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Vol XXVII No. 200
DIMAPUR, monday, june 26, 2017 Pages 12 ` 4.00
Qatar issue: Demands by Arab states unlawful, says Erdogan
India finish sixth in HWL Semis
Seven killed in Gulmarg cable car accident in Kashmir
international, Page 9
sports, Page 11
national, Page 7
PM invites US CEOs to invest in India
Washington, Jun 25 (AGENCIES): Prime Minister Narendra Modi who arrived in the US on Sunday, on the second leg of his three-nation tour, said India has now emerged as a business-friendly destination, more so with the upcoming implementation of landmark GST beginning next month, while asking CEOs of top US companies to invest in the country. Modi also said India attracted largest foreign direct investment (FDI) as a result of the NDA government policies in the last three years, during his interaction with a group of CEOs of top 20 American firms. In a round table interaction with the group, including Tim Cook of Apple, Satya Nadella from Microsoft, Sunder Pichai from Google, John Chambers from Cisco and Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Modi listed out steps taken by his government in the last three years and next moves. “The whole world is looking at India. 7,000 reforms alone by GOI for ease of (doing) business and minimum government, maximum governance,” Gopal Bagley, spokesman of the Ministry of External
State govt mum on scam under PHQ Staff Reporter
D I M A P U R , J UN 2 5 (NPN): While the mega M.K.R. Pillai scam remains a serious matter not only in Nagaland but also in other states where business premises of Sreevalsam Group were raided by sleuths of the Income Tax department, there has been no word from the government about what action it has taken since nearly 18 days after the unearthing of huge amount of around Rs. 3000 crore suspected investments. It may be recalled that on June 14 the DG Police L.L. Doungel had confirmed to media persons in Kohima, that taking suo moto notice of media reports, the services of Pillai as Consultant to DGP Nagaland stood terminated with immediate effect. When contacted by this Reporter over phone the same day, the DGP however explained, that since the department was not the appointing authority, the higher ups will take the call “on the basis of the merit of the case consider even termination”. Nagaland chief minister Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsü had on June 15 told media persons that he was not going to defend Pillai; indicating that he was in favour of letting the law take its own course. (Cont’d on p-7)
This is it!
“When there’s no rain we see pot-holed roads. When it rains we see sewaged roads.” K Y M C
Will urge Centre to sign CF with NSCN (K), says Patton
lationship, and Modi’s first face to face visit with Donald Trump is important to NEW DELHI, JUN 25 strengthen the relationship (AGENCIES): Nagaland Home minister, Y. Patton between the two. said he would request the Centre to sign a ceasefire US President Donald agreement with the NSCN Trump said that “strategic (K), banned by the Home Ministry for attacks against issues” would be on the security forces. table when he holds talks Patton told The Hindu with his “true friend” Prime over phone that they (NaMinister Narendra Modi galand government) conhere on Monday, as the tacted Khaplang in the “last two leaders look to strike part of 2015” to convince a personal rapport in their him to come for talks. maiden meeting. “We contacted the “Look forward to welNSCN-K earlier also, coming India’s PM Modi to around one-and-a-half@WhiteHouse on Monday. years back, but the agreeImportant strategic issues to ment could not get through. discuss with a true friend!” We were in touch with Trump posted on his official Khaplang, but since he is (@POTUS) Twitter handle. no more, we need to start Modi, in his reply to afresh. We are in touch Trump, thanked him for the with the new leadership in “warm personal welcome” Myanmar,” said Mr. Patand said he was “greatly” ton. looking forward to the meetAsked whether the ing and discussions tomor- proposal would impact the row at the White House. Centre’s agreement with Modi, who arrived here the NSCN-IM, Patton said, this morning, will hold sum- “They are with us. The mit talks with Trump and NSCN (I-M) also wants all the two leaders would spend Naga factions together and several hours together in they would welcome the various settings including move once the NSCN (K) one-on-one and delegation- joins the peace talks.” level meetings, a reception The NSCN-K operates and a working dinner. from camps in neighbouring Myanmar and India has on several occasions asked the Myanmar government D I M A P U R , J UN 2 5 to take action against the (NPN): Nagaland Gov- insurgent groups there. “We understand that ernor, P.B. Acharya has conveyed warm greetings the Centre has banned them to the people Nagaland, for five years. In the past particularly the Muslim also, we have shared our community on the occasion desire to initiate dialogue with the NSCN (K) but of Eid Ul Fitr. In his message, Acha- after Khaplang’s death, we rya hoped that the sacred would re-initiate the prooccasion would usher-in cess with Home Minister good will and harmony and Rajnath Singh,” he said. further strengthen the values of composite society. As the festival of Idu’l Fitr marks the culmination of the Holy Month of ‘Ramzan’, the month of prayers, blessings and forgiveness, Acharya reminded every member of the community, their obligations and responsibilities towards other members of the society, especially the poor and downtrodden for peaceful coexistence and equitable progress of the State and the Nation. On this Eid, Acharya wished that Allah’s blessings light up the path oneness and lead to happiness and success.
