June 19, 2017

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Vol XXVII No. 193

DIMAPUR, monday, june 19, 2017 Pages 12 ` 4.00

LoC migrant numbers in relief camps rise to 3361

Pak thrash India to win Champions Trophy

‘No doubt’ over Britain leaving EU: Brexit minister

national, Page 5

sports, Page 12

international, Page 9

issues 3-day ultimatum on Race to Raisina: no consensus candidate ACAUT NSCN (I-M) to respond to queries

NEW DELHI, JUN 18 (AGENCIES): Political parties may be in hectic huddles to forge a consensus for the upcoming presidential poll, but history shows that all presidential polls -- barring one -- in India have seen a contest, some keen, most a walkover.

Going by precedence, the 15th presidential election scheduled to be held on July 17 this year will see a contest, notwithstanding the frenetic political confabulations for a consensus candidate.

Of the 14 presidential elections held in the country so far, the only one which saw a candidate getting elected without a contest was the seventh poll, which Neelam Sanjiva Reddy won unopposed.

The election, caused by the sudden death of serving President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, saw 37 candidates filing their nominations, of whom 36 were disqualified.

This led to Reddy’s unopposed victory on July 21, 1977.

BJP lines up ministers, allies to propose nominee The BJP has lined up its Union ministers and senior leaders of its allies as proposers and seconders for filing the nomination papers of the presidential candidate whose name will be announced soon.

The party has also called a meeting of its MPs on 19 June and 20 June to brief them about the process of polling for the presiden-

MPs, MLAs to have different ballot papers It will be green-coloured ballot papers for members of Parliament and pink for MLAs who vote in the presidential election on July 17.

In case the NDA and the opposition field their own candidates and none withdraws till July 1 evening, the Election Commission will initiate the process of “final printing” of ballot papers as a contest would then become imminent.

The value of an MLA’s vote depends on the population of the state he or she represents. But the value of the vote of an MP does not vary -- it is 708. The ballot boxes will be brought to Delhi for counting on July 20.

Now, cow protection on lines of Project Tiger: Minister MUMBAI, JUN 18 (IANS): Amid the controversy over the central notification that effectively bans sale of cattle for slaughter, Union Minister Hansraj G. Ahir on Sunday said the Centre was considering to set up ‘cow sanctuaries’ and initiate ‘Project Cow’ on the lines of Project Tiger.

“It is difficult to maintain cows which are not selfsustaining animals. We need to protect them by setting up cow sanctuaries on the lines of those for tigers,” Minister of State for Home Ahir said at a national conference on “BOS INDICUS - The Glorious Indian Cow” at the Bombay Stock Exchange Building here. Addressing the gathering, BJP’s Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy said ban on cow slaughter has been guaranteed by the Constitution.

Power deptt appeals to Kiphire consumers

KIPHIRE, JUN 18 (NPN): Power department, SDO (E) Kiphire has informed that power supply to Kiphire area has been interrupted owing technical problem.

In this regard, SDO (E) has appealed to the public to bear with the inconvenience as the department was trying its best to rectify the issue at the earliest.

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“Candidates from south India. Say they know how south Indian minds operate. So want job in PHQ to help us.”

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tial election on 14 July, BJP sources said on Sunday.

The proposers and seconders, who will also include MLAs, are likely to carry out the formalities on 20 June.

A party leader said the BJP-led presidential candidate’s name can be announced around 20-21 June and the nomination papers filed by 23 June.

The party has prepared four sets each comprising 60 proposers and an equal number of seconders.

Besides names of cabinet ministers and other leaders of the NDA, the names of independent MPs are also in the list of proposers and seconders who have extended their support to the BJP for the presidential election.

‘Oppn should announce candidate by June 21’

A day after the Centre’s talks with Opposition over the presidential candidate failed to yield a consensus, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said the Opposition should announce its candidate by June 21. “...The meeting with the government on Saturday was not fruitful as they had no names to offer,” Yechury said.

The Opposition leaders claimed the government outreach was more of a Public Relations (PR) exercise to give the Opposition less time to field an appropriate candidate against the government’s nominee in the event of a contest.

In a set of directions issued to the states, the ECI has said that while “the ballot papers for use by elected members of both houses of Parliament shall be printed on green coloured paper, those for use by elected members of legislative assemblies shall be printed on pink coloured paper.”

Ballot papers for Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi, which are to be printed in English and Hindi, will be printed here by the poll panel itself, while the states which are required to be printed in languages other than Hindi (and/or) English, will be printed in the respective states.

Development should be without favoritism: CNTC DIMAPUR, JUN 18 (NPN): Central Nagaland Tribes Council (CNTC) has appealed to the state government to develop the state in all uniformity and consistency without any favoritism or prejudice.

CNTC media cell said the executive council body held a meeting with its three federating units, the newly elected teams of the Ao Senden and Sumi Hoho with the Lotha Hoho at Tourist Lodge Dimapur on June 17 wherein several issues concerning the state and the three districts in particular viz. Mokokchung, Wokha and Zunheboto, formerly known as the Mokokchung Elakha were discussed.

It also reminded the legislators from CNTC tribes to recall the 2016 meeting at Tourist Lodge where they had assured to bring out some solution at the earliest on numerous issues beleaguering the three districts

such as Khelhoshe Polytechnic Asukhuto, Nagaland University Lumami campus, the abandoned Foothill Road and the cessation of work of the Doyang bridge at Liphayan Governor’s camp, BokajanMerapani highway taken up the NHIDC and the defunct Tuli Paper Mill.

In this regard, CNTC has fervently appealed to its legislators to address the grievances with all promptness and sincerity and to keep their word.

The meeting also resolved to form “fact- finding teams” of the tribal hohos and to bring out a report on the matters cited, and approach the government to find out a solution at the earliest for the betterment of the three districts, which had been plagued by infrastructural problems, mismanagement, financial crunch and lackadaisical attitude of the government.

Advani, Joshi keep cards close to their chest on Prez nominee

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JP veterans LK Advani and MM Joshi refused to suggest any names for the NDA presidential candidate when senior ministers M Venkaiah Naidu and Rajnath Singh approached them for advice on Thursday.

Sources close to the veterans told Hindustan Times they did not propose any name to the ministers and left it to the BJP leadership to take the call.

Singh and Naidu had a closed door meeting, separately, with the two seniors on Friday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is keeping BJP leaders and others guessing about his choice for the top post and he is likely to reveal it to key party leaders over the next couple of days.

Advani (89) and Joshi (83) missed ministerial berths in 2014 when Narendra Modi decided not to induct any 75-plus leader in the union council of ministers. The two were seen as contenders for the post of the President and the Vice President, but not favourite of the current BJP leadership. The post of vice president falls vacant in August.

DIMAPUR, JUN 18 (NPN): ACAUT Nagaland held the view that NSCN (I-M) was responsible for newspaper reports that it was involved in halting works on the 4-lane road by threatening to “burn down all machineries belonging to the contractors.”

“However, in all fair ness” ACAUT said it has decided to give a three-day ultimatum on NSCN( I-M) to respond to the following: (1) whether the NSCN (I-M) demanded tax from the contractors engaged in four –lane construction of the Asian Highway-1? If it was affirmative, then ACAUT asked whether it was the policy of the NSCN (I-M)” to stop all developmental works in Nagaland, pending final settlement of its peace talks with the GoI? (2) ACAUT asked NSCN (I-M) if its elements were involved in stopping the four-lane works? If it is in the affirmative, ACAUT asked what action NSCN (I-M) contemplated “against such rogue IM cadres?”

ACAUT also asked whether NSCN (I-M) would expose “all these rogue elements with their complete identity and designations, so that people of Nagaland know who these antipeople are?”

ACAUT has demanded that NSCN (I-M) give appropriate reply within three days and in case NSCN (I-M) failed to do so, then the automatic conclusion will be that NSCN (I-M) “does not want

GJM protest intensifies; Rajnath appeals for calm DARJEELING, JUN 18 (AGENCIES): A day after police and Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) workers fought pitched battle across the Darjeeling Hills and three GJM workers were killed in firing, thousands of protesters poured into the streets to observe ‘Black day’ to mourn the deaths and demand a separate state of Gorkhaland. Bodies of two of the three individuals killed on Saturday were brought to Chowkbazar in mortuary vans.

From Delhi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh appealed for calm and peace in Darjeeling. “Nobody should resort to violence…

Every issue can be resolved through mutual dialogue,” he tweeted.

“In democracy like India resorting to violence would never help in finding

a solution. Every issue can be resolved through mutual dialogue,” Rajnath further said.

GJM Sunday slammed the Modi government for ignoring the Gorkhaland crisis. They said they were disappointed with Centre’s role and questioned Darjeeling’s BJP MP SS Ahluwalia’s absence. The BJP MP has not visited the city once since the crisis broke out.

Earlier in the day, thousands of GJM protesters today took out huge rallies to observe ‘black day’ in Darjeeling to protest the death of three its activists in police firing.

The GJM activists marched with the coffins of the three activists who were allegedly shot dead in the police firing in Darjeeling’s Singmari on Saturday.

In view of the protest

Nagaland people to enjoy fruits of development”. Further it said in case the problem persisted then ACAUT would be forced to appeal to appropriate authorities, with unpleasant consequences.

ACAUT also requested both Maytas-Gayatri and NSCU not to stop their works under any circumstances but ensure that the life road for Nagas was not jeopardised. ACAUT also reminded the contractors that workmanship and quality should not be compromised at any cost.

In addition, it has urged upon the state government not to “remain a mute spectator” and at the least, assure Naga public through a press release to the effect that works will not be affected.

ACAUT reaffirmed a previous resolution with the Western Angami Public Organisation (WAPO) that no entity shall be allowed to disturb the four-lane construction for Asian Highway-I under any circumstances.

ACAUT further called upon every citizen of Nagaland to safeguard and ensure that there would be no hindrance towards swift completion of the four-lane road.

ACAUT also urged upon the Working Group of the 6 NNPGs to give a public undertaking to the people of Nagaland, that the four-lane work under AH-I Nagaland sector will not be disturbed by taxation demands under any circumstances.

Meghalaya landslide death toll rises to seven

march, the administration had deployed heavy security forces across the city and there were no reports of fresh clashes.

In a fresh statement, GJM chief Bimal Gurung said that if police try to stop their movement, it will create trouble. “We will continue our movement, if police tries to stop us, it will create trouble,” Bimal Gurung said.

The GJM announced an indefinite general strike from Monday in the hills encompassing Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts and the Dooars (foothills of the Himalayas covering stretches of Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar district) to oppose the government’s purported decision to make study of Bengali language compulsory in state-run schools and to press for a separate state of Gorkhaland.

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Umiam, Jun 18: The deaths in devastating landslides triggered by heavy rains in Meghalaya rose to seven, an official said on Sunday.

Torrential rains a couple of days back triggered huge landslides in several parts of the state and damaged public properties.

“The deaths toll has rose to seven following the recovery of the body of the missing woman from the debris on Sunday morning in Tharia area under Ri-Bhoi district,” State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) official Merinpole Sangma said On Saturday, SDRF personnel recovered five dead bodies and nine others were injured at

Tharia in the Umiam Industrial Unit after they were washed away by a massive landslide.

The victims were mostly labourers of the Veneer Product Private Limited.

In another incident, a baby girl died in a landslide at Lad kyntong area in East Khasi Hill district after she was swept along with their thatched house.

Iarisha Sohtun was recovered from the mud but was declared dead at a local health centre.

Chief Minister Mukul Sangma has ordered an immediate enquiry into the safety auditing of the industrial units to ensure that they conform to the parameters of safety requirements and be resilient to withstand any instances of disaster.

Govt to come out with no-fly list norms to rein in unruly passengers Transfer and posting of NEW NO-FLY RULES Level 1 (up to 3 months) Disruptive behaviour such as physical gestures, verbal harassment, drunken abusive behavior

Level 2 (up to 6 months) Physically abusive behavior -- pushing, kicking, hitting, grabbing, inappropriate touching and sexual harassment

NEW DELHI, JUN 18 (AGENCIES): A he norms for no-fly list to rein in unruly passengers are expect-

Level 3 (2 years up to life) Murderous assault or life-threatening behavior, damage to aircraft operating systems, entering cockpit

ed to be ready early next month, the government said Sunday amid a parliamentarian being barred by do-

mestic airlines for allegedly creating ruckus. A revised Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) is being finalised after receiving comments from the stakeholders.

The civil aviation ministry has already come out with draft rules for a ‘national no-fly list’ of unruly passengers for all domestic carriers, under which the flying ban could extend from at least three months to an indefinite period.

The CAR related to the no-fly list is expected to be notified in the first week of July, Civil Aviation Secretary R N Choubey told PTI. Lok Sabha member from TDP J C Diwakar Reddy is barred by major airlines from taking their flights following allegedly creating the ruckus at Vizag airport last week as he was denied boarding by IndiGo. Reddy belongs to the same party as that of Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajap-

athi Raju. This is the second incident involving a Lok Sabha member after Shiv Sena’s Ravindra Gaikwad was banned by carriers for some time after he had assaulted an Air India staffer a few months ago.

As per the draft norms, the national no-fly list will include names of passengers identified as unruly after an inquiry by a committee constituted by a particular airline. A person identified as a threat by security agencies would also be included in this list.

While the list is characterised as ‘national’ and would have data on disruptive passengers from all airlines, the ban recommended by the committee is not mandatory for all airlines to follow.

The government had recommended three levels of unruly behaviours, each with a corresponding duration of flying ban.

No departure cards for passengers flying abroad Here is some good news for Indians flying abroad: A notification issued by the ministry of external affairs on June 14 seeks to discontinue the departure cards for Indian passengers at all international airports across the country.

However, filling of departure cards will continue at rail, seaport and land immigration checkposts. A copy of the notification has been accessed by The Times of India.

The move is aimed at making the immigration process a breeze-through experience for Indian passengers at the airports.

Since a passenger’s credentials and travel details are now available in the system from other sources, there is no need for duplication,” sources in the immigration department told TOI.

IAS/NCS/NSS officers

DIMAPUR, JUN 18 (NPN): The state government has in a notification dated June 17, 2017 ordered the transfer and posting of the following IAS/NCS/ NSS officers with immediate effect.

Bendangkokba, IAS commr & secy. Irrigation and Flood Control has been transferred as commr. & secy. Labour & Employment, Skill development & Entrepreneurship; K.T. Yanger Aier, IAS secretary Land Revenue (designate) is transferred as secretary Excise; Dellirose M. Sakhrie, IAS secretary parl. Affairs (designate) is transferred as secretary NSDMA, vice Khrienuo Metha, NCS commr. & secy. is relieved of NSDMA; Chubasangla Anar, IAS secy. NRE is retained the charge of secy.

Land Revenue; Chumremo Odyuo, IAS secy. W&H

is transferred as secy. Parl.

Affairs.

Nikashe Sema (NCS) secy. Flood & Civil Supplies & Excise is relieved of Excise.

Vikeyie Kenye, (NCS) secy. Agri is transferred as secy I&FC. M u r o h o C h o t s o, (NCS) secy. P&AR is transferred as secy. W&H. V. Maria Yanthan, (NCS) secy. Home is transferred as secy. Women Resources Development.

Dielienuo, (NSS) secy.

