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Those working outside should register: CM

Motivational trg on entrepreneurship for inmates at IQC

D I M A P U R , M AY 2 9 (NPN): Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio Friday informed that anyone planning to go and work outside Nagaland would henceforth have to register with the State government else, the latter would not take any responsibility.

Stating this during his visit to Ganeshnagar Industrial Estate to take stock of the ongoing renovation works following its conversion into an institutional quarantine centre (IQC) as per a cabinet decision, Rio said the government would discuss and take a decision in this regard very soon.

He also announced that the government would support the inmates at Ganeshnagar by imparting them motivational training on entrepreneurship to those who desired to stay back in Nagaland and earn their living.

Emphasising focusing on agriculture and allied sectors, entrepreneurship,

Keep delimitation exercise on hold: SH

D I M A P U R , M AY 2 9 (NPN): Sümi Hoho (SH), the apex Sümi tribal organisation, has demanded holding up of delimitation exercise till final “Indo-Naga” political solution. In a representation to Nagaland Governor, SH president Hekhushe Shikhu and general secy. I Nikheto Jimomi said that rearrangement of the present constituencies would have to be carried out if the Centre agreed to one of the demands by the negotiating parties-- increasing assembly seats.

While Nagas were expecting “final honourable and acceptable solution”, SH said the government’s move to carry out the exercise in Nagaland along with some of the states contradicted the expectation of Nagas. SH therefore urge Governor to keep the proposed delimitation exercise in abeyance “in view of the anticipated favourable outcome of the Indo-Naga peace talks.”

State govt warns absentee officers

D I M A P U R , M AY 2 9 (NPN): State government has warned of initiating disciplinary proceedings against the heads of many district offices yet to report to duties in their respective district headquarters.

Neiphiu Rio and others inspecting the IQC on Friday.

sports and tourism to build the State’s economy, Rio said a strategy group had been set up in this regard and it was working on all these aspects.

The infrastructure at the industrial estate was left abandoned for several years as no potential Naga entrepreneurs came forward to stay and work there. And as more stranded Naga people started arriving from other States, accommodation became a huge challenge for Dimapur as out of the 18,000 plus returnees, it would have to house more than 70% of them.

In view of this, the cabinet in a meeting held at Kohima on May 19 decided

to convert the industrial estate into IQC, after which Nagaland Police under the initiative of director general of police (DGP) John Longkumer and deputy inspector general (DIG) training Aotemsu spearheaded a complete renovation programme, which started on May 22.

Rio and his entourage visited all three sectors of the estate, though renovation of only sectors A and B were completed with a capacity to house around 600 persons.

The third sector with a total capacity to accommodate 600 more people would be ready by next week.

In a brief programme held on the occasion, Rio

and his cabinet colleagues expressed gratitude and appreciation to Nagaland Police for making the estate fit for human habitation in record time. He also donated Rs 5 lakh for a feast to honour the police personnel.

Mentioning that Nagas who had registered have started arriving from different parts of the country, the chief minister said accommodation capacity in Dimapur was currently around 4,500, including at Ganeshnagar. He said all ministers in-charge and legislators were doing good work and admitted that Dimapur was getting the major burden, for which it was decided to use Ganeshnagar.

Referring to positive cases detected among passengers on the special train from Chennai, he reminded everyone that COVID-19 was a global pandemic and stressed that there should not be any blame game or social stigma attached.

“As a family we must all welcome them and also to those who are yet to arrive. Let us welcome them with love,” he exhorted.

Rio appreciated frontline workers, including the

Ao Senden reacts to WCH Nation-wide tally statement reaches 1.68 lakh DIMAPUR, MAY 29

State COVID-19 positive cases rise to 25

D I M A P U R , M AY 2 9 (NPN): Nagaland on Friday registered seven new positive cases of COVID19 taking the state’s tally to 25.

Health & Family Welfare minister S. Pangnyu Phom took to twitter Friday morning informing that of the seven cases one was from Tuensang, four from Kohima and two from Dimapur. All the positive cases were returnees from Chennai.

As on May 29, Dima-

pur recorded a total of 14 COVID positive cases, Kohima- 6 and Tuensang- 5.

According to the Health department’s COVID-19 bulletin, the cumulative number of COVID-19 suspected samples sent for testing on Friday was 1934, out of which 1371 was received with 1346 negative and 25 positive cases. The results of 563 were awaited.

Further, 63 samples tested by the Truenat testing machines were all negative.

PTI Adds: Nationwide count of confirmed COVID19 cases reached 1.68 lakh on Friday with a record number of nearly 7,500 people testing positive for the dreaded virus infection across states and union territories. The death toll crossed 4,700, but recoveries also rose sharply to surpass 81,000.

In its morning update, the Union Health Ministry said the death toll due to COVID-19 has risen to 4,706 in the country, while the number of cases climbed to 1,65,799, registering an increase of 175 deaths and a record jump of 7,466 cases in 24 hours since Thursday.

However, a PTI tally of figures announced by states, as of 9.40 p.m., showed a higher number of 1,68,386 confirmed cases and the nationwide death toll of 4,784.

(NPN): Reacting to the statement made by Wester n Chakhesang Hoho (WCH), published in the local dailies, appealing citizens of Kohima, Dimapur and Mokokchung to be magnanimous by considering the difficulties faced by less developed districts, Ao Senden president Chubawati Longchar and secretary Imtipokyim expressed regrets that WCH failed to differentiate among Kohima, Dimapur, Mokokchung or Phek.

At a time when people of the State frequently complained about Kohima and Dimapur taking a lion’s share and leaving other districts with nothing, the Senden said it was not wise on its part to equate Mokokchung with Kohima and Dimapur.

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4607 stranded citizens have reached Nagaland till date Staff Reporter/Correspondent

DIMAPUR/KOHIMA, MAY 29(NPN): Altogether 4607 stranded citizens have reached Nagaland till date while more are expected to reach in the coming days According to the data made available from the Control Room Empowered Group Dimapur, 609 stranded citizens reached Nagaland on May 29, out of which 369 were from Rajasthan, Delhi-8 , Dibrugarh-1, Tamil Nadu-4, Kolkata-128, Guwahati-2, Uttrakhand-4 and Punjab-93. On May 28 night, a special train from Andhra Pradesh 72 stranded persons of Nagaland reached Dimapur.