Race for Raisina Hill: Odds favour RN Kovind
Modi ‘true friend’: Trump
Narendra Modi with top CEOs of multinationals companies
Affairs said in a tweet from inside the meeting, quoting the prime minister. India’s growth presents a win-win partnership for the country and the US, and American companies have a great opportunity to contribute to that, Modi told the CEOs, according to Bagley. “The implementation of the landmark initiative of GST could be a subject of studies in US business schools,” Modi said. During the hour-long interaction, at the Willard Hotel, where he is staying, Modi gave a patient hearing to the wish-list of the CEOs. Among other CEOs present at the meeting were Shantanu Narayen from
Adobe, Ajay Banga from Mastercard, David Farr from Emerson, Doug McMillon and Punit Renjen from Deloitte Global. Mukesh Aghi, president of the US India Business Council, was also present at the meeting. Posting a group picture of the prime minister with the CEOs, Bagley said, “strengthening the Indo-US economic partnership”. In a recent policy document, USIBC said the USIndia commercial and strategic relationship supports global security, promotes economic growth and creates jobs for both countries and the global economy. “Today, as we witness a paradigm shift in the erst-
while global order, an opportunity has emerged for both countries to set new standards in bilateral ties that will be bound by their shared values,” USIBC said. Noting that US-India trade has tripled over the last decade, reaching a historic high of nearly USD 110 billion in 2015, USIBC said there is an opportunity for both the countries to also sync their regulatory and standards system to increase trade and investment. In a separate statement, Jagdip Ahluwalia, executive director of Indo American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston, said the United States and India share a very symbiotic re-
Dzükuo: SAYO refutes Mao CSOs allegation D I M A P U R , J UN 2 5 (NPN): Initial optimism of warming of relations between Manipur and Nagaland after the BJP-led coalition assumed power, appears to fade as the contentious Dzükuo issue threatens to upset the applecart. Southern Angami Youth Organisation (SAYO) on Sunday took serious note of the allegations made by Mao civil society organizations (CSOs) during the recent meeting with Manipur chief minister, N. Biren Singh that Dzükou valley was encroached upon from Nagaland side In a press note, SAYO president Neisizo Kuotsu said the youth organization held an emergency in this regard, wherein the house also took serious note of the suggestions made by Mao CSOs to construct motorable road upto Dzükou valley, police station, marketing shed for women vendors,
helipad and guest house for tourist at Dzükou valley. SAYO said without consulting the Southern Angamis, the “so called Manipur Nagaland interstate imaginary political boundary line” was arbitrarily drawn by British imperialist when Nagaland was a mere district of Assam. As the actual land owners, it said Southern Angamis never recognized or accepted it. SAYO reiterated that Dzükou valley traditionally belonged to the Southern Angamis from time immemorial and the “fact has never been in doubt or disputed.” Acknowledging this fact, SYAO claimed that “Mao had to retreat and apologized many a times whenever they attempted to encroach into Dzükou area even in recent time.” It also reminded that throughout the ages, the Angamis, particularly the Southern Angamis and the Mao people had been
living together as a family and brothers without any territorial distinction. “Though the Southern Angamis have very little or nothing to gain from Mao side of Manipur. Southern Angamis and Nagas of Nagaland have been very generous to other Nagas from Manipur particularly the Maos,” it added. SAYO said they were even given possession of land and access to various types of trade and commerce without any distinction, even though they were not indigenous inhabitants of Nagaland state. However, SAYO said the gesture was “ruthlessly and aggressively exploited by Maos, thus creating numerous untoward incidents between the hosts and the guests.” In this regard, SAYO has cautioned Maos and its CSOs to desist from any acts of provocation, saying “it may cause farreaching consequences.”
