March 13, 2021

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KOHIMA, MAR 12 (NPN): Nagaland joined rest of the country in commemorating 75 years of India’s independence christened ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’ at Civil Secretariat Plaza here on Friday, with chief minister Neiphiu Rio kick starting the celebration which will culminate on August 15, 2023.

Speaking on the occasion, the chief minister said it was a joy and a proud moment for every Indian citizen to remember the journey when India became a free and independent nation on August 15,1947.

Reflecting on decades gone by, Rio acknowledged all those who had selfless given their all to make India a free country.

Rio recalled that the freedom movement was birthed in the epochal ‘Dandi March’ started on March 12, 1930 by Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation.

He said the ‘Dandi March’-

Neiphiu Rio, Sharingain Longkumer and Abhijit Sinha with school children depicting ‘Dandi March’ on the occasion.

from Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad to Dandi, (a coastal village in Gujarat) about 385 kilometers, was intended to protest against the nefarious provisions of the salt tax imposed by the British Government.

Rio said the ‘Dandi March’ was preceded by a declaration for Indian independence by the Indian National Congress in December 1929 and celebration of Independence Day across the country by the people on the January 26th 1930. He said the Dandi March had deeper, profound implica-

tions that triggered a wider civil disobedience movement against the foreign rule and provided the spark that ignited the flames of the freedom movement across the length and breadth of the country in the hearts of millions of people.

Rio said it was fitting that the nationwide celebrations was flagged off by prime minister Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad to the re-enact the historic Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram. He said the new independent nation was faced by overwhelming challenges, a

legacy of colonial rule which weakened the economy, stagnated agriculture, a poor industrial base, weak infrastructure, existence of huge social disparities among the people, and many such formidable challenges.

However being the biggest democracy in the world India had big dreams and with unfailing zeal and attitude, the nation embarked on a journey overcoming all the obstacles on the path and making spectacular strides in every sphere, he said.

Rio also spoke about the transformations that had taken place in India which successfully overcame poverty by creating a vibrant and large economy , comparable with the world’s biggest economies and building infrastructure rivalling the best in the world. Today, he said India has become a formidable space and nuclear power and one of the largest military in the world.

He said India has over the decades also deepened and strengthened democrat-

ic processes and foundations by empowering, particularly, the marginalized communities and sections of the society.

Rio mentioned that Nagaland, which came into existence 16 years after Indian independence (1963), has also moved shoulder to shoulder in making the dreams a reality. He said today, Nagaland boasts of the good literacy levels, quality of the human resources and road network that have grown substantially to cover every nook and comer of the state over the decades.

He also said there has been improvement in availability of power and health sector and progress made in every other area.

Rio said today people of Nagaland, like everyone else in the country, now enjoy a much-improved quality of life when compared to the earlier days and lauded all those who took up the onerous task of building the state over the decades.

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KO L K ATA , M A R 1 2 (AGENCIES): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who was injured on Wednesday during a rally in Nandigram, was discharged from hospital on Friday evening. The TMC supremo left SSKM hospital on a wheelchair. She has reached her residence.

The medical board had suggested 48 hours of observation, however, after repeated requests the authorities decided to discharge the TMC leader, and prescribed her necessary precautions.

Doctors of SSKM Hospital had earlier confirmed that the TMC president had suffered injuries on ankle, toe and shoulder, and suggested to keep her under observation for 48 hours.

“Our team reviewed her condition this morning.

They cut open the temporary plaster on her left leg (Cont’d on p-6) to see how the injury has

Mamata Banerjee leaving SSKM Hospital in a wheel-chair. (PTI)

healed. A few medical tests might also be conducted,” a senior doctor told PTI. “We generally advise patients with similar injuries as that of Banerjee at least three

to four weeks of rest,” the doctor said.

A day after Mamata claimed she suffered injuries on being pushed by a group of “four or five people” in West Bengal’s Nandigram district while campaigning, two eyewitnesses said that no such attack took place and it was just a mishap.

What the eyewitnesses said: Nimai Maiti, owner of a sweet shop who was near the spot where the incident took place, told India Today that the TMC chief got injured after the door of the car she was travelling in slammed her leg.

“The incident happened in front of my shop.

Around 6.15 pm, Mamata Banerjee was moving from one temple to another and at this exact spot there is a turn. While she was waving and was half out of the vehicle, people rushed in, causing the door of her car to slam her leg,” Maiti said.

JCPI serves deadline to NE states asked to block inflow of people from Myanmar Independence of EC can’t be compromised in democracy: SC enact RIIN by Mar 31 Tribal hohos to organize rallies on March 19 DIMAPUR, MAR 12 (NPN): Following a crucial consultative meeting of the Joint Committee on Prevention of Illegal Immigrants (JCPI) with apex tribal bodies and civil society organisations here on Friday, it was decided to make public representation to the State government to demand immediate action on the Banuo Commission’s report and pass an ordinance within March 31 to implement the proposed Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN).

According to JCPI convener Atomi Swu and secretary Tia Longchar, the meeting further resolved that all tribal hohos will submit their representations to the government through their respective deputy commissioners by organizing

peaceful protest rallies on March 19 in their respective jurisdictions, and for each apex tribal body to chart out their own programme as per convenience.

JCPI warned that in the event of failure of the government to act on its demand, it would be left with no option but to resort to different democratic means of protest till the desire of stakeholders on the issue was achieved.

The meeting was apprised of the ultimatum served to chief minister with March 15, 2020 as the deadline to fulfil the demand for passing legislation on RIIN and enforcement of ILP with December 1, 1963 as effective cut-off date. Unfortunately, with the onset of COVID pandemic in 2020, everything was kept in abeyance. An open letter was again written to the chief minister to enact RIIN during the recently-concluded winter Assembly session, but there was no positive outcome.

4 new COVID cases reported in State DIMAPUR, MAR 12 (NPN): Nagaland on Friday reported four new COVID19 positive cases-- two each in Mokokchung and Kohima, taking the total caseload to 12221.

With three more patients recovering from the infection, the active cases stood at 10. Altogether, 11966

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persons have recovered from the infection till date.

PTI: India added over one lakh COVID infections in six days with 23,285 cases being reported in a span of 24 hours till Friday morning, the Health Ministry said.

NEW DELHI, MAR 12 (AGENCIES): Ministry of Home Affairs has asked the North Eastern states to stop the influx of people from Myanmar.

A letter written by an MHA deputy secretary to the chief secretaries of Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, and to the director general of Assam Rifles asks them “to stay alert and take appropriate action to prevent a possible influx into Indian Territory”.

The letter written on March 10 cites a previous advisory from 2017 which asked state and union ter-

ritory administrations to sensitise law enforcement and intelligence agencies “to take prompt steps in identifying the illegal migrants and initiate the deportation process expeditiously and without delay”. The letter notes that it has now been reported that an illegal influx from Myanmar has started.

The directive to state governments assumes significance in light of Myanmar authorities asking their Mizoram counterparts to hand over nationals, particularly policemen, who have crossed over in the past few days.

Myanmar’s military last month grabbed power in a coup against the civilian government and imposed a state of emergency after detaining Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders of her National League for Democracy. Since then the country has witnessed a wave of protests.

There is popular support for the fleeing Myanmar nationals in border areas of Mizoram and Manipur. Student bodies and popular icons have come out on social media to support Myanmar civilians protesting against the Junta.

The state governments

have also said that they are willing to accommodate the refugees if the Centre permits.

But the MHA directive of March 10 says, “State governments and UT administrations have no power to grant refugee status to any foreigner and India is not a signatory to UN Refugee convention of 1951 and its 1967 protocol. In view of the above you are requested as per law to check illegal influx from Myanmar to India.”

According to reports 264 people, including 198 police officers and family members have now fled to India.

NEW DELHI, MAR 12 (IANS): Supreme Court on Friday said the Central and the state governments should not appoint persons holding government office as election commissioners.

A bench headed by Justice R.F. Nariman said entrusting additional charge of state election commissioner to a government official is a mockery of the Constitution.

The bench emphasized that a compromise on the independence of the Election Commission (EC) is not acceptable, and only indepen-

dent persons should be the election commissioners.

The Goa government had moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court order, which cancelled elections to five municipalities in the state for not reserving the wards for women as per the law.

The Goa government had appointed its law secretary as the state election commissioner for conducting the Municipal Council elections in the state. The top court decision is aimed at safeguarding independence of the Election Commission.

Gov asks NHIDCL to take ZSUN protest against confinement of 2 persons action against contractor DIMAPUR, MAR 12 (NPN): Nagaland Governor RN Ravi has expressed concern over the slow pace of work in two road packages– Tamlu-Namsang and Wakching-Mon– and advised National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) to take stern action against contractor M/s Manaranjan Brahma.

During a review meeting held by the governor on the progress of road projects being undertaken by NHIDCL in Mon, Tuensang, Longleng and Mokokchung districts at

Longleng deputy commissioner’s (DC) office on Friday, some minor hindrances that were causing unnecessar y delay were also resolved, PRO to Governor stated in a press note.

In the discussions with the DCs, the need to build and improve some more roads to improve connectivity with Zunheboto and Tuensang were identified and Ravi assured of taking up the matter with Union road transport & highways minister Nitin Gadkari for his approval.

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DIMAPUR, MAR 12 (NPN): A peaceful protest rally under the aegis of Zeliangrong Students’ Union (ZSUN) was held at Jalukie town on Friday to demand the release of two persons allegedly being confined at Khehoi designated camp since March 2.

Students holding banners and placards took to the streets of Jalukie town and converged at the main town square where ZSUN members and others spoke.

After the rally, a memorandum was submitted to Nagaland Governor RN Ravi, through additional deputy commissioner

Students in uniform, holding a banner during the protest rally at Jalukie town on Friday.

Peren, seeking his intervention for the safe release of the two persons.

ZSUN seeks Gov’s intervention; sets 48-hr deadline: Zeliangrong Students’ Union Nagaland

(ZSUN) has sought governor RN Ravi’s intervention in the matter of two men being held captive by NSCN (U).

In a memorandum to Nagaland Governor

R.N. Ravi through Jalukie additional deputy commissioner, union president Dithuibo Newmai and finance secretary Itui Tellia said two men hired an autorickshaw on the morning of March 2 and were on the way to Lamhainamdi village to clear jungle and construct a house for Ilungumle of Jalukie town when they were “abducted by NSCN (U) cadres along with the autorickshaw driver and taken to their designated camp at Khehoi.”

Following this, they said Lamhainamdi Village Council lodged an FIR at Jalukie Police Station the next day. (Cont’d on p-6)

Hans Foundation to develop & adopt Tizit, Pessao PHCs 2.80 cr COVID doses DIMAPUR, MAR 12 (NPN): In a major boost to health infrastructure in Mon district, The Hans Foundation (THF) has decided to full develop two primary health centres (PHCs) of the district – Tizit PHC and Pessao PHC – and adopt them for five years at an approximate cost of Rs 4.5 crore.

The foundation’s board has approved the proposal.

This was informed by deputy commissioner Mon. Thavaseelan K. While Rs 2 crore will be invested for Tizit PHC, the investment for Pessao PHC will be Rs 2.5 crore.

The project will comprise of

administered till now

(L) Staff quarters in a dilapidated conditions and (R) the emergency room at Tizit Primary Health Centre.

three parts– creation of new buildings and other assets, procurement of equipment and salary for manpower for five years (doctors, nurses, technicians, etc).

The Mon district administration had requested THF to adopt two PHCs in the district as part of the latter’s corporate social responsibility (CSR).

The Tizit PHC has a dependency of 27,936 heads from 25 villages, but its condition is very poor.

Under the project, Rs 2.029 crore will be spent on reno-

vating the PHC, besides provide necessary medical equipment and minimum essential residential accommodation for staff.

(Cont’d on p-5)

NEW DELHI, MAR 12 (IANS): Cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 2.80 crore on Friday, the Health Ministry said. A total of 2,80,05,817 vaccine doses have been given, as per the provisional report till 8 p.m. Friday.

These include jabs 72,84,406 health care workers who have taken the first dose and 41,76,446 who have taken the second dose, while 72,15,815 frontline workers have been administered the first dose, and

9,28,751 the second dose. A total of 71,69,695 beneficiaries more than 60 years old and 12,30,704 beneficiaries aged 45 and above with specific co-morbidities have also taken the vaccine.