It was also informed that a special train departed from Goa carrying 435 stranded citizens on May 28 and was expected to reach Lumding/ Dimapur on June 1.

Speaking to Nagaland Post, principal director School Education, Shanavas C said as per the existing SOP all returnees will be transported to Dimapur and Kohima quarantine centres where everyone will be screened.

Rajasthan returnees arrive Dimapur via Lumding, Friday. (NP)

During the daily briefing on Friday, principal secretary Home, Abhijit Sinha informed that a total of 12,836 citizens had signed up in the nCOVID-19 Nagaland– Visitors App since March 23, 2020.

Sinha said that 2298 persons have submitted their travel self-declaration during the past 14 days. At present 2017 persons are being digitally monitored through the App, he added.

As per the May 13 summary report by Data Analyst Team COVID-19

Correspondent/Staff Reporter

Breakfast dishes (DIPR)

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Lunch & Dinner dishes (DIPR)

In a sharp contradiction to the series of posts on social media platforms, inmates at Meriema quarantine centre have dismissed all such stories.

Speaking to Nagaland Post, a returnee from Chennai kept at Meriema quarantine centre said there was no complaint from anyone regarding food. Members of various churches and organisations were taking turns to provide good food to

the inmates and all of them were grateful. “I saw many stories on social media, but most of them are fake. We complained on the first day because the food was served late as we were all hungry after a long journey. But the food got better after that day,” he claimed.

He admitted that the only disappointment was that two persons have to share a room. “Though we have separate beds, we share

the same bathroom. But there is nothing to sanitise it. Yes, they had asked us to carry our own hand sanitisers. Though I have sanitiser, some returnees did not have when they came.”

He praised around 10 or 20 nurses doing round the clock duty of looking after more than a hundred inmates.

Asked about some inmates escaping and no enforcement of social distancing as posted on social media, the inmate maintained all of them were fake news. Instead, he said all were locked from outside and no one has ran away adding, “at least not from this centre”.

Another inmate said she was so happy to be back home and had no complaint about food. She claimed that all other inmates taken good care of and were maintain social distancing at all times.

She said the rooms in the

Empowered Group, at least 12,536 stranded people from Nagaland were expected to arrive in the state from Red Zone, 3239 from Orange Zone and 2575 from Green Zone.

As per the report, Dimapur was to receive 8657-6328 from Red Zone, 1262 from Orange Zone and 1067 from Green Zone) followed

by Mon with 1944-- 907 from Red Zone, 749 from Orange Zone and 288 from Green Zone. However, officials said the tally would differ from time to time.

NBCC saddened by Tuensang fiasco D I M A P U R , M AY 2 9 (NPN): Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) has expressed its sorrow over the Tuensang fiasco.

In a statement NBCC general secretary Rev Dr Zelhou Keyho, said negligence and selfishness should not become the norm at this time. It called upon the State government to act wisely so as not to create further chasms in the Naga family.

As safety and equality were at the heart of any prosperous nation, NBCC said the government should view citizens’ safety and security and rights in a holistic manner and work to achieve this at all cost.

Expressing its deep concern over the challenge posed by COVID-19, along with the plight of the patients both in Nagaland and outside, the council observed that the virus had devastated the world. And considering the speed at which the virus was spread-

ing, it said cooperation at all levels was paramount to promptly respond and battle the pandemic. Calling for transparency and coordination, the release urged the government to take all stakeholders into confidence and develop a responsive mechanism to combat the pandemic collectively.

According to the council, Nagaland was no exception in the fight against the pandemic, but by God’s grace the State was free from the virus for at least over two months, enabling it to utilise this period for preparation.

But, it wondered where the State had prepared enough given the extent of shortfall of basic equipments and a woefully inadequate infrastructure.

Calling for not making make selfish and hasty decisions to protect oneself and one’s own community at this juncture due to fear and insecurity, NBCC urged everyone to shy away from the

COVID-19 quarantine centres brace storms of complaints

Kohima/Dimapur, May 29 (NPN): All of the 1463 stranded returnees from Chennai who arrived Dimapur on May 22, were (Cont’d on p-8) despatched to various quarantine centres at Dimapur and Kohima.

Social media platforms are replete with posts that severely criticise the government, the department and frontline workers besides mounting attacks on poor facilities and poor quality of food.

What is common is shortages of doctors and nursing staff which would cause huge problems once more returnees are accommodated. Incidents of some inmates on complaint-mode and violating rules has also “If he’s like this after seen the thaw in relationlockdown, I don’t know ship between medical team what he’ll be after and police personnel in the retirement.” quarantines.

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district administration, police, district taskforces, civil society groups, NGOs, churches and the public in general and thanked them all for their tireless efforts.

“We have to fight the virus united,” he stressed.

During the programme, PHE minister Jacob Zhimomi highlighted the issue of shortage of medical staff at Dimapur, to which Health minister S. Pangyu Phom assured to send additional teams by next week.

DGP Longkumer on his part shared the command flow chart, items to be provided to the inmates on their arrival, expenditure incurred in renovating the industrial estate and budget requirement for catering, police mess and sanitation and scavenging duty. He also suggested to the Empowered Committee sending the returnees in large numbers to the industrial estate, instead of sending them in small batches.

Hosts of ministers and advisers, including Neiba Kronu, Imna Along, Zhaleo Rio, Sukhalu, Azheto, DC Dimapur Anoop Kinchi and Commissioner of police Rothihu Tetseo were present on the occasion.

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quarantine were habitable and provided with blankets, bedsheets and other requirements.

Another inmate also said that all healthcare workers were doing their level best to make them feel at home and always available when needed.

In Dimapur, two teams are regularly checking the quality, quantity and hygiene of meals prepared. Every day, food is prepared for around 2500 people including people in quarantine, police personnel, medical personnel and others engaged in COVID-19 duty.

According to DIPR, the fooding committee constituted by the Empowered Group have been shouldering a huge task since day one supplying packaged meals to all institutional quarantine centres and transit camp at Agri Expo, Dimapur dis(Cont’d on p-8) trict.

command and control mode and give way to developing a harmonious and efficient inter-district coordination mechanism.

