May 29, 2020

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Vol XXX No. 172

DIMAPUR, FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2020 Pages 8 ` 4.00

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Protest marks visit of ministerial team

Correspondent/DIPR

KO H I M A , M AY 2 8 (NPN): In an effort at damage control following the controversy over sending off all quarantined returnees of Tuensang even before test results for COVID was out, a ministerial team flew by chopper to Tuensang for an emergency meeting with Tuensang District Taskforce at Tuensang on Thursday.

According to DIPR, the meeting was chaired

by DC Tuensang Kumar Ramnikant, who is also chairman of the taskforce and attended by H&FW minister S.Pangnyu Phom, I&PR, SCERT and village guards adviser Toshi Wungtung, H&FW principal director Dr Vizolie Suokhrie and representatives of

ENPO, CKS, YTC, USLP, COC, All Wards Union Tuensang, church associations and Red Cross Society.

Those who spoke focussed on the send-off of returnees to Tuesang from Kohima before COVID tests results were out and how this has caused huge damage to the preventive measures taken by the district authorities. They demanded setting up of BSL-3 laboratory at Tuensang at the earliest, besides highlighting the issue of manpower shortage to run the COVID hospital.

Speaking at the meeting, minister of health and family welfare S. Pangnyu Phom called upon all to learn from the incident and come together to fight the pandemic.

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CM, CS admit lapses in sending off returnees

Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio and chief secretary Temjen Toy have admitted lapses on the part of the state government in sending the Chennai returnees to Tuensang even before waiting for results of test done for COVID-19. Informed sources said this was conveyed at a joint meeting held with Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organization, Eastern Nagaland Legislator Union (ENLU) and other senior government officials Thursday.

Sources who attended the meeting informed Nagaland Post that both Rio and Toy had expressed regrets for the unauthorised sending-off.

HSLC, HSSLC exam results on May 30 D I M A P U R , M AY 2 8 (NPN): Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) on Thursday announced that the provisional results of the HSLC and HSSLC Examinations 2020 would be declared in the late afternoon of May 30, 2020.

In a notification, NBSE chairman Asano Sekhose stated that the results would be made available in four modes—inter net, SMS, Android Mobile App and printed form.

Meanwhile, NBSE has informed that in view of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown and in order to maintain social distancing, the documents would be issued to the centre superintendents only from June 5, 2020. The centre superintendents have been asked to collect and distribute to the schools coming under his/ her centre.

The dates of collection would be prepared districtwise and made available in the Board’s website and the district Whatsapp groups.

All centre superintendents have been requested to check the dates and collect accordingly. NBSE informed that standard operating procedure for distribution of documents was available in its website www.nbsenagaland.com

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“Since we have a war room with CS as commander in chief, why not make all HoDs as generals?

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CCSU, others stage protest in Tuensang

A banner being displayed during the protest in Tuensang.

Confederation of Chang Students’ Union (CCSU) activists and others staged a protest against the treatment meted out to returnees from Chennai, quarantined at Kohima and who were made to leave for Tuensang Tuesday before result of COVID-19 tests were out and also on how the returnees were sent off with only three Marie biscuits and a small bottle of water.

The CCSU earlier held a meeting with the visiting ministerial team led by health & family welfare minister S.Pangnyu Phom and others. According to CCSU president Chingmak Kumchuba, the meeting with the ministerial team that also included I&PR minister Toshi Wungtung and principal director H&FW Dr. Vizo-

lie Suokhrie was initiated

by DC and SP Tuensang.

He said the returnees of Tuesang who had arrived Nagaland from Chennai on May 22 and quarantined at Kohima were sent off even before COVID test results were out and also after being given only three marie biscuits and water each.

At the meeting the union offered the visiting team marie biscuit and water to visiting team led by health & family welfare minister S. Pangnyu Phom.

Kuchumba also informed that the minister had apologized for the lapses and appealed for working together. Kuchumba also informed that all the COVID-patients were shifted to Tuensang COVID Hospital and their health condition was stable.

ENPO demands disciplinary action against erring officials for Tsg fiasco KOHIMA, MAY 28 (NPN): Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation (ENPO) has demanded that the chief minister should immediately initiate disciplinary action against the State government officials involved in the deliberate mismanagement that led to a COVID-19 positive person being sent to Tuensang along with other passengers, resulting in a spike in the number of cases in the district.

In a representation submitted to Rio during a meeting along with chief secretary Temjen Toy and other senior government officials here on Thursday, ENPO president Kekongchim and general secretary Manlang Phom said the incident occurred due to absolute mismanagement, utter negligence and discrimination verging on criminal carelessness in handling of COVID19 cases by the officials.

They said the complacency of the authorities concerned in handling suspected COVID cases became evident as test results of one of the Tuensangbound passengers came positive, and by that time the patient along with 168 others had already reached Tuensang.

The representation stated that people of Eastern Nagaland were outraged by the discrimination and mistreatment meted out to them and demanded immediate action within three days, failing which ENPO would take its own course of action and the State government would be solely held responsible.

The Organisation submitted a five-point charter of demands, which included initiating disciplinary action immediately against the government officials involved for deliberately

violating SOP and forcefully directing transportation of the stranded people to Tuensang without waiting for results of tests conducted on them. This, the organisation said resulted in sending a COVID-19 positive case along with 168 others, thus endangering the lives of many.

The ENPO representation also demanded that the State government should immediately send more doctors and experts to the four districts of Mon, Longleng, Tuensang and Kiphire, sanction required funds for the four districts for handling the COVID crisis, immediately set up BSL-2 laboratory as committed by the government, set up isolation wards in the four districts and update of daily status reports to the district in-charge legislator in order to ensure proper coordination.

Kumchuba expressed disappointment at the way the State machinery handled the situation, when passengers who left Kohima around 3-4 p.m. were not served lunch. He said the returnees arrived Tuensang after 12 hour at 4.50 a.m.

Wednesday in five buses .

He expressed gratitude to Ao Senden for providing refreshments to the travellers at Ungma village gate. Even as the ministerial team were on their way to the helipad, activists of CCSU and some protestors showered Marie biscuits and some quarter bottles of water as a sign of protest.

The protestors carried placard some which read: “Shift the capital to Tuensang, we can shoulder every citizen of Nagaland”, “We are not second class citizens”, “Don’t appease us with Marie biscuits and a glass of water”, etc, as they demanded suspension of officials involved for violating all safety norms and protocols. They also demanded suspension of officials involved for sending off the returnees after violating all safety norms and protocols.

HM seeks views on lockdown extension

NEW DELHI, MAY 28 (PTI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to all chief ministers on Thursday and sought their views on extension of the ongoing nationwide lockdown beyond May 31, officials said.

The telephonic conversations of the home minister came just three days before the end of the fourth phase of the lockdown.

During his talks with the chief ministers, Shah sought to know the areas of concern of the states and the sectors they want to open up further from June 1, the official said. Details of the views of the chief ministers were not known immediately but it is understood that majority of them wanted the lockdown to continue in some form but also opening up of the economic activities, an official said.

The Centre is expected to announce its decision on the lockdown within the next three days.

Over 500 stranded persons to arrive today Visitors App since May 23 and during the past 14 days, D I M A P U R , M AY 2 8 2492 persons submitted their (NPN): Around 545 strand- travel self-declaration. ed persons from Nagaland were expected to arrive on May 29 from various places of the country.

Agriculture ProducAccording to a report of the control room em- tion Commissioner (APC), powered group Dimapur, 19 Y Kikheto Sema, who is passengers were expected to also in-charge of Dimareach Dimapur from Delhi pur district for COVID-19 by train, two from Dibru- activities, has appealed to garh, 128 from Kolkata by Mon and Peren districts four buses and 396 from to get mentally prepared Rajasthan will reach Lum- to receive returnees, who ding by a special train and have tested negative and thereafter leave for Dimapur undergone institutional quarantine in Dimapur for on May 29 morning.

Further, 52 stranded stipulated days.

Addressing a press citizens on May 28 reached Nagaland-- 41 from Delhi conference at Saramati and Dibrugarh by train, 4 Hotel here Thursday, Sema from Guwahati by ambu- said the move to send those lance and 7 from Arunachal returnees to their districts was being initiated so other Pradesh by bus.

Meanwhile, 12,677 returnees, who would be citizens have signed up in reaching the state in a few the nCOVID-19 Nagaland- days, could be accommoStaff Reporter

Be mentally prepared to receive returnees: APC

dated at the quarantine centres. It may be mentioned that around 3200 returnees are expected arrive in the state soon.

Dimapur currently has around 46 to 47 quarantine centres with a total capacity of around 4000 plus beds.

According to APC, Dimapur was accommodating around 75% of the total returnees, which is around 3200 of the total 4000 returnees. Sema also disclosed that 12 COVID19 positive cases in Dimapur comprised of four women and eight men and said that their condition was currently stable.

M e a n w h i l e, A P C expressed gratitude to all those responsible for providing spaces to the government for quarantine centres. He also acknowledged the Ao community and Ao Churches, Western Sumi Hoho and Western

Sumi Baptist Akukuhou Kuqhakulu, and Kuda Baptist Church, for volunteering to sponsor and take care of returnees.

APC also heaped praise on all frontline workers in Dimapur, which he described as team Dimapur, for keenly adhering to any instructions given by the government. He further acknowledged team Dimapur for all their hard work and sacrifices and requested them to give their best even in days to come.

Sema also acknowledged Dimapur citizens for being supportive and rendering support to the government.

APC requested doctors of all private hospitals to continue rendering their support. He also appealed to all civil society organisations in the state to unite and fight the pandemic together.

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`79.21 cr spent for COVID in Nagaland

Emilo K. Konyak

KO H I M A , M AY 2 8 (NPN): To set aside speculations over how much the state government has spent in the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID19) pandemic, Nagaland Post has obtained relevant data showing the break-up of expenditure under various heads.

