June 25, 2018

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Vol XXVIII No. 198

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Modern food habits and hazards

Staff Reporter

D imapur , J un 2 4 (NPN): Use of harmful substances for food preservation or addition, has been reported in the past but only recently acknowledge by the state government through the branch of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). There is a list of substances used in a whole range of food products ranging from bread, bakery items, raw fish, and meat products etc. which are considered unsafe and harmful when ingested.

Food additives are substances added to food to preserve flavour or improve its taste and appearance. Unfortunately many of these enhancers are also known to cause cancer. Here are some food additives that are being used in India, despite banning them in many countries due to side effects.

Fish imported from faraway places such as South or North India takes around ten to fifteen days to reach distant places. In order make the fish look fresh, wholesale dealers inject formalin, a toxic and carcinogenic chemical commonly used to preserve dead bodies in

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Pork meat is the top dish in many parts of India and demand outstrips supply.

Some growers are known to use hormones or steroids for fast growth. A feature is that the pig eats very little but drinks plenty of liquid. Since the hormones or steroids survive digestion, some worry they could cause harmful effects in humans.

FSSAI Nagaland branch had also cautioned consumers against any packaged drinking water not having BIS certification of FSSAI and sale of which invites liability and punishment with imprisonment under FSSAI Act. In addition to use of formaldehyde for preserving fish or packaged water sold without FSSAI certificate, even use of common plastic

for packaging water is also found to be harmful in the long run. A report stated that as plastic affects human health, toxic chemicals leach out of plastic and are found in the blood and tissue of nearly all people. Prolonged consumption of water packaged in ordinary untreated plastic was suspected to be linked to cancers, birth defects, impaired immunity, endocrine disruption and other ailments.

The market is also flooded with food items that are adulterated with artificial non-edible colours found in powdered spices and also using Carbide Gas for artificially repining of fruits that are very harmful for human consumption.

For the uninitiated, preservatives are a type of food additive that is put into packaged food to prolong its

shelf life, enhance the taste or keep the colour and nutrients of the product intact.

Another harmful substance used in food items-Propyl gallate- an antioxidant preservative is used to prolong life of fats and oils-- such as in vegetable oil, chewing gum, meat products, and chicken soup base. It was also said that prolonged use of items having propyl gallate may cause cancer.

Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) is also believed to cause allergies including chest pains, headache, sweating, flushing, numbness or a burning sensation around the mouth etc. FSSAI had also banned use of potassium bromate as food additive in wake of a Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) study flagging their harmful effects on health, including causing cancer.

BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) and BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene), banned in the UK, Japan and many other European countries, are widely used by the food industry as preservatives in cereal, baked goods, packaging, cosmetics, snack foods, chewing gum, meats, butter, dehydrated potatoes, beer etc. (Cont’d on p-7)

6000 kg of formalinlaced fish seized

T hiru v anan thapuram, Jun 24 (PTI): In a major haul, 6,000 kg of fish, preserved in toxic chemical Formalin, was seized at the border check post of Walayar in northern Palakkad district on Sunday.

The state Food Safety department officials foiled the attempt to ferry the chemical-mixed fish from Andhra Pradesh during a raid carried out as part of the ‘Operation Sagar Rani,’ a drive launched to ensure safety and hygiene at fish handling and distribution centres. As many as 6000 kg of prawns, brought in 45 lorries, was found mixed with Formalin, officials said.

Last week, 12,000 kg of toxic fish, containing Formalin, was confiscated during raids in the state.

Formalin is used to preserve dead bodies and prevent its decay in mortuaries.

The widespread use of the deadly chemical nowadays in the preservation of fish, fruit and other food items is posing a great threat to public health.

Army Major posted in Dmu arrested for murder of colleague’s wife

NEW DELHI, JUN 24 (AGENCIES): In a sensational murder, suspected to involve a love triangle, Delhi police on Sunday arrested an Army Major in connection with the murder of another Army Major’s wife in New Delhi on Saturday. Both the Army officials were posted in Dimapur .

Major Amit Dwivedi’s wife Shelja Dwivedi was found dead on Saturday with her throat slit on a street in the Delhi Cantonment area.

Major Nikhil Handa, who is currently posted in Dimapur was arrested from Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut on Sunday

by Delhi Police According to NDTV reports, Maj Handa and Shelja, wife of Major Amit Dwivedi, met about three years ago in Nagaland, where both the officers were working together, the police said. Ms Dwivedi then moved to Delhi after her husband was transferred.

“He knew her since 2015...

He was obsessed with her...

He wanted to marry her,” said senior police officer Vijay Kumar.

Dwivedi had left home on Saturday morning for a physiotherapy session at

(L) The victim-- Shelja Dwivedi and accused Major Nikhil Handa

the Army Base Hospital in Delhi Cantonment, the police said.

An official vehicle assigned to her husband had dropped her outside the hospital. When the driver went to pick her up, he was told that she had not turned up for the session on Saturday, the police said. Half-an-hour later, she was found dead.

The police said they had got a call from passers-by about a body on the road. It appeared that she had been run over by a car, but when the police examined the body, they found her throat was slit. Preliminary investigations indicated that Ms Dwivedi was last seen getting into another car from outside

the hospital, the police said.

Police said Major Handa reached Delhi on Saturday to meet Ms Dwivedi and picked her up from Delhi Cantonment in his Honda City car. They said he ran her over to disguise the murder as an accident. “He called her on Saturday, slit throat with a knife and ran his car over body,” Kumar said.

A senior investigator said that information gathered at the hospital and the victim’s phone led them to the suspect, who had also disappeared since the crime came to light. Police are still unclear about the motive, saying it could either be a love affair gone sour, or a personal enmity.

Maha plastic ban to cost 3L jobs, 15k cr loss: Report

No concrete solution from govt till date: ANATG Quake jolts ENSF flays Aboi ambush, calls for restraint

MUMBAI, JUN 24 (AGENCIES): The statewide plastic ban in Maharashtra, including carrybags and thermocol by the Devendra Fadanvis government, will result in loss of up to Rs. 15,000 crore and nearly 3 lakh job, says the plastic manufacturing industry.

“The ban imposed by Maharashtra from Saturday has hit the industry very hard and plastic industry is staring at a loss of Rs. 15,000 crore, leaving nearly 3 lakh people jobless overnight,” Plastic Bags Manufacturers Association of India general secretary Neemit Punamiya told PTI Sunday.

Nearly 2,500 members of the association have left with the no option but to shut shop following the ban, he added.

Industry insiders have said the job losses from the ban will impact the state’s GDP, and also increase banks’ bad loans from the plastic sector. Civic authorities have imposed a fine of Rs. 5,000 for the first-time offenders and Rs. 10,000 for the second-time offenders. Those who violate the ban for the third time will face a fine of Rs. 25,000, along with a three-month imprisonment.

DIMAPUR, JUN 24 (NPN): A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 3.5 on Richter scale hit Dimapur and other parts of the state on Sunday night around 9.30 p.m.

According to India Meteorological Department report, the epicentre of the earthquake was Karbi Anglong (KA) district, Assam at a depth of 16km.

The tremor triggered panic among residents of Dimapur, however there were no reports of damages or casualties reported till the time of filing this report.

Meanwhile, an earthquake of magnitude 4.4 str uck near ManipurMyanmar border at 4:37 p.m. on Sunday. No reports of damages or casualties were reported.

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“I may be a beggar but I don’t worry about what the next day holds for me.”

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DIMAPUR, JUN 24 (NPN): Even as the ongoing fourth phase of its stir entered the fifth day on Sunday, All Nagaland Ad hoc Teachers’ Group (ANATG) - 2015 batch has appealed to the State government to utilise available alternative possible means to regularise the services of ad hoc teachers.

In a statement, ANATG-2015 batch presid e n t Ru g u o t s o l i e a n d agitation core committee convener Temsuchiba Aier clarified that the suitability test was conducted prior to filing of the writ petition (W.P.© NO-145 (k)/ 2017) at Gauhati High Court and not after the court’s interim order of July 28, 2017. They said the organisation was left with no other logical option but to appeal to the State government in this regard.

According to ANATG, which comprises Grade-III teachers like GT, PT, AT, LT, DT, CI, KI and HT

appointed on ad hoc basis against vacant sanctioned posts, the appointments were made under certain terms and conditions by the State government. These include the ad hoc teachers having to mandatorily undergo professional training i.e.- D Ed and B Ed within two years, and their appointments were to be regularised after three years of continuous service by appearing for the departmental suitability test.

The association claimed that the ad hoc teachers of 2015 batch had fulfilled all the procedures and norms laid down by the government, including the verification and clearances from the P&AR department. It pointed out that the teachers of that batch were all appointed prior to December 31, 2012 with a fixed monthly salary between Rs 6,700 and Rs 8,400.

And, even after completion of three years of contin-

uous service and obtaining of professional trainings, the government was delaying conduct of suitability test despite numerous appeals in this regard, the group regretted.

ANATG pointed out that after a prolonged delay the School Education department decided to hold a suitability test (vide notification no. DSE/ESTT/ REG/01/13 ( pt-11) 1299, dated December 19, 2016) where 912 ad hoc teachers who had completed three years of service as on March 31, 2015 were to appear. As per the notification, the 2015 batch were to submit the necessary documents. However, after compilation of all the documents that took more than three months, the department amended the cut-off date from March 31, 2015 to December 31, 2015 just to delay the suitability test, the association alleged. (Cont’d on p-7)

Dimapur, KA

Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, JUN 24 (NPN): Condemning the June 17 ambush at Aboi, where security forces were killed, Eastern Naga Students’ Federation (ENSF) has called upon concerned parties to uphold the Tuensang Resolution in letter and spirit, wherein ENPO jurisdiction was declared a peace zone.

In a press statement, ENSF president Sepili Sangtam and general secretary Choba Chang lamented that for the past few months, the ENPO jurisdiction had become a battlefield for Naga political groups and security forces. This, according to ENSF, had created a sense of insecurity and led to fear psychosis in the minds of innocent populace, which the federation could not afford to let it continue.

ENSF said that as a students’ body, it was concerned with the situation within its jurisdiction and therefore bound to respond. Peaceful existence and safe environment for citizens is one of the many priorities of the federation, it added.

Strongly appealing to all Naga political groups and security forces to exercise maximum restraint as violence did not help any party, ENSF added that violence had only complicated the prevailing situation. It also warned that violence would sabotage the freedom to live without fear

in “our own homeland”.

Appeal to state govt.: Taking serious note of rising incidences of violence in Eastern Nagaland, ENSF has asked the state government to be a good facilitator between Government of India and NSCN (K) in the interest of Nagas.

Expressing serious concern over frequent outbreak of clashes between NSCN (K) and security forces, particularly in Eastern Nagaland, ENSF said that the state government as a facilitator should be more pragmatic rather than just being resolute and appealing.

The government should understand that peace was pre-requisite for development and growth and it should, therefore, sincerely deal with the issue, it pointed out.

Appeal to NSCN (K): ENSF has also appealed to NSCN (K) to reconsider its decision and return to peace talks. The students’ body appealed to the militant outfit to acknowledge the desire of common Nagas to have a peaceful atmosphere as they yearn for a solution to the prolonged Naga political movement.

The federation said it was optimistic that “our brothers in NSCN (K)” would respond positively to this appeal in good faith.

KA killing: Media houses, students campaign on social media use Media bodies seek action against NE bikers hold peace rally J&K MLA for threatening press

GUWAHATI, JUN 24 (PTI/ AGENCIES): Social organizations, media houses and student communities in Assam are working to create awareness on responsible use of networking websites, in the aftermath of the recent lynching episode in the state, fuelled by circulation of rumours.

Nilotpal Das (29), a sound engineer, and Abhijeet Nath (30), a businessman, were on June 8 pulled out of their vehicle at Panjuri in Karbi Anglong district and beaten to death by a mob, who suspected them to be child-lifters, following dissemination of fake news on social media.

The incident prompted a local media house to launch ‘FakeMat’ campaign here to increase awareness about the dangers of “rumour mongering” on digital platforms. The campaign aims to engage with the youth, who are active users of the internet, through various platforms like the digital and social media, outdoor and print media and on-ground activities, the managing director of ‘G Plus’, Sunit Jain, told PTI.

“I request people not to spread fake news as we have seen that such news can lead to tragic situations,” Assam Health and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, supporting the campaign.

An online crusade has also been initiated by Gauhati University Postgraduate Students’ Union (PGSU). “We have taken a pledge not to circulate unverified information, to create awareness among the backward sections, maintain peace and harmony in all situations and not take law in

one’s own hand under any circumstance,” PGSU general secretary Monjit Sarma said.

The editor of web magazine ‘Thumbprint’, Teresa Rahman, along with others, have recently reached out to rural schools in the state to give them lessons in “judicious use” of online platforms.

Post the lynching incident, the Assam police upgraded and strengthened its social media presence by launching a special unit for cyber patrolling - ‘Nagarik Mitra’ - to thwart any attempt to spread hatred or rumours.

Over 200 bikers from across the Northeast converged at Khanapara Sunday for a peace rally, with a pledge to unite against mob lynching and moral policing and push for a legislation deterring a Dokmoka-like incident.

Red Land Brothers, Axom, a Royal Enfield motorcycle club, organised the rally as a tribute to Nilotpal Das and Abhijeet Nath.

The bikers carried placards with messages such as “#Brotherhood is above religion and caste”, “Verify before you share on social media” and “United we can do so much”. There was display of bonding among the participants who came from Garo Hills, Shillong and Mumbai among other places as they kicked off a campaign they pledge to sustain.

The bikers have also pledged to take the message against the menace to other parts of NE. Earlier, Geetashree Konwar, the general secretary of International Human Rights Council, India, flagged off the rally.

NEW DELHI, JUN 24 (IANS): Media organisations on Sunday demanded strict action against Jammu and Kashmir BJP MLA Choudhary Lal Singh over his “threatening and intimidating” remarks directed at journalists in the Valley.

The Indian Women’s Press Corps, Press Club of India, Press Association and the Federation of Press Clubs of India said in a statement that Singh, a former J&K Minister, had warned journalists at a press conference in Jammu to “draw a line”.

He openly threatened them with consequences and warned them of a fate similar to that of Shujaat Bukhari, the Editor of Rising Kashmir who was shot dead less than a fortnight ago, the statement said.

Bukhari’s assassination was condemned by people in general, besides a number of journalist organisations.

Condemning his remarks, the statement said that Singh also blamed Kashmir journalists for creating a “wrong atmosphere” and told them to control themselves.

Singh resigned from the state cabinet in April following his participation in a rally organised by the Hindu Ekta Manch in January in support of those accused of rape and murder of a young girl in Kathua.

“We demand that strict action be taken against the lawmaker for making threatening remarks hinting possible violence at journalists in the Valley,” the statement said.

It said that such remarks were nothing short of criminal intimidation and a direct attack on the freedom of the press.

“They also serve to vitiate atmosphere and endanger the lives of journalists who work and live precariously in conflict situations,” the statement read.

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‘Litter Free Zone’ designated in Kma

Sanitation committee of Ward No. 8, New Market Kohima at the program with invitees and guests.

DIMAPUR: In order to generate awareness on sanitation and sensitise the denizens to cleanliness, the launching program of “Litter free zone” was organised by the sanitation committee of Ward No.8, New Market, which was held at its Panchayat hall on June 23, Kohima.

The sanitation committee then distributed a number of banners and hoardings with messages on cleanliness which were put up at various places in the colony.

While formally declaring the colony a “Litter Free, Zone” during the launching program, Ruokuobeizo Ny-

usou, the chairman of New Market Panchayat urged the gathering comprising of the sanitation committee, ward angels, youth members and women representatives, to cooperate, work together and contribute towards the cleanliness of the capital city. He said that the “Litter Free Zone” program is a part of government policy and Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) will carry out inspections every six months and give away awards to the cleanest among the 19 colonies under Kohima district.

He encouraged the gathering that if they see someone littering, they should approach them and teach

them not to litter so that others may benefit. He also underscored the importance of food safety, keeping clean surroundings and healthy environment with scientific discipline. Zeriizo Suohu, vice-chairman New Market Panchayat was appreciative of the litter free program, which is a part of the KMC’s awareness initiative, and he encouraged people’s participation in the program.

He spoke about how the Japanese attended FIFA World Cup and cleaned up after themselves by collecting and disposing the trash left by spectators after the match. Land Resources Development, Nagaland joint

secretary Kovi Meyase, also spoke on the occasion. He asked the sanitation committee to encourage shop keepers to install enough waste bins. He asked them to approach ANTA to see about providing taxi drivers with dustbins as most of the complaints of littering were from the taxi stand under the colony jurisdiction.

