May 22, 2017

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Vol XXVII No. 165

DIMAPUR, monday, may 22, 2017 Pages 12 ` 4.00

Decisively re-elected, Hassan Rouhani pledges to open Iran

Chelsea lift EPL trophy as Terry bows out

M’laya CS likely to file appeal on coal scam

international, Page 9

sports, Page 12

Northeast, Page 4

Two state NGOs implement MDM scheme K.V. Nurumi

T U E N S A N G / LO N G LENG, MAY 21 (NPN): The state government’s endeavour to involve NGOs to take over the responsibility of implementation of Mid Day Meal (MDM) scheme in the two districts of Tuensang and Longleng is proving to be of success.

The department of school education, under the initiative of the minister for school education, Yitachu, inked an MoU with two NGOs, one each in Tuensang and Longleng. While the Eleutheros Christian Society (ECS) of Tuensang signed the MoU on 31st October 2016, the Phom Community Development Project (PCDP) signed its MoU with the state Government on 29th November 2016.

The concept behind this agreement was to have a “centralized kitchen” for effective implementation of the MDM scheme.

This Correspondent travelled to Tuensang and Longleng to get firsthand account and information on the implementation of MDM scheme in these two districts.

New Industrial Package for NE soon: Nirmala NEW DELHI, MAY 21 (AGENCIES): A draft Cabinet note proposing a new industrial package for the Northeast is being readied for circulation, Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman said today.

Addressing a press conference today, the Union Minister said the new policy would be more effective and robust. Currently the NITI Aayog and the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion are engaged in giving it a final shape, she said, adding, a note would then be drafted and circulated among members before being approved by the Cabinet.

As reported, the North East Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy (NEIIPP) had come under cloud after the Centre, vide a notification in December 2014, had suspended registration of new units. It meant no new units, registered postDecember 1, 2014, would be eligible for enjoying the benefits under NEIIPP. The Centre had sited fund crunch as the reason behind taking that decision.

Though the Centre later re-introduced the policy, many of the incentives under the policy had been diluted.

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“Aah.. going back to Dimapur. Somehow I’m already feeling suffocated.”

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Students of Government High School Chingmelen having their Mid-Day-Meal. (NP)

In Tuensang, ECS is implementing the scheme in partnership with three Church Associations namely the Khiamniungam Baptist Churches Association, United Sangtam Baptist Lithro “A” and Yimchungru Baptist Boro Amukhungto.

The three Churches manage the implementation of the scheme in their respective areas with the Church members themselves organizing the supplies, cooking and transportation of the cooked meals for the school children. The total number

of students covered under the scheme is 15022 of primary and upper primary.

For the Chang and Tuensang town areas, ECS introduced a centralized kitchen with an aim to reduce the burden of the teachers in preparing the meals. According to Khumla Chang, an ECS representative, the concept of centralized kitchen which was started at GHSS Thangjam in the month of November 2016 now caters to seven more schools in and around Tuensang town. At GHSS Thangjam, the meals

prepared at the centralized kitchen at the ECS headquarters, are packed and delivered to 8 schools located in Tuensang town.

Khumla admitted that the management of the kitchen is in the initial stage and steps are being taken to improve the efficiency and quality in delivery.

The ECS official also said that while there has been support from various quarters but at the same time “some” have been critical towards ECS and the Churches. However she

said that the organization along with the Churches and stakeholders would continuously work towards improving the quality and efficiency of service delivery in order to achieve the goals set out for the implementation of the programme.

At GHS Chingmelen and GHSS Thangjam, school authorities and teachers admitted that the some of the burden that the school had to undergo in the previous arrangements has now been relieved after the introduction of centralized kitchen. It was also made known to this correspondent that the enrolment had seen an increase from previous years.

Temjenkala, Headmistress GHSS Thangjam expressed satisfaction over the implementation of MDM scheme through centralized system. She said that the students are fed twice in a week with cooked and packed meal. Jongshimongla, SDEO Tuensang said that, with the involvement of the NGO in the MDM implementation, the work load on her staff has been eased considerably.

Japan to invite 25 people from Manipur and Nagaland to visit country: Kenji Correspondent/Agencies

IMPHAL/GUWAHATI, MAY 21: Japan’s Ambassador to India, Kenji Hiramatsu, who was on a state visit to Manipur to attend the 73rd anniversary commemoration of the Battle of Imphal (WWII), informed that the Japanese government would be inviting at least 25 persons from Manipur and Nagaland to visit Japan as part of the ‘people to people’ contact programme.

Stressing on the need to build stronger ties with states like Manipur and Nagaland, Hiramatsu also sought the cooperation of the people in finding out the places where bodies of the World War II soldiers were buried.

He said the battle of Imphal and Kohima was the most fearsome battle fought during the World War II where over 70000 Japanese soldiers laid down their lives. For this, he said the Japanese government has taken the initiative to locate the bodies of those soldiers buried at various places.

The Ambassador also (Cont’d on p-8) informed about Japan’s de-

Kenji Hiramatsu (File)

sire to build a war museum at Maibam Lokpa Ching, Bishnupur district, a historically important place where the British and the Japanese soldiers fought during WWII. He said the Japan was also looking forward to enhance cooperation with India, especially with Manipur in the field of education, sports, arts and culture.

As a part of enhancing the cooperation, he said a seminar would be held in Imphal in November for students who are interested to study in Japan.

Offers help for projects

Earlier, Ambassador Kenji during a meeting with union minister of state for DoNER, Jitendra Singh in Delhi, conveyed his govern-

ment’s inclination to invest in the North East and also offer any other feasible support for new ventures.

Japan officially offered support for various ongoing, as well as upcoming development and infrastructure projects, in Nagaland, Manipur and Assam.

“He (Hiramatsu) said the NE region has immense potential and with the kind of priority being given to the region by the Government of India, the Government of Japan looks forward to engage itself as a partner at different levels, both financially and otherwise,” a government spokesman said.

“He said besides trade and entrepreneurship, the government of Japan also has an emotional link with the region” because it was in the area (Manipur and Nagaland) during the WWII where thousands of Japanese soldiers were killed.

The DoNER minister, appreciating the offer made

by Japan and said ministry of DoNER will look forward to engagement of Japanese resources in the making of roads and bridges in the NE region among others.

EPAN calls for protecting Govt will find permanent solution to ‘We don’t support state funding special provision- Art. 371 A Kashmir issue, says Rajnath Singh of polls: ECI tells Parl panel DIMAPUR, MAY 21 (NPN): Ex-Parliamentarians Association of Nagaland (EPAN) has resolved that the people of Nagaland should uphold and protect the special provision as guaranteed under Article 371 (A) in letter and spirit.

This was one of the resolutions adopted by the association during the workshop on ULB vis-à-vis Art.371 (A) held at the Capital Convention Centre, Kohima May 20, 2017.

The ex- parliamentarians noted that Nagaland was the only state in India that was established through a political agreement known as the sixteen point agreement and Article 371 (A) of the Constitution of India, a special provision for the people of Nagaland, was the foundation upon which the statehood was based.

They expressed the view that the people of Nagaland should have a common view/interpretation of the rights as guaranteed under Article 371 (A) of the Constitution of India.

The ex-parliamentarians maintained that any divergent views amongst the people of Nagaland would have far reaching consequences upon the future generations.

“We therefore call upon the state government to constitute a consultative committee on ULB vis-à-vis Art.371 (A) which shall have consultations with all the stake holders starting from the village level and to organize workshops/seminars in all the districts and submit its final report to the state government,” they stated.

Meanwhile, the ex-parliamentarians have expressed appreciations to the state government and resource persons for making the workshop a grand success.

Pelling (Sikkim), May 21(PTI): Amidst the ongoing unrest in Jammu and Kashmir, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday that the NDA government would find a permanent solution to the Kashmir issue.

Addressing a public reception in this western part of the tiny Himalayan state, Singh said Pakistan had been trying to destabilise India by fomenting trouble in Kashmir.

“But I want to tell all of you that our government will find a permanent solution to the Kashmir issue,” he said, without elaborating. The Home Minister’s statement assumes significance as it comes at a time the Kashmir Valley has been witnessing widespread unrest since April 9 when the bypoll to the Srinagar

Lok Sabha seat was held.

Eight people were killed in firing by security forces on the day. The turnout was a mere 7.14 per cent.

The April 12 bypoll to the Anantnag Lok Sabha seat had to be postponed by the Election Commission in view of the “scary” situation in Kashmir. Students in large numbers have hit the streets, staging protests against alleged atrocities by the security forces. Last year, around 80 people lost their lives in the unrest following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen militant commander Burhan Wani.

“Kashmir is ours, Kashmiris are ours and Kashmiriyat is also ours.

We will find a permanent solution to Kashmir,” Singh said. Referring to the 2014 swearing-in ceremony of the Modi government, the Home

Minister said leaders of all neighbouring countries, including Pakistan, were invited to show that the new government wanted to have friendly relations with all countries.

However, he said, there had been no change in Pakistan’s attitude towards India and it wanted to destabilise India.

“We hope that Pakistan will change. If it does not change, we have to change them. After globalisation, one country can’t destabilise another country as the international community will not forget it,” he said.

Rajnath is on a threeday visit to Sikkim during which he attended a conference of Himalayan states to review the security situation and development activities along the SinoIndian border.

NEW DELHI, MAY 21 (AGENCIES): The Election Commission has told a parliamentary committee that it does not support state funding of elections but instead seeks “radical” reforms in the way funds are spent by political parties.

State funding of polls imply the government providing funds to parties and candidates to fight elections, replacing the existing system of ploughing in private or party funds for the job.

“The Election Commission is not in favour of state funding as it will not be able to prohibit or check candidates’ own expenditures or expenditures of others over and above that which is provided by the state (government).

“The Election Commission’s view is that for addressing the real issues, there have to be radical changes

in the provisions regarding receipt of funds by political parties and the manner in which such funds are spent by them so as to provide for complete transparency in the matter,” it said in a written submission before the parliamentary standing committee on Law and Personnel.

The committee is examining the issue of EVMs, paper trail machines and electoral reforms.

On Friday, the committee had discussed electoral reforms with senior EC and Law Ministry officials.

In a consultation floated ahead of its 30 March, 2015 meeting with stakeholders on the issue of political finances, the EC had said, in view of the high cost of election campaigning in terms of media advertisements and public rallies, use of “big money” in politics is a major concern.

Over 1800 IAS officers fail to disclose asset details ANTAM flays 44 AR action NEW DELHI, MAY 21 (PTI): Over 1,800 IAS officers have not submitted details of their immovable assets to the government within the stipulated time frame this year.

All officers of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) are mandated to submit Immovable Property Returns (IPRs) of a year by Januaryend of the following year, failing which their promotion and empanelment can be denied.

As per De par tment of Personnel and Training (DoPT) data, as many as 1,856 IAS officers have not submitted their returns for 2016.

Of them, the highest of 255 such officers are from Uttar Pradesh cadre, 153 from Rajasthan, 118 from Madhya Pradesh, 109 from West Bengal and 104 from Arunachal Pradesh-GoaMizoram-Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre.

As per norms, civil services officers are also supposed to give details of their assets and liabilities to the government.

Besides, the officers need to take prior permission from the central government before accepting gifts worth more than Rs 5,000. They also need to inform government if they accept gifts of over Rs 25,000 from their relatives or friends, according to the rules.

There are 82 IAS officers from Karnataka cadre, 81 from Andhra Pradesh, 74 from Bihar, 72 each from Odisha and Assam- Meghalaya, 70 from Punjab, 67 from Maharashtra, 64 from ManipurTripura and 60 from the Himachal Pradesh cadre who have not submitted the IPR for 2016, according to the DoPT data.

As many as 56 IAS officers of Gujarat cadre, 55 of Jharkhand, 52 from Haryana, 51 of Jammu and Kashmir, 50 from Tamil Nadu, 43 of

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Uttar Pradesh cadre- 255 Rajasthan- 153 Madhya Pradesh- 118 West Bengal-109 Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-MizoramUT (AGMUT)- 104 Karnataka-82 Andhra Pradesh- 81 Bihar- 74 Odisha- 72 Assam & Meghalaya- 72 Punjab- 70 Maharashtra- 67 Manipur & Tripura- 64 Himachal Pradesh- 60 Gujarat- 56 Jharkhand- 55 Haryana- 52 Jammu and Kashmir-51 Tamil Nadu- 50 Nagaland- 43 Kerala- 38 Uttaranchal- 33 Sikkim- 29 Telangana- 26

Nagaland, 38 of Kerala, 33 from Uttaranchal 29 from Sikkim and 26 from newlyformed Telangana have also not submitted their IPRs, it said.

The total sanctioned strength of IAS is 6,500, including 1,450 promotion posts. Of them, 5,004 IAS officers are working in various parts of the country.

Besides, there are 1,527 and 1,537 IAS officers, including some from central civil services, who have not submitted their Immovable Property Returns for 2015 and 2014 respectively.

As per the details mentioned in an online system meant for submission of IPRs, there are 1,461 and 1,764 bureaucrats who have not given such details for 2013 and 2012, respectively.

A total of 2,150 and 2,418 officers have failed to submit the Immovable Property Returns for 2011 and 2010 respectively, it said.

DIMAPUR, MAY 21 (NPN): All Nagaland Taxi Association Mokokchung (ANTAM) has strongly condemned what it claimed the “unwarranted abduction” of its president, I Tali Jamir, by 44 Assam Rifles personnel on May 20, 2017 between 5am and 6am.

In a press release, ANTAM vice president, S. Toshi, and general secretary, Meren Longchar, said that on May 20, 2017 morning its president had gone to collect a demand letter issued by one of the Naga Political Groups (NPGs) at the Alino bus counter when some Assam Rifles personnel in civilian clothes “simply forced him into a car” and drove him away to 44 AR Camp for ‘questioning’ before handing him over to the Mokokchung Police Station–I. The association said its president was released on failing to find any substantial wrong doing on his part. However, ANTAM said the “unwarranted action’ of 44 AR has caused a lot of mental harassment to its president and also a fear psychosis among the taxi drivers in Mokokchung district.

The association said they have selflessly dedicated to the cause of the people, but have faced a lot of hard-

ships from time to time while delivering their services to the public.

ANTAM pointed out that like all organizations and business communities, it also receive demand letter from different groups especially the NPGs. It said that when such demand letters was received, it was the responsibility of the office bearers to deal with such demand letters.

Therefore, ANTAM said that “abducting” its president simply because of a letter sent in his ‘care of ’ was “uncalled for, unwarranted, and utterly brutish.”

Further, stating that AR action has caused a fear psychosis among the association members, ANTAM said if this was not addressed carefully it would leave a bad precedent and would compromise the security and dignity of its service not only in Mokokchung but also in the whole of Nagaland.

ANTAM has therefore called upon all the right thinking citizens of Mokokchung to seriously ponder upon the “unwarranted action” and condemn in the strongest term. ANTAM has also appealed to the general public and security agencies to understand the hardships of its members.

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International AIDS candlelight memorial observed in Kohima

NSACS officials and others at the candlelight memorial service at Kohima, Sunday (NP) Correspondent

KO H I M A , M AY 2 1 (NPN): Thirty-fourth International AIDS candlelight memorial was observed Sunday evening under the theme “Ending AIDS Together” at auditorium Naga Hospital Authority Kohima (NHAK) organized by Nagaland State AIDS Control Society (NSACS) and Network of Naga People Living

with HIV/AIDS. Addressing the brief function, medical superintendent NHAK, Dr. Thorhusie Katiri emphasized on working together stating that it was not easy to break through the stigma and social discrimination.

He also stressed on timely investigation and treatment stating that unlike many years back, these days treatment facilities were available and urged

to avail the treatment on time.

Dr. Katiri said positive mind would help improve one’s health to great extend and advocated to be positive in life and take things as a challenge. He also informed not to have fear psychosis as ART was not toxic and reiterated his appeal to take treatment with positive mind.

