2 Mar 2022

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Vol XXXII No. 85

DIMAPUR, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2022 Pages 12 ` 5.00

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Russia warns of ‘high-precision strikes’, asks Kyiv residents to leave Russia-Ukraine second round talks scheduled today KYIV, MAR 1 (REUTERS/ AP): Russia warned Kyiv residents to flee their homes on Tuesday and rained rockets down on Kharkiv, as Russian commanders who have failed to achieve a quick victory shifted their tactics to intensify the bombardment of Ukrainian cities.

Russia’s defence ministry said its forces were planning “high-precision strikes” against Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the 72nd Center for Information and Psychological Operations (PSO).

“We urge Ukrainian citizens involved by Ukrainian nationalists in provocations against Russia, as well as Kiev residents living near relay stations, to leave their homes,” The Guardian quoted Russian news agency Tass as saying, while giving no

U’khand: Naga boy swept away in Gangnahar canal DIMAPUR/KIPHIRE, MAR 1 (NPN): In a delayed report, a 19-year-old student from Nagaland, who was studying in a boarding school in Uttarakhand, was swept away in the Gangnahar canal on Sunday afternoon.

The deceased was identified as Anoka K Sumi-- class 11 student (commerce) of Seven Day Adventist Inter College Roorkee (Haridwar), a resident of Nitoi village under Kiphire district.

When contacted, Kivika K. Sumi, the elder brother of the deceased, who reached Roorkee, informed Nagaland Post that Anoka and his friend had gone out for haircut on Sunday and while returning they visited the nearby Gangnahar ghat (Ganga river). He accidentally fell into the river and was swept away by the swift current. The friend immediately alerted the college authorities about the incident, the brother said.

While thanking the Uttarakhand government, Kivika said the district officials and Disaster Response Force were putting all efforts as the search operation continued till Tuesday evening.

According to TOI report, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Jal Police and local police were conducting a search operation to trace the boy.

(L) A man inside a vehicle damaged by shelling, in Brovary (Ukraine) on Tuesday (R) A Ukrainian TV tower hit during Russian air strike in Kyiv.

information about where in the city of 3 million people those targets were located.

The warning comes even as both sides are scheduled to meet for the second round of talks on Wednesday (March 2). The first round of talks, on Monday, had failed to produce any tangible results. Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba said Kyiv was ready to talk but would not just follow Russian ultimatums.

On Tuesday, Russian strikes pounded the central square in Ukraine's second-

largest city, Kharkiv, and other civilian targets and a 40-mile convoy of tanks and other vehicles threatened the capital.

With the Kremlin increasingly isolated by tough economic sanctions that have tanked the ruble currency, Russian troops advanced on Ukraine's two biggest cities on Day 6 of an invasion that has shaken the 21st century world order.

In Kharkiv, a strategic eastern city with a population of about 1.5 million, explosions tore through the

region's Soviet-era administrative building and residential areas.

Ukrainian President Vo l o d y my r Z e l e n s k y y called the targeted attack on Kharkiv’s main square “frank, undisguised terror”, blaming a Russian missile and calling it a war crime.

“Nobody will forgive. Nobody will forget...This is state terrorism of the Russian Federation.”

Ro c k e t s t r i k e s o n Kharkiv killed at least 11 people and wounded 35, Ukrainian Interior Ministry

NPCC attacks state govt on NLTP Act

DIMAPUR, MAR 1 (NPN): While opposing the move of the state government to lift the Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition (NLTP) Act, Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) has said that the government of the day for its failed to enforce the Act. As the Act had failed in its objective, NPCC president K Therie however alleged that the present leadership had always wanted to repeal it and hence had deliberately allowed mafias to transport alcohol all across the State in connivance with check-gates.

He said though the mafias supply liquor in truckloads, it was the small entrepreneurs, who ply the trade for their livelihood, that get caught. He mentioned that if the government tracked movement of liquor through

the check-gates for every seized consignment, then the involvement of those that facilitated its travel would be proved.

Therie explained that the objective of NLTP was not to just cancel permits and transportation, but to stop the growing alcohol addiction that impacted personal health, future, family, children, society and economy.

He assured that, given an opportunity, Congress would correct the addicts through reformatory schools and rehabilitation centres.

“We need decent and disciplined living with responsibilities. Children 18 years and above should earn their daily needs. They should not depend upon old parents.

Irresponsible children kill their parents through mental torture. Mental health suffer-

ing has no medicine. It only shortens life. Happiness is the only medicine that can cure mental health issues.

I wish children remember this and give long life to their parents,” he stated.

Mentioning that drugs was a bigger threat, Therie accused BJP of being friendly with drug traffickers, adding that drugs were caught many a times mostly in Gujarat. He said 3,000 kg of heroine was caught at Adani Group-owned Mundra Port in Gujarat that had an estimated value of Rs 23,000 core. He alleged that BJP had a plan to drug those whom it could not win over and was successful in Punjab.

Mentioning that the party’s other target would be minorities, he cautioned that the danger could not be ignored.

adviser Anton Herashchenko said. Similar strikes had killed and wounded dozens in the city the previous day.

In addition to the strikes on cities, reports have emerged that Moscow has used cluster bombs on three populated areas.

If confirmed, that would represent a worrying new level of brutality in the war — and could lead to even further isolation in Russia.

The Kremlin denied Tuesday that it has used such munitions and insisted again that its forces only

Will initiate talks with all UG groups in Manipur: Shah IMPHAL, MAR 1 (AGENCIES): Union Home Minister Amit Shah Tuesday pledged to establish peace in Manipur by initiating talks with all underground groups operating in the state. He also asserted that all smuggling activities will come to an end in Manipur, which will be “drug-free” within the next five years.

Addressing a poll rally at Heirok in Thoubal district, Shah said “We have shown in Assam and Tripura… where 9,500 youths laid down their weapons and joined the mainstream”, and added that “no youth will go to jail, none will have weapons in their hands, but will join the mainstream.”

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have struck military targets — despite evidence documented by AP reporters of shelling of homes, schools and hospitals.

Unbowed by Western condemnation, Russian upped their threats of escalation-- days after raising the specter of a nuclear attack. The Russian defence minister vowed Tuesday to press the offensive until it achieves its goals, while a top Kremlin official warned

that the West's “economic war” against Russia could turn into a “real one”.

5,000 Russian soldiers dead or captured: A senior Western intelligence official briefed by multiple intelligence agencies estimated that more than 5,000 Russian soldiers have been captured or killed so far, and that Ukrainian forces have eliminated significant numbers of Russian aircraft and tanks and air defense systems.

Indian student killed in Ukraine

PTI: In the first Indian casualty in the war in Ukraine, a medical student from Karnataka's Haveri district was killed in intense shelling in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Tuesday.

The victim was identified as Naveen Shekarappa Gyanagoudar, a native of Chalageri in the Haveri district of Karnataka who was studying at a medical college in Ukraine, according to Karnataka Naveen Shekarappa SDMA commissioner Manoj Rajan.

India asked the envoys of both Russia and Ukraine to ensure "urgent safe passage" to Indian nationals who are still in Kharkiv and in other cities in the conflict zones.

Naveen’s uncle Ujjanagouda said he was killed when he stepped out of his bunker to exchange currency and fetch some food.

Covid restrictions in Nagaland extended till March 15: Govt DIMAPUR, MAR 1 (NPN): The State government on Tuesday announced that the existing measures for containment of Covid-19 and relaxations for various activities will continue to be in force till March 15.

In an order, home commissioner Abhijit Sinha said the restrictions and relaxations of various activities were subject to adherence to conditions and relevant SOPs issued on February 15, 2022 and the earlier orders issued from time to time.

State logs 3 fresh Covid cases, 1 death: Nagaland on Tuesday recorded three fresh Covid-19 positive cases while one more patient succumbed to the infection.

One case each were reported in Dimapur, Kohima and Mokokchung, taking the total caseload to 35410.

Further, Dimapur reported another Covid-19 fatality, pushing the death toll to 756 (including 4 nonCovid deaths but with positivity).

Church bodies back NLTP Act

DIMAPUR, MAR 1 (NPN): Phom Baptist Christian Association and Christian Forum Dimapur have appealed to the government to strictly implement the Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition Act (NLTP) in letter and spirit.

PBCA: Describing the NLTP Act as “a Spiritual Law”, the Phom Baptist Christian Association (PBCA) said that “spiritual law is always virtuous for the citizens.” In a press note, PBCA executive secretary N Tialemba Phom stated that the government and NGO leaders, therefore, needed to respect, value, embrace and preserve “this Spiritual Law (Act) to truly protect us from all harms.”

PBCA said that Nagaland state was unique be-

cause of its history, culture, tradition, identity, land and belief system. In the process of emerging Nagaland as unique state, PBCA said Christianity has contributed so much. PBCA said that it was Christianity that introduced “us an era of civilisation in all spheres of life”.

The church also said that alcoholism had no place in “our Naga Christian’s belief system”, adding that “this is the way we made ourselves as Christians before God and before the world.”

Further, PBCA said that Naga church leaders and all believers have condemned the rise of alcoholism and swore to God that Nagaland would be a dry state. “Swearing No to Alcoholism and declaring Nagaland as a dry State in

the context of multi-religious country is the Unique Spiritual Covenant made between God and Naga believers,” PBCA said.

PBCA, therefore, said that nobody should “boldly touch and infringe this Covenant”. Rather, it said that Naga Churches should urge the government to “actively implement NLTP, Act 1989 in Good faith.”

CFD: Christian Forum Dimapur (CFD) has resolved to appeal to the state government to implement the NLTP Act, 1989 in letter and spirit. This was decided at a meeting of the forum’s advisers and office bearers here on Monday, CFD chairman Rev. Moses Murry and secretary Rev Fr CP Anto secretary stated in a press note.

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Sonowal to arrive Commercial LPG prices hiked by `105 WC responds to NSCN (I-M) on 16-pt agreement Nagaland on Mar 3 DIMAPUR, MAR 1 (NPN): Union Minister of AYUSH, Ports Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal is scheduled to arrive Nagaland on a two-day visit, starting March 3.

Sources informed Nagaland Post that the minister will arrive S Sonowal Dimapur on March 3 and head to Kohima where he will halt for the night.

The next day, Sonowal will hold a meeting with state officials on AYUSH-- Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy.

Sonowal, who has been advocating AYUSH, had emphasised that the AYUSH system of medicine in near future will play a big role in the preservation of human health.

NEW DELHI, MAR 1 (PTI): Price of commercial LPG, used by hotels and other commercial establishments, was on Tuesday hiked by Rs 105 to its secondhighest level but rates of subsidised gas sold to households remained on freeze.

The price of a 19-kg commercial cylinder has been hiked to Rs 2,012 from Rs 1,907, according to price notification from state-owned fuel retailers.

This is the second-highest rate, after Rs 2,101 per cylinder in December 2021.

LPG rates are revised on the 1st of every month based on the price of benchmark fuel in

the previous month. However, the price of domestic cooking gas LPG, sold to households, has not been changed since October when it rose to Rs 899.50 per 14.2-kg cylinder.

The hiatus in those rates came after criticism from the Opposition over prices being hiked by Rs 90 in the previous six months.

Just like LPG, petrol and diesel prices too have been on a freeze since early November 2021. It is being speculated that fuel prices will be hiked once assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and four other states end next week.

DIMAPUR, MAR 1 (NPN): Responding to the recent statements of the NSCN (I-M) accusing its convenor N. Kitovi Zhimomi, of “reediting” the 16-Point Agreement, Working Committee (WC) of Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) highlighted the role of late Ralengnao Khathing Tangkhul, also called Major Bob Khathing, as the real architect of 16-point agreement that led to formation of Nagaland state.

WC, NNPGs through its media cell stated that Bob Khathing possessed

an “out and out Indian military strategist's mindset” although a Naga by blood and who exhibited “a very strong” anti-Naga nationalist stance as a bureaucrat.

WC said Bob Khathing was also instrumental in the demarcation of Nagaland state boundary, and also he did all he could to minimize the physical boundary and segregate Nagas in order to fulfil “a new plan taking shape in his mind” after Nagaland statehood.

“History clearly says he was a primary member in the committee who finalized

the draft of 16-point Agreement,” WC said, adding that he played a key role in dividing Naga ancestral land into Nagaland, Manipur, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Burma. It said Khathing was inspired by the creation of Nagaland state within the Indian union, carved out from the ancestral land of sixteen indigenous Naga tribes.

As the chief secretary of Nagaland in 1967, WC said he was instrumental in the formation of Nagaland Armed Police (NAP) and Naga Regiment.

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(I-M) remembers Khodao on his death anniv This is it! ‘Neem tree extract may help treat, cut spread of Covid’ DNSCN I M A P U R , M A R 1 regained “through liberation In his message, ato ki-

“Of late, he has become expert on Russia-Ukraine conflict like he was on Naga political issue.”

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NEW DELHI, MAR 1 (PTI): Extract from the bark of Neem tree may help treat and reduce spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, according to a study led by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata.

The Neem tree, indigenous to India, has been used for thousands of years for its anti-parasitic, anti-bacterial and antiviral properties, the researchers said. The bark extract has helped treat malaria, stomach and intestinal

The extract proved as effective as a preventive drug for infection and also decreased virus replication and spread after infection ulcers, skin diseases and proteins, suggesting its pomany other diseases, they tential as an antiviral agent said. against emerging variants The latest study, pub- of coronaviruses, including lished recently in the journal SARS-CoV-2.

Virology, shows that com"The goal of this reponents of Neem bark may search is to develop a Neemtarget a wide range of viral based medication that can

reduce the risk of serious illness when someone is infected with coronaviruses," said study co-author Maria Nagel, a professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, US. "We hope that scientists won't have to continuously develop new therapies every time a new SARS-CoV-2 variant emerges," she said.

Just like how people take penicillin for strep throat, the researchers envision taking the Neem-based drug for COVID-19, allowing them

(NPN): NSCN (I-M) Lotha region on Tuesday organized a solemn programme in honour of late Khodao Yanthan, former vice president GPRN, on his 12th death anniversary at his graveyard Aitepyong, Lakhuti village under Lotha region. (More on p-3) On the occasion, messages from yaruiwo, Q Tuccu, and ato kilonser Th. Muivah, were read out by kilo kilonser M. Daniel Lotha.

In his message, Q Tuccu said late Khodao Yanthan showed the way that (Cont’d on p-8) the Naga freedom has to be

movement from the hands of the occupational forces.”

Yaruiwo also stated that late Khodao left behind a legacy of sacrifice, commitment and dedication. He said that it was late Khodao’s “never surrender spirit” of leadership that gave the Naga hope and inspiration “which has brought us this far today.”

On his 12th death anniversary, yaruiwo said “we salute and honor him for being one of the brave heart leader of the Naga political struggle.”

lonser Th.Muivah said he still fondly miss late Khodao Yanthan’s presence.

“The fact that we still fondly miss him even today stands as the classic example that a personality as such possessing all form of characteristics to qualify a person as a true statesman is truly rare,” Muivah said.

The ato kilonser said it was time “we celebrate the legacy of late Mr. Khodao Yanthan” by putting the teachings and ideology that he has “left us” into practice.

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Activities of LLINs fortnight concludes in Peren

Malaria technical supervisor along with ASHA at Ndunglwa village under Peren district.

district media officer, Shekho Sophie informed that Dr. Hedungkiebe said LLINs which were distributed and covered the whole district on 2021 played a key important role in curbing malaria.

In this regard, the district VBDO informed maximum usage should be encouraged which were being done through fortnight activities.

The fortnight activities included house to house visits conducted by block malaria technical supervisors, surveillance workers

of district NCVBDC Cell and ASHAs of the district, fever screening, LLINs usage survey and awareness about proper usage of LLINs, importance of early diagnosis and treatment of malaria were also imparted.

District consultant, Vimekhrie-ii Metsieo also informed that while the fortnight activities were conducted throughout the district, special emphasis was given to selected strategic villages in all the four blocks of Peren.

Narcotic cell seizes heroin worth Rs 1.8 cr

DIMAPUR: Narcotic cell police station, CID, manning the Narcotic Check Point Khuzama, Kohima on February 27 arrested one Lenminthang Khongsai (29), presently residing at Motbung, Senapati, Manipur on charges of possessing suspected heroin.

According to a DIPR report, the personnel stopped Arrested person at a vehicle bearing registration police custody. (DIPR) number MNOSP-1186 (Maruti

CSU condemns alleged sexual assault on minor

Ciaz), silver colour for routine checking.

On frisking the vehicle and the occupant, the duty party seized of 50 soap cases of suspected heroin weighing approximately 600 grams and worth approximately 1.8 crore in the illicit global market.

In this connection, a case was registered with Narcotic Cell police station for further investigation.

3rd dEATH ANNIVErSArY In Remembrance of Late Chubatola

NEWS IN BRIEF AVC convenes meeting: Ashaa Village Council (AVC), Wokha district has convened a general meeting on March 5, 11 a.m., at its chairman’s compound to discuss various issues. All concerned members have been requested to attend the meeting.

Niki-led NSCN (K) discharges one: Niki-led NSCN (K) discharged “sectional officer (SO)” Ghokuto Chophi from the active “national service on account of feeble health” on February 24.

The group through its secretary Inovi Naga said that this was done as per request and resignation letter received from concerned “officer” dated February 17.

CRU-H conducts homeopathic camp: Clinical Research Unit for Homoeopathy, Dimapur, under central council for research in homoeopathy, AYUSH conducted a free homoeopathic health camp on February 26 at Urban complex community hall. Free consultation and homoeopathic medicines were provided to the residents of the colony.

Online trg on NEPEx tabletop exercise: Online training of Nagaland Emergency Preparedness Exercise (NEPEx) Table Top Exercise (TTEx) in collaboration with National Disaster Management Authority for the state was conducted on February 25 in the conference hall of deputy commissioner (DC) Phek with officers of Incident Response System.

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2022

Department bids farewell to addl CEO DIMAPUR: A farewell programme for retiring additional chief electoral officer, N Moa Aier was held on Monday at DBlock Panchayat Hall, Kohima.