A total of 18,40,897 vaccine doses were given till 8 p.m. on Friday, the 56th day of nationwide vaccination. Out of these, 14,64,779 were vaccinated with the first dose and 3,76,118 health care workers and frontline workers received the second dose of vaccine as per the provisional report.

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WEATHER FORECAST March 13

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Mostly sunny and hot

36 18

Sunny and very warm

31 13

Aizawl

Guwahati Mostly sunny and very warm

34 15

Imphal

Nice with plenty of sunshine

32 10

Itanagar

Mostly sunny

30 17

Shillong

An afternoon thunderstorm

25 11

Kohima

Sunny and comfortable

26 12

Dimapur

Very warm with sunshine

34 16

Mkg

Sunny and nice

28 12

Tuensang Plenty of sunshine Wokha

Sunshine and pleasant

Zunheboto Sunny and pleasant

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DIMAPUR, MAR 12 (NPN): Workshop on Pradhan Mantri Formalization of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme and strengthening micro food processing eco system and availing MoFPI schemes, was held at Niathu Resort, here on Friday.

The event was organised by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industries of India (ASSOCHAM), Nor th Eastern Region Development Council (NERDC).

Addressing the gathering as guest of honour, commissioner and secretary, department of Industries and Commerce, Kekhrievor Kevichusa, stated that it was a good opportunity for Nagas to meet and interact with the people who were in the business of food processing, adding that the workshop would stress on technical aspects and also on benefits available under the scheme.

He added that the department has been trying to mobilise support and participation in the PMFME scheme. He urged the gathering to take full opportu-

(L-R) Shagufta Parveen, K Hokishe Assumi, Kekhrievor Kevichusa and Shankaran Ramamurthy at the workshop.

nity of the resource person available for the workshop so as to learn more on the benefits of the scheme, and also how to forward one’s business establishment.

According to Kevichusa, Nagas have been into food processing, maintaining that food processing consists of anything where durational foods were treated, changing the taste or its texture. He added that even dried fish or smoked meats were also technically considered as food processing.

On the problems faced by consumers in buying locally processed products, Kevichusa stated that qual-

ity was not consistent, availability of products, etc., and maintained that such issues and queries will be addressed by the schemes in the workshop.

He further welcomed any SHG’s or entrepreneurs, whether or not registered or linked to any government agencies, stating that the end product and goal was the same.

He claimed that under the scheme, people who were involved in this business, would be assisted to help set vision and further standardise or set standards and also to open access to markets through branding

TWUK condemns assault on minor DIMAPUR: Tikhir Women Union Kohima (TWUK) has expressed shock and condemned the physical assault on a 5 year old minor girl from Tikhir community. In a statement, TWUK president Yongchem and general secretary Rebecca

claimed that the incident took place on March 11 Peraciezie Colony Kohima alleged by the foster parents of the minor, a police personnel and his wife on March 11. TWUK claimed that the alleged inhumane treatment meted out to

2 houses gutted in Noklak, Longleng DIMAPUR: Two kutcha houses were gutted and properties worth around Rs. 8 lakh were destroyed in a separate fire incidents in Noklak and Longleng.

In both the incidents no casualties were reported.

According to R.O (E) (F&EC), Kenny Khing, on March 11 a fire broke out at Kusong Village, Noklak where a kutcha house with three living rooms were razed down to ashes.

Property worth Rs.5 lakhs approximately was lost in the inferno.

However, due to timely information and response, the fire was controlled and prevented from spreading to surrounding houses.

On the same day, at Oukshok village, Longleng a kutcha house was gutted and property worth Rs.3 lakh was destroyed. Due to timely property worth Rs.5 lakhs could be salvage, Kenny said.

the minor girl by the accused couple for months till March 11, needed to be condemned by all.

The union alleged that the act of keeping the minor girl in sack over a fire place and then burning chilli was no less than an

attempt to murder. TWUK also claimed that the minor had bruises all over her body including a burn scar on her hand. The union therefore urged the investigating authorities not to grant bail to the accused under any circumstances.

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and marketing efforts.

He further added that the department was planning to set up food testing lab, either in Dimapur or Kohima, whereby he added that without the lab, the entrepreneurs would face issues in regards to marketing nationally. The lab would further enable access to food markets and help in achieving products with GI indicators, he added.

Director, Industries and Commerce, K Hokishe Assumi, in his brief address, lauded the initiative of ASSOCHAM, being one of the oldest chamber of commerce in India, and stated that they have been assisting and guiding entrepreneurs, especially in the field of food processing in a huge manner.

Earlier, the programme was chaired by Shagufta Parveen and key note address delivered by director, Frigoscan Food Tech Pvt Ltd., Chennai, Shankaran Ramamurthy.

Addressing the media, after the launching programme of the workshop, Kevichusa stated that the workshop was awareness on the PMFME scheme, which focused on entrepreneurs who were into micro

processing enterprises and assist them to some portion of subsidy and also on branding, marketing and packaging.

Meanwhile, director, Frigoscan Food Tech Pvt Ltd., Chennai, Shankaran Ramamurthy, while addressing the media, stated that micro and small industries play crucial roles in food sector, whereby unfortunately, according to him, both never gets connected into large industries.

Ramamurthy was of the view that close to 86% of the food that comes in were from unorganised sector, whereby the state lacks in consistency, hygiene and factory made products.

He reiterated that Nagaland, and all the North Eastern States of India should be well informed to get into the scheme.

He also added that scheme was very much helpful for women entrepreneurs.

Ramamur thy later maintained that Nagaland was rich in herbs, shrubs and other products which could be connected to the food industry, which will boosts the state’s economy, as the world was heading towards an organic era.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2021

news in Brief CMO Peren informs: In pursuance of the District Task Force meeting minutes, CMO Peren, Dr. Hatlhing Hangsing has notified that all essential medical services will resume at CHC Jalukie along with separate COVID Ward as identified. In this regard, she directed the staff on COVID Hospital duties to join their respective place of posting. However the duty roster will remain intact and will continue as standby teams. Accordingly, in the event of COVID positive case detected in the district, the team on standby will be activated anytime depending on the needs.

Inauguration of Micro-scale Laboratories: Advisor School Education, K T Sukhalu will be inaugurating the Nischals Portable and Micro-scale Laboratories at Rüzhükhrie Government Higher Secondary School, Kohima on March 16 at 1 p.m. Submission of scholarship extended Department of Health & Family Welfare has informed all the students and institutions that the online submission under common Scholarship portal of Health & Family Welfare Department has been extended till March 15, 2021 under URL https:// Scholarship.nagaland.gov.in.

DMC prohibits cruelty on animals DIMAPUR: Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) has informed everyone that torturing, overloading, causing unnecessary pain or suffering to any animal, carrying either in or upon any vehicle in such manner subjected to unnecessary pain or suffering has been prohibited. In this regard, DMC administration Albert Ezung informed that the DMC in coordination with State Animal Welfare Advisory Board Nagaland (SAWAB-N) and Society for Prevention of Cruelty of Animals (SPCA) will be keeping strict vigil on any one dealing in any inhumane manner to animals as endorsed by SAWAB-N, will be prosecuted as per the provision of the act.

DMC informed that the prevention of cruelty to Animals Act 1960 under section 11 (1) of the Act protect all animals- domestic or wild, which requires them to be treated in a humane way during transportation, rearing or even during slaughter for meat purpose.

1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY of our beloved son Lt. L. Jimmy Humtsoe

By whose stripes you were healed. (1 Peter 2:24).

There’s no more pain across the River.

A year has passed since you left us for your heavenly abode to be with Jesus. In life we love you dearly. In death we love you still.

In our hearts you hold a place, No one could ever fill.

You are no more, but you will always remain in our hearts and thoughts until we meet again We miss you deeply!

Loving mom, family members & relatives.

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Died: 13-03-2020

1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY

" Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him".

Romans 6:8

Remembering you Baba Nandalal Alley

04.01.1954 – 13.03.2020

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Mokokchung attended the session.

At Baptist Thangyen Higher Secondary School, Tuensang, Angelish Ronghangpi was the resource person while a local entrepreneur, Chuba Khiamniungan talked on the “Skills and Entrepreneurship”.

It was followed by a brainstorming discussion on skill development and the importance of entrepreneurship. The programme was attended by 52 students.

Died on 04-03-2021 With profound grief, we, the family members of Late Zakietuo Angami, would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all relatives, neighbours, churches, friends, well wishers, individuals and organisations who have blessed us through their generosity and prayers throughout his illness until his last breath. We are deeply moved and comforted by your unceasing kindness and support.

Though, we are unable to thank each and everyone individually, may the Good Lord bless all abundantly.

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Late KOWE-U CHIRHAH 13.03.2020 – 13.03.2021 It's been a year on this day our world shattered, but your works and good deeds still with us "Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure; you are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure". Our hearts live with you until we meet again.

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DIMAPUR: Confederation Of Indian Industry (CII) Nagaland branch in association with the department of Employment, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship under the World Bank Assisted project conducted its first phase of Industry Connect Program in Christian Higher Secondary School Dimapur, Mangyangnokcha Higher Secondary School Mokokchung and Baptist Thangyen Higher Secondary School Tuensang on March 10.

According to chairperson, CII Nagaland State Council & CEO Faith Hospital, Hokhuli Sema the programme was aimed to generate awareness and promote youth participation in Industrial Training and self employment.

Past CII chairman and director, NIIT Dimapur, Ajay Sethi participated as resource person at CHSS Dimapur and principal ITI Dimapur, Imchen delivered short speech. Around 300 students from CHSS and ITI Dimapur attended the program.

Instructor ITI Mokokchung, Lipokyanger led the interactive session and president MCCI Mokokchung, Tsukti Longkumer and CII past chairman and MD SymBios Creations, L.Mongkum Jamir participated as resource person.

Altogether, 156 students from MHSS and ITI

Through this column, we, the family members would like to express our profound and sincere gratitude to all those individuals, friends and relatives who supported us financially, morally and physically through constant prayer during the prolonged illness and demise of our beloved Late Merenyanger Longchar (Khensa) on 5th March 2021, at Yimyu Ward, Mokokchung.

Though we are unable to thank each and everyone of you personally, we pray that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

Special thanks to: 1.

IMDH staff, Mokokchung 2.

EDEN Medical Hospital, Dimapur 3.

BLK Hospital, Delhi 4.

Discipleship Bible College, Dimapur 5.

RTO officers & staff, Kohima and Mokokchung 6.

Yimyu Baptist Arogo, Mokokchung 7.

Dr. Tiameren, IMDH Mokokchung 8.

Dr. Aoakhum Kichu, Eden Hospital Dimapur 9.

Dr. YansaromoYanthan, Eden Hospital Dimapur 10. Dr. Nepuni Athikho, Eden Hospital Dimapur 11. Mr & Mrs Elias T. Lotha, Transport Commissioner 12. Roben Mesen, Regional Transport Officer, Mokokchung 13. Er & Mrs (Dr.) Aowati Kichu, New Delhi 14. Imkong L Imchen, MLA 15. Mrs. Imtijungla Longchar, DBC, Dimapur 16. Taketchujang Tebu Semchirtem, Khensa 17. OCYA, Mokokchung 18. Youth Ministry, YBA, Mokokchung Loving Family Members and Relatives (Born: 24-08-1976 Died: 05-03-2021)

Born 14th Sept. 1965 – Died 08th March, 2021

We, the bereaved family members of B. Moa Tzudir, Changki are indebted to Almighty God for blessing us with a good Husband, Father, Brother, Cousin and In-law. Secondly, to Changki Yimlang Baptist Arogo, DABA, doctors and nurses of different hospitals, relatives, host of well-wishers and mourners. We convey our heartfelt gratitude to all of you, for your kindness and help, extended to us during his illness and home going.

Words are not enough to express how grateful we are, and also, unable to express your kind gestures personally. Therefore, please accept this acknowledgement as in person from us. Though we are not able to repay you in kind deed of your generosity, it is our prayer and wishes that our Almighty shower abundant blessings upon you all.