As per the copy of receipts from the Central and State governments made available to Nagaland

Post upon inquiry, the state government had spent Rs 79.21 crore in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic between March and May 28, out of which Rs 61.62 was released from State resources to the Health & Family Welfare and other departments. (See Table) The expenditure of Rs 79.21 crore included Rs 2.99 crore spent on construction of BSL-3 lab in Kohima and releasing a similar amount to Tuensang district and Rs 2.80 spent

on purchase of TrueNat testing machines (Rs 14 lakh x 20 machines).

Further, a total of Rs 47.22 crore was released to the health department from State resources, while Rs 3.60 core was released to the food & civil supplies (food grains) department, Rs 10 crore to home department for quarantine centres and relief, etc and Rs 0.80 crore to SDRF (State share of 35% of SDRF of Rs 20.50 crore first installment) from State resources.

RECEIPT FROM GOI & RELEASES BY STATE ETC FOR COVID-19

A. RECEIPTS FROM GOI & RELEASED TO MEDICAL DEPTT SL. NO. PARTICULARS 1 GOI-NHM (Medical Deptt) 2 GOI-NHM (Medical Deptt) B. RECEIPTS FROM GOI & RELEASED TO NSDMA 1 35% of SDRF of Rs. 20.50 cr-1st instalment

TOTAL: A

RS. CRORE 3.71 3.71 7.42 7.18

C. RECEIPTS FROM NEC (DIRECT-FUNDED) TO MEDICAL DEPTT 1 Into NHM Account

3.00

TOTAL RECEIPT : (A)+(B)+(C) D. RELEASES MADE FROM STATE’S RESOURCES TO MEDICAL DEPTT 1 From State’s Resources 2 State’s Share for A2 3 Truenat Testing Machines (14x20 Nos) 4 BSL-2 labs at CIHSR and Tuensang TOTAL : C E. TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS FROM STATE’S RESOURCES 1 Civil Supplies - Foodgrains 2 Home Department - Quarantine Centres & Relief etc 3 State Share for B1 (SDRF) TOTAL : D GRAND TOTAL:

17.60 38.03 0.41 2.80 5.98 47.22 3.60 10.00 0.80 14.40 79.21

9 more test COVID +ve; state’s tally rises to 18 India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 1.6L

NEW DELHI, MAY 28 (PTI): Nationwide tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases crossed 1.6 lakh on Thursday to make India the world’s ninth worst hit country by the deadly virus infection, while the death toll went past 4,600 to near China’s official count of 4,634 fatalities.

In its morning 8 AM update, the Health Ministry said the death toll due to COVID-19 across India rose to 4,531 and the number of cases to 1,58,333.

However, a PTI tally of figures announced by different states and union territories, as of 9.30 PM, showed the number of confirmed cases rising by more than 7,000 to 1,60,666 and the death toll increasing by 187 to 4,633. It also showed more than 70,000 recoveries.

D I M A P U R , M AY 2 8 (NPN): Nagaland on Thursday reported nine more COVID-19 positive cases from among those who returned from Chennai on May 22, taking the state’s tally to 18 as on May 28.

Six cases were reported from Dimapur and three in Tuensang. Active surveillance and contact tracing were being carried out.

Results of 426 awaited: Out of 1702 COVID-19 suspected samples sent for testing, the results of 1276 were received, out of which 18 tested positive and 1258 negative, while results of 426 are awaited.

Further, out of 63 samples tested through Truenat machines, 59 samples were negative and the results of four samples were awaited.

Expedite BSL-2 lab installation in Dimapur: ASTD

DENSU serves ultimatum on CM

D I M A P U R , M AY 2 8 (NPN): Ao Senso Telongjem Dimapur (ASTD) has appealed to the state government and its machineries to expedite the early installation of bio safety level-2 (BSL-2) laboratory at CIHSR (Referral Hospital) in Dimapur.

ASTD president L Wati Jamir and secretary K Mar Lemtur expressed dissatisfaction over the snailpaced installation of BSL-2 Lab in Dimapur.

Meanwhile, ASTD extended solidarity and deepest sympathy to the people of Eastern Nagaland and demanded immediate installation of BSL-3 Lab instead of BSL-2 Lab in Tuensang.

ASTD has appreciated State government decision to set up TrueNat testing facilities in all the districts.

D I M A P U R , M AY 2 8 (NPN): Dimapur Eastern Nagaland Students’ Union (DENSU) has served an ultimatum to chief minister Neiphiu Rio demanding immediate setting up of a BSL-3 lab in Eastern Nagaland.

In a representation to the chief minister, its president Bendang and secretary Alem Luklem said the lab should be set up in Eastern Nagaland at the earliest considering its distance, population and threat of COVID19. It also demanded that all positive and suspected cases be shifted immediately to either Dimapur or Kohima as there was no well-equipped medical facility or a virology lab in the Eastern areas.

Warns of legal action: DENSU threatened to initiate legal action against erring government officials for alleged violation of COVID19 protocols.

Expressing its resentment at the outrageous and apathetic treatment of the returnees from Chennai, the union alleged that they were intentionally made to board the buses for Tuensang from Kohima quarantine centre without ascertaining their COVID-19 status by not waiting for results of their swab tests.

Pointing out that the returnees from all zones were assimilated in a bus, the representation stressed that this posed an enormous risk to the lives of those travelling in the buss and the people of Tuensang district in particular and Eastern Nagaland as a whole.

When the entire nation was cautiously dealing and fighting against the unseen virus, DENSU asserted that the ignorance of the officials concerned of Kohima district was unacceptable.

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Y. Patton holds coordination meeting at Wokha town

trict not to panic, but to cooperate with the district COVID-19 taskforce in case of any eventualities.

Earlier, Patton held a series of meetings with the stakeholders including Lotha Hoho, Eloe Hoho, LSU, Lotha Youth Hoho and WDCC and also met and discussed with the BJP office bearers and karyakatras of Wokha unit.

He also gave financial assistance to all the CSOs concerned and the party to meet unforeseen expenses related to COVID-19.

Deputy CM, Y. Patton (Left) with advisor Mhathung Yanthan and DC Wokha Orenthung Lotha.

DIMAPUR: Dy. CM and legislator in-charge of Wokha district for COVID19, Y. Patton held a coordination meeting with district administration, medical officers and frontline workers at Wokha town, also attended by adviser of Horticulture and Border Affairs, Mhathung Yanthan on May 28.

A press release from DCMO media cell stated that, Patton appreciated the constant dedication of the district officials and encouraged them to give in more effort as there were already positive cases in Nagaland.

After reviewing the situation, Patton directed the district administration to completely seal off the Bhandari check gate, as it was in close proximity with Merapani on Assam side, a hot spot of COVID-19. He also instructed DC Wokha, Orenthung Lotha to immediately recall those officers serving under Wokha district and those out of sta-

tion without proper leave, failing which, stern action will be initiated against those erring officials.

Patton also appealed the people of Wokha dis-

GYA Kohima observes 28th foundation day

DIMAPUR: The Gorkha Youth Association (GYA) Kohima completed 28th years of existence in the service of the community at the state capital on May 27.

A press release from GYA Kohima stated that, charitable work was carried out to mark the occasion led by GYA president, Narayan Bahadur. GYA officials reached out with edibles and cash to some elderly widows engaged as vegetable vendors and also donated essential food items and soaps to Bright

Morning Star Children Home, Kohima.

During the charitable work, officials followed social distancing protocols.

Meanwhile, GYA Kohima lauded the visionary leadership of the founding president Deepak Lama, former president Milan Sunam and the pioneers from 1992 who had the vision of establishing this body.

The incumbent officials also reaffirmed to work with zeal and enthusiasm for the common welfare of Gorkha/Nepali community.

1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY

of our beloved father Late Rongsenchiba Khensa

1 Death Anniversary st

LT. ACHO FELICITA KIRHA

(29/05/2019)

One long year has gone since you left us; still, your fond memories linger.

Aba, we always cherish your teachings of humbleness and righteousness which you practiced your whole life.

Indeed, we live by deeds not by years. Till we meet on the other side, bless us all.

Loving wife, children and in-laws.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Mom… Your life was a blessing your memory a treasure…

You are loved beyond words and missed beyond Measure…

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DC Dimapur informs technical deptts

DIMAPUR: DC Dimapur Anoop Khinchi has requested all technical departments maintaining community assets to send status report of the public utilities, the performa for periodical inspection of public utilities as issued earlier by NSDMA, home department.

DC further requested to undertake necessary preparedness measures/restorative works in order to reduce the risk of any eventualities and disaster in a wake monsoon 2020. The status report public utilities can be sent to the office of deputy commissioner & chairman DDMA on or before the May 30 or at dcdimapur@gmail.com.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT “Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.” Psalms 91:1

Born on: 23/04/1949 – Died on: 04/05/2020 We would like to express our profound gratitude and appreciation to all who stood by us throughout the prolonged illness and death of our beloved, Lt. Lanpa Konyak, who departed for his eternal abode on 4th May 2020. The physical, financial and spiritual support you rendered towards our family will forever be embedded and cherished by us.

We sincerely convey our deepest gratitude to: 1. E.E Pangteang, Hon’ble MLA 2. D. Yongnyak Konyak 3. K. Yamao BDO, Mon Town 4. Dr. Ngampa 5. Nurse Shangnya 6. KBCM 7. KBBB 8. Angphang Baptist Church 9. Konyak Baptist Church, Dimapur 10. NCRC, Angphang 11. NCRC, Mon Town 12. NCRC, Dimapur 13. Konyak Baptist Church, Aboi 14. Longkei Baptist Church 15. Longlam Baptist Church 16. Prayer Committees from all the wards, Mon Town 17. Longching Area, Mon Town 18. Angphang Union, Mon Town 19. Staff SDEO Office, Mon Town 20. Neighbours and Friends, Dimapur 21. Neighbours and Friends, Mon Town Our genuine regret and apology to all whom we have failed to acknowledge in person. May you continue to experience God’s blessings and protection at all times.