He also encouraged them to organise similar programs in the days to come.

Earlier, Tosovi Pusa invoked God’s blessings, Khrupavil Hobo delivered the welcome note and chaired the program while vote of thanks was proposed

by Viketo Rote.

LKM & MDLSA organize cleanliness drive DIMAPUR: The Langpangkong Students’ Conference in collaboration with the Mokokchung District Legal Service Authority (MDLSA) organized a cleanliness drive under the theme “live life cleaner, make Langpangkong greener” on its foundation day in all the villages of the federating units and towns under Langpangkong range on June 22.

A press release by LKM general secretary, Imtisungkum Lemtur stated that all the federating units initiated the cleanliness drive in their respective villages and also students of town units as per an LKM directive to protect the environment and maintain clean surroundings.

Flex banners with awareness quotes were distributed to all the federating units and towns, donated by MDLSA. LKM officials also cleaned its conference hall and repaired some furnitures.

The LKM has thanked the MDLSA for their cooperation and involvement in the cleanliness effort.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2018

NSLSA conducts statewide training programs

LLC trainers with APP Kohima, teacher-in-charge and LLC members after the training at DC office conference hall on June 22.

DIMAPUR: The Nagaland State Legal Services Authority (NSLSA) with the District Legal Services Authorities (DLSA) conducted induction training programs in the districts of Longleng, Wokha, Mon, Dimapur, Zunheboto and Phek, conducted by their respective DLSAs in the month of May 2018.

A press release by Nagaland State Legal Services Authority (NSLSA)

public relation assistant stated that, districts of Kohima, Kiphire, Tuensang, Mokokchung and Peren conducted the induction training in June 2018.

The program was divided into two sessions and during these sessions the teacher-in-charge and club members were instructed to take attendance at every club meeting.

They were also told that all activities were to be carried

out with the knowledge of the DLSA to coordinate accordingly. The students were also briefed on various law topics and encouraged to perform their activities in a manner that invokes community spirit.

Altogether 622 students, 43 teachers in-charge of 42 schools from the 11 districts of Nagaland were trained during this period.

Student receives Lt. Dr. H. R Lotha award Governor appreciates Bharat Goyal EDSSU organizes felicitation program

WVBC pastor, Thungben Kikon hands over the Lt. Dr. H.R Lotha award for academic excellence to Wonchibemo Murry, on Sunday. (NP)

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WO K H A , J U N E 2 4 (NPN): Lt. Dr. H. R Lotha, award for academic excellence was held to acknowledge HSLC

academic excellence from Wokha village on Sunday, for students who passed in the recently declared HSLC result. Wonchibemo Murry was honored with the prestigious award from

the individual and various unions.

WVBC pastor, Thungben Kikon who handed over the certificates and cash award remarked that every year the prestigious award was given to encourage students from the village to perform and produce good results. Wokha Village Government Employees Union expressed joy on the results of the village where a total of 42 pupils appeared and 41 pupils cleared the HSLC exams with 98% total performance from the village.

Lt. Dr. H.R Lotha, award for academic excellence is being conferred for more than a decade in the village by the family members of Lt. Dr. H.R Lotha to honour young and dedicated students.

Acharya with Bharat Goyal

DIMAPUR: While launching the E-governance project at Raj Bhavan, Kohima, Governor of Nagaland, P.B Acharya gave an appreciation letter to Bharat Goyal, student of Class-11, DPS, R.K. Puram, Delhi for his excellent work as a volunteer.

A press release from PRO Raj Bhavan said Bharat was one of the school toppers of Class-10 scoring 98% marks. He is Coordinator of Exun Club which is a

ATMA activities report

Pfutsero Block

ATMA Mokokchung DIMAPUR: Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) has been continuing its activities to spread information and knowledge about modern agricultural and allied technologies. Following are some reports from across the state.

Pfutsero Block: ATMA, Pfutsero Block, conducted trainings and demonstrations at Lasumi and Khezhakeno villages on May 11. Resource persons included Pfutsero block ATMs, Zhavinuo Keditsu and Virupru. They trained the farmers on the importance of bio-fertilisers and bio-pesticides, its method of application, biological control of insects, pests and pit method of banana cultivation. Seed treatment using ‘pseudomonas fluorescens’ method with the use of Trichocards in the field and K

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pit method of banana cultivation were demonstrated.

Later, seeds of zaize, trichocards for paddy and vegetables were distributed to the farmers.

Meanwhile a Banana Farm School was inaugurated by AHO & BTT convener-Elias Ezung at Khezhakeno village.

Ezung highlighted the functions of ATMA and the concept of farm school. A total of 24 participants attended the programme.

Athibung Block: Athibung block, ATMA Peren conducted training and demonstration on “Package and practices of banana cultivation” and “Selection of suckers and pit management” on May 15, at Lilen village with Keneingunou Sorhie, ATM as resource person.

A press release from ATMA Athibung block

Athibung Block stated that, Keneinguno Takalemba Jamir stated that Sorhie trained the farmers the resource persons for the on package and practices programme were Dr. Renbeof banana cultivation for mo from KVK Yisemyong; better growth and yield. He SMS, Yisemyong, Samuel; imparted various knowledge and Dr. Aoyimsen from the on banana cultivation like veterinary department. use of proper propping after The participating bunch emergence to avoid farmers were educated on overloading, bunch cover- livestock management like ing to get attractive colour piggery, crop management and removal of unwanted and value addition of fruit suckers to keep under con- produce, which is one of the trol for better growth and first of its kind programme yield of the mother plant. initiated at Changtongya vilDemonstration on selec- lage. The aim of the training tion of conical shape sword was to educate the farmers suckers, lanceolate leaves to cultivate their farms in a and proper pit management more productive manner. along with the economical Changtongya village benefits of intercropping area, which is one of the of turmeric and ginger in most fertile areas under banana cultivation were also Mokokchung district, has conducted. huge potentials for cultiAltogether 20 farm- vation of cash crops like ers attended the training, bananas and pineapples; wherein farmers were dis- the area also holds huge tributed suckers, gingers and potential for pig and other turmerics. livestock farms.

ATMA Mokokchung: The participating farmA one day farmers-scientists ers expressed gratitude to interaction programme was the department (ATMA and successfully conducted at NSLRM) for conducting Changtongya village un- the programme and also exder Mokokchung district pressed hope that the knowlon May 16 conducted by edge gained through the ATMA Mokokchung as programme will go a long part of the Nagaland State way in modernizing their Rural Livelihood Mis- mode of cultivation. The sion (NSLRM). A press programme was attended by release by DFS (NSLRM), more than 50 SHG members RD Changtongya block, (farmers).

very prestigious information technology club. He attended national level training camp at Chennai last month being one of the thirty one students selected from all over India. Bharat has a passion for computer science and volunteered to work on the e-governance project that included accounting software, inventory management, provident fund and record management systems besides an app for Raj Bhavan, Kohima. Governor Acharya also lauded Bharat for taking the initiative to develop interest of students in computer science and for his motivational slideshow on “Career in Information Technology for Digital India” for toppers of Class-X DIC general manager Tokhugha Achumi speaking at the and Class-XII students of felicitation program. (NP) Nagaland Board of School ney ahead. He asked the Education at a function at Staff Reporter students to be prepared of Raj Bhavan.

D I M A P U R , J U N 2 4 any kind of eventuality.

He spoke about the (NPN): A felicitation program for candidates importance of pursuing who were successful in education and wisdom at the HSLC and HSSLC the same time -- where he D I M A P U R : D i m a p u r exam 2018 was organized said that wisdom should Chamber of Commerce by East Dimapur Sumi come from within.

Achumi also imand Industry (DCCI) office Students Union (EDSSU) will be inaugurated on June on Sunday, at East Dima- pressed upon the students 26, 4 pm. According to its pur Sumi Baptist Church, to focus on their talents and general secretary, the new Purana Bazar (EDSBCPB) the vision that God had office (OC-7) is located next in the presence of District blessed them with, saying to Dimapur Post Office, Industries Center (DIC) that we need to study and 1st floor at Super Market, Dimapur general manager, understand the self first Dimapur. All the advisors Tokhugha Achumi as the and start taking small steps at a time. He also spoke and office bearers of DCCI, speaker.

Lauding and con- about entrepreneurship presidents and secretaries of all the frontal organisations gratulating the students, saying that government affiliated to DCCI, BAN the speaker in his speech jobs were not everything. and EDBA and well wish- reminded them that this Getting a job is one’s own ers have been requested to was just the beginning and responsibility and therethat they had a long jour- fore we need to look into attend the function.

DCCI office inauguration

NPRAAF disappointed over DGP replacement DIMAPUR: Nagaland Public Rights Awareness and Action Forum (NPRAAF) has expressed disappointed over the “forced replacement” of Rupin Sharma (IPS) as DGP by an officer, who it said, was “much junior to him in service.”

The forum met and submitted a Memorandum to the Governor of Nagaland on June 22, in which it sought the intervention of the Governor in the matter to ensure that the government acts constitutionally following all sets of rules while appointing the new DGP in the state of Nagaland.

“The action of the State Government is against the IPS (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1988 and against the wishes of the people of Nagaland who openly demanded his retention” it said.

NPRAFF cited to the Supreme court judgement of April 24, 2017 which ruled that the head of police force in the state and DGP

cannot be removed merely on the basis of the chief minister losing confidence in the person.

Calling the action an insult to an honest police officer who refused to bow down to “Mantris” and “Babus” for corruption, the forum said that such unethical action would demoralize honest public servants.

It questioned if Sharma did not qualify for the criterion of 30 years of service to become the DGP, then what criteria was being applied for the new DGP. It also asked if Sharma, who has 27 years of service, was appointed a stop-gap measure, then what was the need to appoint another officer with 20 years of service, to be in turn replaced by T. John Longkumer who also only had 28 years of service.

NPRAAF appealed to the government to follow the set criteria of 30 years of service in appointing the new DGP, and if there was no choice, to continue with Rupin Sharma.

It also appealed to the government to not bring in any police officer as DGP who does not qualify the criteria to become DGP as it would set the wrong precedence. It also asked that Sharma be reverted back as the DGP until the Centre approves a new DGP who fulfils the 30 years of service criterion. At the meeting with the Governor, NPRAAF alleged that the state government had worked overtime to replace Rupin Sharma as DGP. It expressed anguish that, Sharma was threatened with disciplinary action on allegation that he had orchestrated a protest in his support. NPRAAF requested the Governor not to allow the government to make intimidating statements based on unfounded allegations.

The Governor assured the NPRAAF delegation that he would take the matter up with the chief minister and central Home Ministry immediately.

what we are capable of, he stated. “Start small, dream big” he added.

Speaking on the importance of managing time, he said that time will play a major role in their lives.

People should listen to good advice, he said, and also learn from others who had achieved success with sincerity, instead of looking for shortcuts which invariably leads to the wrong path.

Among the program highlights was the felicitation program where the HSLC & HSSLC successful students who secured the first rank and students who appeared for the HSLC & HSSLC exam were conferred with certificates.

The prog ram was chaired by Kiboli Zhimo, invocation prayer was pronounced by NCRC Purana Bazar youth pastor Inato Awomi, welcome address was delivered by EDSSU president Mughabeto Rochill, special number was presented by I/C Mughali Yeptho and Lovika Zhimo read from the Bible.

Later, God’s blessing was pronounced by EDSBCPB associate pastor youth, Samuel Yeptho, vote of thanks was delivered by EDSSU general secretary, Kheka Yeptho and benediction was pronounced

by EDSSU assistant debate and symposium, Tolivi N Sumi.

7th Mile model village clarifies DIMAPUR: In response to the rejoinder, 7th Mile model village chairman Imkong Tzudir, secretary Kevi Meru and GB Asezo Nmaleo have issued a clarification.

In a statement, the village authorities said that as council members, they were bound by responsibilities to see to the welfare of the villagers.

They said that since a house within the village jurisdiction was vandalized, they were constrained to caution all to restrain from taking the law into one’s hand. The signatories said that the present case, between the appellants and the respondent, was subjudice with the GPRN, of which the affected parties have been assured of review at the earliest.

As the review is awaited, the village has appealed to all parties to restrain from creating unwanted situation by taking matters into their own hands.

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Temjen Imna Along unveils the inaugural plaque of the Polytechnic institute.

DIMAPUR: Minister for Higher & Technical Education, Temjen Imna Along hopes to set up a Government Polytechnic in every district in Nagaland and impart world class and quality education.

He expressed this hope when inaugurating the Government Polytechnic Tsunazho at Chetheba, Phek on June 23.

Speaking at the occasion, the minister thanked the Village Council for allowing the set up of a Government Polytechnic at

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the location. The minister further mentioned that the department would be working diligently for the development of the institute and assured that he would have an assessment and evaluation for smooth and proper functioning of every Government Polytechnic in Nagaland, done.

Short speeches were d e l i ve r e d b y N u z o t a Swuro, Ex-MLA, Kevechutso Doulo, chairman, NEPED, Orenthung, DC, Phek and Er. Arjun Singh, director, Technical Educa-

tion, Nagaland respectively. The program was chaired by Er. Vipulhou Lhoungu, OSD, Technical Education. Invocation was pronounced by Vekronü Chüzho, pastor, Baptist Church Cheswezu. Vote of thanks was delivered

by Er. Keduhiwe Kapfo, principal, Government Polytechnic, Tsunazho, Chetheba, Phek. The Institute will be offering a 3 year Diploma program on Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE) from this academic year.

DC & DEO Dimapur informs DIMAPUR: DC & DEO Dimapur, Sushil Kumar Patel, has informed all BLOs of Dimapur district that there will be a training program at the conference hall of Taxes Commissioner, Dimapur as per the schedule: 1-Dimapur-1 A/C on June 26 at 1:30 pm; 2 Dimapur-II A/C on June 26 at 12 noon; 3 Dimapur-III A/C on June 26 at 10:30 am; Members of Kohima Press Club on Sunday visited the family of late Xavier Rutsa, KPC 4 Ghaspani-I A/C on president, who passed away on June 11. The KPC members expressed their solidarity June 27 at 12:30 pm and with the bereaved family and paid solemn tributes to their departed colleague.

5 Ghaspani-II A/C on June 27 at 11 am.

All concerned have been informed to attend the training without fail.

Assisi Hr. Sec. School celebrates Fresher’s Day DIMAPUR: Assisi Higher Secondary School celebrated its fresher’s day on June 22 at the school premises.

According to a press release from the school, the principal of the institution, Rev. Sr. Benny Fernandes, in his speech, welcomed the gathering to the event and highlighted to them the importance of the day.

The occasion was graced by Rev. Sr. Mary C J, the provincial superior of Ursuline Franciscan Sisters of North East Province. Pfukrelo Charana and Richa Soram selected the Mister and Ms. Fresher 2018 and Shahid and Illikivi selected Mister and Ms. Talent. Sr. Mary CJ in her message welcomed all the fresher’s to the Assisi Higher Secondary School institution.

She encouraged the students saying that that each and every one was blessed with many gifts and talents.

According to the press release, the fresher’s day celebration was coloured with different cultural programs like dances and solos performed by the students.

Naga Students’ Union Delhi conducts blood donation camp

The organizers of the blood donation camp in Delhi on June 23.

DIMAPUR: Naga Students’ Union Delhi (NSUD) in collaboration with Helping Hands NGO under the theme, “donate blood, save life” organized a blood donation camp exclusively for Nagas at AIIMS Hospital in Delhi on June 23.

A press release issued

by NSUD general secretary, Mathiuchunbou Rimai stated that more than a hundred donors of different tribes and communities, seniors, social workers and students came forward to donate blood which continued till late evening.

The main purpose of the blood donation camp was

to provide instant blood to Naga patients.

This is the second phase of the NSUD’s blood donation camp. Any Naga patient in Delhi is entitled to avail of the facility by approaching the union.

The Ao and DENSU organization also joined hands and participated in the blood donation camp. IG Robin Hibu chairman Helping Hands, NGO, while interacting with the donors said that “you are saving poor and needy people’s lives” and encouraged the youth to continue the humanitarian service.

The NSUD also expressed their sincere gratitude to HoD AIIMS Blood Bank, New Delhi for their assistance.

The NSUD also acknowledged S. Pangnyu Phom, minister Health & Family Welfare, Nagaland for willingly sponsoring the blood donation camp.

Further, while interacting with the students’ union he emphasized on the unity of Nagas in Delhi.

He assured them that a special provision for poor Naga patients and ambulance ser vice for emergency cases would be considered for Delhi city.