President NNP+ Lanu in his message on

eVaccine Intelligence Network in Nagaland

Dr. Megousielie Kire at the inauguration.

DIMAPUR: The official inauguration to view Live temperature of the Walk in Cooler (WIC), Ice line Refrigerator (ILR) and Deep Freezer (DF) in the State Vaccine Store was done by director Family Welfare Dr. Megousielie Kire on May 20. He was accompanied by the senior project officer, United National Development Programme

(UNDP) Nagaland Kingson K Shimray and MO -UIP Dr. G.R Rio. Officially Nagaland is one of the 13 eVIN Pilot state in India to go Live to view both status of the vaccine and temperature in India.

At the Nexleaf- TERI Technicians Training on May 18 and19, temperature loggers were installed

in WIC, ILR and DF in the State Vaccine Store.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare was currently rolling out an innovative electronic vaccine intelligence network (eVIN) in 13 States in India and across all 11 districts of Nagaland support by UNDP. It may be mentioned that eVIN aims to support the Government of India’s Universal Immunization programme by providing real-time information on vaccine stocks and flows, and storage temperatures across all cold chain points.

After the Successful implementation of eVIN in June 2016 and training more than 250 government staffs including vaccine store-keepers and cold chain handlers on mobile and Web-based eVIN application and also by providing a Smart Phone to all the 123 Cold Chain points, the State went live to view the status of vaccine on September 14, 2016.

the significance of the day said the event was observed to honor, support and advocate those who were affected by the global HIV epidemic through mobilizing communities for a world where people do not die of HIV/AIDS and that people with HIV could live a healthy life and with dignity.

Dwelling on the theme, Lanu said the theme emphasized the need for people from all walks of life to join hands and work together to reduce stigma and discrimination and promote the involvement of people living with HIV in the society.

NHAK Nursing students presented special number at the service.

A minute of silence was observed which was followed by lighting of candles.

KpNP+: Network of Kiphire District People Living with HIV/AIDS (KpNP+) also celebrated candlelight memorial service at KpNP+ office.

The programme was attended by members of KpNP+ and supporting project staff with Setongpi, project coordinator (Vihaan CSC) highlighting the significance of the event and positive sharing by Aven, member KpNP+.

Earlier the programme was chaired by Khupai, peer counselor and Tsaliba, member KpNP+ delivered vote of thanks.

Send students with proper verification: NSUK DIMAPUR: The Naga Students’ Union Kolkata (NSUK) has requested Naga families and relatives of students to send their wards to the city with proper verification and consultation from the union.

A Naga students seeking help during admission in and around Kolkata could contact the NSUK president (+919748157877) and general secretar y (+917980464153) for assistance, the union said in a press release.

Meanwhile, the release also informed that NSUK held its election on April 8 during the 52nd parting social of the union during which a new NSUK team was elected for the tenure 2017-2018.

The new team of NSUK will be led by Nibo D Zhimo as president and Thejaselhou Rhetso as general secretary along with seven others.

MGMHSS conducts special meeting for students DIMAPUR: Mar Gregorios Memorial Higher Secondary School (MGMHSS) organized a special meeting for its Class 12 science students at school auditorium.

The meeting was called with the intention to encourage the present higher secondary batch students to follow in the footsteps of their seniors who had left an excellent mark with their cent percent result setting a high benchmark for their juniors to follow.

Principal Rev. Fr. P.S. Varghese, who convened the meeting, expressed desire to see the present batch repeating the same in the coming years.

He remarked, like many meritorious students who had done exceptionally well, they also need to study intensively and extensively, following answer time table throughout the year to achieve their goals.

He further enlightened the students on the job avenues and career options.

NSCN/ GPRN (R) clarifies on defector DIMAPUR: The NSCN/ GPRN (R) has clarified that, Mughavi Assumi , who reportedly defected to NSCN (IM), “was sectional officer ( SO) and not under secretary as claimed by him”. Mughavi was terminated from NSCN (R) due to his anti social activities, MIP NSCN/ GPRN (R) stated.

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Church should be an agent of change, says Y Patton

Y. Patton speaking at Yimkha Baptist Church.

D I M A P U R : Yi m k h a Baptist Church dedication was held on May 21, wherein home minister Y. Patton attended and exhorted the gathering.

Patton exhorted that church should play an active role in changing the

election scenario in the state as corruption starts at the grass root level.

He also added that church should be the first to be an agent of change for clean election, where 90 percent of the state population is a Christian

Open discussion on child protection in Wka DIMAPUR: District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) Wokha, under the department of Social Welfare held an open discussion on child protection mechanism on May 16, at Wokha town hall.

DCPO Sekho Dawhuo highlighted the various mechanisms available within the district for the protection of the children. He also stated that the purpose of organizing the programme was to develop mechanisms within the district for protection of a child in need of care and protection.

Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC), Wokha, Thavaseelan highlighted on the four fundamental rights of children and also urged the public to approach the concern and avail the services. State Child Protection Society, Nagaland programme manager, Raitale Zeliang, spoke on the

role of village/colony level child protection committee in dealing with children in conflict with law. Open discussion on child protection mechanism highlighted on community response, psychological intervention, awareness programmes at block level, awareness in educational institutions, church platforms to be used for awareness, privacy of the child victims and strengthening of existing children homes. Earlier, the programme was chaired by protection officer (IC) Esther Sumi, invocation by counselor T. Pungoyi Nienu.

CWC Chairman Yihamo Patton also spoke and superintendent, Observation Home, Wokha Woben Patton gave a brief overview of the programme. Vote of thanks was pronounced by CWC member Tsenpemo Jungi.

Cleanliness drive in Tsumang Colony Wka

TAYO volunteers during the cleanliness drive.

DIMAPUR: Cleanliness drive to promote healthy living was organised by Tsumang A Youth Organisation (TAYO) in collaboration with Tsumang Colony Council on May 19 at Tsumang Colony the heart of Wokha town.

A press note by TAYO president, M. Tssozathung Levi Mozhui stated that the campaign was mainly focussed on cleaning/clearing all the waste/garbage bins at Tsumang daily market area.

TAYO further extended heartfelt gratitude to all

members/officials who had supported the success of the programme. TAYO further urged all its citizens and business establishments in Tsumang colony to maintain cleanliness for a safe environment to promote healthy living.

NSCN/GPRN (R) clarifies on 15 May incident

DIMAPUR: NSCN/ GPRN (Reformation) has clarified to the May 15 incident, wherein one person identified as Vivito Zhimomi, son of Thungsai Khiam of Hoishe village Zunheboto district was shot dead in Dimapur.

NSCN/ GPRN (Reformation) through its MIP stated that late Vivito was found collecting taxes in the name of its government

claiming as the town commander under the fictitious name of James. NSCN/ GPRN (Reformation) stated that it had warned him several times not to collect or involve the tax in the name of NSCN (R). However, MIP stated that Viveto had failed to comply with its directive. In this regard, NSCN/ GPRN (Reformation) had taken action against him as per Azha of the government.

Chiechama GHSS felicitates successful students Hectic preparations for NSF conference

Inaugural of the newly constructed girls hostel at Chiechama on May 20.

DIMAPUR: Govt. Higher Secondary School (GHSS) Chiechama organized a felicitation programmecum-inauguration of newly constructed girl’s hostel on May 20 with commissioner and secretary, Khrienuo Metha as chief guest.

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report, Khrienuo Metha addressing the gathering encouraged the faculty and village leaders to continue to work for the betterment of the student community.

She expressed hope that every student who resides in the newly constructed girls’ hostel would understand the

value of education and be determined to do well.

Acknowledging the difficulties faced by the teachers in the rural areas, she remarked that the teachers in urban areas were lesser taxing as educated parents support them along.

She also thanked the Village

Vision Cell, Chiechama, teachers and village leaders for their contribution and efforts in constructing the hostel and its timely completion.

GHSS, Chiechama, principal Visetonuo Angami stated that it was the first felicitation programme being held for class-X and XII students since its up-gradation to Higher Secondary.

She also expressed her gratitude to the convenor and his team and all the members of the Village Vision Cell for their support in the upliftment of the school, building the girls hostel, and maintenance of the approach road from the highway till the School.

T h e f u n c t i o n wa s chaired by convenor, Village Vision Cell, Neilasa Sopfü, invocation by Rev. Sonei-u Metha, short speeches were delivered by chairman, Chiechama Village Council and official from School Education Department and a special song was presented by the students.

dominated community. He also said church should not only focus on religious activities but also take up beyond the social line, which were corrupting the society.

Patton also called up the citizens, to unite and come together for developmental aspects, keeping aside differences in political party. He also urged them not to create enemies because of different political parties, while he stressed that election was just a norm of democracy. Earlier the church was dedicated

by Rev. Nyanchumo Lotha executive secretary LBES, while the sermon was delivered by, Rev. R Lotha Tsungiki Baptist Church from the book of Isaiah 56:7. Short message was also delivered by ex-MLA Yankithung Yanthan.

LBA meeting held at Sainik School DIMAPUR: Local Board of Administration (LBA) meeting was held at Sainik School Punglwa on May 18 under the chairmanship of chief of staff, HQ 3 Corps and chairman, LBA maj gen A. K. Pattanaik, SM. The board deliberated on issues pertaining to the infrastructure development projects and the various steps taken to improve the NDA intake of the cadets. The members of the board were also apprised on the utilisation of financial grant and the infrastructural development that were being taken up. Sainik School Punglwa principal and member secretary of LBA, Gp capt. Sanjay Gaekwad presented report on various activities undertaken by the school. The meeting was attended by SO-1 Edn, HQ 3 Corps lt col Abhishek Bharddwaj, Adm Officer lt. col. M K Meitei, jt director, ICAR, Dr D J Rajkhowa, addl director School Edu. & nodal officer Pollem Tep, parents’ representative Er Kedovisie B Meyase, SDO (Civil), Jalukie T. Lankonsen Tsanglao and SDO, PWD(H) Edn Div. Er Ketuoselie Kenguruse. The chairman also visited the ongoing project sites and took stock of progress. He also handed over an OBE Arty Gun on behalf of 3 Corps to the school as a souvenir.

NSCN (R) informs

NSF Central Organizing Committee members along with AKM planing committee and local organizing committee members pose in front of the conference building at Chungtiayimsen village on Saturday. (NP) Correspondent

MOKOKCHUNG, MAY 21 (NPN): The 27th general conference of the Naga Students Federation (NSF) would be held from May 30 to June 2 at Chungtiayimsen village, Tsungrangkong range, Mokokchung district.

The conference is being hosted by the Ao Students’ Conference and hectic preparations are underway at the village around 60 kms away

from Mokokchung town.

The conference would see a congregation of around 2000 delegates from various federating units under NSF, cultural troupes, student organization from neighbouring states including delegates from Myanmar. The conference would be graced by the dignitaries like union minister of state for Home Affairs (GOI) Kiren Rijiju, Nagaland chief minister Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsü, PWD (R&B) minister Y.

Vikheho Swu, CAWD & Taxes parliamentary secretary Dr. Benjongliba Aier, Lok Sabha MP Neiphiu Rio, Legal Metrology & Consumer Affairs parliamentary secretary (Govt of Arunachal Pradesh) Laisam Samai and Nagaland chief secretary Pankaj Kumar. To inspect the overall works underway at the host village, NSF and AKM officials visited the village on Saturday May 20 and had a meeting there.

DIMAPUR: The NSCN/ GPRN (R) chaplee kilonser, Newell, has informed all the business community in Dimapur not to entertain any person without proper assignment order from the authority. MIP NSCN (R) has informed all concerned to contact chaplee kilonser (9089207737, 8132086800) for further queries and clarification.

Corrigendum

DIMAPUR: Apropos the news item “BJP unit slams AICC Secretary’s remark” published on May 20, the paragraph should be read as “Government of India has already clarified that it does not impose the National language ‘Hindi’ on any state against their wishes” and not as published.

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nagalandpost.com Poll Q.: Will Clean Election campaign really succeed in Nagaland?

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WEATHER FORECAST May 22

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Some sun with a stray t-storm 36 26 Aizawl

Partly sunny a stray t-storm

Guwahati A thunderstorm in spots Imphal

35 22

A morning thunderstorm or two 32 18

Itanagar Rain tapering off Shillong

31 20

A couple of thunderstorms

Partly sunny with a t-storm Dimapur Showers and a heavier t-storm Mkg Partly sunny with a t-storm Tuensang Partly sunny with a shower Wokha An afternoon t-storm or two Kohima

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Zunheboto Some sun, a t-storm in spots 26 14

Tovihoto with HSLC toppers. (NP) Staff Reporter DIMAPUR, MAY 21 (NPN): Hindu Yuva Sanga (HYS) on Sunday organised its 4th Open Drawing Competition-cum-Felicitation Programme for HSLC & HSSLC Merit Holders 2017, at PVHSS auditorium with parliamentary secretary of Economics and Statistics, Tovihoto Ayemi as chief guest and principal of PVHSS, Manoj Bhattacharjee as guest of honour.

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dents, Tovihoto appreciated the HYS for its endeavours, saying the Sanga was new but quite active in creating opportunities and providing platforms to students and youth.

Such activities keep the young population engaged with meaningful activities, he remarked.

Reflecting on the competition, the chief guest said art does not only enhance creativity but has overreaching positive impact on a child’s academic growth.

He remarked that children these days learn more from visual art, accentuating on the need to revive and appreciate art and nature.

Tovihoto also congratulated the meritorious students.

There is no shortcut to success but only through hard work, he said while acknowledging their effort and dedication.

The chief guest reminded the students that their success was just the beginning and encouraged

them to strive ahead with consistency.

Manoj Bhattacharjee called upon the parents to encourage their children to partake in such competitions.

Instead of staying engrossed with modern gadgets, participating in such contests will bring positive development and fruitful usage of time, he stated.

In his message to the toppers, Manoj reminded them that they were not “ordinary” as they’ve become role models, especially for the juniors.

He advised that their “next step should be honest and meaningful.”

Both the chief guest and guest of honour felicitated the students and competition winners.

Songs, dances and other presentations were the highlights of the event.

Winners of the drawing competition were: Prem debnath (Category A), Zaara Abdul (Category B), Repesh Roy (Category C) and Ashim Paul (Category D).

The event was cosponsored by Kokuyo Camlin Limited and was “in aid of charity”.

MGHMSS conducts PTA meet

Parents and teachers at the PTA meeting.

DIMAPUR: A PTA meeting for high school and higher secondary students was conducted at MGMHSS. At the meeting, school principal, Fr. P.S. Varghese reminded the parents about the importance of such meetings in teaching learning process.

“There is no short cut

to success; hard work is the key to success’ he added.

He maintained that students with discipline, regular attendance and regular study habits would never fail in the exams.

He further informed that after first term exams, to motivate students MGOS Church & St.Thomas mission society would be giv-

ing cash awards to toppers of classes from nursery to higher secondary and a memorial meritorious K.V.Ponnan award for the term exam toppers.

Later, parents along with their wards met class teachers as well as subject teachers and assessed their academic and co- curricular achievements.

Excessive drinking overshadows beneficial effect: Dr. Nyuthe Correspondent KO H I M A , M AY 2 1 (NPN): To sensitize the medical practitioners about harmful effects of alcohol and the preventive measures, Naga Hospital Authority Kohima (NHAK) organized Continuous Medical Education (CME) Saturday evening at Hotel Japfu Kohima.

Speaking on Alcoholic Liver Disease (ALD) MD Physician, NHAK Dr. C. Wathsutho Nyuthe said alcohol had both harmful and beneficial effects.

However, Nyuthe said the excessive drinking scenario in Nagaland overshadows the beneficial effect.

He said alcohol was the 3rd largest risk factor for disease in the world leading to 2.5 million deaths per year.

Dr. Nyuthe said Hepatitis C (HCV) infection concurrent with ALD were associated with younger age for severity, more advanced histology and decreased survival.

