May 27, 2020

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Vol XXX No. 170

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Returnees cause rapid rise in COVID-19 in NE

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1 more COVID-19 case; state tally now 4

India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 1.47L

NEW DELHI, MAY 26 (PTI): The nationwide tally of COVID-19 cases crossed 1.47 lakh on Tuesday with states like Bihar, West Bengal, Assam and Odisha reporting significant rise in their numbers amid large-scale return of migrant workers from other states.

Union Health Ministry, however, said that the recovery rate for COVID19 cases in the country has seen an upwards trend and is better than many other countries. In its morning update, the Ministry said the COVID-19 death toll rose to 4,167 and the number of cases to 1,45,380 in the country. It put the number of active cases at more than 80,000 and recoveries at over 60,000.

However, a PTI tally of figures announced by different states and UTs, as of 9.30 PM, put the total number of confirmed cases across the country at 1,47,505 and a death toll of 4,268. It also showed a higher number of recoveries at over 63,500.

The Ministry suggested to the five states reporting a surge in COVID-19 cases over the last three weeks to analyze the trends in containment zones and adopt course correction measures through proper implementation of micro-plans.

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India, China standoff continues China resists, but

3982 return till date India to go ahead A total of 3982 stranded persons

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KOHIMA, MAY 26 (NPN): Another returnee who was among the 1463 who arrived Dimapur on May 22 from Chennai, was also tested positive for COVID-19 and with this the total of COVID-19 cases in Nagaland rose to four.

Health & Family Welfare minister S. Pangnyu Phom took to twitter, stating that “The +ve case of COVID19 was anticipated. We knew that this deadly virus will not spare our state when we decided to bring all returnees back.”

He further appealed all to remain calm and also not to discriminate the front line workers.

Health department officials informed Nagaland Post on Tuesday, that after being tested positive, the patient was moved to the COVID district hospital Kohima. The officials also informed that contact tracing was activated.

Further, sources said that the BSL-3 (laboratory) had earlier operated with around 45 samples per day but was now operating to its full capacity of testing 90 samples.

Results of 305 awaited: It was also informed, that out of the 1405 samples sent for testing from the state, till 4 p.m. Tuesday, results of 1,100 samples had been received and four of which were tested positive. Results of the remaining 305 samples were awaited.

WHO warns of COVID-19 ‘2nd peak’ as lockdowns ease

have returned to Nagaland from various parts of India till May 26. This was informed by the Empowered Group control room, Dimapur.

It said that 162 arrived from Arunachal Pradesh, 779 from Assam, 126 from Bihar, 108 from Delhi, 16 Gujarat, 378 from Haryana, 12 from Madhya Pradesh, 36 from Maharashtra, 175 from Manipur, 372 from Meghalaya, 18 from Mizoram, 5 from Rajasthan, 41 from Sikkim, 1469 from Tamil Nadu, 3 from Tripura, 31 from Uttar Pradesh and 251 West Bengal. On May 26, 44 stranded persons arrived Nagaland, 40 by train from Delhi and four by private car from Tamenlong.

Special buses, trains to bring back stranded Responding to distress being faced by many people from Nagaland stranded in various states, the state government is trying to arrange various modes of transport to bring them before June 1.

According to principal secretary (Home) Abhijit Sinha, special trains will be arranged from Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Bangalore and Rajasthan and special buses from West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Daman & Diu, Lucknow.

In the light of the above arrangements, those who had applied

for extended one-time assistance but wish to return by government arranged transportation were advised to cancel their applications on iamstranded.nagaland.gov.in by utilising the withdrawal form.

Sinha also informed that 370 stranded persons from Nagaland left Jaipur, Rajasthan by special train at around 3 p.m. Tuesday and were expected to reach Lumding around 8 a.m. on May 28. The state would then transport them by bus from Lumding to Dimapur.

Over 15,000 register: A total

of 15,007 online applications were received on the portal iamstranded. nagaland.gov.in for one-time financial assistance of Rs 10,000 after the facility was opened from 10 am on May 23 to 10 am on May 26 for all stranded citizens of Nagaland who voluntarily opted to stay back at their respective places.

Currently verification process was on and the government was likely to release the assistance from June 1, after completion of the verification process and other necessary formalities.

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NEW DELHI, MAY 26 (PTI): India will not stop infrastructure development projects in strategic areas along the nearly 3,500-km Sino-India border notwithstanding China’s well-coordinated efforts to stall them by attempting to vitiate the situation in areas like eastern Ladakh, government sources said on Tuesday.

As the tense stand-off between the Chinese and Indian troops in Eastern Ladakh continues, top commanders of the Indian Army will carry out an in-depth review of the situation in several areas along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) at a three-day conference beginning Wednesday.

The main focus of the deliberations will be on the situation in eastern Ladakh where Indian and Chinese troops were locked in an eyeball-to-eyeball face-off in Pangong Tso, Galwan Valley, Demchok and Daulat Beg Oldie, the sources said.

In view of the nearly 20-day standoff between the

two sides, the Indian Army has significantly ramped up its presence in sensitive border areas in North Sikkim, Uttarakhand and Arunachal Pradesh besides Ladakh to send across a message that India will not be wilting under any aggressive military posturing by China, sources said.

Separately, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat and the three service chiefs held a meeting with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Army Chief Gen MM Naravane is learnt to have apprised Singh about the current situation in disputed areas.

Government sources said Singh has conveyed to the military brass that there was no need for reviewing the implementation of any of key projects along LAC in Ladakh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand or in Arunachal in view of the aggressive behaviour by Chinese troops in several sensitive areas.

Chinese side has been particularly peeved at India laying a key road in the Finger area of Pangong Tso Lake area besides another road connecting the DarbukShayok-Daulat Beg Oldie road in Galwan Valley.

The situation in eastern

Ladakh deteriorated after around 250 Chinese and Indian soldiers were engaged in a violent face-off on the evening of May 5 which spilled over to the next day before the two sides agreed to “disengage” following a meeting at the level of local commanders. Over 100 Indian and Chinese soldiers were injured in the violence.

The incident in Pangong Tso was followed by a similar incident in North Sikkim on May 9.

Since then, Chinese military has increased its strength in Pangong Tso lake, Galwan Valley, Demchok and Daulat Beg Oldi, and is resorting to “aggressive patrolling” in these areas. The India Army is also carrying out similar exercise in the region, sources said.

India last week said the Chinese military was hindering normal patrolling by its troops and asserted that India has always taken a very responsible approach towards border management.

At a media briefing, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava also strongly refuted China’s contention that the tension was triggered due to trespassing by Indian forces on the Chinese side.

Heavy rainfall at isolated places in HCQ can be used as preventive treatment NAPO appeals govt for security in border areas NE states during next 5 days: IMD

IMD predicts heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places over Nagaland NEW DELHI, MAY 26 (AGENCIES): Heavy to very heavy rainfall with extremely heavy falls is expected at isolated places over parts of Assam and Meghalaya during the next five days and over Arunachal Pradesh, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday.

The expected downpour has been attributed

to strong southerly wind from the Bay of Bengal to North East at lower tropospheric levels.

The IMD has also predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura during the next five days and over adjoining parts of east India during the next 48 hours.

Also, heavy rainfall is expected at isolated places over parts of south peninsular India between May 26 and May 30.

M e a n w h i l e, t h e IMD has warned of heatwave to persist for the next few days in most parts of the northern India, Maharashtra and Telangana. IMD had earlier issued a ‘red alert’ for a severe heatwave, for parts of Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Rajasthan for at least two days.

NEW DELHI, MAY 26 (PTI): N o major side-effects of antimalarial drug Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) have been found in studies in India and its use can be continued in preventive treatment for COVID-19 under strict medical supervision, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Tuesday.

I C M R ’s s t a t e m e n t came against the backdrop of the World Health Organization (WHO) temporarily suspending the testing of the drug as a potential treatment for COVID-19 over safety concerns.

“The COVID-19 is an evolving field and we do not know which drug is working and which is not working.

Lots of drugs are being repurposed for COVID-19, whether for prophylaxis (treatment given or action taken to prevent disease) or for treatment of the disease.

During these six weeks, we got some data in India,

mainly observational studies and some case control studies. We found there were no major side affects except for nausea, vomiting, palpitation occasionally. Hence in our advisory, we’ve recommended that it should be continued for prophylaxis as there is no harm. Benefit may be there,” ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava said at a press briefing here on Tuesday.

He said it has been “clearly advised that HCQ should be taken with food, not on empty stomach”.

“We also emphasized that one ECG should be done during the treatment.

We expanded the use of HCQ from healthcare workers to front-line workers also, considering the potential benefits,” he added.

Bhargava said that Chloroquine is a very old antimalarial drug used for nearly 100 years and Hydroxychloroquine is even safer and is widely used for

malaria.

“Taking biological plausibility, in-vitro data and the availability and safety of this drug [HCQ], we had recommended it for use under strict medical supervision,” the ICMR DG told the press conference.

“It was very popular drug suddenly when the American government also started using it and they got fast track approval or emergency use authorisation for it. We also thought that it may be a useful drug for prevention of COVID,” Bhargava said.

He said risk-benefit studies of HCQ were conducted at AIIMS, ICMR, and also in three public hospitals in Delhi. “Looking at the risk and benefits we found that we should not deny it to our frontline and healthcare workers dealing with COVID-19 patients. At the same time we have also said that use of PPE should be continued,” he stressed.

DIMAPUR, MAY 26 (NPN): Northern Angami Public Organisation (NAPO) has urged the state government to deploy security forces and provide proper medical facilities along the borders with Assam.

In a press release, NAPO president Zeneituo Yano and press secretary Lhousakuolie Metha said that during its visit on May 25, to borders of Assam and Northern Angami villages, particularly the defence road connecting Bokajan-New Ralan to Zero Point Botsa via Zezou and NEC road Niuland to 10th Mile via Zhadima village, it was observed that there was no proper police check gate and medical screening point.

It also cited reports of nonlocals, from Bokajan, entering Nagaland without the consent of the village councils. NAPO said it, therefore, held a meeting with the village councils, youth organisations and student bodies of Phekeriikrema village, Zezou Village and Zhadima village along with the president of Northern Angami Youth Organisation to discuss the immediate measures such as setting up check points in order to stop the illegal entry of non-locals.