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2021

Won’t allow implementation of CAA: Gogoi Town Council status granted to Tamlu ‘Will make Assam govt party to case against CAA in SC’

New Delhi, Mar 12 (PTI): Alleging that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act was the BJP’s “political tool” to divide society for votes, Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi on Friday said if the Congress-led alliance comes to power in Assam, it will not allow its implementation and make the state government party to the ongoing case in the Supreme Court to oppose the controversial law.

The Congress’ deputy leader in Lok Sabha said both the identity and the development of Assam are at stake in the upcoming polls to the 126-member Assembly, and asserted that the “winds of hope” in anticipation of a ‘Mahajot’ (grand alliance) govern-

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ment were blowing in the state.

In an interview with PTI, Gogoi also hit out at the BJP for criticising the Congress’ alliance with the Badruddin Ajmal-led All India United Democratic

Front (AIUDF), saying the alliances formed for the polls in the state were not based on religion but on whether one is for CAA or against it.

Asked if he would be willing to take on the

mantle of chief ministership if the Congress-led ‘Mahajot’ comes to power, Gogoi said he has never been after any post and hopes to serve the party in whatever role it deems fit for him.

His father Tar un Gogoi, who passed away last November, was chief minister of Assam for three terms successively between May 2001 and May 2016.

Gaurav Gogoi said his father has left a vacuum and nobody can fill his shoes.

“We miss his wisdom and experience tremendously. He was the one who proposed in a Congress core committee meeting last year in August that Congress should enter into an alli-

ance with the AIUDF and other like-minded parties in the 2021 elections. The concept of the ‘Mahajot’ is not recent and it was pushed by him,” he said.

“His (Tarun Gogoi’s) ideas remain alive, his work remains alive, people remember him and we have taken a pledge to fulfill his unfinished work and fulfill his dreams he set out for Assam,” Gaurav Gogoi said.

Asked about the Congress’s stance on illegal immigration, he said when it comes to the issue of illegal immigration, the Congress in Assam has a very well-defined policy spelt out through the Assam Accord which is the guiding framework.

Live grenade in Imphal AR transit camp

Over 70,000 Assam youths register for Congress’s ‘job programme’

IMPHAL, Mar 12: Barely two days after a bomb attack that injured a security personnel on sentry duty, a live Chinese hand grenade was found lying inside the transit camp of Assam Rifles in Imphal on Friday morning.

The hand grenade was found near a water reservoir inside the camp around 8 am on Friday.

Personnel of state police bomb detection and disposal squad retrieved the hand grenade after defusing it. The same was later disposed of at a safe place

Guwahati, Mar 12 (PTI): Over 70,000 youths of Assam have registered their names for the Congress’s ‘job guarantee programme’ for unemployed youths, a senior party leader said on Friday. The staggering number of applications show that people have accepted the party’s vision for progress, Congress state unit chief Ripun Bora said.

The Congress has promised to generate one lakh government jobs every year if voted to power in the state. “Assam is on its way to fulfilling its dream

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in Imphal.

The recovery of the hand grenade was barely two days after a personnel of 43 Assam Rifles sustained injuries when suspected cadres of a rebel group lobbed a hand grenade at the main entrance gate of the transit camp in Imphal’s Minuthong on March 10 night.

The injured personnel was admitted at Leimakhong Army hospital with splinter injuries on his left arm.

The Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK)-Pro had owned up for the bomb attack. In

a statement e-mailed to the media houses in Imphal, the rebel group claimed the blast was in response to a recent homecoming “drama” and to show that the outfit has the ability to strike at any place any time.

Few days ago, 20 cadres of different underground groups including one from the outfit (PREPAK-Pro) laid down arms before the chief minister of the state.

The rebel group termed it as “drama” while asserting that it will have no impact on the armed groups struggling to regain Manipur’s lost sovereignty.

of a progressive future with its youngsters showing immense support for Congress’s job guarantee programme,” he said.

“This shows Assam’s faith in Congress’s peoplecentric vision, with youths waiting for the party to return to power for the realisation of their aspirations,” Congress Legislature Party leader Debabrata Saikia said.

Lok Sabha MP and Congress Campaign Committee chairman Pradyut Bordoloi asserted that the party is committed to empowering the state’s youths.

(L-R) Dr. Niekiesalie Nicky Kire unveiling the monolith of the newly recognized Town Council. Pangnyu Phom inaugurating the newly upgraded CHC.

DIMAPUR: State government has recognized Tamlu as full-fledged town council while Tamlu PHC has also been upgraded to Community Health Centre.

According to District Media Officer, Roseline, the official recognition of Tamul Town Council was done on March 12 after it was inaugurated by advisor, Urban Development and Municipal Affairs, Dr. Niekiesalie Nicky Kire.

He encouraged everyone to use the opportunity that has been bestowed upon them by the government, and to come forward with new innovative ideas, while citing examples of other districts. He also appealed to all the citizens of Tamlu area to contribute with their new creative ideas for more developmental activities.

Meanwhile, on the same day, minister of

Health and Family Welfare, S Pangnyu Phom inaugurated the upgradation of Tamlu PHC to Community Health Center.

Pangnyu while delivering a short speech at the inaugural program held at the marketing complex, expressed appreciation and thanked everyone for joining him in celebrating this auspicious day. He encouraged everyone to come forward and join hands and work together for the betterment of the new upgraded health center. He further stated that “seed which has been planted today should be nurtured by the people of Tamlu in particular”.

He also appealed to all the government officers and civil societies to extend support to the doctors, nurses and staffs of the new Community Health Center saying that the well being

of the staffs depended upon the community. He also expressed confidence that the new upgraded CHC would benefit all the villages under Tamlu area.

Brief reports were delivered by Joint Director, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Kohima, and Director Urban Development and Municipal Affairs, Kohima Nagaland and short speeches were delivered by former minister, B. Phongshak; NDPP central general secretary, Bangtick Phom on behalf of MLA 49A/C Tamlu, ADC Tamlu, Chingak Konyak on behalf of DC Longleng, president Phom People’s Council, president TYNA and chairman Tamlu Village Council.

After the program, Dr. Neikiesalie Nicky Kire also flagged off the Tamlu Town Council sanitation tata mobile.

‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’ celebrated across Nagaland

Vice-Chancellor, Prof. P. Lal and other panelists.

DIMAPUR: As a part of a year-long celebration of the 75th year of Indian Independence “Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav”, various activities were organised by educational institutions and organisations across the state on March 12.

NU Lumami: Nagaland University, Lumami organised a programme to pay respect and homage to the freedom fighters, to discuss the journey of freedom struggle belonging to various schools of thought and the role of Mahatma Gandhi in particular.

Discussion and deliberations were extensively made on India during freedom struggle, India during 74 years of Independence, and the achievements of India during 74 years in the post-colonial period.

The deliberations also centered on the future challenges and opportunities that the youth of the nation, in particular, will be faced with.

The celebration was organised in the form of a symposium in which a

Correspondent Ko h ima , M ar 1 2 (NPN): A book titled “A Beginners Guide to the Butterflies of the Himalayan Realm” written by Wonchi and Mhayani Murry and published by PenThrill Publication House was released at Ete Coffee Roasters, Billy Graham Road, Kohima.

Releasing the book, special guest, Divisional Forest Officer, Kohima, Rajkumar M, said conservation was incomplete unless the community was involved and that the book

quainted the audience with the achievements made in the field of agriculture during 74 years, Dr. Anthony V Richa dwelt on the historic battle of Kohima during World War II. Prof. M.K. Sinha spoke at length, substantiated by available data, about our achievements in the field of economy, technology, infrastructure, agriculture, and in the field of educational field.

Shailendra Sharma highlighted the importance of five pillars identified in the national committee to commemorate Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav headed

by Prime Minister, such as Freedom Struggle, Ideas at 75, Achievements at 75, Actions at 75, and Resolve at 75. He also highlighted the role of young minds particularly the school children in taking the responsibility of the independence forward.

Prof. A.K. Singh dwelt at length highlighting the

role of freedom fighters and freedom struggle particularly that of Mahatma Gandhi as retrospect, the achievements under introspect, and the challenges and opportunities ahead under prospect.

Prof. Pardeshi Lal, Vice-Chancellor, Nagaland University gave a synoptic view of the domination of India from the days of Alexander the Great till the British and how during this period, India’s spiritual and material strength were plundered and destroyed, turning a golden bird into an impoverished nation.

The symposium recommended for organizing separate such events marking the celebration of 75 years of India’s independence with participation of all sections of the University community particularly the women and students.

The programme came to an end with a vote of thanks from the chairman.

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District Legal Services Authorities under the aegis of the Nagaland State Legal Services Authority organized various programmes and activities at various district quarters on March 12.

Kohima DLSA distributed pamphlets on, “The Motor Vehicle Act 1988” around kohima town with a view to create road safety awareness among drivers specially public transport vehicle drivers. Panel Lawyers reached out to more than 200 beneficiaries.

In Longleng, CJM Longleng and secretary, Ajongba Imchen exhorted the students of Good Shepherd School Longleng.

Wokha DLSA organized legal awareness programme at Rashtrabasha Prachar Samity, Wokha.

PLV, Lichumo Kikon delivered the key note address on Bharat Ka Amrut Mahotsav and retainer lawyer, MA Lotha spoke on legal

select panel of speakers were identified and roped in both from teaching and non-teaching community as per their respective domain of knowledge.

PRO, Nagaland University, Peter Ki briefed about the purpose of organizing the symposium and followed by welcome address from CoE and registrar incharge, Dr. Maongsangba.

The panelists included Dr. Kundan, Subject Matter Specialist (Agricultural Extension), KVK, NU, Lumami, Mr. Shailendra Sharma, Principal Gr II, KV Lumami, NU, Dr. Anthony V Richa, Deputy Registrar (RDC), and College Development Council i/c, Nagaland University, Prof. M.K. Sinha, Department of Economics, N a g a l a n d U n ive r s i t y, Prof. A.K. Singh, Department of Political Science & Transparency Officer, RTI, Nagaland University, and Prof. Pardeshi Lal, Vice-Chancellor, Nagaland University.

School children depicting Dandi March during the launching of 75 years of India’s While Dr. Kundan ac- Independence at Secretariat plaza, Kohima on March 12. (DIPR)

Book on butterflies released

(L-R) Rajkumar M, Wonchi Murry, Col Neeraj Sood and Maj NY Yanthan during the release.

would be a big tool for the community.

He added that in Nagaland there was more

than 70% forest cover out of which more than 88% of forest cover was owned by individuals or com-

munities.

He said in such a scenario, it was not possible to carry out any conservation work without active participation from the concerned communities.

He asserted that books were agents of change and that the newly released book would definitely make a change in conservation efforts taken by communities of Nagaland. Speaking as the guest of honour, SC, CO 164 NAGA TA (H&H), Zakhama, Col Neeraj Sood said the book was a good introduction for everyone that there was a

world of butterflies in each person’s live.

Earlier, co-author of the book, Wonchi Murry said butterfly watching was an emerging hobby and that there was many butterfly enthusiasts now and people were also getting more aware of butterflies.

He called everyone to give their best in conserving butterflies no and that no matter what profession a person may be from they could still pursue butterfly watching. PenThrill Publication House, publisher, Vishü Rita Krocha gave brief note on the book.

DLSA members and students in Tuensang.

services and legal aid. Thungbeni Kikon, Case Worker (OSC) Wokha highlighted on the topic gender based violence.

Mon DLSA organized legal awareness program with Gover nment High School ‘C’ Mon. Project Assistant DLSA, N Mannon delivered keynote address.

Retainer lawyer, M Moba elaborated the importance of legal services and its duties and function.

Peren DLSA while commemorating the event at Dungki Government High School distributed pamphlets in different dialects and highlighted the working

of legal services authority.

Tuensang organized a programme at St.Joseph’s School Tuensang.

JMFC- cum-secretary Tuensang DLSA, Kumdilong Kessen highlighted the significance of celebration of “Bharat ka Amrut Mahotsav” and also spoke about cyber crime and advised the students to use social media wisely. Project assistant, Soteth Anar spoke on child labour and Right to Education and retainer lawyer, Antimangyang Chang spoke on protection of children from sexual offence and immoral trafficking and encouraged the students to know their

rights and duties.

Dimapur DLSA conducted a legal awareness programme in Namgalong Colony, Burma Camp. Keynote address was delivered

by CJM and secretary Dimapur DLSA, Somet C Chang.