He said with the combination of alcohol and Hepatises C, the liver damage was 25 times faster in damaging the liver of patients who were not aware of his status and continues his/her drinks, it would develop sever liver damage at a younger age and shorten life span.

Dr. Nyuthe added that excess fats in the body would definitely mean excess fats in liver and pres-

Dr. Nyuthe ence of fats in liver had a risk factor for liver damage. Even for those who do not drink alcohol but develop fatty liver because of accumulation of fats would lead to liver disease, he added.

Obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr. Rosemary Thurr who spoke on alcohol and its effects on pregnancy said alcohol use during pregnancy was highly discouraged due to its risk factors.

She said woman should not use alcohol because alcohol would put baby’s life and would have lead to after birth defects which would last for life time.

Further Thurr said using alcohol during lactation period was also discouraged as it had many disadvantages and said nutritional deficiency would also affect both baby and mother.

She said there was need to spread the aware-

ness about dangers of drinking alcohol during pregnancy and FAS. For prevention Thurr said zero alcohol during pregnancy, as alcohol birth affects are totally irreversible however 100% preventable.

Dr. Mhashevisu Sothu MS (Surgery) spoke on acute pancreatitis and recent advances in the management, while Dr. Albert Thupitor MD (Medicine) also spoke on chronic pancreatitis.

Practitioners from various hospitals and nursing homes from across the state attended the programme.

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K iphir e , M AY 2 1 (NPN): Day-two of the 29th United Sangtam Theological Conference at Chare Town Baptist Church under the theme, “Teach the truth” was exhorted by pastor Sangtam Baptist Church Dimapur, Rev. Thridong with Bible study on “Be different from the world”.

A paper presentation on “past and present trends of the churches and initiatives for corrective measures” was presented by Dr. Apise Sangtam, pastor Sangtam Baptist Church Purana Bazaar, Dimapur.

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to lead by example and to practice what you preach” he concluded.

Temjen Anar, coordinator, Development Facilitation WVI Mon presented a power point on ministerial challenges.

While speaking on “Christian’s response to politics” Rev. Dr. Yanger, pastor Sangtam Baptist Lithro, Tuensang called on the theologians to respond to it with diligence. He said politics cannot give spiritual assurance to anyone but only Christ could lead us to heaven.

Müwali & Yutsilemla presented special songs and Evergreen Club Chare Town presented entertainment. Lidichum pastor Airfied Fellowship Dimapur led the service.

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for the copy of the special court judgment before taking a decision on whether to remove Kropha as Chief Secretary in view of the Special Court’s order.

Kropha, a 1982 IAS batch officer of the AssamMeghalaya cadre is due to superannuate on December 19 this year, has taken a two weeks leave.

Additional Chief Secretary Yeshi Tsering is the acting chief secretary.

The ruling Congressled Meghalaya United Alliance government had appointed him as Chief Secretary on February 29 last year. In its judgment, the Special Court said, “They (accused officials) certainly exploited this situation by abusing their offices... in order to procure allocation of Thesgora B/Rudra-

Moderation to continue for school leaving exams in Assam Guwahati, May 21 (Agencies): Students passing out from Class 10 in Assam would continue to benefit from moderation in marks as well as grace marks, a committee formed by the state government has recommended.

The issue had triggered a controversy this month after education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma alleged that the Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA) manipulated marks in the high school leaving certification (HSLC) exam.

A committee comprising four vice-chancellors of universities in Assam was formed to suggest remedies after Sarma told the state assembly that SEBA used to fudge pass percentage at the behest of the government in power to show a better picture of the education system.

The minister had alleged that SEBA used to consult the state government before declaring results and in some instances gave students as much as 40% more than what they actually scored.

“The committee found that moderation or normalization of marks

was not done by SEBA as per statistical methods and established norms,” Sarma told journalists on Sunday.

The committee recommended that moderation in marks would continue as per established norms elsewhere, but only in instances when questions come from outside syllabus, discrepancies in electronic assessment of answer sheets, wrong usage of terminology in questions etc.

It was also recommended that up to 5 marks as grace can be given to students who fail to reach score 30 (the pass mark) in a particular subject, but grace marks should be limited only to three subjects.

Sarma said that SEBA used to give as much 18 as grace marks to students in various subjects to show a higher pass percentage. He conceded that implementation of the recommendations could affect the pass percentage.

Rejecting questions about confidentiality, the committee suggested SEBA to issue notifications ahead of the declaration of results, mentioning how much marks were given as grace or moderation for a particular year.

Shillong, May 21 (Agencies): The Fifth State Pay Commission has completed its hearing and is likely to submit its report by July end to the Meghalaya government on the new pay structure of the state government employees, an official said Sunday.

The State Cabinet had given the three-member panel headed by former Chief Secretar y Peter James Bazeley after the cabinet constituted Fifth Pay Commission for reviewing the salaries and

other emoluments and promotional policies of its own personnel and certain other categories of employees.

The commission comprising the chairman and two members, former NEC secretary Uttam K. Sangma and former Education official Lambha Roy, had also visited a few states, including Mizoram, Tripura, Gujarat and Kerala for a comparative study.

“The deadline for the commission to complete the task is July 31. We will complete the task within the

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IMPHAL, May 21: Two p owe r f u l b o m b b l a s t s rocked Manipur’s border town of Moreh on Saturday night. There was no casualty, official reports said.

The first blast took place near Moreh police station, around 9.30 pm while the second bomb went off near a house at Gamnomveng in the wee hour of Sunday, around 12.30 a.m.

The blasts were at a time while residents of the town located at the IndoMyanmar border were protesting against a recent blast.

An IED suspected to have been planted by militants went off at Moreh ground on Wednesday (May 17) night, around 7.10pm.

Kuki Chiefs’ Association (KCA), Tengnoupal district has condemned the series of blasts in the border town over the last few days.

A statement of the KCA termed the attack as undiluted hatred casted upon on the people. The association added that it was deeply concerned by these cowardly acts of violence by unidentified miscreants. “The spirit and determination of peace

NOTICE INVITING OTHER CLAIMENTS TO REPRESENTATION TO COME FORWARD (SECTION 375 OF THE INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925)

NOTICE INVITING OTHER CLAIMENTS TO REPRESENTATION TO COME FORWARD (SECTION 375 OF THE INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925)

In the Court of Sara S. Jamir Additional Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur, Nagaland

In the Court of Shri Kesonyu Yhome IAS Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur, Nagaland

Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate of Late Khenivi Kiba, Deceased, has been filed by Shri. Akaho Kiba relation son, R/o. Chikiye to draw his Landed Property etc, who expired on 16.4.16. Covered by Patta No. 342, Dag No. 68, Block No. 06, Mouza No. 1.

Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate of the said deceased, may if he/she so desire may appear in this Court within 30 days on the said day of 16/6/17.

Given under the hand and seal of the Court this 15 day of 5/17.

Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate of Late Sabitri Chetri, Deceased, has been filed by Smti Purnima Chetri relation daughter R/o. H.No. 42, Nepali Bosti to draw her Landed Property etc, who expired on 25.11.2016. Covered by Patta No. 1386, Dag No. 1606, Block No. 4, Mouza No. 2 Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate of the said deceased, may if he/she so desire appear in this Court on the said day of 16/6/17.

Given under the hand and seal of the Court this 5 day of 5/17.

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Addl. Deputy Commissioner Dimapur : Nagaland.

Adavasi associations to boycott BJP Correspondent

Diphu, May 21: The All Adavasi Students’ Association of Assam and All Tea Tribe Students Association have decided to boycott BJP in the approaching Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) election for denying the community any party ticket. The leaders of both students’ organization also informed that they will soon decide their future course of action on this issue.

Agartala, May 21 (Agencies): Asserting t h a t eve r y E l e c t r o n i c Voting Machine (EVM) should have a paper trail, Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of not releasing the funds for the Election Commission to do this job.

“For the last three years this BJP government has not released funds for the Election Commission to do the job of having a paper trail attached to every EVM machine. Now under the court directions, I think that is being done. We think every EVM machine should have paper trail,” he told ANI here.

Yechury stated that in case there is a dispute, then it’s not the machine but the papers that will be recounted.

“Our proposal is that no EVM machine is used without paper trail,” he added. There is no need of reverting to the paper ballot system, Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi said earlier. On Sunday, the Election Commission of India (ECI) put forth a challenge before the political parties to tamper the EVM. Meanwhile, the BJP has asserted that it’s time for the political parties to prove the claims made by them earlier by hacking the polling machine or should

just apologies.

E a r l i e r S a t u r d a y, the poll panel asked the Opposition parties and experts to prove that the EMVs, used in the Assembly elections, can be tampered with. However, the EC put forth terms and conditions for the parties attempting to tamper the machines.

The EC said that only those parties, national and regional, that took part in the recently concluded Assembly elections can hack the EVMs. It asked each party to appoint three people to hack the EVMs. The poll panel said that the EVMs need to be picked from its warehouses in Delhi at parties’ own cost.

The EC said that if a party fails to report at the alloted time, without prior intimation or approval, their challenge shall be cancelled.

It said each political party will get to pick at least four EVMs of their choice from any four polling stations out of the five pollgone states. The EVMs involved in the election petition or those sealed will not be allowed in the hackathon.

The poll panel said that if the EVM becomes non-functional after the tamper attempt or if the tamper result is same as the one put out by the EC or if the challenger violates the rules-set, the challenge will be struck down.

stipulated time,” Mr. Bazeley said. He said the Commission had completed its hearing with individuals, departments, employees’ organisations and heads of various directorates. The panel also interacted with district officials. The next step of the commission is to write the report and submit it to the Government.

Earlier, during the last revision of pay with effect from January 1, 2007, the Cabinet had approved pay hike of 32 per cent for all Members of All Assam Nurses Association staging dharna at Dighali Pukhuri its employees. in Guwahati on Saturday in support of their various demands. (PTI)

Bomb blasts rock border town in Manipur

NOTICE INVITING OTHER CLAIMENTS TO REPRESENTATION TO COME FORWARD (UNDER PART-1 OF SECTION 375 OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925) Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate of Late Smti. Thritingla Sangtam has been filed by Kevishe relation-husband R/o H/NO. 66, Diphupar Village to draw his :1. P.P.O No. Pen/Com/29068/NL/S/27132. who expired on 08-05-2017.

Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate of this said deceased may if she/he so desire appear in this court on or before the said day of 18/06/2017.

Given under the hand and seal of the court on this 18th Day of May 2017.

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NOTICE

Agartala, May 21 (Agencies): Two tribal youths were electrocuted while trying to catch fish with hook line connection in Longtarai Valley of Dhalai district in North Tripura on Saturday.

According to police the tragic incident happened at Nadirai Roaja Para under Manikpur police station of Longtarai Valley sub division. The deceased were identified as Deoram Tripura (32) and Malendra Tripura (21). Police said Deoram and Malendra went to catch fish in a local rivulet. They were using illegal power with hook line. First Deoram got electrocuted while trying to save Malendra. He too faced the same fate. Both were taken to hospital where both were declared dead.

Fifth M’laya pay panel to submit report

Regd. No. 39/14 Date : 15/05/17 AFFIDAVIT I, Shri. Hokivi Sema, S/o Vinixu Yeptho permanent resident of Akuhaito under Zunheboto, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as follows :1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India.

2. That my actual name is Hokivi Sema which is recorded in my service book.

3. That due in clerical error/mistake my name was in advertently entered and recorded as Hokivi Yeptho in my ID Card and Pass Book bearing A/C No. 31698175895 4. That the above mentioned name Hokivi Sema and Hokivi Yeptho refers one and the same person and i.e; me.

5. That through this declaration I shall rectify the use of my name as Hokivi Sema for all official purposes and legal proceedings.

6. That the statements made above are true to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing has been concealed therein.

Deponent Solemnly affirm and declare an oath before me...... Advocate Notary Public, Zunheboto on this day 15th May 2017 at Zunheboto.

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the initiative of New Delhi to build a frontier highway in the state connecting 11 districts bordering China.

The Chief Minister also informed the Home Minister of declining public perception of the Border Roads Organisation’s (BRO) work efficiency, which ground level BRO officials attributed to decrease in the BRO’s funds.

Appreciating the Home Ministry for enhancing the Border Area Development Programme (BADP) fund from Rs 900 crore to Rs 1100 crore this year, the Chief Minister, however, said when these Border Area Development Programme funds are broken down among the states, Arunachal gets very little.

He also raised the issue of the state’s inability to pay 10 per cent share for release of BADP funds, and requested the Union Home Ministry to take up the matter in the next cabinet meeting.

On Arunachal’s support to central paramilitary forces, the Khandu said that the state cabinet has decided to grant Rs 50 lakh instead of an earlier Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for the central forces jawans who are martyred while on duty in Arunachal Pradesh.

Khandu said those troopers left physically disabled in action will be granted Rs 10 lakh instead of Rs 1 lakh earlier.

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loving people within the district is disturbed … to create a safe district for our children and common people is far greater aim than the twisted objective of the perpetrators,” it added.

The body urged the responsible groups not to carry out the undesirable activities in the border town and also in the district in future. Meanwhile, KCA conveyed its heartfelt sym-

pathy for the four police commando personnel who suffered injuries in May 19 IED attack at a place between Kwatha village and Khudengthabi of the same district and wished for their speedy recovery.

KCA further urged the state government to book the culprits and take necessary measures to provide safety and security of the people in Tengnoupal district.

OFFICE OF THE

PIPHEMA STUDENTS’ UNION FELICITATION

The Piphema Students’ Union conveys its heartiest congratulations to all the successful students of HSLC and HSSLC examinations 2017.

The Union further wishes them the best in all their future endeavours.

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GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MOKOKCHUNG, NAGALAND No. JUDL – 17/90-91/82 Dated Mkg – 11th May 2017 PUBLIC NOTICE Whereas Smti. Akokla Ao wife of Late Sakumayang Ao has applied for issue of Succession Certificate under the Indian Succession Act, 1925, in order to claim pension against her deceased husband Late Sakumayang Ao of Sungratsu village.

Therefore, public are hereby invited to file claims/objection if any within 30 (thirty) days from the date of issue of this notice. If no objection is received within the stipulated period, Succession Certificate shall be issued in her name.

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APPRECIATION

With profound gratitude we the Dimapur Lotsu Union would like to acknowledge the founder and Director Mr. Akum Amri and his wife Mrs. Shongna Konyak of Changki Village, Ebenezer Orphanage Home, Dimapur for the selfless contribution in fostering Mr. Echungbemo Ovung from-2007 till date. In the world full of hatred and jealousy to spread love and affection and it is clearly visible through the laudable success of Mr. Echungbemo in the HSLC result 2017(1st Div.). May the ever gracious Lord bestow His blessing upon you and your ministry and continue to use you to touch many more lives in days to come.

Nsemo Lapon Chairman Dimapur Lotsu Union

Nchumbemo Ovung Secy.

Dimapur Lotsu Union

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Gangtok, May 21 (IANS): Chief Minister Pema Khandu has sought the central government’s support to ensure all-round development in Arunachal Pradesh.

“Arunachal started very late in the development sphere, and this calls for continued support from the Centre as it is 100 per cent dependent on it,” Khandu told Home Minister Rajnath Singh at the first review meeting of the India-China border infrastructure on Saturday.

The Chief Minister, however, said the state is moving towards selfreliance as it was coming up with policies to tap vast resources to convert these into capital.

Besides Khandu, the meeting held at the Chintan Bhawan here was attended by Chief Ministers Mehbooba Mufti (Jammu and Kashmir), Virbhadra Singh (Himachal Pradesh), Trivendra Singh Rawat (Uttarakhand) and Pawan Kumar Chamling (Sikkim).

Citing connectivity in Arunachal Pradesh as the biggest hurdle to development, Khandu specifically raised concern over migration of people away from the border areas due to lack of basic public facilities and called for steps from the central government to prevent it.