Shops closure at hospitals in Eastern areas: ENCSU Medical colony

Various organizations react to KVC, AMK demand Provide equipment to COVID-19 D I M A P U R , M AY 2 6 (NPN): Lotha Hoho (LH), Dimapur District Citizens’ Forum (DDCF) and Central Nagaland Students’ Association (CNSA) have reacted to the demand made

by Kohima Village Council (KVC) and Angamimiapfü Mechü Krotho (AMK) to the government to send back all stranded citizens to their respective seven districts instead of keeping them quarantined in Kohima.

LH chairman Mhondamo Ovung and general secretary Aben Ngullie admitted that normally home districts should shelter their citizens, but in view of the present circumstances of COVID-19 pandemic, the Hoho opposed such a move since Kohima had all the facilities being the state capital. LH opined that if Kohima which has all the extra facilities, refused to shoulder its responsibility and take

care of Naga returnees from other districts, then these districts will demand that equal facilities and infrastructure such as, BSL-3 laboratory, medical equipment, doctors and paramedics etc should also be provided to them to care for their respective district returnees.

The hoho also maintained that Kohima should not only take the benefits in the name of being the state capital, without shouldering its responsibilities. “Lion’s share in benefits also mean lion’s share of responsibilities,” LH asserted.

LH also pointed out that Wokha district hospital has only one ventilator, one cardiac monitor, three thermal scanners and no X-Ray machine, no Tru Nat test kit, no medical specialist and six PHCs without a medical officer. In the light of the above, LH said that before sending the returnees

to their respective districts, equal medical facilities must be given to all the districts.

It urged that returnees must be sent to their respective districts only after going through all the prescribed tests, completion of quarantine period and after ascertaining that each was free from coronavirus.

DDCF: Dimapur District Citizens’ Forum (DDCF) has termed as “uncalled for” the demand of KVC and AMK at the present pandemic crisis when all developmental activities of the state were concentrated in Kohima-the state capital of Nagaland.

DDCF media cell questioned, what was the use of setting up BSL-3 lab in the state capital, if people from other district were to be restricted from staying in Kohima? DDCF also asked where had their hospitality gone and whether Kohima

is not the capital of the state of Nagaland?

Instead of shifting responsibility, DDCF said that even the Naga Heritage village Kisama should be included as one of the quarantine centres for returnees from other states.

It said if returnees were not allowed to stay at Kohima quarantine centres but sent straight to their respective districts, then the government must ensure that all districts be also equipped with their own virology testing labs.

Further, DDCF said though Dimapur was entry point for all the stranded people and housing majority of the returnees in quarantine centres , even without virology laboratory, its citizens “never complained and have warmly welcomed our stranded brothers and sisters back home.”

D I M A P U R , M AY 2 6 (NPN): Eastern Nagaland College Students’ Union (ENCSU) has asked the State government to immediately provide necessary equipment to COVID-19 hospitals across Eastern Nagaland. And since most of those returning to the State from different parts of the country belonged to Eastern Nagaland (other than Dimapur) as per government records, the union urged the government to address the issue before the situation worsened further.

Pointing to lack of proper facilities in Eastern Nagaland, ENCSU asserted that the people were nonetheless preparing for the worst and ready to join rest of the country in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic It also urged the gov(Cont’d on p-5) ernment to ensure that the

D I M A P U R , M AY 2 6 (NPN): The deputy commissioner (DC) Dimapur and chairman district disaster management Anoop Khinchi has ordered closure of all shops including pharmacies located at Medical colony near COVID-19 Hospital (District Hospital) to Hotel Acacia will remain closed with immediate effect till further orders.

In an order, the deputy commissioner (DC) Dimapur, Anoop Khinchi, said that the closure has been ordered in order to take effective measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

DC warned that action would be initiated against any person violating the order as per the provisions of Section 51 to 61 of Disaster Management Act 2005, besides legal action under (Cont’d on p-5) Section 188 of IPC.

returnees of Eastern districts were sent from Dimapur only after proper screening and necessary tests.

Asserting that Kohima and Dimapur belonged to everybody, the union regretted that the response from some section of the society during the pandemic exposed the mentality of Nagas.

Despite the huge number of returnees from Eastern Nagaland, the union said the region did not have enough space to accommodate all unlike in Dimapur and Kohima where all major development works are generally focused by the government. Eastern areas had very few hotels or institutions and government infrastructure for use as quarantine centres in comparison to Dimapur and Kohima, it pointed.

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COVID-19: Inspections, meetings, directives and preventive measures

DIMAPUR: Legislators have stepped up their inspections of quarantine centres and the overall preparedness level in the state. With Nagaland confirmed of four COVID-19 positive cases, safety measures have been intensified for protection of the public. Returnees have been quarantined at Dimapur and Kohima institutional quarantine centres, while more are returning to the state almost on a daily basis. Cleanliness and social works are also being conducted around the quarantine areas as preparation to receive returnees. Meetings for coordination among various officials and departments are held at district and state level to monitor COVID-19 pandemic in the state. Government continues to remind public to stay home and stay safe, while keeping in mind to adhere to personal preventive measures and not to panic.

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Haiying along with IG (Prisons) Nagaland, L. Thungdemo Tovihoto Aye and Azheto Zhimomi during their Lotha and OSD minister for transport, Niholu Ayemi. inspection at LFIS quarantine centre.

Haiying visits Central Jail & District Jail Dimapur Legislators inspect Advisor for Prisons, Printing & new inmates as per the guide lines quarantine centre Stationary, L. Haiying on Tuesday laid down by the Ministry of Home visited Central Jail and District Jail Dimapur to oversee the preparedness and for the welfare of the inmates during COVID-19 pandemic.

A press release by assistant inspector general of Prisons, Central Jail, Dimapur, Imtiangshi Ao informed that Haiying asked the officers and the staffs of Central Jail and District Jail, Dimapur to set up a separate observation wards for the

Affairs (MHA) and follow personal hygiene at all times. Haiying also donated face mask and hand sanitizers and advised the prison staffs to take the utmost precautionary measures against COVID-19 while discharging their daily duties. The advisor was accompanied by IG (Prisons) Nagaland, L. Thungdemo Lotha and OSD minister for transport, Niholu Ayemi.

Advisor of Power, Tovihoto Aye and Azheto Zhimomi MLA visited the quarantine centre at Livingstone Foundation International School (LFIS) at Kevijau-Thahekhu on May 25. A press release from Western Sumi Hoho stated that, the quarantine centre is sponsored by WSBAK and Western Sumi Hoho (WSH). A total of 200 beds have been installed for returnees from outside.

QFMB members along with other stakeholders at the brief dedication programme held on May 24.

Quarantine facility centres dedicated at Ahthibung Dedication ceremony of all the institutional quarantine facility centres was held at Ahthibung town on May 24.

A press release from Quarantine Facility Management Board (QFMB) member secretary, Chungminthang Singson stated that, centres were ar-

mon district Mobile van for collecting COVID-19 samples launched

Mon District COVID-19 Task Force has launched a mobile van for collection of COVID-19 samples.

According to DIPR report, considering the logistics and time involved in collecting the nasal throat swabs, the mobile sample collection van ensures that people do not have to travel to The mobile van for collection of samples where swabs can be the COVID-19 Hospital to have their sample collected. The mobile sample collected for testing process. (DIPR)

kohima district Tseminyu quarantine committee holds meeting

Additional deputy commissioner (ADC) Noklak, M. Chaitanya Prasad in an order has banned the sale and consumption of pan, gutkha and tobacco products. According to DIPR report, spitting in public places and Institution is strictly prohibited as preventive measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 infections. Failure to comply with this order shall attract legal action under section 188 of the Indian penal code and under relevant sections of the National Disaster Management Act 2005. All pet owners have also been directed to prevent their pets from straying outside their respective home premises in order to prevent/reduce the risk of transmission of the disease.

Violation of this direction shall attract strict action against the owner as per the relevant section of National Disaster management Act 2005. It shall be mandatory for all public to wear mask in public places. Defaulters shall be penalized under Epidemic Disease Act 1897 (IPC section 188).

Children below 10 years of age are amongst the higher risk category, parents have been advised not to send their wards/children under 10 years for errands in the town area.

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Kent invited the government employees and public of Tseminyu sub-division to continue to come forward in any possible way for the cause of preventive and protective measures on COVID-19. Kenneth Kath, president Rengma Selo Zi spoke about the sincere concern from public for safe stay of the returnees in Tseminyu quarantine centres. Concerning ready accommodation rooms for returnees in five quarantine centres at Tseminyu, EAC Rozy Sangtam, informed that there were fifteen for women and thirty for men, for which construction works for immediate completion of makeshift/temporary toilets and others at GHSS building is being undertaken in a systematic manner.

collection van helps guarantee the safety of the health workers and reduces the use of PPEs as the doctor/ lab technician collecting the sample from inside the mobile van do not have to wear PPEs. This initiative will supplement the COVID-19 walk-in Sample Kiosk (WISK)/Sample Collection Booth already in place at the District Hospital, Mon.

1st Death Anniversary Lt. Khroteu Vadeo

30/08/1982 – 27/05/2019

It's been a year since you left us, and we fondly cherish your memories, missing you with each passing day.

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Loving Husband & Family Members

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OFFICE OF THE

DIMAPUR WAROMUNG SENSO TELONGJEM DIMAPUR - 797112 : NAGALAND

GRATITUDE

We, the Dimapur Waromung Senso Telongjem would like to express our love and gratitude to all the people who have contributed to one of our members Late Waitsungba Longkumer during his illness and sudden demise. We sincerely convey our special gratitude to: 1. Wabang Jamir IPS, IGP INT Gujarat Police 2. Khrienou, Chairperson, Nagaland State Commissioner for Women 3. Dr. Roland 4. Alen Sumi and Imnaienla Aier 5. Naga Student Union Gujarat 6. Rev. Dr. Yakub Mekwan (Methodist Church) Ahmedabad We are unable to give you anything in return but it is our prayer that our good Lord bless abundantly, each and every one of you, in the days to come.

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tuensang district ADC Noklak issue directives

logistic and centres management, medical, security, information and publicity, sanitation and water supply, electricity, waste disposal and disinfection.

All concerned department officials participated in the discussion.

ADC Nokchasashi Kichu chaired the meeting, where he acknowledged the responsibilities shared

by NGOs/Rengma Hoho, RSU, RSZ, TYO, Traders Union, Town GBs. ADC reminded all the leaders of NGOs which also include team CRBC led by executive secretary Haiwalo Apon, and government officials in Tseminyu subdivision to continue their much needed efforts for indefinite management duty on COVID-19.

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Tseminyu COVID-19 quarantine committee held an emergency meeting on May 25 at GHSS building, Tseminyu town, wherein ideas about management of returnees in quarantine centres were discussed.