Gov greets on Eid
NEW DELHI, JUN 25 (PTI): Set for a comfortable victory, NDA presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind may bag over 62 per cent votes but fall short of the 69 per cent votes polled by incumbent Pranab Mukherjee in 2012. With the battle lines drawn in the first-ever Dalit versus Dalit presidential contest, the odds are heavily stacked in favour of the saffron brigade candidate Kovind who is set to get around 7 lakh votes which is around two-thirds of the total 10,98,903 votes of the electoral college. The joint opposition candidate Meira Kumar is likely to bag around 4 lakh votes despite the support of many regional parties like the RJD, traditional rivals the SP and the BSP and the TMC and the CPI-M. Chances of Kovind registering a comfortable win brightened after some major non-NDA parties like the
JD-U, the BJD, the AIADMK, the TRS and the YSRCongress extended their support to him. Aware of its chances in the July 17 presidential election, the opposition now views it as an ideological battle. As per vote projections after some non-NDA parties extended their support to the BJP nominee, Kovind has an assured 6,82,677 votes in his kitty. Kumar on the other hand has 3,76,261 committed votes, which is 34 per cent and one-third of the total collegium vote. This time around, there are around 39,965 votes of fence sitting parties like the AAP, the INLD, the AIMIM and some Independents, who have not yet opened their cards about which candidate to back. Which way this block tilts will mainly depend on the campaign strategy of the contestants of the ruling party and the opposition.
Landowners claim ‘temporary huts’ burnt on June 24 Staff Reporter
D I M A P U R , J UN 2 5 (NPN): Refuting the reports of eight houses being burnt down by miscreants at ‘Model village’, Karbi Anglong on Friday wee hours, the Landowners of Nahorjan village under Karbi Anglong have come forward and claimed that they (the original landowners) had burnt down “temporary hutments” as it was constructed on the “illegally encroached land”. Addressing media persons on Sunday at Circuit House, Dimapur, the landowners claimed that on June 14, it had served six-day deadline demanding that all construction activities in the “fictitiously recognized Model Village” be removed. On the expiry of the deadline, the landowners said in cooperation with the Nahorjan village committee an “eviction drive” was carried out on June 24.
One of the landowners said they wanted to send across a message that the actual landowners existed and so they (encroachers) were agitated. Dismissing reports that properties worth around Rs. 10 lakh was destroyed in the fire, the landowners said only temporary huts were burnt down. “We didn’t torch the houses where people were residing as we did not want any confrontation”, said one of the landowners. The landowners mostly comprising of Nagas claimed that they were engaged in cultivation and farming in the village without any dispute with the Karbi Anglong council for the last 30 years after acquiring lease from the original settlers of Nahrojan village. However, they alleged that the issue started after one person, identified as Augustine Kramsa, had encroach all the land and sold
it to others by manipulating the land pattas in connivance with the then assistant land settlement-cum-revenue office of KAAC. In this regard, the land owners lodged a complaint to protest against illegal encroachment by Augustine. Thereafter, Augustine was summoned by SDM Karbi Anglong, where he had agreed to return all the Nahorjan land in the agreement signed between him and the village committee, claimed the landowners. They further claimed that Augustine failed to keep the promise and continued to allegedly occupy the land, while his clients carried out construction on the encroached land and has constructed more than 700 houses. In this regard, another summon letter was issued by SDM Bokajan, but Augustine failed to turn up. He was again summoned for the third time on April 28, 2017, but failed to turn up.
In the light of the above, the land owners have demanded that all developmental activities by Augustine and parties should be ceased immediately and that the agreement signed between Augustine and the Nahrojan village committee be enforced. They further demanded that the government should come out with a clarification, on the actual landowners, until such time no one should carry out any construction activities in the village. If the demands are not met, the landowners warned that they would be compelled to withdraw the agreement and that the village authority would take appropriate action to recover all the encroached land. They also viewed that the district administration instead of assuring to give protection should evict people of Model village, which was illegally encroached with the help of Augustine. K Y M C