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High School Area, Kohima ADMISSION FOR CLASS 11 (SCIENCE STREAM) 2020

1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY of Late Mrs. Khutoli T Kinny 29th May 2019

Born: 1st Nov 1984 – Died: 21st May 2020

We, the bereaved family members of LT. KELEVIHO TSÜKRÜ express our deepest gratitude to all who supported and sympathized with us physically, emotionally, financially and spiritually on our sad loss. We take comfort in your kind and thoughtful expressions.

We convey our heartfelt special gratitude to – 1. High Court Bar Association 12. Naga Bazar Youth Organization Guwahati High Court Kohima 13. Leirie Chazou Panchayat 2. Kohima Bar Association Kohima 3. Kohima Police 14. Leirie Chazou Youth Organization 4. Sub-Inspector 2015-16 Batch 15. NST Covenant Mission Church, 5. Angami Student Union Lierie Chazou Kohima 6. Southern Angami Tata Sumo 16. All India Freedom Fighter and Union Successor Organization 7. Tsükrü Khriesarü Krotho 17. EKTINOS Group Khuzama 18. Kitami Union Kohima 8. Khuzama Krotho Kohima 19. Neiramo Mission Movement 9. Khuzama Youth Organization 20. N. Longidang Union Kohima 10. Khuzama Student’s Care Union 11. Upper Naga Bazar Baptist Church We deeply regret our inability to thank each and every one individually but it is our sincere prayer that the Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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“We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labour prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ” 1 Thessalonians 1:3 A year has passed but the mark you have left on our lives will never fade. On this day, when you were welcomed in Heaven, we celebrate the love and memories you gave us.

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and WSBAK jointly maintain Need to identify buildings for WSH quarantine centre at LFI Dimapur COVID patients: Jacob Zhimomi

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WEATHER FORECAST May 29

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala A shower and t-storm around 27 23 Aizawl

Cloudy with a thunderstorm

Guwahati Partly sunny and pleasant Imphal

Cloudy with a stray t-storm

22 18 31 22 24 18

Itanagar A thunderstorm in spots

28 19

Shillong

A morning thunderstorm

22 15

Kohima

A morning thunderstorm

22 16

Dimapur A thunderstorm in the morning 29 20 Mkg

A thunderstorm in the area

Tuensang A shower or t-storm in spots Wokha

23 16 18 12

A morning thunderstorm or two 24 18

Zunheboto A thunderstorm in spots

20 14

Jacob Zhimomi addressing a co-ordination meeting at Dimapur on May 28. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: Minister of PHED, Jacob Zhimomi convened a co-ordination meeting with the Dimapur district administration and Police to discuss pertinent issues and action plan to be taken up in combating COVID-19. According to DIPR report, advisor of Sericulture, Excise and Minority Affairs, Zhaleo Rio and Azheto, MLA, were also present in the meeting held at the residential office of Jacob on May 28.

Jacob expressed concern while stating that Dimapur hospital which has been designated as COVID-19 Hospital may run out of facilities and felt the urgency for keeping ad-

ditional COVID hospitals ready, owing to the fact that stranded Naga returnees have started arriving from other states in large numbers. Jacob noted that action plan has to start for identifying dedicated buildings for keeping the positive patients with dedicated doctors. Jacob also mentioned that COVID positive patients ought to be given priority for accommodation in the hotels. There is no medicine for COVID so the best option is prevention, he maintained. In the meeting, the ongoing renovation at Ganeshnagar to be converted as quarintine center was also discussed. In this regard, Jacob informed that

i m m e d i a t e s e t t i ng u p of proper infrastructure with sufficient COVID-19 equipments for frontline workers, medical facilities, ventilators for positive patients and BSL testing laboratory with professional technicians at Eastern Nagaland. However, USSC pointed out that before such facilities is installed in every district COVID-19 Hospitals, all the detected positive patients must be kept and well treated wherever facility is available.

Conference appealed all the general public of Kiphire and Longkhim/ Chare under Tuensang district to extend full cooperation in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. Conference also appealed to all the returnees to strictly maintain the gover nment guidelines while travelling and during quarantine for safety of all.

USSC further directed to all the village council and ward chairmen to keep vigil of the returnees under home quarantine and if any individual is found violating the guidelines shall be dealt according to Epidemic Disease Act.

water supply and electrification works at Ganeshnagar were in full swing and the centre would be operational very soon.

In the meeting, the issue for arranging protective gears for the designated team at quarintine centers was also highlighted for necessary action. Zhaleo Rio lauded the enforcement agencies of Dimapur district and noted that they were doing very well. He also highlighted the requirements needed under Medziphema including pool vehicle for transporting health workers to which DC Dimapur assured to provide a vehicle for the same.

Dimapur: In view of the current situation of relocating stranded returnees, the Joint Action Committee (JAC) on COVID-19 Peren district has specified some important points to be seriously considered and implemented.

In an appeal to Dimapur incharge COVID-19 empowered group, Kikheto Sema, the JAC Peren pointed out that sending of returnees to Peren district without confirmation of test results at entry point will not be accepted as directed by

the government of Nagaland dated May 27. JAC also stated that, sending any positive returnees without confirmation of their results/ under any circumstances, the authority in question will be held solely responsible should an outbreak occur due to such anomalies. It also added that it will be the responsibility of Dimapur and Kohima districts to care for such patients as Peren COVID-19 designated hospital do not have ICU beds and ventilators inspite of repeated demand to equip

it fit to handle such case(es).

JAC further mentioned that it was ready to welcome any returnees with negative test results anytime inspite of the stressed arrangements in the district. JAC is also working in full gear and making arrangements to ready TruNat rapid testing facility for the district through the initiative of LoP. JAC appealed the concerned authority to decide on future plans basing on realities and the standing guidelines of the government in coordination with all stakeholders.

WHG website inaugurated in Mon

DIMAPUR: World Health Group (WHG) website, was launched on May 22 at NIC video conference room, office of deputy commissioner, Mon, where representatives from KU/KNSK/KSU/KBBB/IRCS/ World Vision/Nagaland NGO’s Forum, attended the programme.

According to DIPR report, the online platform was launched by DC Mon, Thavaseelan K, while founder, WHG, Nimith Agrawal, delivered a briefing to audience about the online platform (www.worldhelpgroup.com), entirely dedicated together to needs of individuals and families whose livelihoods were affected by COVID-19 pandemic with essential requirements, such as food, rations and basic medicines. DIPR reported that the ‘111’ app known as “Ek

KYO hands over bear cubs to NZP Dimapur

Officials of NZP Rangapahar Dimapur, wildlife ranger Dimapur along with KYO members and others during the handing over of two bear cubs on May 28.

DIMAPUR: Khonoma Youth Organisation (KYO) under Kohima district donated two bear cubs to Nagaland Zoological Park (NZP), Dimapur on May 28.

A press release from KYO stated that, the 2-3 months old cubs were rescued by three Khonoma youths and handed over to the KYO. During a brief programme for handing over the cubs held at General Movu Memorial, Khonoma, KYO president Mhasilhoukho Yalie said

Azheto, while lauding the police for keeping vigil on the border areas, encouraged them to continue to guard the borders as a preventive measure against the pandemic. Azheto also highlighted on the need for strengthening the medical facilities at CHC and PHC Dhansiripar as quarintine centers is to be operational very soon.

The meeting also discussed for total lockdown of Dimapur district when special trains carr ying stranded Naga people in large numbers reaches Dimapur. However if the train reaches at night the lockdown will not be enforced, the members decided. Legislators of Dimapur district thanked all the civil societies from various tribes, NGOs, churches and the public in general for coming forward to help/assist the government during such extra ordinary times. Government is ready to receive any productive advice from the civil societies, NGOs, churches, Jacob added.

The meeting was attended

by DC Dimapur Anoop Khinchi and commissioner Police Dimapur, Rothihu Tetseo.

Evening ministry being held at LFI quarantine centre maintained by WSH and WSBAK.

DIMAPUR: Western Sümi Hoho (WSH) and Western Sümi Baptist Akukuhou Küqhakulu (WSBAK) have joined hands to manage a quarantine centre at Livingstone Foundation International (LFI), Kevijaü/Thahekhu, Dimapur Nagaland.

A press release from LFI QC media team stated that, centre is being run by the generous contributions from members of WSH and WSBAK and well wishers. As on May 28, there are 155 females quarantined in the centre

from 3 districts, where centre has the capacity to host 200 at a time and it is open to any citizen of Nagaland.

Facilities provided at the centre where items are prepared for each quarantined individual includes bed, bedspread, pillow and cover, bucket, personal dustbin, mug, tea cup, sachets of milk, tea, sugar and coffee, tooth brush and paste, new testament Bible by Gideon International, game of life book (Sümi Version) by Biblica/ WSBAK, packets of chips

and wafers, bathing soap, washing soap, shampoo, hand sanitizer, face mask, surprise gift pack from lfi. each room has been provided with extension cord, electric boiler, mosquito repellent, broom, mop, dust pan, packaged drinking water, jar for drinking water refill, common dustbin, electric water dispenser, free WiFi, first aid 24/7, power back up 24/7, security 24/7, counselors available and evening ministry.

Sümi delicacy breakfast, lunch and dinner will be provided.

KVC demand ‘unfortunate TYOD condemns JAC Peren appeals to tax demand and unwarranted’: DAYO Dimapur incharge COVID-19

USSC demands setting up of infrastructure for COVID-19 DIMAPUR: Reacting to the hasty decision taken by the state government for sending the Tuensangbound returnees on Tuesday, without ascertaining the results of their samples, the United Sangtam Students’ Conference (USSC) has said that “state gover nment must own responsibility for the negligence for crime against Humanity and Human Rights Act 1993.”

A press release by USSC vice president Sethrongba Y Sangtam stated that, the union strongly demand for immediate suspension of those irresponsible officials involved in violation of COVID-19 protocol.

Further USSC stated that, during this nationwide lockdown, the Tuensang bound passengers were sent off without “any food from Kohima quarantine centre to Tuensang district” which shows “unethical and immoral discrimination and step motherly ill-treated and inhuman act by the concerned authorities towards its fellow citizens.”

