World Boxing Organisation welterweight crown with a unanimous points decision in Brisbane on Sunday.

Given no chance by most observers, the 29year-old Horn’s ultra-aggressive style proved too much for Pacquiao, with the three judges scoring the fight 117-111, 115-113 and 115-113 to the Australian after 12 rounds.

Pacquiao, 38, is an eight-weight world champion considered one of the greatest fighters of his gen-

eration. His camp had predicted a “short and sweet” win over Horn, a 2012 Australian Olympian.

But Horn showed no signs of being overawed by the occasion, taking the fight to the Filipino great from the opening bell.

He moved forward relentlessly, not allowing Pacquiao time to find any rhythm.

“I feel like he couldn’t get a hold of my gap. I was feinting a lot, trying to upset his rhythm and I think that was working throughout the majority of that fight,” said Horn, who stands three-and-a-half inches (9cm) taller than Pacquiao.

Pacquiao did manage to land some left jabs in the opening rounds to take the early points, but Horn refused to back away and his brawling tactics paid dividends through the middle stages.

“He was quick when he put combinations together but I felt controlling the gap made it easier to see the punches coming,” Horn said.

“The size difference helped too.”

Pacquiao, bleeding profusely from cuts high above both eyes caused by accidental head clashes, launched a savage counterattack in the ninth round and appeared to have Horn

Portugal claim third place in Confederations Cup

NEW DELHI, Jul 2 (PTI): Indian Super League (ISL) side Delhi Dynamos has announced former Real Madrid midfielder Miguel Angel Portugal Vicario as their new coach to succeed Gianluca Zambrotta, who left the club midway his contract.

Dynamos have reached an agreement with the Spaniard Miguel to be at the helm of affairs for the forthcoming season in the vacant place left by Zambrotta.

“The lion has just walked in! Please #WelcomeCoach @maportugal55 Miguel Angel Portugal to the den. We wish him all the luck!,” the Dynamos said in their official twitter handle with a picture of him and his brief profile.

61-year-old Miguel is a hugely experienced man as a player and as a coach.

He earned 27 caps for Real Madrid between 1979 to 1983, winning the La Liga and Spanish Cup in 197980 and the Spanish Cup in 1981-82. He has managed La Liga outfits Racing de Santander and Real Valladolid.

Miguel started managing in the mid-90s, returning to Real Madrid to be in charge of its C and B sides.

In 1999, he started in the second division with CD Toledo, but was fired after only a couple of months.

Dimapur, Jul 2 (NPN): The Tuluni Open Angling Competition was held on July 1 at Musu Angling Club, Hoito village. Apong of Kohima emerged as the winner of the competition.

He received a cash prize of Rs. 50,000. Jongpong, who finished second received Rs. 30,000 while Sujit pocketed Rs. 10,000 by finishing in the third spot.

Wati and Bapani Haldar of Kolkata received Rs. 5000 each for finishing fourth and fifth respectively.

In other categories with a cash prize of Rs. 5000 each, Hinato got the biggest Catla; Taliakum got the biggest Rohu; Hopson got the biggest Catfish and Alem Aier got the biggest Grass Carp.

All the winners were presented with a citation certificate each.

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in trouble with some massive blows that left the Australian staggering.

“The ref came over (at the end of the round) and said ‘show me something or I’ll stop the fight’,” Horn said.

“I thought, ‘hang on, hold your horses, I’m not that bad, I can keep going for sure’.”

Horn recovered and came out strongly in the 10th. “That was just my heart that kept me going,” he said.

“He got me with a couple of good shots and I did go backwards more in that round than in any other round in the fight, but I still felt good. But I came back in the 10th 11th and 12th.”

Both fighters began to tire in the final stages of a contest fought at a relentless pace, but Horn’s early lead proved too much to peg back as he claimed the biggest win of his career.

Pacquiao had been hoping to set up a second big-money showdown with Floyd Mayweather, but it was Horn who called for a fight with the unbeaten American immediately after his win.

Pacquiao did not talk to the media after the fight, claiming he needed treatment on his head wounds.

Neeraj Chopra

PARIS, Jul 2 (PTI): Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra finished at a respectable fifth position in a 10-man elite field after producing a best effort of 84.67m at the prestigious Diamond League here on Sunday. The 19-year-old Neeraj, who has a personal best of 86.48m, managed a distance of 84.67m in his third attempt after starting with 79.54m in his first attempt. He threw 81.32m in the second attempt.

T h e wo r l d j u n i o r champion, however, managed 78.69m and 79.52m in the next two attemps to settle for a fifth position.

Germany’s Johannes Vetter managed a distance of 88.74m to clinch the gold medal, Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch bagged the silver with a persoanl best throw of 88.02m, while Olympic champion Thomas Rohler of Germany finished third with a best effort of 87.23m.