A press release from the CEO office informed that during the programme, chief electoral officer (CEO) V. Shashank Shekhar extended good wishes to the retiring officer and shared his experiences of working with him.

Shekhar said that Aier through his work was able to contribute to society, which he said was a real source of happiness.

It is also a matter of gratitude that he is retiring in good health, and can continue to contribute to society, he added.

CEO also pointed out the important and positive roles played by families in the contributions by government employees.

Meanwhile, in his farewell speech, retiring additional CEO said that he had rendered more than 33 years of his service in the election department.

He shared that during his service, he faced varied experiences and worked

CEO Nagaland V. Shashank Shekhar along with retiring additional chief electoral officer, N Moa Aier, officers and staff on Monday.

wholeheartedly and diligently.

Further, he thanked his colleagues and family for the continuous support.

Short speeches were also delivered by deputy CEO Awa Lorin, assistant CEO Alila Chang and superintendent Kedolhourieno.

The programme was chaired by joint CEO Ruokuovituo Khezhie, Bi-

ble reading and invocation was said by superintendent Sivilhou Mor while special number and video of retiring officer during his

ACKNOWLEdGEMENT

SCD mourns demise of late Dr. Kakheto

DIMAPUR: Sumi Council Dimapur (SCD) has expressed shock to learn the demise of former minister and former president of Western Sumi Hoho, Dr. Kakheto Zhimomi, who passed away on February 26.

In a condolence message, SCD through its president Kuhoi Zhimo said that late Dr. Kakheto was known for his straightfor-

wardness and was a man of principle who was a true son of Western Sumi.

In his demise, SCD said that the Sumi community in particular and people of Dimapur in general had lost a soul who was dedicated to the service of people.

Further, SCD conveyed deepest condolences to the bereaved family members.

23/01/1956 - 16/02/2022 “And they can no longer die, for they are like the angles.

They are God's children, since they are children of the resurrection”.

Luke 20:36.

We, the bereaved family of Late Visuli Veronica, would like to to express our heartfelt gratitude to all our relatives, friends, villagers, churches well-wishers, various organizations, doctors and nurses of Eden Hospital Dimapur. We would also like to thank you all for the support you have extended towards our family through financially, physically, spiritually, morally during her prolonged illness and at the time of her demise.

Although we are unable to thank each and every one of you individually but your kind deeds shall always be remembered, may the good Lord bless you all abundantly.

Loving Husband, Children, Grand Children and In-Laws k-399/22

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY

“BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH, AND I WILL GIVE THEE THE CROWN OF LIFE”

DIMAPUR: Chinglong Students’ Union (CSU) has strongly condemned the alleged sexual assault on a minor girl by Om Prakash, who was serving as GT (science) GMS at Chaoha Chingnyu village in Mon district.

In a condemnation note, Chinglong Students’ Union president Ngonyai Konyak appealed to the law enforcing agencies to deal with the culprit and take necessary steps to secure the victim within the village and avoid such incidents in the future.

of our beloved Father LATE VISÜTHA ANGAMI

who went to be with the Lord on 2nd March, 2021

You left us beautiful memories, Your love is still our guide, And although we cannot see you, You are always by our side.

Born on 20.02.1966 – Died on 02.03.2019

A humble mother..

We love you, We miss you. k-383/22

"…That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord, And to inquire in His Temple" (Psalms27:4)

Loving family members

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

-Loving Wife, Children and Relatives

We, the family members of Lt. Mrs Zubeni K. Tungoe would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all who helped us during her prolonged illness till the time of her demise on 26th Feb. 2022.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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We regret our inability to thank each and every individual personally. We are indebted and pray that our Almighty God bless you all.

LT. SHITOZU SEMA

Loving children, family and relatives

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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Kakiye Zhimomi Head GB

Hoito Ayemi Council Secy.

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We, the undersigned Zhuikhu Village Council and GBs would like to convey our deepest appreciation and sincere thanks to all the friends, well wishers and various organizations who sympathized with us and supported us in all aspects at the sudden demise of our beloved Dr. Kakheto Zhimomi, former Minister and former WSH President, who hailed from Zhuikhu Village, under Medziphema Sub Division.

Samuel Achumi Chairman

career was presented by IT cell, CEO office.

Later, vote of thanks was proposed by deputy CEO, Mhathung.

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DIMAPUR: National Center for Vector Borne Diseases Control (NCVBDC) under the office of the chief medical officer (CMO) Peren organised the first phase of activities on Long-lasting Insecticidal nets (LLINs) fortnight in Peren district on February 14 and culminated on February 28 under the supervision of district vector borne disease officer, Dr. Hedungkiebe and district consultant Vimekhrie-ii Metsieo.

A press release from

STATE

Born on : 15/03/1936 – Died on : 16/02/2022 We, the family of Lt. SHITOZU SEMA, would like to convey our heartfelt gratitude to all the well wishers, friends, neighbours, relatives, churches, various associations and unions who provided emotional and spiritual support through prayers, expressions of sympathy, financial help, condolence messages, physical presence and invaluable help in many ways during his illness and demise.

We thankfully acknowledge your sympathy and kindness shown to us during this difficult time and we take comfort from the love and kindness you all have extended to our family.

There are no words that could suffice the love and generosity you all have showed us during this time of bereavement but it is our sincere prayer that our Almighty God bless you all in thousandfold. As it would be difficult to thank everyone individually, kindly accept this acknowledgement as an expression of our sincere appreciation.

Missed & Loved, Daughters, Sons, In-Laws, Grand Children and Great Grand Children dp-975/22

Late Mr. Melhite Kenye 1922 – 22/02/2022

Our sincere apologies for missing out on some names that supported us at the demise of Late Mr. Melhite Kenye on 22/02/ 2022. We regret that this happened and we would like to convey our special thanks to: 1. Kuzhami Baptist Church, Chiimoukedima 2. Doctors and nurses of Rev. Zhaviu Memorial Hospital, Chiimoukedima 3. Kapfo and Kenye Clan 4. WCBCC and WCWS 5. Seitheke Basa Baptist Church, 6th Mile We would like to express our special mention to Town Baptist Church, Chiimoukedima and Kuzhami Baptist Church, Chiimoukedima for being a huge blessing in his life both financially and prayerfully. dp-978/22

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WEATHER FORECAST MARCH 2

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Aizawl

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Guwahati Nice with plenty of sunshine Imphal

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Itanagar Mostly sunny and comfortable 26 14 Shillong

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Dimapur Sunny and comfortable Mkg

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Jyoti Kalash inaugurating the National Handloom Expo, 2022 at Janpat New Delhi.

DIMAPUR: Chief resident commissioner and additional chief secretary, government of Nagaland, Jyoti Kalash on Tuesday inaugurated the National Handloom Expo, 2022 on the theme “my handloom, my pride”, in the presence of deputy resident commissioner, Nagaland House, Wennyei Konyak at Handloom Haat, Janpat New Delhi.

A press release from deputy director IPR, Nagaland House New Delhi, Kuolie Mere informed that the expo is sponsored by office of the development commissioner for handloom, ministry of Textiles.

Altogether, 17 states across the country would be taking part in the Expo where Nagaland had set up 25 stalls to showcase handloom products of the state.

SCVC reacts to chief Angh’s claims

DIMAPUR: Reacting to the claims made by chief Angh of five Sheanghah villages, Aluh Angh, with regard to the shifting of Longshen EAC headquarters, the Sheanghah Chingnyu Village Council (SCVC) Tuesday clarified that there was no meeting held in 2003 to decide the shifting of Longshen EAC headquarters.

In a press release, SCVC chairman C Gangnan and secretary T Ganpong claimed that they have checked up the matter with the chairman of United Council of Sheanghah (UCS) Mankang.

A c c o r d i n g t o S C VC, Mankang stated that Aluh Angh’s statement was “false as there was no meeting so far”.

On January 20, 2022 when the spot verification team sent by the state government had gone to Longshen, the Sheanghah Chingnyu village council claimed that former village council chairman of Sheanghah, M Aching, spoke on behalf of Sheanghah Chingnyu village.

SCVC said Aching declared that the Sheanghah Chingnyu village council and public did not favor the shifting proposal.

Further, SCVC claimed that land donors of Longshen EAC Hq. (Sheanghah

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Chingnyu and Tangnyu Village) affirmed before the spot verification team to stop the shifting proposal “least it leads unfavorable situation”.

With regard to chief Angh’s claim that villages have issued “no objection certificate” for shifting of the present headquarters, SCVC said Sheanghah Chingnyu did not issue any NOC. It also said that the village council did not hold any meeting on issue.

SCVC cautioned that if any individual was found doing so, then the council will take action legally. SCVC said that when it contacted the Sheanghah Wamsa and Sheanghah Mokok village council, they replied that no meeting was held and no NOC was issued by the village council.

Meanwhile, SCVC has asserted that the “Angh enjoys the vested powers of his subjects for the wellbeing of his domain”, adding that he alone cannot decide on any matter.

When it did not hold any meeting and no decision was taken to support the shifting proposal, the SCVC questioned “Who is leading to disintegration of the village? Who is manipulating the Royal Majesty of Sheanghah?”

Jyoti Kalash visited all 80 stalls and interacted with the participants.

He said that the best loom shawls were produced from North East states.

During the inaugural function, around 10 officials from the ministry were also present, manager Nagaland Emporium, Taka Temsu and staff and Nagaland House staff were also present.

Unity college organises ‘Commvanza 2022’

DIMAPUR: Unity College Dimapur, department of commerce organised the annual inter-collegiate commerce festival “Commvanza 2022” (virtual edition 2.0) on the theme “digitally empowered resurgence” on February 25.

The festival was organised to provide a platform for commerce students to exchange ideas on how technology aided people during the pandemic and was helping them bounce back to everyday activities. The event was held with founder and director, EduCenter School of Business, Lezo Putsure, assistant professor, department of management, Nagaland University, Dr. Dhrubajyoti Bordoloi, assistant professor, department of commerce, Tezpur University, Dr. Reshma K Tiwari and assistant professor, department of political science, Saraighat College, Changsari Assam, Dr. Breehivorna Talukdar as main jury for various events.

Students from eight colleges across Nagaland participated in the festival where Unity College Dimapur emerged as overall champion and Tetso College Dimapur as runner-up.

DISHA meeting held in Mkg

DIMAPUR: District Development Coordination & Monitoring Committee (DISHA) meeting was held in the conference hall of Whispering Winds, Mokokchung on Tuesday.

According to a DIRP report, the meeting was held to review implementation of various centrally sponsored schemes by different departments in the district that came under the purview of DISHA.During the meeting, MP Lok Sabha, Tokheho Yepthomi said that the Land Resources, Water Resources, Urban Development ITI, LRSO, District Industries Centre, Manager Lead Bank, and DLCW – Mahila Shakti Kendra would be reviewed in the next meeting.

He also asked district HoDs to come up with proposals so that requirement of district was achieved.

Earlier, Rural development, Agriculture, Health and Family Welfare, Education, Mokokchung Municipal Council, Tuli Town council, Mangkolemba town Council, PHED, Social Welfare, Food and Civil Supplies, PWD (R & B) gave presentations.

Later, vote of thanks was proposed by DC Mokokchung, Limawapang Jamir. The meeting was also attended by minister, Metsubo Jamir.

S&WC deptt bids farewell to director

Officers and staff of S&WC department along with retiring director and staff.

DIMAPUR: Department of Soil & Water Conservation (S&WC) organised a farewell programme for its retiring director K. Zhekheto Awomi, mechanic Gr. II Tiamongba and peon, Pungore in the conference hall of the directorate office on February 28.

A press release from the department informed that during the programme, retiring officer K. Zhekheto Awomi expressed gratitude and recalled the fond memories he created during his service.

He said that a government servant should perform his or her duties to utmost sincerity irre-

spective of hierarchy and levels as at the end of the day, one could not function without the other.

Meanwhile, secretary to the government of Nagaland, K Libanthung Lotha commended the retiring director for his diligence and sincere work.

He said that reaching the age of retirement and being able to attend one’s farewell function was one of the greatest blessings in life.

He further wished the outgoing Director and staff a happy retirement and extended his best wishes for their future endeavours.

In a short speech, proj-

ect director SK Hekshe lauded the director for his achievements during his tenure as and said it was an example which everyone should inculcate.

The programme was chaired by joint director Denis Angami, invocation was said by joint director Lipokmar Yaden, registrar Neizokhono delivered a speech mentioning the brief history and profile of work carried out by the retiring director while vote of thanks was proposed by deputy director Z Amenba Ao, followed by presentation of certificate of appreciation to the retiring director and staff.

NSCN (I-M) Lotha region observes Khodao’s death anniv WO K H A : N S C N (I-M) Lotha region hosted the 12th death anniversar y programme in honour of vice president GPRN and vice-chairman, NSCN/GPRN, late Khodao Yanthan at his graveyard at Aitepyong, Lakhuti village under Wokha district on Tuesday.

In his presidential address, kilo kilonser GPRN, M. Daniel Lotha said that Nagas, specifically Lothas need to come together and remain prayerful with respect and with regard to the old good deeds which were set by the ancestors. He called on everyone to retrospect and follow the footsteps of the ancestors who vowed for unified Nagas as one without differences.

Daniel challenged all the stakeholders and leaders to support the projected works which the Nagas were longing for till today.

“Let not the dis-

unity overshadow our future”, he stated, as actions determined the future.

He also urged u p o n eve r yo n e t o emulate and integrate the principles of late Khodao Yanthan, who he said was the “tallest figure among Naga freedom fighters.”

During the prog ramme, Zachamo Yanthan said the biography of late Khodao Yanthan, obituar y messages were delivered by Kilonser, GPRN, Ebibemo Lotha, family, Lakhuti village council, Kohima Lakhuti union, Lakhuti officer’s forum, member from Lotha region GPRN and Y. Sulanthung Humtsoe, ex-MLA. The Lotha region also sought for constant support through prayers, moral support and contribution to the legitimate Naga freedom struggle and extended support for more activities to be

Members of GPRN Lotha region along with members of Lakhuti village council and others.

initiated in the days to come.

Later, Lakhuti village council and members from Lakhuti officers’ union extended support and welcomed any development in acknowledging late Khodao Yanthan.

Earlier, prayer of blessing upon Lotha Naga National Workers (GPRN) was said by associate pastor, Lakhuti Baptist Church (LBC) Oben Patton, invocation was said by LBC as-

sociate pastor Lilamo Yanthan, ex-chairman Lakhuti Village, Mhathung Humtsoe delivered the welcome

address while BYF LBC and Lakhuti Eloe Ekhung delivered a special number and folk song.

DLSAs organsie ‘impact tour’ to homes, jails in various districts

DIMAPUR: District Legal Services Authorities (DLSAs) under the aegis of Nagaland State Legal Services Authority (NSLSA) undertook “impact tour” to police stations, jail and homes in collaboration with the superintendent of police to render legal services through panel lawyers and Para Legal Volunteers (PLVs).

A press release from NSLSA PRA, Ketholeno Neihu informed that during its tour on February 27, Dimapur DLSA stressed on the role of legal services and discussed pre-arrest, arrest and remand stage.

Legal services were also provided to some of the inmates of central jail. The K Y M C

visits were made to central jail, Dimapur, district jail Dimapur, west police station, women PS, east PS, and Chümoukedima PS. Kohima DLSA from February 21-27 toured traffic control room Kohima, district jail Kohima, south police station, south traffic police station, women police station, north police station and north traffic police station.

On February 26, Longleng DLSA visited Children Home. Project Assistant P Monyei Phom briefed the services provided by the Legal Services Authority and Panel Lawyer Panglang Y Phom highlighted the Rights of the Children.

The team had an interaction with the care taker where she apprised that there were 20 children at present and enrolled in private school.

The Longleng DLSA also provided basic essential commodities to the children, care taker and helpers.

Later, Kohima DLSA panel lawyers and PLVs visited Cradle Ridge Home.

At present eight children are been looked after by the Home where six of them are minors. The team interacted with the caretaker and children and distributed legal awareness pamphlets.

Mokokchung DLSA conducted impact tour to police stations under Mokokchung district. The

shared various provisions of accused persons as per the law and imparted knowledge on the role of legal services authority.

On February 10, Zunheboto DLSA visited Sakhi One Stop Centre, Zunheboto along with Zunheboto JMFC-cum-DLSA secretary, Wokono Yhoshü where topics under domestic violence were discussed with center administrator and counsellor, Sakhi One Stop Centre. Pamphlets were also handed over to Sakhi One stop center, center administrator for further references.

Meanwhile on February 26, Peren DLSA led by retainer lawyer Asungbe N Hau and project assistant Italang Ramlia visited senior citizen’s home at Ngwalwa village where the retainer lawyer appraised the residents about their legal rights and various schemes available for old aged persons.

The DLSA also distributed food items to the residents and staffs of the Senior Citizen Home.

Phek DLSA led by JMFC-cum-secretary Phek DLSA, Cheliam Khiamniungan in collaboration with SP Phek, Vesupra Kezo on

February 25 visited district jail Phek. The team interacted with inmates and jail officials and also inspected the jail premises.

On February 23, the DLSA visited recently inaugurated Sakhi One Stop Centre and interacted with OSC staff. The DLSA team also visited PS Phek, PS Meluri and women cell Phek.

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Dimapur DLSA along with personnel at district jail.

DLSA officials visited police station 1, prosecution court, traffic control, Mokokchung, women PS and interacted with officer-in charge and staff about the role of legal services, the rights of arrested person. The team also appraised on the duties of remand lawyers assigned to every police station.

Wokha DLSA on February 4 visited support centre, Sakhi-One Stop Centre Wokha led by JMFC-cumsecretary, Wokha, Khrievono Seletsu.

The DLSA also conducted impact tour to six police stations and jails located at Wokha town and sub-divisions Wokha district.

T h e t o u r c ove r e d Wokha police station, women police station, Wokha, district jail Wokha, Ralan police station, para legal volunteers, Sanis police station, Bhandari police station.

Rights of the accused, women child and legal aid topics were discussed with the personnel and officers at the police station while legal counselling was provided to the jail inmates.

