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Vol XXVII No. 158
DIMAPUR, Monday, may 15, 2017 Pages 16 ` 4.00
Hafiz Saeed spreading terrorism in name of jihad: Pakistan
Halep wins Madrid Open title
PM to inaugurate India’s longest bridge in Assam
international, page 12
sports, Page 16
northeast Page 4
First e-auction of ginger in NE
Farmers loading the first batch of ginger (40 tons) for Assam from Hakchang, Tuensang district on May 13.
Six villages earn over Rs. 40 lakh Staff Reporter
D I M A P U R , M AY 1 4 (NPN): In a remarkable achievement for rural farming in the far flung areas of Nagaland, six villages under Sangsangnyu area under Tuensang district successfully auctioned their ginger crops through the first ever
PM to inaugurate India’s longest bridge in Assam Dibrugarh, May 14 (PTI): India’s longest river bridge, capable of withstanding the weight of a 60-tonne battle tank, will be inaugurated in Assam close to the border with China on 26 May by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. With the inauguration of the 9.15-km-long DholaSadiya bridge over the Brahmaputra river, the prime minister will kick start the celebrations of the NDA government’s three years in office from this eastern-most part of Assam. The bridge is seen as an attempt by India to shore up its defence requirements along the SinoIndian border particularly in the Northeast besides providing easy access to the people of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam with air and rail connectivity. It is 3.55 km longer than the Bandra-Worli sea link in Mumbai, making it the longest bridge in India. “The prime minister will dedicate the strategically important bridge to the nation on 26 May. It will bolster the road connectivity in the Northeast as the bridge will be used by people of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh besides defence forces extensively,” Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal told PTI.
e-auction conducted in the North Eastern region. The achievement was possible through the yeoman efforts of Eleutheros Christian Society (which has been working in the area to promote ginger growers). A total of 730 tons of ginger were sold through E-auction within just two days (April 18 and 19, 2017) at a transactional value of over Rs.40 lakh and which is expected to cross the figure when more are sold. This
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NEW DELHI, MAY 14 (PTI): Yogi Adityanath and Manohar Parrikar may have left national politics to be chief ministers but they are likely to resign from their parliamentary seats only after casting their votes in the presidential election. With every vote important in the election for which the opposition parties are working to close their ranks behind a common candidate, the BJP wants both the leaders to cast their votes in the poll before putting in their papers, party sources said. Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, also a Lok Sabha member, will also resign following the presidential election. The UP and Goa chief ministers besides Maurya have to be elected to the legislature in their states within six months since they were sworn in and the window is long enough for them to remain parliamentarians till the presidential election in July. They can contest elections to the state legislature only after quitting as MPs.
NE woman gang-raped in moving car in Gurgaon GURGAON, MAY 14 (PTI): A 22-year-old woman from the North Eastern state of Sikkim was allegedly raped by three men in a moving car here and thrown out on a road in Delhi in yet another chilling rape incident in Haryana days after the Nirbhayalike case in Sonipat. The woman was attacked at around 2 a.m. when she was returning from Delhi to her residence in Sector17 here. As she reached near her house, she was dragged by three men into their Swift car. They then took turns to rape her in the moving vehicle while heading to Najafgarh in the national capital, 20 kms from here, a senior police officer told PTI quoting the victim’s statement. The woman had gone to visit Connaught Place with her friend on Saturday night. The accused then threw her out in Najafgarh area and sped away, the officer said. The woman later approached some passersby and informed the Delhi Police which alerted the Gurgaon police.
A case of rape has been registered against three persons. One of the accused was addressed as Deepak by the others, police said. “We have identified a few vehicles on the basis of her statement and CCTV footage and raids are being conducted at various locations to nab the accused,” the officer said. The incident comes days the gruesome gangrape and murder of a 23year-old woman came to light after her decomposed and mutilated body was found near the Industrial Model Township in Urban Estate, Rohtak. The woman had gone missing from Sonipat on May 9. Stray dogs had bitten off the face and lower portion of her body. Women’s safety remains an issue of concern despite a slew of steps taken by the government after the December 16, 2012 gang-rape and murder of a paramedic student in Delhi sparked nationwide outrage. She later came to be known as ‘Nirbhaya’ (the fearless).
HM to review NE security on May 16 GUWAHATI, MAY 14 ( AG E N C I E S ) : U n i o n Home Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to review the security of the Northeast in a meeting with senior officials of the states on May 16. Meanwhile, security forces in areas bordering Bangladesh have been put on alert to prevent ultras belonging to the Jamaat ul Mujahideen, Bangladesh (JMB) from crossing over to India. Talking to The Assam Tribune, Assam DGP, Mukesh Sahay admitted that with the Government of Bangladesh launching a major crackdown against the JMB operatives, the possibility of some ultras spilling over to India cannot be ruled out. Replying to a question on the overall situation in the State, the police chief said the presence of militants in some parts of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland has become a major cause of concern. The issue was discussed in the strategy group meeting of the Unified Command at Tezpur. Sahay said a decision has been taken to augment security deployment along the vulnerable areas of the interstate borders to prevent free movement of militants.