1 Nagaland (G) Bn NCC annual trg camp underway DIMAPUR: A ten-day annual training camp of 1 Nagaland (G) Bn NCC under the aegis of NCC Group HQ, Kohima commenced on June 23 at Loyola Higher Secondary School, Jakhama.

The camp will conclude on July 2.

A press release issued

by Co 1 Naga Girls Bn NCC, Col Rajeev Kumar, stated that 539 NCC girl cadets from various institutes across Nagaland along with ANOs and PI staff of the unit are attending the camp.

The release stated that the training camp aims to impart collective training to NCC cadets with special emphasis on the development of qualities of leadership.

Cadets of 1 Nagaland (G) Bn NCC and officers at the annual training camp.

It further stated that the camp will emphasize on developing character, comradeship, discipline, secular outlook, spirit of adventure, sportsmanship, ideals of selfless service, to bear on all round development of a cadet’s personality.

The cadets will not

only be trained in weapon handling, drills and other military subjects but also be trained in national integration and other nation building and social service activities like Swatch Bharat Abhiyan.

According to the release, eminent personali-

ties will give lectures on health and hygiene, drug abuse, HIV & AIDS, vector borne diseases and disaster management. TA battalion will organize a Weapons Display and officers from Assam Rifles Battalion from Kohima will counsel the cadets on careers.

Sangtam Union Dimapur holds meeting

NIHESW organizes science workshop

NIHESW organized a State Level Resource Person’s Workshop in Kohima on June 22.

DIMAPUR: A one day State Level Resource Person’s Workshop of the National Children Science Congress was organized and conducted by the Nagaland Institute of Health, Environment & Social Welfare (NIHESW) Kohima at the DIC Conference Hall Kohima on June 22.

According to NIHESW, NCSC state coordinator Santu Thapa, member of the National Academy K Y M C

Committee of the National Children Science Congress (NCSC), Jayanta Kumar Sharma was the resource person. The focal theme of the NCSC for the year 2018 & 19 is “Science, Technology and Innovation for Clean, Green and Healthy Nation” and children from all over the country will work on, and present projects under this theme at the district, state and national level congress. The NCSC

is a program of the NCSTC, DST, GoI, New Delhi. The inaugural program was chaired by Santu Thapa, a welcome address was delivered by Dr. Vizovol Mekro, honorary director NIHESW, an introduction to NCSC was presented by Dr. Pallav Changkakotti, state academic coordinator and vote of thanks was pronounced by Kezevitonou Pienyu, general secretary, NIHESW.

A section of the gathering at the meeting.

old habits along with the change of time, he also encouraged the union to be role models for all other unions among the community.

V. Kashiho Sangtam,

thanked the union for giving him the opportunity to serve the union as its president for two terms and for giving him various other social platforms before he was elected to represent the

come together as one despite living in two districts.

Both the leaders thanked all the Sangtam people for the faith in them and electing them to represent their respective constituencies. Both leaders encouraged the gathering to give their full cooperation to the union as, they said, the Sangtam Union Dimapur was one of the main backbones of the Sangtam community.

Earlier, the president 59 assembly constituency. welcomed the gathering and He also encouraged folk songs were presented the gathering saying that by Sangtam Students Union the community should Dimapur.

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Teachers and students of Fernwood School, Kohima visited Bethel Hospital with financial assistance for the personnel of Fire & Emergency Services, who were grievously injured while on their way to douse a fire when their fire engine met with an accident at Lower Chandmari, Kohima on June 16. They also said a prayer over them for their speedy recovery. (NP)

DIMAPUR: Sangtam Union Dimapur (SUD) held its 41 UBA General Meeting & Felicitation program on June 23 at the union treasury. Muthingnyuba Sangtam, MLA & V. Kashiho Sangtam, Minister for Soil & Water Conservation, Geology & Mining were felicitated at the function.

A press release from the union’s general secretary said that both the leaders were honoured with presentations on behalf of the union by Thsaponkyu Sangtam, executive chairman SUD and special prayers were said for them.

Muthingnyuba exhorted the gathering to be united as a community and to change

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IMPHAL, Jun 24: Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh Sunday launched “Agar Tree Plantation in Manipur 2018-2019” at Langol Reserve Forest range in Imphal West district.

Agar cultivation would provide a new ray

Govt mulls vending points for hawkers in Shillong S H I L LO N G, J u n 2 4 (Agencies): The state government is contemplating setting up vending points for hawkers in areas where both vendors and the public would benefit, TST reported.

This was revealed by chief minister Conrad Sangma at the second anniversary celebration of the Meghalaya and Greater Shillong Progressive Hawkers and Street Vendors’ Association here on Saturday.

“The government is committed to the welfare of each and every citizen of the state,” Sangma said while acknowledging the contribution of hawkers and street vendors to the state’s economy. He said the government is aware of the problems and issues faced by them. “We are committed to the welfare of the hawkers so that they can also move forward in life”, he said.

Sangma stressed on the need for a balanced approach to tackle the challenges and difficulties to arrive at a solution acceptable to all.

of hope to the villagers for a sustainable economic development in the state, Singh said.

Talking to media after launching the programme, the chief minister said that it was an initiative of the state government to provide alternative livelihood to the villagers who had earlier practiced poppy

cultivation. Besides providing alternative livelihood to the villagers, such plantation would also help conserve the environment from further deforestation in the hills of the state, he added.

He also express concerned over the impact of climate change and the deteriorating condition of

One more regional political party floated in Assam Guwahati, Jun 24 (Agencies): A new regional political party christened as ‘Asom Jana Morcha’ (AJM) has emerged in the State on Sunday with an aim to fight against both communal and family politics, and promote regional politics in Assam, reported Northeast Now. The formation of the new party – Asom Jana Morcha (AJM) – was announced during a press conference at the Dispur Press Club in the city. The par ty has been formed with advocate Saiful Islam Choudhury as the president, advocate Hariqul Islam Bhuyan as vice-president and RTI activist Dulal Bora as general secretary. Announcing the formation of the new political party, the AJM leadership came down heavily on the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), a regional party, which is a partner in the State’s coalition Government, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Congress and the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF).

Bringing allegations against the BJP and AIUDF, AJM

vice-president Hariqul Islam Bhuyan said, “Both BJP and AIUDF have been doing communal politics. They have divided the State on the basis of religion.”

Talking to Northeast Now, Bhuyan lashing out at the AGP, said, “The AGP has been sold at the hands of BJP only to gain power.

They have lost all credibility as a regional political party.

We will have to scrutinise all aspects if there would be any possibility of forming alliance with the AGP in future.”

Lambasting the Congress for its family politics, Bhuyan said, “The Congress has been doing family politics across the country. But we won’t let them to go forward anymore. We are here to protect the interests of the indigenous people of the State.”

Responding to a question on Ram Sena Asom’s move to build Ram temple in four minority areas of the State, Bhuyan said, “They can go ahead with it only if the public gives them consent in this regard. Nobody should get hurt.”

Flood situation improves; Assam CM visits Cachar Guwahati, Jun 24 (PTI): The flood situation in Assam improved Sunday even as nearly two lakh people are still reeling under the deluge in six districts, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said.

The six districts are -- Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Hojai, Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi.

So far, 24 people have died in the floods in the state, including three in landslides.

As per the report issued by the ASDMA, Karimganj is the worst affected district with more than 1.25 lakh people hit by the deluge, followed by Cachar with over 27,000 people.

Currently, 394 villages are under water and 3,100 hectares of crop areas have been damaged, the ASDMA said.

The authorities are running 133 relief camps and distribution centres in four districts, where 27,954 people are taking shelter at present, it said.

Itanagar, Jun 24 (PTI): Security forces in Arunachal Pradesh has apprehended an over-ground worker of NSCN (IM) during an operation at Longding district on Saturday.

Based on specific intelligence inputs, the Longding Battalion of Assam Rifles yesterday launched an operation and apprehended the cadre of the outlawed outfit, Kohima-based Defence Spokesman Colonel Shiranjeet Konwer said.

During interrogation, the cadre admitted that he terrorised people in the district to extort money for the outfit, he said.

The Longding battalion, under the aegis of Dao Division of the Indian Army, has been carrying out relentless operations in south Arunachal Pradesh to maintain peace in the area, Konwer said, adding that yesterday’s arrest would go a long way in creating fear among the “anti-national” elements in the district.

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IMPHAL, Jun 24: Despite the prevailing month long imbroglio at Manipur University, vice chancellor prof Adiya Prasad Pandey, on Sunday, ruled out his resignation.

“I came here to serve the university and I will not resign,” the VC told reporters. Manipur University Students’ Union (MUSU) has been on indefinite strike since May 30 demanding the removal of vice-chancellor by leveling various allegations against him.

The agitating students have shut down the administrative block and boycotted classes and examinations while drawing the attentions of the state Governor who is also the rector of the university and Centre over the standoff.

Failure on the part of the VC to clarify on the allegations leveled by the students, Manipur University Teachers’ Association (MUSU) had also raised its voice against Pandey.

Registering a strong protest against his failure

Rice seedlings planted on Rangapara road as protest

Rice seedlings being planted on a road. (Photo - Northeast Now)

Balipa r a , J u n 2 4 (Agencies): The dilapidated condition of a road connecting Rangapara under Sonitpur district with a remote area through Jamunbeel, Colony compelled the people of the area to come out to the street, Northeast Now reported.

The people of the area have been demanding the concerned authorities to turn the road into a concrete one since the independence.

As the local MLA and MP have failed to turn the road into a concrete one

for the benefit of the locals, the irate people of the area seeing no other options staged protest on the road on Sunday by planting rice seedlings.

The road is the only connecting road for a number of villages including Jamunbeel, Colony, Forest Gate and Uraliloga. But at the advent of monsoon season, on rainy days the road becomes so muddy that the school and collegegoing students, patients and other common people, who use it, find it tough to commute.

Pilgrims throng Kamakhya temple ISO to rename Bengali script as Bengali/Assamese script in Assam to attend annual fair

Thousands of devotees throng the Kamakhya temple during the ongoing Ambubachi Mela, in Guwahati on Sunday. (PTI) Guwahati, Jun 24 (PTI): Amid tight vigil, pilgrims and devotees from across the country and abroad have thronged the Kamakahya Temple atop the Nilachal Hill here to offer prayers on the occasion of the annual Ambubachi Mela.

The fair, promoted as an integral part of ‘religious tourism’ by the Assam government, began on June 22 with the closing of the temple doors for four days.

Huge number of devotees have flocked the temple, one of the 51 Shakti Pithas,

to attend the festival, which was formally inaugurated by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on June 21.

The CM had said that the state government made elaborate arrangements for the devotees for their “safe, comfortable and memorable” stay here during the Ambubachi Mela.

He also hoped the devotees would pray to Goddess Kamakhya for her “blessings to empower the country through love, peace, mutual respect, trust and cooperation”.

The administration has

taken measures to ensure smooth flow of devotees to and from the temple during the festival, including ferry services, health camps, cleanliness measures, security and surveillance, lodging arrangements and cultural events, a government official said.

Five major camps have been set up by the government to distribute food and water among the pilgrims, he added. City Commissioner Hiren Nath said security has been tightened with the entire area divided into 14 sectors, six of which

are being looked after by a Superintendent of Policerank officer. The authorities have also deployed nearly 200 volunteers, placed 400 CCTV cameras at strategic positions, set up three control rooms and several child rescue booths, he added.

To u r i s m M i n i s t e r Chandan Brahma affirmed that his department has been taking various steps to promote and propagate ‘religious and spiritual tourism’ across the state with the Kamakhya Temple being the prime focus, mainly due to its popularity among people.

The state government has plans to turn the festival as a major congregation of different faiths to create a “cohesive atmosphere” and send across the message of “integration”, Assam Tourism Development Cor poration (ATDC) Chairman Jayanta Malla Barua said.

Prasenjit Sarmah, a priest at the temple, said the Mela has been organised in a meticulous manner this year, the premises are being continuously cleaned and measures are being taken for the convenience of the devotees.

to reply to students’ allegations, six deans had already tendered their resignations.

Talking to reporters at his official residence in Imphal’s Officers’ Colony, Pandey said that all the allegations against him were baseless and said that he was ready to clarify all allegations against him.

He claimed that many students and teachers were in support of him and only a few groups of students were against him. On the students’ allegations of unpunctuality, the VC said that he went outside the state for University related matters.

When asked to provide a white paper of his stayed and out of station and also regarding the expenditure by the reporters, the VC assured to provide every details.

Regarding alleged irregularities in the installation of smart class equipments in the university, Pandey said that there were no irregularities while awarding the supply contract.

He said that all head of departments were informed for consultation while taking

GUWAHATI, Jun 24 (Agencies): The London sitting of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Working Group-II discussed the possibilities of providing an independent slot for the Assamese script in the USbased Unicode Consortium and agreed to rename the Unicodes attached to the Assamese script from its present Bengali script to Bangla/ Assamese script, The Assam Tribune reported.

The meeting, held with a five-day programme between June 18 and June 22, also decided to review this decision provided the Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) sends a fresh recommendation for providing a separate slot for Assamese script in the Unicode. It needs mention here that script of each language has been provided with an independent chart of Unicodes for its characters by the Unicode Standard Consortium.

This allows the data to be transported through many digital platforms and devices. But so far, Assamese script does not have its own identity in the digital world.

Talking to this newspaper over phone from London, Asam Sahitya Sabha president Dr Paramananda Rajbongshi said the issue was

raised before the Working Group-II, which is a part of the joint technical committee of the ISO. The Indian representatives, which raised the issue before the Working Group-II, included Bureau of Indian Standard official Mani Kandan, Dr Rajbongshi, Asam Sahitya Sabha’s former president Dr Dhruvajyoti Bora, Prof Sikhar Sarma of Information Technology Department, Gauhati University, and AMTRON Managing Director MK Yadav.

Prof Sikhar Sarma is also an expert member of the ISO Working Group-II. Initially, the other members of the ISO Working Group-II were of the opinion that the slot allotted to the Assamese script is in no way connected with the Assamese culture. It is only connected with the characters of the Assamese script and the difference of the Assamese script is very minimal, they opined. At this juncture, the representatives from Assam sent a note to Michael Everson, the Unicode representative in the Working Group-II, describing the unique features of the Assamese script and invited him to Assam for the next special session of Asam Sahitya Sabha scheduled for February next year.

It is very risky for the students and patients to go through the muddy road during rainy days.

The condition of the road is so dilapidated that during rainy season, no vehicle including ambulance can ply on the road.

The agitating villagers alleged that only during election time, the candidates of different political parties promise to concretise the road just to gain the villagers’ votes but after winning the polls, the public representative never appears in the area.

up the project.

The VC also alleged that the deans were forced to resign. “They resigned under pressure,” he said.

At the same time, the vice-chancellor appealed to agitating students to come to the negotiating table so that normality returns to the university that has been paralyzed since May 30 last.

He also sought cooperation from stakeholders to end the current stalemate.

On the other hand, (MUSU), after being denied invitation of chief minister N Biren Singh for a talk over the issue, has threatened to intensify their ongoing strike from Monday.

The decision to intensify the ongoing agitation was taken in a joint meeting of MUSU, Manipur University Teacher’s Association (MUTA) and Manipur University Staff Association held on Saturday.

T h e b o d i e s h ave warned to take up various forms of agitation such as public curfew and general strike if the authority fails to remove the vice-chancellor from his post.

BJP member gunned down in Agartala, one held AGARTALA, JUN 24 (AGENCIES): Miscreants gunned down a BJP ward secretary in front of his house in Agartala on Saturday night.

The victim, identified as Biswajit Paul, was a resident of Milanchakra Adarsha Palli. Police picked up one Pranjit Bhowmik along with a 9 mm pistol and five live cartridges following an FIR lodged by the victim’s family, Northeast Now reported.

It is learnt that Paul was a ward secretary of BJP a medical representative by profession.

He was gunned down from very close range in front of his residence on the fateful night.

Dog squad of Tripura police was pressed into service and forensic team visited the spot of the incident.

However, police are yet to make any breakthrough in this incident of murder. An FIR was lodged and two persons were named in the FIR.

INFORMATION This is to inform that the Mid-Term Assembly of the Longmatra Area Students' Union will be held on 27th June, 2018, at Ngoromi Village.

Therefore, it is mandatory for every Unit President, Village Council Chairmans, VDB Secys and Hd. GBs of all the villages to attend the Assembly without fail.

The LASU also invites the presence of Govt. employees, public leaders and USSC/USLP/AST representatives to the meeting.