“At this crucial time, we cannot afford to let any of our action or decision being misconstrued as one of favouritism as it can breed a culture of mistrust. The consequences can be costly creating a spirit of animosity in the society just as it happened when Rebecca loved one son more than the other (Genesis 25:28). Paul in his letter to the Corinthians says, ‘If one part suffers, every part suffers with it...”

Our motive therefore must be sincere, serving one another with all that we have and do all that we can,” the release stated.

To overcome the extraordinar y challenges ahead, NBCC said both the government and people must have mutual trust and commitment to genuinely work together.

Priority to Chennai returnees for test: APC Staff Reporter

D I M A P U R , M AY 2 9 (NPN): Agriculture Production Commissioner (APC), Y Kikheto Sema, who is also the over all in-charge of Dimapur district for COVID-19 related activities, Friday said that priority for swab test would be given to Chennai returnees.

When contacted over phone, Kikheto told Nagaland Post that till swab test on all Chennai returnees was done, the government would not test any other returnee unless they showed symptoms of COVID-19.

Kikheto said that he had received a complaint from a returnee from Haryana, who said though he had been in the quarantine centre for three-four days, he was not yet tested. Sema maintained it was not nec-

essary to test every returnee if the individual had no symptoms of coronavirus.

Kikheto said the BSL-3 had a capacity to test a maximum of 90 samples per day, and so it would take 10 to 11 days to test all Chennai returnees.

On reports about some NGOs against keeping returnees of other districts undergoing quarantine, he lamented that Dimapur cannot carry the cross of all other districts. In order to accommodate thousands of other returnees, he said there was need to send returnees tested negative for COVID-19 and who have completed quarantine period. Kikheto disclosed that he had already spoken with deputy commissioners of Mon and Peren districts and to take the returnees of their respective districts.

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2020

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Born on: 20.02.1950 – Died on: 23.05.2020

We, the family members of Late TOKHEHO ACHUMI would like to convey our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to all the individuals, churches, friends and relatives who upheld us in their prayers and also through material, moral, financial and physical support during the brief illness and the sad demise of our beloved father.

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ZUNHEBOTO TOKUKUJOMI KUQHAKULU DIMAPUR YEZAMI COMMUNITY NALTOQA DIMAPUR URBAN COUNCIL CHAIRMAN FEDERATION DIMAPUR SUMI COUNCIL SUPPLY COLONY COUNCIL STH PWD SUPPLY MOTHERS UNION SUPPLY COLONY SUPPLY COLONY YOUTH ORGANISATION FELLOWSHIP COLONY COUNCIL PRINCIPAL AND STAFF GHSS PURANA BAZAAR GPS TEACHERS NGAMJALAM YOUNGS FOREVER DIMAPUR

We regret our inability to thank each and every one individually but pray that the good Lord will continue to bless each one of you abundantly.

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Loving wife, sons, daughters, grandchildren and in-laws.

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nagalandpost.com Poll Q . : S h o u l d Ho r n b i l l Festival be also postponed as with other national events?

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WEATHER FORECAST May 30

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala A morning t-storm; cloudy

32 24

Cloudy, a t-storm in spots

26 19

Aizawl

Guwahati Clouds and sun with a t-storm 30 23 Imphal

A morning t-storm in spots

27 17

Itanagar A morning t-storm in the area 28 20 Shillong

Mainly cloudy with a t-storm

22 16

Kohima

A shower and t-storm around

22 16

Dimapur Times of clouds and sun Mkg

28 21

Clouds and sun with a t-storm 24 16

Tuensang Periods of sun with a t-storm

18 12

Some sun, a t-storm in spots

24 19

Wokha

Zunheboto Clouds and sun with a t-storm 22 14

Mhathung Yanthan interacting with public leaders during his visit. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: Advisor for Horticulture & Border Affairs, Mhathung Yanthan, who is also one of the members’ in-charge for Wokha district on COVID-19 in an interactive session with the village councils and public leaders at Lakhuti village said the disease may be curable but the best way is to follow the preventive measures or the lockdown guidelines. He was on a two-day visit to Lakhuti village and Sanis ADC headquarters on May 28 and 29.

According to a DIPR report, Yanthan said that it

is the only way to contain the pandemic and later reviewed on the preparedness level to contain COVID-19 pandemic crisis and as to how to receive the returnees from outside the state.

During the meeting with various stakeholders and department officials at Sanis ADC office, the advisor appealed to all concerned to gear up their activities and put more effort as the state is no more a green zone because of the recent detection of positive cases in the past two-three days. He urged the people not to panic during such

DC Peren informs

Deputy CM, Y Patton has interacted with SP Wokha, Imti Toshi, along with subordinate officers and acknowledged Wokha police work force towards the fight for COVID-19 pandemic since day one. Appreciating their sacrifices in fighting against containment of the pandemic, Deputy CM also contributed financial assistance towards Wokha police force for their expenses during the unprecedented situations.

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2020

DImapur: In view of the large number of persons returning to Peren district from other states and in compliance with the state government directive of mandatory 14 days of institutional quarantine for all inter-state stranded returnees, DC Peren, Sentiwapang Aier has informed that all facilities of tourism department, Inter State Bus Terminal building and Rani Gaidinliu Memorial Hall at HQ site has been requisitioned for utilisation as quarantine centres. It also cautioned that failure to comply with the requisition is punishable under Section 57 of the said Act.

time but to take outmost precaution and strictly abide by the laid down regulations and guideline issued by the government on COVID-19.

The advisor also stated that despite the shortage of doctors and nurses in the district, the authorities are giving their best for the safety and wellbeing of the society where also he sought the co-operation and support from all section of societies in order to contain and combat the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. He also informed the area people that the district

has so far arranged 18 quarantine centers which will accommodate around 662 persons.