Panel lawyer, DDLSA, Temjensoba spoke on the topic Prevention of Atrocities against SC/ST Act. Panel lawyer, DDLSA, Khumchuba Chang, spoke on the topic Basic legal rights, consumer rights, domestic violence Act, RTI, victim compensation schemes and various social welfare schemes.

Pranabananda Women’s College

PWC: The day was also observed at Pranabananda Women’s College (PWC) by organizing a talk on “Indian Freedom Struggle” at the college auditorium on March 12. Speaker, assistant professor, department of History, I.Imkongakum Ao

highlighted the importance of the Indian freedom struggle in Indian History and for every Indian. The program was followed by an essay competition participated by degree students of PWC on various topics related to the Indian freedom struggle.

ANPSTA files RTI on PT vacant posts

DIMAPUR: Expressing concern on the backdoor appointment of untrained candidate, the All Nagaland Pre-Service Teachers Association (ANPSTA) has filed an RTI on the existing vacant posts of Primary Teachers.

According to ANPSTA president, Khriekuo Miario and general secretary Botika Sumi this issue was taken up at the meeting of the association held in Kohima on March 12.

The association claimed that teachers post “in the past was more or less like reserve for politician as

most of the vacant post has been filled through backdoor appointment of their own candidate leaving aside the deserving candidate who are well trained”.

ANPSTA reminded the department of School Education that approximately 400 D.El.Ed trainees are graduating from different DIET institutes across Nagaland ever y year excluding in-service trainees.

However, it lamented that the state government instead of providing quality education was not giving much importance to

the quality education but “uses all unfair means by appointing untrained candidate through backdoor appointment leaving aside the qualified and trained candidates”.

Therefore, the association stated that once the RTI has been issued, it will not remain silent but will stand committed and seek for fair selection process of primary teachers which are lying vacant at the earliest in order to bring quality education in the government school and strengthen education system in the state.

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ank unions throughout India will go on a two-day nationwide strike from March 16 to 17 in protest against the plan of the government to privatise some Public Sector Banks(PSBs). The government will discuss the merger of two public sector banks and then put them up for privatization. It will be decided after taking into account performance of the Q4 (JanMarch 2021) and Q1 of FY22 ( April to June 2021) after consultation with the RBI. According to sources, ff required, the PSBs can be merged before privatisation. Media reports said the four banks on the shortlist are Bank of Maharashtra, Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank and the Central Bank of India. Two of those banks will be selected for sale in the 2021/2022 financial year which begins in April, the officials said.

The actual privatisation process may take 5-6 months to start. It would be the first time in the history of Indian banking that a public sector bank is being privatised.

Public Sector Banks grew rapidly after the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, nationalised the banking sector in 1969. The Modi government has been on a bank merger spree since 2014 when Kotak Mahindra Bank and ING Vysya Bank merged. In 2017, the country’s largest public lender - the State Bank of India took over five of its associates and Bharatiya Mahila Bank.

In 2019 Bank of Baroda, Vijaya Bank, and Dena Bank merged to Bank of Baroda.In 2020, ten Public Sector Banks(PSBs) - Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) and United Bank of India (UBI) were merged with Punjab National Bank (PNB); Syndicate Bank merged with Canara Bank; Allahabad Bank with the Indian Bank and Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank merged with Union Bank of India. The total number of PSBs in India has come down from 27 banks in 2017 to 12 in 2020.

All India Nationalised Banks Officers Federation (AINBOF), among several Bank associations which have called for the strike has said privatisation will lead to increased service charges and put a strain on customers across the board. Private banks work on profit and are disinclined to open branches in rural areas and instead concentrate on urban areas and cities. This will affect the common people as private banks will be out of their reach. Job seekers will also be hit hard as private banks will hire the bare minimum.To privatise a PSB, there has to be a buyer and this is where the catch is, according to baking sources. The buyer has to be from India or a global bank having shares of Indians etc. Which Indian tycoon can afford to buy a PSB, is a moot question. When a bank is sold to a private entity, the government gets back its capital. It means the government will have several lakh crores of money added to its kitty. Huge losses incurred by PSBs are largely due to “interferences” by politicians in power and populist social schemes launched for political gains. To cut down losses, the government has increased service charges and levying various others, while significantly reducing interests on savings and deposits. What privatisation means is a ‘P’ or Profit for the buyer and the government with the ultimate loser being the common people, especially the lower income and those in rural areas.

DailyDevotion Total Surrender

Peter began to say to Him, “See, we have left all and followed You.” —Mark 10:28 Our Lord replies to this statement of Peter by saying that this surrender is “for My sake and the gospel’s” (Mark 10:29). It was not for the purpose of what the disciples themselves would get out of it.

Beware of surrender that is motivated by personal benefits that may result. For example, “I’m going to give myself to God because I want to be delivered from sin, because I want to be made holy.” Being delivered from sin and being made holy are the result of being right with God, but surrender resulting from this kind of thinking is certainly not the true nature of Christianity. Our motive for surrender should not be for any personal gain at all. We have become so selfcentered that we go to God only for something from Him, and not for God Himself. It is like saying, “No, Lord, I don’t want you; I want myself. But I do want You to clean me and fill me with Your Holy Spirit. I want to be on display in Your showcase so I can say, ‘This is what God has done for me.’ ” Gaining heaven, being delivered from sin, and being made useful to God are things that should never even be a consideration in real surrender. Genuine total surrender is a personal sovereign preference for Jesus Christ Himself. Where does Jesus Christ figure in when we have a concern about our natural relationships? Most of us will desert Him with this excuse— “Yes, Lord, I heard you call me, but my family needs me and I have my own interests. I just can’t go any further” (see Luke 9:57-62). “Then,” Jesus says, “you ‘cannot be My disciple’ ” (see Luke 14:26-33). True surrender will always go beyond natural devotion. If we will only give up, God will surrender Himself to embrace all those around us and will meet their needs, which were created by our surrender. Beware of stopping anywhere short of total surrender to God. Most of us have only a vision of what this really means, but have never truly experienced it.

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“When your will is God’s will, you will have your will.” ~ -Charles H. Spurgeon

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Post-mortem

Assam Assembly polls: Alliances of political opportunism?

S o the dye is finally cast and the stage is now all set for the Assembly elections in Assam. And though the BJP-led ruling alliance took the plunge into the electoral battle much ahead of its rivals by organising several high profile visits of Central leaders, including multiple visits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and announcing/launching grandiose projects and populist schemes, the opposition picked up the thread much later to regain some of the grounds it had ceded to the ruling dispensation in this regard. But as things stand now, the game is still wide open for either side to make a last-minute dash to the finishing line.

Realising the high stakes involved, the Sarbananda Sonowal-led AGP-BJP ruling alliance pulled out all stops to launch a mega poll campaign – holding rallies, launching populist schemes and key infrastructure projects, including laying of foundations of two major bridges over the Brahmaputra, flyovers in Guwahati, medical colleges, hiking wages of tea garden workers, direct bank transfer to social beneficiaries, etc, in addition to giving away land pattas (deeds) to over a lakh of people. And besides Sonowal, a familiar face of the ruling party’s campaigning blitzkrieg has been its charismatic leader and Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who is holding padyatras, cycle rallies, etc, across the length

and breadth of the State for over two months now.

Perhaps better understanding the import of carpe diem, the BJP was first off the block in the campaigning trail to give the public impression of a well-oiled party with a strong leadership against a deeply-divided opposition.

The opposition did appear directionless as its principal characters – the Congress and AIUDF – were still vacillating between forming alliance and going it alone, while the jatiyatabadi forces (newlyfloated regional outfits) were just trying to break into the scene. The Congress appeared to be more on a sticky wicket after the demise of its stalwart and three-time Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi last November.

However, the opposition parties have since closed ranks and floated two new fronts – the jatiyatabadis comprising AASU-backed Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) and Akhil Gogoi-led Krishak Mukiti Sangram Samity’s Raijor Dal (RD), and the mahajot (grand alliance) consisting of the Congress, AIUDF, three left parties of CPI, CPM and CPML, and Anchalik Gana Morcha (AGM). And with the firming of the two opposition alliances, besides the ruling AGP-BJP coalition, Assam will for the first time witness an Assembly election with three pre-poll alliances.

The Congress is also trying to match with the BJP by flying in its star campaigners Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka

Vadra and launching its “5 Guarantees” campaign.

While the jatiyatabadi camp is naturally upbeat at having formed an alliance, it is the mahajot that clearly received a shot in the arm when the Hagrama Mohilaryled Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) joined the group. It may be noted that BPF was part of the AGP-BJP alliance before the BJP dumped it recently in favour of United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) to form an alliance to rule the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC). The BPF had earlier partnered with the Congress, before ditching it during 2014 Lok Sabha polls and then joining hands with the BJP in 2016 Assembly elections and has 11 MLAs in the outgoing Assembly.

Now, how these alliances fare in the ensuing unprecedented three-phase polls remains to be seen. For almost a decade now, the BJP has been assiduously working hard to build up its voter base, especially among the tea community, the greater Axomiya samaj (society) comprising of various ethnic groups, the Bengali Hindus, the Hindi-speaking people, etc, through its outreach programmes – both through its parent organisation RSS and the government machinery. The party reached out to the tea community, once considered a Congress stronghold, like never before with a slew of welfare measures.

At the same time, it quietly experimented with social re-

engineering by stitching together a disparate Axomiya samaj through soft Hindutva by hyping and building on the fear of illegal Muslim Bangladeshi immigrants.

However, realising the deep faultlines within the greater Axomiya samaj, it stopped short of playing the aggressive brand of Hindutva that many accuse it of pursuing in other mainland States. This explains as to why the party made deep inroads in the tea belt, besides wining several tribal council elections in the past few years. The sanction of Rs 150 crore for development of Batadrava Than, birthplace of Assam’s 15th16th century religious reformer Srimanta Sankardeva, and its mega launch by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who also inaugurated Maha Mritunjay temple, the world’s largest linga-shaped temple, at Puranigudam, along with grant of Rs 2.50 lakh to 8,000 namghars and unveiling of Swami Vivekananda’s statue in Barpeta, seem to be all part of this strategy.

However, the jatiyatabadi coalition could play spoilsport in the BJP’s bid to have a shy at Dispur for the second time, especially if the former is able to build on the latent anti-CAA sentiment. CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act), which was passed in Parliament in December 2019 amidst widespread protest in Assam, could in fact prove to be the BJP’s Achilles’ heel. Though it’s too early to predict any-

thing, some experts feel that the jatiyatabadis could eat into the votes of BJP on the anti-CAA plank by positioning themselves as a strong regional force, especially in Upper Assam.

Actually, the greater Axomiya samaj is largely secular with ethnic and linguistic faultlines being more pronounced than the religious ones, which are often blurred.

So, with the jatiyatabadi coalition upping the Axomiya sentiment ante, things could horribly go wrong for the BJP. Hence, the 12 seats in Bodo belt and five in the twin hill districts of Dima Hasao and Karbi Anglong could prove critical for the party. But the latest developments in Bodo belt haven’t been reassuring as though the BJP might have dumped it, but BPF still emerged the largest party in the recently-concluded BTC polls. Also, the AJP-RD combine has struck deal with local parties in the twin hill districts.

Similarly, the 15 seats in Barak Valley are also critical as Bengali Hindus determine the outcomes in most of these. But the community is apparently livid at the NDA government’s failure to notify rules for CAA. On the other hand, the coalescence of Muslim votes due to coming together of AIUDF and Congress could prove the task of winning seats in the valley much more daunting for the BJP. However, with dissent brewing within the Congress over allotment of

seats to AIUDF, it could work either way.

So, how does the Congress fit into the scheme of things? Well, the grand old party might have formed the mahajot with the objective of keeping the BJP juggernaut at bay, but ironically this could be its biggest undoing as well. The alliance with AIUDF is likely to further reinforce its image among the Axomiya samaj as a party that panders to Bangladeshi immigrants, particularly Muslims. And notwithstanding its high anti-CAA pitch, whatever little support base it still has among the Assamese-speaking people could be lost forever and it could very well be relegated as an insignificant entity. Its dual stand on CAA – stridently opposing it in Brahmaputra Valley, but muted in Barak Valley where Bengali Hindus comprise 50% of population – isn’t also likely to help matters.