Various groups consisting of NGOs/volunteers, GBs and government officials have been set up including reception and liaison,

Mr. Longrikaba Longkumer President DWST

Officials from district administration and JAC on COVID-19 during social work on May 25. (DIPR)

Mr. Tongpang Longchar General Secretary DWST

ranged with participation of all stakeholders to accommodate 70 inmates.

The programme was attended by Ruopfukuotuo Noudi, SDO (Civil), Adhoc-Town Committee, GBs, Health, Police

departments, Kuki Inpi, AYSU, Kuki mothers and members of QFMB. The brief programme was chaired by Tonga H a n g s i n g , m a n a g e r, Quarantine Facility Centre, and all the 5

centres were dedicated

by Rev. Janglam centre 1 , R e v. L e n k h o k a m Hangsing centre 2, Upa Paongul centre 3, Rev. K. Singsit centre 4 and Pr. Seilun Singson centre 5, respectively.

Social work at Peren quarantine centres

District administration of Peren in collaboration with Joint Action Committee (JAC) on COVID-19 carried out social work on May 25 at ITI Polytechnic Hostel, Peren Government College staff quarter & Peren Government College quarantine centre. According

to DIPR report, during the social work, two excavators were used in digging temporary toilets and clearing of approach roads.

Altogether 117 volunteers from 5 villages under Jalukie sub-division participated in the social work.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Through this column, on behalf of the family, we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude and sincere thanks to everyone who stood by us in times of sorrow and pain when our sister, Lt. Nchineile Disuang, D/o Heidui Disuang breathed her last on 22nd May, 2020 around 10:30 pm while on her journey from Delhi to Nagaland.

Our sincere thanks to the Government of Nagaland, under the able leadership of Shri. Neiphiu Rio, the Chief Minister of Nagaland, Shri. Yanthungo Patton, Deputy Chief Minister and Mr. Abhijit Singh, the Home Commissioner of Nagaland for willingly rendering necessary and valuable assistance to bring the mortal remains of our sister, Lt. Nchineile, home till her last rite. Thanks to the ‘Medical Team’ arranged by the Government of Nagaland who provided assistance during the final journey of our late sister till the completion of her last rites.

Our heartfelt appreciation and immense gratitude to the Government of Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) of Uttar Pradesh, who provided us every assistance required for getting the clearance done and for sending the ambulance free of cost, from Kanpur to Dimapur carrying the corpse of Lt. Nchineile Disuang to Dimapur. Special Thanks to Mr. Setpal Singh, IO, Kanpur Railway Station, for your colossal assistance. Your enormous support is commendable. Thank you very much for the boundless coordination you did, from getting the clearance done at Kanpur to the transportation of the corpse to Dimapur, Nagaland. Your kind gesture and utmost care is very much appreciated.

Our immense gratitude to Ms. Linda Newmai, a veteran social activist and the unsung hero, who had taken the initiative of co-ordinating with various officials, and who kept in constant touch with two kind souls accompanying the corpse, ensuring to bring our sister, Lt. Nchineile home safely. You worked so diligently and thoughtfully with our family from the very beginning we approached you for assistance in grief till her burial. Despite innumerable difficulties developed from various angles hampering the process while trying to bring the corpse of our late sister, Nchineile, you have patiently endured the pain and ceaselessly struggled with us. Your sincere efforts made us realized the effective result and strongly believed, you fulfilled the last wish of Lt. Nchineile. No word suffices to thank you enough for all the care and compassion you showed to our family. At a time when our family needed support the most, you never failed. Your sympathy, thoughtfulness and meticulous competent care will always be remembered with profound appreciation in the core of our hearts. You have not only handled the arrangements flawlessly, but added so many extra touches to make the process seamless and comforting. Your attention to every detail is highly appreciated. We are so thankful and humbled by your kind gesture. God Bless you!

A big and sincere ‘Thank You’ to Mr Daniel Pame and Ms. Erawangle Newme, for your utmost care, compassion and assistance rendered. You were kind enough and provided all possible care and accompanied our Lt. sister, Nchineile, at every step of her last journey despite several adversities. Our family remains forever indebted to you, both. May God Bless!

We also salute our two heroes, Mr Mushatak Ahmad and Mr Mohd Mustaqeem, the two drivers, who drove the ambulance all the way from Kanpur to Dimapur for days and nights carrying the corpse of our late sister. Your sacrifice is deeply appreciated.

Immense gratitude to Zeme Youth Organisation for your special gesture and generous heart which carved a beautiful difference in our hearts. You have heartily received the mortal remains at Nagaland Gate, and arranged ambulance and coffin and escorting the corpse of our late sister, Nchineile till Beisumpuikam village for her last rites. Special thanks to Dr. Rabi Pame, for comforting us with the Word of God in the short condolence program, held at Nagaland gate in honour of her final adieu just before departure for Beisumpuikam, her native village. God bless!

Special thanks to the representatives of Beisumpuikam Village Council, Students’ Union, Women Society, and Youth Club for having received the mortal remains at Dimapur, and for having arranged other necessities at Beisumpuikam to pay the last rites to our sister, late Nchineile.

Special thanks to Shri. TR Zeliang Hon’ble MLA and Leader of Opposition, Govt. of Nagaland, Shri.Namri Nchang, Hon’ble MLA of Tening, Nagaland, Shri Awangbow Newmai, Hon’ble MLA of Tamei, Manipur, Shri. Jiten Trehan, Bollywood Actor, Mumbai, Mr and Mrs Atomi Zhimomi, Ex. MLA, Nagaland, Mr and Mrs Elusing Meru, IFS, Hyderabad, Madam Khekali Achumi, IAS, Mrs Nini Sekhose, Chairperson, Little Star Hr. Sec. School Dimapur, Pheluopfelie Kesiezie Administrator, North Field Hr. Sec. School, Kohima and all other individuals, family and wellwishers who stood by us in times of grief, supported and generously helped our family during this crucial times. May you be blessed abundantly!

Immense gratitude to the following organisations for kind assistance and endless support we received during our difficult times; Nagas in Delhi (especially, Abel Sumi, Akavi Zhimomi and Roland Lotha), Naga Students’ Union, Delhi, Zeliangrong Students’ Union, Delhi, Zeme Church, Delhi, BJP and RSS workers, Purnea, Dimapur Naga Students’ Union, Zemepuibau, Dimapur, Rongmei Community, Dimapur, Tenyimi Students’ Union, Dimapur, Global Mission, Dimapur, Rongmei Students’ Union, Dimapur, United Zeme Baptist Church, Dimapur, Zeme Youth Organisation, Dimapur, Magulong Na Students’ Union (AMN), Zeme Students’ Union, Nagaland, Magulong Relief Committee, Zeme Council, Dimapur, Zeliangrong Village Council, Dimapur, Dy. SP Ngimchule Nampeung, Liangmai Baptist Phumling Toulazouma, Zeliang Students’ Union Dimapur, Zeliang People Organisation Dimapur, Zeliangrong Mipui Organisation, Peren, EAC Peren, Zeliangrong Students’ Union, Nagaland, District Administration Dimapur, Nagaland Zeliang Student Welfare, Delhi, Zeme Baptist Church, Nagabazar Kohima, Zeliang Women Organisation Nagaland, Magulong Na Mission Society, Beisumpuikam Baptist Church, Presbyterian Church of India, Beisumpuikam, Nguluapuibau Dimapur, Zemepui Baudi, Nagaland and Ever-Spring Project, Magulong.

Thanks to the leaders and every member of various organisations, civil society, individuals, well-wishers, and every kind soul who supported us morally, physically, prayerfully, and financially. We deeply regret and apologize for not being able to express our heartfelt thanks to each and every one individually through this column. However, every kind gesture that you rendered is treasured in the core of our hearts.

We pray that the Almighty God Bless each and every one abundantly!

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We remain, Family Members and Relatives of Lt. Nchineile Disuang.

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lockdown after May 17 only going to spike up COVID-19 cases?  Yes.  No.  Can’t say.

WEATHER FORECAST May 27

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Agartala An afternoon thunderstorm

31 27

A shower and t-storm around 25 19

Aizawl

Guwahati Heavy rain and a thunderstorm 25 22

Heavy rain and a thunderstorm 26 19

Imphal

Itanagar A shower and t-storm around 24 19 Shillong

Heavy rain and a thunderstorm 20 17

Kohima

Heavy rain and a thunderstorm 18 16

Dimapur Heavy rain and a thunderstorm 23 21 Mkg

Heavy rain and a thunderstorm 19 17

Tuensang Heavy rain and a thunderstorm 14 12 Wokha

Heavy rain and a thunderstorm 20 17

Zunheboto Heavy rain and a thunderstorm 17 15

Noke hands over PPE to Home Guards

Horticulture special drive under Dimapur district

DIMAPUR: The COVID19 Horticulture special drive led by district horticulture officer, Temsu Longkumer visited farmers of different villages under Dimapur district, with the message “Grow more! Produce more! Earn more!”.

According to DIPR report, the special drive visit which began on May 18 is still continuing and the officials led by DHO Temsu would be visiting many more villages to educate and encourage the farmers.

During the visit, the special drive team gave awareness on self sufficiency as COVID-19 pandemic was affecting crop cultivation and food supply chain in the state as well as the nation. Team encouraged the farmers to cultivate and produce more crops to make the state self DHO Dimapur, Temsu Longkumer during his visit to the cabbage field at Khughovi sufficient in horticulture village. (DIPR) Noke Konyak along with ADG HG & CD D. R. Saravanan and deputy commandant crops for nutritional and can be grown by small and relatively lower risk of crop sized on the importance of general Medozhalie Pienyu. (DIPR) economic benefits, stating marginal farmers on any failure. personal and community that the horticulture crops type of land and there is The team also emphahygiene.

DIMAPUR: Advisor of partment along with the stallations and quarantine Home Guards’ and Civil other frontline workers are centres.

Defence, Noke Konyak engaged in performing the Department has also had donated face mask following duties, such as, expressed sincere thanks to and sanitiser for the of- thermal screening duty at the government/NSDMA ficers and personnel of check gates, security duty for providing PPEs and Dimapur: Deputy commissioner will be regulated according to the from different parts of the country the department engaged of quarantine centres and other protective equip- (DC) Mon, Thavaseelan K in an guidelines notified by the govern- to Mon district. The revised date for in the fight against the isolation centres, enforcing ments required and also order has informed that sealing of ment. DC in another notification enforcement of total lockdown will COVID-19 pandemic in social distancing, assisting for the monetary incen- inter-state borders of Mon district stated that total lockdown enforced be notified as and when there is a the state. According to in distribution of relief and tive given to the personnel with Assam has been lifted with in Mon sub-division on May 27 has confirmation of the dates on which DIPR report, the officers disinfectant and fumiga- in the fight against the immediate effect. The inter-state been lifted in view of the cancellation returnees will be sent to Mon from movement of people and vehicles of the arrival of the stranded persons Dimapur. and personnel of the de- tion duty of important in- COVID-19 pandemic.