He, however, praised

Two youths electrocuted while fishing

OFFICE OF THE

MOPUNGCHUKET AIT LAISHIR TELONGJEM

WATSÜ UNIT MANGMETONG

FELICITATION

The Mangmetong Watsü Telen with immense pride and honour extend our heartiest congratulations to Mrs. R. Sangyula Imchen, Asso. Pastor Women for being ordained as Reverend on 21st May 2017. May the good Lord bless you and your family for further dedicating your life and family to a lifelong commitment and full fledged Christian Ministry. May God continue to bless your family for God’s service.

The Mangmetong Watsu Telen would also like to congratulate Miss. Merenlemla, D/o S. Lanu Jamir for securing the post of Asstt.

Professor (Mathematics) Class-I Gazette through NPSC and Miss Limatula Imchen, D/o Late Aowati for securing Top 12th Rank in HSLC Examination 2017. The Watsu Telen also congratulates all the successful candidates of HSLC and HSSLC Examination 2017. May the Almigihty God grant you a good healthy life and wish you all a bright future.

Sd/Sd/Wt. Tiakala Tzudir Wt. Watisenla Jamir President MWT Secretary MWT

P. O IMPUR – 798615 MOPUNGCHUKET : NAGALAND

With immense pride and honour, the Mopungchuket Ait Laisher Telongjem (MALT) extends our heartiest congratulations to: 1. Ms.Katirenla, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Bendangkokba IAS, for securing the post of PGT (Pol.Sc) conducted under NPSC of the Government of Nagaland.

2. Mr. Noktichung B. Ozukum, son of Mr. & Mrs. Bendangwabang Ozukum for securing Top 10 position (Science) in HSSLC Examination 2017.

While congratulating all MALT members who got through the 2017 HSLC and HSSLC Exams, MALT also extends our appreciation to the staff and students of Yajen Aier Government High School, Mopungchuket for its outstanding performance in its first ever HSLC examination by securing 91% .We appreciate your hard work and wish you success in all of your future endeavours.

Sd/Sd/Akumyanger Rongsentsula President, MALT General Secretary, MALT

P.O: MANGMETONG, MOKOKCHUNG, NAGALAND

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New Delhi, May 21: Meghalaya Chief Secretary K.S. Kropha, who was convicted in a coal block allocation case, on Sunday said he would file an appeal in the higher Court.

On Friday, a Central Bureau of Investigation of Special Court convicted Coal Ministry ex-Secretary H.C. Gupta and K.C. Samria in the allocation of Thesgora B/Rudrapuri coal block in Madhya Pradesh to Kamal Sponge Steel and Power Ltd (KSSPL).

The KSSPL and its Managing Director Pawan Kumar Ahluwalia were among those convicted for criminal conspiracy and cheating under the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act. “I am waiting for the copy of the judgment and will decide accordingly to appeal in the higher court,” Kropha said Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar, who has held the trio guilty in the case, will pronounce his judgment on the quantum of punishment on May 22.

The Court, however, acquitted chattered accountant Amit Goyal in the case.

Meanwhile, official sources said that the Meghalaya government is waiting

puri coal block in favour of KSSPL by also withholding all material information regarding non-compliance with the guidelines from the (then) Prime Minister and Coal Minister (Manmohan Singh).”

Gupta had maintained during his trial that he had “no dominion” over the natural resource, and that Manmohan Singh - as Coal Minister - had given the final approval for the allocation of the said coal block.

The CBI had countered his claim, saying that Manmohan Singh was “kept in the dark” and that it was Gupta who “misled” officials of the Prime Minister’s Office.

The court said, “While forwarding the file to (then) Prime Minister, as Minister of Coal, for approval of the recommendation of the Screening Committee, it was nowhere mentioned by any of the Ministry officers, much less by Gupta, that the applications have not been checked for their eligibility and completeness.”

“The present case clearly show that Gupta, Kropha and Samria entered into a criminal conspiracy with KSSPL and its director Ahluwalia so as to procure allotment of a coal block in favour of KSSPL,” the court judgment.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur monday, may 22, 2017

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and gender justice, and so, the community should give proper response to it.

He further termed mixing of religion with politics as ‘unfortunate’ and said that religion must be private.

“Religion is a way of worship, that must be private. I don’t care who one worships at home, one may even worship oneself...but it is unfortunate that people are mixing religion with politics. As a society what we must be proud of our culture or Dharma which is the way of life,” Naidu said at an event organised by the Ramaiah Group of Institutions.

He said that our culture teaches us to share, but one has to first earn to be able to share it with others. “You must first generate wealth in the right way to be able to share. If you just want to share without generating wealth you will become a pauper and there will no good you can do. And, the Ramaiah institutions have shown how one can share wealth with the poor through free treatment and scholarships. Private institutes must learn from this example,” Naidu said.

Group Chairman MR Jayaram, said: “Continuing

Prakash Javadekar New Delhi, May 21 (IANS): Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said capping was not a solution to exorbitant private school fees, and asserted that quality of education in government schools will be improved in coming years.

He also said that debates on educational institutions’ campuses were welcome but pro-Pakistan or anti-national slogans will not be tolerated.

“Schools are not for profiteering; we have been issuing warnings from time to time to private schools charging exorbitant fees. But then capping the fees is not the solution. It is more important to improve the quality of government schools,” Javadekar said at the Aaj Tak Editors’ Roundtable.

“If government schools are as good, students will go there instead of private schools. So, if there is no demand (for private schools) there won’t be high fees,” reasoned the Minister.

“We have been taking steps to check exorbitant fees. But at the same time, we also need to realise that education in the private sector too has its place and there exists a cost of education,” he added.

Lucknow/New Delhi, May 21 (IANS): Hundreds of passengers aboard the Mumbai-bound Lokmanya Tilak AC Special had a providential escape when its 11 coaches derailed near Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao railway station on Sunday, officials said.

The coaches that derailed included a pantry car and all coaches from B2 to B11, but no one was injured, the police said.

Teams of the Government Railway Police and the Railway Protection Force have been rushed to the spot.

An official said the train, on its way from Lucknow to the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Mumbai, was given a “run through” signal at the Unnao station when suddenly with a loud noise, 11 coaches tilted on one side and derailed.

Panic-stricken passengers started jumping off the train as the coaches began to derail.

The derailed coaches rested by the side of the platform and damaged it.

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Teams of the Government Railway Police and the Railway Protection Force have been rushed to the derailment site. important Lucknow-Delhi route has been damaged, an official said.

Unnao’s Superintendent of Police Neta Pandey said that no one has been injured in the accident.

Officials also said that

Pro-Tamil activists detained at Marina

C h ennai , M ay 2 1 (AGENCIES): Scores of pro-Tamil activists were detained at the Marina here on Sunday when they tried to hold a memorial for Tamil victims of Sri Lankan ethnic strife as the famed seashore is out of bounds to hold protests.

The activists of proTamil outfits such as ‘May 17 Movement’ and Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi (TVK) were detained, police said.

They had earlier assembled at the Marina to hold the memorial event, with many of them turning

up in black shirts, a symbol of mourning.

According to the Chennai City Police provisions, which is in force, Marina beach is not a designated place to stage protests and hold demonstrations.

Police had already warned that anyone trying to stage protests or hold demonstrations in violation of this order would be arrested. The city has other designated spots for these purposes, police added.

A heavy posse of policemen were posted along the Marina, where traffic was regulated.

This is to inform the general customers of LPG under Kuhuboto area, to transfer the (TTV) Transfer Termination Voucher to M/s A.G Indane Gramin Vitrak, authorized by (I.O.C.L), within the month of May and June 2017, in pursuance with the previous notification, which is duly served to the GB's and Chairmen of all the respective villages, for the future transaction convenience henceforth.

The general cooperation shall be appreciated.

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Dimapur Mission HSS Don Bosco HSS Kma Don Bosco Wokha DPS Dmpr Fernwood Schl Kma G. Rio GHS Thangjam Tsg

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the legacy of the founder, the Ramaiah group’s endeavours in the future will be to take education and health to as many people as possible. We are soon going to integrate allopathy and ayurveda, a first-of-itskind initiative by a private university and there is also our public policy centre which is working towards integrating India’s history and culture along with the western learnings.”

Naidu pointed out that India has enough talent which just needs to be nurtured and developed and said: “There was a time when we looked at the outside world, today we have people like Sundar Pichai, and so many others heading top corporates in the world.

If you go to the Silicon Valley, you will find that every second person is Indian and every second person of the second person is a South Indian.”

While encouraging private participation in the country, he said: “I am not sure why people are so apprehensive. We have great examples like the Ramaiah group to show. I believe that a public-private-partnership is the need of the hour.”

That said, he stressed on the need for regulation too. “In a democracy, there is a need for regulation. And as a government, the Prime Minister is conscious of both,” he said.

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BENGALURU, May 21 (AGENCIES): The Centre on Sunday said it would bring in a legislation to stop the triple talaq, if necessary, “but after allowing the Muslim community to reach a positive conclusion following internal deliberations.”

“The government has made the stand very clear saying that we want this (triple talaq) to end.”

“If necessary, the (Central) government will bring in a legislation, but after allowing the community to reach a positive conclusion after internal deliberations,” Union Minister for Urban Development M Venkaiah Naidu told reporters after inaugurating the statue of Dr M S Ramaiah here.

Dr Ramaiah was an industrialist and philanthropist, who in 1962 founded the Gokula Education Foundation here, which, in turn, established numerous institutes of higher learning including the M S Ramaiah Medical College, noted for its collaborative Child Response Unit that aids children who are victims of sexual abuse.

Naidu said Muslims, like Hindus who have put to an end so many social evils, should come forward and move towards ending triple talaq, which was against the interests of women.

“Dowry, sati, child marriage - all of these, the society came forward and finally decisions were made (to end these social evils).”

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A wise decision

fter the then DAN-I government amended the Nagaland Municipal Act(NMA) 2001 in 2006 to include Part IX A with respect to women reservation, the issue exposed a cleavage within society as there were differing views. Left at that, it was not unnatural to have opposing views but what has made the issue serious was the manner in which the proponents of the women reservation began attacking “male dominated” and “prejudiced and discriminatory” Naga tribal customs since tribe organisations were disinclined to “reservation” of 33% seats in Urban Local Bodies for women.

Championing “women’s rights”, invariably leads to criticizing male-dominated society and its customs, as the root cause against injustice. Naga society has not been divided because of the issue of women reservation but misrepresented by the ambitions of those who feel the constitutional provision(33% women reservation) suits their political goal as the be-all and end-all of democracy. There is no discrimination against women in Naga society and neither are women subjugated or suppressed like in mainland India, where women have no rights. Naga women are rising above men and have achieved success in every field on their own merit. Thus, the so-called “division” that proponents have conjured in the national media has been unfair. In fact, defaming one’s own state for mileage is another form of intolerance to truth. For the record, the NMA has been amended thrice(2006,2012 and 2016) by the law makers. These flip-flops in itself, reveals how much thought has been given on such a serious issue. In 2010 ULB elections could not be held due to stiff opposition against 33% women reservation by the apex Naga tribe organizations. In response, the handful of women activists rightly went to court and won the case. In response, a confused government reneged on the assurance and revoked the application of Part IXA in 2012. This did not help and after which the case went to the Supreme Court and the state politicians again exhibited their inability to look and see beyond those few experts who seem to surround them. The violent agitations against the government in January-February 2017 left at least three dead and dozens of government office buildings burned down by mobs. The state government did not appear to be willing to explore all means to resolve the issue over 33% women reservation because it could not see beyond short term political gains. To justify itself, the politicians continued to maintain that the state was going to lose the case in the Supreme Court over Article 371A vis-à-vis women’s reservation in ULBs and so it was better to hold elections. It was not simply about losing a case but getting blocked funds and leveraging politics in preparation for the 2018 assembly elections. Amidst all these conflicting claims and legal interpretations, fate had something else in store when the new Nagaland chief minister Dr.Shürhozelie Liezietsü took a clear and decisive path to seek solution through the assembly by amending the NMA Act 2016 or legislating a new Act altogether after wide consultations with all stakeholders. Nagaland state assembly has the constitutional power to decide on “religious” and “social practices” under Article 371A and eventually put an end to the controversy.

DailyDevotion Having God’s “Unreasonable” Faith

Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

—Matthew 6:33 When we look at these words of Jesus, we immediately find them to be the most revolutionary that human ears have ever heard. “…seek first the kingdom of God….”

Even the most spiritually-minded of us argue the exact opposite, saying, “But I must live; I must make a certain amount of money; I must be clothed; I must be fed.” The great concern of our lives is not the kingdom of God but how we are going to take care of ourselves to live. Jesus reversed the order by telling us to get the right relationship with God first, maintaining it as the primary concern of our lives, and never to place our concern on taking care of the other things of life. “…do not worry about your life…” (Matthew 6:25).

Our Lord pointed out that from His standpoint it is absolutely unreasonable for us to be anxious, worrying about how we will live. Jesus did not say that the person who takes no thought for anything in his life is blessed— no, that person is a fool. But Jesus did teach that His disciple must make his relationship with God the dominating focus of his life, and to be cautiously carefree about everything else in comparison to that. In essence, Jesus was saying, “Don’t make food and drink the controlling factor of your life, but be focused absolutely on God.” Some people are careless about what they eat and drink, and they suffer for it; they are careless about what they wear, having no business looking the way they do; they are careless with their earthly matters, and God holds them responsible. Jesus is saying that the greatest concern of life is to place our relationship with God first, and everything else second.

It is one of the most difficult, yet critical, disciplines of the Christian life to allow the Holy Spirit to bring us into absolute harmony with the teaching of Jesus in these verses.

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“Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt

Nagaland Post, Dimapur monday, May 22, 2017

ESCAP sees India as world hotspots; rising rupee beneficial

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ndia remains among the world hotspots and the growth in 2018 to touch 7.5 percent, says United Nations Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) report 2017.

The growth is projected to be at 7.1 percent in 2017 as the country faces heightened risks related to the concentration of bad loans in the public sector banks that has reached 12 percent in 2016. Overall the growth is to be underpinned by higher private and public consumption and increased infrastructure spending.

The ESCAP finds the threat of protectionism growing amid rising global uncertainty. The Survey estimates that a steeper than anticipated increase in these factors could reduce average regional – Asia and Pacific - growth in 2017 up to 1.2 percent. India even in such scenario is projected to have better economic gains.

It has a good word for the India’s central budget and sees 25 percent higher capital expenditure than the previous year. A concern, it has expressed, is the inflation that is projected to reach 5.3 percent in 2017 and 5.5 percent in 2018 against the official target of 4.5 to 5 percent.

It is the most positive international system report.

Only a day before the release of this report International Monetary Fund (IMF) had pegged India’s growth for the current fiscal year at 6.6 per cent from its previous estimate of 7.6 per cent due to the “temporary negative consumption shock” of demonetisation. The World Bank too decelerated India’s GDP growth for 2016-17 fiscal to 7 per cent from its previous estimate of 7.6 per cent.

However, Matthew Hammill, economic affairs officer of South and SouthWest Asia of ESCAP, despite difficulties for lower-income individuals and households and businesses in the short run, says note-ban has positive impact due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policy initiatives announced on December 31.

One of the most positive gains, NR Bhanumurthy, professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy says is the windfall revenue gains of 3.16 percent in the wake of demonetization.

He also notes that at least 3 percent of the previous currency has not come back and that is another gain for the government.

The reserve money, the new circulated currency notes, value Rs 9 lakh crore against the previous estimates of over Rs 14 lakh crore.

He also notes that India’s district governance is now better and these are becoming the pivot for growth.

Notwithstanding its short-term disruptions, the report says one of the medium-term benefits of demonetisation was to help expand banking sector liquidity.

“The country’s medium-term economic development will also benefit Shivaji from recent reforms that are aimed at easing domestic supply bottlenecks, such as the implementation of the goods and services tax, amendment of a bankruptcy law and opening up of the pharmaceuticals, defence and civil aviation sectors,” it said.