Meanwhile, with some jatiyatabadi leaders now calling for fielding common opposition candidates in certain constituencies to thwart BJP, the game is now even more interestingly poised, even as dissension within most political parties over ticket distribution is leading to leaders switching camps overnight. Thus, with a few days remaining for the polls, it could still be anybody’s game.

Anirban Choudhury Guwahati, Assam

Alcoholism: A national disaster Rockslides in NH-29 purely manmade

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or the last several years earth cutting machinery works are over as the whole ma Bharti’s proposed statewide anemia, cancers, HIV/AIDS and even we have been witness- available was the bulldozer. stretch of the uphill outcrop is campaign (deferred due to po- deaths. ing and experiencing In our youthful days it was holding hundreds of fissures litical compulsion) for complete Alcohol addiction is not just threat ban on alcoholism in Madhya Pradesh to the person served, but to his/her entire traffic snarls while travelling the human labor that was and cracks.

It is fact that semi tunnel and death sentence to nine accused over family and society. It is saying in Tamil between Kohima and Dima- the main work force involved Gopalganj hooch tragedy in Bihar, has “KudiKudiayeKedukkam”, meaning pur due to the earth cutting of in earth cutting of the road type of parallel scooping of once again fueled this sensitive issue on drinks will spoil your entire family. Hus- the four lane road construc- construction using jumper the hill side is done in many the national platform. Prohibition of this band’s alcoholism overwhelms women; tion of NH-29. Come rain, and spade with locally made road construction where the life-hunting drink has always been a target who emotionally burdened & finding it is all mud slush making earth mover contraption. It is rock formation is primary of freedom fighters, social reformers and no way out, sometimes commit suicide the road surface slippery and common knowledge even to igneous volcanic rock type family well-wishers across the world. or set themselves on fire in a desperate inhospitable as the whole a simple villager that earth forming into a solid mass of Harmful use of alcohol claims lives, trig- bid to escape domestic harassment. The freshly cut soil is sprawled cutting in road construction rock but such parallel scoopgers diseases, causes violence & injuries expense on liquor leads to a reduction all over the black topped starts from the top and dress- ing in stratified sedimentary and endures resultant pain &suffering. in household income, which ultimately road surface often leading to ing down to the bottoms of rock formations are not norMahatma Gandhi was the champion shrinks the quantity of food on his loaded vehicle getting stuck the road face level. We have mally done due to impending of temperance movement i.e. agitation children’s plate, cut the nutritional level up and causing road block. also done rock blasting but possibilities of crushing down for liquor ban. He firmly advocated his of childrenand makes them depressed. Come sunshine, the mud we used to do the blasting of the entire hill top owing to mission before nation as“Taking intoxi- Drinking is a major factor in preventing slush when dry turns into of the rock from the top, scooping at the bottom base. cating liquors is almost like committing low-class-impoverished people from get- enormous dust and produces down to the bottom. But very It is to everyone’s knowledge so much dust storm obstruct- unfortunately, at the NH-29 that Patkai range is a young suicide, because a man or a woman, ting ahead in life. who takes it and gets mad, kills his soul.

Alcohol is a colossal global issue ing your whole outside vi- the construction Engineers mountain chain and the rocks Surely death of soul is worse than death and it is the seventh leading risk factor sion. Alas! finally, the road are blasting the rock from therein are all sedimentary of the body. Drugs & drinks are the two for premature death & disease. United is coming to some shape as the bottom base to scoop out rock which is soft and unstaarms of devil where he strikes his slaves Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal in quite a few locations the the hill side to get the desired ble. Knowing fully will about into stupefaction and intoxication. It is (SDG)-3 is concerned with ensuring median lane dividers are now width of the road. If you are this geological aspect and more a disease than a vice. The effect healthy lives and promoting well-being prominently put up and por- travelling on this road driving probable collateral damages is not only financial loss but moral loss. for allpeople globally by 2030. Its target tion of the dual carriage way a vehicle, just pull off to the to occur, it is criminal offence road shoulder and inspect and negligence on the part of Though government earns huge revenue 3.5 specially focuses on strengthening the is visible.

About two years now, the rock blasting site where the Construction Company, from it, for the betterment of the people prevention and treatment of substance it should be banned except used for me- abuse, including narcotic drugs and we have been witnessing you will witness half scooped the State Quality Control constant road blockage and out rock leave behind in the Board and the National Highdicinal purposes.” harmful use of alcohol.

WHO’s globalstatus report of 2018 diversion due to the hill cut- outcrop rocks all cracked way Authority to allow such In accordance with Gandhiji’s vision, Article 47 has been introduced in the reveals that alcohol resulted in nearly ting involving heavy blasting and jagged. By all common blasting of parallel scooping Directive Principles of State Policy of the 5.3 % of all deaths and 5.1% disability- of the rocky outcrop along sense the heavy blasting has periling the life and property Indian Constitution declaring its intention adjusted life years worldwide. Globally, the Pakla Pahar road stretch. caused cracks and fissures all of the stake holder and also to enforce prohibition. It endeavors States the per capita consumption of alcohol On several occasions the along the plane of the rock damaging environment of the to bring about prohibition of intoxicating (aged 15 years and older) has been es- whole uphill rock outcrop strata and has already upset fragile ecosystem. The three drinks and drugs which are injurious to timated at 6.4 liters. Ironically in India, have crashed down choking the stability of the strata of nodal agencies should be health. But after independence, the pro- there has been increasing trend of alcohol the whole road surface, the the rock bed and soil forma- individually or severally held vision remains incarcerated in Constitu- per capita consumption as 2.4 liters, 4.3 worst being on 2nd February tion thereby weakening the responsible for any loss of life tion’s pages. The state governments across liters &5.7 liters in 2005, 2010 &2016 re- 2021 when several vehicle naturally balanced stability. and damage of property so the country are violating this edict with spectively. More than one-fifth of alcohol were also crushed and bur- During the summer rainfall caused due to rock slides in impunity, because the liquor industry has production in the world is consumed by ied under the rubble. The surface run of water will per- and around the road section become a powerful lobby and are a major Indian people and two-third of alcohol crashing down of the rock colate into the fissures which where blasting and parallel consumed are unrecorded & illicit. slides took place about 15/20 shall solidify during the cold scooping have been implesource of revenue.

Four Indian States namely Gujarat, Indians drinking habits & patterns are minutes ahead of my reach- winter nights. Water that mented in the course of the Bihar, Nagaland and Lakshdweep has of- problematic as one-third of drinkers fall ing the spot as I had started percolated into the fissures cutting of the road. The rock my journey late by about 20 when solidify will increase slides occurring where blastficially banned liquor in their territories. in the hazardous drinkers’ category. minutes of my scheduled in volume and shall act as ing were involved is therefore Alcohol is not a necessity, but a In Bihar, some politicians, being fully aware of its drastic effect, are shamelessly fashion andjust acopy of western coun- departure time from home. good wedge inside the fis- not natural disaster but purely making hue & cry against the legisla- tries. Alcoholism is anti-constitutional, On reaching near the spot of sure which will automatically manmade disaster that could tion in the interest of influential liquor anti-national, anti-religion, anti-social the incident, I had to reverse expand the rock fissures. Re- have been avoided had the lobby. In Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, and origin of numerous evils and violent and take the other diversion peated such expansion over nodal agencies been prudent, Kerala, Mizoram, Manipur and Tamil crimes. It is totally against the enriched road in order to catch my the year will create pressure sensitive and sensible on the on the surrounding rock mass future implication and the Nadu, although liquor was banned, but Indian culture and civilization.Although flight timing to Delhi.

Till about 25/30 years ultimately triggering to rock impending adverse effect. unfortunately later on the law was either from time to time, unique anti-liquor T. Meren Paul campaigns have been organised by suf- back we have not known slide which shall continue to repealed or eased.

113, Lower PR Hill, It is need of the hour that the alcohol fering women; but due to government’s the modern earth cutting happen even long after the Kohima should be prohibited in the whole coun- incognizance the situation remains grim. machineries but the only present road construction try as the neighboring states are most Production ,distribution as well as conbadly affecting the herculean efforts of sumption of alcohol is a crime and it must dry states. The alcohol lobby should be not be publicized particularly through motivated to shift their business towards movies, social media or else.

After 72 years of independence, “Neera”, fresh by-product of coconut, prohibition of intoxicating drinks & which is beneficial for health.

State governments are increasingly drugs cannot be left to be a State subject; relying upon revenue from alcohol con- as alcoholism is not a state issue, but sumption as it provides nearly 20% of a national disaster. If we truly honor state’s own revenue share. But, in the Gandhi as Father of Nation and Patel Sir, name of revenue collection the govern- as architect of unified India, then their Schools in Nagaland have slowly started welcoming children into the school ments in a democratic state cannot al- dreams must not be cornered. The Central premises and with Covid still prevalent in the state, it would be a hassle for the teachgovernment should amend the Constitulow poison to be served to their people. ers to manage the kids.

The governments should not be worried tion for complete prohibition of alcohol as Infact, it would be chaotic with small kids running around but since children well as other intoxicating drinks all over about revenue loss, as they have to spend are more susceptible and prone to contracting viruses, schools should take up certain more on the problems emerging due to India. Along with prohibition, a strong measures to make sure that these children remain safe from the Covid virus. and sustained campaign against it is the alcoholism, such as domestic violence, While I strongly encourage the teachers and the school authorities to be vigilant suicides, anti-social behavior, traffic ac- need of the hour. and strict with the children, I would also urge the parents to be stricter with their chilcidents, psychological disorder, severe Er. Prabhat Kishore health problems of liver damage, heart Patna, Bihar (The author is a techno- dren to ensure the safety of these kids during the transition period. disease, brain & nervous system failure, Omekali, Dimapur crat & academician) 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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“The chairperson’s car does not show even a scratch -- clearly demolishing the lie that the vehicle hit an iron pillar on the road.

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TMC MPs Saugata Roy, Satabdi Roy and Kakoli Ghosh talk to the media after meeting the EC, in New Delhi, Friday. (PTI)

date from Nandigram in the upcoming state Assembly polls.

“When an attempt was made on the life of Ms Banerjee, in which she was grievously hurt, to cover up the attack, eye-witnesses were planted, illustratively, eye-witnesses Chittaranjan Das and Debabrata Das, who testified that Ms Banerjee’s car was hit against an iron pillar, are associates of Suvendu Adhikari, BJP candidate from Nandigram,” the memorandum says.

The party said the BJP’s state president Dilip Ghosh had uploaded a caricature depicting that she would be hit at Nandigram. Around the same time, numerous complaints were filed by the saffron party with the EC

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seeking immediate removal of the then police chief and IGP of West Bengal, it said.

The TMC also gave similar instances of other leaders.

“There is a clear nexus between the post by Dilip Ghosh on Facebook, multiple complaints seeking removal of DGP, the unilateral decision of the ECI to remove the erstwhile (police chief), the plan revealed by Saumitra Khan on Twitter, BJP’s request to suspend/remove security personnel of Ms Banerjee, the resultant attempt on the life of Ms Banerjee and the cover-up of the same by Adhikari,” the memorandum said.

The TMC delegation also handed over documents

A BJP delegation comprising Union Minister Piyush Goyal and party general secretary Bhupender Yadav on Friday met Election Commission officials and demanded an independent inquiry into the incident in which TMC supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee got injured.

The BJP delegation met poll panel officials hours after a six-member group of Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders met the EC demanding a high-level probe into the alleged attack on West Bengal Chief Minister in Nandigram that led to her injury. Besides Goyal and Yadav, party leaders Sambit Patra, Anirban Ganguly and Swapan Dasgupta were also in the BJP delegation.

Addressing reporters after the meeting, Yadav said the BJP has demanded an independent inquiry into the incident in West Bengal’s Nandigram on March 10 when Banerjee got injured.

Yadav, a general secretary of the BJP, said, “The party also requested the election commission to make public the video of Banerjee’s rally in which she got injured.”

The BJP leader said once a candidate files nomination, the poll panel maintains a visual record of his public engagements.

The saffron party also demanded that special observers be appointed for the Nandigram Assembly seat from where Banerjee is contesting against her protege-turnedadversary the BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari.