In this regard, the USSC has demanded

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that KYO strictly enforces conservation and preservation regulations by initiating action against defaulters.

Wildlife ranger Dimapur Tokaho Kinimi on behalf of the chief wildlife conservator lauded Khonoma village for being pioneers of wildlife conservation and preservation in the state. He also assured of all possible help from the department to the KYO efforts in conservation and preservation.

Director of NZP Ran-

gapahar Dimapur, Dr Prabhat Kumar said the community involvement of Khonoma in conservation and preservation of wildlife was an example for many other districts.

Handing over of the cubs to NZP shows the seriousness of the village in wildlife conservation efforts, he said, and assured best possible up keep for the cubs.

Programme was chaired

by KYO member Zakie Khate and prayer offered by KYO advisor Kevikielie Pier.

Aur Ek Gyarah” can be easily downloaded from Google Play Store, which was another mode to seek help through the platform.

In a first of its kind in Nagaland, Mon district administration tied out with World Help Group Foundation to ensure that poorest and hardest to reach communities will get help and assistance that they required.

The online platform had also been designed to enable local authorities/NGOs/ civil societies to disseminate information and provide assistance in prompt manner.

Mon district administration has also set up a call centre at office of DC for implementing initiative, under the Helpline Number, 9862793629/9612014688, for queries and assistance.

International MHD celebrated in Nagaland

DIMAPUR: Menstrual Initiative Nagaland (MIN) under community health initiative (CHI) celebrated International Menstrual Hygiene Day (IMHD) in Nagaland on May 28 by spreading awareness on taboos related to menstruation via social media.

A press release from CHI, Dr. Rhondemo A. Kikon stated that MIN led by the director, Loreni Sophia, donated 3500 biodegradable sanitary pads to marginalised women and girls in Nagaland under “periods don’t stop for pandemics” project.

Meanwhile, MIN met local administration and donated around 130 biodegradable sanitary packets to V. Lovitoly Sema, additional deputy commissioner to be distributed to COVID-19 quarantine centers in Dimapur.

The release stated that menstruation was a normal biological process, key to maintaining reproductive wellbeing of a woman and that taboos and myths in society had resulted in a high level of secrecy about basic menstruation facts. It also stated that inaccessible washing, limited information and materials are barriers for women and girls with disabilities managing their menstruation hygienically and with dignity.

It may be noted that according to the national family health survey 2015-2016, 336 million menstruating women in India, about 121 million (roughly 36 percent) women were using sanitary napkins, locally or commercially produced.

Further, Loreni emphasised that to attain menstrual health, community involvement as well as government, private sector, civil society and NGOs were required.

DIMAPUR: Dimapur Ao Youth Organisation (DAYO) has termed as “unfortunate and unwarranted” the Kohima Village Council (KVC) demand for sending back the returnees to their respective districts and said that it found the demand to be “very hurtful and discriminatory to the Nagas from other districts.”

DAYO through its media cell stated that any civil society organisation (CSOs), be it from Dimapur or Kohima, to realise that the two districts have the best of facilities in Nagaland to deal with COVID-19 patients at present. DAYO said that if the two districts were unable to accommodate and house all arrivals, the least they could do was to provide transit quarantine to those onward bound returnees until the duration of time that tests were complete.

Since Kohima is the capital of the state, DAYO said the first preference on

all fronts was given to Kohima including setting up of BSL-3 Lab, adding that all Nagas have the right to avail of the facilities.

Dimapur Ao Youth Organisation expressed the view Kohima Village Council demand showed “lack of empathy for people belonging to sister districts”. It has also urged the state government to be sensitive towards the concerns of CSOs and solicit their cooperation, saying the government cannot fight this global pandemic alone.

Meanwhile, DAYO has termed as “most deplorable and evil act” the abandoning of new-born baby in Dimapur. The organisation stated that such act by the parents was “utterly reprehensible” and condemned “in the strongest of terms.”

Further, it urged the law enforcing agencies to apprehend the culprits and award them befitting punishment without further delay.

DIMAPUR: Tenyimi Youth Organization Dimapur (TYOD) has strongly condemned the intimidation and demand served to Progressive Motors Dimapur by “various underground faction in the name of yearly taxation.” In a condemnation by TYOD president Thejangulie Angami cautioned that, if any untoward incident happens or occurred to any of the family members of the proprietors of Progressive Motors and his working staff, the sole responsible shall be held by the particular faction. Union also expressed its gratitude to the Dimapur Police for acting swift to nab the culprit and that justice will be meted as per provision of the law.

TYOD also called on the governor of Nagaland R. N. Ravi to act swift so as to ensure that innocent public life were safe and free from all anti social elements. TYOD further asked that sufficient neutral forces be deployed at various check gates, and entire Dimapur town which have been developing into a hot bed for all anti social element.

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Countering corona with ‘smart’ living

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Modi Xi bhai-bhai

ensions between India and China have reached a high point during the past week as Chinese and Indian soldiers engaged in non-lethal aggressive action, face-off, fisticuffs and skirmishes along the disputed Indo-China border stretching from Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. According to reports, the Chinese military crossed into Indian territory 1,025 times between 2016 and 2018. With the Indo-China border being the world’s longest and also unmarked border, such transgressions are likely rooted in how Beijing and New Delhi have different perceptions about the extent of their territories. In 2017, when Indian and Chinese troops faced off for two months in Doklam, an area claimed by both Bhutan and China, a serious military clash was a distinct possibility.Both India and China, the military and rising economic giants, which share the world’s longest unmarked border- fought a fullfledged border war in 1962 and have since engaged in several small skirmishes. These have taken a more ominous turn during the past week, when soldiers on both sides of the Indo-China border started massing troops and equipments in an effort to ramp up their posturing. As part of its territorial ambitions, China has been playing its border game with India for decades but which have become more sinister. This is probably because China wants to be more assertive in its foreign policy matters that combines its economic might with military muscle.

Even India under Narendra Modi, is also asserting itself and its China policy is no longer about talking but also walking. Modi has been initiating a closer tie with world leaders and apparently shares some rapport with Chinese strongman Xi Jinping. This can be seen from the meetings held between Modi and Xi that indicated how both have made some progress towards improvement of overall relationship between the two Asian giants. However, for China, what matters more is the country’s expansionist designs. The Nehru- Zhou Enlai friendship (hindi-chini bhai bhai) did not prevent China from incursions into India territory in Arunachal Pradesh.

In addition to the border dispute, both countries also have a conflicts with regard to the Tibetian issue as well as the Sino-Pakistan economic and military alliance. These issues have become more salient in the context of the two countries’ simultaneous but asymmetric rising power. As a result, the theory that Sino-Indian clashes are flashes in the pan and hopefully not lead to more extensive fighting has become a widely held consensus. Recent events, however, suggest that escalations are highly possible. Both sides have substantial—and growing—military deployments along a mostly disputed border. The border incidents in the recent weeks only go to suggest that China is on a serious military exercise for its People’s Liberation Army (PLA), to test India’s military readiness and political resolve along several strategic areas. This should ring warning bells among India’s authorities if peace is to be guaranteed and not taken for granted.

DailyDevotion Unquestioned Revelation

In that day you will ask Me nothing. —John 16:23

When is “that day”? It is when the ascended Lord makes you one with the Father. “In that day” you will be one with the Father just as Jesus is, and He said, “In that day you will ask Me nothing.” Until the resurrection life of Jesus is fully exhibited in you, you have questions about many things. Then after a while you find that all your questions are gone— you don’t seem to have any left to ask. You have come to the point of total reliance on the resurrection life of Jesus, which brings you into complete oneness with the purpose of God. Are you living that life now? If not, why aren’t you?

“In that day” there may be any number of things still hidden to your understanding, but they will not come between your heart and God. “In that day you will ask Me nothing”— you will not need to ask, because you will be certain that God will reveal things in accordance with His will. The faith and peace of John 14:1 has become the real attitude of your heart, and there are no more questions to be asked. If anything is a mystery to you and is coming between you and God, never look for the explanation in your mind, but look for it in your spirit, your true inner nature— that is where the problem is. Once your inner spiritual nature is willing to submit to the life of Jesus, your understanding will be perfectly clear, and you will come to the place where there is no distance between the Father and you, His child, because the Lord has made you one. “In that day you will ask Me nothing.”

Quotes

Time and memory are true artists; they remould reality nearer to the heart’s desire. ~ John Dewey

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continuing problem with the handling of corona pandemic in India is that even after a long effective lockdown -- which did save the country from a surge of infections that would have totally overwhelmed our governance -- the logic of prevention through ‘social distancing’ and ‘surface hygiene’ has still not been put across to the common man here because of poor messaging.

The episode of virus will stand out for the disproportionate panic it produced in India due to the highly deficient communication between the people and the administrators implementing the policy during the lockdown. It is possible that many of these functionaries missed out on this logic themselves -- it relates to the simple facts of ‘science’ behind the virus which, once understood, would have brought clarity and precision to whatever responsibility they were discharging during the crisis. This could also be the reason for the disconnect between the medical experts who painted the picture of a deluge facing the country and the strategy handlers who looked upon the lockdown as an end in itself and not as an instrument of mitigation against the danger.

And on top of it, what is now impeding the handling of the pandemic is the ‘conflict of interest’ between the Centre and some of the states -- rooted in the desire of the latter to reduce their area of accountability. Some have taken to politics of blame game over what remains a totally non-political problem of saving the people wherever they were, from

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a common threat to their life and livelihood.

Grasp of some elementary facts about the virus will help all concerned in the period ahead. First, corona is not an invisible ‘hydra headed monster’ out to ‘attack’ people. It is, in fact, not even a ‘living organism’ but a free floating protein molecule put out by an infected human being -- that can either land on another human body available in close proximity or rest on a surface where it would disintegrate after a short period of time if left alone. Since this protein is of the same class as the Ribo Nucleic Acid (RNA) which is a building block of human genes, the virus has the bio-chemical quality of mutating or multiplying in a vulnerable human body thereby adversely affecting physiological functioning and the working of organs depending on the level of immunity of the individual concerned.