The interest rates also do not matter much for private investment. So should rates on savings and lending be lowered? It is a virtual direct subsidy to the highprofit making industry and should be relooked.

The report is pessimistic on China as growth softens to 6.5 percent in 2017 and 6.4 percent in 2018.

Inflation is to rise and the outlook is subject to downside risks. Monetary policy tightening by the US President Donald Trump could result in financial volatility

and capital outflows. High domestic indebtedness could act as a drag on growth. The liabilities of state owned enterprises are estimated to about 115 percent of GDP, which could undermine Chinese fiscal stability. The social inequality will rise.

This is a risk to India also as China resorts to aggressive regional and international postures, say experts. The Sarkar recent OneBelt-OneRoad (OBOR) and ChinaPakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) initiative are seen as move to increase its protectionist hegemony in South-East Asia and Indian sub-continent.

In the entire southern Asia, growth is there. The challenge, however, remains in the creation of decent and high productive jobs. The policy priority should be to create jobs in sectors where people live in poverty.

“Moreover as the subregion is experiencing a youth bulge, in which the share of the working-age population is projected to rise at least till 2030, the need for sufficient number of decent jobs becomes urgent”. Vast majority of jobs in India, even in services are concentrated in low-productivity areas like retail services.

The share of more productive and higher skill required jobs in the Indian sub-continent, called subregion, like managerial, professional and technical work remains below 20 percent. India’s manufacturing at 17 percent “is notably lower than China, South Korea and Thailand, where such shares are close to one-third.

Informal employment, the report notes with concern, accounts for almost 90 percent in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, 95 percent in Nepal and 70 percent in Sri Lanka. “The pervasiveness of informal sector jobs has perpetuated low productivity, poverty and inequality.

They receive lower wages and have limited resource to social security and other benefits”.

“Evidence suggests”, the report says, “that the bulk of the jobs created in the formal sector of Indian manufacturing are low-quality insecure jobs”. It calls for extending comprehensive social security benefits, as in many cases the Indian government is doing, old age pensions, maternal health care benefits to informal sector The Make in India, Stand Up India and Skill India policy packages envision India as a manufacturing

hub of automotives, textiles, pharmaceuticals, as well as the energy and infrastructure like oil and gas, power, ports and telecommunications, the Survey says.

These might energise the manufacturing sector. It also notes higher investment in human resources development to increase skilled labour force. World Bank studies show that countries with higher average years of schooling tend to have a higher share of employment in manufacturing and services and higher share of wage employment.

Overall, the still rapid output growth in 2016 benefited from a modest recovery in agriculture due to an improved monsoon season and robust growth in public administration following public sector salary increases, it said.

The appreciation of rupee may not have negative impact on exports. India, observes Bhanumurthy, unlike China does not manipulate the currency rates. Rupee should now be made international currency.

In the economic perspective, rising rupee and falling oil prices could have favourable balance of trade, reduce transaction costs and managed properly could add to further growth of the economy.

Post-mortem

Some reasoning on Naga political issue via root cause

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hat history speaks of, about Nagas being a sovereign independent people from time immemorial is a fact and so shall it ever be. What the present has, is the burden for a future that wouldn’t embody a futile Naga condition should we miss out reasoning before the march has been set untoward the future. Having said that doesn’t mean that the people wouldn’t move forward or let anyone who has contributed their part, (despite their flaws or not) to let move forward. The Naga people has every need to move forward and progress and so shall it be done but only in such a way that every people would be informed about the step to be taken and the informed intellectual (scholar) persons can altogether critically examine whether the proposal to move ahead would be fruitful for all the people not just in the present but also for times to come.

After having examined it, the people should have the right to “suggest some and omit some” (compromise, if needed), since the proposal is to affect not just the policy makers but also the people.

And only after everything is sorted out between the policy makers and the informed persons, will the proposal be forwarded for the general people to take a vote on it and decide the fate of Nagaland, as it is done on rational ground in democratic nations. (For eg:- The plebiscite taken in UK during the Scottish urge for an independent nation and the Brexit during this decade.)

A mere plebiscite could be, [Start Quote] “dangerous political hypothesis if the claimed number does not represent the issue” [End Quote], as per the statement of the senior national workers from Nagaland State on the framework agreement Chq, Hebron, May, 10, 2017, has rationally pointed out. And as per their statement about ‘principle-based politics’ and ‘principle based solution’, [Start Quote] “The principle of ‘free Nagas’ is the foundation of Naga politics and their unique history.” [End Quote], if this statement is to be taken into consideration then, [Start Quote] “The

plebiscite conducted in 1951 was a reaffirmation of the stand of the Naga people on their national principal.” [End Quote], then the second statement let us to consider that if the claimed number do represent the issue then a plebiscite sought after informing the “claimed number”, only stands to reason out any other approach, based on the same principle.

Without considering and acknowledging each other’s “logical rationale”, then no one has the right as a “human being” to ask of something without giving back. This is only necessary so that aside from the right to blame or applaud for its contribution in Naga’s political development by the proposer in the future, the main priority is to strive not to see the day when we could, after the damage has been done, blame on the wrong doers, but to strive to see the day where our collective “logical reasoning” would forbid the outcome to be futile and only be progressive. And as “Accidents” remains an unpredictable phenomena to change the outcome despite our determination and well thought out plan to never fail but only prevail, then in such circumstances the people could only accept the responsibilities collectively and conclude collectively instead of waiting for the opportunity to put the blame on others after the damage has been done.

We Nagas as a whole should be concerned enough to participate directly or indirectly towards our political cause because ultimately it affects our way of life and even the policy makers should be “humane” enough to understand this human condition where without the consultation of the concerned majority, implementing policies that would only prove to be fatal in the socio-political relationships of the few policy makers and the large policy followers in the long run.

This would only either lead to benefitting the people for a while or impacting a serious repercussion beyond repair, which is why the involvement of the people in the “Determination” process is only deem worthy.

With the fact that Na-

gas have always been a sovereign independent people, prior to the arrival of the westerners and their way of modernization, what kind of progress (from the perspective of the 21st century generation, which we all are, with the rest of the world) be it in terms of human norms/ human rights, technologically, civilization, development (infrastructural/ human index), economically, scientifically etc. had we accomplished till that time?

Thus the fact remains to be questioned whether every past ideologies which have nonetheless brought us to where we are today (which would be respected for sure), necessarily has to be implied if at the cost of depriving the people their right to pursue happiness in life in this modern and changing times. If not, then the notion behind our political foundation (sovereignty) is indeed a beautiful cause.

Since we Nagas are living and would still continue to live, we have the outmost responsibility to ensure the better outcome for our survival that would be followed by issuance of peace, development and progression in harmony, one that could be at par with the western giants not in terms of superiority but capacity, for which should not be compromised by uneven reasoning. And if anyone has possible solution that would ensure all the above necessities while also installing seemingly controversial elements, then as explained initially, the proposer has to take into account the necessity of varying the contents by the informed concerned intellectuals and the general people with their model and then change our present wretched condition.

[The LDPN has no view of its own for any groups or organization as we respect the right of establishment of any organization aimed for social upliftment pacifically. This article only reflects the rational code of conduct in human society as done in modern western democratic countries.]

Temsu Walling, Speaker, Liberal Democratic Party of Nagaland, (ldpnagaland@gmail.com)

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TIBIM- Together in building an irresistible movement

he word “TIBIM” is a Greek word that was used by a Greek commander Agothleus Deseychelles during wars to inspire, motivate and incite his soldiers.

TIBIM is a revolutionary word that’s used in different context to bring different meanings...

In modern context, the word traces its popularity to Nairobi University student leader Babu Owino who first spoke of it during a public political rally. However, during another political rally in Nakuru, Kenya, Siaya county senator James Orengo also surprised many when he termed “Tibim” as an acronym but not a word as Babu said. “TIBIM in English means Together in Building an Irresistible Movement,” he said. Many Kenyans have been wondering what is the real meaning of the word Tibim, or is it an acronym. At the same time, the word has become so huge that artists are even coming up with songs using it in their poetic lines, mark you it’s not only political songs but gospel music too.

Forget all the political theatrics staged to woo voters, what we do/should learn of/ from the word is that, it is definitely one bold word which we, the Nagas, need to adopt in our lexicon/diction(whether as an acronym or as a word) in order to start a social movement/uprising against all the evils plaguing our society.

Over 60 years of Naga political struggle to claim its birthright of independence and sovereignty has only led to a piece-meal of Framework Agreement- the content which is still shrouded in mystery.

The questions that spring up out of concern are: Isn’t it high time for the Nagas to form a cohesive force, guided (only) by the dreams, vision and ambitions of our forebears who sacrificed their very lives that we may live as an independent nation? Isn’t the time crucial for the Nagas to stop being so lax-ignorant and wax strong against the forces(read as fragmented UG

factions) espousing Naga’s Cause with their dim-witted narrow vision?

Isn’t the time ripe for every Naga-byblood to speak out against any agreement that’d be detrimental to our future...and offsprings?

Isn’t this the right time to unite as one tribal entity and start a mass movement?

Do we, like cowards, wait for ‘others’ to decide our future and cry foul when/ after “they” have finalized an agreement/ treaty with India? Isn’t this the generation where we ought to “Tibimize” through every possible means and avenues for the greater good of ALL? Aren’t you and I responsible, in some ways or other, for the political mess we find ourselves in??

Leaving aside the question for every Nagas to ponder and decide for themselves, let me conclude by doing justice to the “word of the day” by disclosing the other meanings of “TIBIM”: Religiously, the word is at the tail end of a prayer, immediately after “Amen”, to scare away notorious Satan. Romantically, the word is used by two love birds while they are “tibimizing” each other so as to add flavour during the whole escapade.

Finally, let’s “tibimize” the entire populace of Nagaland and show our Govt and the NPGs that, we’ve had enough of Dialogues; that, Unless united as one cohesive Unit, India will continue to keep playing with our Birthright of living as a free people in a free nation; that, division amongst the Nagas only serves India to the great shame of our pioneers; that, the Need of the hour is a social mass uprising or a single United NPG that has the mandate of all the Nagas.

The time is here for every Nagas to come forward and proclaim “TIBIM!” (Together in Building an Irresistible Movement) for the sake of “NAGALIM” and her Children.

A. Anato Swu, Satakha Town, Zunheboto

Reader’s Post

Sir,

Quality workmanship because Kohima deserves better

Kohima being the state capital needs to lead as a role model in infrastructural development works. The citizens of Kohima demand good roads and drainage system.

A proper drainage system would not only maintain good sanitation of the town, but also protect the roads from breakdown during the monsoons.

The Government of Nagaland decided to construct a solid drainage system with RCC cover slab in Kohima town and awarded the work to M/s Multi Builders, Dimapur. They have been assigned to do the necessary construction on NH-61 from Km 0.00 to Km 6.00, for a contract price of over six crore rupees. With the onset of rainfall this month, breakdown of the newly built drainage system clearly reflects on the poor workmanship and quality of materials used. For example, drainage walls at the Bayavu junction have collapsed with a single rainfall! For a project with such a budget, this is highly unexpected and disappointing. I believe that good quality work should sustain throughout all seasons. It is evident that the construction workers are not systematic and have left a mess of the town. I urge the concerned authorities and the technical experts to kindly look into this matter on an urgent basis. Kohima deserves good quality construction work. Kohima deserves better!

H. Donyei Phom, Officers’ Hill Colony, Kohima

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.

Security forces returning after the Naugam operation in a bid to foil infiltration in Kashmir valley.

jawan sacrificed his life.

“Two more terrorists were killed today while another soldier attained martyrdom,” the official said.

A sanitisation operation is currently underway along the LoC. Four weapons and other war-like stores have also been recovered from the encounter site.

Defence minister Arun Jaitley had on Friday lauded the “aggressive domination” and “readiness of troops” in giving a befitting reply to any threats from across the border.

The Kashmir valley has witnessed a spurt in incidents of violence and infiltrarion attempts in the last couple of months.

The Pakistani troops were involved in 67 ceasefire violations in the first four months of 2017, with maximum of 26 incidents

sions of punishment or to suspend, remit or commute the sentence of any person convicted of any offence.

In the application it has been contended that the Supreme Court had acted without jurisdiction, the lawyer said.

On May 9, a sevenJustice CS Karnan judge bench, headed by NEW DELHI, MAY 21 handed over to him an appli- Chief Justice J S Khehar, (AGENCIES): A lawyer cation for the suspension of representing Calcutta High the sentence under Article Court judge C S Karnan 72 of the Constitution. claimed on Saturday that He said they have a fresh representation has sought a personal audience been made to the President, of Justice Karnan with the seeking suspension of the president.

Supreme Court order senThe lawyers took the tencing him to a six-month ground in the application imprisonment for contempt that Justice Karnan will be of court. unable to exercise any remAdvocate Mathews J edy if he is arrested.

Nedumpara said that he, “Therefore, an applialong with other counsel cation seeking the presirepresenting the high court dent’s intervention under judge and his son C S Sugan, Article 72 has been made,” met Ashok Mehta, the sec- Nedumpara said. retary to the president, and Article 72 states that

Govt gears up to counter charge it didn’t create jobs NEW DELHI, MAY 21 (AGENCIES): The government has asked all ministries and departments to prepare details of both direct and indirect employment generated from central schemes during the past three years to blunt criticism that it’s term so far has failed to create enough jobs.

Sources said this is

going to be one of the government’s major counters to the offensive launched by the opposition. The ministries have been asked to come out with the data

by Monday. The decision was taken at a meeting earlier this week in a meeting chaired by information and broadcasting secretary.

TOI has learnt that all information officers have

court and ordered the West Bengal police to take him into custody forthwith.

Nedumpara had earlier claimed that the defence team made an identical representation to the president through an e- mail.

However, the president’s office had said, “It was not aware of any such representation.”

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“The task is also to estimate the potential number of jobs that can be created because of the ongoing schemes and programmes,” said an official.

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NEW DELHI, MAY 21 (AGENCIES/IANS): Four terrorists were killed and three soldiers lost their lives after the Indian Army launched an operation to foil an infiltration bid in Jammu and Kashmir’s Naugam sector on Saturday.

The fierce encounter began when alert troops intercepted a group of infiltrators near the Line of Control in Kupwara district’s Naugam on Saturday. While two terrorists were gunned down on Saturday, two soldiers were martyred in the operation.

“An infiltration bid was foiled by alert troops along the LoC in Naugam sector. Two infiltrating terrorists were killed,” an army official had said.

After battling the infiltrators for over 36 hours, the army killed another terrorist even as another

reported in April. A total of 27 terrorists were killed between January and April in counter-insurgency operations.

Restrictions imposed in parts of Srinagar ahead of separatists’ rally SRINAGAR: Authorities on Sunday imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, ahead of a rally by the separatists.

Most of the separatists leaders, including moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and the chairman of hardline Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, are under house detention.

The restrictions have been imposed in five police station areas of the city as a precautionary measure to prevent any untoward incident, district magistrate (deputy commissioner), Srinagar, Farooq Ahmad Lone, said here.

The separatists have called for a march to Eidgah to commemorate the death anniversary of Mirwaiz Mohammad Farooq, father of moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and another Hurriyat leader Abdul Gani Lone. Farooq was shot dead by militants on May 21, 1990 and Lone was killed by ultras during a commemoration rally for the former on the same day in 2002.

Pelling (Sikkim), May 21 (IANS): Blaming Pakistan for trying to destabilise and weaken India through violence in Kashmir, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said the BJP-led central government will find a permanent solution to the issues bedevilling the Valley.

Rajnath, who is on a three-day visit to Sikkim since Friday, said the neighbouring country was trying to destabilise India despite the latter’s efforts to maintain cordial bilateral relations.

“I want to assure you that our government will find a permanent solution to the Kashmir issue,” the Minister said at a public meeting here in western Sikkim.