G a nd h i n a g a r , March 12 (IANS): The Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India’s startup ecosystem has become an attraction in the world and is a matter of discussion everywhere. The PM said that India’s personality was getting echoed globally and being taken note of these days.

The PM was speaking at the Gandhi Ashram in Sabarmati after flagging off a replica of the famous Dandi yatra, carried out 91 years ago by Mahatma Gandhi to oppose the salt cess levied by the British.

Modi said: “We are leaving a lasting impression on the science and information sector. India’s startup ecosystem is a world attraction today and a matter of discussion everywhere.

India’s capability and personality is getting echoed all across every global platform. Today India is moving towards fulfilling the aspirations of its 130 crore citizens.”

“We are fortunate that we are celebrating 75 years of Independence and the 125th birth anniversary of Subhash Chandra Bose si-

New Delhi, March Henrik Henriksson, that 12 (IANS): The Congress bribes were paid in order has attacked the BJP in the to get contracts for buses in Scania bus deal and alleged India. The revelation by the corruption in the process.

CEO of Scania also brings Addressing a press to light claims by SVT that conference on Friday Conan Indian Minister was gress spokesperson Pawan paid bribes by the comKhera said, “In the year pany,” he said.

2014, SVLL announced a Pawan Khera said partnership with internathat in a February 2015 tional luxury bus manureport, it was highlighted facturer Scania to launch that SVLL was the Bank Pawan Khera services comprising of “inof Maharashtra’s largest house restrooms and pantries, and ultra- defaulter. Despite being a defaulter, the luxurious facilities like Personal LCD fact that the company had friends in the screen with USB compatibility and Sen- highest echelons of power, meant that nheiser headphones along with Mobile/ neither were the loan accounts tagged as Laptop charging points and Wi-Fi con- NPA’s nor were they classified as wilful nection.” defaulters.

Khera said the company in question “The central element of this entire Siddhi Vinayak Logistics Limited (SVLL) fraud is P N Deshpande, General Manager, was registered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat Resource Planning, Government Business, in 2002. It is a transport company run by Marketing & Publicity, Bank of MaharashSurat based businessman Roop Chand tra and Roop Chand Baid. A complaint Baid. against Deshpande was filed with the Khera alleged that SVLL is close to CVC, KV Chowdhary in February 2016. the BJP leaders. “And the latest scam is Subsequently the CBI also filed an FIR in the one confirmed by the CEO of Scania, this connection,” Khera alleged.

Says ‘100 per cent’ confident of victory Haldia (WB), Mar 12 (PTI): BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari filed his nomination on Friday from the Nandigram seat against his mentor-turned-adversary Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, and said he was “100 per cent” confident of his victory.

Adhikari filed his papers at the sub-divisional office in Haldia after leading a-km-long roadshow. Union ministers Dhar mendra Pradhan and Smriti Irani took part in the rally before Adhikari filed the nomination papers. “I am 100 per cent confident of my victory in Nandigram. The people of the area are with me. I am the son of the soil,” he told reporters. Adhikari, who switched over to the BJP

Suvendu Adhikari

in December, is up against the chief minister who decided to challenge him at his home ground. Banerjee has already filed her nomination from the constituency on Wednesday. Adhikari won the Nandigram seat as a TMC candidate in 2016 by bagging over 67 per cent of the votes, defeating his nearest CPI rival by a margin of 81,230 votes. The Left-led Grand Alliance

has fielded CPI(M)’s youth leader Minakshi Mukherjee from the seat. Earlier in the day, Adhikari urged people not to vote for “outsiders”, as he flayed the ruling party for betraying trust of the people.

“I would appeal everyone not to waste your votes in favour of outsiders, who have betrayed your trust and aspirations after coming to power in 2011,” Adhikari said,without naming Banerjee. Adhikari has been calling himself “bhoomiputra” (son of the soil) and dubbing Banerjee as an outsider in Nandigram as she does not cast her vote there. The feisty Bengal leader who represented Bhowanipore seat in the West Bengal assembly since 2011 has given up her tradition seat in favour of Nandigram.

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Subhash Chandra Bose had rightly said that India’s freedom struggle is not only against British emperical rule but also against the global empirical rule,” the Prime Minister said.

“Netaji termed India’s freedom struggle necessary for the entire humankind.

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The Prime Minister on Friday flagged off a replica of the famous Dandi Yatra at the Sabarmati ashram in which 81 ‘Pad yatris’ will reach Dandi on April 6 after completing the 386kilometre route.

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Meanwhile, Phom People’s Council met the governor and raised the issue of acute water scarcity in Longleng.

He assured them of his urgent attention to the issue.

The governor also visited Bautung Government Higher Secondary School, Longleng and shared his

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New Delhi, Mar 12 (PTI): A TMC delegation met the Election Commission (EC) on Friday and demanded a high-level probe into an alleged attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram and claimed it was not an “unfortunate incident”, but a conspiracy.

The six-member delegation of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) met the full EC team, including Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora, for over an hour and submitted a memorandum to it, highlighting how BJP leaders in West Bengal had threatened the chief minister through tweets and other remarks.

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It was an act of civil disobedience to protest against British rule in India.

“Gandhiji’s Dandi March gave a bold message of freedom to the entire world,” Rahul Gandhi said in a Facebook post.

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On March 12, 1930, Mahatma Gandhi started

New Delhi, Mar 12 (PTI): India and China on Friday held “in-depth” discussions on addressing the remaining issues along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, holding that disengagement in the North and South banks of Pangong lake provided a good basis to work towards their early resolution.

The two countries also agreed during the parleys that in the interim they should continue to maintain stability at ground level and prevent any untoward incident. The talks were held under the framework of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC).

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are reminded about the life and the message of the father of the nation, who always advocated peace, non-violence and purity of means and should be guided by such ideals.

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by the RSS, we must renew our individual commitment to collective freedom. Let us be guided by Gandhiji’s example and continue the march for freedom.

Jai Hind!” the former Congress chief said. In a tweet in Hindi, Gandhi said the farmers were carrying forward the tradition of Dandi march and the “anti-farmer Modi government, like the Britishers, wants to trample upon ‘satyagraha’”.

“Satyagraha will win, not arrogance!” he added. In another tweet earlier, Rahul Gandhi also attacked the Centre over the issue of employment, saying students want jobs but the government is giving them “beating by police, spraying by water cannon, tag of ‘anti-national’ and unemployment”.

(From p-1) Also Rio mentioned that even as Nagaland and the entire nation have made substantial progress and remarkable achievements, a lot still remains to be covered in order to be considered a developed state.

He said, along with the celebration there was a need to double the effort to further the developmental goals and ensure that no individual was deprived of fundamental rights.

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ZUNHEBOTO : NAGALAND No.JUD/SUCC-34/10-20/17 Dated Zbto. The11th March 2021 Notice Calling Objection for the issue of Succession Certificate Whereas application has received from Shri K. VUKHUHE SEMA U/S 372 of the Indian Succession Act, resident of H/N0-214, D.C Hill, Zunheboto for Succession of SBI A/c No- 30984619959, GIS, Leave encashment, GPF, Pension benefits, debts and securities, Father of Late Hotoho K.V Sema.

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KOHIMA : NAGALAND NOTICE NOTICE INVITING OTHER CLAIMENTS TO REPRESENTATION TO COME FORWARD (UNDER PART-X SECTION 373 OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925) Succession Case No 91 of 2021 Whereas an application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate of Late Pulezo Angami has filed by Smti Avi Yoho, W/o Lt. Pulezo Angami, R/o Viswema Village, Agri Farm Colony to draw/operate/close/Transfer Family Pension covered by PPO No. PEN/COM-9782/NL/S/12276, who expired on 05.02.2021.

Notice is hereby given that any person having interests in the administration of the estate of this said deceased may he/she so desire appear in this Court within 30 (thirty) days from the date of publication of notice.

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Dt. Dimapur the 12/03/2021

Notice is hereby given that Shri S. Yanger Vrs Smti Moanungla Aier resident of NST Colony in the District of Dimapur, Nagaland under Rule 50 & 51 of Assam Land Revenue Regulation 1886 have applied for Mutation of land described in the schedule below:The undersigned under Rule 52 of the said Rules do hereby invites Claims/Objections concerning to the said land if any & should there be any, should submit to this court on or before 1(one) month from the date of publication in local newspaper.

SCHEDULE OF LAND AND BOUNDARY Name of Patta Holder : Shri S. Yanger Block No. : 9 North : Sosang Ao Patta No. : 514 South : S. Yanger Dag No. :606, 1017 East : S. Yanger Area : 00B-02K-13Ls West : S. Yanger DP-1383

SD/- RAJESH SOUNDARARAJAN, IAS Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur

at Kushiabill near Withee Bible College Area : 5040 sq. ft. at Rs. 250 per sq. ft.

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main closed in the evenings, while they will be kept open in the mornings for “serious” morning walkers, he said.

As per the Pune Municipal Corporation order issued on Friday evening, which are applicable from midnight, five or more people will not be allowed to stand or assemble together at roadside eateries, pan stalls and other such open spaces.

Malls and multiplexes will be allowed to operate till 10 pm, while coaching classes of MPSC and UPSC exams etc will be allowed

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displaying the number of patrons in the premises at any given time, the official said.

Citizens will not be permitted to wander on city roads unnecessarily between 11 pm and 6 am, Rao said.

Apart from this, only 50 persons will be permitted to gather at weddings, funerals and political and other social events, the official said, adding that stringent action will be taken by the police in case of violations.

All public gardens and parks in Pune city will re-

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Citizens won’t be permitted to wander on metropolis roads unnecessarily between 11 pm and 6 am.

been taken to increase the number of institutional isolation centres, while those in home isolation would be monitored closely.

Speaking to reporters, Deputy CM Pawar said some tough decisions have to be taken as it was being seen that some people were not following COVID-19 protocols.

He said the district had adequate number of hospital beds for COVID-19 treatment.

Queried on the vaccination drive in Pune, Pawar said the number of cases were rising and more doses would be needed if everyone above the age of 18 was to be inoculated within city limits.

“I have asked Pune MP Girish Bapat and Maval MP Srirang Barne to raise this issue in Parliament. I will also ask MPs like Amol Kolhe, Supriya Sule to raise the issue,” the Deputy CM said.

Pune district on Thursday reported 2,840 coronavirus cases that took its tally of infections to 4,28,344.

case as an act of intimidation and browbeating with mala fide intention The memorandum stated that civil society organisations of Peren district had on March 6 requested Ceasefire Supervisory Board chairman, through Peren deputy commissioner to intervene and secure release of the captives as this was a clear case of violation of ceasefire ground rules by NSCN (U), but without any result.

Hence, the student body demanded that the abducted persons should be released unconditionally forthwith and that their families be financially compensated by the State government for the hardships the illegal confinement has caused, as no tangible action was visible on the State administration’s part so far.

Setting a deadline of 48 hours to meet on its demand with effect from March 12, ZSUN cautioned that failure to meet its demand would compel it to launch the next phase of protest and declared that it should not be held responsible for any eventuality.

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Pune, Mar 12 (PTI): Considering the recent spike in COVID-19 cases, the administration in Maharashtra’s Pune district has directed schools and colleges to remain shut till March 31 and curtailed the operating time for hotels and restaurants.

According to the new set of restrictions, schools and colleges will remain closed till March 31, hotels and restaurants will be allowed to function till 10 pm, and food deliveries will be permitted till 11 pm, Pune divisional commissioner Saurabh Rao said.

The administration will ensure that the preparations for Class 10 and 12 board exams will not be affected at this time, he said.

Hotels and restaurants will have to operate with 50 per cent seating capacity, and operators have been asked to put up a board

to operate with 50 per cent sitting capacity, he order informed.

The decision to impose additional curbs was taken during a meeting with Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who is also the guardian minister of the district.

The authorities have also held a detailed discussion on COVID-19 vaccination in the city, Rao said.

“As Pune city is witnessing a rise in active cases and daily count of infections is also high, the authorities plan to send a proposal to the Centre seeking a policy decision to inoculate people above the age of 18 in Pune, as an exception,” the official said.

If the Centre decides to allocate additional vaccine doses, the preparedness of the local administration was also reviewed, he said.

“According to the experts, if we inoculate people above 18 in Pune, we will be able to bring down the second wave of the pandemic here,” he added.