The virus has no ‘intentions’ about doing anything and is destined to self destruct in the absence of an opportunity for mutation. Prevention, therefore, lies in not coming in its way when it is in the air as droplets or perched on a surface for a few hours.

This is the mystery behind ‘social distancing with mask on’ -- to avoid the contagion in the air -- and an ‘effective hand wash’ whenever a suspect surface was touched. Lockdown was an immediate and effective preventive measure to prepare the people for following these practices whenever they would be out of the house at some point of time later. It had to be made ‘total’ in India as there was already enough of this virus around in the

Emotion must not supersede reason

canning through the various write-ups in the news papers and social media, it appears that we are allowing our minds to be gripped by emotions rather than allowing our minds to be governed by reasons. This approach to the ongoing crisis is only giving rise to confusion instead of solution to the challenge.

The problem before us is a virus problem and the task is how to contain it before it consumes us.

The need of a testing lab is a necessity to ascertain who is corona positive or negative.

Shouting for installing a lab in all the districts now is not going to cure the patients because the lab is not the cure.

What is urgently required is to equip the entire district Covid hospitals with the necessary update of medical facilities and posting of required doctors and nurses to see to it that every district Covid hospital is capable of treating the patients kept under their care confidently and with pride.

The installation of a testing lab at NHAK is for every citizen of the State and hence it is nothing special for the denizens of Kohima District with regard to treatment of covid patients as it is only a lab and not a medicine to cure the virus.

The prime concern before us is our brothers and sisters returning home in packs. And in this pandemic, overcrowding is the most suitable condition for the virus to spread like wild fire. In this regard, some organizations have genuinely expressed their opinion as to how to avoid overcrowding as it is a direct defeat to social distancing norm. The only solution to this is to allow the returnees who are coming in thousands to go to their respective districts for each administration to regulate them

world -- delayed responses in the West created that situation -- and also because the cycle of infection had to be broken through a three-week pause initially.

Movement for essential commodities or medicines was allowed so that there was no panic on that count for the people who would otherwise have to be in confinement.

For lack of proper and adequate communication from authorities to the public, however, the lockdown came off as a law enforcement event that additionally scared the uninformed about the ‘death at the hands of an unknown demon’ staring them in the face. One reason why the migrants turned out in the streets was -- apart from the loss of livelihood -their inborn instinct about ‘preferring to die at home’ rather than in the wilderness outside. The saga of suffering of migrants that exposed the administrative inadequacy of the CentreState combine has, in fact, overtaken the merit of the handling of the corona pandemic itself.

District Magistrates should have been activated at the first signs of migrant movement to rush to the clusters wading through their jurisdiction to assure them of food and shelter and explain it to them that there was no threat to their lives if certain precautions were taken by them while they waited for public transport. That was also the moment for the Centre to make a loud announcement of payment of wages for the lockdown period -- with the government equally sharing the burden with employers. If the district authorities listed out the employees and

in a manageable number.

Herding them in thousands in a particular place also poses practical problem of feeding them daily with proper food and accommodating each one of them in individual quarantine rooms.

Quarantine of the returnees cannot be in a dormitory of schools and colleges but have to be in single rooms. If so, such halls or class rooms should be partitioned on temporary basis before accommodating the returnees otherwise it nullifies the reason of quarantine. Separate room for every returnee is a must for the reason that each returnee is a high probable covid suspect unless proven negative by a covid test. This is the factor that gives rise to accommodation difficulty in any single district or area as the case is.

The daunting problem before the government now is the congregation of returnees in thousands, batch by batch, into Dimapur and Kohima with only minimal available accommodation facility. It was for this reason that quarantine centers and covid hospitals were set up in every district. The paramount need to be done now is to mobilize resources and immediately standardize every designated district covid hospital to be able to treat covid patients.

Talking about installation of testing labs in districts now is not sound because patients are here already.

Nothing should matter in this hour of crisis except the common good. During this period, our mindset should be to expect the worst, do our best with determination and dedication. May the crisis transform us into better people!

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their employers for ready payment of the month’s salary, many of the migrants might have chosen to stay on for some time making it easier for the administration to organise travel for the others.

Corona contingency funds could have been allocated to the DMs to make all this possible. The governments sat too tightly on money to make for a quick response on these lines.

The problem would not have acquired tragic proportions if enforcement would have been combined with a response of benign guidance to the weaker sections. Just because lockdown orders came from above, it suited the local administration to surrender its judgement and discretion and put the police in the front to ‘discipline’ the people. It is another thing that this pandemic brought out the role of our policemen as a collective of caring and sympathising people who generally avoided using force against the migrants -- this image will stay in public mind for a long time even as grievances against the administration lingered on.

Even now, the movement of migrants should be facilitated by the government with all logistic help and human care and the cost of it borne by the state -- the financial burden is larger now because of initial indecisiveness but this cannot be helped. The sooner this is done the better it would be for the image of democratic governance in this country. India is too large and resourceful a country to allow a successful handling of the pandemic to be marred by bureaucratic insensitivity

towards sections of the law-abiding population that were forced to trek down the roads with their children for hundreds of miles just to reach home.

Coming back to the strategy on corona pandemic, it has only two components -- keeping up the preventive protocols while opening up the socio-economic life and readying the health infrastructure to take charge of cases detected by testing or reported otherwise. The treatment includes medical quarantine, admission into a ward and shifting a case to ICU on the doctor’s advice. Public must be constantly educated on how to bring ‘home quarantine’ into operation in appropriate cases and avoid prematurely rushing a person to the hospital. Being tested positive is in no sense a social stigma. In fact, this has been another major shortcoming in the communication and messaging flowing out of the experts of the government for the ordinary people. Shortages of hospital space, trained manpower and equipment is a legacy of the neglect of healthcare over the years.

It is high time the Centre declared health and education as strategic sectors that would give it primacy over the states in laying down the policy and development projects in these spheres -weakness in these segments would deprive the nation of its demographic dividend.

This is as important as the emphasis on ‘production’ that continues to drive the conventional economic policy.

Opening up the socioeconomic life with knowledge-based preventive measures being observed during a journey or at place of

work is the right way out.

It has to be understood that apart from the measures initiated by the government, every individual has to be ‘smart’ about not crossing the corona’s path.

There would be many new cases detected on the basis of symptoms but many other persons of younger age groups would also be going around undetected as they were asymptomatic -- because they had already developed anti-bodies in response to an initial infection and acquired immunity. They might have transmitted the contagion but only during the run-up to their becoming immune themselves.

The cr ucial thing is that there should be adequate capacity in the country -- spread out to all districts -- for handling the reported cases. Only a small percentage of cases of infection, around 3 per cent, lead to fatality on account of virus complications as shown by the data.

Many of these fatalities were attributable to the added vulnerability created by other illnesses in parallel. Gradually population might move towards ‘herd immunity’ that would help but the real ‘cure’ has to wait for invention of a vaccine against this virus. The learning from India’s experience of corona pandemic is that public messaging should not only be about the rigour of clampdown but should also emphasise the assurance of the state that no body would be left in the lurch. This did not happen -- the result is that the pandemic might be remembered more for the man made tragedy of the migrants than any thing else.

D.C. Pathak (IANS)

Live the life you’re destined to

he dictionary defines investing as, ‘to spend money, time, or energy on something, especially for some benefit or purpose’. Sounds great isn’t it!

So, wouldn’t it be more wonderful if we apply this investment on ourselves? Yes, so much has been going on in the world today.

And as a responsible citizen, how do you discern all these times of situation, dealing to develop your own person-hood towards the benefits of self and the society in general?

Okay, let’s leave the society aside for a moment and let’s talk about you, about me. For all our lives we have been giving attention to the ‘significant others’ that have brought neglect in building our strong dreams.

We make many choices in life and most choices we make is putting people before us. And in overall, being people’s conscious and over-conscious about others’ opinions has deprived us of our own voice. Investing time on ourselves is breaking the iceberg, breaking away from our chains, negativity and insecurities. For un-

less we stand for our own, on our own, we will never be the hero of our story and yes, victory doesn’t come by accident.

Life is too big to gamble and too short to waste. So when we have it, let’s do something productive out of it. Of course, who don’t have dreams in life. But are you one among those who have not invested in your dream? It’s too scary for a person if s/he doesn’t do the things they are destined to. Your one ‘start’ can bring a beginning to an incredible being, in being the maker of your own masterpiece.

Yes, of course, the hardest battle is in establishing your pursuit. But your glorious ceremony awaits. So it’s time to face fears and be an epitome. It’s always, you either run from it or run to it.

There’s two different roads in this phrase. You may want to be a history maker but to be a maker, you have to make a move. Unless you make it, there’s nothing to be recorded. It’s saddening that many people have big dreams, but their lack of investment on their dream has made them lose their way half way. The secret code to

the fulfilment of dreams is in living out the dream, investing on it and growing from it. When you do, you won’t realize that you’ve actually made it.

The mantra I keep is: faith and work is two inseparable counterparts. So I put these skills in me to work and with faith I write.

I like writing because that’s what I do best and with much prayer I believe I did the work of a herald to bring a message to those who are yet to break out from their cocoon.

A well known Proverbs say, “some people want it to happen, some people wish it would happen, but some people make it happen”.

Where are you in these categories of ‘some people’? Don’t you think it’s time to invest in yourself ? On your interest? For your purpose?

Make it happen for it may be fictitious today but it will be a fundamental reality tomorrow if you work on it and have faith in it. Dear, you ought live the life you’re destined to.