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Manipur CM N Biren launching Agar plantation programme in Imphal on Sunday. (NP)

environment in the state, and called upon the hill dwellers to opt for Agar plantation as an alternative source of income.

He also said that the state government will plant 10 lakh Agar saplings across the state under the initiative of the state forest department.

The programme is to be implemented jointly by state forest department and Joint Forest Management Committee (JFMC), Luwangshangbam.

State forest and environment minister Th Shyamkumar who attended the occasion said that such initiative will also create awareness about the importance of the Agar cultivation, afforestration among the people of the state.

He expressed hope that it would serve as a source of earning for the people apart from checking decreasing green cover in the state to a large extent.

He added that forest department has been identifying suitable areas and mobilizing villagers to opt Agar plantation.

MU vice chancellor rejects allegation; rules out resignation

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2018

Regd. No. 239-2018 Dated 20-06-2018 AFFIDAVIT I, Shri. Umesh Choudhary, son of Jagdish Choudhary, resident of Ward No. 5, Chumukedima Town, District-Dimapur, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm on oath and declare as under: 1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India and presently residing at the above mentioned address.

2. That inadvertently my name has been entered and recorded in my Service Book as "Omesh Choudhary" instead of "Umesh Choudhary" which is my correct and official name as per my Service Identity Card, Aadhaar Card and other official documents.

3. That this affidavit is made for the purpose of rectifying the error appears in my name from "Omesh Choudhary" to "Umesh Choudhary" and also to put the record straight for all purpose and intends.

4. That the statements made from para 1 to 3 is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing false has been stated therein.

Deponent Solemnly sworn before me by the deponent by this the 20th day of June, 2018 at Dimapur.

Notary Public

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Mehbooba hits back, says BJP ‘disowning’ its own narrative

NEW DELHI, Jun 24 (Agencies): Refuting BJP chief Amit Shah’s allegations holding PDP responsible for the breakup of the alliance in J&K, former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday launched a counterattack on the saffron party, accusing it of “disowning” its own narrative by calling it a “soft approach”, Times of India reported.

“Many false charges levelled against us by our former allies. Our commitment to the Agenda of Alliance (AoA), co-authored by Ram Madhav and endorsed by senior leaders like Rajnath Ji never wavered. It is sad to see them disown their own initiative and label it a ‘soft approach’,” Mufti said in one of the six tweets directed at her former political partner. The tweets were in response to BJP leaders holding the PDP accountable for the failure of the alliance. On June 19, BJP, in a surprise decision, announced that it will no longer be a part of the alliance leading to the fall of the government in the state.

Mehbooba Mufti BJP leader Choudhary Lal Singh, a former minister in the Mehbooba-led cabinet, also levelled the ‘soft approach’ accusation against Mehbooba. “If terrorism recorded a growth it was because of the soft approach she adopted,” Singh had said.

He accused Mehbooba Mufti of being “pro-separatist” and said she started her political career by shedding tears, a reference to her visits to meet families of slain soldiers.

A miffed Mufti refuted Singh’s allegations, saying the “soft approach” was a “much needed” measure to restore confidence on the ground.

Shah had on Saturday said that the BJP’s decision

to pull out from the coalition was taken in view of the deteriorating law-andorder situation and failure of the state government to ensure an equitable development, especially of the Jammu and Ladakh regions.

On allegations of preferential treatment of Valley, Mufti acknowledged that Jammu and Ladakh regions may not have received the same treatment as the Valley, but “it was due to the 2014 floods and the turmoil in the region.”

She also touched upon the issue of Rasana (Kathua) rape and murder case and said that it was her efforts which helped in safeguarding the interest of the Gujjar and bakarwal community and getting the prorapist ministers sacked. She further added that not getting the case transferred to CBI was also a result of her efforts. Mufti also seemed peeved with one of the BJP leaders threatening journalists by reminding them of the fate of slain journalist Shujaat Bukhari.

Choudhary Lal Singh

had recently alleged that Kashmiri journalists have created “an erroneous atmosphere” and warned them to draw a line or face the fate of ‘Rising Kashmir’ editor Shujaat Bukhari, who was shot dead by terrorists.

“After expressing concern about freedom of expression in J&K following Shujaat (Bukhari)’s murder, their MLA, notorious..., still threatens journalists belonging to the valley. So what are they going to do about him?”

Calling the accusations against her party “false”, Mufti listed the initiatives both the parties had agreed upon as part of the AoA, formulated as part of their alliance in the state.

“Status quo on Article 370, dialogue with Pakistan and Hurriyat were a part of AoA. Encouraging dialogue, withdrawing cases against stonepelters and the unilateral ceasefire were much needed measures to restore confidence on the ground. This was recognized and endorsed by BJP,” she tweeted.

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Rajnath calls on Mongolia PM; holds bilateral talks ULAANBAATAR, Jun 24 (PTI): Home Minister Rajnath Singh today called on Prime Minister of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh and discussed with him a wide range of bilateral issues including border management, disaster management and cyber-security.

The home minister is on a three-day visit to Mongolia to further strengthen bilateral relations and security cooperation. “Had a wonderful meeting with Prime Minister of Mongolia Mr. @UKhurelsukh today.

We discussed a wide range of issues including border management, disaster management & cyber security.

Hope these deliberations add to our efforts in deepening India-Mongolia bilateral relations,” Singh said in a tweet. Earlier today, Singh attended the ‘Mini Naadam’ festival organised in the rural areas of Ulaanbaatar.

“It was an impressive show of traditional sports and culture in Mongolia,” he said. He also visited the ‘Ger’ of a Nomadic Tribe family in Mongolia.

“These people are extremely hospitable in nature. I’m thankful to their warmth and hospitality,” Singh said in another tweet.

Medical college asked to pay Rs 20 lakh penalty each to 19 students New Delhi, Jun 24 (PTI): The Supreme Court has directed a Maharashtrabased medical college to pay Rs 20 lakh as penalty to each of the 19 meritorious students who were “illegally” and “wrongly” denied admission by it six years ago.

The top court asked the college to deposit the money in three months with the Pravesh Niyantran Samiti (PNS), a body constituted by the state government to oversee and regulate admissions in medical colleges.

The 19 students were “illegally” and “wrongly” denied admissions to MBBS and BDS courses in the 2012-13 academic year.

A bench of justices Arun Mishra and U U Lalit spared the Dr. Ulhas Patil Medical College and Hospital, Jalgaon, in Maharashtra from de-recognition and set aside the direction of the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court as the institution agreed to pay the penalty to the students.

“As the college has shown the gesture of making payment of penalty to the 19 students, who were

deprived of admission, considering the fact that several years have passed and a large number of students have passed out and are undertaking instructions in the college, it would not be appropriate in the facts of the case that once monetary penalty has been imposed to withdraw the recognition... And to dis-affiliate the appellant college,” the bench said.

It diluted and set aside the direction of the high court with respect to the withdrawal of the recognition, dis-affiliation and contempt.

The bench, however, clarified that if the penalty amount is not deposited with PNS in three months and compliance is not reported to the apex court, then the high court order of March 27 will stand as it is.

It directed PNS to send the compliance report to the apex court.

To a breather to less meritorious students, who were admitted by the college for alleged motive of profiteering in the place of more deserving students, the top court set aside the direction of the high court cancelling

their admissions.

The high court, on March 27, had said Dr. Ulhas Patil Medical College and Hospital, Jalgaon, had “wrongly and illegally denied admissions to 19 meritorious students and instead took admissions of less meritorious students for profiteering”.

The high court also found that the college even violated the set procedure and calendar fixed by PNS for admission of students to MBBS and BDS courses.

It directed for payment of Rs 20 lakh penalty to each of the 19 students for wrongful denial of admissions, cancellation of admissions of less meritorious students, de-recognition of the college and contempt action against the office bearers of the college.

The meritorious students, who were denied admissions by the college had complained to the collector, PNS and other authorities concerned about the irregularities, and even approached the high court for the relief.

The college had challenged the order of the high court before the apex court.

Fake news proving deadly in India: BBC Govt de-addiction plan: 15 districts to be adopted on pilot basis 83 per cent of Indian news consumers are concerned about fake news. “We experienced the reality of this problem recently when a fake survey on Karnataka polls circulated on WhatsApp with BBC News branding and we were forced to put out a statement making clear that it did not come from the BBC.” BBC News said it is doing a number of things to empower people to look at the stories they read with a critical eye. Slow news is more of a focus alongside breaking news, with more in-depth analysis of topics with data, investigations and expertise to provide context around the issues. All these initiatives are part of BBC News’ wider investment drive in India, creating 157 new jobs in the region and making Delhi the BBC’s largest bureau outside the UK.

NEW DELHI, Jun 24 (PTI): The government plans to adopt 15 districts in the country on a pilot basis to implement an intensive action plan for de-addiction and make the districts drug-free, according to the redrafted National Drug Demand Reduction Policy.

The draft policy, which has been sent to the Cabinet by the ministry of social justice and empowerment, also proposed regulation of over the counter sale of sedatives and pain killers

with the involvement of departments concerned both at the central as well as the state level. The 15 districts which have been identified include Vishakhapatnam, Pune, Aizawl, Dibrugarh and Ludhiana.

“Integrated and comprehensive action plan would be carried out in the pilot districts initially for a period of one year for reduction in number of drug addicts and make these districts drug free,” said a government official.

The draft policy proposes upgrading existing de-addiction centres in these pilot districts to treatment clinics to provide for both inpatient and outpatient treatment facilities.

Also, as part of the draft policy, de-addiction centres would be set up in 25 factories and major in-

dustrial establishments, 25 prisons, 25 juvenile homes and 25 separate de-addiction centres for women in prisons. The ministry of social justice and empowerment has forwarded the draft National Drug Demand Reduction Policy to the Union Cabinet last month after modifying the document

as suggested by the group of ministers (GoM).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had directed the GoM, headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, to examine the draft national policy which seeks to address the problem of drug and substance abuse in the country.

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The British public broadcaster is set to highlight the issue in a report to be aired on BBC World News on Tuesday centred around the death of Kaluram Bachanram, who was beaten to death by a mob in Bangalore after WhastApp rumours convinced people that he was a child kidnapper. “Kalu became a victim of India’s fake news firestorm… Across India eight lives have been lost in this latest wave of fallacy defeating fact. Fake news is a challenge we all grapple with but here it is

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Nagaland Post Vol. XXVIII NO. 198 Dimapur, MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2018

Right thinking judge

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ustice Chelameswar, who retired on June 22, 2018 has come out openly in airing his concern over issues confronting the Supreme Court and the imminent danger posed to it if these are not rectified. Justice Chelameswar during interviews to various news channels rued the fact that though many former judges had hailed him for his decision to highlight the deficiencies in the functioning of the apex court but right- thinking persons were not coming forward. In his frank admission, the outspoken justice said “It is the silence of the right-thinking people that causes more damage....” To highlight the inhibition among many who agreed with the issues he raised but lacking the guts to say so in the open, Justice Chelameswar disclosed that one of the former judges had wished him “strength” but had expressed inability to speak out. Asked by India Today channel whether he thought that the credibility of the Indian judiciary was in danger, he said “occasionally, yes”.

The government has sent back Justice Joseph’s name to the Collegium and has written to Chief Justice Dipak Misra that it cannot recommend it “in terms of seniority and merit and fair representation”.

Indu Malhotra, the second name recommended by the Collegium or group of five senior-most judges, was cleared on Wednesday night, three months after both names went to the Centre for approval. Reading from the Collegium’s January 10 note of recommendation in favour of Justice Joseph, he said, “The collegium considers that at present Justice KM Joseph is more deserving and suitable than other judges of the High courts to be appointed as SC judge.” There could be more reasons than one on why the Modi government turned down Justice Joseph’s elevation. There have been reports that the sole reason why the government had blocked the appointment of Justice Joseph was because he was the one who struck down the presidential rule in Uttarakhand and allowed the Harish Rawat-led Congress regime take over the state. The other and plausible reason could be the letter which Justice Joseph wrote to prime minister Narendra Modi during Good Friday in 2015. In that year, the controversy over Supreme Court Chief Justice HL Dattu holding a conference on Good Friday has drawn the prime minister into its ambit, with Justice Kurian Joseph taking his complaint to Narendra Modi. Justice Joseph had written to Dattu earlier objecting to the Conference of Chief Justices of High Courts being scheduled on Friday and refused to attend it on the ground that his faith did not allow him to do so. Justice Joseph has followed this up with a letter to the PM, pointing out that no important programmes are held on holidays of religious significance, declining an invitation from Modi for a dinner on Saturday in honour of the visiting judges. Now that Justice Chelameswar is no longer bound by official rules, he is free to air his views to public so that there is greater understanding about the disabilities inflicting the courts. Since various issues are on public domain, they cannot be hidden on the pretext that these be left to be dealt with by the court. Hopefully, the government will also set the trend by respecting the court so that the only trusted institution does not end up being discredited.

DailyDevotion Reconciling Yourself to the Fact of Sin This is your hour, and the power of darkness.

—Luke 22:53 Not being reconciled to the fact of sin— not recognizing it and refusing to deal with it— produces all the disasters in life. You may talk about the lofty virtues of human nature, but there is something in human nature that will mockingly laugh in the face of every principle you have. If you refuse to agree with the fact that there is wickedness and selfishness, something downright hateful and wrong, in human beings, when it attacks your life, instead of reconciling yourself to it, you will compromise with it and say that it is of no use to battle against it. Have you taken this “hour, and the power of darkness” into account, or do you have a view of yourself which includes no recognition of sin whatsoever? In your human relationships and friendships, have you reconciled yourself to the fact of sin? If not, just around the next corner you will find yourself trapped and you will compromise with it. But if you will reconcile yourself to the fact of sin, you will realize the danger immediately and say, “Yes, I see what this sin would mean.” The recognition of sin does not destroy the basis of friendship— it simply establishes a mutual respect for the fact that the basis of sinful life is disastrous. Always beware of any assessment of life which does not recognize the fact that there is sin.

Jesus Christ never trusted human nature, yet He was never cynical nor suspicious, because He had absolute trust in what He could do for human nature. The pure man or woman is the one who is shielded from harm, not the innocent person. The so-called innocent man or woman is never safe. Men and women have no business trying to be innocent; God demands that they be pure and virtuous. Innocence is the characteristic of a child. Any person is deserving of blame if he is unwilling to reconcile himself to the fact of sin.

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Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters. ~ Albert Einstein

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he third high profile departure of Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Arvind Subramanian coming shortly after the decision to withdraw support to a PDP government in Jammu and Kashmir is a bit of surprise. The exit of Raghuram Rajan, an appointee of the UPA government from RBI was expected and Arvind Panagariya from the NITI Ayog was less of a surprise.

The common thread in the exit of the three Tamilians is yet another south Indian leader Subramaniam Swamy and sections of the people who were opposed to “western imports”. They all came from the institutions in US and have also gone back there.

Indeed there was opposition within the folds when Subramanian was named for his job. It was not for his economic belief but for his sharp views on the Gujrarat model and even Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He had debunked the Gujarat model in July 2013.

He wrote in his column on April 5, 2014, “Prime Minister Modi will expose a paradoxical tension between his mandate and mission”.

It was a surprise that

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Exit of CEA may lead to crash moves with such sharp views he was appointed the chief economic advisor in October 2014. His predecessor Raghuram Rajan had moved to RBI and the post lay vacant for13 months.

His major contribution was in the presentation of the annual Economic Survey. He made it an immensely readable document.

There was open discussion on critical issues that also marked the path for the economy. The Survey itself brought out how 50 big houses were responsible for large PSU bank NPAs. One could get from the Survey an analysis of the twin balance sheet problems affecting the banking sector credibility, disparate agricultural patterns and productivity stressing on different irrigantion strategies, impact of gender inequality and ineffective export subsidies for textiles.

He is the creator of JAM – jan dhan, adhar and mobile – for direct transfer of public benefits. He was also criticised for promoting adhar for banking and other services. Many consider it to be risky throwing millions to an unsecured system where privacy is compromised. A legal battle is on.

He is accused perhaps inap-

propriately for the manifold tioned against the fiscal increases in bank charges spending spree. It too was on withdrawals and taxes not heard. Similarly Raon interest accrual. ghuram Rajan’s views on Swamy since June demonetization were ig2016 has been targeting him nored. and even doubted his patriSuch high profile otic credentials but finance economists and political minister Arun pragmatists Jaitley stood Shivaji Sarkar always have by him. Subdifferences. ramanian hailed Jaitley as Finally, the political playa “dream boss”. Jaitley said ers have the last say as they that he came out with new also have to care for the ideas. “He participated in vote bank politics. Subraevery meeting of GST, gave manian obliquely says in his independent views and an interview, “Politicians was heard in rapt attention have their reasons for not by almost every finance doing things. And one has minister”. to understand that”.