Kiphire DLSA on February 16 visited police stations and district jail and

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Modi, Shah address rallies in Manipur

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2022

Manipur Congress candidate arrested for assaulting poll personnel, released later

Manipur “drug-free” within the next five years,” he said.

The Union home minister also criticized Congress party, stating that the then Congress government led

by O Ibobi Singh had even failed to provide tap water connection to 5% households.

He criticized Congress stating that the party did nothing for the welfare of the people in 15 years of its rule in the state. Only 5 % households get tap water connections all these years.

This is the hard evidence, he said.

He further claimed that in the last five year rule of the BJP-led coalition government, tap water connections were provided to more than 57% households.

Hitting back at the allegation of the Congress over the hike in the prices of goods, particularly on vehicle fuels and LPG, Shah said that people would not forget the artificial price hike in the state due to the frequent bandh and blockade on the national highways.

“I would like to remind you Ibobiji that during your tenure the price of LPG shot up to Rs 3000 (a refilled cylinder), Rs 300 per liter of petrol,” he said.

IMPHAL, MAR 1 (PTI): High drama was witnessed as a Congress candidate was arrested for allegedly assaulting an on-duty polling personnel during the first phase of Manipur assembly elections, and later released on bail.

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has decried the action against party candidate Lamtinthang Haokip in Saitu constituency of Kangpokpi district as a “murder of democracy” by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh.

Haokip was booked for various offences including “common intention for assault to public servant from discharging duty” based on a complaint filed with Imphal police station by the presiding officer of the New Keithelmanbi polling station, whom the candidate had allegedly assaulted.

He was arrested on Monday morning while polling was underway and released on bail after midnight.

Haokip’s polling agent Andrew Gangmei, in a letter addressed to Chief Electoral Officer Rajesh Agarwal, claimed that the Congress

At 88.63%, Mnp witnesses record Cong to write to high command voter turnout in first phase poll: CEO on suspension of five legislators

AFSPA extended in Assam for 6 more months

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IMPHAL, MAR 1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah campaigned in Manipur as political parties now focus on electioneering in the second and final phase of the Manipur Legislative Assembly to be held on March 5.

Voting will be held in 22 Assembly constituencies spread over 10 districts of the state in the second and final phase, As a maximum of 10 constituencies are in Thoubal and Kakching (carved out from Thoubal) districts, political parties, particularly the BJP, are concentrating in these two districts.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed people of 22 Assembly constituencies virtually where he came down heavily on the Congress which the party considered the only strong rival.

Criticizing Congress, Modi said that Manipur was just a haven for corruption for them. (Congress) He said the party kept the state far away from peace and prosperity and did nothing to develop Manipur.

Union home minister Amit Shah felicitated at a BJP poll rally in Manipur’s Thoubal district on Tuesday. (NP) Claiming that people of the state saw the light of development only when the BJP came to power in the state, he said, “Congress was responsible for separatism in the state in the name of hill and valley.”

The then Congress government was not focused on development of the state but on looting Manipur, he added.

The state was in hands of such leaders who were known to be called ‘Mr 10 per cent’ on the account of their corruption, Modi said

Voters outside a polling booth in Chingmeirong, in Imphal East during the Manipur election on Monday.

in a dig at state Congress leader and former threetime chief minister O Ibobi Singh. The BJP government wants development for all, linking each part of Manipur with the rest of the nation, he asserted.

He said that the double engine government has brought about development in the state and that balanced development of Manipur was the priority of BJP. The Act East Policy has been a new impetus to the development of Manipur,” he added.

ments for their voting which were made at each of the polling stations for their voting through the postal ballot.

All Polling teams have safely returned to the reception centres and the EVM/ VVPAT have been sealed in the strong rooms in presence of the observers and the polling agents and placed under the three-tier security cover, the CEO said.

Presiding officers and EVM machines of 17 polling stations of Tipaimukh constituency of Pherzawl district were airlifted from Jiribam. It will now be opened only on the date of counting in presence of the election agents, the statement added.

Minor incidents reported in a few polling stations were examined and it was observed that none of them actually had any detrimental impact on the poll process.

The votes polled are safely stored and secure in the machines, the CEO claimed.

However, stray incidents of damaged EVMs were reported and re-poll has been recommended for those polling stations.

Manipur has again shown the way with a record voter turnout and voting in a peaceful manner, the CEO added.

On the other hand, Union home minister Amit Shah who arrived in Imphal on Tuesday pledged to establish peace in Manipur by initiating talks with all rebel groups operating in the state.

Addressing a party poll rally at Heirok in Thoubal district, Amit Shah assured to establish peace in Manipur by initiating talks with all underground groups operating in the state. He also asserted that all smuggling activities will come to an end in Manipur. “We will make

S H I L LO N G, M A R 1 (PTI): The Congress, which has suspended five MLAs in Meghalaya for lending support to the ruling BJPled Meghalaya Democratic Alliance, Tuesday said it will soon submit a report to the party high command over their failure to reply to the show cause notice served to them.

The ten days’ time given to the five MLAs expired on February 24 but they are yet to respond to the show cause, Meghalaya PCC chief Vincent H Pala said.

AICC had show caused the five on February 14 for antiparty activity by supporting and joining the BJP-backed MDA government.

“In view of this, we will meet on March 4 to discuss the matter and accordingly submit a report to the AICC,” he said.

The decision on the next course of action will be taken by AICC, Pala said.

After the Congress MLAs were suspended, CLP leader Ampareen Lyngdoh had stated that the five MLAs would take a collective decision on the matter.

When contacted she said, “We will revert to you in 12 days.”

Sources said that the suspended MLAs have already decided not to respond to the show cause

IMPHAL, MAR 1: Putting the overall voter turnout in the first phase of the twophase voting in Manipur at 88.63%, chief electoral officer (CEO) of Manipur on Tuesday said Manipur witnessed a record voter turnout in what he termed as “inclusive, accessible and participative elections.”

Despite many candidates demanding re-poll at various polling stations alleging proxy voting, the CEO, in a statement, claimed the “grand festival of democracy ended peacefully yesterday.

The by the CEO stated that the state witnessed a record voter turnout with 88.63%.

Earlier, the CEO put the overall voter turnout at

the end of the same period (5pm) at 78.03%.

Voter turnout of males was 87.29% and that of females 89.96%. Not only did female voters outnumber males, they also displayed more enthusiasm, the CEO said in the statement.

Over 90% of the transgender voters enrolled as elector exercised their adult franchise. In Imphal East district, each of them was given a certificate signed

by DEO. Participation of women has overwhelmingly showcased the true women empower ment, read the statement. A total of 247 out of 253 SoO cadres voted from the 13 designated camps spread in Churachandpur, Pherzawl, Bishnupur and Kangpokpi.

The commission had directed special arrange-

Arunachal logs 14 COVID cases, tally rises to 64,427

Over 24,000 Myanmarese nationals taken shelter in Mizoram: Zoramthanga

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I TA NAG A R , M A R 1 (PTI): Arunachal Pradesh’s COVID-19 tally rose to 64,427 on Tuesday as 14 more people tested positive for the infection, a senior health official said.

The coronavirus death toll remained unchanged at 296 as no fresh fatality was recorded, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said.

The state had reported five new cases and zero deaths on Monday.

East Siang district registered the highest number of fresh infections at four, followed by three each in Tawang and the Capital Complex region, the official said.

Arunachal Pradesh now has 134 active cases, while 63,997 people have recovered from the disease so far, including 29 on Monday, he said. The recovery rate marginally improved to 99.33 per cent from 99.31 per cent on the previous day, he said.

AIZAWL, MAR 1 (PTI): Chief Minister Zoramthanga on Tuesday said that over 24,000 nationals from Myanmar have taken refuge in Mizoram following a military coup in the neighbouring country.

According to government records, there are 24,289 Myanmarese people who have taken shelter in Mizoram as on February 12 this year, the chief minister informed the Assembly.

The number of Myanmar nationals fleeing to the northeastern state has swollen recently due to renewed clash in the neighbouring country, especially in Chin state. Zoramthanga said that the Myanmarese nationals are provided with food, shelter and other forms of assistance by the state government, NGOs, churches, student bodies and village authorities on humanitarian grounds.

He said that the state government has urged the Centre to help the displaced

Zoramthanga nationals but it was not possible for the Central government to do so directly because India is not a signatory to the UN Convention on Refugees. “The Centre assists us and in turn we help the Myanmar nationals,” the chief minister said, adding that his government has sought more help.

He further said that the state government is making efforts to ensure that the displaced nationals from Myanmar do not face problems. Meanwhile, state Home minister Lalchamliana informed the state legislature that the state gov-

ernment has so far released Rs. 380 lakh for providing assistance to them.

The funds are being utilised for construction of relief camps, provision of food, drinking water and clothing, electrification, medical assistance and sanitation facilities, among others,” the home minister said in a written reply.

He said that the displaced Myanmar nationals took shelter in all the 11 districts of the state with Siaha district housing the highest at 8,381 followed

by Champhai (5,925) and Lawngtlai district (5,409).

Kolasib district in the northern part of the state bordering Assam has the least number at 135.

A total of 143 relief camps have been set up in different parts of the state.

As many as 499 Myanmar nationals have taken shelter in Aizawl district as per the latest government data, the home minister said.

Vincent H Pala notice as they have made up their minds to seek reelection from other political parties. Four out of five other MLAs have been given government appointments.

P T Sawkmie and Mohendro Rapsang have been appointed co-chairmen of Meghalaya New and Renewable Energy Development Agency and Mayralborn Syiem was appointed co-chairman of Meghalaya Industrial Development Corporation. Kimfa Marbaniang has been made co-chairman of Meghalaya Government Construction Company, according to a notification issued last week.

Congress had won an impressive 12 seats in the 60-member house but seven of them, led by former chief minister Mukul Sangma, had quit the party and joined Trinamool Congress in November last year.

GUWAHATI, MAR 1 (PTI): The Assam government on Tuesday said it has extended the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) in the entire state for six more months with effect from February 28.

The act empowers security forces to conduct operations anywhere and arrest anyone without any prior warrant. It also gives a certain level of immunity to the security forces in case of an operation going wrong.

“After reviewing the law and order situation in Assam in the past six months, the state government has declared the entire State of Assam as ‘Disturbed Area’ up to 6 (six) months with effect from 28/02/2022, unless withdrawn earlier,” an official release said on Tuesday. The Assam government had last extended the “Disturbed Area” status of the state for another six months with effect from August 28 last year, thereby continuing the application of the AFSPA. The AFSPA was imposed in Assam in November 1990 and has been extended every six months since then after a review by the state government.

Jairam Ramesh had gone to the police station with Congress supporters. (Twitter) candidate had rushed to the polling station after receiving complaints of BJP supporters indulging in booth capturing and proxy voting.

“He requested the polling official to ensure that the people were allowed to cast their votes as per their conscience and choice but he retaliated in a very unbecoming manner,” it said.

He said that this infuriated the candidate’s supporters and a scuffle broke out during which an EVM was damaged. The resulting melee led to polling personnel resorting to firing blank

rounds to control the crowd.

Gangmei claimed that the presiding officer filed the complaint at the behest of the BJP candidate.

“Last night I met @ DrLamtinthangHk INC candidate-Saitu who had been illegally and unjustly taken into custody at 10am in a brazen act orchestrated

by BJP top brass. Finally my colleague got bail around 12:15am. But he was blatantly denied his democratic rights through polling day,” Ramesh tweeted. Ramesh had gone to the police station with Congress supporters.

11 more students from M’laya returned from Ukraine: CM

S H I L LO N G, M A R 1 (PTI): Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday said 11 more students from the state, who were stranded in war-torn Ukraine, have reached New Delhi, as part of the evacuation mission.

With their retur n, overall 12 students from the northeastern state have been evacuated so far.

“11 students of M e g h a l aya , w h o a r e studying in Ukraine, have reached Delhi safely. Efforts are on to get the rest of the students back home safely,” Conrad said on Twitter.

Still, several students from the state remained stranded in the restive country, an official said.

Of the 12 students, Ishika Debnath, a resident of Laitumkhrah area in Shillong, had arrived here on Sunday after taking a flight from Ukraine’s neighbour Romania.

Debnath, a student of Bukovanian State Medical University, had taken the flight after crossing the

Conrad K Sangma Ukraine-Romania border with the help of the Indian Embassy, her parents said.

She boarded a bus from her university and reached the border on February 24.

“We got off the bus and walked for around 4-5 km before crossing the border, and were then escorted to the airport,” she said.

Debnath said she heaved a sigh of relief after finding her name in the second Indian Embassy list of 240 students who would be evacuated. “There were some Assam students from my batch, and I was the only one from Meghalaya,” she said.

DECLARATION CHANGE OF NAME Regd. No. 302/22 Dt.22/2/22 I, Smt. Nungsangmongla, widow of Ex Army No 13992491 P Nk (Late) O Tongpangkokba Longkumar, of The Army Medical Corps of Ungma Village, permanent resident of Ungma Village, PO- Mokokchung, District Mokokchung, State Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as follows :1. That, I am a bonafide citizen of India.

2. That, my named has been changed to “Nungsangmongla” from “Amongla”.

3. That, my former name “Amongla”, entered in pension discharge book as well as Pension Payment Order in respect of the above named deceased soldier.

4. That, I have sworn this affidavit to declare my full and correct official name as “Nungsangmongla” and I shall use the same in all my future correspondence and records.

That the declaration made above is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and nothing has been concealed therein. And I signed this affidavit on this the 22nd day of Feb. 2022.

Deponent VERIFICATION I, the deponent above named, do hereby solemnly declare and verify that the contents of the above affidavit are true to the best of my knowledge and belief, and nothing material has been concealed or suppressed there from.

Deponent Solemnly affirmed and declare before me by the deponent, on 22nd day of_Feb 2022.

MAGISTRATE/NOTARY Notary Public MKC-75/22 L.B. Namo

AFFIDAVIT DECLARATION

Regd. No. 945/20

AFFIDAVIT

Date : 02/12/20

I, Caroline Humtsoe, daughter of Y. James Humtsoe, Resident of H/No - 307, Duncan Basti, Dimapur, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath as follows :1. That, I am citizen of India.

2. That my father's correct name is Y. James Humtsoe which is recorded in my father's official documents, however in all my official records including my educational documents recorded as Orenthung Humtsoe due to inadvertent clerical mistakes.

3. That this affidavit is sworn for the purpose of clarification that my father's correct name should be Y. James Humtsoe.

4. That, I shall be using my father's name as Y. James Humtsoe this affidavit shall be used as a piece of documentary evidence in future references and seeking for kind acceptance by any competent authority.

Verification : That I verify that the above statements made in para 1 to 3 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

DEPONENT Notary Public DP-973/22

Regd. No. 142/2022 Dated. 01/03/2022 I, Shri. T. Yanarao Kikon, S/o. Lt. Tsenchamo Kikon of Aree Old Village under Wokha district, Nagaland do hereby declare and affirm as under; 1. That, a plot of land donated for construction of PHC at Kichanben Hayi do not belongs to Kiniti descendants, Kikon Reserve area but the land belongs to Lt. Tsenchamo Kikon brother of Lt. Renpomo Kikon and Lt. Lumbemo Ngullie purchased land.

2. That, if any member of Kiniti descendants, Kikon of Old Aree Village has any disagreement/objection with the above declaration that the land belongs to Lt. Renbomo Kikon, the same maybe intimated to Old Aree Council Village Court within one month.

VERIFICATION The above statement, made are true to the best of my knowledge and nothing wrong has been concealed herein any manner.

Deponent Yanarao Kikon Old Aree, Wokha, Nagaland Solemnly sworn before me by the deponent on this 01st day of March, 2022.

1st Class Magistrate/Notary Public WC-43/22

Every minute precious, govt needs strategic plan for evacuation: Rahul NEW DELHI, MAR 1 (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday condoled the death of an Indian student in shelling in Ukraine’s Kharkiv and called upon the Union government to draw up a strategy for the safe evacuation of all stranded Indians.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed the death in a tweet on Tuesday and said it was in touch with the family of the student.

The student, Naveen Shekarappa Gyanagoudar, was a native of Chalageri in Karnataka’s Haveri district.

“Received the tragic news of Indian student Naveen losing his life in Ukraine. My heartfelt condolences to his family and friends. “I reiterate, GOI (Gover nment of India) needs a strategic plan for safe evacuation. Every minute is precious,” Rahul Gandhi wrote on Twitter.

The Congress party expressed condolences to Gyanagoudar’s family and friends. It also urged the

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government to expedite the evacuation of Indians stranded in war-torn Ukraine.

“We are deeply saddened by the tragic news of the demise of an Indian student in Ukraine. Our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends. We once again urge GoI (Government of India) to ensure the speedy and safe evacuation of our people,” it stated in a tweet.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra too condoled the death of the student and asked the government to bring back the Indians stranded in

Ukraine as soon as possible.

“The news of the death of Indian student Naveen trapped in Ukraine is very sad. My deepest condolences to their families. May God give them courage in this time of sorrow. I request the government to make every effort to bring back all our students as soon as possible,” she tweeted.

Expressing sadness over the death, Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala alleged the BJP government at the Centre “has no evacuation plan” and that it has “abandoned” the youth.

“Our deepest condolences to the family of the student from Karnataka who has died. This is the tragedy where the BJP Government has no evacuation plan. “The Modi Government has abandoned our young, Prahlad Joshi decries and insults our students in Ukraine. Only photo-op, no action,” he said.

He attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for campaigning in Uttar

Pradesh assembly polls and asked whose responsibility is it to bring all Indians stuck in Ukraine back safely.

“Modi Ji, What would you say to the family in Karnataka which lost their child due to the lack of sensitivity of your government?

“In the midst of Ukraine-Russia war, the lives of around 20,000 Indians are in danger every moment and you are engaged in this (electioneering)? Whose responsibility is it to bring thousands of children back safely,” Surjewala posed.