He said a decision has

(From p-1) Alleging that duo was falsely accused and implicated on fabricated lies, ZSUN said “col. Oponthung of NSCN (U)” summoned Zeliang Baudi (N) president for negotiation by claiming that the three persons were caught red-handed while cutting teak plantation.

Even as the appeal of the families of the captives was turned down, the auto driver was however released following intervention by Auto Drivers’ Union on March 9.

ZSUN alleged that NSCN (U) cadres were being allowed to run a parallel government as they were defying law enforcement mechanism dealing in such crimes by openly showing contempt to the rule of law and adopting the posture of military junta.

Accusing the cadres of committing physical and mental torture on innocent daily wage earners, subjecting families to great miseries and violating human rights, the union termed the summoning of apex body of a tribe for negotiation for a theft

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Decision taken in light of rise in covid cases

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Fresh COVID-19 restrictions in Pune

Nagaland Post, Dimapur saturDAY, MARCH 13, 2021

LOST NOTICE I, Mughaka Chishi am applying for duplicate copy of my Academic Documents HSLC/ HSSLC/BA as I have lost them.

Name : Mughaka Chishi F/Name : Khetovi Sema DOB : 31/08/1995 College : Unity College, Dimapur Contact No. : 7005654069

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LOST NOTICE I, Thangboilen Misao, am applying for a duplicate copy of Class XI Registration Card as I have lost it.

Name : Thangboilen Misao F/Name : Chungneihao Misao M/Name : Kimbem Misao DOB : 03/07/2002 Registration No. : 1860813258 Patkai Hr. Sec. School DP-1376

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Biden sets July 4 to ‘mark Independence’ from Covid

WASHINGTON, MAR 12 (PTI): US President Joe Biden has announced that all adult Americans will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccination by May 1 under an ambitious plan to get the country, worst-hit by the pandemic, closer to normal

by July 4th, Independence Day. In his first prime-time address to the nation on Thursday since assuming office on January 20, Biden offered an ambitious plan to lift the country from the worst health crisis using a pair of upcoming dates: May 1, by which he will order states to allow all adults to receive vaccines; and July 4, when he said Americans can again celebrate Independence Day in person.

“After this long hard year, that will make this Independence Day something truly special, where we not only mark our independence as a nation but begin to mark our independence from this virus,” he said in his address,

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shortly after he signed a USD 1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package approved by the US Congress.

His speech also came a year after the outbreak was classified as a pandemic by the World Health Organisation. Laying out new steps in the school reopening effort, Biden said his administration will continue to take steps to combat the spread of variants including expanding testing and genomic sequencing.

Biden said that he is using every power he has as President of the United States to put the US on a war footing to get the job done.

“It sounds like hyperbole, but I mean the war footing, and thank God we are making some real progress now. In my first full day in office, I outlined for you a comprehensive strategy to beat this pandemic. We have spent every day since attempting to carry it out,” he said.

As of Thursday, he said total deaths in America due to COVID-19 is over 527,000. That’s more deaths than in World War I, World War II, the Vietnam War, and 9/11 combined, he said. “They were husbands, wives, sons, and daughters, grandparents, friends, neighbours, young and old. They leave behind loved ones unable to truly grief or to heal, even have a funeral...,” he said.

The US is the worst-hit country with the world’s highest number of cases and deaths at 29,150,068 and 529,102, respectively, according to Johns Hopkins University.

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international 5 arrested in S.Africa’s biggest banking scam JOHANNESBURG, MAR 12 (IANS): South African police have arrested five people in connection with the collapse of VBS Mutual Bank, the country’s biggest banking scandal in recent years. The police said the suspects were arrested in Thursday morning raid at various places in Gauteng and Limpopo provinces as they “continue to rid the country of corruption and corrupt activities”, reports Xinhua news agency.

The arrested persons will be answering to a combined 188 counts of charges which include theft, fraud, corruption, money laundering and racketeering, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) said in a statement. “Now that the attendance of a suspected organized criminal group is secured in court, attention needs to be given to those who contributed to the looting from various municipalities as well as undue beneficiaries,” National Head of the Hawks Godfrey Lebeyasaid .

Myanmar’s first satellite held by Japan on space station

TOKYO, MAR 12 (AGENCIES): Myanmar’s first satellite is being held on board the International Space Station following the Myanmar coup, while Japan’s space agency and a Japanese university decide what to do with it, two Japanese university officials said.

The $15 million satellite was built by Japan’s Hokkaido University in a joint project with Myanmar’s government-funded Myanmar Aerospace Engineering University (MAEU). It is the first of a set of two 50 kg microsatellites equipped with cameras designed to monitor agriculture and fisheries.

Human rights activists and some officials in Japan worry that those cameras could be used for military purposes by the junta that seized power in Myanmar on Feb. 1.

That has put the deployment on hold, as Hokkaido University holds discussions with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the two Hokkaido University officials said.

“We won’t get involved in anything that has to do

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with the military. The satellite was not designed for that,” one of the officials, a manager of the project, told Reuters, asking not to be identified.

“We are discussing what to do, but we don’t know when it will be deployed. If it is halted, our hope is that the project could be restarted at some point.”

The manager did not say when the satellite was meant to be deployed, or when a decision would have to be taken by JAXA either to go ahead or delay it.

The second Hokkaido University official said the contract with MAEU did not specify that the satellite

cannot be used for military purposes. However, data from the spacecraft would be collected by the Japanese university and cannot be independently accessed

by Myanmar officials, the second official said.

Since the coup, university officials had been unable to contact the rector of MAEU, Prof Kyi Thwin, the second official added.

Officials at JAXA could not be reached for comment. MAEU did not respond to calls seeking comment, nor did a spokesman for Myanmar’s junta.

T h e s a t e l l i t e wa s launched by NASA on Feb

20 as a small part of a large and varied payload of supplies to the International Space Station 400 km (250 miles) above the earth.

It has since been kept by JAXA inside Japan’s Kibo experiment module. JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi is one of the seven crew members now on board the space station.

Japan has close ties to Myanmar and is one of its biggest aid donors. While condemning the violence, it has not taken as hard a stance against the coup as the United States and some other Western countries which have applied sanctions.

While the spacecraft has not been built to military specifications, Teppei Kasai, Asia programme officer for Human Rights Watch, said it would be easy for Myanmar’s army rulers to appropriate the technology for military use.

“So the involved Japanese universities should suspend the project and urgently review it for potential human rights risks,” Kasai said.

Gunmen abduct 30 students from school in northwest Nigeria 30-yr prison term sought for Peru’s ex-First Lady

SANAA, MAR 12 (IANS): David Beasley, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), warned that Yemen is heading towards the biggest famine in modern history. "Just two days ago, I was in Yemen, where over 16 million people now face crisis levels of hunger or worse. These aren't just numbers. These are real people. And we are headed straight toward the biggest famine in modern history," he told the UN Security Council on Thursday.

"It is hell on earth in many places in Yemen right now. Around 400,000 children may die in Yemen this year without urgent intervention. That is roughly one child every 75 seconds.

"So, while we're sitting here, every minute and a quarter, a child is dying. Are we really going to turn our backs on them and look the other way?. "To add to all their misery, the innocent people of Yemen have to deal with a fuel blockade... The people of Yemen deserve our help. That blockade must be lifted, as a humanitarian act.

Otherwise, millions more will spiral into crisis," the WFP chief added.

and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said in a statement.

Several staff of the school were also kidnapped, he added.

Aruwan said the attack was carried out by a large group of “armed bandits,” adding that the military engaged the attackers and

Western countries call on Russia to release Navalny

G E N E VA , M A R 1 2 (AGENCIES): Dozens of countries including the United States called on Russia on Friday to release Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny saying his imprisonment was unlawful and demanding an investigation into his poisoning last year.

In a statement read out by Poland to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, they said that actions by Russian authorities against the opposition leader were “unacceptable and politically motivated”. The 45 countries were mainly European but also included Australia, Canada and Japan.

Navalny, a prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin, was jailed for two and a half years last month over alleged parole violations related to an embezzlement case he said was trumped up for political reasons, something the authorities deny.

“We call on the Russian Federation for the immediate and unconditional release of Mr Navalny and of all those unlawfully or arbitrarily detained, including for exercising their rights to freedom of peaceDate 12/03/2021

I, Mr. N. LIMHATHUNG LOTHA, Son of Nlongtsu Lotha, resident of H/No. 294, United Colony, Ward No. 20, Dist. Dimapur, Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under:1. That I am presently residing in the above referred address.

2. That I have sold a plot of land to Shri. YANGER WATI, S/o Lt. R. Wati Ao, resident of H/No. 12, Duncan Bosti, Dimapur, Nagaland on 26th day of Feb 2019, bearing Patta No. 1580, Dag No. 150/2091, under Mouza No. 3, situated at Padumpukhuri (AK) Dimapur, Nagaland.

3. That any person having any right, title claim or interest in the said property, however in respect of the same shall intimate the objection in writing to the undersigned with supporting documents thereof within seven (7) days from the date of publication of this notice or else any such claims by anyone shall not be considered and shall be deemed to have been waived or abandoned.

4. That the above contents are true to my knowledge and nothing material are concealed therefrom.

DECLARANT Solemnly affirmed before me.

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LIMA, MAR 12 (IANS): Peru’s anti-corruption prosecutor has requested a minimum 30-year prison sentence for former First Lady and leader of the Popular Force (FP) party, Keiko Fujimori, who stands accused of accepting illicit campaign funds.

Another 41 members of the conservative FP have been accused as part of an investigation into alleged illegal contributions to Fujimori’s failed past presidential campaigns, reports Xinhua news agency.

Prosecutor Jose Domingo Perez has also accused them of obstructing justice and making false statements during judicial proceedings.

According to the indictment presented by Perez on Thursday, the 45-yearold Fujimori received more than $1 million in illicit campaign funds from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht.

Downplaying the charges, Fujimori claimed she is being persecuted and pledged to run a clean

campaign in the lead-up to the upcoming general elections.

“No matter how much a prosecutor now wants to get into the final stretch of the first round, I will continue to face this persecution and energetically move forward so that together we can overcome this health and economic emergency,” she added.

The daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori, Keiko Fujimori is making her third run for the presidency.

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ful assembly and association, freedom of opinion and expression, and freedom of religion or belief,” the joint statement said.

“We are also concerned by the large number of arbitrary arrests of protesters who were expressing their support for Mr Navalny in many Russian cities,” the statement added.

Russia has previously described such criticism as interference in its internal affairs.

Britain’s ambassador, Julian Braithwaite, said it was “disgraceful” that Navalny, who was poisoned last year with what Western countries say was a military-grade nerve agent, had been jailed while the poisoning was not investigated.

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Those girls were later freed following negotiations with the government, and it is not known whether a ransom was paid.

The Islamic extremist group Boko Haram is also known to kidnap young women and force them into marriage, most notably the 2014 attack on the Chibok secondary school in Borno state.

That mass abduction sparked international outcry and prompted the #BringBackOurGirls campaign.

Of the 276 girls taken, more than 100 are still missing nearly seven years later.

With Love & Prayers from Grand Children, Children & In-Laws

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WESTERN SUMI STUDENTS' UNION H.Q. - Thahekhu, Dimapur - 797112 : Nagaland

FELICITATION The Western Sümi Students' Union with immense pride and honor warmly congratulates Mr. H. Atokhe Ayemi (Former President, WSSU) on being appointed as Additional Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur.

The Union further wishes him all the success in his future endeavours and responsibilities.

Mughaka Chophy President

X. Hinoka Chophi General Secretary

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Security forces have been unable to prevent a string of kidnap attacks on Nigerian schools.(AFP)

were able to take 180 staff and students to safety.

An unspecified number of the students were injured and are receiving medical attention at a military facility. Security forces “are conducting an operation to track the missing students,” Aruwan said.

Nigerian authorities also said that “bandits” were behind the earlier abduction of 279 schoolgirls late last month in the northwest, referring to the groups of armed men who kidnap for money or to press for the release of jailed members of their groups.

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L AG O S ( N I G E R I A ) , MAR 12 (AP): Gunmen have attacked a school in northwestern Nigeria and kidnapped at least 30 students just weeks after a similar attack in the region, authorities said Friday.