Deputy commissioner Mon notifies

Phek CHOs provide health care services the midst of COVID-19 pandemic.

A press release by NHM Phek informed that though COVID-19 pandemic has caught hold of all the health workers at all levels in the outbreak activities, the other health care services has not been ignored.

The release said CHOs have been providing family planning services, visiting elderly people for screening of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD), giving ANC services to the pregnant women, providing palliative home care etc.

The release informed that CHOs are posted at sub-centres which are upgraded to Health & Wellness Centre (HWC) and are assigned to provide 12 health care services to the community for attainment of universal access to equitable, affordable and quality healthcare.

It said awareness on CHO conducting routine health check up of a patient in Phek. different health issues DIMAPUR: Community of Phek district have been vices at the grass root through demonstration Health Officers (CHOs) providing health care ser- level across the district in are also been carried.

Yetoho Baptist Church Aghunaqa organises village beauty salon

Hair cutting session for young and old alike organised by YBC for the villagers.

DIMAPUR: Yetoho Baptist Church (YBC) under Aghunaqa area organized a programme for talented villagers to make an income during the lockdown period, by cutting hair and threading eyebrows for the villagers on May 25.

A press release from YBC stated that, the programme was to encourage

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people about dignity of labour and to earn their livelihood through such works. The programme was initiated under YBC pastor, Hovika Zhimo, where the pastor also personally participated in hair cutting session.

Others included six men and four women for conducting the hair cutting

and threading of eyebrows for the villagers. This was basically an open beauty salon at the village where young and old could avail the service and also for those talented to earn their livelihood.

Altogether 40 people came to trim their hair and get their eyebrows threaded.

TR Zeliang condolence for late Nchineileu DIMAPUR: T. R Zeliang, Leader of Opposition (LoP), NLA, has expressed grief over the untimely demise of late Nchineileu Disuang, who passed away onboard the special train from Gurugram, Haryana to Dimapur on May 22 and was laid to rest at her native village Beisumpuikam, Peren on Monday.

In a condolence note, the leader of opposition lauded the individuals and organisations, particularly V. Hekali Zhimomi posted in Lucknow for enabling official procedures to be completed, as well as state government Nagaland, Home commissioner and other officers for coordinating with their counterparts in UP. Zeliang also thanked chief minister of UP, Yogi Adithyanath for providing an ambulance all the way from Lucknow to Kanpur and for onward travel to Nagaland. While lauding Daniel, Iraheule, ambulance drivers for accompanying the deceased, Zeliang also thanked all Naga leaders and organisations for sharing the pain and sorrow as a Naga without distinction.

Zeliang also asked all to remember late Nchineileu Disuang and her bereaved family in prayer so they have the strength and courage to cope with the lost. He also prayed that the departed soul to rest in eternal peace.

Send back returnees only after testing: ENPUD DIMAPUR, MAY 26 (NPN): Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Union Dimapur (ENPUD) has appealed to the state government to allow Eastern Nagaland area people, who returned from other states, to complete mandatory quarantine period in Dimapur and Kohima as per standard operating procedure (SOP) and be sent to their respective districts only after undergoing full necessary medical test.

In a press release, ENPUD president M.C Ongbou Chang and general secretary M Jeange Yanlem pointed out that ENPO areas situated in the extreme corner of the state “lacked proper preparation to tackle the pandemic. “ The union has assured the government that the people of ENPO were willing to provide any kind of assistance during “our common battle against the pandemic.” ENPUD also appealed to all responsible especially the returnees to adhere to the norms and guidelines set for the returnees.

Meanwhile, the union has appreciated the state government for the arrangement made for the safe return of the stranded people.

Further, ENPUD acknowledged the frontline workers, who were risking their lives in containing the COVID-19 in Nagaland.

CSS commemorates ‘World Environment Day’

Tree saplings being planted at the roadside of the Children Home in Mokokchung.

DIMAPUR: Care and Support Society Children Home (CSSCH) planted ornamental tree saplings at Children Home, Tsümarshiyong, Mokokchung on May 25 to commemorate “World Environment Day” which is actually observed yearly on June 5.

A press release from CSS

director-cum-chief functionary, Imchawati Kichu stated that, DFO and ranger of Forest department Mokokchung had provided the tree saplings.

With the staff and children of the home, the saplings were planted at the roadside of the Children Home.

NIPF slams state govt’s handling of stranded citizens DIMAPUR, MAY 26 (NPN): Nagaland Indigenous People’s For um (NIPF) has expressed dismay over the state government failure to streamline arrangements for the safe travel of the indigenous people of Nagaland from outside the state.

NIPF through its media cell alleged that financial assistance assured to citizens residing outside the state has not been properly handled.

It claimed that the state government in spite of receiving “enough fund to fight the pandemic during this crisis has failed to

address the issue.”

The forum also accused the government of making flip-flop statements with regard to the distribution of financial assistance to citizens stranded outside Nagaland. It said that many indigenous people of the state have not received the “widely publicised assistance”.

NIPF has, therefore, urged the government to tackle the present pandemic in a much more constructive way to reach all the indigenous people who opted to stay back by coordinating with officials of different states so that

“our people don’t suffer further.”

Further, the NIPF suggested that there should be proper steps and procedures to identify people who are stranded outside the state and ensure that help reached them by any means.

Meanwhile, the forum suggested that the state government instead of asking for contribution or deduction of salaries should rather compensate the frontline workers like the police and the health workers who were risking their lives for the safety of the people of Nagaland.

ASTD condemns tax demand DIMAPUR: Ao Senso Telongjam Dimapur (ASTD) has condemned the alleged demand of tax by cadres of Naga National Political Group (NNPG) on M/S Progressive Motors, Dimapur.

A condemnation by Ao Senso Telongjam Dimapur president L. Wati Jamir and secretary, K. Mar Lemtur strongly re-affirmed on the resolution and principles of “one govt, one tax” resolved by the general public of the Nagas.

ASTD further extend solidarity to CAKU, BAN, ADC Peren, Moa Sangtam along with EAC Peren, Addl. SP Peren and JAC members PAC, ACAUT and DVC in condemning the unwar- inspecting the Quarantine Centre at Tourism Complex, District Hq. Peren on 26th May, 2020. (DPRO Peren) ranted demand of taxes.

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fter three were confirmed positive for COVID-19 on Monday another also testing positive for the virus on Tuesday, the tally of COVID-19 cases in Nagaland has shot up from zero to 4 and there is no guarantee that the tally would again shoot up.

All those tested positive for COVID-19 had arrived Dimapur from Chennai on May 22 by the special Shramik Train. Though there was already a COVID19 case from Nagaland reported by Assam finance and health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on April 13; yet the case was placed under Assam since the patient had been admitted to Guwahati Medical College Hospital. The news on May 25 reporting three COVID-19 cases and then on May 26 with another, was a big blow for many, especially those who were under the impression that so far, the state was Green and safe. The government of Nagaland provided financial assistance to the tune of Rs.4000 to each student and Rs.10,000 to those who chose to remain in states where they are located. So far around 4000 stranded citizens of Nagaland have arrived and around 15,000 are most likely to return. As per the information from Data from the state’s COVID-19 Empowered Group, at least 68.32% of the around 18,300 stranded persons from the state, come from Red Zones(areas or the hotspots classified as those with the highest caseload). Even before arrival of the stranded persons, fears were rife about the impending consequences, especially as many were from the Red Zones or Hot Spots. This proved true when the four confirmed cases replaced the ‘Green Zone’ tag with orange or so to say. The return of the stranded people or migrant workers is a huge challenge for both the Centre and states involved. The centre had arranged the special Shramik trains from New Delhi to various states. Thousands of people from north east travel by the same train and without any choice to maintain social distancing has also placed many of them at risk. In most cases across several states in India, arrival of stranded persons have led to spike in COVID-19 cases. This has also been evident in the some north eastern states particularly Assam, which has been experiencing a spike in COVID cases after arrival of stranded persons and which has taken its total a little above 600 as on May 26. The pandemic is perhaps the first ever in living memory where millions are being quarantined and as in the case with Assam, many asymptomatic and inmates transmitted the virus to others. There is also need to ponder over the tests done in states particularly in the light of reports across several countries which have found that test kits made in China were unreliable. If that were so, then it could also lead to thousands getting infected in a matter of days if those tested negative due to unreliable kits, were actually positive for the virus. The other point that may work against measures to contain COVID19 is regarding laxity in adhering to physical or social distancing norms in quarantine centres. Many who are deployed to supervise quarantines are there by circumstances and so would find it difficult to cope up . However, with the Nagaland government deciding to test all inmates at quarantines, it will be a significant step towards testing , tracking and treating.

DailyDevotion Thinking of Prayer as Jesus Taught

Pray without ceasing… —1 Thessalonians 5:17

Our thinking about prayer, whether right or wrong, is based on our own mental conception of it. The correct concept is to think of prayer as the breath in our lungs and the blood from our hearts. Our blood flows and our breathing continues “without ceasing”; we are not even conscious of it, but it never stops. And we are not always conscious of Jesus keeping us in perfect oneness with God, but if we are obeying Him, He always is.

Prayer is not an exercise, it is the life of the saint.

Beware of anything that stops the offering up of prayer. “Pray without ceasing…”— maintain the childlike habit of offering up prayer in your heart to God all the time.

Jesus never mentioned unanswered prayer.

He had the unlimited certainty of knowing that prayer is always answered. Do we have through the Spirit of God that inexpressible certainty that Jesus had about prayer, or do we think of the times when it seemed that God did not answer our prayer? Jesus said, “…everyone who asks receives…” (Matthew 7:8). Yet we say, “But…, but….” God answers prayer in the best way— not just sometimes, but every time. However, the evidence of the answer in the area we want it may not always immediately follow. Do we expect God to answer prayer?

The danger we have is that we want to water down what Jesus said to make it mean something that aligns with our common sense. But if it were only common sense, what He said would not even be worthwhile. The things Jesus taught about prayer are supernatural truths He reveals to us.