Vini H Aye, Citizen, Khughovi Village

Reader’s Post

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Kudos to Dimapur Police and administration

With the rapid growth of a glocalised world and economic purchasing power, motor vehicles have definitely become a necessity rather than a luxury with time being an essence. According to a report of Vahaan (the centralised data base for motor vehicles), the total number of vehicles registered under DTO Dimapur stands at 90,092 while for Kohima it was 1,42660. One can only imagine the movement of vehicles which will ply between Dimapur and Kohima post completion of the four-lane. Having served as OC traffic of Dimapur district way back in the 90s, the total number of motor vehicles those days was limited. However as of today, managing vehicular traffic for an emerging city Dimapur has become a herculean task and my appreciation goes to all those personnel who brave the heat, humidity and pollution of Dimapur to manage the same. The implementation of odd and even scheme for the movement of vehicles have impacted the management of traffic in Dimapur district and my kudos to the team led by the commissioner of Police and DCP traffic. For once, we should realise that new vehicles can be brought however widening of roads especially for districts like Dimapur and Kohima has become next to impossible. In addition to this, a system also needs to be evolved in order to address the movement of school going children in case the rules continues post COVID-19 shutdown. I sincerely hope that it will be a good gesture on our part if we as denizens can diligently follow this odd and even scheme.

Imsusungit Ao, Dy Comdnt (Retd), Dimapur of the columns do not reflect the view of this newspaper nor that of the Editor in any manner.

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SC directs states not to charge fare from migrants Entire country heard cries of migrants but not govt: Sonia

Orders to provide food and water to migrants

Migrants arrive to board Shramik special train to travel to native places at Prayagraj Railway Station, Thursday. (PTI)

video conferencing for around two-and-a-half hours, said that complete information in this regard should be publicised to all concerned.

The court observed that it is presently concerned with the miseries and difficulty faced by the migrants workers who are trying to get to their native places.

It said though there is no doubt that the concerned state governments and UTs are taking steps, several lapses have been noticed in the process of registration, transportation and providing food, water to the migrants.

The bench noted in its order that even after registration for travel, the migrants have to wait for a long time for their turns to come.

The bench noted submissions of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who said instructions have been given to state governments to facilitate a bus or vehicle if any migrant workers are seen walking on foot.

The bench further directed that migrant workers found walking on the roads should immediately be taken to shelters and provided food and other necessary facilities. Millions of migrant workers were stranded across the country without food, shelter and transportation after the nationwide lockdown was announced from March 25 at 4-hour notice to combat the spread of global pandemic, Coivd-19.

They then started walking hundreds of miles to reach their homes, leading to miserable plight.

The apex court said that some interim directions were required to be issued looking at the miseries of the migrant workers.

country except the government heard their cries of pain and trauma,” she said in her video message on the party’s social media handles.

Gandhi said instead of loans, the government should provide financial relief to small and medium industry so that crores of jobs are saved and the country progresses. Noting that crores of livelihoods have been lost, lakhs of businesses and factories shut and farmers are running from pillar to post to self their produce, she said, “The entire country endured this pain but probably the government did not.”

“We again urge the Centre to unlock its coffers and help the needy. Put direct cash of Rs 7,500 per month in the account of every family for the next six months and provide Rs 10,000 immediately; ensure safe and free travel of labourers back home, employment opportunity and rations; and also increase the number of work days under MNREGA to 200 days to facilitate jobs in villages,” Gandhi said.

DIMAPUR, MAY 28 (NPN): Pointing out that over 1,200 stranded Naga citizens in Gujarat were facing “unprecedented issues and challenges” with every passing day, the Naga Students’ Union Gujarat (NSUG) has appealed to the state chief minister to arrange transportation for stranded Nagas in Gujarat.

In a representation addressed to the state chief minister, NSUG executives stated that Naga people in Gujarat were in constant fear of getting evicted with landlords forcing them to leave and go to their respec-

tive states. The signatories said that the student union leaders were requesting the landlords for extension, but they have reached a point where the extension period they requested had already passed.

N S U G exe c u t ive s stated that people from all other North Eastern states have left Gujarat except Nagas.

They said that those Nagas, who were staying jointly with people from other North Eastern states, would be under pressure to either pay rent or vacate.

Further, the executive said that they have been

working as frontlines for stranded citizens outside Nagaland leaving aside their safety. “We are exposed to more dangers everyday trying to help our stranded brothers and sisters from Nagaland. We have lost two unfortunate souls during the lockdown period and earnestly pray that we will not be experiencing such incident again,” they stated.

N S U G exe c u t ive s have, therefore, appealed to the chief minister to speed up the process, provide them with proper information and respond to queries at the earliest.

Power outage Vehicle-borne IED blast in Chumu area averted in Pulwama

DIMAPUR, MAY 28 (NPN): State power department has informed that there would be power shutdown in parts of Chumukedima town from 5am to 9am with effect from May 29, 2020 to June 5, 2020.

The department stated that the shutdown was being necessitated to carry out power line shifting works due to four-lanning of Dimapur-Chumukedima National Highway.

SRINAGAR, MAY 28 (PTI): Security forces on Thursday averted a major tragedy as they foiled a bid to set up a car-borne IED, containing about 45 kgs of explosives, in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

Inspector-General of Police Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said the militants of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) were working together to target the security forces

in a similar manner as the February last year suicide attack which left more than 40 CRPF personnel dead.

“The police were receiving inputs since a week that HM and JeM militants were planning to launch a big suicidal strike against security forces using car bomb.

When the input matured on Wednesday, we developed it and nakas were placed in Pulwama by the security forces,” Kumar told reporters here.

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NEW DELHI, MAY 28 (PTI): The Supreme Court Thursday directed that no fare for travel either by train or bus be charged from migrant workers, stranded across the country following the COVID-19 lockdown and want to return to their destinations, and said they be provided food and water.

The apex court, which passed interim directions, said all the migrant workers stranded at various places shall be provided food by concerned states and Union Territories (UTs) at places which shall be publicised and notified to them for the period they are waiting for their turn to board a train or a bus.

A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan said that the originating state shall provide meals and water at the station and during the journey, the Railways would provide the same to the migrant workers.

It said that food and water be also provided to them for travel in buses.

The bench, also comprising Justices S K Kaul and M R Shah, directed that states shall oversee the registration of migrant workers and ensure that they are made to board the train or bus at the earliest.

The top court, which heard the matter through

Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday said the entire country has heard the cries of pain of migrants “except the government” and urged the Centre to unlock its coffers to help those affected by the coronavirus-induced lockdown.

In a video message posted as part of the Congress’ ‘Speak Up India’ campaign launched on Thursday, she demanded that the government provide Rs 7,500 to each needy family for the next six month. Gandhi lamented that even though the country is passing through a serious economic crisis with loss of livelihood, the central government has not helped those affected.

“It is for the first time since Independence that such a spectre of pain and anguish has been witnessed, where lakhs of famished and thirsty labourers have been forced to walk hundreds of thousands of kilometres back home barefoot and without any access to medicines or transport,” she said.

“Everyone across the

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BEIJING, MAY 28 (PTI): China’s parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a new controversial security law for Hong Kong, a move that critics say threatens the fundamental political freedoms and civil liberties in the semi-autonomous territory, also a major global trading hub.

China’s annual political season, delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic ended on Thursday with its parliament, much on the expected lines endorsed the new security law for Hong Kong, a former British territory.

The country’s rubberstamp parliament, the National People’s Congress (NPC), nearly unanimously approved the resolution to introduce the sweeping security legislation, which bans secession, subversion of state power, terrorism, foreign intervention and a llows mainland China’s state security agencies to operate in the gleaming city.

Only one delegate voted against the proposal, while 2,878 voted for and six abstained, the official media reported.

The NPC’s standing

Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang cast their votes on the national security legislation for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

committee will now draft the law and is expected to become a law by August. It will then be implemented upon promulgation by the Hong Kong government.

Critics say the law will drastically enhance Beijing’s grip over Hong Kong, which last year was roiled by antigovernment protests calling for greater democracy and more autonomy from mainland China. Addressing his annual press conference at the end of NPC session, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang defended the new law, saying that it was designed to implement the one country two systems formula and its stability prosperity.

The “one country two systems is China’s basic state policy. The central government has all along fully and faithfully implemented the one country two system, under which people of Hong Kong govern themselves high degree of autonomy and acted in strict accordance with the constitution and the basic law and supported the Chief Executive and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, (HKSAR) government in exercising governance according to law,” Li said.

“The decision adopted at the NPC session is designed for the steady implementation of the one coun-

try two systems and Hong Kong long term prosperity and stability”, he added.

The pro-Beijing authorities in Hong Kong insist the law is essential to tackle growing violence and “terrorism”, and that the territory’s residents have nothing to fear from it.

Critics fear it could lead to Hong Kongers being prosecuted for criticising their or the leadership in Beijing, joining protests or exercising their current rights under local laws.

China’s move has already sparked a new wave of anti-mainland protest in Hong Kong, a former British colony, which was handed over to Beijing on July 1, 1997.

Clashes broke out again on Wednesday, as Hong Kong’s parliament debated a different proposed law, which would make it a crime to disrespect the Chinese national anthem.

The new security law has been denounced by the US, the UK and the EU as a blow to freedom and liberty of Hong Kongers and affect the city’s status as an international business hub.

T E H R A N , M AY 2 8 (IANS): Iranian lawmakers on Thursday unanimously elected Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, the former mayor of capital Tehran, as the speaker of the country’s new parliament.

Qalibaf won 230 votes from the 267 MPs, reports Xinhua nws agency Meanwhile, Amir Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi and Ali Nikzad were elected as the first and second vice speakers of parliament.

Qalibaf served as Tehran’s mayor from 2005 to 2017.

He was the chief of Iran’s Law Enforcement Force from 2000 to 2005 and commander of the Air Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps from 1997 to 2000.

Iran’s new parliament for the next four years opened on Wednesday, after the 11th parliamentary elections were held on February 21.

The Iranian parliament currently has 290 members with a mandate of four years.

U.S. coronavirus deaths top 100,000 as country reopens WASHINGTON, MAY 28 (AGENCIES): The novel coronavirus has killed more than 100,000 people in the United States, according to a Reuters tally on Wednesday, even as the slowdown in deaths encouraged businesses to reopen and Americans to emerge from more than two months of lockdowns.

About 1,400 Americans have died on average each day in May, down from a peak of 2,000 in April, according to the tally of state and county data on COVID-19 deaths.