Jaitley appreciated his The three - Rajan, early diagnosis of the twin Panagariya and Subramabalance sheet problem as nian – are considered fine it had led the government economists. Despite appreto adopt macro-economic hensions of some hardcore strategy of higher public like Swamy and others they investment in the 2015-16 wittingly are not known to budget. have given inappropriate Despite such apprecia- advice. tion his say in policy-making But having come from possibly was limited. The the US they were all at the Economic survey denotes butt of criticism. Rajan was how a Rs 6,000 crore gov- a hardliner in the RBI and ernment package did not Subramanian ensured transboost exports of readymade parency in understanding garments. His recommen- the government functioning dations for a simple GST though possibly at a cost. were also not heard. One Subramanian was a reason may have been he critic of Reserve Bank of suggested a minimum rate India’s (RBI) failure to asof 18 percent. sess inflation and openly Panagariya had cau- demanding interest rate cut.

Though later it proved not beneficial for the economy and Subramanian was found a bit off the mark.

Moreover RBI was found to be on track on inflation. A rate rise that has ensued now following the US rate revisions is being considered as the appropriate move to save the banks and prevent many undesirable borrowers from accessing bank funds.

The latest monetary policy committee meeting is unanimous on growth and inflation. An MPC member Ravindra Dholakia justifying decision for rate hike said that inflation at 4.8 - 4.9 percent is a concern and need to be addressed at a time when economic growth is on a path to recovery. This is in contrast to the view of Subramanian.

So economists stationed at different places can have different perceptions and the chief ’s view need not always be correct.

But Subramanian has sanguine advice in not “risking the hard-earned macroeconomic stability” Possibly the recent four-year high profit margins of 50 percent of companies in the last four quarters is an indicator of the turnaround. Though is just

the beginning of the process after a long recess.

The time for a let-up has yet to arrive. Whether the economists contribute or can do so remains a matter of discussion, their advice has importance for framing up the policy. But no politician goes fully by the advice of either an economist or any expert. The politics has its own grammar and every player tries to stick to that.

Now the challenge is how to create more jobs, a critical economic and political necessity. It requires a far higher pace of growth, says Subramanian and “The global economic situation is lot less favourable. There is no magic wand to solve the job crisis and it is linked to investment, growth and exports”, he says. These are all not easy solutions.

Politically job growth is crucial. Economists so far have not been able to solve it. With the exit of another economist, it is only expected that there would be more political decisions to solve some of the critical issues.

Some crash programmes to create jobs in the next few months as also solve some of the volatile problems like Jammu and Kashmir may be on the cards.

Post-mortem Integration is not a bargaining chip

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High hope on Naga doctors in this easy social net-working society

he Naga National Movement ministry for the sole objective of can rightly be said to have interfering directly in the internal began with the formation politics of the Naga people and of the Naga Club in 1918. It was undermining the real aspirations (From previous issue) Precautions:- The good side culture society, There are many the first organization formed to of the people.

No clinic in Nagaland run of this profession when listed scientific devices and equipments The trust and the good faith safeguard Nagas as a people, and its future. In 1929, the Naga Club of the Nagas have not been recip- by the doctors across the state is down many convincing heart to substantiate the Doctors treatsubmitted a memorandum to the rocated by the Indian government selling nefarious and spurious break points are there. But look- ments so as to detect the real Simon Commission expressing the in successive agreements. In the medicinal items to the sufferers ing the dark of the profession disease of the patient, What strong desire of the Naga people crux matters like regarding the when approach by the buyers. there are also the same negative prompted the Doctors to choose to be left alone to determine by consolidation of Forest Areas and The Naga Doctors in general are points we must keep in mind. this profession is give a better themselves their future after the integration of contiguous Naga not only running the Clinics for Because the positive and the health to all people irrespective British left India. To this effect the Areas, the GOI have only system- money and profit orientation, negative current always there of its background, In each and Naga Club demanded for a special atically taken undue advantage of but to make themselves for this to produce electric current. In every profession there is professtatus and thus in 1937, the Naga the good faith which is an inherent professional advancement. In Nagaland, people talk about the sional ethics and code of conduct Hills District was declared as an inborn quality of the Naga people. an advanced society, the life of negative side more than that of that knit together the professional Even as the GOI acknowledged and Doctors are also landed in trouble positive aspects. We criticized fraternity of that career, If such Excluded Area.

The Naga people formed a entered into agreement with the because of ill-treatments to the each other just because we could rules and regulation of the profesfull-fledged political organization Nagas for restoration of the Naga patients. The right conscious not reach out to reach the goal sion is not practiced people will called the NNC in Feb of 1946. In peoples land and amalgamation of patients are also logged case of other states doctors. We Na- surely disregard them, Therefore early 1947, the NNC submitted a all the contiguous Naga inhabited files to the Doctors in the court gas tend to think in the SOUR our Naga doctors must wake-up memorandum to the Viceroy of areas, they have, at the same time, when wrong treatment is given. GRAPES side if we cannot plug and appreciate each other to India, Lord Louis Mountbatten, always indulged in double talk to To that extent the Naga society the bunch of sweet grapes, When flourish in their own respective known as the “10-year Interim deny Nagas the basic human right is not done till now, But very compare to the other Doctors in profession, Many may criticize the Government of the Naga people”, of living together in a unified home- soon educated persons are now neighboring states we considDoctors for running their own aware of their right and because ered our Doctors more inferior and which the Viceroy left it to the land under one administration. private Clinics and neglect their of fast inter-net connectivity and just because we have suffered It is not as if the Nagas are Advisory Committee of the Conown duties in the respective Hosshall surely avail such facilities to a disease of TRUST DEFICIT bargaining for more rights and stituent Assembly of India to sort pitals for personal gain and make out. However, on the failure of the privileges. Integration of all Naga protect our rights by the Naga SYMDRONE disease, Theremoney to have more financial society as a whole. fore we don’t have total trust Constituent Assembly’s committee areas is the birth right of the Naga benefit. It is also right, because 4.

Personal health awareon each other; which is why we people and this cannot be denied by to sort it out, the then Congress we are all born selfish in nature, ness benefits:Knowing our don’t support each other, May President, Nehru, entrusted the the constitutional legalities of the But the priority of our career own body functions and serving be because of playing the best government of India.

How can the then Governor of Assam, Sir Akbar must be the first in our duties in in health service to others as an Doctors game even among the Hydari, to tackle the Naga issue. Naga National Movement which where ever we have been posted exemplary symbol is the greatest Doctors or without observing the In June 1947, Sir Akbar Hy- started way back in 1918 and has to serve our people with monthly satisfaction career in life, Many detail case history of the patient, undergone churnings and turmoil dari signed a nine-point agreement salary and social recognitions educated persons could not take It is a bazaar talk that Nagaland with the NNC which recognized for a full century at the expense as a Doctor, therefore we must this profession because of their Doctors when approached them, the right of the Nagas to develop of countless lives be undermined think first the society and next themselves according to their freely or decided by any Central or State background and life talents, Most usually prescribed all the time is ourselves when we are landed of the world most reputed perANTIBIOTIC medicines to the expressed wishes. It looked at all Minister who comes out today in in a reputed and well recognized areas of governance including the media, both print and televi- sonalities could not differentiate patients to cure any diseases, The profession, We salute you Naga judicial matters. It proposed to sion, to simply pronounce the the health conditions of himself next approach when not cured Doctors because you are the one bring all Nagas under one unified sentence that Naga integration is /herself and its limitations , another stronger ANTIBIOTIC who contribute and sacrifice administrative unit and that no not possible? If there is no inte- Without any signal of health medicine is prescribed again, for our batter Naga society and areas were to be transferred out of gration, what is the point of any status many pass away in this Such practices instead of curing even pave the way for a healthier the Naga Hills without the consent talk or agreement? Former PM. worldly life, But this professional the suffering, deteriorate the dis- society, We expect you to sacriof the NNC. The last ninth clause AB Vajpayee in 2003 had admit- individuals knows the health ease and when referred to outside fice your best as it happened by of the accord provided that the ted that mistakes were made in status and take preventive mea- Nagaland hospitals the other your senior already retired Naga NNC will be asked whether there the past even as he acknowledged sures in time, Except accidental Doctors gave a bad remark of Doctors in their service periods will be any requirement for the the unique history of the Nagas. or natural calamities doctors mistreatment to the patient, Such and made a commendable jobs agreement to be extended for a By mistakes made in the past, he take precautionary measures comments of mistreatment in the as the first batch of Doctors in further period, or a new agreement clearly meant the bypassing of the and prolong their life, Even the enitial stage of the disease make Naga society. regarding the future of the Naga agreement provisions by the GOI in children of the doctors in the near more complication of the patient (Concluded) the past accords, and by acknowl- future will reap the fruits of their and many have landed in trouble people arrived at.

K. Ritse, concern citizen, Yet, despite the accord, the edging the unique history of the parents in maintaining the good stage of life, Our Naga society Pfutsero Town is not only ANTIBIOTIC drug Constituent Assembly of India Nagas, he meant the basic human health of life, right and justification of the Nagas wasted no time in bypassing the provisions of the agreement which for integration. To this effect, he forced the NNC to declare com- also announced ceasefire in all plete independence of the Naga the Naga inhabited areas. It is all people on 14 August 1947. The together another matter and story Indian Government cannot wish that we failed ourselves then.

It is in this spirit of AB Vajaway the fact that the Hydari Agreement remains a solemn payee that the GOI and the Naga pledge that remains to be fulfilled people can utilize the peace process and that the integration of the to usher in peace for all time to contiguous Naga-inhabited areas come. Central leaders giving out Sir, Just when one’s spirit was lifted with the arrival of the news transformer for Dimapur, the is at the foremost and least to any sound bites from time to time that Naga integration is not possible is citizens are back to square one. Today, the power outage in various areas of Dimapur has been agreement that will be reached between the Indian Government an insult not just to the working of great inconvenience to the public consumers. The least that the department should do is to group of the NNPGs but to all ensure that prior information is given to the public so they are made aware of when power outage and the Naga people.

The Naga people have been the Naga people and is nothing would be affected in the various colonies of Dimapur. Random shutting off for hours at a stretch the victim of India’s double speak but just an attempt to sabotage the is not only testing the public patience but causing undue economic loss for business community. and rejection of the predominant hard earned peace process. Leaders While public are ready to wait for installation of the new transformer, it must be impressed upon Naga view not just in the Hydari should instead be making all out the department that some information needs to be given out for public knowledge. It is not just agreement but also in the sixteen efforts to bring the NSCN (K) into about watching world cup but also the denial of basic public amenity for which consumers are point agreement of 1960. In a the negotiating fold. The destiny of paying. The only excuse that can be given is that, the line got disrupted somewhere etc etc.. How blatant violation of the second the Naga people cannot be decided long can people endure this power outage particularly in this humid month of June. At the same clause of the agreement, the GOI by such sound-bites simply because time, public need to conserve energy as and when not required. Some people have the habit of unilaterally transferred the state of Naga integration is not a bargain- leaving on their air-conditioners/lights etc when there is not a soul in the house. Just because one has the facility does not mean that one should take it for granted.

Nagaland from the External Af- ing chip. It is The Agenda.

Benito Z. Swu Jason Murry, Circular Road, Dimapur fairs ministry to that of the Home Reader’s note: Articles or letters published in any of the columns do not reflect the view of this newspaper nor that of the Editor in any manner.

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Violence cannot solve any problem: PM Modi

New Delhi, Jun 24 (PTI): The everlasting message left behind by incidents such as Jalianwala Bagh massacre is that cruelty and violence cannot solve any problem, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, noting that peace and non-violence always win.

Referring to the incident which will complete 100 years next year, he said people must remember the message it has imparted.

Hundreds of innocent people were killed and injured when British Army fired at them in Jalianwala Bagh in Amritsar.

“Violence and cruelty can never solve any problem. It is peace and non-violence, renunciation and martyrdom that are triumphant in the end,” Mr. Modi said in his monthly radio address ‘Mann ki Baat’ The Prime Minister did not refer to any specific incident while speaking on violence.

Besides the incident of lynching in Hapur allegedly over cow slaughter, people have also been killed in the recent past over fake WhatsApp messages on child

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lifters on the prowl.

Mr. Modi observed the history of India’s struggle for independence was very long, very vast and filled with countless sacrifices.

“In the year 2019, 100 years of the horrific incident of Jallianwala Bagh will come to a full circle; it was an incident that embarrassed the entire humanity.”

“Who can forget that dark day of April 13, 1919, when abusing all limits of power, crossing all the boundaries of cruelty; the guiltless, unarmed and innocent people were fired upon. How can we remember the completion of 100 years of this horrific event is something we can all give a thought to,” he said. Referring to violence, the PM weaved in the teachings of

Guru Nanak and Kabir Das to drive home the point that there is a need to eradicate caste-based discrimination and need to embrace humanity.

He said the 550th ‘Prakash Parv’ (birth anniversary) of Guru Nanak Dev will be celebrated in 2019.

“I want all of us to join this great festival with enthusiasm and fervour. To celebrate this festival in the entire Indian society and around the world, I also urge you to suggest new ideas, new concepts, and innovations on which we can ponder and make preparations and thus we can also celebrate the prakash parv as ‘prerna parv’ [festival of inspiration] with great pride,” he said.

Referring to his proposed visit to Maghar on June 28, Mr. Modi recalled the contribution of 15thcentury poet and saint Kabir Das in dispelling superstitions.

He said despite a common belief that death in Maghar was a roadblock in reaching heaven, Kabir Das preferred to breathe his last there.

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No concrete solution from govt till date: ANATG Modern food habits and hazards (From p-1) And though the issue was services of ad hoc teachers

(From p-1)

Arsenic is highly toxic in its inorganic form and rice has higher levels of inorganic arsenic than other foods. It is banned only in the European Union.

Olestra is a ‘fake’ fat found in foods like chips and French fries. It can have a harmful effect to health by negating the body’s ability to absorb essential vitamins.

This fat substitute is banned in the UK and Canada.

Gluten is banned in other parts of India including Delhi . It is a general name for the proteins found in rye, barley and triticale.

Gluten helps foods maintain their shape, acting as a glue that holds food together such as in bread and bakery products. Gluten containing wheat protein is like a papercut or splinter digging into the lining of the gut, causing an inflammatory response.

Oils used in fast food are also found to be harmful.

In many cases, fast food is highly processed and contains large amounts of carbohydrates, added sugar, unhealthy fats and sodium.

The Delhi Government ordered a crackdown on junk food that is sold in schools and within 50 meters of them. Eating foods can increase LDL (bad) cholesterol, lower HDL (good) cholesterol, and increase risk for type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

There are also many eateries using recycled oil several times. Reusing cooking oil increases the cholesterol, creates peroxides acid, causes cancer, attacks organ cells and can infect the white blood cells.

More stringent checks in the market are needed but so far all those responsible departments seem to be dormant except issuing press releases at some intervals. Even in the recent case, FSSAI had not undertaken any field inspections beyond issuing a press statement.

LeT commander among 2 killed

Srinagar, Jun 24 (PTI): Ahead of the annual Amarnath pilgrimage, two Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists, including its self-styled divisional commander Shakoor Ahmed Dar, were killed in an encounter with security forces, while another militant surrendered, in Kulgam district of south Kashmir today, police said. The police said that a tip-off had been received about the presence of some militants in the Chedar Ban area of Qaimoh in Kulgam district, after which a joint team of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, the Army and the CRPF, cordoned off the suspect house this afternoon, and following an encounter the two terrorists were killed.

Considering the grievances of other ad hoc teachers, ANATG said it accepted the sudden alteration of the cut-off date, even as the suitability test of the 2015 was delayed just due to the compilation of new documents. After another round of delay, the association claimed that it had appealed to the department to conduct the suitability test at the earliest, following which the department came out with another directive that called for submission of identification proof countersigned by respective district education officers and sub-divisional education officers. And the teachers had to bear with delay all over again just to fulfil the new criterion and submitted identification proof to the department after much toil.