“The truth is that Kashmir belongs to us, Kashmiris belong to us, and Kashmiriyat also belongs to us....”

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The NGOs felt that the focus in the short term would be on building capacity of the VECs and Church workers on the ground.

An official from the department opined that this is for the first time that there has been a political will by the Government level to involve NGO s in working towards the upliftment of their community especially in far flung areas. It was this reason that the DoSE decided to hand over MDM operations to the two organizations since there was presence of SHGs and women voluntary organizations in all the villages which could act as a leverage for better delivery of MDM services.

While these efforts are being made by these NGOs, there is also an urgent need for having close knit meetings with teachers and VECs in order to elicit their support and co-operation towards meaningful implementation of the scheme.

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According to M.Chingong Phom, PCDP is faced with huge problem of transportation of food grains due to bad road connectivity especially during the monsoons. However she was optimistic that the scheme will be implemented with utmost sincerity and that the PCDP would ensure that students are fed with proper cooked meals at least twice in a week.

MDM was launched countrywide with an objective to attempt enhancement of enrolment, retention and attendance while simultaneously improving nutritional levels among children in schools. Lhoungu said this was state Government’s effort to include the community in the implementation of the scheme and also an attempt to build ownership of the government programs.

He remarked that this arrangement has been made on a pilot basis and any future agreements with NGOs of other districts would depend on the outcome of the Tuensang-Longleng model of centralized kitchen.

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as early as 4 AM and the neatly packed food packs are distributed to 11 schools before noon.

At GMS Shayung, located in the heart of Longleng town, the centralized kitchen caters to 98 students. Here, it was found out that the enrolment had increased from 89 last year to 98. Teachers here however echoed their concern over the quantity of packed food supplied by PCDP stating that students sometimes were left with no choice even if they wanted more than what was being provided.

Clarifying on the quantity of rice provided to the students, Khriekethozo Lhoungu, state project Officer, MDM, said the implementing agencies are not in the position to go against the guidelines which clearly state that 100 gms of rice per child per day for primary students and 150 gms per child per day for upper primary students should be provided for 220 school days. Lhoungu said that with the limited amount of food grains, it was practically not possible to feed the students on a daily basis.

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(From p-1) In Longleng district, this Correspondent met up with M.Chingong Phom, development secretar y, Phom Community Development Project (PCDP) and also visited GMS Shayung and GMS Orangkong where MDM scheme is being implemented by the NGO through centralized kitchen. PCDP is being entrusted to feed 3577 students in 89 Government schools in Longleng district out of which 11 schools in an around Longleng district headquarter is being covered under centralized kitchen located at the Phom Baptist Christian Association office premises. The rest of the students in Government schools are being looked after by respective Churches with the help of MDM appointed cooks.

M.Chingong Phom said that on any feeding day, the centralized kitchen prepares rice, dal and meat for 1359 enrolled students with help from her staff and cooks appointed by the school education department. The cooking starts

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legislative approval for annual spending plans and tax proposals before beginning of the new financial year. As a result, public expenditure started from April 1.

Till last year, the Budget was presented on the last day of February and it used to be passed by Parliament by mid-May. And with the monsoon arriving in June, most of the schemes and spendings by states did not take off until October, leaving just half a year for their implementation. The government also scrapped nearly century-long practice of having a separate railway budget and instead merged it with the general budget.

It had also decided to scrap a distinction between plan and non-plan expenditures as the classification resulted in excessive focus on former with almost equivalent neglect to items such as maintenance which are classified as non-Plan.

S issue and also from US bond market under Regulation 144. “Domestically we raise mainly through private placements and $3.5 billion gross borrowing will have Reg S component of borrowing (from euro bond market), US 144 A borrowing also,” he said.

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tee submitted its report in December, reasoning for the change and its effect on the different agricultural crop periods and its impact on businesses, taxation system and procedures, statistics and data collection.

Modi had said that in a country where agricultural income is exceedingly important, budgets should be prepared immediately after the receipt of agricultural incomes for the year. There have been suggestions to follow January to December as financial year, he had said, urging states to take the initiative in this regard.

Following the Prime Minister’s statement, Madhya Pradesh became the first state to change the budget cycle to January- December from the existing AprilMarch. Earlier this year, the government advanced the Budget presentation by a month to February 1 with view to completing the

(IANS): Exim Bank (Export Import Bank of India) plans to borrow $3.5 billion from overseas markets and Rs 8,000 crore from domestic market in the current financial year, a top official said.

“We are looking to borrow $3.5 billion from overseas markets in this financial year. This would be our gross borrowing. We are also looking to raise Rs 8,000 crore from the domestic market,” said Exim Bank’s Deputy Managing Director Debasish Mallick here. He said the bank raises funds from euro bond

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New Delhi, May 21 (PTI): The government has initiated the spadework for shifting the financial year to January, from April, to align it with the agriculture production cycle.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had backed the idea of January-December financial year last month while addressing chief ministers at the Governing Council of NITI Aayog.

Preliminary work has started and it will gather momentum as year progresses, sources said. The GST implementation from July 1 is also an indication in that direction, sources said, adding that it is being implemented beginning second half of the calender year.

The government had last year set-up a high-level committee to study the feasibility of shifting financial year to January 1 from the current practice of starting it from April 1. The commit-

New Delhi, May 21 (PTI): Overseas investors have pumped in more than USD 2 billion so far in the country’s capital market this month, helped by stable outlook for the rupee.

Interestingly, most of the funds have been invested in the debt markets.

According to latest depository data, Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) invested a net Rs 4,157 crore in equities during May 2-19, while they poured Rs 12,941 crore in the debt markets during the period under review, translating into a net inflow of Rs 17,099 crore (USD 2.66 billion).

This comes following a net inflow of close to Rs 94,900 crore in the last three months (February-April) on several factors, including expectations that BJP’s victory in recently held assembly polls will accelerate the pace of reforms.

Prior to that, such investors had pulled out over Rs 3,496 crore from debt markets in January.

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Trump calls for Muslim unity in fight against terror

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) stands with Saudi King Salman during a photo with leaders at the Gulf Cooperation Council meeting, at the King Abdulaziz Conference Center in Riyadh May 21, 2017.

RIYADH (SAUDI ARABIA), MAY 21 (AGENCIES): Even as his administration fights for its travel ban from several Muslimmajority countries, President Donald Trump is using the nation that is home to Islam’s holiest site as a backdrop to call for Muslim unity in the fight against terrori s m . Tr u m p ’s S u n d ay speech, the centerpiece of his two-day visit to Saudi Arabia, will address the leaders of 50 Muslim-majority countries to cast the challenge of extremism as a “battle between good and evil” and urge Arab leaders to “drive out the terrorists from your places of worship,” according to a draft of the speech obtained by The Associated Press.

Trump, whose campaign was frequently punctuated by bouts of anti-Islamic rhetoric, is poised to soften some of his language about Islam. Though during the campaign he repeatedly stressed the need to say the words “radical Islamic terrorism” and criticized his opponent, Hillary Clinton, for not doing so, that phrase is not included in the draft.

The speech comes amid a renewed courtship of the United States’ Arab allies as Trump is set to have individual meetings with leaders of several nations, including Egypt and Qatar, before then participating in a roundtable with the Gulf Cooperation Council and joining Saudi King Salman in opening Riyadh’s new

anti-terrorism center.

The address also notably refrains from mentioning democracy and human rights topics Arab leaders often view as U.S. moralizing in favor of the more limited goals of peace and stability. “We are not here to lecture to tell other peoples how to live, what to do or who to be. We are here instead to offer partnership in building a better future for us all,” according to the copy of his speech.

Two different sources provided the AP with copies of the draft of his remarks, billed as a marquee speech of the trip. The White House confirmed the draft was authentic, but cautioned the President had not yet signed off on the final product and that changes could be made.

Trump may seem an unlikely messenger to deliver an olive branch to the Muslim world. During his campaign, he mused, “I think Islam hates us.” And only a week after taking office, he signed an executive order to ban immigrants from seven countries Iraq, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen from entering the United States, a decision that sparked widespread protests at the nation’s airports and demonstrations outside the White House.

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international Bangladesh police raid Zia’s office DHAKA, MAY 21 (PTI): Bangladesh police today raided main opposition leader and former prime minister Khaleda Zia’s office here in search for “antistate” documents, triggering protests by hundreds of her supporters.

D oz e n s o f p o l i c e searched BNP chief Zia’s office in the upscale Gulshan neighbourhood for two hours early this morning, but later said they did not find “any materials”.

Police said they had a search warrant, but Bangladesh Nationalist Party alleged that law enforcers acted on an unknown general diary only to harass Zia, 71, who is facing about three dozen cases of alleged graft, treason and violence, local media reported. Hundreds of supporters of Zia’s BNP staged a protest outside the two-storey office building.

The party leaders alleged that the raid was part of an Awami League’s conspiracy against BNP and was aimed at “harassing” Zia. Earlier in the day, Gulshan Police Station OC Abu Bakar Siddique had said: “We have a court order to check if there is anything in the office that could compromise national security.”

BNP and its front organisations today announced that they will hold countrywide demonstrations tomorrow to protest against the police raid.

Decisively re-elected, Hassan Rouhani pledges to open Iran

Moon names presidential staff, cabinet members

sor to the 77-year-old supreme leader. His defeat leaves the conservatives without an obvious flag bearer.

The re-election is likely to safeguard the nuclear agreement Rouhani’s government reached with global powers in 2015, under which most international sanctions have been lifted in return for Iran curbing its nuclear program.

And it delivers a setback to the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), the powerful security force which controls a vast industrial empire in Iran. They had thrown their support behind Raisi to safeguard their interests.

SEOUL, MAY 21 (IANS): South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Sunday named top-level presidential staff and cabinet members on security, foreign affairs and economy.

Moon, at a press conference at the presidential Blue House, announced the appointment of Chung Euiyong as his top national security advisor, Xinhua news agency reported.

Chung is a career diplomat who was mainly in charge of trade. He is a former lawmaker of the Uri Party, a predecessor of the current ruling Democratic Party. During the presidential campaign, Chung led a special advisory group overseeing Moon’s diplomatic policy. The top security post was usually held by former military commanders.

Moon Chung-in, an honorary professor at Yonsei University in Seoul, and Hong Seok-hyun, former chief of a local newspaper and cable channel, were named special presidential aides for unification, security and diplomatic affairs.

President Moon told the media that he will discuss the new government’s policy stance on unification, security and diplomatic affairs together with the two new special aides.

DUBAI/BEIRUT, MAY 21 (AGENCIES): President Hassan Rouhani pledged on Saturday to open Iran to the world and deliver freedoms its people have yearned for, throwing down a defiant challenge to his hardline opponents after securing a decisive re-election for a second term.

Rouhani, long known as a cautious and mildmannered establishment insider, reinvented himself as a bold champion of reform during the election campaign, which culminated on Friday in victory with more than 57 percent of the vote.

His main challenger, hardline judge Ebrahim Raisi, received 38 percent.

In his first televised speech after the result, Rouhani appeared to openly defy conservative judges by praising the spiritual leader of the reform camp, former President Mohammad Khatami. A cour t has banned quoting or naming Khatami on air.

“Our nation’s message in the election was clear: Iran’s nation chose the path of interaction with the world, away from violence and extremism,” Rouhani said. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, whose country has had no diplomatic relations with Iran since 1980, said he hoped Rouhani would use his second

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term to end Tehran’s ballistic missile program and what he called its network of terrorism. Iran denies any involvement in terrorism and says its missile program, which U.S. President Donald Trump recently targeted with new sanctions, is purely for defense purposes.

Although the powers of the elected president are limited by those of unelected Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who outranks him, the scale of Rouhani’s victory gives the pro-reform camp its strongest mandate in at least 12 years to seek the sort of change that hardliners have thwarted for decades. Rouhani’s opponent Raisi, a protege of Khamenei, had united the conservative faction and had been tipped as a potential succes-

Cheering and dancing

Thousands of people gathered in central Tehran to celebrate Rouhani’s victory. Videos on social media showed young people clapping and chanting “We love you Hassan Rouhani, we support you.”

Some youngsters wore wristbands in violet, the color of Rouhani’s campaign. Others wore green, representing the reformist movement crushed by security forces after a 2009 election, whose leaders have been under house arrest since 2011.

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Taliban kill 20 Afghan policemen KABUL, MAY 21 (IANS): At least 20 Afghan policemen were killed and ten others injured in a Taliban attack on several checkpoints in Zabul province, an official said on Sunday.

On Saturday night, hundreds of Taliban fighters simultaneously attacked the checkpoints at three different places, in a bid to wrest control of these areas, but their attempts were foiled by Afghan forces, the official told Efe news.

The official said the insurgents had also suffered “numerous casualties”, but he could not provide the exact figures.

The attacks took place in the Dai-Chopan, Arghandab and Shajoy districts, the last named being the worstaffected, he added.

A member of the Zabul security forces, who requested anonymity, told Efe news that the insurgents had also fired projectiles against provincial capital Qalat, but that did not cause any fatalities.

Zabul, that borders Pakistan, has a large Taliban presence, with the insurgent group controlling broad swathes of its territory.

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FELICITATION Friendship High School, Chuchuyimlang with immense pride and delight extend its profound and heartiest congratulation to Miss. Ashmina Khatun D/o Mr. & Mrs. MD. SAINUL for securing 1st Division (81.16%) with distinction in ENGLISH, ALTERNATIVE ENGLISH and BOOK KEEPING & ACCOUNTANCY in the recently declared HSLC examination result 2017.

The school would also like to congratulate all the successful candidates of the school.

We pray and wish them success and accolades in all pursuit of their future endeavour.

Sd/Sd/Managing Board Headmistress Friendship High School FHS, Chuchu Town

Through this column, the Sumi Hoho extend our heartiest congratulations to Dr. Vihuto Assumi, former General Secretary, Sumi Hoho for securing Ph.D Education from Indian Education Academy.

The Hoho wish him all the best in all his future endeavours.

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DIMAPUR - 797112 : NAGALAND

FELICITATES

The Dimapur Phom Union with pride and honour extends our heartiest congratulations to Mr. Hemloi Phom, S/o Mr. K. Molem Phom, Bhümnyü Village, for securing top rank 11th in the recently declared HSLC from Holy Cross Higher Secondary School, Dimapur. He is the first male among Phom Tribe to secure top 11 position in HSLC examination.

The Union also congratulate all the successful students of HSLC & HSSLC Examination 2017. May the good Lord guide them in all their future endeavours.

VILLAGE EDUCATION COMMITTEE LOSAMI VILLAGE DIST. PHEK : NAGALAND

FELICITATION

The VEC, Losami take this honour and pride to heartily acknowledge and appreciate the sincere and dedicated effort/service rendered by the teachers of Government High School, Losami thus maintaining consistency in producing outstanding and impressive results of the HSLC exam each year. The VEC takes pride to felicitate and congratulate all the successful HSLC qualified students of the School.

Further, the VEC also applause, congratulate and wish all the HSLC and HSSLC qualified students of the village a very bountiful success in all their future endeavours.

May you all continue to live the "dream of our dreams" with blessings.

Khwetsohili Kepfoh Chairman, VEC Losami Village

The Lanutsülak Semchir Telongjem Lakhuni takes this Opportunity to express profound gratitude and congratulations to Mr. Arenlong Langur, son of Mr. Lanupokyim and Mrs. Merenkala, on being selected Junior Engineer in BSNL. Your achievement has brought laurels to the LSTL and gives hope, zeal and direction to the youngsters to strive for higher heights in future. The LSTL wishes and pray that the Almighty God guide and lead in you in your new endeavour.

(Tinu Langur) President, LSTL

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AWOHUMI STUDENTS' UNION PUGHOBOTO AREA ZUNHEBOTO : NAGALAND

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The Awohumi Students' Union with immense pride and pleasure extends our heartiest congratulations to all the successful students of HSLC & HSSLC examination 2017.