Yanthan said it is not only containing the present crisis on COVID-19 pandemic crisis, but also need to address socio economy of the state saying that for so long they are being dependent on others for their survival as the global economy is in a recession period and is in a melt-down situation due to COVID-19 pandemic crisis which also effects in their own kitchen. “We need to explore strategy and policy to make effective implementation on production on our food grains through agriculture and other allied sectors as we largely depend agriculture as our mainstay”, he said. He also opined that government has a crucial role to play, imparting enabling environment, help unleash the potential of the young people, prepare young people how to live and contribute to the world of tomorrow as it is no longer enough to simply impart a knowledge on some specific academic skills. “We have to teach them sophisticated social skill that will enable them to become change maker in our society”, he added.

Legislators visit Zunheboto

DIMAPUR: Legislators incharge of Zunheboto, Minister Agriculture & Cooperation, Kaito Aye and advisor, Tourism and Art & Culture, Khehovi Yepthomi visited the district on May 28. The legislators had a review meeting at the DC’s bungalow with the Zunheboto district task force, district administration, police and medical department over the preparedness strategy of the district in the wake of outbreak being reported in the state. According to DIPR report, the legislators in-charge were apprised by the district administration

and medical department of the designated quarantine centres and the quarantining protocol for the returnees received so far.

Kaito Aye, while appreciating the efforts being undertaken in the district, called upon the authorities to be on the vigil against the generation of any panic or fear psychosis. He also thanked the churches for taking the initiative to provide catering services to the returnees currently lodged at the institutional quarantine centre in Zunheboto town.

Khehovi Yepthomi, in his address maintained that

social distancing and personal hygiene still remains the best preventive option and reminded all to do so.

He also assured his personal attention for any kind of need or grievance while coping with the pandemic.

Both the legislators in-charge encouraged and assured the frontline departments of their advice, support and cooperation at all times and especially for containing the pandemic in Zunheboto to the best possible extend.

The meeting, chaired by the Deputy Commissioner was attended by the district task force members.

VYO condemns hit & run case

DIMAPUR: Viswema Youth Organisation (VYO) has condemned the hit and run incident wherein Savizo Tsükrü (21) son of Meyiezol Tsükrü was run over by an unknown vehicle at National Highway 29 near Viswema village.

In a press statement, VYO said the incident might have occurred on late evening of May 23 or at the dawn of May 24 which led to the tragic death of late Savizo Tsükrü. While sympathizing with the bereaved family, VYO expressed anguish over the inhumane and the barbaric act of the unknown driver, who the union said had least regard for the victim’s life and fled the scene

leaving the victim to suffer the cruelest death. Condemning such act under its jurisdiction, VYO has urged the law enforcing authority to expedite its investigation and apprehend the culprit at the earliest.

F u r t h e r, V YO h a s prayed to the Almighty God to bring comfort and grant solace to the bereaved family and for the departed soul to rest in peace.

Government attacked over handling of pandemic

DIMAPUR: Against the backdrop of several returnees from Chennai being tested COVID-19 positive and the alleged negligence of the government in sending the returnees to Tuensang without ascertaining the test results, state primary opposition party – Naga People’s Front (NPF) and other organisations have expressed concern over the way the government of the day has been handling the pandemic.

NPF: Naga People’s Front (NPF) has expressed concern over the increase of COVID-19 positive cases in Nagaland during the past few days, and has expressed solidarity to the frontline workers and encouraged them to take up the challenges ahead with zeal and determination.

In a press statement, NPF press bureau also asked the citizens of Nagaland to be magnanimous and sensitive while rendering opinions on the stranded returnees/citizens.

The Party has urged the public to avoid stigmatization against those returnees and stranded citizens as social stigmatization against them would only invite more social unrest.

NPF has also questioned the motive of the PDA Government in sending the returnees from other states/cities to Tuensang when the government was fully aware that the test results were still awaited.

“This is an utter negligence on the part of the present PDA Government and they must take full responsibility instead of justifying it as communication gap,” read the release.

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day must realize that the citizens of Nagaland cannot be taken for a ride, anymore, and that no amount of justification and explanation would convince the intelligentsia of the citizens of Nagaland.

NPF accused the government of “intentionally endangering thousands of lives of those of our citizens who are unfortunately in-accessible to modern medical facilities”.

It said the sudden announcement of the PDA gover nment to install BSL-2 only after the result of one of the returnees who were deported to Tuensang tested positive was nothing but a “politics of appeasement”, which clearly reflected “poor governance and very, very cheap politics”.

The Party asked how long it would take to make BSL-2 at Tuensang operation when the BSL-2 installed at Dimapur has not even become functional even after so many days of its announcement.

NPF also questioned the reliability of BSL machines and asked the government to assure its citizens the credentials of the BSL manufacturers and company that deals with such medical equipment.

The party has also questioned the intention of the government to send all COVID-19 positive cases to their respective districts.

“What is the logic behind such decisions when the government is yet to provide medical facilities and safety equipment to the various district hospitals?” read the release.

NPF asked whether the government was trying to abdicate its responsibili-

ties to give proper care and treatment to the positive cases from a place/location where proper medical facilities are readily available.

It then accused the government of miserably mishandling the pandemic from day one with false claim of preparedness. It said the “so called fully prepared” claim by the government has been fully exposed with the Tuensang case, which it said has further vindicated the observation and opinion of NPF. NPF said the views expressed by the Kohima Village Council were in fact a direct reflection of how unprepared the PDA government was in tackling the present pandemic.

However, NPF said it has also drawn a new line of debate in tackling the present pandemic because it has been further polarized on tribal lines adding “it is not healthy at all if our society has to grow as one people”.

Reiterating that the longer PDA Government continues to stay in power the more hardship it would be for the citizens of Nagaland, NPF asked the present government to pave way for an alternative arrangement.

ENSUC: Eastern Nagaland Students’ Union Chümoukedima (ENSUC) has demanded that chief minister to immediately initiate the disciplinary action against officials of state government involved in the “deliberate mismanagement” that led to a COVID-19 positive being sent to Tuensang along with the other passengers.

In a press statement,

ENSUC president, Asuthong Janger and general secretary, Kemichila Phom said the officials have “blatantly misuse” the SOP outlaid by the state government thereby could be “considered intimate discriminatory, jeopardizing the lives of its people who are lacking in every basic infrastructural and human resource development”.

In an event of a community spread, the union said the government should be held solely responsible.