L&E, Skill Development Entrepreneurship is transferred secy. H&FW. Alemjongshi, (NCS) DC Tuensang is transferred as addl. secy. Land Resources Development (LRD).

L. Jamithung Lotha, (NCS) jt. secy. LRD is transferred as DC Tuensang.

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Father’s Day celebrated across Nagaland

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(L-R): PBCK Sunday school children presenting special on father’s day (NP). A group of fathers presenting songs during competition hour at CBCMHK.

Next poll

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order high level probe into Scam in the PHQ?  Yes as assured by CM No it will bring down  many politicians, top officers and cops  Can’t say

WEATHER FORECAST June 19

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Couple of thunderstorms

32 26

Aizawl

Mostly cloudy with a t-storm 28 22

Guwahati Mainly cloudy with a t-storm 30 23 Imphal

A thunderstorm in spots

Itanagar Periods of rain and a t-storm

29 21 26 21

Shillong

A thunderstorm in the area

23 18

Kohima

A couple of thunderstorms

24 18

Dimapur Couple of thunderstorms

31 23

Rain and a thunderstorm

25 19

Tuensang Rain and a thunderstorm

20 15

Mkg Wokha

Periods of rain and a t-storm

Zunheboto Rain and a thunderstorm

24 21 22 17

news in brief LSU emergency general meeting Lotha Students’ Union (LSU) has convened an emergency executive meeting on June 20, 10 a.m. at its office premises. All the LSU executives have been requested to attend the meeting.

GSUK informs Gover nment Schools Union Kiruphema (GSUK) has informed that it would be organising inter school drawing competition on June 22 at GHS Kiruphema. All the government schools in Kiruphema village have been invited to take part in the event. Prize along with certificate would be awarded to the best 3 students of each class.

GSUK has informed all the concerned teacher incharge and teachers to be a part of the event.

(L-R): Fathers being felicitated at Cathedral Church Kohima. Fathers with speaker after the celebration at St Xavier’s Catholic Church Kidima.

KOHIMA, JUN 18 (NPN): People across Nagaland on Sunday celebrated Father’s Day in honour of fathers and father figures.

Churches across the state also organised special Sunday morning service.

Poumai Baptist Church Kohima (PBCK) celebrated Father’s day under the theme “Role of a Godly father” at its church Midland Kohima.

Speaking on the theme based on the Bible verse, Ephesians 5:28, PBCK youth director, Khuvei, said a God loving father ought to love his wife as his own body and discipline his children in the fear of the Lord.

He reminded the fa-

thers that no father can be good or better father without accepting God into his life. Khuvei encouraged the fathers, as head of the family and as a Christian father, to led the whole family in the will of the Lord.

Citing the example from the bible, he said a God loving and fearing father should be bold as Joshua to declare that his family and household would stand for the Lord in all situations. He also reminded the fathers of their responsibilities while asked the children to love their father while they are still alive. The service was led by Jyoryna Lishemai, invocation prayer was said by Longsaola Kho, special songs dedicating to

the fathers were presented

by Sunday school children, Khongaolou Rosii, Vasty and sisters, offertory prayer

by Helena Rova, ode to father was read by Kyaveine, special presentation by women department and intercessory prayer and special prayer for fathers was led by women chairperson, Esther. (Correspondent) CBCMHK: Chakhesang Baptist Church Ministers’ Hill Kohima (CBCMHK) celebrated “Father’s Day” at the church premises under the theme, “A father’s instruction”. In his message, theme speaker, CBCMHK Sr. Pastor, Rev. Dr. Vevo Phesao, described fathers as the strength of home adding that the re-

sponsibility empowered upon them was “wonderful and excellent”.

He termed shouldering the responsibility of a father as one of the biggest responsibilities in world and added that progress and prosperity of a nation lies in the hands of a father.

Urging upon the father not to exasperate their children rather to bring them up to the Almighty and in to the instruction of God, Rev. Dr. Vevo said a good family resembles each other but bad families went on its own tragic way. He therefore emphasized on moulding up the family with prayer, Bible reading and thanking God for the lives of family.

The celebration was

marked with colony-wise song competition comprising of 10 colonies, video display wishing the fathers, dedicatory song presentation, presentation of gifts to fathers, love sharing tea table etc. The worship service was led by Church Men’s Fellowship chairperson, Vehusa Dzudo, deacon Mayhu Sasu invoked opening prayer, deacon Kedukhwe Curha pronounced offertory prayer, women group presented special song, head deacon Rhucho Tureng prayed for the fathers while ex-speaker, NLA, Z. Lohe read the Bible.

MHCC Kohima: Father’s Day was celebrated at Mary Help of Christian Church, Cathedral Parish,

Kohima with Rev. Fr. Johnny Padinjareporiyath, the outgoing assistant parish priest, as the main celebrant for the Holy Mass during which special prayers were offered for all fathers.

In his message, Rev. Fr. Johnny thanked and assured prayers to all the fathers. He referred the liturgical feast of Corpse Christi, (the body and blood of Jesus) which coincided with the Father’s Day celebration. Rev. Fr. Johnny explained the significance, the belief in the body and blood of Jesus Christ’s real presence in the Eucharist.

He said that Christian life should be nourished with the reception of the Holy Eucharist, word of God

and prayers. He exhorted the congregation that many may experience Jesus in the daily encounter with others and more particularly in the celebration of the Holy Eucharist. Felicitation songs were performed by the mothers association while youth and catechism children of Cathedral parish expressed gratitude to the fathers. Over hundred fathers joined the celebration. The fathers were presented gifts.

SXCCK: Father’s Day was celebrated at St Xavier’s Catholic Church Kidima (SXCCK) with director of Eden Garden, Children Home, Khuzama Rev. Fr. Raymond D’Souza at church premises.

In his message, Rev. Fr. Raymond said the church was celebrating the body and blood of Jesus feast which nourishes and gives new life. He appealed the fathers to love and care for their children and family.

Rev. Fr. Raymond also asked the children to respect, obey, love, pray and support their parents and thus make God happy.

He also urged the large congregation to give peace, joy and love to the children as God would provide the necessities of life.

Chanting of praise and glory to the Lord, confession, and Eucharist celebration were highlights of the day. Special song was sung by Vivotsole Rufina and friends. Felicitation to fathers was presented by Kidima Catholic Youth Association. Franciscan Sisters of Saint Mary of the Angels (FSMA), children and youth also joined in the programme.

33% reservation to uplift women: C.L. John Dist. review meeting important for improvement: Longon DIMAPUR: Minister for Rural Development (RD) and in-charge of Naga People’s Front (NPF) women wing, C. L. John , said that 33% women reservation in Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) was meant for the upliftment of women and policy if implemented could be rolled back after women becomes capable and confident leaders.

He was addressing NPF women party workers at NPF women wing central meeting on June 17 at NPF central office, Kohima.

A press note by NPF women wing central general secretar y, Helena

Yepthomi stated that minister lauded the women for their sacrifices and urged them to continue to be the backbone of the party.

John urged the women wing to participate actively not only politically but also in other avenues to bring positive social changes for women.

He stated that the strength of the NPF party high command lies at the regional grass-root level and not in the centre. John further stressed upon the women to remain united, refrain from divisive talks and uphold the party image of integrity and harmony.

Short speeches were

also delivered by NPF general secretary & in-charge of women wing, Renbemo Kikon and advisor, Atsole Wezah.

They impressed upon the women present to do the work of missionaries, that of advising leaders and at times even enlightening them on pertinent issues.

T h e m e e t i n g wa s chaired by NPF women wing, vice president, Mesele, invocation by Helena Yepthomi and welcome address by NPF women wing, president, Tonlih Wangka while NPF secretary women wing, Yanhola delivered the vote of thanks.

DIMAPUR: Minister for Health & Family Welfare Nagaland, P. Longon has highlighted the importance of holding district review meeting and added that it should be conducted frequently so as to review the performances and lapses of the various health units in the state and make improvements.

He was speaking at district review meeting organised by department of Health & Family Welfare, Nagaland Kohima on June 15 at the directorate conference hall.

Speaking on the issue of transfer and posting of doctors, Longon urged all concerned doctors to gear

up and be more responsible and comply with their assigned duties.

Longon further appealed all the medical officers and staffs in the districts to abstain from absenteeism and work together for the betterment of the department as a whole.

District wise presentations were given by all the 11 districts followed by the concluding remarks of the meeting by director (FW) DHFW, Dr. Meguosielie Kire.

T h e m e e t i n g wa s chaired by director & HoD, DHFW, Dr. Bendangyanger Jamir and the opening remarks with a

P Longon at the district review meeting. brief slide show of the department’s reports presented by principal secretary, H&FW, Nagaland, Menukhol John.

Altogether 48 participants including Chief

Medical Officers (CMOs), deputy CMOs, medical superintendents, district project managers of the various districts and officers from the directorate attended the meeting.

Governor meets Naga student Human-animal conflict mitigation awareness campaign leaders and entrepreneurs in Delhi

Governor with Naga students and entrepreneurs in Delhi.

DIMAPUR: Governor of Nagaland P.B. Acharya met the student leaders and Naga entrepreneurs at Nagaland House New Delhi and held an interaction meeting on June 18.

A press note by Nagaland House New Delhi PRO, Kuolie Mere stated that governor reminded the Naga student leaders and entrepreneurs group that they were not for their individual or for their union/ K

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group alone but were ambassadors of the state.

Acharya told them that they were privileged people to be in Delhi and asked them to use Nagaland House as a “melting pot” for the state and centre and to make Nagaland the happiest state in the country. He assured to be there whenever they needed his advice or help.

The student lead ers and the entrepreneurs

group valued the governor for the privilege of meeting him and shared their experiences and grievances. They also wished the governor a very happy Father’s Day. Resident commissioner Nagaland House New Delhi, Abhishek Singh, governor’s deputy secretary, George and ADC Maj. Abhishek Biwas ADC along with Kuolie Mere, PRO Nagaland House New Delhi also attended the meeting.

DIMAPUR: Humananimal conflict mitigation awareness campaign was organised by forest department on June 17 at the council hall of Mangmetong village under Mokokchung district. The campaign was sponsored by the Ministry of Environment Forests & Climate Change, Government of India, New Delhi.

The campaign was attended by 150 representatives from the district Administration, Agri and allied departments, chairmen/members of village councils of the villages affected with human-elephant conflict from Mokokchung and Zunheboto districts.

In the programme, chief guest, principal chief conservator of Forests & head of Forests Force, Nagaland, I. Panger, deliberated on intrinsic relationship between human beings and animals by quoting script from the Bible. He stated that human life was not possible without wild animal.

The principal chief conservator also briefed the causes of human-animal conflict and appealed the participants to protect wildlife for survival.

Guest of honour, deputy commissioner Mokokchung, Sushil Kumar Patel, appreciated the forest department for organising the programme involving communities affected with human-animal conflict.

He asked the forest department to establish mechanism so that people could contact the forest department immediately after incidence of human- animal conflict for appropriated action.

The DC also briefed how compensation was paid for such incidence by the District Disaster Management Authority, Mokokchung.

He appealed the people to insure their crops/ domestic animals for getting compensation under the Prime Minister Crop Insurance Scheme by paying premium.

Chief wildlife warden, Satya Prakash Tripathi, in his key note address, stated the genesis of the human elephant conflict prevalent in the state in general and in Mokokchung district in particular.

He appealed to the people for protection of forest and wildlife and contact forest officials imme-

Officials from district administration, forest and veterinary with the participants of HAC mitigation programme, Mangmetong village. diately in case of damage of their crop/ properties/ human life.

CCF (EBR), Supongnukshi, spoke on existing traditional routes for movement of elephants and possibility of translocation of the wild elephants.

Sunep Imchen, an officer from Veterinary and Husbandry department Mokokchung, appealed the affected people to have solution of the problem by unconditionally giving

their land for opening the blocked elephant corridors for movement of elephants between Assam and Nagaland.

He requested the wildlife wing of the forest department for publication of elephant repellent activities in local dialect for affected people.

Demonstration on elephant repellent by the officials of the Wildlife Crime Control Unit, Wildlife Division, Dimapur was

also conducted.

The programme was chaired by Y. M. Jami, conservator of Forests (NTC), Mokokchung and director, Intanki National Park, Dimapur, invocation by home evangelist Mangmetong village, S. Bendang while welcome address was delivered by wildlife warden Dimapur, K. Caroline Angami and vote of thanks by ACF, Mokokchung, Imkumba Longkumar.

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18 Chozuba ACCC asks R&B deptt. to release funds DIMAPUR: In the backdrop of “sealing” of Sidzu Bridge by concern contractor/firm for non-release of funds by Road and Bridge (R&B) department, 18th Chozuba Assembly Constituency Congress Committee (ACCC) has asked the department to immediately look into the matter and release the fund.

In a press statement, 18th Chozuba ACCC president, Ketripra Lohe, stated

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that the “public should not be held at ransom due to failure on the part of the government and the concern contractor”.

18th Chozuba ACCC said it was learnt that the department has kept the bill pending due to which the contractor/firm has “sealed” Sidzu Bridge for any further public use.

18th Chozuba ACCC has also expressed deep resentment at the gross-apathy

and step-motherly treatment meted out to the people, particularly the Chozuba area people, by R&B department over the “wilful blockage” of newly constructed Sidzu River Bridge of Chozuba to Kohima via Kijümetou road. It said the area people have been suffering untold miseries for long due to this road blockage as other alternative roads was beyond useable condition.

Although Chozuba to

Kohima via Kijümetou road was still under construction, 18th Chozuba ACCC said the public has no other alternative but to use it even in this rainy season as it was the only lifeline. It has therefore asked the department to open the road for public use.

On non-compliance to

the appeal, 18th Chozuba ACCC cautioned that it may lead to any untoward consequences in near future and that the general public may take its “own course of action” deemed fit. At such, it said the concern department and contractor would be held responsible for any eventuality.

Lotha Eloe Hoho condemns

DIMAPUR: Lotha Eloe Hoho (LEH) has strongly condemned the action of a woman who was held with brown sugar on June 5 by Dimapur Excise Department at Chumukedima check gate.

In a condemnation note, LEH president, Mhonchumi Humtsoe urged the concerned department to book all those involved in

carrying out such activities within the district at the earliest, demanding stern action against them as per the law.

LEH, quoting reliable sources, informed that the accused woman was sent by a man from Wokha to pick the consignment from Dimapur with an assurance of commission for safe delivery of the consignment.

The apex Lotha women organisation further applauded the Excise Department headed by the Dimapur superintendent of Excise Chalie Angh for the commendable job.

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Mnp observes ‘Great June Uprising, Unity Day’ peace talk with NSCN(IM) remained inconclusive because of firm stand of the people of the state not to compromise its territorial boundary at any cost.

The signing of framework agreement was a clear instant of India government was siding with one community, he added.

AMUCO president Ph Devan who is also the chairman of the observance committee said that “There is no policy of India government to protect the territorial boundary of Manipur” Despite repeated reminder, India government and politicians at the Centre were attempting to distort Manipur, he alleged.

“The uprising of the June 2001 was not against any particular community and the Great June Uprising, Unity Day is not against any community or any ethnic group but it is indeed a message to the Central Government not to mess around with the integrity of Manipur,” he said.

“The June 18 observation is to prepare ourselves on what should be our next step as the Indo- Naga Peace talk is coming to an end this December,” he stated.