The MEA said the foreign secretary is calling in ambassadors of Russia and Ukraine to reiterate its demand for “urgent safe passage” to Indian nationals who are still in Kharkiv and in other cities which have become conflict zones.

“Similar action is also being undertaken by our ambassadors in Russia and Ukraine,” it said.

The Kharkiv city is witnessing increasing fighting between the Ukrainian troops and Russian forces.

9 buses gutted in fire in Andhra town

‘Below normal’ max temperatures likely in northern plains from Mar to May: IMD

AMARAVATI, MAR 1 (IANS): Nine private Volvo buses were completely gutted in a huge fire in Ongole town of Andhra Pradesh’s Prakasam district on Tuesday, police said.

The incident occurred near Ongole Urban Development Authority (OUDA) Complex area where private travel operators had parked their vehicles.

Fire fighting personnel doused the fire with the help of six fire tenders. The municipal authorities also deployed their water tankers to douse the fire.

Huge flames engulfing the buses sent panic among people in nearby areas.

A police officer said the fire fighting personnel prevented fire from spreading to 20 other buses parked in the area.

All buses gutted in the fire belonged to Kaveri Travels. The loss is estimated to be Rs 6 crore.

The operator said they had parked buses there due to the drop in demand due to Covid-19 pandemic.

The cause of the fire was not known.

NEW DELHI, MAR 1 (PTI): Maximum temperatures are predicted to remain “below normal” in the northern plains, including Punjab, parts of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, in the March to May period, the India Meteorological Department said on Tuesday.

“Above normal maximum temperatures are most likely over many areas in western and adjoining central India, northwest India and northernmost parts of northeast India,” it said.

However, below normal maximum temperatures are likely over most parts of Peninsular India, east and northeast India as well as the northern plains, the IMD said.

The number of heat waves in the Indo-Gangetic plains is likely to be lower than normal during the period, it said.

“The maximum temperatures are likely to remain above normal in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, major parts of Rajasthan, Gujarat and adjoining areas

of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra,” IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said.

“During the upcoming hot weather season (March to May), normal to above normal minimum temperatures are most likely over many parts of northwest India, most parts of northeast India, some parts of central India, east coastal region and some areas along the foothills of the Himalayas,” the IMD said in a statement.

During March, normal to below normal maximum temperatures are likely over most parts of Peninsular India and east and northeast India, whereas above

normal maximum temperatures are forecast over many parts of western and central India.

Minimum temperature expected to be above normal in most parts of northwest and west India.

No heat wave is predicted in March in the northern plains.

For the plains, a “heat wave” is declared when the maximum temperature is more than 40 degrees Celsius, and at least 4.5 notches above normal.

A “severe” heat wave is declared if departure from normal temperature is more than 6.5 degrees Celsius, according to the IMD. The IMD also said India recorded 44 percent more rainfall in the winter season.

Heavy rainfall events (15) in the country in February were the lowest in four years, it said, adding that most heavy rainfall events were concentrated in Kerala and Jammu and Kashmir.

The country saw 18 events each of heavy rainfall in 2021 and 2020 and 82 in 2019.

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All NIOS D. El. Ed trainees whose results are withheld under Not Cleared (NC) category due to not possessing of the required % of marks at HSSLC Examination are hereby informed to submit the following documents to the NIOS D. El. Ed. State Nodal Officer at the Directorate of School Education, Kohima (First Floor , Room No. 411) on or before 10/03/2022.

1. HSSLC & Improvement Exam Mark Sheets (Original & Photostat Copies) 2. NIOS D. El. Ed Identity Card (Photostat Copy) 3. NIOS D. El. Ed Final Mark Sheet (NIOS Portal Downloaded Copy) Further, trainees are informed to take note of the following: As per NIOS Admission Notification, the trainees were required to secure the required % of marks at HSSLC Examination through Improvement Exam before March 2019 which was later extended to September 2019. At present NIOS is NOT considering cases of trainees who passed their Improvement Exams after Sept. 2019.

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(Theme: To hear for life, listen with care) To commemorate “World Hearing Day” on 3rd March 2022, Department of ENT will conduct “Free Hearing Screening Camp” for individuals above 50 yrs of age, between 10 AM & 3 PM. Counselling session in relation to “hearing impairment” will also be conducted on the same day.

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October-against 8.5 percent in the preceding quarter.

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has been raised by Rs 105 in Delhi has crossed Rs 2000 each.

“It is feared that domestic LPG rates would also be hiked by Rs 27 soon after the elections are over,” she said.

The Congress spokesperson said the BJP has “conceded defeat” in Uttar Pradesh elections as LPG rates have been hiked even during the midst of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and people are going to “punish” the ruling BJP over the issue of prices.

Talking about the GDP rates, she said it has fallen to 5.4 percent in December

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General V.K. Singh is on his way to Poland to energize the government’s efforts to facilitate Indians stranded on the Ukrainian side of the Polish border. The Indian Ambassador to Poland is also present near the Polish border points to personally direct the evacuation efforts.

Taking to Twitter Gen Singh said, “Stay where you are, don’t move until you are told, and don’t panic. Your country will safely evacuate you. Jai Hind. #General_ In_Poland.””My message to all parents, guardians and family members, Your kids will be back with you soon,” Singh said in his other tweet

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NEW DELHI, MAR 1 (IANS): Union Ministers Hardeep Singh Puri and Gen VK Singh (Retd) on Tuesday flew to Budapest and Warsaw respectively to oversee the evacuation of Indian nationals stranded in Ukraine.

Taking to Twitter Puri said, “All set to bring back our young students back home safely. Enroute to #Budapest with a refuelling stop in Istanbul with the ever efficient 6E boys & girls.”

Puri left by a special flight of IndiGo Airlines for the evacuation of Indian nationals stuck in Ukraine via Budapest. Union Minister

BHUBANESWAR, MAR 1 (IANS): The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) led by Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has made a landslide victory by winning 90 per cent Zilla Parishad seats in the threetier Panchayat elections, whose final result was declared on Tuesday.

Out of the total 853 Zilla Parishad (ZP) zones in the state, elections were held on 851 seats and the BJD won 765. Of the remaining two seats, a BJD candidate won one ZP seat uncontested while the election for another seat was contested.

So in total, the BJD was able to grab 766 ZP seats.

BJD’s principal rival BJP could manage to secure only 42 seats, followed by Congress with 37 seats. Independent candidates won three seats while others got four seats, the State Election Commission said on Tuesday. BJD, the ruling party in Odisha, has gained 290 more seats as compared to its performance in the previous Panchayat polls of 2017.

but not on the ground where the common people have to suffer and unemployment is growing,” Lamba alleged.

“The Indian National Congress has always taken the issue of price rise of petrol, diesel and LPG seriously. The Congress will take to the streets if the prices of petrol, diesel and LPG are raised after the elections,” she said.

The assembly elections in five states will conclude on March 7.

“We will agitate and we will try our best to not allow the common people to suffer due to inflation, which is man-made or Modi-made disaster.

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Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri and cabin crew members of IndiGo Airlines on Tuesday.

message.

While leaving for Slovakia, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said, “Thank you @ flyspicejet for joining the efforts to evacuate our fellow Indians especially students who are facing huge difficulties due to war in #Ukraine.”

On February 28 the government, in a meeting chaired by PM Narendra Modi decided to send four senior Union Ministers -Hardeep Singh Puri, Gen VK Singh, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Kiren Rijiju -- to the countries neighbouring war- torn Ukraine to oversee the evacuation of Indian nationals under ‘Operation Ganga’.

Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia is leaving for Romania and Moldova, Kiren Rijiju for Slovakia, Hardeep Singh Puri is enroute to Hungary and Gen V.K. Singh (Retd) for Poland to oversee the evacuations.

Three evacuation flights from Romania’s capital Bucharest and Hungary’s capital Budapest came to India on Tuesday with 616 Indian nationals who were stranded in Ukraine.

NEW DELHI, MAR 1 (PTI): The Congress on Tuesday attacked the government over the rise in prices of commercial LPG and milk and said it will take to the streets if fuel prices are hiked after the assembly elections.

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi said by raising the price of LPG, the government has proved that it has nothing to do with the suffering of people.

He suggested that the prices of petrol and diesel could increase next.

“By increasing the price of LPG once again, the Modi government has made it clear that it has nothing to do with the sufferings of the common people. Today LPG, tomorrow petrol-diesel,” Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi, using the hashtag “#KiskeAchheDin”.

Congress leader Alka Lamba said on the first day of March, milk prices have been raised by Rs 2 each and this has come as a jolt for children and women.

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No quick cure

ith likely disruption of services in the form of mass casual leave by medical officers looming large from March 7 to 9, the state government has to arrive at a decision in order to resolve the issue so as to avoid the inconvenience.

The medical doctors under the banner of Nagaland In-service Doctors Association (NIDA) had been demanding increase of the superannuation from 60 to 65 but later trimmed it to 62 years. The government reportedly suggested 60 for doctors working as administrators and 62 for doctors on clinical duties. According to NIDA the government had given a written assurance of responding to the demand within a period not extending beyond one year on April 17, 2021. However, as the period has passed ten months, NIDA decided to activate itself in order to have the government take a decision before next April. NIDA’s contention is that separating doctors in administrators and clinical fields was not as easy therefore, has resolved that the superannuation be the same at 62 years. Also according to NIDA their demand for increasing the superannuation is on the premise that there is shortage of medical doctors and that the increase would help tide of the problem. Currently all government employees in Nagaland attain superannuation at 60 or on completion of 35 years of service or whichever is earlier. It may be recalled that the state government had in 1991 reduced the superannuation from 58 to 57 or on completion of 33 years of service. This has led to outrage as the affected employees took the government to court for the arbitrariness. Again, the matter was sparked when in 2007 the government enhanced the age from 57 to 60 years but without length of service.

This had brought some cheer to the government servants. However again in 2009 the government fiddled with the matter when it introduced length of service to 35 years and superannuation remaining unchanged at 60. The factor that has led to demand for increase in superannuation in several state was report that the union government’s decision of raising the retirement bar for central government doctors in 2017 from 60 to 65 years. However doctors holding administrative posts would retire at 62. UP has decided to increase superannuation of medical doctors from 60 to 62. On the other hand, Haryana has in fact reduced the superannuation from 60 to 58 in September 2021. In 2016, the Haryana government had increased the superannuation of doctors from 58 to 65 years only for those involved or engaged in clinical duties. Under the 2021 rule, doctors in Haryana who will retire after attaining superannuation at 58 may be re-employed on a yearly basis up to a maximum of 65 years subject to certain criteria.

In Andhra Pradesh doctors having PG degree and diploma will retire at 63 years while undergraduates will retire at 60. States like Telangana and West Bengal have also increased the retirement from 60 to 63 only for teaching doctors. Perhaps the state government is placed in a situation of being damned if it will and also damned if it does not keeping in view of the likely response from various state employees associations. Certainly there appears to be no quick cure and little panacea for the ailment.

DailyDevotion The Piercing Question

Do you love Me? —John 21:17 eter’s response to this piercing question is considerably different from the bold defiance he exhibited only a few days before when he declared, “Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!” (Matthew 26:35; also see Matthew 26:33-34).

Our natural individuality, or our natural self, boldly speaks out and declares its feelings. But the true love within our inner spiritual self can be discovered only by experiencing the hurt of this question of Jesus Christ.

Peter loved Jesus in the way any natural man loves a good person. Yet that is nothing but emotional love.

It may reach deeply into our natural self, but it never penetrates to the spirit of a person. True love never simply declares itself. Jesus said, “Whoever confesses Me before men [that is, confesses his love by everything he does, not merely by his words], him the Son of Man also will confess before the angels of God” (Luke 12:8).

Unless we are experiencing the hurt of facing every deception about ourselves, we have hindered the work of the Word of God in our lives. The Word of God inflicts hurt on us more than sin ever could, because sin dulls our senses. But this question of the Lord intensifies our sensitivities to the point that this hurt produced by Jesus is the most exquisite pain conceivable. It hurts not only on the natural level, but also on the deeper spiritual level. “For the Word of God is living and powerful…, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit…”— to the point that no deception can remain (Hebrews 4:12). When the Lord asks us this question, it is impossible to think and respond properly, because when the Lord speaks directly to us, the pain is too intense. It causes such a tremendous hurt that any part of our life which may be out of line with His will can feel the pain. There is never any mistaking the pain of the Lord’s Word by His children, but the moment that pain is felt is the very moment at which God reveals His truth to us.

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When one paints an ideal, one does not need to limit one’s imagination. ~ Ellen Key

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World Hearing Day: ‘To hear for life, listen with care’

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earing loss and deafness are common that it can be found in any region or country. According to the WHO World Report on Hearing, it was estimated that one out of four people would have hearing loss by 2050 and that there is a need to highlight the importance of prevention to reduce hearing loss risk and prevalence. Every year on March 3rd, World Hearing Day is commemorated. It is an event organised by the World Health Organization. This year’s theme is “To hear for life, listen with care” it focuses on the importance and means of hearing loss prevention through safe listening.

Many people these days are at risk of hearing loss as a result of the widespread practice of working in a noisy place, listening to audio overhead/earphones, video gaming with headphones and visiting places with amplified music e.g. nightclub, concert or fitness classes regularly and for a longer duration. Noise-induced hearing loss is irreversible, but it is also fully preventable. But if it remains unaddressed, it can negatively impact many aspects of our life, our day to day communication, the development of language and speech in children, cognition, education, and interpersonal relationships.

What is Noise? We all know about air pollution and water pollution but are we aware of noise pollution? Noise is also a pollutant and it is known to be dangerous to health.

It can affect both our physical and psychological state. When it affects our physical state it can damage our ears, especially the sensory cells in our ears. Ears are the organs that process sounds, enabling the brain to interpret what we are hearing.

Sensory cells within our ears help us to listen. Our sensory cells can only take so much daily noise before they become destroyed. Listening to loud sounds over long periods can cause damage which can result in temporary or permanent hearing loss or a ringing sensation in the ear (tinnitus). It can also lead to heart problems, fast breathing, stomach ulcers, high cholesterol and can also affect unborn babies. When it affects the psychological status a person may feel annoyed, irritated and quick to temper, he/she may have difficulty in concentrating and being efficient in work, sleeping and emotional problems could also arise. It may also significantly impact the families and communication partners of those living with hearing loss.

Measurement of noise As the weight is measured in grams or kg the sound is also measured in units called decibel (dB). Noise is also measured in dB. This measure takes into account the way the human ear responds to sound. When you visit an audiologist, they would usually measure your hearing level in dB and according to that, the diagnosis is made. A person is said to have normal hearing if his or her hearing thresholds are 20dB or better in both ears. Hearing loss is when the person is not able to hear, as well as, someone with normal hearing.

It can affect one or both the ears and can be mild, moderate,

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Therefore, it is important to be alert to early warning signs of hearing loss: • You have pain or ringing/whistling/bussing sound in the ears (tinnitus).

• You have difficulty in hearing high-pitched sounds that is birds singing, doorbells, telephones, alarm clocks.

• You have difficulty in understanding speech, especially over the telephone and reporting of speech not being clear • You can’t hear someone more than 2 feet away and need constant repetitions • Difficulty following conversations in noisy environments, such as in restaurants, markets or at social gatherings.

Noise-induced hearing loss can also be prevented by adopting safe listening strategies. The term “safe listening” simply refers to a listening style that does not endanger our hearing. Some of the Safe listening behaviours are: 1. We should know which noises can cause damage to our ears and are hazardous.

2. We should always keep our device volume levels to no more than 60% of maximum and use a well-fitted noise cancelling headphones.

3. We should wear earplugs, earmuffs or other protective devices while in a noisy environment. If we are not able to reduce or protect ourselves from the noise, we should move away from the source of noise.

4. We should limit the time spent engaging in noisy activities, and in a noisy area take regular breaks in a quiet area and limit the daily usage of personal audio device.

5. We should monitor our listening levels, that is by using apps to monitor our sound exposure and choosing devices with well built-in safe listening features.

6. We should protect the ear of children who are too young to protect their own.

7. We should make our family, friends and colleagues aware of the hazards of noise.

8. We should have our ear and hearing tested at least once in a year or if you think you might have some hearing loss by an ENT and an Audiologist.

Lastly, early detection and intervention can help to alleviate many of the negative effects of hearing loss. For young children and their families, these include specialised education programmes and sign language teaching. Assistive technologies, including hearing aids, cochlear implants, closed captioning, and other devices can also help people with hearing loss of any age. Speech therapy, aural rehabilitation, and other associated therapies may also be beneficial.

“Music is everything, and so is your hearing”- Bryan Adams Keneitsolou Koza and Anam Tongsin Audiologist and Speech Language Pathologist CIHSR (Referral Hospital) Source: WHO World Hearing Day

The truth about Sixteen Point Agreement 1960

t is the desire of all Nagas to know as to who actually is the real architect of the sixteen point agreement of 1960 and the Shillong Accord of 1975. The blame game must end and in order to do so, the career and activities of late Ralengnao Khathing Tangkhul, also called Major Bob Khathing, MC, MBE (1912-1990), cannot escape the scrutiny of history. He was Manipur Maharaja’s minister for Hills Administration before it joined the Indian union in 1949. Later he joined the Army as Asst.

Commandant in the Assam Rifles and became an Assistant Political Officer in the then North East Frontier Agency (NEFA). He was inducted into Indian Frontier Administrative Service (IFAS) and served as political officer under Tuensang Frontier Division in 1954. As Naga political movement gained momentum, he advised the government for the formation of Village Voluntary Force (VVF) aimed at confronting Naga nationalists using Nagas. He was appointed Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Mokokchung in 1958 and went on to become Chief

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moderately severe, severe, or profound. When we are exposed to loud sounds i.e. sound intensity greater than 80 dB, heard for more than 40 hours a week, it can cause hearing loss by damaging the sensory cells in our ears.