It has also demanded the government to immediately send sufficient doctors and nurses to all the four districts under ENPO jurisdiction and to promptly set up BSL-3 laboratory and supply the necessary equipments as committed by the state government.

ZRSU: Zunheboto Range Students’ Union (ZRSU) has vehemently condemned the negligence of the state government in sending returnees to Tuensang without ascertaining COVID-19 test results, thereby risking the eventuality of spreading dreaded virus.

In a press release, ZRSU president, Nito V. Zhimomi warned that the state government would be held responsible if such careless incident lead to “mass transmission” of COVID-19.

Meanwhile, the union has appealed the state government to diligently implement every possible measure efficiently to prevent and contain COVID19 without dereliction.

ZRSU has also asked the government to send returnees to Zunheboto only after confirmation of COVID19 test results.

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2020

1295 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Northeast

Assam COVID-19 tally reaches 936

G u w a h a t i / Shillong /Manipur, May 29 (PTI/correspondent): A dedicated COVID-19 treatment unit was inaugurated at the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital on Friday amid a surge in coronavirus cases in Assam, where the infection tally has breached the 900mark, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

Of the total 910 coronavirus cases in the state, 794 are active patients. Six patients were discharged from the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) on Friday, taking the number of recoveries to 109.

Four have succumbed to the disease in the state so far and three have migrated.

Among the 30 new cases, 16 are from Golaghat, six from Karimganj and two each from Lakhimpur, Cachar, Hailakandi and Karbi Anglong, the minister said.

Sarma, after inaugurating the new COVID-19 centre at GMCH, said the Rs 150-crore centrally funded unit is perhaps first-of-its kind in eastern India. “ T h e n ew u n i t a t

Total confirmed COVID-19 cases tally in 8 Northeast states as of May 29, 9 pm.

#GMCH is centrally airconditioned and equipped with 14 Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UGVI) System, which will help in improving indoor air quality and bacteria management.

Each bed has dedicated supply of medical gas,” Sarma tweeted.

The unit, housed in a new four-storey building, has 236 beds -- 50 in ICUs and 186 in wards.

“Glad that the Rs 150

crore centrally funded, 4-floor-236-bed (186 ward, 50 ICU) superspeciality block at GMCH is functional and fully converted as a #Covid19 treatment unit for now,” the minister posted on his Twitter handle.

Assam had been witnessing a surge in COVID19 cases, with 843 people testing positive for the disease since travel restrictions were lifted on May 4. Prior to that, it had only 42 coro-

navirus cases.

As many as 523 cases have been detected so far this week.

The biggest single-day spike was recorded on Monday with 156 cases, followed by 139 on Tuesday, 101 on Wednesday and 97 on Thursday.

Sarma said the latest cases could be mostly attributed to those who have recently returned to the state.

NPF gets one more cabinet berth in Manipur Correspondent IMPHAL, May 29: Fulfilling the long pending demand of the Naga People’s Front (NPF), one of the two major partners of the N Biren Singh’s BJP led coalition government, its (NPF) state unit president Awangbow Newmai was on Friday inducted as cabinet minister.

Newmai was sworn in as cabinet minister at a simple function held at Imphal Raj Bhavan in the presence only few guests.

State Governor Dr Najma Heptulla administered the oath of office and secrecy to the newly inducted cabinet minister. With the induction of Newmai in the council of ministers, NPF has two cabinet ministers in the BJPled coalition government in Manipur. NFP MLA L Dikho is already in the council of ministers since the inception of the coalition government.

The oath taking ceremony was held with a tight precautionary measure in view of COVID-19 pandemic and with only government media agencies as two or three local media persons attended the swearing-in ceremony . A DIPR release quoted Newmai expressing his gratitude to the Governor and chief minister for inducing him as one of the cabinet ministers. He further lauded NFP president and his party colleagues for nominating him while assuring discharge of his duties and whatever assignment has been given

6 more test positive for COVID-19 in M’laya

Six more returnees, including two females on Friday tested positive for Novel Coronavirus in the Meghalaya, taking the toll number of active cases to 14 , a health official said.

Chief Minister Conrad Sangma informed that the six residents included three from South West Garo Hills, and one each from West Garo Hills, East Khasi Hills and West Khasi

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Swearing in of NPF’s Awangbou Newmai as cabinet minister in Imphal on Friday. (NP). isters from the NPF, one of the major partners of the coalition partners despite strong demand of the NPF to induct one more minister from the party.

The recent disqualification of Th Shyamkumar who held forest and environment among others by the Speaker of the state Assembly following a ruling of the Supreme Court of India paved the way for inducting the NPF MLA to the council of ministers.

With the induction of Newmai as cabinet minister, NPF with four MLAs has two cabinet ministers.

At present, all MLAs of NPP enjoy cabinet ministerial berth and the remaining six including the chief minister from the BJP, the party with 21 MLAs in the state Assembly.

The 49-year-old postgraduate won the elections from Tamei Assembly Con-

stituency of Tamenglong district in the general section to the state Assembly held in the early part of 2017 on NPF ticket. No portfolio is allotted to the newly inducted cabinet minister till the time of filing this report.

However, expectations of allotting some of the portfolios earlier held by the ousted cabinet minister Th Shyamkumar stripped from the deputy chief minister and Y Joykumar were doing the rounds.

Nearly two months ago, chief minister Biren stripped all his portfolios held at the deputy chief minister following a controversy over distribution of rice pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The chief minister was yet to distribute the portfolios stripped from the deputy chief minister which are now held by him.

Anjaw district in Arunachal on China border cut off following landslides

MeECL oppose Electricity Bill, to supports protest

I t a na g a r , M ay 29 (PTI) :: Ar unachal Pradesh’s Anjaw district bordering China remained cut off from the rest of the country since May 24 following landslides at several places triggered by incessant rains, a senior official of the district said.

Surface communication with the district has come to a standstill after several stretches of the highway connecting it with the rest of the state were washed away following landslides, Anjaw deputy commissioner (DC) Dagbom Riba said.