Quotes

When love is at its best, one loves so much that he cannot forget. ~ Helen Hunt Jackson

Nagaland Post, Dimapur WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2020

Post-mortem

design-thinking in a post-COVID world T he Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the criticality to adapt, innovate and ideate on the spur of the moment in response to an unprecedented crisis.

Across the world, realtime exchange of ideas and out-of-the-box thinking is paying dividends in spades.

In India, integrating citizens’ experiences, data analytics, district-level administration and subject expertise has been the overwhelming theme in governance for the last two months.

Soon, design thinking-based gover nance, which borrows from datadriven inputs and creates outcome-oriented solutions, adaptable to unique circumstances and challenges, could be the future in a technology-driven world.

Challenge of the status quo Public policy has to develop a mechanism to understand why outcomes aren’t always indicative of the efforts and schemes that are undertaken by the government. This requires a redesigned framework in governance. The challenges that governments are called upon to tackle today are increasingly complex and multifaceted, demanding flexibility over rigidity. Governments need to nimbly react to unexpected developments

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while sticking to set priorities and objectives.

Next, policy designers need to focus on citizens’ demands for greater personalisation of services. While big data is important, in a country as diverse as India, ‘thick data’ is equally significant.

Thick data is qualitative information that provides insights into the everyday lives of citizens.

It goes beyond big data to explain citizens’ preferences and behaviour trends. Further, governance should work at the intersection of multi-disciplinary and multi-actor knowledge. Solutions are less likely to be found in any one silo.

For this, engaging cross-sectoral subjectmatter expertise is a must.

Finally, complex everchanging environments impose recalibration, adjustments and revisions that can be achieved only through iterative, collective processes.

In his papers, American development economist Lant Pritchett has highlighted how government programmes and schemes need to be embedded in local contexts for them to have a high chance of achieving desired outcomes. Building upon that, it is essential to facilitate ‘design of programmes’, which by default take into context local knowledge, or what James Scott calls

‘metis’. In India, allowing local governments to experiment for achieving desired outcomes would be ideal to facilitate these measures.

Fundamentals of design-thinking The building of this new framework requires a design-thinking-driven, citizen-centred approach.

To build structures for solutions that are progressively refined, through an iterative process of providing a voice to citizens and engaging them in shaping experiments for solutions at the local level.

Design-thinking exists in three phases — inspiration, ideation, and implementation. Inspiration ensures a better understanding of people by incorporating and observing their daily-life issues. Understanding social norms, cultural ideas, and economic interests to better conceptualise challenges and design solution modules in governance.

Ideation then ensures aggregation of people’s voices, engaging subject expertise, generating ideas and refining proposed solutions.

Implementation works to bring solution sets to life and creates an opportunity to iterate on solutions to maximise citizen’s Ease of Living.

Facilitating this at the g round level through technology-aided inter-

action, assimilation, dissemination, and eventually through design-thinking module discussion, could be the future of effective governance.

Policy Labs World over, policy labs rooted in design-thinking are disrupting countries’ approach to effective governance. Among others, Denmark initiated MindLab, Singapore created the Human Experience Lab, the United Kingdom has utilised a Cabinet Office Policy Lab and the United States’ Office of Personnel Management has an Innovation Lab structured to initiate and deliberate on design-thinking solutions for various challenges in their respective countries.

Challenges relevant to the Indian context have been effectively addressed through these policy labs.

Denmark was facing a challenge where 60 per cent of elderly people in assisted living facilities had poor nutrition and 20 per cent were malnourished, leading to a myriad of health and economic issues despite no shortfall in resources or service delivery.

Through design-thinking, the affected municipality of Holstebro concluded that the challenge was not the availability of food, but the disinterest and reduced consumption due to an uninventive and repetitive routine menu

A layman’s experience on Lockdown

he news of Nationwide Lockdown following outbreak of Covid-19 came unawares. Naturally, our first reaction was on how to cope with this kind of situation.

De pending on one’s lifestyle, profession, health condition and life’s situation, responses on experience with lockdown will naturally be varied and each of their perspective needs to be respected as well.

While empathising with our brethren who may have lost job, run into financial losses, separated from near and dear ones, suffered from health issues and various other untold agonies, I as a layman would like to pen my thoughts on some of the unexpected positive changes lockdown has brought about.

1. Environment: With the reduced level of pollutants, it is a welcome sight to see a clean and clear sky with brighter stars, moon and a better view of our surroundings.

It led me to better appreciate the presence of surrounding hamlets and villages which did not grab my attention earlier. It has also made “Walking in the moonlight” a pleasurable experience. Surroundings which were dumping area earlier and where ‘Swachh Bharat’ made no sense have now become clean and turned into vegetable gardens overnight.

2. Health: I thank God and would like to compliment the populace in Nagaland for investing the free time in healthy and productive lifestyle. Instead of giving in to self pity and destructive habits, people have increasingly turned to healthy habits such as Jogging, walking and other forms of exercises and games.

Even the colony aunties who never knew ‘leisure’ or ‘idle’ have now started going on morning and evening walk.

With the limited availability of meat and fish in the market,

we have learnt to depend on vegetarian food out of compulsion. I am happy that I am being saved from gluttony (which remained undiagnosed till then) which would have overwhelmed me one day if not for this lockdown.

3. B o o s t t o H o b b y : Hobbies and interests which were once left to be fossilized due to lack of time in this fast paced world came back to life again. This has helped add more colours to our life and rediscover our inner self.

I recall an instance in a Hardware shop where among the many customers were hordes of female customers rushing to buy things such as binding wires, dendrite, MSeal etc obviously to develop and brush up their skills and hobbies.

It was a welcome sight to see that at least there are some people who are not glued to whatsapp, facebook and other social media. On the cooking front, now, with almost every family member wanting to try out new recipes, we are being served with variety of vegetarian foods at home.

4. Improvement of Skill and personal development: With the imposition of lockdown, many, especially the men-folk have turned into self styled Mason, painter, Carpenter, Landscaper, Gardener, Sportsmen dressed like a potbellied pro, a Mechanic and so on.

Though it may have started as so called “time pass”, it has brought about significant changes unawares. Kitchens have become a better place to cook, Vegetable and flower Gardens are better organised, living rooms are now brighter and more custom made shelves and racks installed, Garages are renovated, roof are being painted.

Sounds of machineries and repair works coming from almost every household are not uncommon these days.

One positive outcome of this,

I believe, is that it has made us to appreciate each profession in a more positive way and have made us understand through experience what ‘Dignity of labour’ really is.

5. Cosmopolitan outlook: One observation which is of particular interest is that in this period, I have come across many unfamiliar faces in the streets, buying essential items on days opened for marketing.

This in a way, have also added a dash of cosmopolitan outlook to Kohima city. Most of these folks, I believe, must be from those sections of society who are too busy to go out shopping themselves or may be their status and level of wealth did not permit them to, during normal days.

Who knows, it may be a divine intervention in helping better understand and appreciate common Mans life.

6. Better appreciation of Value: Most of us are guilty of treating basic necessities of life for granted. For instance, we treated as though meat and fish as the only ones that mattered and essential food items like rice, wheat, pulses, salt etc which even though we consume on daily basis were never given its due place of importance.

We have even sinned with our sub-conscious thought that saying family grace together should be over a meal of meat or fish and not over a meal of Dal and vegetable curry.

However, we are proved wrong; as from the very mention of lockdown, we ourselves started hoarding on essential items for sustenance.

In sharing my thoughts, my only wish is that the positive outcome of lockdown be carried forward and be made a part of our life and not wait for another lockdown to remind us of our fault.

M. Kayina Lerie Colony, Kohima.

of food. A simple tweak led to hiring a chef who skilled the kitchen staff on innovative and nutritious food choices. This, in turn, led to an immediate upswing in food uptake, raising nutrition indicators. The model, titled ‘the Good Kitchen’, has been showcased in more than 30 countries around the world.

I n N ew Z e a l a n d , design-thinking has been incorporated into governance through various programmes. The ‘Results Project’ and ‘Policy Project’ have been undertaken to resolve several issues through citizen participation.

A report in 2017 estimated that design-thinkers added 4.2 per cent to the nation’s economy and created a staggering one out of every 20 jobs. In the UK, gov.uk as a singlepoint interface for all government services was built using design thinking approaches, keeping citizens at the centre of programme design.

The Indian Context Design-thinkingbased policy labs for India could be extremely effective if introduced at the district level. During India’s widely appreciated pandemic response, district-level governance has been at the forefront, tackling various challenges. District magistrates have introduced

innovative ways to tackle challenges and have had to pivot regularly. In the future, a focused virtual engagement of relevant stakeholders, including district officials, experts, and citizen representatives, could be facilitated to take a deep dive into resolving people’s challenges at the ground level.

It would accelerate the cycle of collecting evidence, diagnosing, brainstorming, designing, and experimenting with programmes and schemes.

It would also have the potential to address two objectives often considered mutually exclusive — cutting state spending and improving the experience of citizens.

The Prime Minister in his address on May 12 emphasised on a ‘technologydriven system’. Designthinking embedded into governance and facilitated by tech-based policy labs, resolving challenges on the ground, could be the transformative boost that local governance needs right now.

The pandemic has shown us how precise and informed decision-making at the grassroots level is a game-changer. Imagine then the impact of broadbasing this across our governance modules, with the focus on enhancing citizen experience.

Desh Gaurav Sekhri & Satwik Mishra (DailyO)

The positive aspect to the diagnosis of Covid-19 positive cases in Nagaland

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. The cases were detected under a Controlled environment, that is under Quarantine. Tests were carried out under Medical supervision.

2. Therefore, contact was kept to a known minimum. Contact tracing was therefore immediate and testing done immediately.

3. By testing on the persons who were in contact with the original patient another asymptomatic carrier person was detected as Covid positive. In fact this should be regarded as a “success” story, otherwise this person as a secondary patient might have been send home and further would have spread the virus leading to a spike in infections in his village / hometown.

4. Therefore, we must be very patient and tackle this issue in a very calculated and scientific manner. Uninformed opinions based on emotional knee jerk reactions will not stop the spread of this virus.

5. By keeping the Quarantine centres in a secured place under Medical supervision is the most safest and successful method. This is an empirical fact all over the world, based on scientific analysis.

6. If we sent the Returnees straight back to their respective

districts or home towns/villages without proper medical scrutiny in Dimapur and Kohima which has the Medical testing wherewithal, then the virus will spread and “return” to Kohima and Dimapur undetected , by Asymptomatic carriers or as full blown patients. Then we will have the full blown pandemic that we so fear. This will be disastrous for both the Government and the citizens of Kohima, including Kohima Village.