He demanded that any solution to the protracted old Indo- Naga political

dialogue should be made public and it should not hurt the sentiments of Manipuri people.

It may be mentioned here that in the aftermath of extension of ceasefire “beyond territorial limits” between government of India and NSCN (IM) in June 2001, Manipur people strongly opposed the move. Protestors burnt down Manipur Legislative Assembly building, offices of all political parties and residences of the chief minister and MLAs. Eighteen (18) people including a woman died in CRPF firing in different places in Imphal city. With the protest continued unabated for weeks, the then BJP-led NDA government revoked the agreement.

The NSCN(IM), under ceasefire with the government of India, has been demanding bringing all Naga inhabited areas of Northeast region under one administrative unit. The demand is strongly being opposed by Manipur, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.

The Manipur Assembly had resolved several times to protect the territorial integrity of Manipur and the Central government had time and again announced that it would not extend the ceasefire beyond Nagaland.

CPI(M) misguiding farmer community: BJP

Apollo launches first integrated hospital in Guwahati

the CPI(M) government in Tripura is conspiring, So that, all these benefits don’t reach to the farmers.”

“CPI(M)’s policy is to keep people dependent on the government, so that, they can be politically exploited,” he stated, adding, “Due to negative policy of this government many of our agriculturists had to shift to other profession and a majority of them has turned into MGNREGA laborers. The farming community has lost their dignity due to CPI(M)’s policy to keep them suppressed.”

He also informed that Centre has taken steps to extend scope for agricultural loan but here the real farmers are not getting it, “Large scale corruptions are going on in the name of supply paddy seeds through the government stores. Printing marks of outside companies’ on the sacks local seeds are being distributed which are giving low yield causing heavy loss to the farmers.”

Guwahati, Jun 18 (Agencies): Apollo Hospitals Group, a pioneer of healthcare in India, launched their first fully integrated multi-speciality hospital in the city.

The hospital was inaugurated by Assam Health minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, in the presence of Rameshwar Teli, Member of Parliament, Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. Apollo Group of Hospitals has invested into an existing hospital (International Hospital) in Guwahati and has upgraded it into an ultra-modern state-of-the-art facility to cater to the needs of the people of Assam and the North-east. It is currently a 220 bedded superspecialty hospital offering services across 50 specialties and super-specialties. The hospital is further being expanded with the addition of 100 more beds and newer specialties including Oncology and Cardio-thoracic surgery.

People offering floral tributes to the martyrs of ‘Great June Uprising’ in Imphal’s Kekrupat on Sunday. (NP) Correspondent

IMPHAL, Jun 18: Manipur Sunday observed ‘Great June Uprising, Unity Day’ with thousands of people paying floral tribute to the 18 martyrs who died in firing during the June uprising in 2001.

United Committee Manipur (UCM) and All Manipur United Clubs Organizations (AMUCO) have been the observing the day as “Great June Uprising, Unity Day” every year in remembrance of the martyrs and as a day to voice against any move to distort the present territo-

rial boundary of Manipur.

Some ministers and MLAs from both ruling and opposition joined the people in paying the floral tributes to the memorial of the 18 souls.

A public meeting was also held at the memorial complex where leaders of various civil society organizations recalled the Bangkok agreement signed between Centre and NSCN (IM) on June 14, 2001.

Various leaders stated that the agreement posed a direct challenge to the age old territorial boundary of Manipur. According to the leaders, keeping the

NEDA spirit is very much alive: Sarma Guwahati, Jun 18 (Agencies): The spirit of the NEDA is very much alive and BJP along its all constituents in the Northeast region, including the PPA should try to be as accommodative as possible to each other’s regional and national interest, this was stated by North Eastern Democratic Alliance (NEDA) Convenor Himanta Biswa Sarma, during a meeting with PPA leaders in Guwahati.

“There may be some minor internal differences between the government and alliance partners which should be sorted out amicably,” he said, adding, “I will have detailed discussions with Amit Shah over your proposal to meet him with issues concerning social, economic and political nature.” He also informed that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah is likely to visit Arunachal Pradesh shortly, “Amit Shah is rescheduling his programme to Itanagar with two week’s time.”

Heavy rains affect life in Tripura

Agartala, Jun 18 (Agencies): Heavy rainfall disrupted normal life in Tripura for past three days and the road communication in the city and mobility in most of the towns and urban areas were affected due to water-logging. Meteorological Department issued storm warning of 48 Km per hour speed in all eight districts of the state for the next couple of days. Among the worst affected districts in flood, Sepahijala district was on the top notch. According to State Disaster Control Cell, 159 houses were damaged in the current waves of storms and rain. While the exact quantum of damage is still being calculated, an affected family was provided emergency relief of Rs 15,000 by the district administration. The rest of the affected families were provided Rs. 5,000 as relief.As many as three persons were injured in different locations of the state due to storm.

Detonators, gun powder seized in Assam

Barpeta, Jun 18 (PTI): Security forces today recovered electronic detonators and gun powder from inside a passenger bus in Barpeta district of Assam, police said. A joint team of Assam Police and the Army found 200 pieces of electronic detonators and gun powder from inside a cement bag in the bus. It was not clear to whom that cement bag belonged and no one was arrested. Police said that the driver was interrogated but he expressed ignorance about the items in the bag. The bus was coming from Latumbai in Meghalaya to Barpeta Road town in Barpeta district of Assam.

“framework agreement” signed by the Centre with the NSCN(IM) in August 2015 secret was another threat to the territorial integrity of the state.

Talking on the sideline of the observance function, UCM president Johnson Elangbam, who is the cochairman of the observation committee said that threat to the territorial integrity of Manipur still exists. “Attempt to distort the territorial of Manipur is on by way of infusing communal venoms to the different communities living in the state,” he said.

He claimed that the

Agartala, Jun 18 (Agencies): CPI(M) in Tripura is misguiding the farmer community and depriving them of their legitimate facilities and opportunities, this was alleged by Tripura BJP. The BJP Kishan Morcha has decided to launch an agitation to protest against such mischief and demanding that all the facilities extended by the central government must be made available to the farmers of this state.

Subal Bhowmik, vicepresident of the BJP state committee said, “Centre has slashed the price of fertilizers of different type from Rs 2.50 to Rs 5 per kg and arranged Neem coating of the Urea to prevent smuggling of the fertilizer.”

He further added that all these are done, so that the farmers can afford to use these and farm productions are increased, “This will ensure a growth in their income. However,

1265 APSC answer scripts sent for forensic examination

Guwahati, Jun 18 (Agencies): In a new development to recent Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) scam, Assam police has sent 1265 seized answer scripts for examination to 6 forensic science laboratories situated in various parts of the country. On June 6, police had seized 1265 answer scripts from the APSC strong room. These included 1175 answer scripts of the year 2013 and 90 answer scripts of 2015. The markings in some answer sheets were done by Rakesh Paul and some of the answer sheets were not printed in the Government press and instead were reprinted in the printing press owned by Rakesh Paul’s brother Rajesh Paul, who is still absconding.

The officers who appeared in the APSC mains examination and interviewed in the year 2014 and appointed in 2015.

AMRTDMWU appeals for safe release of driver Correspondent

IMPHAL, Jun 18: All Manipur Road Transport, Drivers and Motor Workers Union (AMRTDMWU) Sunday appealed for safe and sound release of the tanker driver kidnapped by unknown miscreants from Dimapur on May 10 last. The whereabouts of kidnapped driver identified as Takhellambam James remained untraceable till date.

The union said that the kidnapping of their colleague made the driver community apprehensive of taking the ImphalDimapur section of NH-2.

T h e A M R T D M W U, therefore, appealed the kidnappers to release him unharmed on humanity ground.

Mention may be made that the BPCL tanker driver James was abducted between 3 Mile and 6 Mile, Dimapur while heading towards Imphal by the unknown miscreants after intercepting from the line of escort.

All Manipur BPCL Dealers Cum Transporters Association had also drawn the attention of state DGP to take up the matter with his Nagaland counterpart so as to rescue the abducted driver at the earliest.

Indian team led by Manipur industry minister after meeting with Consul General of India.

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IMPHAL, Jun 18: Indian delegation led by Manipur industry minister Th Biswajit Sunday called on Consul General of India Sailas Thangal and discussed ways to strengthen trade and economic ties between India and China.

After the meeting, minister Biswajit said that he had discussed ideas and ways with the Consul General on how to develop the Indo-China relation and stimulate economic and trade relations especially between Manipur and China. The visiting team also received several ideas and suggestions, he said.

The minister, who

stressed on China’s importance in the plan to develop Manipur’s economy, said the government will work on how to incorporate these ideas into the Act East Policy for the growth of Manipur’s economy.

The Consul General explained the importance of Yunnan province in developing Manipur-China relations.

Elaborating further, he said India and China are big countries and Delhi and Beijing cannot cover everything. “However, if we can promote relations between Manipur and Yunnan under the guidance of Beijing and Delhi, there will be fruitful cooperation and much progress,” he added.

“And Yunnan can be a developmental model for Manipur as well”, he said explaining further that both Manipur and Yunnan have many similarities including geographic conditions, climatic conditions.

He said that like in Manipur, there were also different ethnic groups in Yunnan, a release of the Media Co-coordinator to Manipur chief minister L Bashanta Sharma said.

We can replicate the development model of Yunnan to develop Manipur, he added.

A team from Manipur led by commerce, trade and industry minister Th Biswajit attended the South & South East Asia Commodity Expo and Investment Fair,2017 at the Dianchi International Convention and International Sistership Pavilion at Kunming, Yunan Province, China.

The minister is accompanied by principal secretary commerce and industry L Lakher, state director of commerce and industry M Luikham among others.

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Union ministers to visit Tripura

Agartala, Jun 18 (Agencies): Amid various political crisis, two Union Ministers – Faggan Singh Kulaste and Babul Supriyo would be visiting Tripura.

Ministers will join programmes to be organised to mark completion of three years of the Narendra Modi-led government in New Delhi.

While Minister of State, PMO, Supriyo would be arriving here on June 20, Kulaste, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare is all set to arrive here on June 21 next. Supriyo will join programmes in Sepahijala and South districts of the State to mark Modi Government’s third year anniversary and Kulaste is scheduled to attend International Yoga Day programme at UK ground on June 21, said BJP State unit president Biplab Kumar Deb. Meanwhile, Assam Minister and NEDA convenor Himanta Biswa Sarma is also scheduled to visit the State on June 22. “Apart from visiting some areas of the State, Sarma will also hold organisational meeting with party’s core committee as well chiefs of frontal organisations.”

Deb also criticised Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar for failing to meet the people’s aspirations. “People want to know what the Chief Minister has done for their welfare. Therefore, BJP demands the Chief Minister should publish a white paper on his performance during his long years in office.”

Clearing all doubts over demand for Twipraland, Deb said “BJP would never accept Twipraland demand

by Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT).”

Manpower shortage hits investigation by Assam police Guwahati, Jun 18 (Agencies): “With 35 Assam Police battalions in place, there is no shortage of armed police personnel, but the crisis is in civil police where the strength has remained almost what it was 25 years back. As a result police stations are under tremendous pressure and investigation process has suffered,” the chairman of the State-level Police Recruitment Board and DG (Home Guards) of Assam Police, Pradeep Kumar said here on Saturday.

Assam Police has been hamstrung by severe manpower crisis especially in respect of civil police. Out of the total sanctioned strength of 74,000 personnel, 12,000 posts including 79 DSPs, 154 Inspectors are now lying vacant. The present police: public ratio in the state is 107 personnel per one lakh population which is much below the standard proportion of 210 police personnel per lakh population as prescribed by the UNO.

Smuggled gold Manipur delegation in China biscuit recovered calls on Consul General of India in Meghalaya

12 dead in Mizoram landslides

Aizawl, Jun 18 (PTI): At least 12 people have died and 877 buildings destroyed in Mizoram due to landslide and flood triggered by incessant rains lashing the state since June 9, an official report said today. While 10 persons died in south Mizoram’s Lunglei district, one person each died in Aizawl and Serchhip districts during the past nine days, said the state Disaster Management and Rehabilitation department report. Altogether 165 buildings were destroyed and 299 houses damaged by landslide, mudslide and flood in Lunglei, followed by Lawngtlai district where 51 houses were destroyed. The flood also damaged 137 hectares of cultivated areas and 62 fish ponds.

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Shillong, Jun 18 (PTI): Five persons were arrested after recovery of a smuggled gold biscuit and Rs one lakh from them during an anti-smuggling raid at a house in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills district, an official said today.

“We have arrested five persons and a gold biscuit and cash were seized from them at a house at Shella village yesterday,” police said.

The seizure was made during a joint operation by the BSF and the state police to nab smugglers at the village, close to the Indo-Bangladesh border, they said.

The gold biscuit is valued at about Rs 3.5 lakh, a BSF spokesperson said.

Meanwhile, several stretches of the border fences had been washed out in 10 outposts due to flood like situation in at least four districts in the state.

Border fences in many low lying areas in the state had also been inundated by the rising water level, he said.

With over 12000 posts in all ranks including about 8000 constables lying vacant, the Assam Police has proposed the state government to carry out a special drive to recruit youth from different backward insurgency-affected areas which are susceptible to be lured into ranks of insurgent outfits.

The DGP, Kumar informed that the recruitment board had proposed the state government for reservation of 10 per cent jobs in the state police for the youth from backward areas of the state like Sadiya Dhemaji in eastern Assam as well as areas in Bodoland Territorial Autonomous District Council. The state government is formulating the new transparent recruitment policy for the state police.

Six per cent of the police jobs have been proposed to be set aside for family members of the policemen who were killed while taking part in operation against insurgents. Similarly, proposals have been made for

reservation of two per cent jobs for former members of militant organisations, four per cent for serving special police officers (SPOs), two per cent for sports persons who have represented the state in national level events or are recognized as state level players, five per cent for trained home guards working with the state police.

Meanwhile, proposal has been submitted to the Government of India for its approval for raising three Indian Reserve (IR) battalion in Assam. The ADG (administration) L R Bishnoi informed that once these proposals were sanctioned it would pave the way for recruitment of 3000 more youth from the state.

The official informed that as on date representation of the two insurgencyhit hill districts in Assam police constabulary was only 0.2 % while it was 1.67 % for Bodoland Territorial District Council area and 6 % for backward insurgencyhit areas in eastern Assam.

Assam CM launches Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana Guwahati, Jun 18 ( Ag e n c i e s ) : A s s a m Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday launched the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana and ceremonially distributed LPG connections to beneficiaries in Majuli. Launching the PMUY, Sonowal said, “Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana realises PM Narendra Modi’s vision of empowering underprivileged women, especially in rural areas by providing a swachh and safe environment.” Before the PMUY launching

ceremony, CM Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation stones of Majuli and Jengrai-Haldhibari roads in Majuli, “The upgradation works of the two roads will greatly boost connectivity.”

Earlier on Saturday, the CM felicitated rank holders, distinction and star mark holder HSLC and HS candidates of Majuli district at the Majuli College auditorium.

In the event, the CM stated, “It fills me with great pride to see students of my constituency shine in all spheres.”

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Anti-LPG terminal protesters LoC migrant numbers in relief camps rise to 3361 lathi-charged; 20 hospitalised

Kochi, Jun 18 (PTI): At least 20 people were injured when police lathi-charged those protesting against the LPG import terminal project near here when they allegedly tried to breach a security cordon and storm the site.