Efforts are on to restore the road connectivity and Riba said the restoration work would be completed by Saturday if it is not hindered by inclement weather. A 67-kilometre stretch of the road from Tezu Township in neighbouring Lohit district

The government has mandated that all those coming from outside will have to undergo institutional quarantine. No home quarantine will be allowed for the first seven days, till the test results arrive.

Altogether 86,340 samples have been examined so far, 77,614 of which tested negative for the disease and the results of the remaining are awaited, according to the Health and Family Welfare Department.

As of date, there are 46 containment zones in Assam. A total of 13 flights are scheduled to operate to and from the Lokopriyo Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport on Friday, an Airports Authority of India (AAI) spokesperson said.

with utmost sincerity.

On being asked about his portfolio, he said that he will graciously accept whatever the chief minister offers. Besides chief minister N Biren Singh, other ministers who attended the ceremony were works minister Th Biswajit, education minister Dr Th Radheshyam, CAF&PD minister Karam Shyam, agriculture minister V Hangkhanlian, fishery minister N Kayisii, PHED minister L Dikho and health minister L Jayantakumar.

Two state MPs of Lok Sabha Dr RK Ranjan and Dr Lorho Pfoze, three MLAs of ruling parties, state chief secretary and DGP were among others who present in the swearing-in -ceremony.

The permissible strength of council of ministers in Manipur is 12. As such, chief minister N Biren Singh was unable to induct more min-

to the Tiding river has been cleared by the Dimwe-based 48th Border Roads Task Force (BRTF).

“This stretch of the road is being maintained by us and our men and machinery deployed at the sites are working on war footing to clear the blockages. This time the quantum of damage is heavy.

Though it is an uphill task to restore the road, still we have managed to rebuild it partly and the road up to Tiding is thorough,” 48th BRTF Commandant Col S Srivastava said.

Another stretch of the road beyond Hayuliang, which is being maintained by the 116 Road Construction Company (RCC) of the BRTF, has also been cleared, he added. However, restoration work on the 33-km stretch of the road

from Tiding to Hayuliang, maintained by the National Highway Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL), has been hampered due to massive landslides, officials said.

The deputy commissioner said that the district has already arranged adequate stock of food grains for two months, including fuel to deal with the monsoon fury. He said the district administration has been constantly monitoring every update about the road communication with NHIDCL and appealed to them to restore it early.

Riba said that in view of the COVID-19 outbreak the returnees to the district from other states were being temporarily quarantined in the Namsai district till restoration of the road is completed.

Correspondent Shillong, May 29: Employees and engineers of the Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited (MeECL) has extended its support to the call of “national protest day” on June 1 against the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2020 and proposed privatisation of DISCOM. In a letter to Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Thursday, the All MeSEB Union and Associations Coordination Committee said the employees will wear black badges on June 1.

The Union and Committee has also sought the support of the Chief Minister to protest against the amendment to electricity bill to safeguard the interest of consumers in the state.

Shillong, May 29: A 34-year-old assistant professor of Indian Institute of Management – Shillong on Thursday allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his residence here in Meghalaya, a police official said on Friday.

Dr Arindam Mukhopadhyay, a native of Burnpur in West Bengal, joined IIM-Shillong in 2015 and had lived alone in a house rented by the B-school. Police said that Mukhopadhyay had allegedly sent a message to his eldest sister in Kolkata informing her about his intention to end his life. On receiving the message, Mukhopadhyay’s sister shared the same with the landlady, who later informed the police.

“The police team rushed to the house but found that the door was latched from inside. They broke the door and found the teacher hanging inside,” Superintendent of Police (Shillong City), Bikram D. Marak said. Although, preliminary investigation indicates that it was purely a suicide case, police said that investigation is on to establish the exact cause of his death. Meanwhile, the body has been sent to North East Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences for autopsy. The parents of the deceased have arrived in Shillong for cremation rites.

Hills.

“They had come from Maharashtra, Bangalore, West Bengal and Chennai.

All are under quarantine and are asymptotic,” Sangma tweeted.

West Khasi Hills and South West Garo Hills are the two newest districts, which have recorded COVID-19 positive cases.

With these latest detection, Meghalaya has recorded 27 COVID-19 cases, of which 12 have recovered, one died and eight active and seven remain active and under treatment.

Meanwhile, samples of 7,304 individuals have been sent for testing, out of which 6,899 reported negative while test results of 420 samples are awaited.

The first positive case was detected on April 13, but the patient, who was a physician died just after two days after he infected with the virulent virus.

Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong informed that till Friday, 10,655 stranded residents have returned to the state from various parts of the country. “174 stranded residents from Delhi travelling by Sharmik special train is scheduled to arrive in the State on Friday. Special trains from Kerala with 352

in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 58.

Of the 58 cases, 53 were active cases currently treated at the dedicated Covid hospitals. There are 25 actives cases undergoing treatment in RIMS hospital and 28 in JINMS hospital, official source said on Friday.

As per the source, all three new cases (all males) were from Imphal West district and have been admitted at the COVID care facility of RIMS hospital.

Spokesperson of COVID-19 Common Control Room, Dr Khoirom Sasheekumar Mangang added that the conditions of all the fresh cases are stable and all containment measures and contact tracing were in place.

On the other hand, a total of 3590 state natives stranded returned to the state on Friday. Among them 2,975 arrived by two special trains and 515 by three flights landed at Imphal airport.

Another 206, including five foreigners stranded in state due to the COVID3 more fresh COVID- the 19 lockdown, left by air for 19 cases in Manipur Delhi and Guwahati on Manipur reported three Friday. more new COVID-19 cases Correspondent

New waterways linking NE, B’desh to start in 3 months

Agartala, May 29 (IANS): New waterways between Tripura and Bangladesh would start within three months and it would boost trade and numerous economic activities, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said on Friday.

Deb said that a temporary jetty would be built at Sonamura in western Tripura within three months before starting the new waterways through Gomati river between Tripura and Bangladesh.

“After operating the small vessels to carry various goods during the monsoon season, dredging for operating big vessels and ships

would start in the Gomati river during the winter season,” Deb told the media during his day-long visit to the bordering sub-division Sonamura.

An official of Tripura’s Transport Department said that to operate vessels smoothly between Tripura and Bangladesh, 18 km waterways (15 km in Bangladesh territories and 3 km in Tripura territories) in the Gomati river would require dredging.