7. Therefore to trace out the infected carriers of the virus at this Primary stage is absolutely vital and in the long run will save us all from a full blown Pandemic in our State. So let us take a cue from the Scientific and Rational analysis as shown above , and be wise and not make irrational assumptions and decisions. The tactic now is to Test, Test and Test more.

The Covid War Room Nagaland is taking well thought out strategies after much study and analysis. Let us remain calm and face this Pandemic with fortitude and trust in our Government Leadership.

God Bless Nagaland A concerned citizen- Tali Ao Dimapur, Nagaland

Reader’s Post

Plight of private teachers Sir,

It is an embarrassment for private teachers (university/college/ school), from being tagged as the backbone of the society transformed into beggars, begging salary from the management.

Most private teachers give their full time in the teaching profession, more concerned in molding the young ones without seeking other alternative means of income. In times of crisis as COVID19, some of the reputed institutions (University /College in Dimapur ), even with 2000 plus students, have seemed to ignore and forget their faculty and their family who depend solely on their monthly income. Some of the institutions have even turned a deaf ear to the plea of the faculty request for the salary and clarification.

It is a request that the Government, Student Body and the concerned department see that the private teachers are duly paid and not let them regret being in the noble, humble profession of teaching who mold the future upcoming generation.

Johni, Dimapur

Reader’s note: Articles or letters published in any of the columns do not reflect the view of this newspaper nor that of the Editor in any manner.

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Lockdown has failed: Rahul Gandhi Rahul asks centre to spell out reopening strategy

New Delhi, May 26 (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the four phases of nationwide lockdown have “failed” and not given the results that Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected as he urged the Centre to spell out its strategy for “opening up” the country.

Addressing an online press conference, the Congress leader expressed concern that if the government functions haphazardly during the non-lockdown period, the country will face a second wave of coronavirus which will be “extremely devastating”.

Gandhi further said if money is not given in the hands of the poor and small and medium industry, there could be “serious economic damage” in the country as he sought to know the government’s plan to support migrants and various states in fighting the COVID19 pandemic.

“We want to ask the

Rahul Gandhi government, what is their strategy as far as India’s opening up is concerned and what precautions they are going to take, how are they thinking and how they are going to support the migrants and our states?” he asked.

It is clear that the aim and purpose of the lockdown have failed even after 60 days and the disease is growing exponentially in the country, he said.

“What India is facing now is a result of a failed lockdown. It is pretty clear that the four stages of lock-

down have not given the result that the Prime Minister expected,” he said.

Gandhi noted that India is the only country in the world which is relaxing the lockdown when the virus is “exponentially rising”.

The former Congress chief said though he is not an expert but “we need to open up with planning and systematically and not in an ad-hoc way”.

He said the country’s economy needs to be restored and that needs to be done by infusing money into the hands of the poor and the small and medium businesses.

“The central government must infuse cash into hands of people and it will be fatal if they do not do it,” he noted.

A dangerous situation will arise if financial support to people and industry is not provided, he warned.

Gandhi also called for

Various organizations react to KVC, AMK demand (From p-1) DDCF expressed hope that all other districts would also do the same in welcoming own brothers and sisters back home.

CNSA: Central Nagaland Students’ Association (CNSA), the apex body of three student tribe organisations - Ao, Sumi and Lotha- said that Dimapur and Kohima, since both Dimapur and Kohima have better infrastructure and facilities, they should not object to using those facilities for Naga brothers and sisters.

CNSA president Himato Yeptho, vice president Akummeren and general secretary Lipemo M Tsope said while Naga people were grateful to the people of Kohima for generously donating the land for the state capital, yet Naga people have also been tolerant of the “excesses committed by few unscrupulous individuals and groups subjugating all other Nagas in different forms.”

CNSA urged upon all toe understand that facilities and benefits come with responsibilities. It said while the world was going

through trying times, it was a “precarious situation” when use of common infrastructure by the Naga people was being opposed.

CNSA stated that any infrastructure built by the state government “cannot be hijacked by any individual or groups.” CNSA said of late it was observed that “few individuals and groups have been dictating and ruling the state influencing and coercion on all policy matters and governance of the State of Nagaland.” CNSA maintained that if the burden was too heavy on any community or group, then the government should equally divide the developments and share the state budget equally to all districts. CNSA also demanded mini secretariat for all district headquarters and immediate decentralization of administrative and financial powers to each district. CNSA also urged upon all responsible individuals and leaders to support its move “for the safety and security of all Naga citizens” and also appealed to the state government to “immediately address our demand.”

financial support to states, saying it will be difficult for states to function without central aid.

Gandhi also called upon the central government to be transparent about what is happening in Ladakh and Nepal.

“We would like the central government to make it clear to people on what is happening on the border with China,” he said.

Asked about the rising number of COVID19 cases in Maharashtra, where Congress is a partner in the government, Gandhi said there is a difference between running the government and supporting a government.

“We are supporting Maharashtra government, but we are not in the key decision-making role in Maharashtra,” he said, adding that Maharashtra requires full support of the central government as the state is fighting a very difficult battle.

Congress steps up attack on Yogi Adityanath govt Lucknow, May 26 (IANS): The Congress has stepped up its attack on the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh, accusing it of putting out fake statistics regarding coronavirus cases and also spreading communal hatred.

Senior Congress leader P L Punia, while addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, said that UPCC president Ajay Kumar Lallu had been sent to jail only because he was helping the migrant workers. “No one is being allowed to meet the UPCC president and the Congress will not tolerate this injustice,” he said.

Punia alleged that UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath said in an interview to a TV channel that migrant workers were responsible for spreading the corona infection. Meanwhile, Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Aradhana Mishra said that the Yogi government had claimed that 25 lakh migrant workers had returned to UP.

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Delhi Police files charge sheets against 82 foreigners Tablighis New Delhi, May 26 (PTI): The Delhi Police on Tuesday filed charge sheets against 82 foreigners for attending a religious congregation at Nizamuddin Markaz here in violation of visa conditions and indulging in missionary activities amidst the COVID-19 outbreak in the country, officials said.

The police has filed 20 charge sheets against the foreigners belonging to 20 countries, they said.

A large congregation organised in March by the Tablighi Jamaat in the Nizamuddin area of the national capital had emerged as a major hotspot of coronavirus.

Some of the participants, who were later tested positive for coronavirus, had travelled to their home states and other areas.

More than 25,500 Tablighi members and their contacts have been quarantined in the country after the Centre and the state governments conducted a “mega operation” to iden-

dents being left out from online classes in various part of the State due to poor internet services, especially in Eastern Nagaland. The union appealed to the department concerned and the

The case is being investigated by the Crime Branch which pertains to the religious gathering at the Markaz which congregated at Banglewali Masjid in Hazrat Nizamuddin, on March 13 and beyond.

According to the police, the foreign nationals entered India on tourist visa and participated in the gathering at Markaz “illegally”.

The police also said that more than 900 foreign nationals who are accused in the case belong to 34 different countries and charge sheets are being prepared country-wise, under sections of the Foreigners Act, Epidemic Diseases Act, Disaster Management Act and section 188 (Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), 269 (Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life), 270 (Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) and 271 (Disobedience to quarantine rule) of the Indian Penal Code.

COVID-19 surge: Health secy interacts with 5 states

New Delhi, May 26 (PTI): The Union health ministry on Tuesday suggested five states reporting a surge in COVID-19 cases over the last three weeks to analyse the trends in containment zones and adopt course correction measures through proper implementation of micro-plans.

The states are Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.

Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan held a high-level review meeting through video conference with the chief secretaries, health secretaries and National Health Mission (NHM) directors of these states, the health ministry

Preeti Sudan said.

“These states are witnessing a surge in COVID19 cases since the last three weeks as lockdown rules have been eased and interstate migration has been allowed,” the ministry said in a statement.

The states were briefed on their individual case

trajectory with respect to fatality rate, doubling time, testing per million and confirmation percentage, it said. Factors that need to be focused on for an effective containment strategy were pointed out such as perimeter control, diligent houseto-house survey through special surveillance teams, testing, active contact-tracing and effective clinical management.

“It was also emphasized that each containment zone has to be analysed to check the trends and adopt course correction measures through proper formation and implementation of micro-plans. The activities within the buffer zone were also reiterated,” the

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(From p-1) Nevertheless, ENCSU claimed the district administrations in coordination with all stakeholders were doing exceptionally well to ensure that all returnees were received. And if the State government could provide enough facilities and at least one testing lab in Eastern district hospitals, then the returnees would not bother any organization or resident of Kohima and Dimapur in any manner, it added.

The union also appealed to the government not to rely on Assam for testing COVID-19 samples from eastern districts though some officials had claimed that it would be more convenient for districts like Mon to test in Dibrugarh, Assam.

Claiming that everyone in eastern districts were cooperating with the government in battling the pandemic, ENCSU called for deputing officials in border areas to see how people were struggling.

Poor connectivity deprives students from online classes.

ENCSU expressed concern over a large number of stu-

tify them.

“They not only violated government guidelines issued in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic and regulations regarding the Epidemic Diseases Act, but also flouted the Disaster Management Act and subsequently the prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,” the police said.

An FIR was registered against Tablighi Jamaat leader Maulana Saad Kandhalvi and six others on March 31 at the Crime Branch Police Station on a complaint of the Station House Officer of Nizamuddin under sections of the Epidemic Diseases Act, Disaster Management Act, 2005, Foreigners Act and other relevant sections of Indian Penal Code.

Kandhalvi was later booked for culpable homicide not amounting to murder after some of the attendees of the religious congregation died due to coronavirus, police said.

statement said. The states were asked to assess the existing health infrastructure in terms of quarantine centres, hospitals with ICU, ventilator and oxygen beds, and strengthen them looking at the need for the next two months, according to the statement. Use of data emerging from the ‘Aarogya Setu’ application was also pointed out to the participating states, it added.

Regarding nonCOVID essential health services, the states were reminded that immediate measures needed to be taken to continue programmes for TB, leprosy, COPD and non-communicable diseases like hypertension and diabetes, and treatment for

injuries and trauma due to accidents.

It was advised that mobile medical units (MMUs) could be stationed at quarantine centres, temporary sub-health centres set up in existing buildings and additional frontline workers utilised, the statement said.

It was also advised that the link with Ayushman Bharat – Health and Wellness Centres needed to be established so that immediate health check-ups could be arranged. Tele-medicine services can to be rolled out from these centres, it said.