The protesters of Putuvype, who have intensified their agitation against the Indian Oil Corporation’s project since last week, alleged scores of people, including women and children, were injured in the “brutal” police action. The police said at least 20 people have been admitted to Ernakulam District General Hospital, where doctors said the condition of three with head injuries was serious.

Opposition parties condemned the police lathicharge with the Congress calling for a day-long hartal in the locality tomorrow.

In a related development, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan decided to hold a meeting with all stakeholders on June 21 at his office in Thiruvananthapuram to discuss the issue, officials said today.

Citing the Chief Minister’s intervention, the Indian Oil Corporation announced

Police detain protesters during a protest against the construction of an IOC plant in Kochi. (PTI) temporary suspension of the work on the project.

In a release, District Collector K Mohammed Y Safirulla referred to the IOC’s decision and urged the people to withdraw their agitation. “As the ground for further protest does not exist, the protesters are asked to

withdraw their protest,” he said. Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly Ramesh Chennithala described as “brutal” today’s police action against the protesters.

The protesters demanded action against police for using force against them while they were staging a

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“peaceful protest”.

The residents of Puthuvype have been up in arms for the past four months against the LPG terminal and storage project in the densely populated area, raising safety concerns.

The work on the facility was stalled for several days recently following intensified protest by people under the banner of “LPG Terminal Virudha Janakyeeya Samara Samiti” near the work site. They have alleged violation of environmental norms.

The police were last week directed by the Ernakulam district administration to provide protection to the site. Besides, the Kerala High Court had recently ordered that the terminal, functioning in the Special Economic Zone in Puthuvype, should be provided police protection.

Vijayan had earlier held a meeting with the protesters and appealed to them not to prevent the ongoing works at the terminal.

The district administration has said the LPG terminal and storage facilities had received all clearances from various agencies, including the Environment Ministry.

Jammu, Jun 18 (PTI): Guns have been silent along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir for the last 24 hours even as the number of border residents fleeing their homes for relief camps to escape Pakistani firing has gone up to 3,361.

“There has been no firing and shelling by the Pakistani Army in over 24 hours. An eerie silence is prevailing along the LoC in Poonch and Rajouri district,” a senior Army officer said. There is still tension among border residents in the twin districts over the sudden firing by Pakistani troops. On the night of June 16, Pakistan had violated ceasefire by firing on forward posts along the LoC in Rajouri district, killing an Indian Army jawan.

Naik Bakhtawar Singh who was injured in shelling in Naushera sector, succumbed to his wounds while being evacuated to military hospital.

There have been six ceasefire violations in the past three days along the LoC and the IB in Jammu region. Since June 1, there have been a total of 17 ceasefire violations in which one civilian was killed and seven others were injured.

Two Pakistani soldiers were on Wednesday killed in retaliatory fire by the Indian Army after they targeted

Migrants at a relief camp set up along the LoC, J&K. forward posts and civilians areas along the LoC in Rajouri and Poonch districts.

There were 2 ceasefire violation on July 15, three each on June 14 and 12, one on June 13, four on June 11 and one on June 10.

“In view the intermittent ceasefire violations in Nowshera sector, the number migrants in various relief camps has increased in last one week. More migrants have come. There are 839 families, comprising 3,361

persons, living in relief camps set up by the district administration,” Deputy Commissioner Rajouri Shahid Iqbal Choudhary said.

He said these include 1,053 men, 1,049 women and 1,259 children from villages Sarya, Khamba, Anwas-Bhandar, Bhawani and Kanet.

Thousands of people affected by cross-border firing in areas of Lam, Laroka, Pukherni are still living in their villages where the district administration makes frequently reaches out to them to address their problems.

PRESS RELEASE

The incident of forcible breaking of Central Jail Dimapur, Nagaland and subsequent killing of a jail inmate Sayed Sarif Uddin Khan on March 5, 2015 at Dimapur (FIR No.RC-6, 7 & 8(S)/2015-IMPH was investigated by CBI, ACB, Imphal. In order to identify and trace out the accused persons involved in the commission of the crime, further investigation is continuing. In this regard, the CBI is in the look out for the following accused persons :

MP farmer commits suicide Bhopal, Jun 18 (IANS): An elderly farmer, who was in debt, allegedly committed suicide on Sunday in Neemuch district of Madhya Pradesh, taking the number of similar deaths in the state to 11 in a week.

Pipallya Vyas village resident Pyarelal Odh, 65, committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in his fields, police said.

His family said he had raised a loan of more than Rs 2 lakh which he was finding difficult to repay.

Area police officer

Hitesh Patil said: “Whenever a farmer commits suicide, it is always said that he was under debt. Since he was a resident of a village, he would be considered a farmer.”

On Friday, Jagdish More, 35, had consumed poison in Rampura area of Dhar police station and died later in the day.

The deceased farmer’s family told police that he committed suicide as he was upset over the pressure built by the bank for clearing the loan.

World Music Day 2017, Dimapur organizers after a press conference at Aier’s Enclave, Dimapur, Sunday. (NP) Staff Reporter

Dimapur, JUN 18 (NPN): A group of Naga entrepreneurs based in Dimapur has teamed up to make the World Music Day (WMD) 2017 a much happening occasion “again” thanks to their seriousness on taking up Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) full on.

While there are numerous music stores in and around Dimapur who should be feeling equally responsible to dutifully perform their CSR as the label so suggests, there are only a few entrepreneurs who fully understand the meaning and fewer still that go the extra mile to fulfil it.

And joining the bandwagon to make the WMD 2017 a grand success in Dimapur; Sky Entertainment, The Institute for Music Education (TIME), Crescendo, Shiu Lights, Encore, A.J Power, Action Powerline have come up with a concrete plan to make the day memorable for all the musicians and music lovers in the city.

Realising the need for artistes to fully express themselves through the help of management, sound, lights, stage, gears etc. the above mentioned entrepreneurs will provide the necessary equipments and manpower for the global event where people come out to the open to bring artistes closer to their audience.

The event which falls on June 21 worldwide, will take place at State Stadium, Dimapur from 6:15 p.m. onwards.

Addressing a press conference for the event held at Aier’s Enclave, Notun Basti, Dimapur; Sunday, proprietor

of Crescendo music store, sounds and events, Akum Jamir said they wanted to make WMD a memorable occasion knowing the fact that there would be a lot of resources put into action.

He said besides making the day a one day affair, the organizers had come up with a plan to bridge the gap between music institutes and under privileged kids wanting to take formal music education. For this, he said, there will be a free will donation during the event and the entire benefits will proceed to sponsoring those under privileged kids wanting to take up formal music education.

On behalf of the organizers, Akum urged music institutes in and around Dimapur to come forward and accommodate those shortlisted kids. He said the organizers have formed a screening committee to shortlist under privileged but highly talented kids from all parts of the city.

He also informed that besides the number of artistes, who have confirmed to participate, there are a few more slots to be filled and therefore any artiste or group/band wanting to participate can contact any of the organizers.

Akum invited videographer and photographers willing to cover the event to come forward and be part of the event as necessary measures at the venue would be ensured for their participation.

Expressing regret that very few business establishments come forward when it come to free events like this, Akum said there still was room for any person willing to be part of the event as sponsors in any form.

Earlier the press conference was chaired by TIME academic director Yanpo Humtsoe.

So far almost all major music institutes in Dimapur have confirmed their participation for the event along with some other renowned and upcoming artistes, the list for the same will be published in the succeeding days.

Gear sponsors for the event has been summarised accordingly: Sound system, staging, trussing and barricade-Crescendo, Lighting-Shiu Lighs, Led wall-Encore, Generator-A.J. Power and Outdoor lightingAction Powerline.

Music schools or institutes willing to accommodate under privilege students and artistes wanting to fill up the few remaining slots can call up the organizers at the following numbers: Sky Entertainment-9856-357282, TIME-9615-44-7255 or Crescendo Events-943601-2590. The event will be a free entry event and is open to all music lovers.

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The Tender papers can be purchased on payment of Rs. 500/- each set of tender forms from the Office of the Principal, JNV, Mokokchung w.e.f. 19.6.2017 to 24.6.2017 during office hours.

Further, the same can also be downloaded from the official website of the Vidyalaya www. mokokchung.jnv.academy, however, during submission of tender forms an amount of Rs. 500/- per set in the form of draft should be deposited in favour of Principal, JNV khensa payable at SBI, Sangtemla Ward, Mokokchung.

The last date of submission of completed sealed tenders in the office of the Principal is 24.06.2017 upto 1200 hrs.

The tenders will be opened on 26.06.2017 at 10 AM in the office chamber of the Principal, JNV, Mokokchung by the Vidyalaya Purchase Advisory Committee.

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opinion/EDITORIAL

Nagaland Post Vol. XXVII NO. 193 Dimapur, monday, June 19, 2017

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Boiling point

ill district of Darjeeling and has been on the boil for several days after the long-pending demand for ‘Gorkhaland’ state was reignited following the directive issued by the TMC government for making Bengali mandatory in schools from Classes I-X throughout the state including the hill districts of Darjeeling and Kalimpong and the Doars towards the foothills. However, the TMC government has strongly refuted the claim by saying that Bengali was not made mandatory but optional.

However the spark was already lit and whether the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha(GJM) had used the language issue to revive the Gorkhaland demand irrespective of whether the TMC government modified the order only after the howls of protest. The origin of the fear – which seems misplaced now – lies in the May 16 announcement by Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee that Bengali should be a compulsory subject from Class 1 to 10 in the state.

The statement was enough to provoke GJM, which rules the semi-autonomous Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA), that interpreted it as an imposition. Gorkhaland demand is as old as history going back 110 years during the reign of the British colonial government but the name ‘Gorkhaland’ was adopted by Subhash Ghishing only in 1980. The movement turned very violent in the 1980s during which, approximately 1200 people lost their lives.

Nepali is the official language in the hills of Bengal, recognised as an official language of Bengal in 1961. In 1992, Nepali was recognised as one of the official languages of India. The state government ignored the initial reactions of the GJM and chief minister Mamata Banerjee said the morcha leaders were making “an issue out of a non-issue”. The proposed Gorkhaland comprises the hills of Darjeeling, areas of Dooars and Siliguri terai regions in West Bengal. Present autonomous GTA covers three hill subdivisions of Darjeeling, Kurseong and Mirik, and some areas of Siliguri subdivision and the whole of Kalimpong district. The claim for a separate Gorkhaland lies in the history and perceived distinct identity of Nepali speaking people living in the area. In 2005, the Centre and West Bengal government agreed to place the Gorkhaland region in the Schedule VI of the Constitution giving it some form of autonomy and special status. But, the GJM opposed the move and launched the agitation afresh. The GJM is part of the NDA, which is ruling at the Centre. In fact the GJM has been supporting BJP candidates to the Lok Sabha in 2009 and 2014 on the assurance that if BJP came to power, Gorkhaland bill would be introduced for passage in parliament. It is also alarmed at the growing popularity of the Trinamool Congress of Mamata Banerjee in the hills. Recently, the TMC won the Mirik municipality and opened accounts in the civic bodies in Darjeeling, Kurseong and Kalimpong - a first of its kind for any political party from the plains in many years. A rising TMC in hills may have been the real reason for GJM intensifying its agitation for Gorkhaland. The factors responsible for the current upswing of violence is political turf battle between GJM and TMC. The TMC has cried ‘conspiracy’ for the resurgence of GJM agitation but there is little doubt that the BJP will ensure it gets maximum dividend from the crisis.

DailyDevotion Keep Recognizing Jesus …Peter…walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid…

—Matthew 14:29-30 The wind really was boisterous and the waves really were high, but Peter didn’t see them at first. He didn’t consider them at all; he simply recognized his Lord, stepped out in recognition of Him, and “walked on the water.” Then he began to take those things around him into account, and instantly, down he went. Why couldn’t our Lord have enabled him to walk at the bottom of the waves, as well as on top of them? He could have, yet neither could be done without Peter’s continuing recognition of the Lord Jesus.

We step right out with recognition of God in some things, then self-consideration enters our lives and down we go. If you are truly recognizing your Lord, you have no business being concerned about how and where He engineers your circumstances. The things surrounding you are real, but when you look at them you are immediately overwhelmed, and even unable to recognize Jesus. Then comes His rebuke, “…why did you doubt?” (Matthew 14:31). Let your actual circumstances be what they may, but keep recognizing Jesus, maintaining complete reliance upon Him. If you debate for even one second when God has spoken, it is all over for you. Never start to say, “Well, I wonder if He really did speak to me?” Be reckless immediately— totally unrestrained and willing to risk everything— by casting your all upon Him. You do not know when His voice will come to you, but whenever the realization of God comes, even in the faintest way imaginable, be determined to recklessly abandon yourself, surrendering everything to Him. It is only through abandonment of yourself and your circumstances that you will recognize Him. You will only recognize His voice more clearly through recklessness— being willing to risk your all.

Quotes

Age is something that doesn’t matter, unless you are a cheese.

~ Luis Bunuel

Nagaland Post, Dimapur monday, June 19, 2017

Post-mortem

The pot and the kettle: The Congress (I) and its deeds “F

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write against those in power, not because I have any grudge against them, but because they do nothing to address the innumerable ills that beset Nagaland.The reason why I have never directly written anything against the Congress(I) in Nagaland is because it no longer occupies the seat of power. But there are limits to everything, the N.P.C.C.’s criticism of the State Government’s decision to “re-write” The Nagaland Municipal Act 2001, stating that the act could be “amended” but not “discarded”, is one of the most stupid things I’ve ever heard in a life filled with hearing stupidity from innumerable quarters. The Congress (I) should keep in mind that their selective amnenia on all controversial issues plaguing Nagaland does not affect the People of Nagaland.

Allow me to correct you and refresh your memory on a few things.

1 . T h e w o r d ,” Re write” is not an antonym of the word, “Amend”. That means that “ re-write” is not the opposite of “amend”.

Anything amended can be considered as re-written.

Similarly, the word,” Rewrite” is not a synonym of the word,”Discard”; which is to say that to re-write anything does not mean that the original has been discarded.

So please try to stop confusing the people of Nagaland by trying to create issues where none exist.

2. Has it slipped your mind that you were in power in 2001. That the Nagaland Municipal Act 2001 was drafted by you. That means that you are responsible for ALL the trouble caused by this insidious act. The government, headed by Mr. T. R. Zeliang, can be blamed for trying to reap the fruits of this evil act, but you were the ones who planted the seed

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sak Chishi Swu- dead.

SS Khaplang - dead. The procession of dead leaders is beginning to pile up rather uncomfortably under the careful watch of the GoI. Nagas will respectfully offer the routine and customary rich tributes at the funerals, and for some, candlelight vigils will suffice where time, space, and distance are issues. After 19 years of peace-talks, the GoI cannot help but silently ridicule our foolishness and gullibility, pandering to our egos with high-sounding words like ‘Unique Naga History’, ‘Shared Sovereignty’ and so on. In reality, there’s nothing. The Naga movement is finished, dead, and zipped like a body bag, ready to be thrown into the Arabian sea- or the Tizu river. With time on its side, India simply awaits for adaptable Nagas to bury the last of their leaders. Then, maybe, with the right national political climate, a little push of the hounds to hunt down the last of the rabbits- the intransigent bastards, the Naga problem will be solved in India’s favour. Unless....