Gohain assures to develop Dmu Railway HS Fresh barrage of cyber attacks set to hit today
Staff Reporter
D I M A P U R , M AY 1 4 (NPN): Union Minister of State for Railways, Rajen Gohain on Sunday assured to upgrade the Dimapur Railway High School (DRHS) with adequate infrastructures, saying the school was under the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative of the railways. Speaking at the closing ceremony of DRHS’s 65th anniversary, as chief guest, Gohain expressed concern over the deplorable condition of the school which had been struggling in terms of infrastructure and students’ enrolment. He assured that the Centre would provide funds to develop the school infrastructure, upgrade classrooms and construct laboratory and toilets for boys and girls. The minister also sought the support of the
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school authorities and exstudents for developing the school. In this regard, the minister directed the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of the North East Frontier Railway, Lumding division, look into the issue and setup up a governing body to look after the school. Gohain also informed that an advisory committee would be constituted on May 28, to look into affiliation of the High School to CBSE. Also speaking on the occasion as guest of honour, parliamentary sec-
retary for Economics and Statistics, Tovihoto Ayemi remarked that only quality education could transform a society and nation. He said empowerment of people would come only through quality education, which can transform the nation and communities. Reflecting on DRHS motto- “Unity for Glory”, Tovihoto said: “To unite for glory, one needs to look beyond the immediate horizon, borders which requires us to place a premium on tolerance, to accept diversity, to be culturally sensitive and explore new places and cultures,” he added. Bokajan (Assam) MLA, Dr. Numal Momin, who also spoke on the occasion, said the assurance made by the union minister would greatly help the school. Dr. Numal also assured to extend assistance from his side towards the school.
LONDON/NEW DELHI, MAY 14 (IANS): Another major cyber-attack is imminent after Friday’s global hit that infected more than 125,000 computer systems and could come on Monday, a security researcher warned on Sunday. The UK security researcher “MalwareTech”, who helped to limit the ransomware attack, predicted “another one coming... quite likely on Monday”, the BBC reported. The virus, which took control of users’ files, spread to 100 countries, including Spain, France and Russia. After taking computers over, the virus displayed messages demanding a payment of $300 in virtual currency Bitcoin to unlock files and return them to the user. MalwareTech, who wants to remain anonymous, was hailed as an “accidental hero” after registering a domain name to
NDA finds springboards for President polls
N E W D E L H I , M AY 14 (AGENCIES): BJPled NDA appears to have strengthened the prospects of getting its choice of candidate for the presidential polls elected, with the YSR Congress and the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) of(More on p-4) fering support. YSR Congress president Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy met Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week, and pledged his support to “any candidate” fielded by the NDA. But the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), a partner of the ruling alliance, is upset with his act of handing over Modi the copy of a book with details of various alleged acts of omission and commission by the Andhra Pradesh government, led by party chief N. Chandrababu Naidu. The BJP is now “Honestly, Mother’s day treading a non-committal gift is not about what line. The TRS, yet another we mothers are.” party opposed to the TDP,
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year an estimated 900 tons of ginger were produced in the area. The e-auction was established by the MSTC, a government of India enterprise, and CRWC as logistics partner with NERAMAC as certifying agency. ECS has been at the forefront as a catalyst in promoting local economy in the far flung and remote areas. ECS along with NABARD, NEIDA and DUDA have been working to promote
few lead crops in three RD Blocks of Tuensang district. The ginger growers of the area had a difficult time this year as they could not get any help from the state government to dispose off some 730 tons of ginger as the prices had drastically come down a few years back. At the peak the villages used to produce around 1200 tons ginger but owning to the poor rate, a number of farmers gave up the business. This year, due to steep fall in prices ginger business in no longer viable unless there is support from the state government such as transport subsidy. It was learnt that state chief secretary Pankaj Kumar IAS who was seized of the matter has assured transport subsidy for the first 330 tons. Secretary DoNER Naveen Verma was also instrumental in bringing all the players together in a fruitful partnership. On its part ECS has been lobbying with DoNER and NECTAR for ‘primary processing’ at the farm gates to help growers and cut cost of transportation to help growers with more acceptable selling price.