HSLC 1. Mughashe Swu, Son of Samuel Swu (83% Distinction in Maths, English, S.S, Alt. SIT) 2. Niboli Swu, Daughter of Khukiye Swu (69%) 3. Khante Shohe, Son of Kuhoshe Shohe (66% Distinction in Alt. English) 4. Puvika Shohe, Son of Abel Shohe (59%) HSSLC 1. Nikito Shohe, Son of Pikuto Shohe (1st Division) Shoto. Z. Shohe President, A.S.U

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of 560 kilometers (347 miles), said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, citing office rules.

In February, North Korea used a launcher truck to fire a solid-fuel missile that it calls the Pukguksong (Polaris)-2, a land-based version of a submarinelaunched missile the country revealed earlier. That missile traveled about 500 kilometers before crashing into the sea, according to South Korean and U.S. officials.

The February launch, the North’s first missile test after Trump took office, alarmed neighbors because solid-fuel missiles can be fired more quickly than liquid-fuel missiles, which need to be fueled before launch and require a larger number of vehicles, including fuel trucks, that could be spotted by satellites.

South Korea’s new president, Moon Jae-in, held a National Security Council meeting to discuss Sunday’s launch, which came hours after he named his new foreign minister nominee and top advisers for security and foreign policy.

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SEOUL, MAY 21 (AGENCIES): North Korea fired a medium-range missile on Sunday, U.S. and South Korean officials said, the latest ballistics test for a country speeding up its development of nuclear weapons and missiles.

The rocket was fired from an area near the North Korean county of Pukchang, in South Phyongan Province, and flew eastward about 500 kilometers (310 miles), said South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. The U.S. Pacific Command said it tracked the missile before it landed into the sea. White House officials traveling in Saudi Arabia with President Donald Trump said the system, which was last tested in February, has a shorter range than the missiles launched in North Korea’s most recent tests.

An official from South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff also said the missile appeared to be similar in range and apogee to the midrange missile that North Korea test-fired in February. The missile launched on Sunday reached a maximum altitude

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People watch a TV news program showing a file image of a missile launch by North Korea, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul May 21, 2017.

Total Distinction Total 8 English 1 7 Alt 1 3 FIT 1 S.S 3 Appeared 21 Qualified 18

Vivi Kinimi General Secretary, A.S.U

SÜNGRATSÜ STUDENTS’ UNION P.O. Impur – 798615, B.P.O :Süngratsü Mokokchung : Nagaland

Motto : For the people

FELICITATES

The Süngratsü Students’ Union would like to convey our heartiest congratulations and best wishes to the following student and institution for their achievements in the recently declared HSLC Examination 2017.

1. Mr. Zuiner Jamir S/o Mr. Satemnungsang Jamir for securing Top-18 position in HSLC Examination 2017 with Subject topper in Mathematics from St. John Hr. Sec. Residential School, Dimapur.

2. Govt. High School Süngratsü for achieving cent percent academic excellence in HSLC Examination 2017.

The Union further congratulates all the successful candidates of HSLC and HSSLC Examination 2017 and wishes them all a bright future endeavours.

Imchalemba Walling J. Asangla Longchar President, SSU Gen. Secy., SSU

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FELICITATION

With immense pride and honour, PWSDK congratulates all the successful educatees who brought laurels to our society.

Miss. Linoto A Assumi, D/o Atoi Assumi (Academic proficiency & Proficiency in skills award in M.A Counselling and Psychotheraphy under Serampore)

HSSLC 2017 Miss. Livino Assumi, D/o Er.Tokiho Assumi 1st Div (Distinction in History, Sociology & Education) Miss. Priskali T Assumi, D/o Tokiye Assumi 1st Div (Distinction in Education) Miss. Magdalene Chishi, D/o Rev. Ghokuto Chishi 1st Div Mr. Itoka Chishi, S/o Kuhovi Chishi 1st Div Mr. Ghunavi Chophy, S/o Atovi Chophy 1st Div HSLC 2017 Miss. Linoka Chishi, D/o Er. Ghusheto Chishi (Distinction in Maths, Science, S.Science, Eng & Alt. English) Miss. Deborah Chishi, D/o Rev. Ghokuto Chishi (Distinction in Social Science) Miss. Abokali Assumi, D/o Hekiye Assumi Miss. Lovikali Wotsa, D/o Huskha Wotsa Mr. Tovito Assumi, S/o Ahoshe Assumi Mr. Bokai Assumi, S/o Hesho Assumi Mr. Miloto Assumi, S/o Toikhu Assumi Mr. Botoka Assumi, S/o Zheheto Assumi Mr. Bothuvi Assumi, S/o Lt.Khetovi Assumi Your cravings for the success earned you the desire result. May all the success come in your way!

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Infotainment

The Rock announces his Presidential bid with running mate Tom Hanks

District IEC/BCC organized a street play on Non Communicable Disease at Aghunato town, Zunheboto on May 20. The programme was initiated by District Health Society and the street play on the topics ‘Hypertension, Cancer & Diabetes’ were enacted. The play was performed by the Church youth of Nito Mount and Aizuto. Free IEC materials were distributed during the event. Dr. Hoito, Dy.CMO, Zunheboto highlighted about the importance of the activity and encouraged the public to do away with unwanted elements and motivated the participants to live an healthy and examplenary life.

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that we need “more poise fter rumours that and less noise.”

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ “Americans deserve Johnson could be strong capable leaders”, running for President in Johnson continued. “Lead2020, the wrestler-turneders who care about this actor officially announced country and care about its his bid with running mate Tom Hanks on SNL last people”. night (May 20).

The final show of the This announcement 42nd season also featured a came days after an official musical performance from poll by Public Policy Polling Katy Perry and a cold open finds that if Johnson ran as becoming the leader of the used the moment to share of Alec Baldwin reprising a Democrat he would lead free world… an important point about his Donald Trump impresTrump with a margin of However, Johnson the current political climate, sion to sing ‘Hallelujah’.

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However, during The Rock’s monologue, mark- PHOM LEMPONG SCHOOL FELICITATES HSLC SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES ing his fifth time hosting SNL, Tom Hanks came out to congratulate Johnson on becoming a member of the Five-Timers Club.

The pair announced that they would be vying for the Presidential bid come 2020 running through their collective qualifications.

Hanks, having fought in WWII in “like ten different movies”, would get the senior vote whereas Johnson The Phom Lempong School Longleng organized a felicitation program for the 25 would win the “minority successful candidates of HSLC 2017. The program was chaired by Ms. Lipom Asst. vote because everyone just Teacher, invocation and special prayer for the students was offered by Smti. Chingong & assumes that I am whatever Smti. Angbhen PLS Board members respectively. they are”.

Meanwhile, L.C. Phom Headmaster while congratulating the students and teachers Of course the analso made a special remark that, the 2017 HSLC result of the school was a ‘quality one’ nouncement was all a joke… where out of 25 passed, 3 students Mr. Moishen Phom, Mr. Nyemchong Phom and so you can relax, President Ms. Monyu Phom secured distinction in Alt. English, Social Science and FIT, 4 students Kanye West. That said, this secured 1st division with 65 – 70 % of marks and 17 students secured 2nd division with wouldn’t be the first time a 50 – 60 % of marks. celebrity hosting Saturday The school also congratulates all Toppers and successful candidates in general.

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HAPPY 70TH BIRTHDAY Dearest DAD This is a day of celebration of your special day and also the day, we give thanks for having you in our lives. You are a blessing.

Our hero, Our role model, and the man who we look up to and dream.

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From your loving wife, sons, daughter, daughter in-law, grand son & grand daughters.

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OFFICE OF THE DIMAPUR DISTRICT GARAGE WELFARE TRADE UNION Dimapur : Nagaland

Govt. Regd. No. IBR/Tech-38/2010

PRESS STATEMENT

The Dimapur District Garage Welfare Trade Union had a Picnic cum General Meeting at Kuki Dolong on 17.05.2017.

That the Picnic cum General Meeting was started with thanks giving prayer. It was attended by all of its members successfully.

(Hukavi S Murru), President DDGWTU, Dimapur

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They Know That Franchise Model Is Mostly The Easiest Manner To Run Any Educational Centre Because It Requires Negligible Daily Effort, Negligible Academic Research And Zero Dynamism.

Franchise Centres Mostly Depend On Their Head Office For All Academic Support. This Implies That Often They Have Negligible Competency And Very Low Confidence In Themselves.

A Method Of Coaching Which Might Be Effective For Students Of Metro Cities Might Not Be Equally Effective For Students Of Nagaland. Coaching Necessarily Must Be Customised As Per Geographical Location. If Coaching Is Not Customized As Per The Needs Of Students Of Nagaland It Will Obviously Have Low Results.

Most Franchise Centres In Nagaland Are Run At Around 2000 to 3000 sq. ft. Of Below Average Infrastructure With Mostly Less Than 10 Employees. Aspirants Know That The Question Of Comparison Doesn’t Even Arise With N.I.C.S.E. Which Is Spread Over 12000 Sq.Ft. Of Top Class Infrastructure And Is Managed By Over 80 Highly Competent Professionals & Faculty Members.

THUS, OVER THE YEARS, MORE THAN 90% OF ASPIRANTS CHOSE TO JOIN N.I.C.S.E.

THE CLOCK IS TICKING. THE COUNTDOWN FOR 2017 NPSC PRELIM HAS BEGUN. REMEMBER, FOR THE ACHIEVERS, IT’S NEVER TOO EARLY TO PREPARE FOR MOST OF THE OTHERS, IT USUALLY GETS TOO LATE TO PREPARE. ACT BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE

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Mumbai beat Pune by 1 run to win IPL-10

Mitchell Johnson of Mumbai Indians celebrates the wicket of Ajinkya Rahane of Rising Pune Supergiant during IPL 10 final on Sunday. late hitting (three fours and two sixes) that MI managed to reach close to 130 after being reduced to 79 for 7.

Jaydev Unadkat’s (2/19 in 4 overs) dream edition just got better as he dealt twin blows in the third over removing both Parthiv Patel (4) and Lendl Simmons (3) within a space of three deliveries.

Patel mistimed a pullshot that was taken by Shardul Thakur at mid-on while Simmons was foxed by a slower one which Unadkat smartly snapped inches off the surface.

At 8 for 2, Mumbai’s most seasoned pair of skipper Rohit Sharma (24) and Ambati Rayudu (12) came together.

However they couldn’t get going with Washington

Sundar (0/13 in 4 overs) again proving to be exceptional during the Powerplay overs.

Mumbai were under pressure at 16 for 2 in 5 overs before Rohit picked up Lockie Ferguson for some special treatment, hitting four boundaries to get a move on.

But it wasn’t long before Rayudu was found short failing to beat Steve Smith’s direct throw.

The MI skipper would be cursing himself as it was a half-tracker from Adam Zampa (2/32 in 4 overs) which he pulled to midwicket fence where Shardul Thakur showed fantastic balance while latching onto a well-judged catch.

Kieron Pollard (7) hit a

first-ball six off Zampa but that encouraged the leggie to again flight one outside the off-stump. Pollard took the bait and as has been the case with him was taken in deep by Manoj Tiwary.

At 56 for 5, Mumbai Indians didn’t have any chance of recovery. Pandya brothers have had a good tournament but on the day when it mattered most, Hardik played across the line to Dan Christian to be adjudged leg-before.

Shardul once again showed street smartness as he backed up at the striker’s end after Karn Sharma’s catch was missed by Christian. But his throw saw Shardul racing past Karn to dislodge the bails leaving MI shattered at 79 for 7.

Sumi Open Chess Championship held

Chinese javelin thrower breaks Asian record

Winners of 8th Sumi Open Chess Championship with their trophies. ners in the open category were Pikuto H Chishi, Uka Chophy, Henito KIba, Kitolu Achumi, Tokiho Chishi, Yekhevi Sumi and Hito Chishi.

In the Under-17 category, Nipeto Hesso emerged as champion, while Pulonito Hesso and Shenikali Hesso, both from Coraggio School, Kohima, were declared first and second runner-up respectively.

Meanwhile, chess lovers of Dimapur have formed the Dimapur District Chess Club with Hekugha Yepthomi as president. SI Toshi and Er. Thrimhokiu Royim were elected as vice presidents, Itokhu Achumi as general secretary, Manish Tiwari as organising secretary, and Akhilesh, Er. Kikheto Sumi and Vizheto Shohe as executive members.

Coaches depose before BFI on Krishan’s Asian forfeiture

Gatlin wins 100 meters at Golden GP in Japan

D i m a p u r , M ay 2 1 (NPN): Sukhavi Achumi emerged as the champion of the 8th Sumi Open Chess Championship which was held at Tourist Lodge, Dimapur from May 17-19.

The championship was organised by the Sumi Chess Association.

Kughaho Kiho and Hekugha Yepthomi were declared the first and second runners-up. Other win-

Vikas Krishan

NEW DELHI, May 21 (PTI): The disciplinary hearing into boxer Vikas Krishan’s forfeiture of his Asian Championship semifinal bout continued on Sunday with the national coaches deposing before the inquiry committee.

A day after Vikas gave his version, chief coaches Shiv Singh and S R Singh, along with assistant coach Narender Rana, gave their account of the circumstances leading to the forfeiture in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

The disciplinary panel, which is headed by veteran administrator Asit Banerjee, will now meet on May 30 and 31 for depositions from officials.

“The coaches presented their versions and perspective on the incident.

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Banerjee told PTI. Even Vikas could be called again if the panel finds conflicting versions of what happened.

T h e m i d d l ewe i g h t boxer, who was the top seed in the Asian meet, had given a walkover in the semifinal against Korean Lee Dongyun earlier this month.

The reasons for his decision have not yet been officially revealed.

It is learnt that the boxer, who had a World Series of Boxing (WSB) bout on May 11 in Paris, got caught up in a confusion over his travel plans, which led to his decision to forfeit the Asian Championship bout. Subsequently, he was not allowed to compete in the WSB bout either.

The team officials, who will appear before the committee, include Boxing Federation of India Secretary General Jay Kowli and team doctor Nirmolak Singh among others.

A BFI source told PTI that the entire incident seems to be a result of “communication gap” and “lack of technical knowledge”.

“The boxer and the officials should have handled it better, there was definitely a communication gap,” he said.

KAWASAKI, May 21 (Agencies): Justin Gatlin of the United States clocked 10.28 seconds to win the 100 meters at a Golden Grand Prix event on Sunday.

Gatlin crossed the finish line just .03 seconds ahead of Japan’s Aska Cambridge. Shuhei Tada, also of Japan, was third in 10:35.

A a r o n B r ow n o f Canada won the men’s 200 with a time of 20.62, edging Dedric Dukes of the United States by .09 seconds. Kenji Fujimitsu of Japan was third with a time of 20.93.

Ivet Lalova-Collio of Bulgaria powered to victory in the women’s 100, clocking a time of 11.40 to beat Tawanna Meadows of the United States by .04 seconds.

Tianna Bartoletta, also of the United States, was third with a time of 11.47.

Bartoletta is the world champion in the long jump and won that event with a leap of 6.79 meters, beating Britain’s Shara Proctor (6.65) and Aiga Grabuste of Latvia who was third with a jump of 6.49.

Tokyo, May 21 (IANS): Chinese javelin thrower Liu Shiying broke the women’s Asian record en route to winning gold at the IAAF Golden Grand Prix Kawasaki meeting in Japan on Sunday. The 23-year-old, achieved the wining mark of 66.47 metres with her third round effort, improving the Asian record of 66.13m set by compatriot Lyu Huihui who finished second at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, reports Xinhua news agency. The previous personal best of Liu, a silver medallist at the 2012 IAAF World Junior Championships, was 65.64m set last year. Mitchell Kathryn of Australia finished second with a mark of 63.23m while Japan’s Yuki Ebihara finished third at 60.63m.