The association explained that the government finally announced on May 2 last year that the suitability test would be held from May 20 to 25 and verification and screening for the test was done on May 20. Nonetheless, after fulfilling all procedures, the 2015 batch of 1,166 Grade III ad hoc teachers appealed to the department to regularise their services and submitted a memorandum in this regard to the P&AR joint secretary on August 8, 2017, besides later sending its copy to the deputy secretary, Cabinet Cell on October 26, 2017.

part of the cabinet meeting agenda on November 11, 2017, it was subsequently deferred. ANATG said it was compelled to run from pillar to post urging the government to review the matter through numerous official appeals and various representations. But as its cries to redress the grievance fell on deaf ears of the government, the association explained that it was compelled to serve an ultimatum to the department on April 30 this year demanding regularisation without any further delay, besides deciding to exercise its “democratic act of resentment”.

And as the department failed to act on its ultimatum, ANATG said it was left with no other option but to resort to phase-wise agitation – pen down strike from April 16 to 18 this year as part of phase I, mass casual leave from June 4 to 6 as part of phase II and boycott of classes from June 15 to 17 as part of phase III. Regretting that the government failed to act on its demand despite the three phases of agitation, ANATG explained that it was compelled to go for a peaceful sit-in dharna at the school education directorate at Kohima from June 18 as part of the fourth phase of its stir.

But, instead of resolving the issue, the department announced on June 19 vide an official letter that the

could not be regularised owing to suspension of the office memorandum of August 4, 2008, and enclosed a copy of the official statement of senior additional advocate general K Sema of May 17, 2017. The department also warned the teachers of initiating disciplinary proceedings if they continued agitating demanding regularisation of services.

The official statement of Sema stated that the government could not regularise the ad hoc teachers till the disposal of the high court’s interim order of 2017, or till any ORDER was passed by the court modifying the interim order favouring the 2015 batch. ANATG - 2015 Batch explained that the ad hoc teachers had gathered at the directorate to ventilate their grievances. Stating that though agitation was not expected from teachers, it said the teachers had little options left. The association said the ad hoc teachers were never paid even dearness allowance even though they performed the same duty as any other teachers. It said though the teachers had been asked to suspend the agitation, they could not now go back to their villages as they had drained all their money by putting up at Kohima.

Under the circumstances, ANATG - 2015 Batch once again appealed to the government to regularise the services of ad hoc teachers.

Kathua rape victim’s coma due to overdose of sedatives Rajasthan imposes 20% surcharge the medicine administered to the victim contained Clonazepam salt and had to be administered under medical supervision keeping in mind the age and weight of the patient.

“Considering her (victim) 30-kg body weight, the therapeutic dose of 0.1 to 0.2 mgs per day divided in three doses for patient (is recommended),” it said.

“She was forcefully administered five tablets of Clonazepam of 0.5 mg each on January 11, 2018 which is higher than the safe therapeutic dose. Subsequently, more tablets were given...the signs and symptoms of an overdose may include drowsiness, confusion, impaired coordination, slow reflexes, slowed or stopped breath-

ing, coma (loss of consciousness) and death,” according to the opinion of the medical expert.

The peak concentration of Clonazepam is achieved in the blood after one hour to 90 minutes of oral administration and its absorption is complete, “irrespective of administered either with or without food”, according to the concluding opinion of the medical expert.

The opinion would be submitted before the district and sessions court in Punjab’s Pathankot, hearing the matter, after the summer break next week. The trial of the case was shifted from Kathua (in Jammu) to Pathankot on the directions of the Supreme Court.

The doctors said the risk is higher if Clonazepam is “concomitant used with other CNS (inner nervous system) depressants like alcohol...” The doctors, however, could not give any laboratory analysis of ‘mannar’ candies and said “it is difficult to comment on the effect its co-administration with Clonazepam” would have.

‘Mannar’ is locally available cannabis, which keeps a person sedated for a few hours. The eightyear-old child belonging to a minority nomadic community was allegedly kidnapped on January 10 by a juvenile nephew of the main accused, Sanji Ram, and later killed on January 14. Her body was recovered on January 17.

on liquor for ‘cow protection’

JAIPUR, JUN 24 (AGENCIES): Liquor will cost more in Rajasthan with the state government imposing 20 per cent surcharge for bovine protection.

According to The Tribune, the state government has notified that surcharge at the rate of 20% shall be levied and collected, on the amount of tax or any sum in lieu of tax payable on the sale of foreign liquor, Indian Made Foreign Liquor, country liquor and beer sold by dealers with effect from June 23, 2018, Secretary Finance (Revenue) Praveen Gupta told The Tribune on Sunday.

As per Section 7A of the Rajasthan Value Added

Tax, 2003 (Act No. 4 of 2003), the surcharge would be used for the purpose of cow protection, Gupta said. Last year, the BJP government had imposed 10 per cent surcharge on stamp duty on all nonjudicial instruments for “conservation and propagation of cows”.

The Finance department has proposed to raise it from 10 per cent to 20 per cent.

It is learnt that the surcharge raise is effected due to Central government’s move to slash grant for cattle heads under the disaster relief fund during scarcity, drought or floods situations. Meanwhile, state

Congress president Sachin Pilot has said the BJP government was purely doing politics in the name of ‘cow’ in the election year by putting tax burden on public.

“There was already 10 per cent tax on stamp duty for cow protection. What else is required now? It was just to appease a section and burden taxpayers,” he added.

It may be noted that in the past two financial years, the Rajasthan government has levied approximately Rs 895 crore from 10% surcharge on stamp duty for conservation and propagation of cows and its progeny.

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the doctors said the tablet given to the eight-year-old girl could have pushed her into a state of shock or coma (loss of consciousness).

The crime branch had asked the medical experts to comment upon the plausible effect of the medicine on an eight-year-old girl with an empty stomach.

The crime branch decided to seek further medical opinion after it was claimed by the accused and their lawyers in the court, as well as on social media through their supporters, that it was virtually impossible that the girl could not have cried for help when such an alleged brutal attack was happening on her.

The doctors, after examining the viscera, opined that

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JAMMU/ NEW DELHI, Jun 24 (PTI): Overdose of sedatives, forcibly administered to an eightyear-old rape victim during her captivity in Kathua in January this year, could have pushed her into the coma before she was killed, forensic medical experts have said.

The crime branch of the Jammu and Kashmir police, probing the gang rape-and-murder case, sent a sample of her viscera to a forensic laboratory earlier this month to examine the effect of “mannar” candies (believed to be local cannabis) and Epitril 0.5 mg tablets, administered to the girl by her captors.

According to the medical opinion received recently by the crime branch,

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sought from Vodafone India.

“The DoT has received legal opinion which affirms that a demand can be raised from Vodafone,” the source said.

The official said that final amount is still being worked out, which may involve interest as well and it is likely to be raised next week.

“DoT is working on fresh demand expeditiously and may issue it next week.

The demand note will have to be drafted meticulously and there are lot of complexity involved. Therefore, DoT needs some time,” the officer said.

The demand will be in addition to bank guarantee of around Rs 2,100 crore that DoT will seek from Idea for OTSC dues.

Both Idea and Vodafone were expecting the merger deal to create India’s largest telecom company to be completed by June 30, 2018.

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Arrest warrant issued against Nirav Modi in DRI case New Delhi, Jun 24 (Agencies): A Surat court has issued an arrest warrant against fugitive Nirav Modi in connection with a Customs Duty evasion case registered by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI).

The agency has found that Nirav Modi’s three companies, Firestar International, Firestar Diamond International and Radashir Jewellery, allegedly indulged in diversion of duty free imported goods, Cut-andPolished Diamonds (CPDs) and pearls. The total diversion of duty free goods was found to be Rs.1,205 crore, while the recoverable Customs Duty with interest and penalty components stands at Rs.48.21 crore.

The DRI launched prosecution in the case against Modi in March, based on the findings of its investigation into interception of six consignments at Mumbai airport in December 2014. The consignments, destined to Hong Kong and Dubai, were found to be mis-declared in terms of quality, quantity and value, mainly that of CPDs.

The Freight on Board value of diamonds was declared as Rs.43.10 crore.

However, it was only Rs.4.93 crore as later determined by government approved assessor. Units of the three companies were located in the Surat SEZ. After completing investigations, the agency has launched prosecution against Nirav Modi and his three companies. The Surat court issued summons, but no one appeared on the scheduled dates of hearing.

Accordingly, the court issued an arrest warrant.

In February, the DRI had registered another case of alleged diversion of duty free imported goods and overvaluation of import/exports against the Nirav Modi Group of companies.

“It has been noticed from the documents available that the goods worth Rs.890 crore, involving Customs Duty of Rs.52 crore, appears to have been diverted by the SEZ units controlled by him. The case is under investigation and vital details, documents and evidence have been collected,” said the agency.

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Railways gear up for largest ever divestment exercise

NEW DELHI, Jun 24 (Agencies): Indian Railways is ready to undertake its largest ever divestment exercise as the ministry has set a target of raising at least Rs 25,000 crore through monetisation of its power transmission lines, also known as overhead equipment network.

T h e p r o p o s a l wa s mooted in the last fiscal but could not make much progress because of reservations from senior officials in the ministry. But the railway minister has now cleared it and the proposal would soon be taken up for approval by the rail board after which it will go to the union cabinet for its consent.

Indian Railways has an operational electrified network of 25,000 route km.

Electric locomotives draw power from these lines to run trains.

According to a railway ministry official, a joint venture of the two public sector units would be set up that would buy these lines.

“One of the PSUs will be of the railway ministry and

official explained.

In the current financial year, the ministry is hoping to raise Rs 27,000 crore through non fare box that mostly includes monetisation of assets, including the land bank. The money raised would be spent towards electrification — almost 100% — of the railway network.

There is still more than 30,000 km of railway network that is yet to be brought under electrification.

Indian Railways is hoping to electrify all major routes in the next five years.

Railway minister Piyush Goyal had said recently said that through optimum electrification of railway network, the national transporter could save about Rs 11,000 crore in fuel cost.

The revenue target for the Indian Railways for the current financial year has been set at Rs 2 lakh crore out of which aroundRs 1.73 lakh crore is expected to come from the freight and passenger earnings whereas the rest would come from commercial exploitation of assets.

New Delhi, Jun 24 (PTI): The mega-merger deal of Idea Cellular and Vodafone India may not meet the expected June 30 timeline as the telecom department is looking to raise a fresh demand of around Rs 4,700 crore, a source said.

The demand will be raised from Vodafone India before its merger with Idea Cellular.

“Vodafone India had merged its all arm into one company and there are dues of around Rs 4,700 crore related to one-time spectrum charges (OTSC) on the company. DoT will ask Vodafone to either clear dues or furnish bank guarantee before merger with Idea,” an official

source told .

In 2015, Vodafone had merged its four subsidiaries Vodafone East, Vodafone South, Vodafone Cellular and Vodafone Digilink with Vodafone Mobile Services, which is now called Vodafone India.

DoT at that time has asked Vodafone to clear OTSC dues worth Rs 6,678 core but the company challenged it in court. Following Supreme Court order, Vodafone had paid only Rs 2,000 crore to get the deal cleared.

The telecom minister Manoj Sinha is learnt to have asked DoT (Department of Telecommunications) to take legal opinion whether a demand regarding OTSC dues can be

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Almost one million people are “testing” WhatsApp’s payments service in India, which is the largest base for the Facebookowned company that has over 1.5 billion users globally. WhatsApp payment service, which rivals the

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Several other departments and ministries have already identified number of items for domestic content.

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New Delhi, Jun 24 (PTI): WhatsApp is working on setting up a 24-hour customer support for users of its payments services that is slated to be rolled out in India in the coming weeks.

WhatsApp, which has over 200 million users in India, will provide support through e-mails as well as a toll-free number.

“We will provide 24hour customer support.

Payments users can contact the support team via email and a toll-free number (when the service is rolled out in India),” a WhatsApp spokesperson told .

The spokesperson added that the support will be

likes of Paytm, has been in beta testing in India over the last few months. The Facebook-owned company is also updating its terms of service and privacy policy for users to “reflect the addition of payment interoperability features” ahead of the full-fledged launch of the service. The spokesperson said WhatsApp has worked closely with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), bank partners, and the Indian government on the details of how its service works. Under the updated terms, WhatsApp states that it will not provide refunds or facilitate chargebacks as once a user submits a payment, it is final.

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in their production.

Up to 70 per cent minimum local content requirement is mandated for combat boot, safety shoes, footwear components, sports footwear with synthetic uppers and leather uppers.

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New Delhi, Jun 24 (PTI): Giving a boost to the leather and footwear sector, the government has asked ministries, departments, public sector units and defence forces to give preference to domestic products in the segment.

In the e-tenders, they have to give preferential treatment to domestic leather, footwear and accessories companies, an official said.

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The official also said domestic manufacturers that will supply goods such as saddlery, travel items, leather garments and high altitude footwear to the departments under the Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India), Order 2017, will have to use a certain percentage of local content

the other one could be from the power ministry.

The JV would pay railways upfront and the national transporter will take these lines on lease and pay a fixed interest to the owner,” said the official. “Railways will continue to manage the operations and maintenance (O&M) of these power lines, and it may be comfortable to pay around 7% as interest rate,” he said.

“Earlier, there were several reservations related to the proposal as such kind of divestment has never been undertaken by the railways.

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US tells Syria rebels not to expect help against army assault

Syrian rebel fighters ride a tank in Daraa, southwestern Syria, on June 23.

BEIRUT, Jun 24 (Agencies): The United States has warned rebels in southern Syria that they should not expect military intervention if government troops launch an assault against them, a rebel commander

told AFP on Sunday.

Russian-backed government forces are preparing an offensive to retake Syria’s southern provinces of Daraa and Sweida, still mostly held by rebels who had been backed by the US

for years. The US warning, contained in an Arabic-language message seen by AFP, came as Syrian troops this week stepped up air strikes on the southern provinces.

“We must clarify our position: we understand that you must make a decision (to fight) based on your interests, the interests of your people and your faction as you see them,” the message read. “You should not base your decision on an assumption or expectation of military intervention from our side,” it said, according to a copy provided to AFP by one of the rebels.” The US

did not immediately confirm the letter’s contents.

On Saturday, Syrian regime forces made their first gains on the ground against rebel fighters in Daraa province after several days of intensified air strikes, according to a war monitor.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported that Russia late on Saturday carried out its first air strike on Daraa since brokering a truce there in mid-2017.

That “de-escalation” deal for southwest Syria was agreed with the United States and Jordan and ini-

tially brought some respite to the area, though violations continued.

Those same powers are in talks now to reach a negotiated settlement for the south that could head off a bloody regime assault.

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Friday called for “an immediate end to the current military escalation” while Nikky Haley, the US ambassador to the world body, urged Moscow to pressure its Syrian ally to respect the ceasefire.

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was not talking about a U.S. military response.

“When I say wrath, don’t confuse that with military action.

When I say wrath, I mean the moral opprobrium and economic power that fell upon them. That’s what I’m speaking to. I’m not talking to military action here. I truly hope that that’s never the case. It’s not in anyone’s best interests for that.”

Pressed on whether the United States would do whatever it had to do to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, Pompeo said: “President Trump has been unambiguous in his statements that say Iran will not be able to obtain a nuclear weapon.”

CIUDAD JUREZ, Jun 24 (Agencies): At least 14 people were killed today in three shooting incidents in the northern Mexican city of Juarez, notorious for its drug gang related violence.

One of the attacks occurred in the southern part of the city, where eight men who were gathered watching the World Cup football match between Mexico and South Korea, were shot at by armed gunmen who killed six and injured two, according to security officials.

Almost simultaneously, in a downtown neighbourhood, five other men gathered at a hairdressing salon to watch football were killed by a group who arrived at the scene in a blue van, according to witnesses.

Hours earlier, during the early hours of the morning, three other people were taken from a party in a neighbourhood on the outskirts of the city and executed by gunmen. The killings bring to 128 the number of people killed in the city this month alone.

25 injured in Germany building explosion Berlin, Jun 24 (Agencies): German police say 25 people have been injured, four severely, after an explosion destroyed an apartment block in the city of Wuppertal.

The explosion rocked the building shortly before midnight on Saturday, though the cause is unclear.

Four seriously injured people were rescued from inside while a further 21 received minor injuries.

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HARARE, Jun 24 (Agencies): Zimbabwe’s presidential spokesman is ruling out an election delay or a state of emergency after an explosion at the president’s campaign rally on Saturday that state media called an assassination attempt.

George Charamba told the state-run Sunday Mail newspaper that the historic July 30 vote will go ahead as planned despite the blast that occurred shortly after President Emmerson Mnangagwa addressed a stadium crowd in Bulawayo, an opposition stronghold.

At least 49 people, including both of Zimbabwe’s vice presidents, were injured in the explosion that Mnangagwa said occurred just “inches” from him. Dramatic footage showed him walking off the stage and into a crowded tent where the blast occurred seconds later, sending up smoke as people screamed and ran for cover.