To meet the surge in incoming migrant workers, ASHAs and ANMs can be given additional incentives, the ministry said.

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New Delhi, May 26 (IANS): The number of passengers and flights were set to rise as air services to Andhra Pradesh were resumed on Tuesday, Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Tuesday. “Airports are abuzz & passengers are back in air,” Puri tweeted.

He said 58,318 passengers flew to their destinations on 832 flights on May 25, the first day of resumption of air services after two months. “These numbers are set to soar,” he tweeted.

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too dangerous WHO warns of COVID-19 ‘2nd peak’ as lockdowns ease ‘Masks for children under 2’

G e n e va , M ay 2 6 (IANS): Countries could see a “second peak” of coronavirus cases during the first wave of the pandemic if lockdown restrictions were lifted too soon, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.

Mike Ryan, the WHO’s head of emergencies, told a briefing on Monday that the world was “right in the middle of the first wave”, the BBC reported.

He said because the disease was “still on the way up”, countries need to be aware that “the disease can jump up at any time”.

“We cannot make assumptions that just because the disease is on the way down now that it’s going to keep going down,” Ryan said.

There would be a number of months to prepare for a second peak, he added.

The stark war ning comes as countries around the world start to gradually ease lockdown restrictions, allowing shops to reopen and larger groups of people to gather.

“The Executive Group of the Solidarity Trial, representing 10 of the participating countries, met on Saturday (May 23) and has agreed to review a comprehensive analysis and critical appraisal of all evidence available globally,” Tedros

said in a virtual press conference.

The developments come as the total number of global COVID-19 cases has increased to 5,508,904, with 346,508 deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

Global COVID-19 cases top 5.5 mn

A medical worker takes a coronavirus test swab in Wuhan, China.

Experts have said that without a vaccine to give people immunity, infections could increase again when social-distancing measures are relaxed.

Ryan said countries where cases are declining should be using this time to develop effective traceand-test regimes to “ensure that we continue on a downwards trajectory and we don’t have an immediate

second peak”.

A l s o o n M o n d ay, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO DirectorGeneral, said that a clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) on COVID19 patients has come to “a temporary pause”, while the safety data of the the anti-malaria drug was being reviewed.

According to the WHO chief, The Lancet

medical journal on May 22 had published an observational study on HCQ and chloroquine and its effects on COVID-19 patients that have been hospitalized, reports Xinhua news agency.

The authors of the study reported that among patients receiving the drug, when used alone or with a macrolide, they estimated a higher mortality rate.

The overall number of global coronavirus cases on Tuesday surpassed the 5.5 million mark, while the deaths have increased to more than 346,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

Currently, the total number of cases stood at 5,508,904, while the death toll increased to 346,508, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update.

The US was also reaching a grim milestone of 100,000 COVID-19 deaths.

Currently, the country has 1,706,293 confirmed cases and 99,807 deaths, both tallies account for the highest in the world,

according to the CSSE. In terms of cases, Brazil comes in the second place with 376,669 infections.

This was followed

by Russia (362,342), the UK (262,547), Spain (282,342), Italy (230,158), France (183,067), Germany (180,808), Turkey (157,814), India (145,456), Iran (146,443), and Peru (123,979), the CSSE figures showed.

Meanwhile, the UK ranked second after the US with 36,996 COVID-19 deaths, the highest fatalities in Europe.

The other countries with over 10,000 deaths are Italy (32,877), France (28,460), Spain (26,837), and Brazil (23,522).

A mother and baby wear masks at Hong Kong’s high speed railway station.

Tokyo, May 26 (Agencies): Children under the age of two shouldn’t wear masks because they can make breathing difficult and increase the risk of choking, a Japan medical group said, launching an urgent appeal to parents as the country reopens from the coronavirus crisis.

To prevent the virus spread, health experts worldwide are recommending people wear masks when it is difficult to maintain social distancing as countries loosen restrictions following coronavirus shutdowns.

But the Japan Pediatric Association has warned parents that masks are too

risky for infants.

“Masks can make breathing difficult because infants have narrow air passages,” which increases the burden on their hearts, the association said, adding that masks also raise the risk of heat stroke for them.

“Let’s stop the use of masks for children under 2-years-old,” the association said in a notice on its website.

It said that so far there were very few serious coronavirus cases among children and that most kids became infected from family members, with almost no outbreaks at schools or day care facilities.

‘Security law not a threat to HK’s freedom’ Donald Trump honours fallen soldiers on Memorial Day Lam also said that transit service would resume at Hong Kong’s international airport on June 1, but that foreigners would still be banned from entering the city as part of measures to prevent a new wave of coronavirus infections.

The move by China to pass the legislation signals the central government’s determination to take greater control of Hong Kong after months of pro-democracy protests last year. Beijing has appointed new representatives in Hong Kong who follow the hard line laid down by Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is also the head of the ruling Communist Party .

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She repeated claims that the law would only target “a minority,” citing concerns about terrorism and subversion.

Such a move has long been under consideration and was hastened by last year’s street protests in the former British colony, which was returned to Chinese rule in 1997.

Beijing promised that the territory could retain its own relatively liberal civil, legal and economic systems that contrast starkly with the much more centrally controlled and authoritarian system in mainland China.

Baltimore, May 26 (AP): President Donald Trump honoured America’s fallen service members on Monday as he commemorated Memorial Day in back-to-back appearances in the midst of the pandemic.

“Together we will vanquish the virus and America will rise from this crisis to new and even greater heights,” Trump said during a ceremony at Baltimore’s historic Fort McHenry.

“No obstacle, no challenge and no threat is a match for the sheer determination of the American people.”

Earlier, Trump silently honoured the nation’s war dead at a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, which like Fort McHenry is currently off limits to

the public because of the pandemic.

Presidents on Memorial Day typically lay a wreath and speak at the hallowed burial ground in Virginia.

But the coronavirus crisis, soon to claim its 100,000th life in the U.S., made this year different.

Many attendees arrived wearing masks but removed them for the outdoor ceremony in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Trump, maskless as always in public, gave no remarks.

He approached a wreath already in place, touching it and giving a salute.

Trump then travelled to Baltimore, to the chagrin of the city’s mayor, and noted that tens of thousands of

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China’s Xi urges preparedness for military combat B E I J I N G , M ay 2 6 (Agencies): President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday China would step up its preparedness for armed combat and improve its ability to carry out military tasks as the coronavirus pandemic is having a profound impact on national security. China’s performance in fighting the new coronavirus has shown the success of military reform, Xi was quoted as saying, adding that the armed forces should explore new ways of training amid the pandemic. Xi made the comments when attending a plenary meeting of the delegation of PLA.

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The fort is closed to the public because of the pandemic. Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young objected to Trump’s visit, saying it sends the wrong message about stay-at-home directives and the city cannot afford the added cost of hosting him when it is losing $20 million a month because of the pandemic.

But Trump is intent on accelerating his schedule as he portrays the country as returning to its pre-pandemic ways.

4 killed in Russian military helicopter crash

M o s c ow, M ay 2 6 (Agencies): A military helicopter crashed Tuesday at an airport in Russia’s remote eastern Chukotka region, killing all four people on board, the governor said.

The helicopter of the Russian defence ministry went down in the main airport in Chukotka near Anadyr, which has mixed military and civilian use.

“There were three crew members and one technician on board. All four died,”

governor Roman Kopin wrote on his Instagram account.

Russian agencies reported that it was a Mi-8 helicopter which was doing a test flight after undergoing technical maintenance.

“The reason for the accident could be a technical fault with the helicopter,” TASS news agency quoted a defence ministry statement as saying.

Military investigators were dispatched to the crash site, it said.

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Hong Kong, May 26 (AP): Hong Kong’s leader said Tuesday that national security legislation proposed by China’s legislature will not threaten the semiautonomous territory’s civil rights, despite widespread criticism of the move as an encroachment on freedom of speech and assembly.

The city’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, told reporters that there was “no need for us to worry” over the move being considered

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“Hong Kong has proven that we uphold and preserve those values,” Lam said.

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Assam COVID-19 cases rise to Returnees cause rapid rise in COVID-19 in NE 616; nineteen more test positive

Guwahati/Kohima, May 26 (IANS): The return of thousands of homebound people from southern and western India to the Northeast caused an abrupt rise in COVID-19 positive cases in the region, especially in Assam, where 168 fresh corona patients were reported in 24-hours taking the total count to 595 on Tuesday afternoon, ministers and officials said on Tuesday.

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in a series of tweets said that of the 595 positive cases till Tuesday afternoon, 526 are active cases, 62 were discharged from the hospitals, four died and three migrated to other states.

Sarma said that 90 per cent of the Covid-19 patients in the state have been reported from the quarantine centres across

A returnee being disinfected at the LGBI airport in Guwahati. (PTI)

the state’s 33 districts. However, health officials said that there are positive cases found in some districts outside the quarantine centres.

He said in Guwahati that the sudden rise in corona cases is due to the return of 60,000 people, mostly from southern and western India, to Assam after the

Home Ministry withdrew the interstate transport restriction on May 4.

Meanwhile, two more persons who escaped from the Don Bosco School quarantine centre at Ramnagar in Silchar in south Assam were apprehended by the police at Algapur Railway Station on Monday night.

Earlier three patients had fled from a quarantine centre in Guwahati. Police subsequently arrested them.

Poor quality of food and other difficulties are said to be the reasons behind the escape of people from the quarantine centres.

The mountainous state Nagaland, which until Sunday was Covid-19 free state, on Tuesday, registered another fresh case taking the total tally to four patients since Monday. Nagaland Health Minister S. Pangnyu Phom tweeted that another returnee from Chennai has been tested COVID-19 positive at Kohima. With this, four people, all returned from Chennai, tested positive for the infectious virus.

In Manipur, three more persons tested positive for the novel coronavirus taking the total number of cases in the state to 39, with 35 active cases.

The health officials in Imphal said that all the people, tested with COVID19 positive, returned to the state during the past three weeks from different parts of India, mostly southern and western regions of the country.

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma said that another person, who had travelled from Chennai along with the 14th case, has turned out to be COVID-19 positive.

The patient is presently in Resubelpara under institutional isolation and medical observation.

In Tripura, four people, who recently came from Maharashtra, tested positive on Monday night, took the state’s total Covid19 positive cases to 198, including 161 Border Security Force personnel and their kin, with active cases count of 31.