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‘Negotiations on India-Pak cricket series during CT’ Karachi, May 21 (IANS): Amidst bleak chances of an India-Pakistan bilateral cricket series in the near future, a top Pakistani official on Sunday said the two countries are likely to hold talks during a Champions Trophy match in England in June.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Shahryar Khan said he would discuss the matter once again with the Indian cricket board officials during the June 4 ICC Champions Trophy match between the two at Edgbaston, Dunya News reported.

Khan also admitted that the chances of a bilateral series with India remain bleak.

On May 3, the Pakistan Cricket Board sent a legal notice to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for not honouring an MOU, signed in 2014, to play six bilateral series between 2015 and 2023.

Alleging a loss of $200-300 million, the PCB asked for a $60 million compensation for losses faced due to India’s refusal to play the series.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has maintained that no legal document was signed regarding the series and that cricket with Pakistan was subject to government approval.

Durant powers Warriors past Spurs

Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant and JaVale McGee guard San Antonio Spurs’ LaMarcus Aldridge in 1st quarter during Game 3 of NBA Western Conference Finals at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.

LOS ANGELES, May 21 (Agencies): Kevin Durant scored 19 of his 33 points in the third quarter Saturday as the Golden State Warriors took a stranglehold lead in the NBA Western Conference finals with a 120-108 blowout of San Antonio.

“I love where my game is at,” Durant said. “I work hard every day I know what I can do in this league. I just try to put my head down and go.”

The Warriors now lead the Spurs 3-0 in the bestof-seven series with game four set for Monday in San Antonio.

The victory appears to put the Warriors on a collision course to meet the mighty Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA finals.

No NBA team has ever come back to win a series after losing the first three

games.

The Cavaliers are up 2-0 in their NBA semi-final series and have an impressive 247-192 scoring advantage against the Boston Celtics, who lost star player Isaiah Thomas to a seasonending injury on Saturday.

Stephen Curry tallied 21 points for the Warriors, who are now a perfect 11-0 in the post-season to match the best start in NBA playoff history. They have won 26 of their past 27 games.

Curry expects to see a different Spurs team on Monday night.

The host Spurs trailed by nine points at the half in game three and came within 69-65 two minutes into the third quarter before Golden State seized command with another incredible scoring performance. It was the Spurs’ chance to claw their way back into the series, but

by the middle of the fourth quarter at AT&T Center arena, they appeared spent.

San Antonio players began settling for shots early in possessions and missed the majority of them as the Warriors compiled an 18point lead in front of a displeased San Antonio crowd of 18,700.

“Fans want to see a buzzer beater every game,” Durant said. “It is not like that sometimes. If you don’t like it, don’t watch it.”

The Spurs’ hopes were severely damaged earlier Saturday when the team announced that star forward Kawhi Leonard would not play in game three because of a sprained left ankle.

Leonard originally injured it in game five of the second round against Houston and reinjured it in the series opener against the Warriors.

If I fight again, it’ll be McGregor, says Mayweather

L O N D O N, M ay 2 1 ( Ag e n c i e s ) : F l oyd Mayweather Jr said on Saturday a fight against UFC champion Conor McGregor is “90 percent” likely - if he boxes again.

The retired undefeated five-weight world champion, who has not boxed since September 2015, admits he wants to fight Irishman McGregor rather than any boxer in a clash that would attract global interest and could set new records for pay-perview revenue.

UFC lightweight champion McGregor, 28, last week applied for a boxing licence in Nevada and there has been mounting speculation the pair will meet in the boxing ring this year.

American Mayweather, 40, broke his silence on ending his retirement and

trying to extend his perfect record to 50-0 against McGregor, who has a UFC record of 21 wins and three defeats.

“If I do fight, there’s a 90 per cent chance it’s against Conor McGregor,” Mayweather told a news conference on Saturday night at the Copper Box Arena in London.

“The only sor t of numbers I worry about are pay-per-view numbers. I have to see what the next move is.”

Critics have claimed it would be a mismatch, but Mayweather insists it is the biggest fight to be made in boxing and mixed martial arts.

“The only fight that makes sense to me is the McGregor fight,” Mayweather said.

“I’ve accomplished everything (else) I want

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to accomplish. Conor McGregor is professional and so am I. He’s a standup fighter and I’m a standup fighter. He kicks ass in the octagon and I kick ass in the boxing ring. The fans demand that fight and you have to give the fans what they want to see.”

Mayweather, who was sport’s biggest earner before he retired following

his win over Andre Berto in September 2015, will discuss fighting McGregor with his advisor Al Haymon when he returns to America next week.

“I’m over here right now, working, always working,” said Mayweather, who out-pointed Manny Pacquiao in boxing’s richest fight in Las Vegas in May 2015.

THE I.J. GROUP is organising a Super Sixes Tournament on 26th & 27th May 2017 at Padumpukhri Local Ground.

The registration fee is ` 1,500 The winner will get cash of ` 15,000 The runner-up will get cash of ` 7,000 Last date of registration is 25th May, 2017

Interested teams/club may contact : 8447110852, 9089602035

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HYDERABAD, May 21 (Agencies): Mumbai Indians emerged champions in the 10th edition of the Indian Premier League here tonight, beating Rising Pune Supergiant by 1 run in a lowscoring final here tonight.

Earlier, Pune stifled Mumbai Indians to 129 for 8 riding on commendable bowling effort.

Mumbai were completely off-colour with the willow as they played an astounding 54 dot balls (9 maiden overs) in 20 overs, a testimony to their plight.

Save Krunal Pandya (47 off 38 balls), who watched helplessly from the other end, none of the MI batsmen showed judiciousness expected on the grand stage.

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CONDOLENCE

Lt. X. Nikishe Achumi Ato Kukau (Hd GB) Zutovi Village 22nd, May 1994 YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN DEAR DAD. LOSING YOU HAS TAUGHT US MANY THINGS. YOU HOLD A PLACE IN OUR HEARTS AND IN OUR LIVES, WHICH NO ONE CAN REPLACE. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE CHERISHED AND REMEMBERED IN OUR HEARTS. DP-5135

The Konyak Nyupuh Sheko Khong (KNSK) Unit Chen expresses its shock and sadness over the untimely demise of its President, Late M. Leiya Konyak, at NEIGRIHMS Hospital, Shillong Meghalaya, on 14th May 2017.

She was a sincere, honest and efficient leader. She was involved actively in various civil organizations and Church activities at various capacities. She served as the President of Chen Area Sheko Khong (CASK) Mon Town. She rendered her invaluable service to the KNSK apex body in the capacity of Joint Secretary. She was selected as the President of the KNSK Unit Chen in 2016 March for three year term.

She is remembered fondly in the society for her efficiency, her good sense of humour and her wise advice to her colleagues. Her death is a great loss not only for the family but also for the people of Chen Area.

We would like to convey our most heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family.

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Chelsea lift EPL trophy as Terry bows out Svitolina surges to No. 1 in

Chelsea players celebrate after being crowned champions of English Premier League title L o n d o n, M ay 2 1 (Agencies): John Terry was given an emotional farewell by fans at Stamford Bridge on Sunday as recordbreaking Chelsea beat Sunderland 5-1, including two goals from substitute Michy Batushuayi, on the day they were presented with the Premier League trophy.

The champions had to come from behind on the last day of the league campaign after Javier Manquillo put relegated Sunderland ahead, but they did so in style with Willian, Eden Hazard and Pedro also on the scoresheet.

This was Chelsea’s 30th league victory of 2016/17 — the most ever achieved by a club in the English top flight in a 38-game season.

The veteran centreback, the “captain, leader, legend” who has been at the heart of Chelsea’s success

for the best part of two decades, was played from the start by Conte in his last ever appearance at the ground he has graced since 1998.

However, in a preplanned tribute, he was substituted and replaced by Gary Cahill in the 26th minute (reflecting his squad number) with team-mates forming a guard of honour as he left the pitch.

Fans in the Shed End also unfurled a banner which said simply “Thank you for everything JT” and included images of the 15 major trophies Terry has won in a Chelsea shirt in a career that has spanned 717 games.

There was an early shock in store in the captain’s farewell party, however, when Seb Larsson’s freekick was deflected straight to Manquillo, who fired home to give the visitors a surprise lead after only three

Quasar cycling competition

Vaishali wins gold in Asian Blitz Chess C’ship

Dimapur, May 21 (NPN): The Quasar Club Kohima will be organising the 1st Quasar Cycling Competition on the occasion of World Environment Day on June 5 with the theme ‘Cycling towards a green future’ at Jotsoma village. The event is being organised in collaboration with Forest Department Kohima and XTB Cycling Club and co-sponsored by Krank Hub. Interested persons can avail the entry forms from Krank Hub, Raj Bhavan, Kohima.

For further enquiries, contact 9612341682 or 8575217667.

C H ENNAI , M ay 2 1 (PTI): India’s R Vaishali won the women’s title with eight points from nine rounds in the Asian Continental Blitz Chess Championship in Chengdu, China, on Sunday.

She was at her best in the Blitz event and won seven games and posted two draws in the nine-round event. Vaishali drew her final round game against Uurtsaikh Uuriintuya of Mongolia to finish half-apoint ahead of Iran’s Sarasdat Khademalsharieh and clinch the gold medal.

Her compatriot Padmini Rout finished third

minutes.

Chelsea didn’t take long to respond. Marcos Alonso had already hit the crossbar with a free-kick when Willian drilled in a low shot which Sunderland goalkeeper Jordan Pickford fumbled into his own net with only eight minutes on the clock.

It took a long time for the inevitable second goal to arrive, but when Diego Costa put Hazard clean through on goal in the 61st minute he finished superbly to set the party going.

Pedro headed home number three following a mistake by Sunderland defender Joleon Lescott with 13 minutes to go and the icing on a memorable season was in place when Batshuayi, the man whose goal won the title at West Brom, flashed home number four in the 90th minute and

with seven points after a last round win over Yuxin Song of China.

The Chennai player with an ELO rating of 2203 had finished third in the Asian Championship event on Friday.

The other Indians, however, couldn’t make much of an impression with Soumya Swaminathan (5.5 points) taking the 12th spot and Mary Ann Gomes, who finished fourth in the classical format, settled for the 16th spot.

In the open section, Tamil Nadu’s Vr Aravind Chithambaram finished fourth with a tally of seven

added another fine finish right on the final whistle.

Chelsea were presented with the Premier League trophy after full-time, the sixth league title in the club’s history and their fifth of the Premier League era.

Next season, however, they will have to cope without Terry, the man who lifted the trophy alongside defensive partner Cahill. It’s a new era all round at Stamford Bridge.

Liverpool, Man City complete top-four

Liverpool secured their Champions League return with a 3-0 win over relegated Middlesbrough at Anfield.

The Reds were nervy for the majority of the firsthalf, knowing top-four rival’s Arsenal were ahead against Everton.

But as the first-half came to a close, Georginio

points. He won six games, drew two and lost one.

M R Lalith Babu (6.5 points), Vidit Santhosh Gujrathi (6.5 points) and B Adhiban (6 points) finished seventh, eighth and 10th respectively.

Gujrathi had won the bronze medal in the Asian Championship (Classical format) yesterday and in the process qualified for the World Cup 2017 to be held in Georgia in September.

Surya Shekar Ganguly ended up at 22nd place and was followed by Sandipan Chanda and S P Sethuraman in 24th and 25th spots respectively.

Wijnaldum’s goal just before the whistle eased tensions around Anfield as the former Newcastle man squeezed his effort inside the near-post.

Jurgen Klopp’s side doubled their advantage in the 51st minute when maestro Philippe Coutinho curled his free-kick into the bottom corner, before Adam Lallana slotted home to cement a fourth-placed finish.

Liverpool will have to overcome the Champions League qualifying rounds after Manchester City wrapped up third with a 5-0 thrashing of Watford at Vicarage Road.

City captain Vincent Kompany broke the deadlock for Pep Guardiola’s team in the fifth minute after the 32-year-old headed in from close-range unmarked.

Sergio Aguero hit a quickfire double before Fernandinho fired in the fourth just before half-time, to all but guarantee the Blues third.

Gabriel Jesus finished the scoring in what was Watford boss Walter Mazzarri’s last game for the club.

Match results Liverpool 3-0 Middlesbrough Watford 0-5 Man City Chelsea 5-1 Sunderland Southampton 0-1 Stoke City Arsenal 3-1 Everton Hull City 1-7 Tottenham Leicester City 1-1 Bournemouth Bur nley FC 1-2 West Ham Man Utd 2-0 Crystal Palace Swansea 2-1 West Brom

race with Italian Open title

ROME, May 21 (Agencies): Elina Svitolina surged to No. 1 in the season-long rankings race by winning the Italian Open on Sunday with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 victory over Simona Halep.

It was a tour-best fourth title this year for Svitolina and the most prestigious trophy of her career so far. The 22-yearold Ukrainian also leads the tour with 31 match wins this season, putting her among the favorites for the French Open, which starts next Sunday.

“Every day I’m just trying to work on my mental part, my physical, my tennis,” Svitolina said.

“Everything just came together and I’m very happy that it’s happened in such a big tournament.”

The fourth-ranked Halep was in full control and serving for the first set at 5-2 when she rolled her right ankle while sliding over what appeared to be a small hole in the Foro Italico stadium court.

While Halep was able to eventually win the opening set, she required treatment to her ankle from a trainer twice and was late getting to shots as the match wore on.

“Sorry guys for third set,” Halep told the crowd.

“It was a little tough for me to get through but Elina played great.”

Halep was playing in her second clay-court final in two weeks after winning the title in Madrid last Sunday.

Elina Svitolina beat Simona Halep to win Italian Open on Sunday Svitolina also required medical treatment from a trainer midway through the second set, for an apparent problem with her left leg.

“Hopefully we’ll recover, me and Simona, because we’re struggling a bit physically,” Svitolina said.

During the post-match presentation, Svitolina dropped the cover of the silver trophy on to the red clay court, prompting her to say, “Oops.”

The first two sets featured long, nervous baseline rallies in which both players waited for their opponent to commit errors.

“It was very tough first two sets and I’m really

happy that it’s all finished,” Svitolina said.

Meanwhile, German Alexander Zverev stunned world number two Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-3 to win the Italian Open.

At 20 years and one month, Zverev is the youngest Masters event champion since Djokovic himself won the 2007 Miami Open.

Fearless Zverev, currently ranked 17 in the world but now set to move into the top 10, dominated from the start.

He did not face a break point and broke the 12-time major winner in the first game and twice in the second set.

Manchester Utd Fan Club annual meet

D i m a p u r , M ay 2 1 (NPN): Manchester United Fan Club Nagaland held their annual meet under the theme, ‘We are United’ at A1 Powerplay, 3rd Mile Dimapur on May 21. Around 150 fans from all over Nagaland took part in the meet.

A futsal competition was also organised where 12 teams participated. Kushi Red Devils team from Dimapur emerged as the champions while United Trinity Manchester United Fan Club members at the annual meet on Sunday. from Mokokchung bagged the runners up trophy. Ari- away the best player award. kicked off with quiz com- teractive session and prize The evening session petition followed by an in- distribution ceremony. pong of United Trinity took

Man City, United in race to sign Neymar

Lo n d o n, M ay 2 1 (IANS): English Premier League (EPL) clubs Manchester United and Manchester City are in the race to sign Brazilian superstar and FC Barcelona forward Neymar.

According to the Express.co.uk report, either United or City would have to part with a world record fee of around £100m ($13.03 million) to do a deal.

Neymar’s father wants him to leave Barcelona and sees the English Premier League as his ideal destination.

Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho is said to be a long-term admirer of Neymar and now faces competition from rivals Manchester City for the wiry magician’s signature.

Neymar had previously expressed his desire to play under Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola, who was also in charge of Barcelona.

“Guardiola is a guy that I really admire and who I would love to work with,” Neymar, who still has four years left to run on his contract, said last year.

Neymar has so far netted 104 goals in 184 appearances for Barcelona since his arrival from Santos in 2013.

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