Mnangagwa was unscathed and later pointed out he’d had numerous attempts on his life in the past, saying he was used to them by now.

No arrests have been reported. Police spokeswoman Charity Charamba told reporters on Sunday that investigations continued and a “substantial reward” was being offered for information.

fully into effect while the legal challenge continued.

The challengers, led by the state of Hawaii, have argued the policy was motivated by Trump’s enmity toward Muslims. Lower courts have decided the ban violated federal immigration law and the US Constitution’s prohibition on the government favoring one religion over another.

The current ban, announced in September, prohibits entry into the United States by most people from

WASHINGTON, Jun 24 (Agencies): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday warned Iran not to pursue nuclear weapons, saying it would face the “wrath of the entire world” if it did so, but added that he hoped it would never be necessary for the United States to take military action against the country.

In an interview with political columnist Hugh Hewitt conducted on Friday and broadcast the following day on MSNBC, Pompeo said that whatever the fate of the international nuclear deal with Iran, it would not be in Tehran’s interest to seek nuclear arms.

“I hope they understand that if they begin to ramp up their nuclear program, the wrath of the entire world will fall upon them,” he said.

“Wholly separate from if they spin a couple of extra centrifuges, if they began to move to a weapons program, this is something the entire world would find unacceptable and we’d end up down a path that I don’t think is in the best interests of Iran,” Pompeo said.

He said, however, he

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LO N D O N, J u n 2 4 (Agencies): Pro-Brexit politicians and business figures are urging British Prime Minister Theresa May to be ready to walk away from the European Union without a trade agreement, despite warnings from major manufacturers that a “no deal” Brexit would be an economic disaster.

In an open letter, 60 lawmakers, economists and business chiefs say Britain should threaten to withhold the 39 billion pound ($52 billion) divorce bill it has already agreed to pay.

The letter released Sunday by Economists for Free Trade urges UK authorities “to accelerate their preparations for ‘no deal’ and a move to a World Trade Deal under WTO rules.”

That would mean trade barriers between Britain and the EU.

nificant test of presidential powers.

Trump has said the ban is needed to protect the United States from attacks

by Islamic militants. Conservative justices indicated an unwillingness to secondguess Trump on his national security rationale.

L owe r c o u r t s h a d blocked the travel ban, the third version of a policy Trump first pursued a week after taking office last year.

But the high court on December 4 allowed it to go

HAWAII, Jun 24 (IANS): An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter caused by the continuous eruption of the Kilauea Volcano jolted Hawaii, according to the US Geological Survey.

The earthquake occurred on Saturday at a very shallow depth of 1,100 metres and its epicenter was located 5 km from the Kilauea volcano on the largest island of the Hawaii archipelago, reports Efe news.

The closest city to the epicenter is Hawaiian Paradise Park, with a population of more than 11,400, many of whom had already been evacuated following the eruption of the volcano.

Prior to May 3, when the Kilauea volcano erupted for the first time - the region had recorded a series of tremors of magnitude 5.

In June, the USGS reported that the flow of the volcano is still very active and there was no way of knowing when the eruption would end or if more vents would open up.

NASA images showed black lava from the successive eruptions of the Kilauea covering large parts of the island.

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People rally at Brooklyn Borough Hall against Trump’s Executive Order banning immigrants and refugees from five Muslim-majority countries. (File Photo)

Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen.

In a significant case for organized labor, the court’s conservatives indicated opposition during arguments on February 26 to so-called agency fees that some states require non-members to pay to public-sector unions.

Workers who decide not to join unions representing certain state and local employees must pay the fees in two dozen states in lieu of union dues to help cover the cost of nonpolitical activities such as collective bargaining. The fees provide millions of dollars annually to these unions.

The justices seemed skeptical during March 20 arguments toward California’s law requiring Christian-based anti-abortion centers, known as crisis pregnancy centers, to post notices about the availability of state-subsidized abortions and birth control. The justices indicated that they would strike down at least part of the regulations.

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WASHINGTON, Jun 24 (Agencies): The US supreme court, winding down its nine-month term, will issue rulings this week in its few remaining cases including a major one on the legality of President Donald Trump’s ban on people from five Muslim-majority nations entering the country.

The nine justices are due to decide other politically sensitive cases on whether non-union workers have to pay fees to unions representing certain publicsector workers such as police and teachers, and the legality of California regulations on clinics that steer women with unplanned pregnancies away from abortion.

The justices began their term in October and, as is their usual practice, aim to make all their rulings by the end of June, with more due on Monday. Six cases remain to be decided.

The travel ban case was argued on April 25, with the court’s conservative majority signaling support for Trump’s policy in a sig-

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World Music Day observed at Peren

Priyanka Chopra’s mother Madhu Chopra talks about meeting Nick Jonas

T from different corners of the district thronged in to celebrate the World Music Day. Big parts of the crowd were compelled to stand outside the hall and witness the show as the hall could not accommodate all the people inside. The participants belted out their best to enthral the crowd and to

Ranbir Kapoor arrives in Bangkok to a star’s welcome for IIFA Awards 2018

show case their talents.

The program featured various artistes including solo, duet, guitar recitals, piano recitals, flute recitals, beat box etc, music of different genre.

The PDMS band winded up the show with various numbers mostly of the oldies.

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to make way for the actor to walk as a smiling Ranbir waves to the crowds.

Ranbir’s upcoming project Sanju, a biopic of actor Sanjay Dutt directed by Rajkumar Hirani, has already created a lot of buzz and will hit the screens on June 29.

Kartik is on a career high after his last film, Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety, did well at the box office and entered the hallowed Rs 100 crore club.

IIFA Rocks 2018 saw a number of awards being given out in the technical categories. The big winners were Jagga Jasoos, Bareilly Ki Barfi, Shubh Mangal Saavdhan and Newton, which won awards in categories such as background score, best choreography and special effects (Jagga Jasoos), best screenplay (Bareilly Ki Barfi), best dialogues (Shubh Mangal Saavdhan) and best editing (Newton).

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homas Markle fears he is being ‘frozen out’ by Kensington Palace after he gave a bombshell interview to GMB discussing his daughter and Harr y’s plans to have children, and the prince’s views of Brexit.

The retired lighting director, 73, decided to speak exclusively to Piers Morgan earlier this week to ‘set the record straight’ after negative press surrounding staged paparazzi photos and missing the royal wedding.

But his hopes that the interview would smooth things over seem to have been dashed as he has heard nothing from Kensington Palace since.

He’s also said to be upset that his daughter, 36, did not send him a card for Father’s Day, marked in both the UK and US last Sunday, after he missed the royal wedding due to health problems, according toThe Sun on Sunday.

A source said: ‘There has been nothing from the palaces, which he is surprised about. He just hopes the interview hasn’t affected things.

‘He wanted to discuss travelling to the UK, or the couple visiting him.

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eteran actor Anupam Kher, who recently opened up about his battle with depression, says he wants to spread awareness about mental healthissues.

The 63-year-old actor says the excessive use of technology and social media has led to people losing the human touch.

Kher said the current generation’s over-dependence on social media is one of the reasons for depression.

There is no human touch today, says Anupam “Loneliness is not attractive if it is affecting your mind. We are all dealing with a lot of machines these days. There are mobiles and internet,” Kher said.

“We used to live in a small house and frequently bumped into each other. So grandfather said whenever you are about to bump, then just hug each other.

Today we see boys sitting separately,” he added.

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anhvi Kapoor’s debut film Dhadak may not have been released yet but it’s already causing quite a stir on social media platforms.

On Friday, the film became of topic of intense social media conversations after the Mumbai Police drew inspiration from her yet-to-be-released film to drive home a point for the city’s commuters on the need to obey the traffic rules.

A tweet by the Mumbai Police said, “Don’t underestimate the emotional quotient of traffic signals!!

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ocklore 2018, the 5th edition of North East Indigenous Music Festival will be a conglomeration of top notch bands of the region at Don Bosco Institute Ac Hall in Don Bosco School compound on July 5, from 6 pm onwards. The date is fixed during the world cup

break and entry is free.

This year’s line up for the festival are Ambush (Diphu), Fiddlecraft (Pune), Wine O’Clock (Guwahati), Shape A Shade (Dimapur), Tune Up Channel (Mokokch u n g ) , Fr oz e n H e a r t (Dimapur),Brainstor m I s l a n d ( Ko h i m a ) a n d Abiogenesis (Dimapur).

Two more artistes to be announced, one each by Songdew (New Delhi) and ICCR Shillong. Songdew TV, the new satellite Indie Music TV channel will cover the festival.

NEFFMF is brought

by Abiogenesis Society with support from North East Council, Shillong.

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T t’s raining stars in Bangkok this weekend. If Arjun Kapoor, Ayushmann Khurrana, Kartik Aaryan, Shraddha Kapoor and Karan Johar set things in motion on Friday with IIFA Rocks 2018, much of the drama will unfold on Sunday when the big awards will be given away.

The glitzy evening will also see performances by some of the biggest names in the game including Ranbir Kapoor, Rekha, Bobby Deol apart from Varun Dhawan, Arjun and Shraddha.

On Saturday Ranbir Kapoor landed in Bangkok and was accorded a hero’s welcome. Sharing a video, photographer Viral Bhayani wrote: “#ranbirkapoor arrives in Bangkok and the crowd goes mad.” In the video we see Ranbir surrounded by paparazzi even as fans, armed with camera phones, can be seen and heard shouting Ranbir’s name. His security tries hard

their sudden visit to Mumbai, the two headed straight to Priyanka’s Juhu home.

They were also spotted stepping out of a restaurant in BKC along with a few family members including her mother Madhu Chopra, on Friday night.

As per reports in a daily, PeeCee apparently wanted her mother to meet Nick and so, the unplanned landing in Mumbai. As per the reports, while Madhu Choprawent out for dinner, it was a large group with some 10-odd people and so, she didn’t get enough time to interact with him and know him well. And because it was the first time she met him, it’s too early to form an opinion.

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The tweet also carried a photo of Janhvi and her co-actor Ishaan Khattar with the following caption, “Kya naatak kar raha hai, mujhe dekh kyu nahin raha.” Janhvi’s face in the photo tweeted by the Mumbai Police was plastered with the traffic signals.

In the trailer released recently, Janhvi was seen uttering the following dialogues, “kya naatak kara raha hai kal se, mujhe dekh kyun nahi raha hai?”

Janhvi was quick to respond to the Mumbai Police’s message as she took to her Instagram page. While posting the screenshot of the tweet, Janhvi wrote, “Enjoyed this.”

Directed by Shashank Khaitaan of Badrinath Ki Dulhania, Dhadak will be released on 20 July next month. The trailer has already been viewed by nearly 3.5 crore people on YouTube.

happen.’

Kensington Palace declined to comment when approached by MailOnline.

In a world exclusive inter view he revealed Meghan sobbed when he told her he was staying in the US - and he cried as he watched his ‘beautiful’ daughter marry Harry in Windsor on a small colour TV in a Californian B&B. Mr Markle gave millions of viewers a blowby-blow account of his private conversations with Meghan and her new husband.

His most controversial comments came when he revealed that Harry confided in him that he is ‘open to Brexit’ and also believes controversial President Donald Trump should be ‘given a chance’.

Royals must remain strictly politically neutral - although Harry’s father Charles is known

for his outspoken views and numerous letters lobbying ministers on his pet causes.

Mr Markle also spoke freely about his daughter’s desperate wish to have children and said although she is not pregnant he expects the couple will have a baby ‘in the making very soon’.

He is yet to meet his new son-in-law, who asked for his daughter’s hand in marriage on the phone last December, to which he replied: ‘You are a gentleman, promise me you will never raise your hand against my daughter and of course I will grant you my permission’.

H e a d d e d t o d ay : ‘Yeah he’s a prince but my daughter has been a princess since the day she was born’, adding he hopes to be in London soon to meet the couple and perhaps the Queen.

Mr Markle was paid a ‘few thousand pounds’ for the tell-all interview with Good Morning Britain and Meghan’s father chose to do it because he wanted ‘set the record straight’, host Piers Morgan revealed afterwards.

But the decision was likely to have upset the newlyweds because Kensington Palace was not told and the cash deal raises

more questions about his relationship with Meghan after the turmoil he caused before the wedding.

Mr Markle’s serious health problems emerged days after it was revealed he did a cash deal with the paparazzi to stage photographs in run up to the wedding to improve his image.

He said he had apologised to Meghan and Harry on the phone, adding: Director and producer Ajay Kumar along with actress ‘I realised it was a serious Asen Jamir at the release of the film “Notun Jevan” at mistake. It’s hard to take Hotel hotel Saramati on Sunday. it back’ and said they were ‘both very forgiving’.

The father-of-three th said he is now ‘on the of our beloved husband/dad/grandpa mend’ following his heart Mr. L. Ali Tzüdir problems but was devasRegistrar (Retd) tated at missing his daughter’s big day.

Daddy/Grandpa He said: ‘She was You started life as an orphan and as one of the beautiful. I cried a little poorest persons. You faced watching her. I was very untold miseries, both natural as proud and I couldn’t see well as man-made but the Lord a better moment in my always granted you protection life. The whole world was and gave you guidance to find watching my daughter. your way through the storms of ‘The unfortunate life and treachery. thing now is that I’m a God has blessed you abundantly and lifted you up to footnote in one of the a tranquil and comfortable life greatest moments in his(a distant possibility given early tory instead of a dad walklife). Today, on 25-06-2018 ing his daughter down the we celebrate 75 years of your aisle. existence on this earth, We are reminded of the saying "you ‘It was a very emocan never keep a good man down". Also, in the living words of God indicated in proverbs 22:28, we compare it to your tional moment. I regretted life. We, as your family consider you as a precious gift from it because I really wanted God and consequently thank the Lord for His generosity. to walk her down the aisle.

We pray that the Lord continues to bless and protest But I’m thankful for how you and grant you a long and healthy life. it all went’.

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he Peren District Music Society along with the rest of the world commemorated the much anticipated World Music Day on June 21 at Town Hall, Peren town.

The event was graced

by Er. Asembe Mbung, SDO , PWD. Many young and old

he latest couple in town (Mumbai, to be specific), Priyanka Chopra and singer-songwriter Nick Jonas, have kept the city on its toe with their surprise visit. The rumoured couple first made an appearance at last year’s Met Gala and stirred rumours of a possible romance between them. Ever since, the two have been spotted together on several occasions; their PDA on social media –Nick’s comment on PeeCee’s Instagram picture – sent fans into a tizzy.

There were reports that he also introduced Priyanka to his parents and other family members, and speculations are rife that they may get hitched, after all. With

Nagaland Post, Dimapur MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2018

Happy Birthday !

From your Loving wife, son, daughter in law & grandchildren

Blessed by God for 90 Years 25.06.2018

“This is the day the Lord has made ,let us rejoice and be glad in it”.

Psalms 118:24

On 22 nd June 2018, different health care associations like “NOBLE LIFE FOUNDATION,” Excel Care Hospital, Guwahati and Nagaland Multispecialty Health & Research Centre Dimapur, with their joint collaboration visited Longmisa Village for a “Free Health Camp.” Altogether around 500 patients were treated and distributed medicine for free by different doctors voluntarily. So on behalf of all the villagers The Village Council, Longmisa would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all the doctors and the helpers, so also we want to acknowledge our esteemed CMO, Mokokchung for the authorization of this medical camp.

The Doctors and their associates came from different places like Guwahati, Kolkata, Dimapur and Mokokchung and the Village Council, Longmisa would like to acknowledge their names for all their kind acts.

Dr. Neil Bordaloi, Dr. Lipoktemsü, Dr. Temjenmongba, Dr. Imlitemsü Ozüküm, Dr. Pokim, Dr. T iatula, Dr. Chubasanen, Dr. Aonüngdok, Dr. Seyi Rutsa, Mr. MrinalDeka, Mr. Bikash Deka, Mr. Sanjib Ray, Mr. Sankar Bora, Mr. Rajkumar Pathak, Mr. Chandra, Mr. Manoj, Mr. Imlimar, Mr. Wati, Sister Anang, Miss Honikali, Sister Bendanginla, Sister Sentiyala, Shri. K. Imliwati.

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Every year in our life is a reminder of God’s faithfulness and grace. We celebrate our birthdays because of Him. We take this time to thank and give Glory to God for everything as we celebrate this special event. A long life, well lived, with its share of accomplishments and difficulties faced and overcome, is a source of joy to all.