In the meantime, the selfglorification, the zipping around with Z+ security but with nothing to show even after 19 years of talks is the futility. Talk of unity and reconciliation has never evoked the kind of fatigue as is witnessed among Nagas today. Atleast late Khaplang before his death understood that 15 years of cease-fire without accompanying talks is humiliating, and talks without settlement meaningless. On the flip side, before the NTC brought the other groups together through the formation of a Working Group (WG), none of the 6 organisations had the stature nor the vision to concretise

in the hopes of harvesting it yourself. You proposed, but God disposed. So you are responsible for:(a) Raising the hopes of the women of Nagaland and disappointing them because, in your hurry to profit yourselves, you did not think things through properly. (b) Not being satisfied with taking the money belonging to the Naga People, you sought to seize and auction off our lands. (c) And, most importantly, you are responsible for the deaths of two young men and tarnishing the image of Nagaland in the eyes of all the world.

3. You are the fountainhead of every evil that besets Nagaland. Let me name a few of those evils:(a) You started the practice of “Back-door Appointments” (b) You were the ones who created the monster “Pillai Sir” and propelled him on his path to corrupt power and riches. (c) You were the first patrons of Tinku and Nirmal Sharma. (c) You started the false pension scheme and swindled the public exchequer of thousands of crores of rupees. (d) You were the ones who first diverted the rice meant for the Mid-Day Meals for schoolchildren into your stomachs. (e) Only you know what happened to the investigation into the Nagaland Lottery Scandal. (If memory serves me right, it amounted to thirty six thousand crores rupees). (f) You stopped the practice of investigating government servants who owned assets disproportionate to their known sources of income, thus giving the green signal to all government servants to indulge in corruption to their heart’s

content. (g) You were the ones who first combined the Finance Ministry and Supply Ministry with that of the office of the Chief Minister.

Which means that whatever the subsequent Chief Ministers from the N.P.F. Party did, they were only following your lead. (h) You were the ones who first ordered the Nagaland Police to fire upon and kill protesting Nagas.

The list is endless. Suffice to say, you are the pot calling the kettle black. You started the fire that caused the smoke that blackened you. The State Government led by the N.P.F. Party has blackened itself on the smoke caused by the same fire. Now that the State Government is attempting to right a wrong started by you; where do you get the audacity to shove your oar in and create unwanted and unnecessary problems?

I urge the State Government to ignore the crackling of thorns under the pot and stay the course. Call the Women’s Organisation and the Tribal Bodies to solve the issue of Women’s Reservation and ensure that women have a just and fair representation in the Urban Municipal Bodies. Examine every clause on tolls, octroi and taxes to ensure that the common man may not be overburdened. For you have the power to re-write, amend or discard any piece of legislation that goes against the good of the common man.

For all laws are written by men and are, therefore, subject to change by men; The Ten Commandments alone stand immutable.

GOD SAVE OUR NAGALAND Kahuto Chishi Sumi Akukau (G.B.) Hevishe Village, Khaghaboto Range, Dimapur, (kahuto107 @gmail.com)

Where do we stand?

OUR-LANE PROJECT ENCOUNTERS ROAD-BLOCK OVER ‘TAX’ DEMAND”: .

Every sensible person in Nagaland conducting a commercial trip or a routine one has anxiously been looking forward for the completion of the four-lane highway between Dimapur and Kohima. To now be informed that this project has contracted the NSCN (IM)’s HIV ‘tax’ virus is the bitter icing on the ‘opposition-less’ corrupted DAN cake indifferently being tolerated by the Nagas of Nagaland. It deserves condemnation in the strongest terms... both verbally and physically. How long do the Nagas of Nagaland want to silently observe ourselves being slowly strangled by NSCN (IM)...squeezing the very life out of the masses and retarding the growth of our younger generation with their ‘insane sovereignty tax extortion’... for the past several decades with no tangible result to really show? Like the fanatical Christian freaks prophesising the precise date and time of the second coming of Christ...

NSCN (IM) has recurrently been creating a make-believe scenario that the end of the political solution is at hand... for the past decade plus. Secrecy is the watchword of NSCN (IM), as exemplified by the so-called “Framework Agreement”...the arrogance of singlehandedly deciding the fate of the entire stakeholders without the knowledge or consent of the stakeholders! We are over-patiently suffering an uncompromising Dictator from South of our border commanding his spineless flock with an iron fist...unprepared to humble himself in acknowledgement of his personal history... that he joined the Naga National Movement way after the sacrificial storm was truly borne by the Nagas of Nagaland for Naga sovereignty. Now his flock has begun to declare him as the so-called ‘Anointed One’ who hides behind self-serving excuses of “National Principle” with adamant inability to accept the originators of the Naga National Movement that he had joined much later, on a simple humane principle of equality. The ‘Anointed One’ verbally proclaims “Nagaland for Christ” without Christ and delivers Nagaland to Lucifer with his actions. The people may like to exercise their intellectual prowess and make an educated guess as to which of the Two Entities may have nominated General Secretary NSCN (IM) as the “Anointed One”. He exercises a very exceptional philosophy beyond the Christian values by asking for the forgiveness of other NNPGs even as he forgives them...with an autocratic rider that all must join him as his subordinates. He must remain the ‘Boss-man’ to the end. That aptly describes his exclusive kind of Christian forgiveness beyond the tenets of the Holy Scripture... based on his delusionary definition of

“National Principles” sans the spirit of Christianity. By all account, the ‘anointed one’ is deliriously cocooned in his old age fantasy as the ‘Father of a Nation’ while chocking the very life out of his harassed subjects in the name of “sovereignty” and “integration” that he is unlikely to bring home. What kind of “Father of a Nation” despises progress being attempted within the State of Nagaland and goes out of his way to cripple the lifeline development meant for his people?

The four-lane highway has a tremendous potential of ushering in a new dawn of conveniences that will lighten the burden of everyone without exception...rich or poor.

For their immediate purpose, it would even reduce a considerable travelling time of NSCN (IM) to the hills of Manipur which continues to remain their concentrated focus. NSCN (IM) should instead be sparing a small percentage of their gigantic extorted funds from Nagaland State, to replenish the shortfall if any, and encourage the contractors to complete this vital project before the scheduled timeframe rather than be the source of destabilisation with their cockeyed tax demand. It vividly portrays the indifferent disdain of NSCN (IM) towards much needed crucial development within the State of Nagaland. Their inherent greed must come first above all else.

They ought to know that for the people of Nagaland, it is of utmost importance that this four-lane highway is completed at any cost...now that it has begun.

The Political Party in power is more likely to be busy suckering up to NSCN (IM) to gain their favour in the forthcoming election and so there is no point in expecting the Government to do anything about this persistently reckless menace. Since reliance on the State Government seem fictional at best, the people should now stand together and ensure that the contractors are allowed to carry on with their already difficult task without an added tax demand threat from NSCN (IM) or any other NNPGs. Should not the overpopulated Naga NGOs of Nagaland say “Enough is Enough” with active finality for a change? Is it not time for the overpopulated NGOs of Nagaland to make a concerted stand together and launch a State-wide awareness campaign with the slogan “No contents declaration of Framework Agreement...No tax” unless of course we the Nagas of Nagaland are content with our destiny being decided by just one man without our knowledge or consent. Or...are we still determined to tuck our tails between our legs in fear and SAY NOTHING...DO NOTHING?!

Where do we stand?!

Khekiye K. Sema IAS (Retd.); Upper Forest Colony; Kohima; (kksema@gmail.com)

Solution Not Election: 1998 Revisited

their manpower and influence (if any) in a direction acceptable to Nagas as a whole. These groups were wholly satisfied playing the victim card. There’s this joke that Pakistan exists only because India exists.

Though stuck in a muck, the IM caravan is still active. Now, with the possibility that the GoI too may kickstart the WG’s dormant engine as well, it’s important to carry the momentum. If Nagas to a man and a boy agree that after 70 years of political struggle we do deserve a final political settlementspearheaded by IM and the WG both, it’s essential that we do start a movement- a resolve not to participate in the 2018 elections pending settlement to the Naga issue through adoption of the same cry “Solution Not Election” as raised in 1998.

For too long, running with the hare and hunting with the hounds had been the poisoned chalice for Nagas.

We’ve to admit that Nagas lack a coherent NATIONAL STRATEGY. The Kashmiris have ONE. During the 2017 LS bye-election in Srinagar Constituency, Kashmir, where Farooq Abdullah was elected, the voter turnout was hardly 7%. It was indeed a shocking result, with its tremors felt from Delhi to Brussels, HQ of the European Union.

This was right after J&K had polled a high of 65% voter turnout in 2014 Assembly elections. But Kashmiris by and large since 1989 has refused to recognise Indian elections. For the last 25 years of so, the polling percentage in Jammu & Kashmir elections has been low, with 1989 scoring the lowest voter turnout at 10% overall, and 2002 with only

26% turnout in the valley.

In the 2002 elections, 6 constituencies polled less than 5%. In Amirakadal constituency with 74, 442 registered voters, only 2,280 voted. Since 2002, the voter turnout in 26 constituencies in Kashmir valley (total 46) has been less than 20% till date. In the LS elections held in 1999, Kashmir valley elected 3 MPs (J&K=6 MPs) with voter turnout of 4.81%, 6. 89% and 11% respectively.

It was a farce result but not surprising since the call of Azaadi or independence is shrillest in the Valley.

Against such consistent low turnouts, when the 2014 elections returned high voter turnout figure of 65%, the European Union (EU) was compelled to release a statement saying “The high voter turnout proves that democracy is firmly rooted in India.” It was a victory day for India but then came the 7% turnout shocker in 2017. Call them thugs, stone pelters, terrorists, Paki supporters, yet, the grassroot Kashmiris have consistently defied the temptation to indulge in Indian elections save for a few ocassions.

It is the grassroot abhorence for Indian elections firm in the belief that such indulgences would destroy their dream of Azaadi that keeps the Kashmiri issue alive, Pakistan or no Pakistan. Needless to say, low turnouts puts the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in extremely uncomfortable positions vis-a-vis Pakistani propaganda.

The 7% voter turnout in 2017 bye-poll set the Indian media and the political establishment ablaze. Apart from the stone-pelting, it raised the spectre that the ordinary Kashmiris have truly seceded, atleast emotionally,

from the Indian Union.

On the other hand, the Naga approach to Indian elections is buffoonish and in total contrast to the Kashmiri situation. There’s no doubt that the average voter turnout in the Naga elections cannot be not less than 90%. Though our high turnout is motivated by clan/village/range and tribe politics or money factor, and less to do with love for mother India, such high turnouts in favour of Constitutionally mandated elections generally spurs establishment people like Kiren Rijiju, the Minister of State for Home, to chip in that the NSCN-K, or the IM, U, R for that matter, are ‘misguided elements’ and therefore the appeal to them ‘to return to mainstream’ with promises to ‘rehabilitate’ them with ‘economic packages’.

It’s always a propaganda coup for the Indian establishment when Nagaland, Manipur, and Punjab return high voter turnouts, giving ample fodder for its PR exercise that the masses have rejected ‘extremists’ in favour of ‘development and progress.’ Therefore, the NPGs do not realise how much they themselves have dampened the very Cause by actively participating in State elections, propping up their ‘own governments’ or their own relatives into the Legislative Assembly.

When the forerunner of the present NPF, the NPC, in 1998 mooted Solution Not Election, the Congress went ahead and filed nominations. Having learnt a lesson from that debacle, the NPF leadership can’t even imagine undertaking such an exercise again. However, the party is reminded that it has been championing the Naga cause for a long

time, even to the extend of declaring in 2003 that it will solve the Naga issue in 3 months. Recently, the newly formed DPP has once again averred that its objective is to support and expedite Naga political settlement. After decades of rhetoric, bluff, and lip service, perhaps it’s time for all the political parties to seriously ponder at the ramifications of continued and protracted armed struggle.

We’re at a cross-road.

Armed faction(s), no matter how powerful and cerebrally endowed will achieve nothing on their own. Since the NTC has managed the impossible on two counts: one, bring all the 6 factions together and two, managed to convey the message that the GoI should negotiate with the 6 factions, perhaps, this may be the last opportunity for Nagas to rally behind the Naga National Workers, and convey the hard-hitting message to the GoI that as citizens of a democratic country, we as any other citizens have the fundamental right to live

our lives in peace, prosperity, and in dignity. Dignity means a settled Naga issue resolved once and for all. Thus, the GoI has a bounden duty to settle the Naga issue. However, to translate this message into reality, we need to adopt hard and practical measures, which is, to initiate a movement comprising of political parties, civil society orgnisations, students, grassroot level organisations, and the Church campaigning for non-participation in the 2018 elections pending solution to the 70 year old IndoNaga political problem.

However, this is where we differ from the Kashmiris.

Our refusal to participate in Indian Constitutional elections does not make Nagas anti-India, instead, it should be viewed as a last ditched effort to force the hand of India to sincerely settle the Naga issue through nonviolent, Gandhian means.

After all, almost every Naga now subscribe themselves to the Indian Constitution, including the NPGs. Joel Naga

Reader’s Post

Airtel a loss for Peren customers

Sir,

Since inception of introducing airtel in Peren district, customers have complained of poor network connectivity and has requested concerned officials to look into the matter at the earliest. Airtel a reputed company in the country has miserably failed to serve the need of people particularly of Peren district.

I am a physically challenged person who depends entirely on phones and internet for living. The network comes and goes leaving all important official works incommunicable and pending. Officials of concerned department are requested to look into the matter with utmost seriousness and solve public grievances at the earliest possible.

Keringau Putlang

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.

monday, JUNE 19, 2017

Transfer and posting of IAS/NCS/NSS officers (From p-1) Sachin Jaiswal (IAS) ADC Mokokchung is transferred as ADC Zunheboto.

T. Imtiwapang Aier (NCS) ADC Mangkolemba is transferred as PD DRDA, Mokokchung.

R a z o u vo l i e D o z o (NCS) PD DRDA Phek is transferred as ADC Mangkolemba.

Hotolu Swu (NCS) ADC Longleng (designate) is retained as ADC Wokha.

Hito Sema (NCS) ADC Shamator (designate) is transferred as dy. secy Art & Culture.

Phuleshe K. Yepthomi (NCS) ADC Aghunato is transferred as ADC Shamator.

C h u b awa t i C h a n g (NCS) PD DRDA Tuensang is transferred as ADC Aghunato.

V. L ov i t o ly S e m a (NCS) dy. secy. Art & Culture (designate) is retained as ADC Nuiland.

W. M a n p a i P h o m (NCS) ADC Nuiland (designate) is transferred as ADC Mokokchung.

Imsongmeren (NCS) dy. secy. RD is transferred as dy. secy. F&CS. Temsuwati Longkumer dy. secy. Border Affairs is transferred as ADC Longleng.

Rhosietho Nguori (NCS) ADC Wokha (designate) is transferred as ADC Tuli.

Chubatemjen (NCS) ADC Anjangyang is transferred as ADC Aboi.

Arikumba ADC Tuli is transferred as ADC Atoizu.

Temjensangla ADC Dimapur is transferred as ADC Kiphire

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D. Robin (NCS) SDO (C) Peren is transferred as SDO(C) Longleng.