Some of the average decibel ratings of familiar sounds are: Decibel Noise Source Decibel Effect Level Jet take-off (at 25 150 Eardrum rupture meters) Thunderclap, Chain saw 120 Painful Steel mill, Live rock Average human pain 110 music (108 - 114 dB) threshold Serious damage possible Motorcycle, Farm tractor 100 in 8 hr exposure Power mower (96 dB), Likely damage in 8 hour 90 Newspaper press (97 dB) exposure Diesel truck 40 mph at Possible damage in 8 hour 50 ft (84 dB), Milling 80 exposure machine (85 dB) Passenger car at 65 mph Arbitrary base of comat 25 ft (77 dB), Living parison. Upper 70s are 70 room music (76 dB), annoyingly loud to some Radio or TV-audio people Conversation in restaurant, office, background 60 Fairly quiet music, air conditioning unit at 100 feet Quiet suburb, conversaOne-fourth as loud as 70 50 tion at home dB One-eighth as loud as Library, bird calls (44 dB) 40 70 dB Quiet rural area 30 Very Quiet Whisper, rustling leaves 20 Breathing 10 Barely audible Source: IAC Acoustics-Comparative Examples of Noise Levels Noise and Hearing loss: Hearing loss due to excessive or prolonged exposure to noise is known as noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL).

This type of hearing loss is acquired gradually. The person is usually unaware until a hearing test is done and especially if only one of the ears is affected. But continued listening at unsafe levels will lead to irreversible hearing loss. Another cause of NIHL could be an extremely loud burst of sounds such as gunshots or explosions which can rupture the eardrum or damage the bones in the Middle ear. This kind of NIHL can be immediate or permanent.

Secretary of Nagaland state in 1967 Ralengnao Bob Khathing Tangkhul, possessed an out and out Indian military strategist’s mindset and although a Naga by blood, he exhibited a very strong antiNaga nationalist stance as a bureaucrat. There was nothing in him, either in words or action, to show he was a Naga. Naga Nationalism, to him, was an abhorrance and a dismissive subject in a Nehruvian mould. On the eve of Nagaland statehood, GoI utilized his experience as a soldier and as an Assistant political officer in NEFA area and also as Indian IFAS officer in the Naga hills, the GoI provided all bureaucratic leverages to him on the Naga political matter. From 1951 till statehood, almost a million Indian military poured into Nagaland and as hundreds of Naga villages turned to ashes, thousands of men, women and children perished in the genocide, the Indian military officer in him did not see human catastrophe occuring right under his eyes.

The events of untold misery did not prick his conscience as a Naga. For the act of

brutally suppressing the Naga political movement, the Indian Government awarded him Padma Shri in 1957, the fourth highest civilian award.

Bob Khathing Tangkhul was instrumental in the demarcation of Nagaland state boundary. A helicopter was provided by GoI to verify topography around Naga homeland and on many occasions Nagaland state boundary was drawn midair from the helicopter! He did all he could to minimize the physical boundary and segregate Nagas in order to fulfil a new plan taking shape in his mind after Nagaland statehood.

History clearly says he was a primary member in the committee who finalized the draft of 16 point Agreement. In short, Bob Kathing Tangkhul played a key role in dividing Naga ancestral land into Nagaland, Manipur, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Burma.

Prior to Nagaland statehood, Ino R.C Chiten Jamir, a pragmatic Ao Naga leader, was sent to Ukhrul and other Naga areas to appeal and to invite Naga brothers in Manipur to join Nagaland state.

Meeting after meeting he was flately told that Tangkhuls and other Manipur Nagas were comfortable in the present circumstances under Manipur.

Disappointed and dejected the team returned to Nagaland.

Naga integration was there for the taking but the opportunity went by since it was rejected

by Tangkhul brethren without consulting other Naga communities in Manipur.

After playing a pivotal role in the finalisation of 16 point draft agreement, ensuring the newly created Nagaland remained a mere 16,579 sq.kms of the total Naga ancestral homeland. The inauguration of Nagaland state on Dec.1, 1960 did not go down well with the Naga National Council (NNC) and Naga nationalists rejected the 16 point agreement and condemned the NPC. Ralengnao Khathing Tangkhul was inspired by the creation of Nagaland state within the Indian union, carved out from the ancestral land of sixteen indigenous Naga tribes.

After Nagaland, he envisioned a dream of a separate Wung Tangkhul state within the Indian union, comprising

of present Ukhrul District and other Naga inhabited areas of Manipur. By 1964, he gave shape to this plan when he called up and convinced a host of young educated Tankhuls to join the Naga political movement to work towards creation of Wung Tangkhul state. Very soon Ino Th. Muivah enrolled in the Naga movement at Viswema, Angami Country in February 1965. Many other graduates, PU qualified and matriculates from Tangkhul tribe sought enrollment in the Naga movement. So much water have flowed down the Dzukou valley since. Today the political narratives have changed but the facts of history will stay. Ralengnao Khathing Tangkhul, the Indian soldier, bureaucrat and diplomat was the real architect of 16 point agreement that led to formation of Nagaland state.

As the chief Secretary of Nagaland in 1967, he was instrumental in the formation of Nagaland Armed Police (NAP) and Naga Regiment which further eroded the strength and capability of Naga nationalists. Former comrades fought pitched battles, tribalism became a

powerful tool which crippled the Naga movement. The steep division within NNC led to the signing of the infamous Shillong Accord on 11th November 1975. Here too, as Chairman of Administrative Commission, Nagaland, the Government of India had a faithful servant in Khathing Tangkhul to extract its pound of flesh from the Nagas. From 1950 to 1975, every page of Naga history is written in blood and tears. From Manipur Maharaja’s cabinet in 1948 to post retirement honorary duties in Nagaland, Major Bob Khathing Tangkhul, MC, MBE, Padmashree, Two time winner of Indian Army C-in-C medal winner, chased laurels of Indian Government by exterminating his own people with both sword and pen without any compunction. History is what it is.

(This Press release is issued after thorough deliberations with Naga National political leaders of the past, retired Indian bureaucrats and Indian military figures. Retrieval of office memos in Nagaland, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh.)

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The poor, the rich and the Covid-19 pandemic in India

nitially, Covid-19 is known as the sickness of the rich as they travel to different places and get infected. Gradually, the poor became the most affected group of people by it. The quick imposition of various restrictions to contain the spread of coronavirus and the lackadaisical of both the state and central governments in tackling poverty makes life miserable for the poor. While the poor people’s life and livelihood are badly affected the rich people have disproportionately amassed wealth.

India is not a resource poor country but the available resources are been grabbed by the state to spawn millionaires and billionaires at the expense of mass poverty.

The Face of Poverty in India: India claims that it is becoming a super power country globally and that its economy can attain growth of 9 to 10 percent. Amid these tall claims around 80% of Indians do not get enough

food to survive. 43% of Indian children and 40% of women are malnourished.

50% of child deaths are due to malnutrition and 77% of Indians live on less than Rs. 20 a day. In the same vein, the Global Hunger Index compiled by the International Food Policy Research Institute, India ranks 101st out of the 116 countries in 2021.

From 1995 to 2021, around 400,000 Indian farmers have committed suicide as they find difficult to adjust with the fast marketised economic system. However, the government has money for the rich corporate sector as it provides tax exemptions and rebates of over Rs. 5 lakhs crores, majorly to the corporate sectors.

The latest example of such tax exemption is the tax deductions for Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Research Foundation Trust for five years (2021-2025). India opened and liberalized its markets by creating reforms, reducing tariff barriers, privatizing their

economies, and, after time, opening up capital markets.

This is how millionaires and billionaires are made in India while the masses struggle for daily basic needs.

The Misery of the Poor: On March 24, 2020, Modi appeared on television and announced a 21-day lockdown with four hours’ notice.

Arundhati Roy said, “A mass migration began - biblical in its scale.” Millions of workers and their families began walking thousands of miles home to their village. On the way, they were beaten by the police, hosed down, killed by trains as they walked on railway tracks, held in containment camps. Over 8,700 people were mowed down on railway tracks in 2020 even though passenger train services were severely curtailed due to the nationwide coronavirus lockdown. Based on the information received from the State Police, 805 people suffered injuries, and 8,733 people died on the railway

track between January 2020 and December 2020. Probably the death of thousands goes unreported or unnoticed.

According to the Pew Research Center, the Covid-19 pandemic has had a disproportionately harmful impact on living standards in India, with the sharp economic contraction pushing as many as 7.5 crore people into the ranks of the poor (those who earn $2 or less a day). Unemployment of women rose by 15% from a pre-lockdown level of 18 %, resulting in a loss of India’s GDP of about 8% or `15 trillion.

The Fortune of the Rich: During the pandemic, the wealthiest escaped the worst impact of the pandemic while the poor faced joblessness, starvation and death. According to Oxfam Report, Indian billionaires increased their wealth by 35% during the lockdown.

Indian billionaires increased their wealth by 35% during the lockdown to `3 trillion.

Mukesh Ambani earned `90 crore an hour during pandemic when around 24% of people in India were making under ` 3,000 a month. Out of these, the rise in fortunes for the top 100 billionaires since the lockdown in March is enough to give every one of the 138 million poorest Indian people a cheque for ` 94,045 each, according to Oxfam’s ‘Inequality Virus Report’. The wealth of the top 11 billionaires during the pandemic could easily sustain the MGNREGS or the Health Ministry for the next ten years. The increase in wealth of Mukesh Ambani alone could keep 40 crore informal workers out of poverty for at least five months, said the report. According to the Hurun India Wealth Report in 2020 there are a whopping 4, 12,000 dollar millionaire households in India. Mumbai lead the list of places with the most number of millionaire-households at 16, 933 closely followed by

New Delhi- 16,000. There is a massive gap in wealth distribution among Indians.

Anna Marriott, a member of The People’s Vaccine Alliance said that the pharmaceutical industry’s monopoly Covid-19 vaccines had generated a massive increase in wealth for a handful of people in the world. The global push to develop a vaccine for Covid-19 has spawned nine new “vaccine billionaires” who have amassed a combined net wealth of $19.3 billion.

Eight existing billionaires, who have extensive portfolios in the Covid-19 vaccine pharma corporations have seen their combined wealth increased by $32.2 billion.

The Indian healthcare and pharmaceutical sector saw the emergence of seven new billionaire promoters in 2020.

India now has 17 billionaire promoters in the sector, up from 10 last year.

Z. K. Pahrü Pou Mission Colony, Pfutsero (To be continued)

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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Deaths linked to PM2.5 pollution in India BSP candidates decided in Shah’s room: SBSP chief increased by 2.5 times in 2 decades: Report

Om Prakash Rajbhar in an apparent reference to the RSS headquarters in Nagpur.

The SBSP had contested the 2017 polls in alliance with the BJP. It is now in alliance with the SP to take on the BJP. Asked about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s accusation against the Samajwadi Party of supporting terrorists, he instead took a dig at the saffron party, saying if it aligns with Mehbooba Mufti it is fine, but when the SP-led alliance talks about rights of Muslims, it is wrong.

Asked whether parties such as the BSP could play a spoiler for their alliance, Rajbhar said, “What do I say…people are not even taking notice of parties such as the Congress and BSP.” People have made up their mind to throw the BJP out of power and the only alternative is the SP-led coalition, he said.

JEE-Main first phase from April 16-17, second phase scheduled from May 24-29 institutions, and institutions and universities funded and recognised by participating state governments.

It is also an eligibility test for JEE (Advanced), which is conducted for admission to IITs. Paper two is conducted for admission to B.Arch and B.Planning courses.

“The applications for JEE-Main 2022 will start from today, March 1, and the last date to fill the JEE Main 2022 application form for the first session is March 31, 2022. The exam will be held in Assamese, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu in addition to Hindi, English, and Gujarati,” an official

said.

“No correction facility will be given at any stage under any circumstances. A provision has been explored for cross-checking of the photograph in real-time during filling in the online application form. There will be negative marking for both section A (multiple choice questions) and section B (numerical value).

The candidate cannot apply for both sessions together,” the official added.

Last year, the exam was conducted four times to offer flexibility to students and a chance to improve their scores.

The first phase was held in February and the second in March.

in police station when he or she goes there to complain, FIRs are not being lodged,” Rajbhar claimed.

The law and order that they talk about is only on TV and papers, it is in “a bad shape” on the ground, he alleged.

In a public meeting here on Monday, Rajbhar said the stray cattle issue had become a headache for farmers but the BJP government did not bother about it.

He elaborated on his alliance promise to ensure that cattle would be well taken care of in ‘Goshalas’ and not venture into fields.

The SBSP chief said he had first hand experienced how the BJP “duped” people, including his party, by the promise of ‘Achche Din’.

He also accused the BJP leaders of dealing only in ‘jumlas’.

The SBSP is contesting 18 seats in alliance with the SP. Rajbhar himself is in fray from Zahoorabad in Ghazipur district of eastern Uttar Pradesh facing a triangular contest from Kalicharan Rajbhar of the BJP and Shadab Fatima of the BSP. Poorvanchal will go to the polls in the last two phases on March 3 and March 7. The results will be declared on March 10.

NEW DELHI, MAR 1 (PTI): Deaths attributable to PM2.5 pollution in India have increased by 2.5 times over the last two decades, according to a new report by the Centre for Science and Environment.

The report released by Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Tuesday said India accounted for one out of every four deaths due to air pollution in 2019.

Data collated by green think-tank Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), and represented in its “State of India’s Environment Report”, showed that 6.67 million people died due to air pollution in the world.

9,79,900 in 2019,” the report read.

PM2.5 refers to fine particles which penetrate deep into the body and fuel inflammation in the lungs and respiratory tract, leading to the risk of cardiovascular and respiratory problems, including a weak immune system.

Deaths attributable to ozone in India has increased by 2.9 times -- from 43,200 in 1990 to 1,68,000 in 2019, it said.

H o w e v e r, d e a t h s due to household air pollution in the country decreased by over 40 per cent -- from 10,41,000 in 1990 to 6,06,900 in 2019, the data showed.

ACCUSES SECTIONS OF INDIAN MEDIA OF UNDESIRABLE NARRATIVE

NEW DELHI, MAR 1 (PTI): Former Turkish Airlines chairman Ilker Ayci on Tuesday said he has declined the Tata Group’s offer to be the chief executive officer and managing director of Air India as “some sections of the Indian media” have attempted to “colour” his appointment in an undesirable manner.

Ayci is considered to be close to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, an ally of Pakistan.

RSS-affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch had last Friday told PTI that the govern-

Ilker Ayci ment should not give clearance to the appointment of Ayci, the chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director (MD) of Air India, “keeping in view national

security”. Tata Sons had on February 14 announced the appointment of Ayci as the CEO and MD of recentlyprivatised Air India.

“Since the announcement, I have been carefully following news in some sections of the Indian media attempting to color my appointment with undesirable colors,” Ayci said in a statement. “As a business leader who has always prioritized professional credo and more importantly, the happiness and well being of my family above all else, I have come the conclu-

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sion that it would not be a feasible or an honourable decision to accept the position in the shadow of such narrative,” he added. Ayci said he remains grateful to the Tata Group and its chairman N Chadrasekaran for extending to him the honour and the opportunity to lead Air India. “However, at a recent meeting with Mr Chadrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Group, I regretfully

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Of these, 1.67 million deaths occurred in India.

China saw 1.85 million deaths due to air pollution.

The report said 4,76,000 infants died globally in their first month of life from health effects associated with air pollution exposure in 2019. Of these, 1,16,000 deaths occurred in India.

Poor air quality was the fourth leading risk factor for early death worldwide in 2019, surpassed only by high blood pressure, tobacco use and poor diet.

“Over the last two decades, deaths attributable to ambient PM2.5 in India has increased by 2.5 times -- from 2,79,500 in 1990 to

Ilker Ayci declines to be CEO & MD of Air India

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NEW DELHI, MAR 1 (PTI): The JEE-Main’s first phase will be conducted in April while the second phase is scheduled in May, officials of the National Testing Agency (NTA) said on Tuesday.

The first phase of the engineering entrance exam will be conducted from April 16 to 21 and the second phase, from May 24 to 29, they said.

The Joint Entrance Examination-Main (JEEMain) comprises two papers.

Paper one is conducted for admission to undergraduate engineering programmes -- BE and B.Tech -- at NITs, IIITs and other centrally-funded technical

education, and medicine.

“How people will get education, how they will get employment, how peace and calm is maintained.

They are not bothered about all that. They (the BJP) only spread hatred,” he alleged.

On Yogi Adityanath’s statement that it was a 80 per cent versus 20 per cent election, Rajbhar said, “We talk about 85-15”-- a reference to the backward community.

Asserting that it was turning out to be a “nocontest” with the BJP, he exuded confidence that his party in alliance with SP and other partners, will form the next government in the state with full majority.

“Be it Ballia, Mau, G h a z i p u r, A m b e d k a r Nagar, Azamgarh, the BJP will not open its account here. I have been moving around in all mandals, the people of the state want change,” Rajbhar said.

He also countered Adityanath’s statement that there had been a vast improvement in the law and order situation in the state.

“The law and order is so good that in Hathras the body of a girl was set afire with petrol, following her rape. A trader was killed in a hotel in his (Adityanath) own district,” he said.

“Any Dalit, oppressed, deprived is being beaten up

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MUBARAKPUR (UP), MAR 1 (PTI): The names of Bahujan Samaj Party candidates were decided in Home Minister Amit Shah’s room and the party is fighting the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls with an aim to help the BJP, alleges SBSP chief Om Prakash Rajbhar, while cautioning people against voting in favour of the Mayawati-led party.

The Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief also slammed Yogi Adityanath over his repeated bulldozer jibes, saying “will put his bulldozer on pokland (machine), and send it back to his home”.

In an interview with PTI during his hectic campaign schedule in the Poorvanchal region, Rajbhar said people have made up their mind for a change of government, and expressed confidence that the Samajwadi Party-led alliance of which his party is a part will get a clear majority.

On claims made in some quarters that his party may again join hands with the BJP after the polls, Rajbhar said the BJP people are “the biggest liars”.

“They are trained in Nagpur to lie,” he alleged,

Asserting that the BSP is fighting polls with an aim to help the BJP form government, he alleged that BSP candidates are decided at Shah’s behest, in his room and only given the symbol in the BSP office.

He cautioned people against voting in favour of the Mayawati-led party.