In about three months, more Americans have died from COVID-19 than during the Korean War, Vietnam War and the U.S. conflict in Iraq from 2003-2011 combined.

The new respiratory disease has also killed more people than the AIDS epidemic did from 1981 through 1989, and it is far deadlier than the seasonal flu has been in decades. The last time the flu killed as many people in the United States was in the 1957-

Chaotic scene in Minneapolis after second night of protests over death of Floyd

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Mayor Jacob Frey (D) has requested help from the state’s National Guard as local leaders pleaded for a peaceful resolution.

“Violence only begets violence. More force is only going to lead to more lives

lost and more devastation,” Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) tweeted. The scene followed the death of 46-year-old George Floyd on Monday, which came after a white officer pinned the handcuffed father of two to the pave-

ment outside of a market where employees had called police about a counterfeit bill. The police encounter was caught on a viral video that has sparked national outrage and inflamed existing tensions in a community

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By 10 p.m., an Auto Zone had caught fire. Soon, other fires erupted, including a massive blaze at a construction site. Meanwhile, one person was shot by a pawn shop owner and died at a hospital, police told the

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MINNEAPOLIS, MAY 28 (AGENCIES): Thousands of people poured into the streets here for a second night of protests — which later turned chaotic as police fired rubber bullets from a rooftop, several buildings caught fire, and one person was shot and killed by a store owner — after a viral video showed a white police officer putting his knee on the neck of a black man, who later died.

A peaceful protest earlier in the evening descended into disarray and looting.

A group of officers stood in front of a nearby precinct and tried to disrupt the crowd with flash bang grenades and rubber bullets.

At times, the tear gas was so thick, it wafted down neighborhood streets where

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The President Shri. Tsenthungo Nyamo and colleagues of Dimapur Urban Council Chairmen Federation (DUCCF) wishes to expressNyamo its profound The President Shri.

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Assam pre-monsoon flood: 3L affected

G u wa h at i / Ag a r tala, May 28 (IANS): Amidst the COVID-19 surge, around three lakh people have been affected as the pre-monsoon flood situation deteriorated in eleven districts of Assam, officials said on Thursday.

Officials of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said that roughly 20,000 people are taking shelter at relief camps at Nalbari, Goalpara and Tinsukia districts while other affected people have made their own makeshift arrangements at higher places.

The ASDMA officials said that heavy and incessant rain since Tuesday has led to the flooding of 321 villages in 11 of Assam’s 33 districts while a man drowned at Rongjuli village in western Assam’s Goalpara district on Wednesday.

Of the 11 districts, Goalpara, Nalbari and Tinsukia are the worst affected.

According to the officials, most rivers are in spate but the mighty Brahmaputra, Jia Bharali and Puthimari

Farmers load paddy on a bullock-cart in a flood affected field in Morigaon district of Assam, Thursday. (PTI)

are flowing above the danger mark in Jorhat, Sonitpur and Kamrup districts respectively. The officials said that the floods have so far damaged crops in 2,678 hectares and affected 44,331 domestic animals and 9,350 poultry.

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal held a meeting with senior officials of the concerned departments in Guwahati on Wednesday and Thursday and reviewed the flood situ-

ation in the state. He asked the officials to ensure the all Covid-19 protocols including social distancing, hand washing, wearing of masks are continued at the relief camps in a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus during the flood season.

“The Chief Minister has also directed all the Deputy Commissioners to keep ready soap, water for hand washing and masks for inmates and to sanitize the flood relief camps. He

also asked the district administrations to ensure that no irregularities take place while distributing relief to the flood affected people,” an official in the Chief Minister’s secretariat said.

The incessant rain accompanied by a nor’wester (also known as “Kalbaisakhi”) and water-logging also affected life in Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura and Meghalaya. Officials in Itanagar said that a woman and her two children were buried alive in a landslide at Arzoo village in Dibang Valley district on Monday night. Incessant rain for the last couple of days triggered the landslides and floods that left trails of large scale devastation in the entire state.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had earlier on Tuesday also warned of extremely heavy rainfall in Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh.

Several parts of Assam and neighbouring states have been receiving heavy rain since super cyclone Amphan weakened last week.

7 8 more arrested ASU appeals institutions to ‘consider fees’ of students

over killing of anti-CAA activist

Shillong, May 28 (PTI): Eight more persons have been arrested in connection with the killing of an anti-CAA activist in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills district in February, taking the total number of those apprehended in the case to 16, police said.

Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) GK Iangrai said officers of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) have successfully arrested the eight for alleged assault on Lurshai Hynniewta at Ichamati village in the district, near India-Bangadesh border, on February 28.

A rally in East Khasi Hills opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and seeking implementation of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) regime in the state had come under attack of non-tribals.

A clash had ensued between the two groups, following which Hynniewta suffered serious injuries. He was taken to local hospital, where he breathed his last.

D I M A P UR , M AY 2 8 (NPN): Angami Students’ Union (ASU) has appealed to all educational institutions to “consider the fees” of the students and give concession for the academic fees. In a press release, ASU vice president Neitseituo Norbert Mere and secretary education Viranu Ltu also appealed for exempting extracurricular activity fees for the upcoming academic session, which were collected during the admission period.

ASU, however, asserted that such consideration

should not affect the salary of the teachers and staff, adding that the respective institutes should pay them salary on time. Also, stating that pandemic has been a barrier for many to pay their house rents/hostel fees, the ASU requested proprietors of hostels and landlords to consider the rent of the students/ward/tenants and give them concessions, if waiver was not possible.

Acknowledging schools and colleges that have already taken the initiative to waive or reduce fees for the students. ASU said

such extraordinary gestures reaffirmed the “oneness of our people” and expressed hope that more educational institutes would follow suit.

Meanwhile, ASU has appreciated all the teachers who were putting effort to teach their students through online classes. In this regard, the union has requested telecom service providers to ensure good internet connectivity. Welcoming home all the returnees, ASU assured to extend help in any way possible. ASU has informed anyone in distress to contact 9862288196.

Protest marks visit of ministerial team (From p-1) He also acknowledged the contribution of civil society groups and churches in working alongside the district administration tirelessly.

He said it was a time for all stakeholders to come together for the common cause.

Adviser I&PR Toshi Wungtung shared the epidemiology and history of COVID-19 and remarked that it was unfortunate that the lapse had occurred.

Replying to the grievances of the stakeholders, the H&FW principle director Vizolie Suokhrie said the State

government had decided to install BSL-2 laboratory at Tuensang at the earliest after completing the formalities in this regard.

However, he said two TrueNat Beta testing machines would be installed at Tuensang district hospital to conduct up to 40 tests a day.

Suokhrie also stressed on awareness and on the need to follow the guidelines to prevent spread of the virus as COVID-19 infection was not a death sentence and the need to contain it. He exhorted medical staff to work hard to have zero mortality as all the patients were asymptomatic and in the high immune age group category.

COVID-19 case in Manipur jumps to 55 with 11 new cases Correspondent

IMPHAL, May 28: Manipur on Thursday reported 11 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the total to 55 with 50 active and 5 recovered cases. Daily status update on COVID-19 of the state health department showed an increase of 11 positive cases as samples of as many as 924 returnees were tested

in the last 24 hours.

With 11 confirmed cases in the last 24 hours, the state now has 55 COVID-19 positive cases as of Thursday comprising 50 active cases. The report showed discharged of a patient taking the total number of recovered cases to five.

The status update also showed the total number of samples tested for the virus

in the state at 7,758 with rapid increase in the testing capacity at the two viral laboratories at RIMS and JNIMS hospitals.

Seven of the 11 new cases were detected at VRDL, RIMS where 303 samples were tested in the last 24 hours and the remaining four at VRDL, JNIMS where 621 samples were tested during the same

period. Of the 11 new cases, four have returned to the state by flights from Delhi on Wednesday (May 27) while others by special trains from various places of the country in recent times and are lodged at community and institutional quarantine centres.

Fortunately, there is still no community spread of the pandemic in the state

even as authorities are worried of the same after some returnees allegedly violated COVID-19 protocol and moved out of their respective quarantine centres.

The worry was caused when returnees who violated the protocol and allegedly loitered in the localities of the quarantine centres where they stayed tested positive.

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The administration and the medical department in Kohima were well aware of the impending consequences in the event of any negligence on their part and the catastrophe this would have, particularly as they had quarantined the returnees who had just arrived from a highly sensitive zone, it added.

But despite the risks involved, the union alleged that the authority in-charge deliberately sent off the returnees within a week of their quarantine by completely defying the standard operating procedure (SOP) prepared by the State government and guidelines issued by World Health Organisation and Union Health Ministry that mandated at least 14 days of quarantine.

Mentioning that one of the returnees in the Tuensang-bound bus had tested positive for COVID19, the union warned that its repercussion could be extremely dangerous as there were many people who had travelled in the same bus and those who came in contact with him on the way till he reached his destination.

Therefore, DENSU demanded that the officials of Kohima district should be held accountable and legal action initiated against them immediately for violation of guidelines, protocols and endangering the lives of the people.

It warned that if any resident of Tuensang town or village got infected or harmed due to the negligence of the officials, the government would be held solely responsible.

Regretting that Eastern Nagaland had always been subjected to discrimination and step-motherly treatment for decades, DENSU said the recent incident was another such instance, and threatened to no longer remain a silent spectator.

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10-men Leipzig hold Hertha in Bundesliga They responded very well after we conceded the 2-1. I am satisfied with the point but I hoped for more,” Hertha’s head coach Bruno Labbadia said.

With the stalemate, Hertha Berlin climb on the 10th position meanwhile Leipzig stay on the third place of the Bundesliga standings.

Fortuna boost survival hopes with 2-1 win over Schalke

Players of Hertha Berlin and RB Leipzig fight for the ball during their match.

Berlin, May 28 (IANS): Hertha Berlin failed to make the most of their numerical advantage as ten-men Leipzig secured a point on home soil in the 28th round of Bundesliga.

The visitors from the capital grabbed a fairy-tale start into the Wednesday clash as they needed only nine minutes to break the deadlock after Marvin Plattenhardt’s corner found Marko Grujic, who poked home the opener from a central position inside the box, reports Xinhua news agency.