Livitoli Sukhalu (NCS) SDO (C) Mokokchung is transferred as SDO (C) Ralan.

Vekuto Vero (NCS) SDO (C) Zunheboto is transferred as SDO (C) Kuhuboto.

Alongdhimen Jamir (NCS) SDO (C) Kuhuboto is transferred as SDO (C) Zunheboto.

Anoka H. Assumi (NCS) SDO (C) border magistrate Uriamghat is transferred as SDO (C) Thonokyu.

Thungbemo Patton (NSC) SDO (C) Tuensang is transferred as ARC Shillong.

Pakon Phom (NCS) ARC Shillong is transferred as SDO (C) Tuensang.

Amentoli Anar (NCS) SDO (C) Nuiland is transferred as SDO (C) Anjangyang.

Wacy Kent SDO (C) Anjangyang (designate) is transferred as SDO (C) Nuiland.

Benjami Longkap (NCS) SDO(C) Tobu is transferred as SDO (C) Meluri.

Longasen Lotha (NCS) SDO (C) Kiphire is transferred as SDO (C) Akuluto.

Er. Namang Sepong Chang (NCS) SDO (C) Pughoboto is transferred as SDO (C) Zunheboto.

D r. D i a n a Pa t t o n (NCS) SDO (C) Akuluto is transferred as SDO (C) Pfutsuro.

Thungchabemo Tungoe (NCS) SDO (C) Ralan is transferred as SDO (C) Chessore with addl. charge

of EAC Mangko.

Longdiba L. Sangtam (NCS) SDO (C) Kiphire is transferred as under secy.

Power.

T. Moa Lemtor (NCS) SDO (C) Chizami is transferred as SDO (C) Chen.

T. Lemlila Sangtam (NCS) SDO (C) is transferred as SDO (C) Mokokchung.

Renbemo Ezung (NCS) SDO (C) Phek is transferred as SDO (C) Mangkolemba.

James T. Khulu Tikhir (MCS) SDO (C) Sitimi is transferred as Chiepobozou.

P. Jacob Patton (NSS) under secy. WRD is transferred as u/secy F&CS. Khonthungo (NSS) u/secy. Vety &AH is transferred u/secy. CM secretariat.

Tsutsowe Lupa (NCS) EAC Shamator is transferred as EAC Medziphema.

Tr o n g d i b a To n g p i (NCS) EAC Meluri (designate) is transferred as EAC Longchem.

Rorheu Peseyie, EAC Tizit is transferred as border magistrate Merangmen.

S. Longnyei Konyak (NCS) EAC is retained as EAC Alongkima.

Mayangzungba Jamir, EAC Chuchuyimlang is transferred as EAC Peren hq.

Nokpai Konyak, EAC Satoi is transferred as EAC Nsong.

Sukhalu Chishi, EAC(P) is posted as EAC Wokha.

Saratho Katiry, EAC (P) is posted as EAC Aghunato.

Nukshimatong, EAC

(P) is posted as EAC Tamlu.

Echungbemo Er ui, EAC (P) is posted as EAC Yongya.

Chenithung Ovung, EAC (P) is posted as EAC Kiphire hq.

Rohbi Sangtam, EAC (P) is posted as EAC Longleng hq.

Bendang Longkumer, EAC(P) is posted as EAC Botsa.

Tumben P Tsanglo, EAC (P) is posted as EAC Tening.

A r h o m o Ya n t h a n , EAC (P) is posted as EAC Zunheboto.

Nuhuta Tunyi, EAC (P) is posted as EAC Gathashi.

Pichano Kikon, EAC(P) is posted as EAC Mokokchung.

Renbemo T. Kithan, EAC(P) is posted as EAC Mopung.

R e n b i t h u n g Ja m i EAC(P) is posted as EAC Kohima.

Abeinuo Jasmin Ashao EAC (P) is posted as EAC Pfutsero.

Rozy Sangtam, EAC (P) is posted as EAC Botsa.

Kihomong Yimchunger, EAC (P) is posted as EAC Razeba.

Wiridin, EAC (P) is posted as EAC Zunheboto Hq. Sakuchingmak, EAC (P) is posted as EAC Mokokchung.

Lüchui Fithu, EAC (P) is posted as EAC Mokokchung Hq. P. Pukha Lam, EAC (P) is posted as EAC Tuensang.

Handing/taking over should be completed on or before June 23, 2017.

YouthNet organises coding boot camp

DIMAPUR: YouthNet in partnership with quest alliance and microsoft organised a coding boot camp for young coders at the YouthNet centre of entrepreneurship as part of the Microsoft YouthSpark initiative in North East Region (Kohima, Nagaland).

According to YouthNet, the overarching mission of the initiative was to instil the belief and confidence in young people that technology was very much an extension of their agency, and that they can become creators from users in the digital ecosystem.

On the first day, a session on digital literacy, digi-

tal footprint, digital citizenship, and rights and responsibilities were covered. On second day, the concepts of programming through Scratch and the YouthSpark MyCode toolkit were shared and the participants designed their own video games. The final day saw text-based programming, specifically in the context of creating websites, hosting, HTML coding.

Meanwhile, Youth Net informed that there have been students who could not attend because of their classes and a summer coding program for kids between the age of 8 to 15 would be held during the summer break.

Newly constructed Godown of Food Corporation of India (FCI) at Phesama, Kohima district along the National Highway 29. The recently completed FCI godown has the capacity of storing 5000 metric tons and is expected to be inaugurated and start functioning soon. The godown was supposed to be completed earlier was delayed due to natural calamities.

Unity College holds quiz competition

DIMAPUR: Red Ribbon Club (RRC) of Unity College Dimapur organised inter-house quiz competition on June 17 related to HIV and AIDS, drugs & blood donation as part of awareness campaign to the students.

In a press note, nodal officer RRC Unity College, Thungbeni Humtsoe stated that the quiz was conducted by assistant professor Imkong Yanger as quiz master.

Panama House emerged as winner followed by Windsor House as runners up. All the four houses of the college like Vagator House, Dover House, Windsor House and Panama House participated in the quiz competition.

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Kohima College organises farewell programme

DIMAPUR: Kohima College (KC) organised a farewell programme for outgoing librarian, Neilazeü Mepfhü-o on June17. The programme was chaired by Dr. Eunice Alinger, asst. professor, History department while short speeches were given by Dr. Watijungshi, principal, KCK, Frontier Royal Enfield En-bloc Tuensang Unit made a Keneilesa, Assoc. Professor & KCTA president, Vesa- charity ride to Kohdi Children Home Tuensang town on tolü, library assistant and Paul Achumi, LDA. Neilazeü June 16. in her farewell speech said that she was grateful to God for enabling her to finish 32 years of service in good health. She also thanked the college, faculty, staff and students for the fond memories.

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“Beginning Monday, banks are meeting to discuss six of the 12 accounts named by the RBI before referring accounts to the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) by the end of this month,” a banker told PTI. Since these are large accounts and involve multiple banks, the lenders will try to take a common view on all administrative requirements before referring these accounts to the NCLT. Another banker said “they will also decide on appointment of insolvency professional (IP) who will later decide on the resolution plan and submit it to the lenders for their consideration”.

While ABG Shipyard, Amtek Auto, Alok Industries, Bhushan Steel, Bhushan Power and Steel, Electrosteel Steels, Jaypee Infratech, Jyoti Structures and Monnet Ispat and Energy did not respond higher provisions, restriction to e-mails sent to them, on management compensa- Era Infra and Lanco Infra could not be contacted. tion and director’s fees.

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for comment, Essar Steel spokesperson said, “We are not aware of any such development.”

These 12 accounts referred by the RBI have an exposure of more than Rs 5,000 crore each, with 60 per cent or more classified as bad loans by banks as of March 2016.

Once a case is referred to the NCLT, there is a time line of 180 days to decide on a resolution plan. An additional 90 days can also be given. If a plan is not decided, then the company will go into liquidation.

Total NPAs of the banking system stand at over Rs 8 trillion of which Rs 6 trillion are with public sector banks. Last month, the government had cleared an ordinance to amend the Banking Regulation Act, giving the RBI more powers to direct banks to resolve bad loans.

Bankers, however, are worried about the haircut they may have to take if the accounts go into liquidation. “It needs to be seen that what kind of haircut we will have to take. In case of liquidation, there will be a large haircut we will have to suffer,” said an executive director of a state-owned bank. The internal advisory committee of the RBI had identified these 12 accounts after studying top 500 ones of the banking system.

New Delhi, Jun 18 (PTI): The GST Council on Sunday relaxed return filing rules for businesses for the first two months of the rollout of the new indirect tax regime even as it stuck to the July 1 launch date.

The industry has been pushing for deferment of the tax implementation.

According to the revised return filing timeline decided by the Council, for July, the sale returns will have to be filed by September 5 instead of August 10. Companies will have to file sale invoice for August with the GST Network by September 20 instead of September 10 earlier.

“To obviate any lack of preparedness, a slight relaxation of time for two months — July-August — has been given. From September, strict adherence to time will go on,” Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told reporters here today.

In relief for AC hotels, the Council decided to raise the threshold for the 28 per cent tax to RS 7,500 from Rs 5,000 at present.

This would mean that an 18 per cent GST will be levied on bills of Rs 2,500-7,500.

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insurance companies,” Assocham’s insurance council chairman and GM of National Insurance KB Vijay Srinivas told PTI. “Our new set of reference rates for fire will be applicable from July 1 but these are not compulsory on insurance companies,” Insurance Information Bureau’s CEO Kunnel Prem said. As the industry loss ratios increased from around 30 per cent before de-tariff regime to 60-75 per cent for fire due to deep discounting on premium to gain market share, the insurance regulator was trying to curb unsustainable premium rate war. The idea is that burning cost should be proportion to premium so that a company does not make losses.

The development follows the April 13, 2017, revision of the PCA guidelines by the RBI. In April, the RBI said that capital, asset quality and profitability would be the basis for the PCA framework on which the banks would be monitored and has defined three kinds of risk thresholds.

In a notification issued then, the RBI said mandatory action to be taken when a bank breaches the risk threshold includes restriction on dividend payment, remittance of profits, restriction on branch expansion,

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Ko lk ata , J u n 1 8 (PTI): Come July 1, fire insurance premium may go up since the insurance regulator is trying to check the insurance players from deep discounting in premium to gain market share.

A new set of burning cost ‘referral’ rates from the Insurance Information Bureau is going to be applicable from July 1 and that could see premium going up substantially in several ‘occupancies’.

“With the new IIB reference data on burning cost for fire insurance from July 1, several occupancies could see substantial rise in premium and leaving many untouched. But the changes being introduced could impact differently on each occupancies on

Mumbai, Jun 18 (IANS): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has initiated “prompt corrective action” (PCA) on state-run lender Bank of Maharashtra in the view of its high non-performing assets (NPAs).

“The RBI vide its letter dated June 15 has initiated PCA for Bank of Maharashtra in view of high net NPA,” the bank said in a regulatory filing to the BSE on Saturday. “This action will not have any material impact on the performance of the bank and will contribute to improve the internal controls of the bank and improvement in its asset quality, profitability and efficiency.”

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Mumbai, Jun 18 (PTI): Bankers are meeting from Monday to finalise their next course of action on six of the 12 bad loan accounts for immediate referral to NCLT after the RBI named the largest defaulters to face bankruptcy proceedings.

The first set of six troubled accounts are Bhushan Steel (Rs 44,478 crore), Essar Steel (Rs 37,284 crore), Bhusan Powe r a n d S t e e l ( R s 37,248 crore), Alok Industries (Rs 22,075 crore), Amtek Auto (Rs 14,074 crore) and Monnet Ispat (Rs 12,115 crore), a banker said.

According to RBI, these 12 accounts owe Rs 2.5 trillion to the system, which constitute around 25 per cent of gross bad loans. The other accounts named for bankruptcy action, according to bankers, include Lanco Infra (Rs 44,364.6 crore), Electrosteel Steels (Rs 10,273.6 crore), Era Infra (Rs 10,065.4 crore) Jypaee Infratech (Rs 9,635 crore) ABG Shipyard (Rs 6,953 crore) and Jyoti Structures with a defaulted loan of Rs 5,165 crore.

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Switzerland government and leading groupings of Swiss banks told PTI that data protection and a level playing field need to be ensured by India and other jurisdictions with whom the AEOI regime would be implemented.

The Association of Swiss Private Banks said the main concerns with respect to AEOI relate to data protection and level playing field.

“We would like to ensure that bank data that will be transmitted in 2019 is used for tax verification purposes only... if data received from another country has been misused in a jurisdiction, Switzerland is unlikely to send data to that jurisdiction,” the grouping’s manager Jan Langlo told PTI from Geneva.

The Geneva-based association has nine member banks employing around 7,500 people worldwide, as per its website.

On whether there are any particular concerns related to India with respect to privacy and protection of data, Lango replied in the negative.

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study the implementation by other global financial centres and the adherence to confidentiality and data protection requirements by India and other recipients.

They also clarified this exercise would be followed not just for India, but all countries with which Switzerland will share banking information under the automatic route.

Switzerland competes with Singapore, Dubai, Hong Kong, London and New York among the major global financial hubs.

Black money issue has been a political hot potato for long and the Indian government has stepped up its efforts in recent years to clamp down on this menace.

These efforts have included hectic parleys with the Swiss authorities.

With its long-standing banking secrecy walls crumbling under global pressure, Switzerland has finally agreed to share tax information on automatic basis with several countries including India, but wants adherence to strict data protection and privacy requirements.

Officials from the

NEW DELHI, Jun 18 (PTI): Indians have “few deposits” in Swiss banks compared to other global financial hubs like Singapore and Hong Kong, says a grouping of private bankers in Switzerland amid stepped-up efforts to check the black money menace.

Money held by Indians in Swiss banks declined to a record low of 1.2 billion franc (about Rs 8,392 crore) at the end of 2015, as per the latest available official data.

However, no official data is available for money in other global hubs. Committing itself to the global framework for automatic exchange of tax information, Switzerland last week ratified the decision to implement this regime with India and 40 other jurisdictions. The framework for automatic exchange of information requires strict adherence to data confidentiality, but the Geneva-based Association of Swiss Private Banks said it has no particular concern over India, where the rule of law seems to be properly upheld. “There are also rather few deposits of Indian residents in Switzerland, as opposed to Singapore or Hong Kong for instance,” the association’s manager Jan Langlo told PTI from Geneva.

Bankers to meet from Monday to decide on large defaulters

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NEW DELHI, Jun 18 (PTI): India will have to ensure strict confidentiality of information about its citizens’ Swiss bank accounts received through the new automatic exchange window, failing which the Alpine nation will stop sharing the data.

Switzerland and its banks will also keep a close watch on the data protection measures taken by India regarding the details received from other jurisdictions and want all other global financial centres to implement the global framework for automatic exchange of information (AEOI) on financial matters.

On Friday, the Swiss Federal Council ratified the AEOI with India+ and 40 other jurisdictions to facilitate immediate sharing of details+ about suspected black money.

The pact with India would not be subject to referendum and is planned for implementation in 2018, with the first set of data to be exchanged in 2019.