Talking about the major issues that people would keep in mind while casting their votes, Rajbhar said a big issue was stray cattle, followed by unemployment.

He highlighted that the SP-SBSP alliance has promised about 300-unit free electricity, free medical facilities to the poor and a caste census within six months, among other things.

“People have faith in us. We talk about rights and so people are with us,” he asserted.

Stressing that “change is in the air”, Rajbhar said that in the whole of Uttar Pradesh, people are fed up of inflation, corruption, “goonda raj” and the stray cattle issue.

The response of the people is there for everyone to see and that is the feeling prevailing in all parts of UP, the SBSP chief said.

He said the BJP was talking about terrorism but not about basic things such as food, shelter, clothing,

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Power consumption grows 2.2 pc in Feb Maruti Suzuki launches ‘New Age’ Baleno Staff Reporter

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from every force; physical or psychological, that “our adversaries are using to break us.”

He also called upon Nagas to give one strong push and have their “Godgiven right and identity achieved” as they “inch closer” to witness the new dawn of the Naga nation. “And as we achieve, our late leader, my friend, Mr. Khodao Yanthan will rejoice with us in heaven,” Muivah said.

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(From p-1) Muivah said late Khodao was a man who longed to see an independent Naga Nation “just like all of us.”

One of the architects in shaping the Nation, he fought for the rights of every Naga till his last breath, Muivah said, adding “We cannot let his sacrifice go in vain.”

On the occasion, Muivah urged Nagas to all come together and stand their ground

The extract proved as effective as a preventive drug for infection and also decreased virus replication and spread after infection.

“The next step in our research is to identify the specific components in Neem bark extract that are antiviral. Because these components bind to various regions of SARS-CoV-2, we believe that it will be effective on emerging variants with spike mutations,” said Nagel.

“We will then determine the formulation of dosage for an antiviral drug to treat coronavirus infections,” she said.

The findings could guide new antiviral therapeutic efforts to combat the ongoing pandemic, while holding out the promise for treating new coronavirus strains, the researchers added.

Awareness Fund Scheme, 2014 and KYC. Also, a penalty of Rs 25,000 was imposed on Jila Sahakari Kendriya Bank Maryadit, Satna for noncompliance with the provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and the Depositor Education and Awareness Fund Scheme, 2014.

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(From p-1) to resume their normal lives without fear of hospitalisation and death.

The scientists investigated the impact of the bark extract against coronaviruses in their laboratories.

Researchers at IISER Kolkata tested the extract in animal models and showed that it had antiviral properties against coronavirus.

Using computer modelling, the researchers predicted that Neem bark extract will bind to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein at various locations, preventing virus entry to host cells.

The spike protein is used by the SARS-CoV-2 virus to enter and infect cells. Nagel’s lab at the University of Colorado tested the Neem bark extract in SARS-CoV-2 human lung cells.

urban cooperative banks on exposure norms and statutory/other restrictionsUCBs and Know Your Customer (KYC), the central bank said.

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commenced with invocation by Rev RP Murry, especially remembering the current crisis between Russia and Ukraine and the sufferings it caused to children and women etc.

The welcome address was delivered by Rev. Moses Murry, CFD adviser Dr N Paphino briefed on the representation of Joint Christian Forum and the presentation on the stand of the church regarding the NLTP Act while CFD adviser Rev Dr N Tzudir offered the benediction.

MUMBAI, MAR 1 (PTI): The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty on three cooperative banks, including Nagrik Sahakari Bank Maryadit, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, for deficiencies in regulatory compliances.

A fine of Rs 4.50 lakh has been imposed on Nagrik Sahakari Bank Maryadit for contravention of the directions issued by the RBI to

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every citizen should accept and respect diversities and that everyone should enjoy freedom and none should live in fear. Quoting 1 John 4:18 that “there is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear because fear has torment”, the forum said it was the bounden duty of every leader to ensure that everyone lived in harmony with each other.

CFD also decided to have a pastoral conference in the first week of May this year.

Earlier, the meeting

aged the people, who were into business, to be ethical and to work together.

The launching programme was also attended

by BAN members, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, territory sales manager Ankit Shah, CEO Ameto Peseyie and chairman TK Angami.

At the launching programme, invocation was offered by Rev. Lipok Phom.

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(From p-1) The meeting also declared that the churches were ready to come forward to support the government in implementing the Act. Taking serious note of the reported atrocities meted out to minorities, especially the Christians, in Karnataka, the meeting also decided to write a memorandum to Karnataka and Central governments in this regard.

Asserting that India was a pluralistic country, the forum emphasised that

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Congratulating the team of Maruti Suzuki for launching a new vehicle, Jamir said Nagaland is a friendly state for business as 90 percent of the business was run by outsiders, which shows that Nagas are open for anyone to establish their business.

He however encour-

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grew 1.8 per cent in January 2022 to 111.80 BU from 109.76 BU in the year-ago period.It had grown by 3.3 per cent in December 2021 to 109.17 BU from 105.62 BU a year ago.In November 2021, power consumption increased 2.5 per cent to 99.32 BU from 96.88 BU in the year-ago month.

Various states had imposed lockdown restrictions after the second wave

BAN president, Mongkum Jamir and others at the launching programme. (NP)

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consumption would improve in the coming months as the states are now lifting local restrictions after a decline in the positivity rate. Power consumption would surge with increased industrial and commercial activities after the easing of lockdown restrictions and due to the onset of summers in the coming months, according to the experts.

Power consumption

DIMAPUR, MAR 1 (NPN): Mar uti Suzuki launched the “New Age” Baleno here on Tuesday.

The car was unveiled

by Business Association of Nagaland (BAN) president Mongkum Jamir.

The new Age Baleno is equipped with 20plus safety features like six airbags (driver, co-driver, side and curtain) Electronic Stability Program (ESP) with hill hold assist, ABS with EDB, high speed alert system etc. It is equipped with the advanced K-series dual jet, dual VVT engine, offers 113NM@4400rpm torque and peak power of 66Kw@6000rpm,etc. It will be available in an array of six colors, featuring the New Nexa blue long with four other new exciting shades such as Opulent Red, gran-

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experts said. The third wave of the pandemic hit the country in January 2022, which forced many states to impose local restrictions like night and weekend curfews. They have also taken measures like banning dining in bars and restaurants. These restrictions were eased gradually by the states in February.

The experts opined that the power demand and

of the pandemic in April 2021, which affected the recovery in commercial and industrial power demand.

Curbs were gradually lifted as the number of COVID cases fell.Power consumption witnessed a 6.6 per cent year-on-year growth in May 2021 at 108.80 BU, from 102.08 BU in the same month of 2020.

In June 2021, it grew nearly 9 per cent to 114.48 BU compared to 105.08 BU in the same month of 2020.In July 2021, it rose to 123.72 BU from 112.14 BU in the year-ago period, while in August, power consumption surged by over 17 per cent to 127.88 BU against 109.21 BU in the same month a year back.

Power consumption in September 2021 remained flat at 112.43 BU, mainly due to the delayed monsoon.In October 2021, power consumption grew at 3.3 per cent to 112.79 BU from 109.17 BU in the same month of 2020.

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NEW DELHI, MAR 1 (PTI): India’s power consumption growth remained subdued at 2.2 per cent year-on-year in February to 105.54 billion units (BU), showing the impact of local restrictions imposed by the states due to the third wave of COVID-19. Power consumption in February 2021 was 103.25 BU, a tad lower than 103.81 BU in the same month of 2020, as per the power ministry data.

According to the data, peak power demand met or highest supply in a day rose to 193.64 GW in the month under review compared to 187.97 GW in February 2021 and 176.38 GW in February 2020. Experts are of the view that the power consumption growth remained subdued in February due to the impact of local restrictions imposed by states to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus.

The local restriction had affected industrial and commercial demand, the

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forces under white flags 500,000 people have fled Ukraine conflict: UN Russian shooting civilians in Ukraine

Ukrainian citizens are seen arriving at the Medyka pedestrian border crossing fleeing the conflict in their country, in eastern Poland.( AP)

KYIV, MAR 1 (AGENCIES): The number of people fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine has surged to more than half a million and at least 102 civilians have been killed since Moscow’s troops entered the country, according to the United Nations, reports Al Jazeera.

“More than 500,000 refugees have now fled from Ukraine into neighbouring countries,” UN

High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on Monday.

UN officials said at least 102 civilians had been killed as of Monday. Sergiy Kyslytsya, Ukraine’s permanent representative to the United Nations, placed the death toll at 352, including 16 children.

Long lines of cars and buses were backed up at checkpoints at the borders of Poland, Hungary,

Slovakia, Romania and non-EU member Moldova as civilians continued to flee Russia’s assault. Others crossed the borders on foot, dragging their possessions away from the war and into the security of the European Union.

The latest and still growing count of civilians fleeing the conflict had 281,000 people entering Poland, more than 84,500 in Hungary, about 36,400

in Moldova, more than 32,500 in Romania and about 30,000 in Slovakia, UNHCR spokeswoman Shabia Mantoo said.

The rest were scattered in unidentified other countries, she added.

There were reports that some African people fleeing Ukraine faced racism and discrimination at the border with Poland from officials on both sides.

Thousands of young African students are studying in Ukraine, mostly from Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Ethiopia, Somalia and other countries, drawn by the high standard of education and low costs.

Some reported being rudely stopped from crossing the border for days despite the cold and their lack of food or other supplies, even as officials let white refugees enter the country.

Nigerian foreign minister Geoffrey Onyeama said he received reports of “Ukrainian border guards hindering the exit of Nige-

rian citizens”.

Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba said Ukrainian border guards have been instructed to allow all foreigners to leave.

Ghanaian foreign minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey said in a statement on Monday that students from Ghana had not faced any problems at the border.

She said 38 of the 220 Ghanaians who had left Ukraine had crossed the Polish border without hindrance. However, more than 460 people were still on their way out of Ukraine to neighbouring countries.

Polish officials told the German news agency DPA that accusations against their officers were “nonsense”.

“The officers of the Polish Border Guard help all people fleeing the war zone in Ukraine. Nationality or citizenship do not matter,” they said.

NEW DELHI, MARCH 1 (IANS): In the Sumy region of Ukraine, military equipment of the Russian forces is riding through the villages under white flags while shooting civilians, Ukrainian officials have claimed.

Head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration Dmytro Zhyvytskyi said, “Urgently, the village of Nizy in the Sumy region, enemy vehicles are driving through the village of Nizy and its environs!

The enemy travels through the villages with white flags and shoots civilians!”

Ukrainska Pavda reported.

Later, the head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration said that a column of enemy vehicles was travelling through Sumy, and there were airstrikes too. In Kherson, Russian military vehicles are entering the city, said the head of the Regional State Administration, Gen-

Sumy Regional Military Administration alleged that Russians in vehicles with white flags shot at civilians.

nadyi Latuga. No additional details are available as of now, but the head of the Administration showed photos and videos of Russian armoured vehicles driving on the streets of Kherson.

There are reports that the Belarusian troops have entered the territory of the Chernihiv Region. Spokesperson of the Regional Territorial Defence Forces Department “North” Vitaliy Kyrylov confirmed the information that the

Chernihiv Region has been penetrated by Belarusian forces, Ukrainska Pravda reported. Earlier on Tuesday, president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko stated that Belarus had no plans of participating in Russia’s war against Ukraine.

As a result of artillery bombardment in the centre of Kharkiv, the building of the Regional State Administration was partially destroyed. Rescuers continue to pull people out.

Russian billionaires send stern S. Korea voices concern US has discussed concerns with India after about ‘new Cold War’ its abstention on UNSC vote: Spokesperson message to Vladimir Putin

Canada to send Ukraine anti-tank weapons: PM

Justin Trudeau

OTTAWA, MARCH 1 (IANS): Canada will send anti-tank weapons and upgraded ammunition to support Ukraine, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday at a press conference.

“Yesterday, we announced that we would be sending new shipments of military supplies, including body armour, helmets, gas masks, and night-vision goggles,” said Trudeau, Xinhua news agency reported.

“Today, we are announcing that we will be supplying Ukraine with

anti-tank weapons systems and upgraded ammunition.”

The Canadian government plans to prohibit all imports of Russian crude oil, Trudeau added.

This is in addition to previous shipments of lethal and non-lethal equipment to Ukraine. The Canadian government is also carrying out a series of sanctions on Russia, including prohibiting Canadian financial institutions from engaging in any transaction with the Russian Central Bank and closing off Canadian airspace to Russian planes.

in targeting the Russian central bank, according to a report in the Associated Press.

Billionaire Fridman, who was born in western Ukraine, said that the conflict was driving a wedge between the two eastern Slav peoples of Russia and Ukraine who have been brothers for centuries, according to the Reuters report.

“I was born in Western Ukraine and lived there until I was 17. My parents are Ukrainian citizens and live in Lviv, my favourite city,” Fridman wrote in the letter, Reuters reported.

Man kills three daughters, himself at California church SACRAMENTO (US), MAR 1 (AP): A man shot and killed his three daughters, their chaperone and himself during a supervised visit with the girls Monday at a church in Sacramento, California, authorities said.

Deputies responding to reports of gunfire around 5 p.m. found five people dead, including the shooter, at the church in the Arden-Arcade neighborhood, said Sgt. Rod Grassmann with the Sacramento County Sheriff ’s Office.

The victims included three girls ages 9, 10 and 13, Grassmann said.

The shooter was estranged from his daughters’ mother, who had a restraining order against him, Sheriff Scott Jones said.

Investigators believe the shooting happened during a supervised visit with the children and that the fourth victim was their chaperone, Jones said.

Former top US defense officials visits Taiwan amid tension

TAIPEI, MAR 1 (AP): A delegation of former U.S. defense officials landed Tuesday afternoon in Taiwan in a sign of stepped-up communication between the sides amid the looming threat from China.

Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen is leading the five-person delegation that is scheduled to meet with President Tsai Ingwen and other top officials during the two-day visit.

Mullen and the delegation were greeted at Taipei’s Songshan Airport by Taiwan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu, who bumped elbows with the group members.

Tsai’s office said the delegation had been ap-

pointed by President Joe Biden and that the visit would permit “an in-depth exchange of views on Taiwan-U.S. cooperation issues in various fields.”

Taiwan hopes the sides will “continue to deepen the steady development of Taiwan-U.S. relations, continue to jointly maintain regional peace and stability, and continue to jointly contribute to global peace and prosperity,” the office said in a statement. Separately, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was due to arrive in Taiwan on Wednesday. Pompeo, who formerly led the Central Intelligence Agency, will also meet with Tsai and address a forum prior to his departure Saturday, according to

the Foreign Ministry.

“Former secretary of state Pompeo’s visit displays fully U.S. bipartisan backing for its rock solid’ support” for Taiwan, the ministry said. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has drawn fresh attention to China’s threat to use force to annex self-governing democratic Taiwan, which it claims as its own territory.

Circumstances are very different, however: Taiwan lies 160 kilometers (100 miles) across the turbulent Taiwan Strait from mainland China and enjoys strong support from the U.S., which is legally bound to ensure the island can defend itself and treat all threats to it as matters of “grave concern.”

S E O U L , M A RC H 1 (IANS): South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday expressed his concern about a “new Cold War” and nationalism seeking to gain hegemony by force, as Russia pressed ahead with its invasion of Ukraine despite global condemnation and sanctions.

In a speech marking Korea’s 1919 nationwide uprising against Japan’s 1910-45 colonial r ule, Moon emphasised that South Korea should have the power to prevent itself from being pushed around by global powers, Yonhap news agency reported.

“The international order is fluctuating amid the Covid crisis,” Moon said.

“State-centered nationalism, which seeks to gain hegemony by force, is also raising its head again. Concerns over a new Cold War are on the rise as well.”

Moon said that the lesson from the spirit of the 1919 uprising “gives us today is that we should have the power to lead our history without being pushed around by an international order centered on powerful countries.” Moon’s speech came a day after South Ko-

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rea said it will ban exports of strategic items to Russia and join international sanctions to exclude major Russian financial institutions from a key global payment system to increase pressure over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

The remarks were seen as a veiled condemnation against Russia’s military action.

Moon said South Korea is “imbued with the spirit” of the 1919 uprising, “which resisted violence, discrimination and injustice, and rejected a hegemonic international order.”

“We will never again experience that pain from one hundred years ago,” Moon said. “We will safeguard the survival and raise the pride of all Koreans through peace and prosper in peace.”

NEW YORK, MARCH 1 (IANS): The US has discussed its concerns with India in the aftermath of its abstaining on the United Nations Security Council vote censuring Russia for its invasion of Ukraine and has regular engagement with it, according to State Department Spokesperson Ned Price.

Asked at his daily briefing on Monday about India and the United Arab Emirates abstaining on the Council vote, he said, “We have regular engagement with our Indian partners. We have regular engagement with our

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Resolution- No-3: It is resolved in the meeting that the Rangthang Clan of Lotha Tribe have been recognized and treated as one of the bonafide Clan amongst the Limhachan Tonphyaktsü Motsurüi of Lotha Tribe.

History of Rangthang Clan shall be included in the Vol-II of LTME History which is under way.

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1. Shri. Imtimeren Pongen (NPS) Addl. SP Mokokchung, S/o Lt. Nungshiakum Pongen and Mrs. Narola Imti on being awarded "GOVERNOR'S COMMENDATION CERTIFICATE" 2. Miss Aosenla Pongen, daughter of Lt. Nungshiakum Pongen and Mrs. Narola Imti, on being conferred the doctorate degree in Economics on the thesis "Tourism Industry and its economic impact on the Economic Development of Nagaland".

3. Miss Imnarenla Pongen, D/o Mr. O Kumzuk Pongen & Mrs. Tiakumla had cleared NEET (UG) 2021 exam and selected for undergoing MBBS study at Regional Institute of Medical Science, Imphal.

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with India. We have discussed our concerns, our shared concerns,” Price continued.