The Gomati river, one of the eight rivers of Tripura flows to Bangladesh, linked with Meghna, one of the major rivers in the neighbouring country.

NPF lauds BJP leadership DIMAPUR, MAY 29 (NPN): Naga People’s Front (NPF), the principal opposition party in Nagaland, has expressed appreciation to the BJP leadership for keeping its assurance to accommodate the NPF legislators in the ministry in Manipur. BJP is a partner in the People’s Democratic Alliance (PDA) coalition government of Nagaland.

In a congratulatory note, NPF press bureau congratulated Awangbo Newmai, MLA and president of NPF Manipur state unit, on being inducted as cabinet minister under chief minister N Biren Singh in Manipur.

NPF expressed hope that Awangbo would perform his duties with all fairness for the uplift of the downtrodden people. Newmai was sworn in as cabinet minister at a simple function held at Imphal Raj Bhavan on Friday in the presence only a few guests. State Governor Dr Najma Heptulla administered the oath of office and secrecy to the newly inducted cabinet minister. With the induction of Newmai in the council of ministers, NPF has two cabinet ministers in the BJP-led coalition government in Manipur. NFP MLA L Dikho is already in the council of ministers since the very inception of the coalition government. Induction of Newmai as cabinet minister has fulfilled the long pending demand of the NPF.

Authorities asked to provide relief: Meghalaya governor

Shillong, May 29 (PTI): Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy on Thursday said the government has asked the authorities to provide relief to people in the flood-affected districts of Garo Hills and Jaintia Hills region.

At least 5,000 people have been affected by the flood and five relief camps were set up in the Garo Hills region. “Carefully watching the flood situation in Meghalaya. Garo and Jaintia Hills worst affected. Government has asked Deputy Commissioners to provide relief,” Roy tweeted.

Revenue Minister Kyrmen Shylla said that 420 houses in 35 villages in West Garo Hills and North Garo Hills were damaged, while 10 persons were rescued in West Jaintia Hills district in

citizens are expected to arrive on Saturday and 99 citizens from Goa is scheduled to reach the State on May 31,” he told journalists in his daily briefing.

For State residents who are stranded in Mumbai and Pune, Tynsong said, “Talks are on with the Maharashtra government to finalise dates for bringing back the stranded citizens via special trains.”

Asked if the government plans to arrange special flight to evacuate the stranded citizens from Maharashtra, the Deputy Chief Minister said, “The problem is with us (government), we cannot bear the entire expenditure. I think those stranded friends will also be dependable for flight fare on us. But if they are willing to travel by flight on their own they can always returned to the state.”

“We have already paid Rs 3000 each to stranded students earlier. Therefore, as of today, we will provide special trains the fares for which are being paid by the state government,” Tynsong informed. Correspondent

the past 36 hours.

Incessant rainfall lashed the state and many villages have been disconnected after the approach roads to these villages were affected due to landslides and flooding, public works department (PWD) officials said. Work to restore the affected roads have begun, the officials informed.

Meghalaya has been receiving rainfall for the past one week under the impact of cyclone Amphan.

Mawsynram and Sohra towns received more rainfall in a week than what Delhi, Haryana or Punjab witness in a year, a Met department official said.

Mawsynram and Sohra received 1506.2 mm and 1039.4 mm of rainfall from May 20 till Wednesday, the official said.

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Diphu May 29: Personals of Forest Protection Force, Karbi Anglong gunned down John Thang (Thangboi) a rhino poacher and resident of Super Market locality of Dimapur in Nagaland around 7.30 pm on Thursday while he was prowling on the fringe of Rangapahar forest area along with a gang of poachers. the incident took place within the jurisdiction of Dhansiri police station and around 40 kilometres from Diphu.

According to official sources, the gang was on a mission to hunt a pair of rhino that got detached from Kajiranga national park after the first wave of flood battered the rhino sanctuary few days back.

The pair is believed to have taken shelter inside the forested area near the place of incident.

The officer and staffs of the protection force patrolling the susceptible area to prevent poaching of the flood-hit wildlife spotted the gang and challenged them.

After a brief tussle, John Thang pounced on the armed forest guard and tried to snatch his service gun, while another member of the poachers gang pulled out a 12 bore single barrel shot gun concealed behind a bush; in the scuffle, John suffered a gun- shot while his partner in crime fled leaving behind John and the gun.

Kisheto Zhimomi Head G.B Vihuto Village, Dhansiripar Block, Dimapur797112, Nagaland PITHITSA

Vihuto Village Council lo aküküpüna akeu kikime lono ishi Atsala 30/05/2020 lono aqhalau hipau pithive ani.

Ino. Khetoi ye VVC Lakhümpeu lono ikhive ani.

VVC kihimpemi dolo kupasu kile keu küha no küsüu no alakhümpeu'w Kaku pa eno michida pesu aphu lo ngochemo kemi Dimapur lo küami tsupuzu alakhümpeu'w kaku pa eno michida pesü no hiyam kümtsü lo cheghive keu kihimpemi dolo no ithive no kihimpemi dolo no Atokükau lau akiye yesü keu kiqilono Atokükau no kishekulushi apashe jukelo Khetoi alakhümpeu no kumokeu kümla hipaqo mulave aghikeu phulu: 1) VVC Lakhümpeu'w Kaku pa eno michida pesü hiyam kümtsü lo Atokükau no aphu lo thukuwupu kümla mulasüighi keqo phuche ghive keu phuphelu.

2) Kukami eno Council dolo kilhe kughu shimono paluthu no council peitha pimi akeu eno aphu ayina lo akukupuna jeli ipeghi akeu kupasulu.

3) Akükau aküthüu(3rd G.B.) ghi paw Kaku pa eno michida chhishidave tsüno küsüu no Dimapur lo küami tsüve no Hiyam lo cheghive keu apashelu.

Tighenguno, ishi atsala 30/05/2020 lono WSKH Yezabo Akhudo (Article) 20 hekusa 8 lo akeu kiqilono Vihuto phulo atokükau no VVC Lakhü peluve ani eno Khetoi ye VVC lakhü lono ikhive ani eno aphu ayina lo hipau kikime lo khiumu akukupuna suighi kemi shou aqo aho eno baghi xakutha kiqilono amakho beni ipi pithive ani.