Bihar train incident: M’laya returnees narrate ‘horrifying ordeal’

SHILLONG, MAY 25 (AGENCIES): Horrified by the ordeal they had to go through, citizens who returned from Haryana by special train have sought more action and security for those returning back to the State by train, reports The Northeast Today.

“They swore, broke the glass of the windows and also threatened to burn down the train. We were really scared,” said one of the returnees, who is being put up at the Pastoral Centre for quarantine, while narrating her ordeal.

The train carrying North East students and workers from

Haryana experienced trouble when they reached Dandar in Bihar recently.

Scores of migrants tried to board the special train and when denied entry due to the fear of prevailing COVID situation, they resorted to threats and even broke down the window panes of the train.

Although the situation was brought under control after swift intervention of the respective State governments, but not before causing extreme trouble, fear and insecurity among those travelling back to their home states, prevail.

“They were everywhere. They shouted at us and continiously banged the windows and doors.

Even the police was helping them,” alleged yet another returnee who did not want to be named.

She also informed that they had very little to eat and drink.

“I request the government to ensure that others who are returning do not face the same problems as we have faced and to provide more security,” she added.

When enquired if the Railway Police Force escorted them after the incident, she said that she did not see anyone and those

migrants who had managed to board the train all got down before reaching New Jal Paiguri or NJP railway station.

Meanwhile, while all the 139 returnees were put at the various quarantine centres of the State, twenty two of them were kept at the Pastoral centre for three days.

During these three days, their samples will be collected, tested and if found negative will be sent home for home quarantine and if anyone tests positive they will either be put under instituional quarantine or at the Civil Hospital.

Update from Himanta Biswa Sarma’s twitter account.

GUWAHATI, MAY 26 (AGENCIES): Assam’s tally of positive COVID-19 cases is rising. State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has informed that nineteen more people have

tested positive for Coronavirus taking the total number of cases to 616 A tweet put up Himanta Biswa Sarma read: Nineteen more cases of COVID-19 reported. Seven

from Karimganj, five from Goalpara, three from Guwahati, one each from Dhubri, Hailakandi, Udalguri and Lakhimpur. Assam now has 616 positive cases, 547 active cases.

COVID-19 cases rise to 39 in Manipur

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IMPHAL, May 26: One of the three returnees who tested positive for COVID19 in Manipur during the last 24-hour had recently returned from Assma’s Jorhat district.

An official source from the COVID-19 Common Control Room on Tuesday said that three more COVID-19 positive cases were detected out of 1,192 samples for the dreaded virus in the last 24-hour.

With the three cases, the total number of persons infected by the deadly virus in Manipur increased to 39, including four recovered individuals.

Among the 35 active cases, 23 are currently being treated at the COVID care facility of JNIMS while the remaining 12 at RIMS, Imphal. The source said that all the confirmed cases were returnees staying

at different community quarantine centres opened in Imphal West district.

Among them, a 44-year-old man had returned from Assam’s Jorhat on a private car recently while a 20-year-old youth was among those stranded who returned by a special train from Chandigarh and the third patient returned from Delhi by bus.

Amid the rising positive cases among returnees, more state natives stranded at various places of the country continue to arrive to the state by air and special trains.

Among 2,807 of stranded people that arrived today, 311, including an infant reached by three flights, while 2,497 arrived by two special trains. Three flights (two Indigo and one Air Asia) landed at Imphal airport along with 311 passengers from Delhi. 77 people stranded in the state due to COVID-19 lockdown including a foreign national they flew back to Delhi.

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B O K A JA N, MAY 2 6 (AGENCIES): Two more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Bokajan taking the tally of positive case to 7 in the twin hill district of Karbi Anglong. Both were undergoing quarantine at Hotel Dhansiri in Bokajan upon their arrival.

As per reports, Gidion Momin, 25, returned from Bangalore on May 20 and deboarded from the special train at Chaparmukh Railway Station in Nagoan District. He was subsequently sent to Dhansiri Hotel for quarantine and tested positive on Tuesday. Another Covid positive returnee, Bharat Mahato, 29 arrived from Bihar on May 22 and was undergoing quarantine in the same hotel.

E a r l i e r, M a h i n d r a Hemron, a migrant worker who arrived from Chennai and was undergoing quarantine at Hotel Priyanka tested positive for Covid19 in Bokajan on Sunday.

Another migrant worker, Prem Tamang from Bokajan sub-division tested positive for Covid-19 in Diphu.

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Buenos Aires, May 26 (Agencies): Lionel Messi can write his own Michael Jordan-inspired script by making the 2022 World Cup his ‘Last Dance’, says former Argentina international Lucas Biglia.

While piecing together an enviable collection of medals at Barcelona, to go with his six Ballons d’Or, an all-time great is still waiting on a first senior honour with his country.

Final heartache has been suffered on World Cup and Copa America stages, with even one of the very best in the business proving incapable of dragging Argentina over the finishing line.

There may not be many more opportunities for Messi to right those wrongs, as he approaches

his 33rd birthday, but hope continues to spring eternal.

Biglia believes a remarkable trophy haul can be completed at Qatar 2022, with there every reason to believe that Messi can emulate Chicago Bulls legend Jordan by delivering on huge expectation and bowing out in style.

Current AC Milan star Biglia told FM 94.7 after being inspired by an NBAthemed documentary on Netflix, “I finished The Last Dance the other day, it was excellent. It got me thinking that in a few years, hopefully we will be able to watch something similar with our own phenomenon [Messi].” “[We could] learn a mountain of things about his day-to-day. Because you see him train, you see him

play but so many things happen on a day-to-day basis that you don’t know about, as we see [with Jordan] in the series.”

“The scene that I would like to see in the future is the one when Jordan is hugging the [NBA] trophy and crying. I would like to see that with Messi and the World Cup. That I would like to see. I know what it would mean for him and for the Argentine people.”

While looking for comparisons between the respective careers of Messi and Jordan, and what they have both achieved at the very highest level of sport, Biglia insists the temperament of his fellow countryman is markedly different to that of one of basketball’s greatest and most demanding players.

He said, “He [Messi] always puts himself at your level. Not just because of his humility, but to make you feel comfortable. He looks to build a relationship with his teammates by relating to them. That’s what makes him great. There are no words to describe him as a player. As a person, he is 10, 100 times better.”

Messi has not always received the same level of praise in his homeland, on the back of his exploits for the Albiceleste, as he does at Barcelona. Biglia, though, says there should be no doubting the fact that a Rosario native is as loved in Argentina as he is in Catalunya and that everybody will be pulling in the same direction once the next opportunity to chase down global glory presents itself.

sports Man Utd yet to make Ighalo offer L o nd o n, M ay 2 6 (Agencies): Manchester United are yet to make an offer to Shanghai Shenhua for Odion Ighalo, with his current loan deal due to expire on Sunday.

United remain in talks to extend the 30-year-old’s stay at Old Trafford, but the Chinese side will only agree to a permanent deal or an extension to his loan that incorporates an obligation to buy. Ighalo would be likely to cost upwards of £20m.

As things stand, Shenhua expect Ighalo to have returned in time for the resumption of the Chinese Super League season, expected to be at the end of June or beginning of July.

In March, it was reported that Shenhua had offered Ighalo a new four-year contract worth £400,000 per week. His current deal expires in December 2022.

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Received death threats after WC mistake: Caballero

Buenos Aires, May 26 (Agencies): Willy Caballero says he received death threats after making a mistake while playing for Argentina at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Just after half-time in Argentina’s second groupstage match against eventual finalists Croatia, Caballero misjudged a lobbed pass over forward Ante Rebic.

Rebic seized on the loose ball and fired it into the top corner, setting Croatia on their way to a damaging 3-0 victory.

“With the mistake for Croatia’s goal I went to lift it to give it to Toto Salvio, but I hit the ground,” Caballero explained to TNT Sports.

“The ball had an unexpected effect and it went to Rebic. Everyone thought I wanted to chip it but it wasn’t like that; I never hit a ball like that in my life. I

Willy Caballero

wanted to lift it and hit it long because the two strikers were coming.”

“The day after my mistake at the World Cup, everyone had my number.

I did not have a good time.

Very extreme messages were sent to me, including death threats. And they made me think a lot about my family and my future.”

After his mistake, Caballero was dropped by

manager Jorge Sampaoli.

Franco Armani, then at Atletico Nacional, played the rest of Argentina’s games at the tournament and Caballero hasn’t played for Argentina since.

“I would have wanted one more chance to play and vindicate myself, but I understood Jorge’s decision,” he admitted.

“In addition, Franco came in and played very

well. The one who confirmed that he was playing was me.”

Caballero is coming towards the end of his career but, at 38, has just had his contract extended at Chelsea.

He came back into the first team at Stamford Bridge earlier in the season after a series of unconvincing performances from Kepa Arrizabalaga.

Rift between IOA’s president and secretary general New Delhi, May 26 (PTI): The fissures among the top officials of the Indian Olympic Association have come out in the open with Secretary General Rajeev Mehta terming President Narinder Batra’s decision to dissolve the Ethics Commission “illegal”.

Batra and Mehta have been at loggerheads for some time with the IOA president recently making a statement that he will take over much of the responsibilities of the secretary general.

Mehta had had hit back, saying handling of day-to-day affairs of IOA is his job.

The latest tussle is on the issue of the term of the

Ethics Commission of the IOA headed by retired justice V K Gupta. The Commission was appointed in 2017.

Mehta wrote to the Executive Council members, National Sports Federations and state Olympic bodies that the “dissolving of the IOA Ethics Commission (2017-2021) by the president vide letter dated 19/05/2020 has been found to be illegal and the commission is reinstated”.

“An inquiry on the matter is undertaken by the chairman of the Indian Olympic Association Legal Commission. Issues regarding the Commission/ Committees would be discussed in the next meeting

Narinder Batra

Rajeev Mehta

of the Executive Council of the IOA,” Mehta wrote.

The IOA Legal Commission is headed by senior vice-president and senior advocate R K Anand.

On his part, Batra asked the administrative staff to put the letters for

record.

Mehta claimed that the Annual General Meeting of the IOA held in December 2017 had authorised Batra and himself to appoint/nominate chairman/convenor/ members of the commission and

committees and he has not given any consent to new appointments or removal.

In a separate letter to the members of the Indian Olympic Association Ethics Commission, Mehta said Batra’s letter to remove them “holds no force of any kind”.

He requested the members to ignore the letter (from Batra) and continue with their job.

Mehta said a member of the Ethics Commission can only be removed from office by a decision of the Executive Council and according to the Ethics Rules.

The rules provide for a four-year term of the Ethics Commission.

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