Portugal team celebrate coming third in the FIFA Confederations Cup.

Moscow, Jul 2 (Agencies): Portugal claimed third place in the Confederations Cup with a fiery 2-1 extra-time victory over Mexico in Moscow.

The European champions were within seconds of losing in normal time after central defender Luis Neto had put through his own goal after 54 minutes.

But Pepe equalised after the clock had ticked past 90 minutes, before Adrien Silva converted from the penalty spot at the end of the first period of extra time.

Both sides were reduced to 10 men in the final stages as Portugal defender Nelson Semedo and Mexico substitute Raul Jimenez were dismissed for two bookable offences. Portugal were without their talisman after Cristiano Ronaldo had

been excused duty to see his new twins. And Ronaldo’s presence was sorely missed as Portugal passed up a raft of chances, including missing yet another penalty following their spot-kick misery during the semi-final defeat to Chile.

Andre Silva was bundled over by Rafael Marquez’s rash 15th-minute challenge, but the spot kick was only awarded after the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system showed that contact had been clearly made. Portugal had failed to score in the shoot-out defeat to Chile and a fourth consecutive penalty was missed when Andre Silva’s kick was brilliantly turned aside by Guillermo Ochoa.

Mexico’s goal continued to lead a charmed life as stand-in skipper Nani,

Pizzi, Semedo and Gelson Martins all went close to breaking the deadlock.

Rui Patricio produced a brilliant one-handed stop to prevent Javier Hernandez from giving Mexico the lead against the run of play after 31 minutes. But Mexico did go ahead in the second half when Neto, making his first appearance in the competition, turned Hernandez’s cross into his own net from six yards out.

Carlos Vela should have doubled the lead and secured Mexico’s first-ever win over Portugal in five attempts. It was a costly miss as Pepe swept home Ricardo Quaresma’s cross in the dying seconds and Adrien Silva’s 104th-minute penalty settled the contest after Miguel Layun had handled.

Indian players wait for an appeal review for the dismissal of Asmavia Khokhar. (AP/PTI)

(1/12 in 5 overs) and young Mansi Joshi (2/9 in 6.1 overs) were also on target.

Deepti Sharma (1/21) and Harmanpreet Kaur (1/6) were economical as all the batswomen struggled to get going. Opener Nahida Khan (23 off 62 balls) and skipper Sana Mir (29) were the only ones to reach double figures for Pakistan.

Earlier, Indian batters had a disappointing day as they could only manage a paltry 169 for 9 after electing to bat. The Indian innings never gained momentum in their innings once in-form Smriti Mandhana (2) was dismissed cheaply.

Worse, skipper Raj (8) and her deputy Harmanpreet Kaur (10) could not also

score too many runs, making it difficult for the other players to accelerate. It was keeper Sushma Verma (33 off 35 balls), who used the long handle to get the team near 170-run mark.

Brief scores: India 169-9 (Punam Raut 47, Sushma Verma 33) beat Pakistan 74 (Nahida Khan 23, Sana Mir 15) by 95 runs.

Murray fit for Wimbledon title defence L o nd o n , J ul 2 (Agencies): Andy Murray has confirmed he will defend his men’s singles title after declaring himself fit for Wimbledon.

Murray has been battling a hip injury which had raised a question mark over his participation in the tournament.

The world No 1 pulled out of two warm-up matches earlier in the week in an attempt to step up his efforts to reach peak fitness.

He came through a practice session at Wimbledon on Friday and on Sunday dismissed fears he may have to pull out.

“I’ll be fine to play the event and play seven matches,” he said. “Obviously no matches are easy.

The last few days have been very good, practice each day has been slightly stopstart preparations but each day I’ve felt better.”

“But a little bit like the French Open where maybe I didn’t come in as well-prepared [as I would have liked], I still found a way with each match to feel a bit better and built confidence each day. So I’m hoping that’s the case here.”

Two-time Wimbledon winner Murray allayed fears about the potential long-term impact of the

Andy Murray during a training session on Sunday.

injury, insisting he has been managing the troublesome hip problem throughout his career.

“I’ve had hip problems since I was very young,” he said. “It’s not something new to me.

“It’s just been very sore the last few weeks and was giving me quite a lot of trouble, moving to certain shots and getting to certain positions. That was why I had to take the break to try to give it a chance to settle down, calm down a bit.”

“I spent a lot of time with my physio, doing some extra exercises in my

warm-up, strengthening exercises, a lot of stuff to try to loosen off that area and it’s felt a lot better in the last few days.”

Mur ray also confirmed reports he and wife Kim are expecting their second child. Kim gave birth to the couple’s daughter, Sophia, in February last year.

“We’re both obviously very happy and looking forward to it,” he added.

Murray faces Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik at 1pm on Monday, in the opening match on Centre Court.

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