Bankers in Switzerland said this roll out plan will give them enough time to

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Forest fires kill 62 in Portugal

Penela, Jun 18 (Agencies): Raging forest fires in Portugal have killed at least 62 people, most of whom burnt to death in their cars, the government said today, in one of the worst such disasters in recent history.

The fire broke out yesterday in the municipality of Pedrogao Grande in central Portugal, before spreading fast across several fronts.

Today, nearly 900 firefighters and 300 vehicles were still battling the blaze as scenes of devastation could be seen around the town.

“Unfortunately, this seems to be the greatest tragedy we have seen in recent years in terms of forest fires,” said a visibly moved Prime Minister Antonio Costa, who declared three days of mourning starting today.

The flowing expanse of hills situated between Pedrogao Grande, Figueiro do Vinhos to the west and Castanheira de Pera to the north, which 24 hours before had glowed bright green with eucalyptus plants and pine trees, were completely gutted by the flames.

A thick layer of white smoke hovered over either side of a national motor-

Firefighters of the Portuguese National Republican Guard work to stop a forest fire from reaching the village of Avelar, central Portugal, at sunrise Sunday, June 18.

“It is difficult to say if they were fleeing the flames or were taken by surprise,” he said.

More than 50 people were injured, five critically, including one child and four firefighters.

“The number of fatalities could still rise,” Costa said. “The priority now is to save those people who could still be in danger.”

The European Union said it would provide firefighting planes following a request from Lisbon.

“France has offered three planes through the

EU Civil Protection Mechanism and they will be quickly sent to assist the local emergency efforts,” EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides said.

Portugal was sweltering under a severe heatwave over the weekend, with temperatures topping 40 degrees Celsius in several regions.

About 60 forest fires broke out across the country during the night, with around 1,700 firefighters battling to put them out.

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“The one who’s not in prison (among the group’s members) is in (the presidential palace) Planalto. That group is very dangerous.

You can’t argue with them,” Batista said in the interview.

He said Temer called him every time he needed campaign donations for his Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) and its political allies or money for personal reasons.

“Temer is very direct in (asking for money). He’s not a person who’s careful with that,” Batista said.

Batista said the payments were necessary because the group had control over offices that were crucial to JBS’ operations, including agencies linked to the Agriculture Ministry.

Sanaa, Jun 18 (IANS): At least 25 people were killed in a Saudi-led coalition airstrike which saw a warplane bomb a popular market in Yemen’s northern province of Saada, media reported on Sunday.

The airstrike happened on Saturday evening and targeted al-Mashnak popular market at the centre of Shada district in Saada, Xinhua quoted a Saba news agency report -- which cited an official -- as saying.

The official said the victims were customers and owners of commercial shops. A number of others were critically injured.

The agency gave no further details, but said it will publish pictures of the scene later on Sunday.

Too early to respond to new US sanctions: Putin

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M o s c o w, J u n 1 8 (IANS): The president of Russian President Vladimir Purin said that it was too early to respond to the newest round of sanctions recently imposed on the country by the US. In an interview broadcast on Saturday, Putin told Rossiya 1 television channel that Russia first needed to see how the new restrictions would be implemented, Efe news reported.

“We should look how it will happen, that is why it is too early to speak about our reciprocal measures,” Putin said.

“It will, of course, complicate Russian-US relations,” Putin added. “I think that it is harmful.” The US Senate on Thursday had voted, by a 98-2 margin, to impose new sanctions on Russia for its alleged interference in the 2016 presidential elections, its 2014 annexation of the Crimea region of Ukraine and its support for the regime of Bashar al-Assad in the ongoing civil war ravaging Syria.

Michel Temer group’s leaders included Temer and Eduardo Cunha, a former lower-house speaker and one of the highestprofile politicians to be sentenced to prison in the sprawling Car Wash investigation into a $2 billion bribes-for-inflated contracts scheme centred on state oil company Petrobras.

LONDON , J u n 1 8 (Agencies): London police said Saturday that the death toll from the inferno at the Grenfell Tower in west London had risen to 58.

The announcement by Cmdr Stuart Cundy, who said the toll was still expected to rise, came as Queen Elizabeth II made note of the country’s recent struggles.

“It is difficult to escape a very sombre national mood,” the queen said in a statement to mark her official birthday -- an occasion that typically does not result in any public comments from the monarch. “In recent months, the country has witnessed a succession of terrible tragedies.”

The fire at the 24-storey public housing project broke out early Wednesday -- after Britons had been hit with three terrorist attacks in less than three months, in London and Manchester. The deadly blaze has mushroomed into a political crisis, testing the fragile government of Prime Minister Theresa May. Her political future -- already in doubt after her Conservative Party lost its governing majority in snap elections she called -has been further questioned because of her response to the fire. Some have even referred to it as her Hurricane Katrina moment.

climate change, biodiversity and ecological changes, Yao Tandong, an academician with the CAS, was quoted as saying by the report.

“Great changes have taken place in the plateau’s resources and environment since the first scientific expedition,” said Yao, director of the CAS Institute of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Research.

“We need further research to find out ways to cope with these changes.”

China’s first comprehensive scientific expedition to the Tibet plateau began in the 1970s and covered more than 50 disciplines including geologic structure, prehistoric life, geophysics, climate, zoology and botany.

“The scientists reported major discoveries and filled many gaps in plateau research,” Yao said. The new round of research, he said, will focus on changes.

Zhu Liping, a CAS researcher leading the lake observation team, said the surface of Serling Tso Lake, for example, had expanded 40 per cent between 1976 and 2009. Since 1990, water in the plateau’s 1,000 lakes has increased by 100 billion cubic meters. “The volume is equal to three times the water in Three Gorges Dam,” Zhu said. The study will measure the impact on the ecology and its potential link to flooding and drought in the low-lying eastern monsoon region.

L o n d o n, J u n 1 8 (Agencies): British Brexit minister David Davis heads to Brussels on Monday to open divorce talks with the EU with a message that there should be “no doubt — we are leaving the European Union”.

Days after a suggestion from French President Emmanuel Macron that Britain could still choose to remain, Davis said there would be no backtracking from Prime Minister Theresa May`s plan to deliver on Brexit, for which Britons voted in a referendum almost a year ago.

“As I head to Brussels to open official talks to leave the EU, there should be no doubt — we are leaving the European Union, and delivering on that historic referendum result,” Davis said in a statement.

“Leaving gives us the opportunity to forge a bright new future for the UK — one where we are free to control our borders, pass our own laws and do what independent sovereign countries do.”

May, under pressure after losing her ruling Conservatives` majority in a botched snap election and over her response to a devastating fire that killed at least 58 in a London apart-

David Davis ment block, says she wants a clean break with the EU - a strategy some in her party have challenged as risking economic growth.

Davis, a prominent `Leave` campaigner in the referendum, said he was approaching the talks in a “constructive way”, knowing they will be “difficult at points”.

“We are not turning our backs on Europe,” he said in the statement. “It’s vital that the deal we strike allows both the UK and the EU to thrive, as part of the new deep and special partnership we want with our closest allies and friends.”

Queen’s Speech for 2018 cancelled to deal with Brexit

In a rare move, the UK government Sunday announced the cancellation of the Queen’s Speech

for 2018 to give Parliament more time to push through controversial Brexit laws after Prime Minister Theresa May’s election debacle.

The speech, which is prepared by the government and read out by 91year-old Queen Elizabeth II, marks the official start of parliamentary proceedings every year and sets the agenda that is to be passed by both houses during the course of the year.

Leader of the House of Commons Andrea Leadsom said the next parliamentary session was being doubled in length to two years.

Announcing the scrapping of the 2018 event, Leadsom said the European Union exit legislation would begin with the “Great Repeal Bill”.

She said, “We will build the broadest possible consensus for our Brexit plans, and that means giving Parliament the maximum amount of time to scrutinise these bills by holding a two-year session of Parliament.” “It will mean we can work together to deliver a successful Brexit deal and a strong social legislative programme that delivers justice and opportunity to everyone.”

Pope, Merkel discuss multilateral relations

Vatican City, Jun 18 (IANS): The Pope and the Chancellor of Germany met at the Vatican to discuss issues such as multilateral relations, the importance of Africa and the Paris climate accord.

Pope Francis I and Angela Merkel on Saturday held a 38-minute talk in which they discussed the need for a multilateral world without walls and the importance of the African continent due to its proximity to Europe, Efe news reported.

According to Merkel, they also broached subjects such as the protection of the environment and the Paris Agreement, while lamenting US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the pact.

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China includes CPEC in scientific expedition to Tibet BEIJING, Jun 18 (PTI): China has included the controversial $50 billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor in its second scientific expedition to the 4,000-metre-high Qinghai-Tibet plateau to study changes in climate, biodiversity and environment over the past decades in the region.

The expedition will also take scientists to a pass linking to south Asia, staterun Xinhua news agency reported.

The CPEC passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), over which India has conveyed its protests to China. The area covers Karakoram mountain ranges, including the Siachen glacier.

The last expedition of similar scale in Qinghai-Tibet plateau, regarded as roof of the world, was conducted in the 1970s.

This time, the expedition will last five to 10 years and the first stop will be Serling Tso, a 2,391-squarekm lake that was confirmed to have replaced the Buddhist holy lake Namtso as Tibet’s largest in 2014.

In the coming months, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) will take more than 100 scientists to the lake area and the origin of the Yangtze, China’s longest river. They will be divided into four groups and make a comprehensive survey of the plateau glaciers,

‘No doubt’ over Britain leaving EU: Brexit minister

Pope Francis and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Vatican to discuss climate change ahead of a G20 summit.

cellor stressed that the Pontiff completely agreed with her on these issues.

In addition, the two dignitaries exchanged views on the defence of

international treaties and the upcoming G20 summit that is set to be hosted by the northwestern German city of Hamburg on July 7-8.

Merkel, who arrived at the Vatican accompanied by her spouse Joachim Sauer, was received by the prefect of the Papal Household, German Archbishop Georg Gänswein.

They were then welcomed by Francis I at the private library of the Apostolic Palace.

Merkel, whose father was a Lutheran pastor, had officially met the pope on six previous occasions, while Saturday’s talks constituted her fourth private audience with the current head of the Catholic Church.

Francis expressed his condolences over the death of for mer Chancellor Helmut Kohl, who passed away Friday at the age of 87.

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Temer “is the head of the criminal organisation that operates in the Chamber (of Deputies),” Brazil’s lower house of Congress, Joesley Batista, one of the owners of multinational meatpacking giant JBS, said in the interview on Saturday.

Batista said a mafia of politicians continually demanded that he pay bribes and make illegal donations to election campaigns; in return, his companies received favours or were allowed to operate unhindered, reports Efe news.

He added that the

way for a distance of about 20 kilometres, as blackened trees leaned listlessly over charred soil.

A burnt-out car sat outside partly destroyed and abandoned houses, while a few metres away police in face masks surrounded the corpse of a man hidden under a white sheet.

Secretary of State for the Interior Jorge Gomes said 62 people burned to death, mostly trapped in their cars engulfed by flames in the Leiria region.

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ise Mer uno and Alobo Naga while performing at de Oriental Grand, Kohima on Sunday night, dedicated their show to fathers as it coincided with Fathers’ Day celebrated worldwide.

They dedicated some of their touching songs to dads and also especially to all those who had no father to celebrate the day.

Music lovers who witnessed the show said it was “enthralling and special” as they interpreted songs of different genres into very personal and entertaining ones through their vocals and piano accompaniment.

Their renditions

were “awesome” and we really had a good time, we want to attend more of such shows, one attendee said.

Another audience by the name Puloto said, “It was a classy concert and more than we could wish for, to see two legends sharing a stage and the best part of it was seeing the other side of them.”Post the show, Alobo in a word described the show as “perfect”. He added that he felt good to have been able to perform Beyonce’s ‘Listen’, which he said was one of the toughest songs for him to rendition.

The show was attended by a couple of hundreds from in and around Kohima.

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sources in the International Cricket Council, the next edition of ICC World T2O will only be held in 2020.

However, the venue is yet to be decided.

“Yes, it is true that we are skipping with World T20 edition in 2018. Look,

Ward finishes Kovalev in eighth round in rematch

Andre Ward celebrates after defeating Sergey Kovalev during a light heavyweight championship match. (AP/PTI)

Las Vegas, Jun 18 (Agencies): Andre Ward retained his world lightheavyweight titles after a controversial stoppage victory over Sergey Kovalev in their rematch in Las Vegas.

The American hurt Kovalev with a big right hand in the eighth round, but the Russian complained that a few of the final blows were below the belt line after referee Tony Weeks hastily waved off the fight. Ward had received a hotly disputed points victory in their first fight and there will be fresh debate after he retained his WBA ‘super’, IBF and WBO belts.

The bitter rivals had produced another evenly contested fight, with Ward sending out an early warning to Kovalev by landing his crisp right hand in the closing seconds of the opening round. But Kovalev enjoyed success with his own clubbing right fist in the second round, despite receiving a low blow, and a string of

stinging jabs seemed to be troubling Ward in the third.

Neither fighter was allowing their opponent to gain a foothold as Ward landed a lightning left hand in the fourth round, while Kovalev was caught with a crisp left hook in the fifth.

‘Krusher’ tried to drain Ward’s desire for battle with body shots in the sixth, but the American displayed his reflexes with clever counter punches in the seventh and would deliver a stunning punch in the next round.

Complaints by Kovalev about another low blow were ignored by referee Weeks and Ward seized upon his pained opponent, uncorking a huge right that left him on unsteady legs.

As Kovalev lurched around the ring, Ward trapped him in the corner and rammed in a succession of shots around the belt line and the shaken fighter was sagging on the ropes as Weeks swiftly signalled the finish.

no venue was decided. The primary reason is there are too many bilateral series happening between member nations. It was not possible to schedule the tournament in 2018,” an influential ICC source told PTI about the development. However, in all likelihood the tournament will be returning in 2020.

“Yes, the tournament will return in 2020. It could be South Africa or Australia. The other reason apart from the bilateral series was that with too many ICC events on the anvil, the member nations were also of the view that it needed to be spaced out,” the source said.

The previous ICC World T20s have been held in South Africa (2007), England (2009), West Indies (2010), Sri Lanka (2012), Bangladesh (2014), India (2016). It was also clear that with almost all the member boards having their own franchise-based T20 leagues, the World T20 despite its popularity, won’t lose out on anything.

The other reason is bilateral series being a money spinner for all nations with major riches coming through broadcast deals.

Especially, if India tours any nation, the host member board earns millions of dollars through TV broadcast rights.

Would it not be a setback for ICC if World T20 is not held? The source said: “Not at all. There are enough T20 leagues and the fans will have a lot to look forward to.”

The Indian team is set to be on the road for the better part of next year starting with South Africa tour, followed by away series against England and Australia respectively.

As of now, the next Champions Trophy scheduled in 2021 in India is still on.

The main focus for the upcoming ICC Annual Conference starting here from tomorrow will be getting the long-standing proposal for the World Test Championship. ICC has long planned at least one world event across all formats.

It is also learnt that BCCI may request an increase in their share from the now proposed USD 390 million but member boards are unlikely to give in to their demands if they consider them unreasonable.

Kontaveit wins first WTA title

Dani Alves to join Man City

Amsterdam, Jun 18 (Agencies): Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit, one of the rising talents of the women’s game, won her first tour title in the Wimbledon warm-up tournament at Den Bosch in the Netherlands on Sunday, beating Russian Natalia Vikhlyantseva 6-2 6-3.