Earlier when another reporter tried to get Price to speak specifically about countries that did not vote for the resolution or cosponsor it, he skirted the question focusing instead on the support it got: “We are comfortable, we are heartened, we are gratified by the fact that the world, the international community, has stood up to speak loudly and clearly in defense of Ukraine’s sovereignty, its independence, its territorial integrity.”

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Emirati partners. We have regular engagement with our European allies and our European partners. So at every level in multiple fora we have had discussions about this.” When a Reuters reporter asked him sarcastically, “Are you heartened and gratified by India abstaining and UAE abstaining,” he began to say, “Rather than focus on specific countries, we have heard ...” when the reporter cut him off midsentence and wouldn’t let him continue telling him, “They are like US allies”.

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payment system and to restrict Moscow’s use of its massive foreign currency reserves.

The economic squeeze got tighter when the US announced more sanctions to immobilise any assets of the Russian central bank in the United States or held by Americans.

The Biden administration estimated that the move could impact “hundreds of billions of dollars” of Russian funding. Biden administration officials said Germany, France, the UK, Italy, Japan, the European Union and others will join the US

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Another billionaire in Moscow said that the war was going to be a catastrophe, according to a Reuters report.

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actress Akila joins Russia to miss ‘The Batman’ ‘CODA’ wins Best Picture at H’wood TamilUS Army as lawyer as Hollywood boycotts invader Critics Association Awards 2022

Director Sian Heder and cast members of ‘CODA’ pose backstage after winning Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 28th SAG Awards. (Reuters)

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he Hollywood Critics Association held its fifth annual awards on Monday in-person at the Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles, California.

Sian Heder’s ‘CODA’, which won for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture at the SAG Awards Sunday, took the top award for best picture,

with Heder winning for adapted screenplay and Troy Kotsur winning for supporting actor, reports variety.com.

The HCA also honoured the cast of the film with a spotlight award, while the best cast ensemble award went to the cast of Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Belfast’.

‘Dune’ led the evening with four awards, including the best director tie between Denis Villeneuve and ‘Power of the Dog’ helmer Jane Campion.

Additional ‘Dune’ awards included best score for Hans Zimmer, best cinematography for Greig Fraser and best visual effects for Brian Connor, Gerd

Nefzer, Paul Lambert and Tristan Myles.

Other notable winners included Ariana DeBose for ‘West Side Story’, following her wins at the Golden Globes and the SAG Awards. Kristen Stewart and Andrew Garfield won awards for their performances in ‘Spencer’ and ‘Tick, Tick … Boom!’, respectively.

“2021 was a year full of change in the world of cinema with a limited number of films being released theatrically and a seismic shift in the film landscape, which created an opportunity for many films to be seen by audiences worldwide,” said HCA founder Scott Menzel.

“The Hollywood Critics Association is honoured to bestow this year’s awards to some of the best in filmmaking as we hopefully move forward with a new normal and can continue to celebrate the film watching experience in theaters and at home. Congrats to all the winners and thank you for the magic you gave us this year.” (IANS)

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ndian-origin Tamil film actress Akila Narayanan has made history by enrolling herself as a lawyer with the United States armed forces.

Akila Narayanan, who made her debut with director Arul’s horror thriller ‘Kadampari’ last year, has now enrolled herself with the US Army.

Sources say that Akila had to undergo the US Army Combat Training to enter the armed forces that ran into several months.

After having successfully completed the training, the actress has now joined the US Army as a lawyer.

The actress of Indian origin who resides in the US made her debut in acting last year with ‘Kadampari’, which had music by Prithivy and cinematography by V.T.K. Uthayan.

Interestingly, Akila had also been running an online school of music called the Nightingale School of Music. (IANS)

arner Bros. has announced that it has halted its plans to release the Robert Pattinson-starrer, ‘The Batman’. in Russia. The DC adaptation was set to release in the country on Friday (March 4).

“In light of the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, WarnerMedia is pausing the release of its feature film ‘The Batman’ in Russia,” a spokesperson for the company said in a statement quoted by ‘Variety’ in its report. “We will continue to monitor the situation as it evolves. We hope for a swift and peaceful resolution to this tragedy.”

Later on Monday evening (U.S. Pacific Time), Sony Pictures also paused its plans to release ‘Morbius’, its upcoming solo film for the Marvel antihero, and all other upcoming theatrical releases in Russia.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with all those who have been impacted and hope this crisis will be resolved quickly,” a Sony Pictures Entertainment spokesperson said, according to ‘Variety’.

Warner Bros. and So-

ny’s decisions to halt the rollout of their respective superhero films in Russia followed an announcement

by Disney to pause its own theatrical releases in that country, beginning with Pixar’s ‘Turning Red’. The animated film was set to premiere on March 10 in Russia.

With a production budget pegged at $200 mil-

lion, ‘Variety’ noted, ‘The Batman’ will have to rely on overseas audiences to firmly supplant itself as a box office success story.

“Russia generally isn’t a make-or-break territory for the success of Hollywood releases, but there is still a sizable market for a film like ‘The Batman’,” Variety said.

(IANS)

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Best Make-up, while securing two BAFTA Award noms and other accolades.

Pitt founded Plan B with Brad Grey and Jennifer Aniston in 2001 and now runs the company as CEO alongside co-presidents Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner.

Its recent releases include Jon Stewart’s Irresistible, Miranda July’s Kajillionaire, Lee Isaac Chung’s Oscar-nominated Minari and Barry Jenkins’ series The Underground Railroad for Amazon

Prime Video.

Upcoming projects it has set for release include Andrew Dominik’s Netflix film Blonde, in which Ana de Armas plays Marilyn Monroe; Maria Schrader’s She Said for Universal; Gaz Alazraki’s The Father of the Bride for HBO Max; and Sarah Polley’s Women Talking for United Artists Releasing. Plan B is also currently developing Parasite helmer Bong Joon Ho’s next film for Warner Bros among other projects. (IANS)

five-day North East Confluence 22 Art camp organised by Neu! Naga foundation for the Arts, sponsored by North East zone cultural centre, ministry of culture, Government of India and supported

by Bosco B.Ed College, Dimapur kicked off on Tuesday at NEZCC, Dimapur.

The special guest for the event was coordinator of Eastern Art Council, M. Ababe Ezung, who is also the executive member of Business Association of Nagaland (BAN) and short welcome speech was delivered by joint director of NEZCC, D Vashum.

The main aim of the art camp was to generate new ideas by conducting serious dialogue between the artists. Additionally, the main plan was to collaborate with foundations, collective, government agencies and entrepreneurs for bigger events in each North Eastern state. Most of the artists present at the art camp are active practitioners that delves with public spaces, agriculture, environmental issues, sound art etc. The art camp would culminate on March 5.

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ollywood star Brad Pitts production company Plan B has boarded ‘Beetlejuice 2’, bringing a new sense of life to a project that has long been in the works at Warner Bros.

According to deadline.com, the sequel remains in early development, with the script yet to be written. No other attachments have been disclosed at this time.

‘Beetlejuice’ is a classic film from director Tim Burton in which the spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, hiring a malicious spirit of the same name to drive them out. Michael Keaton played the title role in the original, with Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Catherine O’Hara, Winona Ryder and more rounding out the cast.

The film that Warren Skaaren adapted from a story by Michael McDowell and Larry Wilson grossed nearly $75M worldwide upon its 1988 Warner Bros release and won an Oscar in 1989 for

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merican teen drama show ‘Euphoria’ is now HBO’s secondmost watched show since 2004 behind only ‘Game of Thrones’, per the pay TV channel. The Zendaya-led drama hit yet another series high with its Season 2 finale episode Sunday, drawing 6.6 million viewers.

According to HBO, ‘Euphoria’ Season 2 epi- ndaya) must find hope while sodes are now averaging balancing the pressures of 16.3 million viewers, the love, loss and addiction. best performance for any (IANS) season of an HBO series over the past 18 years, other than ‘Game of Thrones’.

To date, the Season 2 premiere’s viewership is approaching 19 million viewers in the US, reports variety.com.

‘Euphoria’ was once again the top title on HBO Max in the US for the seventh week in a row, as well as the top series for the week in both Latin America and Europe.

As ‘Variety’ exclusively reported February 1, ‘Euphoria’s per-episode-viewership average was already up nearly 100 per cent from its first season after airing just its first four episodes of the second season. The show also hit a new series high when it aired opposite Super Bowl LVI on February 13.

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SA inflict huge defeat on NZ; level Test series

Kabaddi c’ship in Dimapur on Mar 3 DIMAPUR, MAR 1 (NPN): Nagaland Kabaddi Association (NKA) at its annual meeting held on Tuesday decided to hold open kabaddi championship on March 3 and 4 at DDSC Stadium, Dimapur.

At the meeting, the association has also elected Dr. S. Amon Lkr as the president and also inducted the new office bearers.

Smith ‘OK’ after concussion, ready for Test series

South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada celebrates the wicket of Will Young. (AP)

with 60 per cent of possible points.

New Zealand stay in sixth spot on the standings, with their percentage of possible points dropping to 38.88.

Resuming at 94/4 and still needing a further 332 more runs for an unlikely victory, New Zealand made a slow start through dependable top-order batter Devon Conway and Tom Blundell.

Paceman Lutho Sipamla (1/29) made the vital breakthrough for the tourists by getting rid of Conway (92) just before lunch and, when Blundell (44), and first innings centurion Colin de Grandhomme (18) fell in quick succession after the break, South Africa were just three wickets away. The Dean Elgar-led side took the second new ball midway through the middle session and it almost paid

Song named Cameroon coach on ‘orders of country’s president’

Rigobert Song

LO N D O N, M A R 1 (AGENCIES): Former Liverpool defender Rigobert Song has been confirmed as the new Cameroon head coach on the orders of the country’s president, Paul Biya. The 45-year-old replaces Toni Conceicao, who led the national team to a third-placed finish at January’s Africa Cup of Nations.

Song is the country’s most capped player, making 137 appearances for the Indomitable Lions. A statement said Cameroon needed “a new breath”. “On very high instructions from the President of the Republic, the coach of the men’s

national football team, Mr Antonio Conceicao, has been replaced by Rigobert Song,” Cameroon’s sports minister Narcisse Mouelle Kombi said. “The Cameroonian Football Federation (Fecafoot) is invited to take the necessary measures for a rapid and harmonious implementation of these very high directives.”

The appointment would be unusual because Fifa rules require any member association to be independent and avoid any form of political interference.

Conceicao had led Cameroon to World Cup qualifying play-offs and they will play Algeria in a two-legged tie in March for a place at Qatar 2022.

Song, who also played for West Ham in England and had spells in France, Italy, Germany and Turkey during his playing career, also featured at four World Cups and won the 2000 and 2002 Africa Cup of Nations titles.

immediate dividends as Kyle Jamieson was given a life in comical circumstances with Marco Jansen’s first delivery with the new ball.

It mattered little as Jamieson (12) picked out Kagiso Rabada in the deep two balls later for Jansen’s third scalp as the home side were hanging on at 201/8.

Tim Southee and Neil Wagner held on for a short while, until Rabada returned to the attack to claim Southee. A brief spell of rain saw an early tea, but things soon cleared up and Maharaj trapped Matt Henry (0) in front to make sure South Africa claimed the series-levelling win.

BRIEF SCORES: South Africa 364 and 354/9 decl beat New Zealand 293 and 227 (Devon Conway 92, Tom Blundell 44; Kagiso Rabada 3/46, Marco Jansen 3/63, Keshav Maharaj 3/75) by 198 runs.

ISLAMABAD, MAR 1 (AP): Australia vice-captain Steve Smith says he has fully recovered from the concussion he sustained last month and is looking forward to his team’s first Test cricket series in Pakistan since 1998.

Smith was concussion when he landed on his head while attempting to save a six on the edge of the boundary during a Twenty20 International against Sri Lanka at Sydney. He missed the last three T20s against Sri Lanka before flying to Pakistan for the test series which starts Friday. “ T h e h e a d ’s p r o gressed really well, the last few days, so I’m feeling in a good space,” Smith told reporters in an online news conference on Tuesday.

“I’ve done a lot of stuff … getting back to playing and had a couple of good hits in Melbourne before we came away. Today (practice) is just about ticking off facing fast bowling, and once that’s done, then everything should be fine.”

Indian women thrash WI by 81 runs in final WC warm-up

RANGIORA (NEW ZEALAND), MAR 1 (IANS): India batting stalwart Smriti Mandhana compiled a 67-ball 66 in the second warm-up game ahead of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup as the last edition’s runners-up defeated West Indies Women by 81 runs here on Tuesday.

After a narrow tworun win against South Africa on February 27, India thrashed the West Indies on Tuesday, with Deepti Sharma (51), skipper Mithali Raj (30) and Yastika Bhatia (42) coming good to compile 258 in the allotted 50 overs.

Pooja Vastrakar then scalped three wickets while Meghna Singh got two as the Stafanie Taylor-led West Indies were restricted to 177/9 in the warm-up game.

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opening in the first fixture, Yastika Bhatia made another start of 42, with captain Mithali Raj compiling 30. After her century in the first fixture, Harmanpreet Kaur was rested from batting.

Stafanie Taylor tried a number of options, also finishing with figures of 0/27 from five overs. Cherry-Ann Fraser, Karishma Ramharack and Hayley Matthews finished with a pair of wickets each.

After playing their last match at Lincoln Green, the West Indies found go-

LONDON, MAR 1 (IANS): England opener Jason Roy confirmed on Tuesday that he will not be playing for his franchise Gujarat Titans in this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) to spend some “quality time” with his family.

Earlier, a report had said that Roy had pulled out of the tournament “citing the challenge of staying in the tournament bubble for an extended period”. The 31-year-old Roy, who was signed by the Titans for his base price of Rs two crore at the IPL mega auction barely a fortnight ago, had informed the franchise of his decision to quit last week, a report in espncricinfo said on Tuesday.

Later, the cricketer took to Instagram to convey the decision to his fans.

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“Hi everyone, especially the Gujarat Titans fans and squad. It’s with a heavy heart I have decided to pull out of this year’s tournament.

I want to thank the management and the captain Hardik (Pandya) for putting your faith in me and picking me in the auction.

“However, with everything going on in the world over the last 3 years it’s added up and taken its toll on me. I feel it’s only right I spend some quality time with my family. As well as spending time working on myself and my game over the next couple of months leading into a very busy year. I will be following each game of the Titans and backing them to lift the trophy in their first year of the tournament,” wrote Roy. “Thank you everyone for the continued support and I hope you can all respect and appreciate my decision,” added Roy. The report said that the Titans are yet to finalise a replacement.

Roy had played for SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in IPL 2021.

‘Special kid’ Morant sets new Grizzlies record FIG identifies Karmakar

Morant had set the previous Grizzlies record with 46 points against the Chicago Bulls on Saturday.

LO N D O N, M A R 1 (AGENCIES): Ja Morant scored a franchise-high 52 points, breaking the record he set two days ago, to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to victory over the San Antonio Spurs.

Point guard Morant landed 22 of 30 field goal attempts, setting another

Russian tennis player Andrey Rublev made a bold statement in Dubai, writing ‘No war please on the TV cameras.

“That’s why I want to ask for peace in the world, for peace between countries. Kids are born with inner trust in the world, they believe so much in everything, in people, in love, in safety, in justice, in their chances in life. “Let’s be collectively and present them that is it true, as a result of each child should not cease dreaming.”

game as she sizzled with a polished half-century which came with the help of seven boundaries and at a strike rate of nearly 100.

Showing no inhibitions of the head-knock just two days earlier at the same ground, the lefthander played a composed innings as she set the platform for the middle order, with Deepti Sharma also reaching fifty. Seemingly set to keep the No.3 spot, Sharma ticked things over in spite of hitting just the solitary boundary.

Tried at No.5 after

ing tough with the new ball on a tricky surface. Jhulan Goswami caused headaches (0/14 from eight overs), though tied up the West Indies top order as wickets fell at the other end.

P o o j a Va s t r a k a r (3/21) led the way with the ball, as the likes of Meghna Singh, Deepti Sharma and Rajeshwari Gayakwad collected a pair of wickets each. Hayley Matthews (44) looked in good touch as Shemaine Campbelle passed fifty.

Brief scores: India Women 258 in 50 overs (Smriti Mandhana 66, Deepti Sharma 51, Mithali Raj 30, Yastika Bhatia 42; Hayley Matthews 2/47, Cherry-Ann Fraser 2/24) beat West Indies Women 177/9 in 50 overs (Hayley Matthews 44, Shemaine Campbelle 63; Pooja Vastrakar 3/21, Meghna Singh 2/30, Rajeshwari Gayakwad 2/39, Deepti Sharma 2/31) by 81 runs.

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Grizzlies record, in the 118-105 win.

The Grizzlies win stopped veteran Spurs coach Gregg Popovich tying Don Nelson’s NBA record for regular-season coaching victories (1,335).

“He’s a beautiful player,” Popovich said about 22-year-old Morant.

“What else can you say about him? It’s not just that he’s athletic. Everybody says, ‘He’s athletic.’

Somebody says, ‘He’s a freak of nature,’ because he’s so fast.

“But he makes decisions. He knows what is going on on the court.

“So, you combine that

Russian athletes join ‘no to war’ plea

NEW DELHI, MAR 1 (AGENCIES): As the world of sports activities joins the relaxation to isolate Russia, after it invaded Ukraine, now even Russian athletes are popping out to voice their ‘no to warfare’ plea.

The newly topped world No. 1 tennis star Daniil Medvedev and ice hockey legend Alex Ovechkin are amongst a number of Russian sports activities personalities who’ve urged their nation to train restraint and stop the warfare on Ukraine, TOI reported.

Here’s how they’ve reacted: Daniil Medvedev (Tennis) “Today I want to speak on behalf of every kid in the world. They all have dreams, their lives are just starting, so many nice experiences to come,” Medvedev wrote in his message on social media.

Smriti Mandhana in action. (File)

Alex Ovechkin (Ice hockey) In Philadelphia, Russia’s Ovechkin, who is an NHL legend, said “no extra warfare” as he talked to reporters who quizzed him about his country’s decision to attack Ukraine.