The latest abduction took place late Thursday night at the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, in the Igabi local government area of Kaduna state, police said.

“About 30 students, a mix of males and females, are yet to be accounted for,” the state’s commissioner for International Security

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England thrash India by 8 wkts in 1st T20

AHMEDABAD, MAR 12 (IANS): England thrashed India by eight wickets in the first T20 International here at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday.

The visiting England side first restricted India to 124 for seven in their 20 overs before coasting to the 125-run target in 15.3 overs to win the first game of the five-match series.

England opening batsmen Jason Roy and Jos Buttler did not have to do anything out of the ordinary or take undue risks as the target was small. Even then the two added 72 runs in eight overs to give the visitors a rollicking start.

Roy made 49 off 32 balls (4x4s, 3x6s) while Jos Buttler scored 28 off 24 deliveries (2x4s, 1x6).

Buttler was scalped

by Yuzvendra Chahal who was taken for 44 in his four overs while Roy was picked

by Washington Sundar.

However, Jonny Bairstow (26 not out off 17 balls) and Dawid Malan (24 not out off 20 balls) took the visiting side to the target with 27 balls to

England bowler M Rashid (2R) celebrates with teammates after dismissing Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli, during the first T20 cricket match in Ahmedabad. (PTI)

disciplined England bowling attack.

Only Shreyas Iyer (67 off 48 deliveries, 8x4s and 1x6) could offer any re-

sistance as the rest of the Indian batting fell apart.

Rishabh Pant (21 off 23 balls) and Hardik Pandya (19 off 21 balls) were the

Olympics: No Chinese vaccines to be taken by Team Japan, minister says

Athens to host 138th IOC Session in 2025

Tamayo Marukawa

AT H E N S , M A R 1 2 (IANS): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced Athens as the host of its 138th Session in 2025 after the Greek capital could not stage the current meeting due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The IOC Session unanimously approved the proposal at its virtual meeting on Thursday, said a statement.

The 2025 Session will see the election of a new IOC President when Thomas Bach’s second and final term ends. Bach was re-elected on Wednesday.

T O K YO, M A R 1 2 (AGENCIES): Japanese athletes at the Summer Olympics will not be eligible for coronavirus vaccinations offered by China since Japan has not approved the vaccines, Olympics Minister Tamayo Marukawa said on Friday.

The Chinese Olympic Committee offered vaccine doses for participants of this year’s Tokyo Olympics and the Beijing 2022 Winter Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday.

IOC President Thomas Bach’s announcement

spare. The two shared an unbeaten 41-run partnership for the third wicket.

Earlier, India were restricted to 124/7 by a

during an online session took organisers of the Tokyo Games, such as Chief Executive Toshiro Muto, by surprise. Muto declined comment on the offer at a Thursday briefing after the session.

On Friday, Marukawa

said there was no change in Tokyo organisers’ plans for a safe Games, regardless of whether participants had been vaccinated.

“I think that will be a decision for countries where (Chinese vaccines) have been approved,” Marukawa told a regular news conference when asked if athletes should receive the vaccinations offered by China.

“I am not aware if any Chinese companies have applied for approval of Chinese vaccines in our country,” she said, indicating that Japanese athletes would not be eligible.

only others to get to double figures.

England opened the bowling with leg-spinner Adil Rashid (1/14 in 3 overs) who picked the wicket of skipper Virat Kohli in only his second over.

Before Kohli, India had lost K.L. Rahul as the first wicket to Jofra Archer in only the second over of the game. Archer returned as the most successful England bowler picking three wickets for 23 runs in four overs. He got the wickets of Pandya and Shardul Thakur as well.

Rashid, Mark Wood (1/20 in 4), Chris Jordan (1/27 in 4) and Ben Stokes (1/25 in 3) were the others to pick wickets.

The second T20 between the two sides will be played at the same venue on Sunday.

Brief scores India 124/7 in 20 overs (S Iyer 67, J Archer 3/23, A Rashid 1/14, M Wood 1/20) lost to England 130/2 in 15.3 overs (J Roy 49, J Bairstow 26 not out, J Buttler 28).

KO H I M A , M A R 1 2 (NPN): The 2nd Astro turf tournament under the aegis of One Life, One Goal, One Chance Club (OLOGOC) got underway at Zasivi Futsal Arena, Jotsoma, here Friday with

across the State.

During the first round of Friday’s matches, 17 teams qualified for prequarters including, Zienuo shooters, Team Contenders, Arkelis, Friends FC, Highlanders FC ‘A’, We Are Brothers, 90’s Footprint

Vijender to face Russia’s Artysh Lopsan in comeback bout

Boys, Fifa FC, Agape FC, Marturia, Zasivi FC, Spartans FC, Score Heroes, and Friends FC. The winners would walk away with a cash prize of Rs. 25,000 while the runners-up would receive a cash prize of 15,000 along

India’s remaining 2022 WC qualifiers to be played in Qatar

Indian Football teammates during the practice session.

NEW DELHI, MAR 12 (IANS): India’s remaining 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches will be played in Qatar, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on Friday. The AFC announced centralised venues for the remaining Asian qualifiers, which also double up as qualifiers for the 2023 Asian Cup, which is now scheduled to take place from May 31 to June 15. “...FIFA World Cup 2022 host Qatar, will wel-

come Group E opponents Oman, Afghanistan, India and Bangladesh,” said the AFC in its statement.

As per the current schedule, India are set to face Qatar on June 3, Bangladesh on June 7 and Afghanistan on June 15. India were originally scheduled to host Qatar and Afghanistan and play away from home against Bangladesh. The World Cup qualifiers have not been held since November 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

India are placed fourth in the group that also consists of Oman, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar.

With three points in five games, India are out of contention to progress further in World Cup qualifiers but still stand a chance to make it to the third round of the Asian Cup qualifiers.

They are currently scheduled to face Oman and the United Arab Emirates in friendly matches on March 25 and 29 respectively.

Super Six Cricket tournament underway in Kohima

DIMAPUR (NPN): The first open Super Six Cricket tournament, organised by the United Brothers got underway on March 12 at Ruzuhukhrie Government Higher Secondary School Ground, Kohima.

Ten matches were played on the first day of the tournament where XL Red Cricket Academy, Jagguarnauts, NV Press, MC Aloo, KODH, BRTF and Royals won their respective matches and men of match were awarded with certificates. The quarter finals, semi-finals and final will be played on March 14 and the matches will begin from 8 a.m. The winning team will walk away with

Astro turf tournament underway in Kohima

First match teams Zienuo Shooters and Raphaim FC with the organisers and officials. (NP) Correspondent 34 teams participants from FC, K7, Amigos, Adroit

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with certificates while mer- friends in life. chandises would be given He also said that one to best goalkeeper and man has to dream big and reof the tournament. member that a person who Addressing the teams wants to be a professional during the inaugural, Geth- player or engage in sport emgo International, Ko- needs to know the scope of hima, director, Dr.Viposa, the field. said every sportsperson Earlier, the event was should cultivate a spirit of chaired by OLOGOC fihumility which was the key nance secretary, Neiketouto progress and to build lieLiezietsu. good relationship with Pre-quarterfinals others. matches would start from He asked the players on Saturday from 8 a.m. to have mentors and close onwards.

1. FIFA FC Vs Friends FC/Arkelis 2. Amigos Vs Adroit Boys 3. K7 Vs Ziekezou/score heroes 4. Agape FC Vs Rising FC/ Zasivi FC 5. Zienuo Shooters Vs Booster FC 6. Highlanders FC ‘A’ Vs 90s footprint FC 7. Spartan FC/Achanak FC Vs We are Brothers 8. Team Contenders Vs Marturia.

Match in action during the Super Six Cricket tournament in Kohima on Friday.

Rs. 10,000 and the runnersup will receive Rs. 5,000.

The organizers have encouraged all cricket lovers to come and witness

the matches and join this cricket festive. The organizers also informed all to maintain SOPs as per the guidelines issued by

the Medical Department and requested all to ensure cleanliness in and around the ground, this was stated in a DIPR report.

ATP chief optimistic about life after ‘Big 3’

MUMBAI, MAR 12 (AGENCIES): Losing the best three players of all time would be a massive blow to any sport but ATP chief Andrea Gaudenzi says tennis is strong enough to thrive after Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic hang up their rackets.

Federer returned to the court this week after 14 months on the sidelines, and Nadal and Djokovic are going nowhere soon, but they are all well past the age of 30 and the ATP will eventually have to put on tournaments without them.

“I am not worried at all for our sport, if we do the right thing,” Gaudenzi told Reuters this week.

“And that doesn’t mean taking anything away from

those three guys. They are probably the best players our sport has ever had and maybe will be for a very, very long time.”

Federer, who turns 40 in August, and 34-year-old Nadal are tied for the men’s record of 20 Grand Slam singles titles, with 33-yearold Djokovic in hot pursuit on 18. American Pete Sampras, who retired in 2002, is next on the list with 14 majors -- a mark many thought would never be bettered.

“It’s going to be very,

very difficult to achieve that type of records, even though I said the same thing when Pete Sampras retired,” Gaudenzi said, before adding with a laugh: “I thought there won’t be anyone ever beating Pete’s records.

“Here we have three guys doing that. So never say never.” The so-called ‘Big Three’ continue to lure fans to the stands even after two decades on the tour, while their commercial pull still mesmerizes brands and advertisers.

3rd ODI: Lee’s ton leads SA to win over India

LUCKNOW, MAR 12 (IANS): South Africa beat NEW DELHI, MAR 12 (IANS): Indian professional boxer India in the 3rd ODI by six Vijender Singh will face Russian Artysh Lopsan in his first runs via the Duckworthbout in over a year on March 19. The super-middleweight Lewis-Stern (DLS) method bout will take place on the rooftop here on Friday. Chasing Inof a casino ship docked in the dia’s 248/5, opener Lizelle Mandovi river in Goa. Lee’s unbeaten 132 off 131 The 35-year-old 2008 balls had taken South AfOlympic bronze medallist has rica to 223/4 in 46.3 overs fought 12 bouts in his profesbefore the match was called sional career and holds a 12-0 off due to rain. record.

Lee is the first South Vijender’s last bout was African female cricketer in November 2019 in which to score three centuries in he beat Ghana’s Charles ODI cricket and her 132 Adamu in Dubai. He not out is the fourth highest is the reigning WBO score in a chasing effort in Oriental Super Midthe format. dleweight and WBO The visitors were Asia Pacific Super cruising towards the target M i d d l ewe i g h t when rain interrupted play champion. during the 47th over. They The bout needed 28 runs to win off against Lop24 balls and were six runs san will be Viahead of the DLS par score jender’s fifth in at the time the players left India, following the field. successes in New Delhi, Jhulan Goswami took Mumbai and Jaipur. two wickets while Rajesh-

Mithali 2nd woman to score 10K international runs

South Africa’s Lizelle Lee bats during the 3rd ODI match against India on Friday.

wari Gayakwad and Deepti Sharma took one wicket each.

South Africa have thus taken a 2-1 lead in the five-match ODI series which is being played at Lucknow’s Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium.

The fourth match will now be played on Sunday.

Earlier, Punam Raut’s second consecutive half century helped India reach

248/5. Punam scored 77 and struck up important partnerships with captain Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur.

Brief scores: India 248/5 in 50 overs (Punam Raut 77, Harmanpreet Kaur 36; Shabnim Ismail 2/46) lost to South Africa 223/4 in 46.3 overs (Lizelle Lee 132 not out, Mignon du Preez 37; Jhulan Goswami 2/20) by six runs (DLS method)

Captain Mithali Raj on Friday became the second woman cricketer and the first from India to cross 10,000 runs in international cricket. Mithali’s knock of 36 runs against South Africa in the third ODI on Friday took her career tally to 10,001 runs at an average of 46.73. The 38-year-old has so far scored 6,974 runs in ODI cricket at an average of 50.53; 2,364 runs in T20Is at 37.52 and 663 runs in Test cricket at 51.00.

She has also scored a whopping 75 half centuries and eight centuries.

Mithali is India’s alltime highest run scorer in ODIs and T20Is and the fourth highest in Tests behind Sandhya Agarwal (1,110 runs), Shanta Rangaswamy (750) and Shubhangi Kulkarni (700).

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