Leipzig got into the gear as the match progressed and restored parity also following a corner as Lukas Klostermann nodded home Christopher Nkunku’s cor-

ner with 24 minutes into the first half.

For the remainder of the first-half chances were at a premium, as only Vedad Ibisevic had a promising effort on target in the 41st minute.

Both sides staged a lively opening into the second half but neither Hertha’s Maximilian Mittelstadt nor Leipzig’s Timo Werner was able to grab the lead.

Leipzig’s momentum got stopped at the hour mark though as Marcel Halstenberg received his marching orders after booking his second yellow card following a foul play to Matheus Cunha.

However, Hertha could not capitalize on their numerical advantage as goal-

keeper Rune Jarstein fumbled a harmless shot from Patrik Schick into his own goal moments later.

Both sides traded attacks but substitute Ademola Lookman brought down Cunha inside the box and caused a foul play penalty.

Hertha’s substitute Krzysztof Piatek stepped up and kept his nerves to wrap up a two-all draw on the road.

“We did not play well today. We lost too many balls in the midfield and failed to overcome their defense. Luckily we took the lead with ten-men but in the hand we have to live with the share of the spoils,” Leipzig’s custodian Peter Gulacsi said.

“My team played well.

English Premier League’s COVID-19 cases rises to 12

London, May 28 (IANS): The English Premier League has announced that four more people have been diagnosed with COVID19 after the third round of testing, raising the total number to 12 across the league.

The four cases have come from three clubs, with the league not announcing the names of those who tested positive for COVID-19.

“The Premier League can today confirm that on Monday 25 May and Tuesday 26 May, 1008 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19. Of these, four have tested positive from three clubs,” a league statement said on Wednesday. “Players or club staff who have tested positive will now self-isolate for a period of seven days.”

Previously, between May 1922, 996 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19, of which two tested positive from two clubs.

Some 748 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19 on May 17-18, with six testing positive from three clubs, the statement read.

Premier League further said that for the fourth round of testing, the number of tests available to each club would be increased from 50 to 60.

Earlier on Wednesday, the 20 clubs voted unanimously to resume contact training. It means that “squads are now able to train as a group and engage in tackling while minimizing any unnecessary close contact”.

The Premier League clubs have been allowed to start smallgroup, non-contact training from last Tuesday after all elite football games in England were suspended on March 13 due to the coronavirus outbreak which has claimed more than 3.5 lakh lives so far across the world.

Fortuna Duesseldorf boosted their hopes of avoiding relegation from the Bundesliga as goals from Rouwen Hennings and Kenan Karaman helped them come from behind to beat Schalke 04 2-1 at home in a scrappy contest on Wednesday.

The result left Fortuna 16th, the relegation playoff spot, on 27 points from 28 games, one behind Mainz who stayed in the safety zone with a 1-1 draw at Union Berlin. Schalke, who extended their winless league run to 10 matches, stayed ninth on 37 points. The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the first half only produced a long-range effort at either end as both sides applied a cautious approach.

The contest finally sprung to life when Weston McKennie fired Schalke into a 53rd-minute lead with a diving header from a superb Bastian Oczipka cross.

Yet their joy was short-lived as Hennings nodded in a 63rd-minute equaliser, which stood after a quick VAR check, having beaten his markers to the ball after visiting keeper Markus Schubert parried a ferocious Kevin Stoeger free kick.

More sloppy defending allowed the hosts to complete their comeback five minutes later, as Karaman headed the ball in from one metre after Erik Thommy’s cross was nodded into his stride.

Schalke threw men forward in the closing stages but created almost nothing as the home team’s packed defence dealt with their aimless long balls easily, while also looking dangerous on the break.

Fortuna should have netted a third in stoppage time after Schubert was left stranded having misjudged a long clearance, but substitute Steven Skrzybski saw his weak shot cleared off the line.

National Games postponed indefinitely New Delhi, May 28 (PTI): The much-delayed 36th National Games, scheduled for October-November in Goa, was on Thursday postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) recently asked the Goa government that it must host the National Games as scheduled from October 20 to November 4 this year.

However, a spurt in the number of novel coronavirus cases has led to a postponement.

“The National Games organising committee has decided to postpone National Games due to COVID-19 pandemic,” Goa’s deputy chief minister Manohar (Babu) Ajgaonkar, who also holds the sports portfolio, said in a statement shared by IOA President Narinder Batra. “... Committee to hold meeting in September end and decide on fixing dates for National Games. (Goa) Government to take advice from Union Sports Ministry, need four months advance notice to organise games,” he added.

The previous edition of the Games was held in 2015 in Kerala.

Tiafoe wants to build ‘unbelievable legacy’ Los Angeles, May 28 (Agencies): American Frances Tiafoe says he is hoping to be the guy that builds an “unbelievable legacy” by inspiring more black people to play tennis.

Tiafoe was born to immigrant parents from Sierra Leone, with his father working as a janitor at a tennis centre in Maryland while his mother had to work double shifts as a nurse to help the family make ends meet.

The 22-year-old has since risen to a career-high ranking of 29 after reaching the Australian Open quarter-finals for the first time last year and has already made almost $3.5m

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in prize money. He told the men’s official ATP Tour website that he wanted to be an inspiration to black people.

“I want to be known

as a guy who was caring for the fans, a guy who wants to really build an unbelievable legacy,” said Tiafoe.

“My goal is to help more black people play ten-

nis ultimately, and just to be a good role model.”

Tiafoe revealed he had promised his parents 10 years earlier that he would change their lives, saying that while he had to give up a lot to focus on tennis when he was young, he loved the game so much it did not seem like a hardship.

“It’s got to be a priority. You’ve got to be able to sacrifice certain things.

You can argue I sacrificed doing normal things, just being a kid,” he said.

“But I was having the time of my life, so I was really just enjoying it and that’s all I wanted to do. I was different than a lot of other kids.”

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Kobe Bryant’s Hall of Fame induction postponed to 2021

New York, May 28 (IANS): Basketball great Kobe Bryant’s induction into the Hall of Fame has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame said that the induction of the class of 2020 will now have to be held in the first quarter of next year.

“We’re definitely cancelling,” Hall of Fame spokesman Jerry Colangelo told ESPN. “It’s going to have to be the first quarter of next year. (The board will) meet in a couple of weeks and look at the options of how and when and where.”

Bryant, who died in January alongwith eight others in a helicopter crash, was set to be inducted to the Hall of Fame on August 29. Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett are among other players who are to be inducted alongwith Bryant.

The museum has been closed since early February as it looks to complete its $23 million renovations. It was initially set to reopen on March 25, but delayed its opening amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Hall says on its website it is set to open July 1.

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the Class of 2020 will be inducted in a separate ceremony instead of being inducted with the Class of 2021 despite the fact that both events will be happen-

ing in the same year.

“We won’t be combining them,” he said. “The Class of 2020 is a very special class and deserves its own celebration.”

Getting dropped by Pep lowest point: Hart L o n d o n, M ay 2 8 (IANS): Former Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart conceded being dropped as No.1 custodian by then new manager Pep Guardiola was the lowest point of his football career.

Guardiola brought in Claudio Bravo from Barcelona to take over goalkeeping duties as Hart became the second choice keeper behind him.

“It will sound pathetic but it’s the truth, it’s not playing and not being wanted,” Hart said on show ‘Football, Prince William and our mental health’ as per Daily Mail.

“Things happened with the new manager at Manchester City, probably the most important manager in the world.”

“He didn’t even necessarily not like me, he just had a certain aspect which

CA announce schedule with India series Melbourne, May 28 (PTI): Ending weeks of speculation, Cricket Australia on Thursday confirmed that India will make the trip Down Under starting October this year for an assignment comprising four Tests, ODIs as well as T20 Internationals.

Cricket Australia announced its summer schedule, which will begin with the tour of Zimbabwe from August 9.

India will tour the country for a T20 series, which will begin on October 11 at Brisbane followed by matches on October 14 and 17.

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he didn’t feel I was up to, and it kind of dropped from there. It’s certainly the lowest point of my footballing career but it’s not a dark cloud,” he said.

Hart is currently with Premier League side Burnley and he is the second choice goalkeeper there as well, behind England international Nick Pope.

Hart stated he has now been dealing with his on-field struggles better and he takes it as a challenge to become the first choice keeper at his club.

“I’m comfortable with what’s going on. Yeah I’m sad, yeah I’m disappointed that I’m not playing, because I know what I want to be, I know where

I should be, I know what I can bring to the game,” Hart said.

“At the moment I’m not being picked, simple as that. You know, at school, not being picked... and that’s hard. I feel like right now could be a real dark time for me, but it’s not, I see it as a challenge,” he added.

Kumble optimistic of IPL happening in 2020 New Delhi, May 28 (PTI): Former India captain and Kings XI Punjab head coach Anil Kumble is hopeful of the IPL happening this year and is not averse to the idea of conducting the cash-rich event without spectators due to the COVID-19 threat.

It is not official yet but there is speculation that the BCCI wants to hold the IPL in the October window after the tournament was postponed indefinitely earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Yes we are hopeful and optimistic that there is still a possibility (to hold IPL this year) if we can cram in the schedule,” Kumble was quoted as

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saying by Star Sports show ‘Cricket Connected’.

“If we are going to have a stadium without spectators, then probably have 3 or 4 venues; there’s still a possibility, we are all optimistic,” said the former spinner, who is also the chairman of ICC’s Cricket Committee.

Former India batsman VVS Laxman said the stakeholders can stage the league in cities which have multiple stadia to reduce travelling by players.

“Absolutely (there is chance to hold IPL this year), and also make sure that all the stakeholders have a say,” he said. “...you should identify one venue, which probably has 3 or 4 grounds; if at all you find that kind of a venue because travel is again going to be quite challenging,” said the former stylish batsman. “ Yo u d o n’t k n ow who’s going to be where at the airports, so that I’m sure the franchises and the BCCI will be looking into.”

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