Dear Oba/Oko/Obu, may the Almighty’s richest blessings be yours to have, this is our prayer. We are all wishing you a very Happy 90th Birthday and more years to come. May He continue to bless you with Good health and Good life.

Mrs. Imola, Lima, Amenla, Abenla, Asangla, in-laws, grandchildren and great-grandchildren K Y M C

India beat Argentina 2-1 in hockey

India hockey player Harmanpreet Singh celebrates scoring a goal against Argentina during the Champions Trophy Hockey 2018, in Breda, Netherlands on Sunday. (PTI)

scored from a set piece in the 30th minute.

The eight-time Olympic champions will take on world champions Australia in their next round robin match on June 27.

Coming into the tournament on the back of a disastrous campaign at the Gold Coast Games, where they finished a disappointing fourth, the Indians made their intentions clear early on by showcasing allround, compact hockey in their opening two games.

The Indians carried on from where they left against Pakistan last night and produced a solid dis-

play in all departments of the game to get the better of their fancied rivals.

The defence, which was once India’s perennial problem, yet again stole the show with a compact display, while the forwardline was up to the mark despite missing Ramandeep Singh owing to a knee injury suffered yesterday.

The talismanic Sardar Singh, who played his 300th international game today, controlled the midfield and combined well with the forwardline to create opportunities.

Argentina, however, were quick to get off the

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Indian boxer Mandeep Jangra with officials.

Argentina players ‘will decide team’ for Nigeria clash Bronnitsy, Jun 24 (Agencies): Argentina’s World Cup camp descended into chaos with reports that Jorge Sampaoli would stay on as coach but be stripped of effective power before Tuesday’s match with Nigeria. With 2018 billed as the last chance for Lionel Messi to win the WC, the fallout from a 1-1 draw with Iceland and the 3-0 defeat with Croatia has seen senior players take concerns to AFA general manager Jorge Burruchaga.

And Argentina’s 1986 World Cup winner Ricardo Giusti has claimed that he has spoken to Burruchaga, who has admitted that the players would be consulted for the Nigeria game. He said, “The players will decide the team, that’s a fact.

If Sampaoli wants to sit in the bench, he can do it. If not, no problem.” Sampaoli was reported to be in talks with Argentine FA president Claudio Tapia but looked like keeping his job, though having to take account of the players’ concerns.

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the four boxers fought their hearts out but failed to find favour with judges. India ended the tournament with one gold, four silver, and four bronze medals.

M a n d e e p wa s u p against local boxer Otgonbaatar Byamba-Erdene and set the pace of the bout with his aggressive combination punches. It helped that his opponent looked out of sorts for most parts, attempting wild swings that hardly connected. Mandeep

Borna Coric ends Federer winning streak Halle, Jun 24 (Agencies): Borna Coric ended Roger Federer’s 20-match winning streak on grass, beating him 7-6(6) 3-6 6-2 in the Halle Open final on Sunday while also bringing to a halt the Swiss maestro’s reign as world number one.

Federer was denied a 10th title in the German grasscourt as Coric handed the 36-year-old his first setback on an otherwise serene road towards defending his Wimbledon title. Coric showed great mental toughness and determination to fend off two set points before clinching the opening set after 57 minutes.

Federer responded by applying further pressure on Coric’s serve in the second set before converting a break point in the eighth game to force a decider.

Coric then broke Federer in the sixth game of the final set before claiming his second ATP title.

In Gratitude “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty” Psalms 91:1

Dimap u r , J u n 2 4 (NPN): Mokokchung police in collaboration with ABAM, AKM and other like-minded organisations will be organising a marathon race on June 26 to commemorate International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The marathon will he held under the theme “Run for Mokokchung free from drugs and narcotic substances” The purpose of the event is to create awareness among the citizens, especially the youth against drug usage and also to encourage them to choose a healthy and fitness focussed lifestyle.

The organisers have invited all to be a part of the run and show their support for the cause.

Nagaland U-19 inter-dist cricket Dimapur, Jun 24 (NPN): Mon and Mokokchung have entered the semi-finals of the ongoing All Nagaland U19 Inter-District Cricket Tournament. Mon defeated Wokha while Mokokchung beat Zunheboto in their last league match from Group B advance. The semi finals will be played on Monday and the finals on Tuesday. In the first semi-final match on Monday, Dimapur will take on Mon at 8:00 am while Peren will play Mokokchung at 12:30 pm.

(From left)- Germany’s Julian Brandt, Joshua Kimmich, Toni Kroos and Antonio Ruediger celebrate their team’s 2-1 victory over Sweden in the Fisht Stadium, Sochi. (AP/ PTI)

SOCHI, Jun 24 (Agencies): A dramatic stoppage-time goal from Toni Kroos gave holders Germany a 2-1 win over Sweden on Saturday to keep alive their hopes of qualifying for the World Cup last 16.

World Cup Schedule | Points Table | Videos Kroos curled in a superb strike from an indirect free kick to grab the three points for the four-times world champions who are now level with Sweden in Group F on three points and behind Mexico who have six.

Sweden took the lead in the 32nd minute when Ola Toivonen finished confidently after Germany’s Toni Kroos gave the ball away in midfield.

Marco Reus equal-

ised in the 48th minute, meeting a low cross from Timo Werner, and despite having Jerome Boateng sent off in the 82nd minute, Germany kept going and Kroos earned them a famous win.

The Swedes played with fire as the Germans racked up the chances in the opening minutes, but having weathered that storm they gradually began to threaten on the break, and Marcus Berg was denied a good shout for a penalty when he appeared to be bundled over by Boateng.

With Germany getting in behind Sweden’s full backs at will and fizzing passes across the box, it looked like it might be only a matter of time before they scored, but Toivonen’s

goal gave Sweden breathing space.

Manuel Neuer saved the Germans from being 2-0 down at halftime, diving acrobatically to deflect Berg’s header from Sebastian Larsson’s stoppagetime free kick.

Reus got Germany back in the game early in the second half as the Germans launched a massive offensive and when Boateng was sent off for his second yellow card eight minutes from time the Germans continued to push on.

Timo Werner missed from point-blank range and the Swedes looked like hanging on for the draw, but Kroos struck five minutes into stoppage time to give Germany victory.

This could be my last World Cup: Pogba M oscow, J u n 2 4 (IANS): France midfielder Paul Pogba says the current World Cup in Russia could be his last despite only being 25 years old.

Pogba has been important for France in both their wins and scored the winning goal with a long range shot that gave the French team a win over Australia in their opening fixture, reports Xinhua news agency.

However, he had a difficult season in England, where he was criticized

and at times left out of the starting 11 by Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho. He has also been a target for the French press, who had also called for him to be dropped from the starting 11 for his country.

Pogba admitted that the nature of football with new players always pressing for a place in the team means he cannot take anything for granted.

“This might be my Paul Pogba last World Cup,” said the midfielder. don’t know if I will be “I am realistic. We called up and maybe other

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We the family of Lt S. Yang Khiamniungan bearing Army No. 43685711 P, Rank - Lhav, who felt for his heavenly abode on 19.06.2018 would like to convey our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to each and every individuals, comrade friends, GOC & all Ranks 3 CORPS, neighbours and well wishers who stood by us physically financially and in prayers in time of Lt. S. Yang Khiamniungan our loss.

(10.02.1981 – 19.06.2018) May the Almighty God remember and record your love and good works in the book of remembrance.

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players will be better than me,” he added.

Pogba made his international debut in 2013 and was named the best young player in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and he made it plain that he has no intention of turning his back on international football.

“I hope that I will be able to play in more (World Cups), I have already had the chance to play in two and some players can only dream of playing in just one,” he concluded.

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OF OUR BELOVED LT. H. KOMOW FRANCIS Dear Dad, It has been a year since you left us on this day for your Heavenly abode. We miss you dearly and remember you every day in silent tears. May your soul rest in peace in your Eternal Home in Heaven till we meet again.

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4th Death Anniversary of Late Letu. Pochury Today's the anniversary of the day you left our side, loving memories of you linger ever.

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New Delhi, Jun 24 (PTI): Mandeep Jangra (69kg) was the lone Indian boxer to claim a gold medal among the five finalists but the country’s contingent gave a fine account of itself in the summit clashes of the Ulaanbaatar Cup in Mongolia Sunday.

The silver medals went to both the women finalists Sonia Lather (57kg) and Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) and Himanshu Sharma (49kg) and Etash Khan (56kg). All

won the bout on a split decision.

Sonia, a former World and Asian championships silver-medallist, added another second-place finish to her tally despite a strong performance against home favourite Tumurkhuyag Bolortuul.

Lovlina was out-witted

by Chinese Taipei’s Nien Chen Chen in a bout that lacked spark for the most part and had very few impact punches on display.

Himanshu was up against a very aggressive Iranian in Omid Ahmadisafa and although the Indian kept his composure, the ferocity of his rival’s attacks tilted the scales. Ahmadisafa won on a split verdict.

Ending with bronze medals were Shiva Thapa (60kg), debutant Vanhmlimpuia (75kg), Ashish (64kg), and Bina Devi Koijam (48kg), a direct entrant into the last-four stage owing to the small size of the women’s draw.

blocks, securing three consecutive penalty corners in the first quarter, but the Indian defence stood tall to deny Peillat.

Next it was India’s turn to earn a penalty corner in the 17th minute and Harmanpreet fired home with a low flick through the legs of Argentina goalkeeper Tomas Santiago.

Two minutes from half time, India doubled their lead through Mandeep but it was Dilpreet, who created the chance by brilliantly controlling a overhead long ball inside the circle and then setting it up for his striking colleague.

Argentina pulled one goal back just at the stroke of half time through Peillat’s powerful strike to the top left corner of the Indian goal.

India got their second penalty corner seconds from half time but Harmanpreet failed this time.

A f t e r t h e c h a n ge of ends, the Los Leones pressed hard and in the process earned their fifth penalty corner, but the Indian defence was up to the task.

Minutes later, Argentina custodian Santiago made a double save from a counterattack to deny Dilpreet and Mandeep.

In the final quarter, Varun Kumar made a goalline save to deny Lucas Villa a chance to draw parity for Argentina.

Germany beat Sweden 2-1 to stay alive

Run for Mkg marathon on June 26

From beloved wife and daughter

2ND DEATH ANNIVERSARY

16.2.1948 – 18.6.2018 At this time of grief and sorrow, on the passing away of our warm hearted and dearly beloved Late Talitemjen Pongen (Longkhum), we would like to extend our eternal gratitude to all those who unwaveringly stood by us. During the years of undergoing treatment, countless neighbours, friends and well wishers have come forth selflessly to support us in every possible way and above all by upholding us in your prayers. We are specially grateful to Dr. Manong and his team, doctors and nursing staff of Zion Hospital, Dimapur and Woodland Nursing Home, Mokokchung under whose care he found much relief.

We earnestly pray that our Father in Heaven will shower His blessings upon each and every one of you.

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19/04/1965 – 20/06/2018

We the bereaved family members of Lt. C. Asangla (Chuchuyimlang) would like to express our profound and heartfelt gratitude especially to Eden Hospital staff and to each and everyone who stood by us physically, financially and in prayer during her prolonged illness and at the sad demise on 20/06/2018.

We deeply regret our inability to thank each and everyone of you. We can never repay you back for the good deeds that you have done.

Your kindness will always be ingrained in our hearts and pray that our Almighty God bless you abundantly.

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Breda, Jun 24 (PTI): India continued their unbeaten run in the Champions Trophy hockey tournament and surprised Olympic champions Argentina 2-1 for a second consecutive win in the 37th and last edition of the prestigious tournament here Sunday.

India scored both their goals in the second quarter through Harmanpreet Singh (17th minute), who converted a penalty corner, and Mandeep Singh (28th).

World number two Argentina’s lone goal came from the sticks of dragflciker Gonzalo Peillat, who

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Eng whip Panama 6-1 for last 16 spot; Japan draw Senegal 2-2

Nizhny Novgorod, Jun 24 (Agencies): A hat-trick from Harry Kane helped England thrash Panama 6-1 in the World Cup Group G game here on Sunday.

The match against Panama marked England’s biggest win ever at the World Cup finals, which secured a last 16 place for the Three Lions while Harry Kane became the first England player scoring a World Cup hat-trick since Gary Lineker in 1986.

For Panama, the Central America country harvested the first World Cup finals goal in its second match.

England took the lead eight minutes into the match with a header from John Stones. In the 20th minute, England’s midfielder Jesse Lingard was pushed over from behind by the Panama-

nian defender in the box and Tottenham Hotspur striker Kane slammed the penalty into the top left corner of the net.

The Three Lions controlled the game and had a third goal in the 36th minute as Lingard made a right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.

Just after 4 minutes, England won a free-kick and extended the lead again.

Trippier sent the ball to Jordan Henderson and he curled a delivery to the back post for Kane to nod on. The Panama goalkeeper made a fine close-range save.

However, Stones was on the spot to make a header to make it 4-0.

At the end of the first half, another penalty was awarded to England as Kane was pulled down inside the box. The captain converted the penalty with a right

Shaqiri, Xhaka facing action over controversial celebration

Granit Xhaka (L) and Xherdan Shaqiri are in hot water for their controversial goal celebrations.

Switzerland vs. Serbia,” the governing body said in a statement on Saturday.

Shaqiri and Xhaka are of Kosovar heritage, with the former born in the partially recognised nation which was fought over by forces from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia – Montenegro and Serbia at that time – and the Kosovo Liberation Army in the late 1990s.

Despite being recognised by UEFA, Serbia refuses to see Kosovo as an independent state, meaning relations remain tense.

FIFA has also opened proceedings against the Serbian Football Association for “crowd disturbance and the display of political and offensive messages by Serbian fans”.

A preliminary investigation was opened against Serbia coach Mladen Krstajic for alleged statements made post-match.

footed shot to the top left corner, which was almost the same as his first one.

Paces slowed down in the first 15 minutes of the second half. However, a fluke goal gave the Three

Lions a bigger lead. In the 63rd minute, Ruben LoftusCheek’s long-range shot hit Kane and was deflected into the Panama net.

Kane completed a World Cup hat-trick and

leads the scorers standings with five goals from two matches.

The Panamanians got their consolation goal in the 78th minutes when 37-year old defender Felipe Baloy

slammed a right footed shot from the centre of the box.

Meanwhile, Japan and Senegal played out a pulsating 2-2 draw in their Group H tie at the Ekaterinburg Arena, with both sides re-

went ahead in the 72nd minute after some stellar all-round work from their forward line.

Right-back Moussa Wague arrived in the box at the right time to fire a shot into the roof of the net and at that moment, it looked like game over.

The Japanese dugout bore a defeated look but substitute Keisuke Honda, probably playing his last World Cup, would make sure he applied the finishing touches to Inui’s cross 12 minutes from time.

With the result, both sides remain on top with four points.

Today’s matches Time: 7:30 pm Saudi Arabia vs Egypt Uruguay vs Russia Time: 11:30 pm Iran vs Portugal Spain vs Morocco

FIFA WORLD CUP POINTS TABLE Group A Russia Uruguay Egypt Saudi Arabia Group B Spain Portugal Iran Morocco Group C France Denmark Australia Peru Group D Croatia Nigeria Iceland Argentina Group E Brazil Switzerland Serbia Costa Rica Group F Mexico Germany Sweden South Korea Group G England Belgium Tunisia Panama Group H Japan Senegal Poland Colombia

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Kaliningrad, Jun 24 (Agencies): Switzerland stars Xherdan Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka are facing disciplinary action from FIFA after their provocative goal celebration against Serbia at the World Cup. The pair struck in the second half to lead Switzerland to a come-frombehind 2-1 win in Russia on Friday, but it was their celebration that took most attention.

Shaqiri and Xhaka put their hands together to form what looked like a two-headed eagle, similar to the one on the flag of Albania, threatening to inflame political tensions in the Balkans.

“The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has opened disciplinary proceedings against the Swiss players Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri for their goal celebration during the match

Harry Kane celebrates with team-mates after scoring the second goal for England against Panama.

maining in pole position to qualify for the knockouts.

Sadio Mane opened the scoring in fortuitous circumstances, with Japan goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima’s poor punch clattered against the Liverpool winger’s legs and trickled into the net in the 11th minute.

The Blue Samurai responded with concerted pressure and would equalise in the 34th minute.

Takashi Inui’s curling shot evaded the clutches of Khadim Ndiaye and the Asian giants deservedly went into the interval level with their African opponents.

Senegal somewhat recovered as the second-half began, but it was mostly Japan who were doing the running and they always looked likelier to take the lead.

It wasn’t to be, however, as the Lions of Teranga

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