BJP CMs to resign as MPs only after presidential poll
POLL arithmetic 4,120 MLAs from all the States an Union Territories 776 Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members. NDA’s position: 410 MPs and 1,691 M L A s . To t a l v a l u e : 532019 out of 10,98,882. Opposition: 18,000 short of a majority. indicated that it would back the NDA in the presidential polls. Jithendra Reddy, a Lok Sabha member of the party, said last week that the “TRS has always engaged with the NDA government at the Centre with reference to issues that would be beneficial to the State of Telangana” and that it would take a call on the alliance’s candidate when it would be asked. This puts the NDA
in a position of strength in the presidential polls, the electoral college of which consists of 4,120 MLAs from all the States as well as Union Territories with Assemblies and 776 Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members. Going by the election arithmetic, the votes of the NDA, with 410 MPs and 1,691 MLAs, have a value of 5,32,019 out of the total 10,98,882. The coalition is thus around 18,000 short of a majority. The YSR Congress has 16,848 votes and the TRS 22,048. Thus, the significance of their overtures cannot be overstated. BJP sources say the Prime Minister may not opt for a candidate from outside the political realm as Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the first Prime Minister from the BJP, did during his term. “The numbers situation assures us that we can, for the first time, get someone
with allegiance to the BJP ideology elected President,” a source said. The other crucial set of votes that the NDA desires is that of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, which has a weighted strength of 59,224 votes. The Opposition Congress, along with Janata Dal (U) leader Sharad Yadav and Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, has been trying for a consensus candidate. BJP sources, when asked whether they could arrive at a consensus with the Opposition, ruled it out. “The Opposition is showing no signs of giving consideration to the numbers situation as it exists, where we are in a position to get our man elected. Since they have already decided to contest, we will be meeting that challenge,” said a senior BJP office-bearer.
Govt mechanism activated
Ransomware: how hackers take your data hostage
Malicious code blocks access to the data in your computer
Encryption key locks all your data
Without the key, all the files on your computer are locked
You receive an infected file (typically attached to an email or an URL). If you open it, you’ve let malicious code into your computer
In a matter of minutes, your files are locked out of reach
A message appears when you try to open a file demanding a ransom to unlock your data.
Here’s what it can cost you to get your data back
If you don’t pay Your encrypted files are lost If you pay Payment in the online currency Bitcoin helps hackers cover their tracks
‘Command and control’ server
You will pay your ransom to an anonymous recipient hiding in the ‘Darknet‘
The equivalent of 1,500£ to unlock the contents of a computer
A Los Angeles hospital had to pay $17,000 to recover control of its data in February
Normally, you will get the key to unlock the encrypted data an hour or so later
track the spread of the virus, which actually ended up halting it. “We have stopped this one, but there will be another one coming and it will not be stoppable by us,” the 22-year-old told the BBC on Sunday. “So there’s a good chance they are going to do it... maybe not this weekend, but quite likely on Monday morning.” He also warned
hackers could upgrade the virus to remove the “kill switch” that helped to stop it. “Version 1 of WannaCrypt was stoppable but version 2.0 will likely remove the flaw. You’re only safe if you patch as soon as possible,” he tweeted. Investigators are working to track down those responsible for the ransomware used on Friday, known as Wanna Decryptor or WannaCry.
70 pc ATMs in India easy prey for cyber attackers NEW DELHI, May 14 (Agencies): India was among the 99 countries affected by a global cyber attack that took down, among others, health services in the UK, a telecom network in Spain and government computer systems in Russia this weekend. As many as 102 computer systems of Andhra Pradesh police were hacked. The malware reportedly halted production at a Nissan-Renault Alliance plant on the outskirts of Chennai, but the company did not comment. National Cyber Security Adviser in the Prime Minister’s Office Gulshan Rai told TOI: “About 100 systems were attacked but as of now there are no more threats.” The cyber attack was carried out using a malware called Wanna Decryptor or WannaCry. This is a “ransomware“, a digital extortion system that locks down systems by encrypting the data on it, only to decrypt and release it back for a ransom amount. What was more worrying about the global cyber attack was the fact that the outdated Windows XP version that turned out to be the weak link, crippling information systems around the world, used by 70% of Indian ATMs.
Government of India on Sunday said it has activated a “preparedness and response mechanism” to prevent any major cyber attack from a new ransomware -- “Wannacry” -- which has infected computer systems around the world. According to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), it has activated a “preparedness and response mechanism” by instructing CERT-IN (Computer Emergency Response Team) to gather “all the information of the reported ransomware”. A red-coloured ‘critical alert’ has been issued by the Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT-In), the nodal agency to combat hacking, phishing and to fortify security-related defences of the Indian Internet domain.
RTA responds to DDADU’s demand DIMAPUR, MAY 14 (NPN): Regional Transports Authority (RTA) Dimapur has responded on the demand of the Dimapur District Autorickshaw Drivers Union (DDADU) on the seating capacity and hike in passenger fare. District transport officer and secretary RTA Dimapur in a press statement reminded DDADU that the seating capacity of any vehicle was determined by the testing agencies under Ministry of Road Transports and Highways after which it was approved by the State transports authority, Government of Nagaland for registration. However, the autorickshaw plying within Dimapur district were ferrying passengers beyond the approved seating capacity, which was in contravention of Motor Vehicle Act 1998. Therefore, the “autorickshaw drivers complying on the rules and regulation did not arise”, the statement stated. RTA secretary also said that the matter on revision of autorickshaw fare was discussed at length with the DDADU members in its earlier meeting. At the meeting, RTA conveyed its decision that revision of fare was normal practice and would be enforced any time as and when need arise by keeping in view of passenger’s interest. In this regard, it asked the DDADU to act in responsible manner rather than imposing ban /strike or publishing intimidation on the responsible authority. K Y M C