“Please, no more war. It doesn’t matter who is in the war – Russia, Ukraine, different countries – I think

we have to live in peace and a great world.” However, known as a Putinsupporter, Ovechkin chose to not speak against Putin or denounce his decision.

“Well, he is my president,” Ovechkin said. Ovechkin’s fellow ice hockey player from the country, Nikita Zadorov also supported the sentiments against war as she posted a black square accompanied with ‘no war’ written in red.

Andrey Rublev (Tennis) World No. 7 tennis star Andrey Rublev wrote “No War Please” on the lens of a TV camera after he won the title in Dubai last week.

Fedor Smolov (Football) Well-known Russian football player Smolov also published the black square like Nikita in an Instagram post. It was captioned ‘no war’n Russian.

Pavlyuchenkova (Tennis) French Open 2021 finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova called for an end to violence and war in a social media post on Monday. “Personal ambitions or political motives can not justify violence,” Pav ly u c h e n k ova s a i d .

“This takes away the future not solely from us, but additionally from our kids.

Stop the violence, cease the warfare.”

Larisa Kuklina (Biathlon) Kuklina is a twin champion at the European European biathlon.

She too joined the social media campaign against war to show her concern.

Along with her image, she posted an image of a split heart that showed colours of the Russian and Ukrainian flags. It was captioned: “What’s going on!? Pull up! We live in the 21st century!”

cerebral part of his game with his athleticism and you’ve got a special kid.”

Morant produced two particularly special moments in an eye-catching individual display.

He landed an incredible dunk over the Spurs’ seven-feet tall player Jakob Poeltl, followed by a fadeaway jump shot on the stroke of half-time after plucking a length-of-thecourt pass from Steven Adams out of the air.

Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded his fifth consecutive double-double as the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the visiting Charlotte Hornets to end a twogame losing streak.

The two-time MVP returned 26 points, 16 rebounds, six assists and four blocks, while landing all 14 of his efforts from the freethrow line.

Elsewhere, rookie Scottie Barnes tied a career high of 28 points as the Toronto Raptors won 133-97 against the Brooklyn Nets in New York.

Jalukie valley football tourney postponed

DIMAPUR, MAR 1 ( N P N ) : Ja l u k i e Va l ley Youth Organization (JVYO) has informed that the Jalukie Valley Open Fo o t b a l l To u r n a m e n t which is annually held in the month of February/ March has been postponed due to the extension and development of the turf ground.

The 16th edition of the tournament scheduled to be held, for the first time in a synthetic turf ground will be organised after the completion of the ground tentatively in last quarter of 2022.

In this regard, Jalukie Valley Youth Organization in a press release has urged all the players to bear the inconveniences cause due to the delay.

as ‘suspended’ gymnast

Dipa Karmakar NEW DELHI, MAR 1 (PTI): Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar is currently identified as “suspended” in the International Gymnastics Federation’s (FiG) website, a development that has left the national body flummoxed which says there has been no official communication from the world body.

Among the various Indian gymnasts listed in the FIG website, the 28-yearold Karmakar is marked as “suspended” while the others are shown as “active” against their respective names.

The ‘biography’ section of the athletes in the FIG website also shows Karmakar as “suspended” gymnast.

There was no immediate clarity on what the “suspended” status meant for Karmakar, who rose into limelight after her stupen-

dous fourth-place finish in the vault event in the 2016 Rio Olympics. She has not been competing since 2019.

The Gymnastic Federation of India is clueless about the development.

“We have not received any communication from the FIG regarding Dipa’s suspension. I don’t know what is the reason or whether it is true. There has been no communication so let’s wait,” GFI president Sudhir Mittal told PTI. “Unless there is any communication from the FIG I won’t be able to comment anything.”

Karmakar herself, who is currently at her home in Agartala, and her coach Bisheshwar Nandi did not respond to calls. Another official of the GFI said that “suspended” status could be due to other issues, not related to doping violation.

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The Blackcaps showed some fight with the bat at times, but finally had too much to do as Keshav Maharaj (3/75) picked up the final New Zealand wicket early in the final session to ensure victory.

New Zealand were bowled out for 227.

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CAIRO, MAR 1 (PTI): Indian shooting ace Saurabh Chaudhary won the gold medal in the men’s 10m air pistol event, opening the country’s account in the year’s first ISSF World Cup here on Tuesday.

The Asian Games gold medallist shot 16 in the gold medal contest to finish ahead of Germany’s Michael Schwald (6).

The bronze in the event was bagged by Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Artem Chernousov of Russia, whose country’s flag was removed owing to its involvement in the ongoing conflict with Ukraine.

The 19-year Chaudhary , an Olympian who also has a Youth Olympic gold medal to his name, was third in the men’s 10m air pistol qualification stage with a total of 584 points, making it through to the elimination as one of the top eight shooters.

This was Chaudhary’s third individual ISSF World Cup gold and first in the new format, dominating Germany’s Schwald

Saurabh Chaudhary

in the final.

Chernousov topped the 92-strong qualification field with 591 points.

In the first semi-final where the first of four athletes are eliminated after 10 shots and the second after 15, Chaudhary made it to the medal round along with Chernousov for company as both notched up 38 points to eliminate Robin Walter of Germany first and then Emis Vasermanis of Latvia.

In this round, the shooter with the highest single-shot score is awarded four points, while the others get three, two and one each respectively, as they move down the hierarchy. Points are split in case of a tie. This format continues till the medal round.

Schwald and Azerbaijan’s Ruslan Lunev were the other two shooters to make it to the medal round from the second semi-final.

In the medal round

Rajasthan United FC conducts trials

where the bronze winner is determined and the top two make it through to the gold medal match, Chaudhary topped the four-man field after 15 shots with a score of 42.5 points.

Schwald joined the Indian with 41.5 points while Chernousov had to be satisfied with bronze, finishing with 40. Lunev finished fourth, bowing out after 10 shots with a score of 21.

In the final, the winner of a single shot is awarded two points and the first to 16 points wins. In case of a tie, each shooter gets a point. Chaudhary needed just 11 single shots, including shots of 10.5, 10.8 and 10.6 in the last three of his four attempts to seal the deal in his favour.

Over 500 shooters from 60 nations are taking part in the Cairo World Cup which has 20 medal sets on offer.

The day also has the women’s 10m air pistol finals scheduled.

France, Italy and India currently atop the medals tally with one gold each.

PDSA fetes CWA wrestlers

India to play England in Women’s hockey World Cup on July 3 BHUBANESWAR, MAR 1 (PTI): India will open its campaign in this year’s FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup against England on July 3, two days after the marquee tournament opens in Spain and the Netherlands. The schedule was announced by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Tuesday.

Placed in Pool B, India will next face China on July 5 and New Zealand on July 7. India will play all their pool matches at the Wagener Hockey Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands in the event to be held from July 1 to 17.

Soon after the schedule was made public, India women’s team halfback Sushila Chanu said the team won’t be intimidated by any opposition. “It does not matter against which opponents we start our campaign.

We are not afraid as our mentality and our mindset is to take each game as it comes and try and win every match,” Chanu said in a virtual press conference.

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Jamshedpur beat Hyderabad; enter SFs NEW DELHI, MAR 1 (AGENCIES): Jamshedpur FC knocked Hyderabad FC off their perch with a clinical 3-0 victory over them in a top-of-the-table rescheduled ISL encounter at the Athletic Stadium in Bambolim on Tuesday.

Chinglensana Singh (5th OG) scored an own goal to help Jamshedpur take the lead before skipper Peter Hartley (28th) doubled the lead with Daniel Chima Chukwu (65th) extending his rich vein of form with his fifth goal since joining Jamshedpur to crown a brilliant performance, News18 reported.

Jamshedpur now are in pole position with 37 points from 18 matches, two more than Hyderabad (35 points) with a game in hand.

The result is more credible as Jamshedpur won against the leaders without Greg Stewart who has been arguably their best player. Stewart is serving a one-match suspension after picking up four yellow cards.

The game started on a frantic note, Chinglensana

Yasir Mohammad of Hyderabad FC and Pronay Halder of Jamshedpur FC. (ISL)

putting the ball in his own net after a Mobashir Rahman low shot took a wicked deflection off his foot and wrongfooted goalkeeper Gurmeet Singh, playing for the first time this season in place of seasoned custodian Laxmikant Kattimani.

The early goal hurt the league leaders as they shifted gears, seeing more of the ball in the final third with Jamshedpur pressing them higher up the park. Aniket Jadhav pulled wide after beating his marker with a neat piece of skill while as the yellow shirts seemed to be finding their mojo.

But Jamshedpur doubled their advantage from a

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Dinesh with the boys during the trial at IG Stadium, Kohima. (NP) Correspondent

KOHIMA, MAR 1(NPN): Rajasthan United FC, an I-league club on Tuesday conducted residential trials in Kohima at Indira Gandhi Stadium, Kohima in collaboration with Kohima Town Club.

Around 150 budding young players attended the trail from various parts of the state.

RUFC is an Indian professional football club based in Jaipur, and is cur-

rently on the hunt for talent from grass root level. The club is on the lookout of young players in the age group of under-10, 13, 15 and 18. Selected youngsters will be trained in Rajasthan with proper quality education and training free of cost.

“These trials are aimed to search the talents from Nagaland and nurture them through the club’s residential football programme, while also built a strong team,” stated

CEO of RUFC, Dinesh Negi. Around 15 were boys were selected from Kohima.

The final list will be declared after completion of trails from all the states.

Coach, Daniel Rongmei asserted that Kohima Town Club is also trying to bring other clubs to Nagaland. RUFC also carried out the trial in Dimapur, and will be heading to NE states such as Manipur, Sikkim, Siliguri and Bhutan respectively.

KOHIMA, MAR 1(NPN): Phek District Sports Association (PDSA) on Tuesday felicitated the winners of the 28th Nagaland Wrestling Association (NWA) Championship 2022 and 2nd U-16 Championship held on February 28 in Kohima.

PDSA lauded VenuzoDawhuo from Thenyizu village who retained his NWA Championship title and Thiiputha Dzudo of Porba village for lifting the champion in under-16 category title. The association also lauded the achievement of Pfusato Tetseo of Khulazu Bawe, who secured fourth position in the senior category and Kiivetsiito Kezo of Kikruma village; Zhoveto Nakro of Thenyizu village and Miidozo Tetseo of Thiivopisii village for securing the second, third and fourth positions in U-16 category.

PDSA further congratulated the efforts, initiatives, and display of the Chakhesang Wrestling Association (CWA) officials and its wrestlers during the championship.

set-piece. Alexandre Lima swung in a delightful corner for Hartley to leap highest and head home across the face of goal leaving Gurmeet rooted to his spot.

At halftime, the Men of Steel led 2-0 and in the second half, the Owen Coyle-coached side never took their foot off the pedal. Hartley came close to doubling his goal tally from a corner and Chima dragged wide from close.

The in-form Nigerian did not have to wait too long though for a goal, slotting home a botched Khassa Camara clearance which was set up for him

by Lima.

NEW DELHI, MAR 1 (IANS): With just few weeks left for the 2022 Indian Premier League to kickstart, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is yet to announce their captain of the season. However, if sources are to be believed, senior batter Faf Du Plessis is the front-runner to

lead the side. Notably, Virat Kohli had announced his decision to quit RCB captaincy at the end of IPL 2021. And since then there have been discussions among cricket fanatics about who could fit in Kohli’s shoes.

After the mega auction, Faf, Glenn Maxwell and Dinesh Karthik’s names

started doing the rounds.

However, Maxwell’s availability in the season, because of personal commitments, is in doubt. So the franchise is likely to go for either Faf or Karthik.

Karthik has played for RCB in 2015 and has led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the past. Whereas,

Faf has a tremendous experience of leading South Africa and his past batting record with Chennai Super Kings is also phenomenal.

“We will announce that name real soon. Discussions are on as we have good options with us,” an RCB source close to the development said.

Talking about the other nine teams, they have already appointed their skippers. Interestingly, out of nine captains (named so far), eight are Indians.

IPL 2022 captains: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) - MS Dhoni Delhi Capitals (DC) Rishabh Pant Gujarat Titans (GT) Hardik Pandya Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) - Shreyas Iyer Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) - KL Rahul Mumbai Indians (MI) - Rohit Sharma Punjab Kings (PBKS) Mayank Agarwal Rajasthan Royals (RR) - Sanju Samson Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) - Kane Williamson Royal Challengers Bangalore - Not yet announced

World Cup ban, refusal to play Russians: Sport reacts to invasion of Ukraine PARIS/NEW DELHI, MAR 1 (AFP/AGENCIES): Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sparked widespread reaction in the sports world, with the country booted out of this year’s World Cup and the IOC calling for a global sporting ban.

A look at some of the main developments:  Russia is expelled from the 2022 World Cup after being suspended from all international competitions, FIFA and UEFA announce in a joint statement.

The decision also affects Russian clubs in European tournaments.  The Russian men’s team was due to play in qualifying play-offs in March for the World Cup in Qatar later this year, while its women’s side had qualified for the European Championship in England, to be held in July.  The Polish FA had previously insisted they would not play Russia in a World Cup play-off semifinal. Poland were due to play in Moscow on March 24, with the winners scheduled to face Sweden or the Czech Republic, who had also said they would boycott any game against Russia.  U E FA a l s o a nnounces that it is ending its partnership with Russian state energy giant Gazprom,

which was believed to have been paying around 40 million euros ($45 million) a year in a deal due to run until 2024.  Saint Petersburg were stripped as hosts of UEFA’s Champions League final set for May 28. The game has been switched to the Stade de France in Paris.  At Wembley on Sunday, Chelsea skipper Cesar Azpilicueta and Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson carried flowers in Ukraine’s yellow and blue colours onto the pitch before kickoff in the English League Cup final. One supportive banner in Ukraine’s blue and yellow colours read “You’ll never walk alone” in reference to Liverpool’s anthem.  On Saturday, Chelsea’s billionaire Russian owner Roman Abramovich said he was handing over the “stewardship and care” of the Premier League club to the trustees of its charitable foundation. In his statement, there was no mention of the crisis in Ukraine.  The International Olympic Committee urges sports federations and organisers to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from international events. A ban of this kind would see Russia join the Yugoslavia of Slobodan

Vladimir Putin touches the World Cup trophy during the 2018 FIFA World Cup in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. (AP)

Milosevic and South Africa under apartheid rule as major sporting pariahs.  Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina becomes the first tennis player to refuse to play a Russian. The former world number three says she will not face opponents from Russia or Belarus. She had been due to face Russian Anastasia Potapova in Monterrey on Tuesday.  At the Dubai ATP event last week, Russia’s Andrey Rublev marked his semi-final win over Hubert Hurkacz by signing the camera lens on court with the message, “No war please”.  The Russian Grand Prix, scheduled for September 25, was cancelled,

a day after defending world champion Max Verstappen and four-time champion Sebastian Vettel publicly declared their opposition to driving in the race.  American Formula One team Haas decided not to sport the Russian colours of its title sponsor Uralkali during the last day of preseason testing in Barcelona.  The International Ice Hockey Federation suspends all Russian and Belarusian national teams and clubs from its competitions until further notice. It also strips Russia of the hosting rights for the 2023 junior world championships.  Boxing’s four major sanctioning bodies -- the

International Boxing federation, World Boxing Council, World Boxing Association and World Boxing Organization -- said in a joint statement they will not sanction bouts in Russia. “Just as the world claims for cease of fire, our organizations have decided to not sanction any boxing championships in Russia,” they said.  Russian President Vladimir Putin was suspended as honorary president of the International Judo Federation (IJF). Putin, an accomplished judoka who was awarded an eighth dan in 2014 -- one of the highest levels in the sport, had been honorary president since 2008.

 Ukrainian fencers withdrew from the world championships in Cairo to avoid a match with Russia. The male Ukrainian team, dressed in the yellow and blue of their national flag, downed their swords and picked up signs to protest. “Stop Russia! Stop the war!,” the signs read, written in English. “Save Ukraine!

Save Europe”.  Rugby’s world governing body banned Russia and Belarus from all international rugby “until further notice”. Russia’s membership of World Rugby was also suspended indefinitely, meaning the country’s slim hopes of qualifying for next year’s World Cup in France are over.  The Badminton World Federation (BWF) strengthened within a matter of hours their measures against Russia and Belarus having originally cancelled all sanctioned tournaments in Russia and Belarus they announced a ban on athletes and officials representing the two countries from participating at tournaments sanctioned by the world federation.  Putin like in other sports has had his personal award the FINA Order withdrawn by the governing body. However, FINA the governing body stopped

short of barring all Russians and Belarusians competing saying they could be “accepted only as neutral athletes or neutral teams.”  World Taekwondo said Tuesday they were stripping Vladimir Putin of an honorary black belt, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine goes against the sport’s motto: “Peace is more precious than triumph”. The body also said no Russian or Belarusian national flags or anthems will be displayed and played at events, nor will any future events be organised in the two coun-

tries.

 Russian and Belarus ice skaters have been barred from all competitions by the International Skating Union (ISU). Russia is a powerhouse in ice skating most recently winning six medals -- two of them gold -- at the Beijing Winter Olympics. The blanket ban on athletes competing also includes short track and speed skating.  Russia has been stripped of hosting the men’s Volleyball World Championships in August and September by the Inter-

India’s football friendly versus Belarus cancelled

India’s football friendly against Belarus later this month has been called off as a consequence of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The decision comes on the back of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) suggestion that athletes and officials from Russia and its close ally, Belarus, be isolated from the sporting arena, The Indian Express reported.

India were scheduled to play two international friendlies this month, against Bahrain on March 23, followed by Belarus on March 26. Indian players had termed the matches as ‘huge opportunities’ with an eye on the Asian Cup qualifiers, to be played in June. Both matches were to be played in Manama.

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) secretary-general Kushal Das said they will instead try and schedule two matches against Bahrain, who are ranked 91 in the world. “Since Belarus has been suspended, we can’t play them,” Das told The Indian Express. “We have a match with Bahrain so we are trying to see if we can organise two matches with them.”

Late Monday night, FIFA suspended Russia from international football, including this month’s World Cup qualifier.

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