The 21-year-old Kontaveit overcame a dip in concentration at the start of the second set to earn victory in just under an hour and a quarter.

The 20-year-old Vikhlyantseva, another promising talent, was outplayed in the opening set but after breaking to take a 3-1 lead in the second, Kontaveit moved into overdrive to halt the comeback swiftly and win the next five games.

L o n d o n, J u n 1 8 ( Ag e n c i e s ) : M a n chester City are believed to be on the verge of signing Dani Alves from Juventus for a fee of £5m.

City boss Pep Guardiola is looking for a rightback after releasing both Pablo Zabaleta and Bacary Sagna this month and has identified his former player at Barcelona as the man to fill the role.

The Manchester club were long-linked with the signing of Kyle Walker but that appears less likely as Tottenham Hotspur are holding out for a fee approaching £40m.

Alves only moved to Italy last summer after a hugely successful spell in Spain with Barca and he proved at 34-years-old he

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pointing claycourt season and went out in the first round at the French Open.

She said the injury flared up again when she returned to the courts last week.

“It was OK and I started practising again after Paris and then I felt it again in the last few days. I don’t want to risk anything now, to do something (worse),” she said. Kerber is the latest big name to have pulled out of the Aegon Classic following Simona Halep’s withdrawal with an ankle complaint.

Kerber is chasing an elusive first title this year after failing to get past the third round in her last five tournaments.

The 29-year-old has

Angelique Kerber

struggled to impose herself in recent months and her only appearance in a final this year was at the Abierto GNP Seguros competition at Monterrey in April.

The Eastbourne International tournament begins on June 25 with Wimbledon getting under way a week later.

Dani Alves

is still a world-class player with some stunning displays as he helped Juventus to the Champions League final as well as claiming a domestic double.

The Brazil international has one year remaining on his deal with the Serie A champions but it is believed a fee of £5m will be enough to persuade them to sell him.

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Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God -Matthew 5:8 We the bereaved family members would like to convey our sincere gratitude to all individual, church and group who stood by us physically, materially and spiritually during the illness and sad demise of our beloved father.

We pray that our Almighty God bless each and every one Lt. Nihoshe Aye abundantly.

Born on: 04/06/1955

Birmingha, Jun 18 (Agencies): World number one Angelique Kerber has suffered a pre-Wimbledon injury scare, pulling out of this week’s Aegon Classic at Edgbaston due to a recurrence of a hamstring problem.

The German is also unsure whether she will be able to play at Eastbourne next week due to problems with the left hamstring strain which forced her to retire during her third-round match in Madrid.

“It started slowly and then I really felt it yesterday (Saturday) evening. It is my left hamstring, the same one I had in Madrid,” she told reporters.

Kerber had a disap-

L o n d o n, J u n 1 8 (Agencies): Everton are set to take their summer spending through the £60m barrier as they are set to complete the signing of Sandro Ramirez.

The striker’s £5.25m release clause has been met by the Toffees and he will become their third signing of the month.

E a r l i e r t h i s we e k the Goodison Park outfit confirmed the capture of goalkeeper Jordan Pickford from Sunderland for an initial £25m fee while midfielder Davy Klaasen arrived from Ajax for £23.6m.

Ramirez, 21, is a product of the famed Barcelona youth academy La Masia but despite making his debut for the Catalans in 2014, he was released last summer.

The Spain under-21 player joined Malaga and scored an impressive 16 goals in 31 appearances in all competitions.

With a huge fee expected for the departure of Romelu Lukaku, this will not be the end of Ronald Koeman’s spending and more transfers are sure to be completed.

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We still miss you so much.

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Your noble deeds towards us will always be remembered.

God bless all.

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Pak thrash India to win Champions Trophy Srikanth clinches Indonesia Open title

Pakistan players celebrate during the award ceremony for the ICC Champions Trophy at The Oval. (AP/ PTI)

Lo n d o n, J u n 1 8 (Agencies): Pakistan completed a stunning turnaround by thrashing archrivals India by 180 runs to claim their maiden ICC Champions Trophy title at the Oval.

Sarfraz Ahmed’s side suffered a shambolic 124run loss to India on DLS in their first match a fortnight ago but closed the campaign a team transformed with their fourth win in a row.

Opener Fakhar Zaman (114) - brought into the side after that opening defeat laid the platform in the final by striking his maiden ODI century in a total of 338-4.

Mohammad Amir

(3-16), who sat out the semifinal win over England with a back spasm, then dismissed Virat Kohli for five as India’s top order folded to 54-5.

By the time the defending champions were skittled for 158 in 30.3 overs, Hardik Pandya top-scoring with a brutal 76 off 43 balls, Pakistan looked anything but the eighth and bottom-ranked team in the competition.

Fakhar cashed in on a major let-off when he was caught behind off a Jasprit Bumrah front-foot no-ball with just three to his name, the opener punishing India by hitting three sixes and 12 fours off 106 balls.

Together with Azhar Ali (59), he put on 128 for the first wicket - Pakistan’s highest opening stand against India in an ICC tournament - and it took a run out to separate them as Fakhar was guilty of ballwatching.

The left-hander failed to let the horror mix-up deter him - striking Ravindra Jadeja for six over long on and following up with a brace of boundaries as Pakistan raced up to 150 in the 26th over.

He reached his century off 92 balls by sweeping Ravichandran Ashwin for four and launched the spinner for six in his next over

before aiming a huge blow off Hardik Pandya to leg only to top-edge into the offside - ending a 72-run stand with Babar Azam.

Fakhar left to a standing ovation and handed the baton to Babar, who saw Shoaib Malik hole out off the economical Bhuvneshwar Kumar before failing to clear the rope himself, caught off Kedar Jadhav at long off.

The momentum remained with Pakistan as Mohammad Hafeez pummelled three sixes and four fours, putting on an unbroken 71 with Imad Wasim (25no) who enjoyed a remarkable slice of luck when

Confederations Cup: Portugal held by Mexico

Cedric Soares celebrates with teammates after scoring their second goal.

St. Petersburg, Jun 18 (Agencies): A dramatic injury-time equaliser

by Hector Moreno earned Mexico a point against Portugal in a controversial match at the Confederations Cup. All eyes were on Cristiano Ronaldo after the Real Madrid superstar reportedly told the club he was ready to quit after being accused of tax evasion.

Once the match got underway, Mexico dominated possession without really troubling Portugal keeper Rui Patricio.

The game’s first controversial moment came in the 20th minute when a free-kick by Ronaldo hit the wall and when the rebound came back to him, his left footed volley beat Guillermo Ochoa in the Mexico goal but struck the

Mayweather relishing McGregor bout

Floyd Mayweather

Los Angeles, Jun 18 (Agencies): Floyd Mayweather says he has given the public what they want by agreeing to come out of retirement to face Conor McGregor on August 26.

Mayweather retired from boxing in September 2015 after equalling Rocky Marciano’s unbeaten record of 49-0 and has since been involved in an ongoing war of words with UFC champion McGregor on social media.

The fight will take place in Las Vegas under normal boxing rules, despite McGregor having never

boxed on the professional circuit, and will be contested at 154lbs. “McGregor is a tough competitor. People all around the world demanded this fight so I had to give them what they wanted to see,” Mayweather, 40, told Robert Littal of BlackSportsOnline.com.

“They asked for this fight. I was in retirement, but they wanted me back and I’m back.”

When asked about the financial details of the fight, Mayweather said: “Both parties are very happy. He’s very happy, I’m very happy and I can’t wait.”

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The ball was then lifted back into the box and eventually found defender Pepe, who’s strike crept in at the far post. But referee Nestor Pitana reviewed Portugal’s goal and the video assistant referee (VAR) ruled it out for offside.

Ochoa was then forced to make a smart stop to prevent Carlos Salcedo scoring an own goal.

However Portugal finally went in front in the 33rd minute when Ronaldo broke down the left and then squared the ball to Ricardo Quaresma, who rounded Ochoa and slotted the ball into an empty net.

But Mexico hit back just before half time when Portugal left-back Raphael Guerreiro failed to clear at the back post and Carlos Vela’s ball into the box was met by a diving header from Javier Hernandez.

In the second half, both teams struggled to create clear cut chances.

But the game came alive in the final five minutes when Southampton right-back Cedric put Portugal back in front when he shot, which was going well wide, was deflected past the helpless Ochoa.

However the Euro 2016 champions was denied all three points in stoppage time when a corner from Jonathan dos Santos was met by Hector Moreno, who got above Jose Fonte, and powered a header in off the far post.

a delivery from Bumrah bounced forcefully off his wicket without dislodging a bail. Given that the highest successful run-chase in an ODI at the Oval was the 322-3 scored by Sri Lanka against India 10 days ago, Kohli’s side needed a strong start to defy history.

Instead Amir wreaked havoc at the start of the reply, trapping Rohit Sharma LBW with his third ball and then inducing a leading edge from Kohli one ball after the skipper had been put down at slip by Azhar.

E ve n G o l d e n B a t winner Shikhar Dhawan couldn’t resist Amir’s persistent accuracy, edging through outside off-stump, and when teenage spinner Shadab Khan successfully convinced Sarfraz Ahmed to review a ‘not out’ LBW decision against Yuvraj Singh, India’s hopes were fading fast at 54-4.

Wickets continued to fall cheaply - MS Dhoni falling into a leg-side trap on the pull and Kedar Jadhav top-edging an attempted pull off Shadab before Pandya struck three sixes in a row off the spinner to post a 32-ball fifty, the fastest in a world ODI final.

Any thought of the unlikeliest of victories was snuffed out when Pandya was run out by the length of the pitch after a mix-up with Jadeja.

Murray handed Bedene opener L o n d o n, J u n 1 8 ( Ag e n c i e s ) : A n d y Murray has been handed a first-round match-up with British No 4 Aljaz Bedene as he begins the defence of his Aegon Championship title at Queen's.

The world number one claimed a record-extending fifth title in the event last year, beating Milos Raonic in the final and Murray will hope the omens are good again as he beat Bedene in the second round in 2016 in their only previous career meeting.

Another Brit could feature for the Scot in the second round with 21-yearold Cameron Norrie facing 2010 champion Sam Querrey in the first round but Murray's initial focus will be Slovakia-born Bedene.

The 27-year-old has enjoyed an impressive year so far winning three Challenger titles and reaching an ATP 250 final but is more at home on clay and has limited success on grass throughout his career.

J a k a rta , J u n 1 8 (PTI): Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth clinched his third Super Series title, lifting the Indonesia Open men’s singles trophy with a straight-game victory over Japanese qualifier Kazumasa Sakai in the finals here today.

World No.22 Srikanth, who had reached the finals at Singapore Open in April, outclassed Sakai, ranked 47th, 21-11 21-19 in just 37 minutes to take home a cheque of USD 75,000.

“He was playing well, especially in the second game and I think for me coming back from 6-11 down and make it 13-13 was the turning point,” said Srikanth, who had clinched the 2014 China Super Series Premier and 2015 India Super Series.

“My coach will have a special place in my heart as after he came, I reached the finals at Singapore and to win this tournament, which is considered the biggest tournament. I want to thank all the fans who have been rooting for me all this week,” he added.

Srikanth played a patient game and didn’t allow his opponent to engage in any fast-paced rally. He dictated the pace with his precise angled returns and unleashed his smashes at perfect intervals to down his rival.

Srikanth Kidambi shows his medal during a victory ceremony in Jakarta, Indonesia. (AP/PTI)

P l ay i n g i n t r i c k y windy conditions, Srikanth took time to gauge the conditions as his initial returns went wide and out.

But his rival also suffered because of similar unforced errors and the Indian led 6-4 early on. He consolidated his lead to reach 11-8 at the break.

After the interval, Srikanth continued to dominate the proceedings. His net dribbles were better than Sakai and with Sakai struggling with precision, the Indian zoomed to a 19-11 lead and sealed it with two lucky net chord points.

After the change of sides, Sakai was more ag-

gressive in his approach and produced an improved net game to dominate the rallies. Soon, the Japanese was leading 7-3 as he entered the break with an 11-6 lead with the help of a backhand return near the net.

After the interval, Srikanth’s aggressive game gave him the desired results. He turned the tables and caught up with the Japanese at 13-13 with an on-rushing smash at the net.

The duo moved neck and neck after that till 19-19 before Srikanth produced two fantastic smashes to seal the issue and punch the air in celebration.

Pouille bounces back to win Stuttgart title

STUTTGART, Jun 18 (Agencies): Frenchman Lucas Pouille came from a set down and needed a second set tie-break to beat Spain’s Feliciano Lopez 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4, to claim the grass-court title at Stuttgart on Sunday.

“That’s my first title on grass,” said the 23-yearold, who has now won three ATP Tour titles and sits 16th in the world rankings. “I had a tight match in the first round and from there I took it one match at a time,” he added, looking

Lucas Pouille

back to his win over JanLennard Struff in which he saved a match point.

Pouille suffered from the power of Lopez’s serve early on but gradually got the measure of the 35-year-

old, who faded towards the end of the third set.

It was his third final of the season after a defeat to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at Marseille and a victory over Aljaz Bedene in Budapest.

T20 summer tennis ball cricket tourney Dimapur, Jun 18 (NPN): The 9th edition of T20 Summer Tennis Ball Cricket Tournament, organised by General Administration Project Youth Organization, will commence from June 27 at local ground, Wokha.

Interested teams can collect the forms from Hornbill Hotel and Uniform House, Wokha. For details, contact 8730040575.

India rout Pak 7-1 in HWL Semi-Finals

L o n d o n, J u n 1 8 (Agencies): With a dominating performance, India beat Pakistan 7-1 to register their third straight win in the Hockey World League Semi-Final on Sunday.

India were on the offensive right from the world go and buoyed by Talwinder Singh, Harmanpreet Singh and Akashdeep Singh’s double strikes, India went on to top the table in Pool B. India got their first goal in the first quarter when skipper Harmanpreet converted a penalty corner. After Pardeep Mor won his team a second Penalty Corner, the dragflicker Harmanpreet fired in a grounded stroke after a successful injection from Ramandeep to get India the lead.

The team went on to double the lead in the second quarter with Talwinder finding the net. After another forward push, SV Sunil took the hit and Talwinder gently pushed

India humbled Pakistan at the Olympic Park in searing heat.

the ball inside the goalpost to give India a 2-0 lead in the 21st minute.

Talwinder went on to double his tally with another field goal in the 24th minute after the forward deflected a high ball into the cage. Pakistan, who made repeated incursions into the Indian half, failed to find a goal while India pounced on most of their opportunities.

In the third quarter,

India won another PC and Harmanpreet found the net once again to put India 4-0 ahead. Pakistan continued to push forward and then earned two back-to-back PCs, but Indian custodian Vikas Dahiya, who too had a stellar game, denied the opposition. India did not relent and made it 5-0, with forward Akashdeep getting himself on the scorer’s list courtesy a sublime pass from Sardar Singh. He

fired right from the top of the Pakistan D and hit the mark in the final quarter.

Mor then helped himself to goal with a fantastic strike. Pakistan pulled one back late in the match with a 57th minute strike from Muhammad Umar Bhutta. But India completed the rout with Akashdeep Singh finding the net in the 59th minute. India will next play Netherlands on Tuesday.

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