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Modi not in ‘good mood’: Trump on Indo-China row

WASHINGTON, MAY 29 (PTI): Reiterating his offer to mediate on the border dispute between India and China, U.S. President Donald Trump has said that he spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is not in a “good mood” over the “big conflict” between the two countries.

Interacting with journalists in the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday, Mr. Trump said a “big conflict” was going on between India and China.

“They like me in India.

I think they like me in India more than the media likes me in this country. And, I like Modi. I like your Prime Minister a lot. He is a great gentleman,” he said.

“They have a big conflict India and China. Two countries with 1.4 billion people (each). Two countries with very powerful militaries, India is not happy and probably China is not happy,” the U.S. President said when asked if he was worried about the border situation between India and China.

“I can tell you; I did speak to Prime Minister Modi. He is not in a good mood about what is going on with China,” Mr. Trump said.

Donald Trump A day earlier, the U.S. President offered to mediate between India and China.

Mr. Trump on Wednesday said in a tweet that he was “ready, willing and able to mediate” between the two countries. Responding to a question on his tweet, Mr. Trump reiterated his offer, saying if called for help, “I would do that (mediate). If they thought it would help” about “mediate or arbitrate, I would do that,” he said.

India on Wednesday said it was engaged with China to peacefully resolve the border row, in a carefully crafted reaction to Mr. Trump’s offer to arbitrate between the two Asian giants to settle their decades-old dispute. “We are engaged

Monkeys run away with samples of suspected Covid-19 patients

A monkey chewing on the sample.

NEW DELHI, MAY 29 (AGENCIES): In a bizarre incident, a troop of monkeys on Friday ran away with coronavirus test samples from Meerut Medical College in Uttar Pradesh, reports India Today.

A troop of monkeys attacked a lab technician who was carrying samples of suspected Covid-19 patients for testing and ran away after snatching three samples.

The incident occurred inside the premises of the Meerut Medical College.

While doctors have again collected samples from the three patients, there is fear in the area as the suspected samples of Covid-19 patients are still with the monkeys.

A video of the entire incident has gone viral.

When India Today

TV spoke to a doctor at the Meerut Medical College, he said monkeys in the region are serial offenders and such incidents have occurred in the past.

In the viral video, one of the monkeys could be seen sitting on a tree and chewing the sample collection kit. The doctor said that he has sent it to the Chief Superintendent Dr Dheeraj Balyan for further investigation.

Balyan has issued a statement on the matter as well. He confirmed that the monkeys snatched the samples of suspected Covid-19 patients and that the monkeys have not even been caught after informing the forest department.

Meerut district officer Anil Dhingra said that the matter is being investigated.

with the Chinese side to peacefully resolve it,” External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said, replying to a volley of questions at an online media briefing.

“The two sides have established mechanisms both at military and diplomatic levels to resolve situations which may arise in border areas peacefully through dialogue and continue to remain engaged through these channels,” he said.

India, China react

While the Chinese Foreign Ministry is yet to react to Mr. Trump’s tweet which appears to have caught Beijing by surprise, an op-ed in the state-run Global Times

said both countries did not need such help from the U.S. President.

“The latest dispute can be solved bilaterally by China and India. The two countries should keep alert on the U.S., which exploits every chance to create waves that jeopardise regional peace and order,” it said.

Mr. Trump’s unexpected offer came on a day when China took an apparently conciliatory tone by saying that the situation at the border with India is “overall stable and controllable.”

In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday that both China and India have proper mechanisms and communication channels to resolve the issues through dialogue and consultations.

Mr. Trump previously offered to mediate between India and Pakistan on the Kashmir issue, a proposal that was rejected by New Delhi. The situation in eastern Ladakh deteriorated after around 250 Chinese and Indian soldiers were engaged in a violent faceoff on the evening of May 5 which spilled over to the next day before the two sides agreed to “disengage” following a meeting at the level

of local commanders.

Over 100 Indian and Chinese soldiers were injured in the violence.

The incident in Pangong Tso was followed by a similar incident in North Sikkim on May 9. On May 5, the Indian and the Chinese army personnel clashed with iron rods, sticks, and even resorted to stone-pelting in the Pangong Tso lake area in which soldiers on both sides sustained injuries.

In a separate incident, nearly 150 Indian and Chinese military personnel were engaged in a face-off near Naku La Pass in the Sikkim sector on May 9. At least 10 soldiers from both sides sustained injuries.

The troops of India and China were engaged in a 73-day stand-off in Doklam tri-junction in 2017 which even triggered fears of a war between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.

The India-China border dispute covers the 3,488-kmlong Line of Actual Control.

China claims Arunachal Pradesh as part of southern Tibet while India contests it. Both sides have been asserting that pending the final resolution of the boundary issue, it is necessary to maintain peace and tranquility in the border areas.

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Army top brass discusses Chinese standoff at Ladakh

NEW DELHI, MAY 29 (IANS): Over three days, the Indian Army top leadership discussed various aspects related to existing and developing security challenges, including China’s transgression attempts in Ladakh and Sikkim regions.

The deliberations were made during the Army Commanders’ Conference, an apex biannual event which facilitates conceptual level deliberations culminating in important policy decisions.

The conference was scheduled for April 2020 and postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic and later it was decided to organise it in two phases. First phase of the conference was conducted at South Block, New Delhi from May 27 to 29. The meet conference planned much before the tension with China in eastern Ladakh region.

The meet started with Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane presiding over the conference on May 27.

In eastern Ladakh, there are standoffs at at least four places wherein India and China have differences on the perception of the Line of Actual Control. The tension erupted after skirmishes

between the soldiers of both sides at the Pangong Lake region on May 5 and May 6.

These issues were discussed during Army Commanders’ Conference.

The Indian Army’s apex leadership also deliberated upon human resource management issues, studies pertaining to ammunition management, merger of co-located training establishments and merger of military training directorate with HQ Army Training Command.

The Board of Governor meetings of the Army Welfare Housing Origination and Army Welfare Education Society were also organised during the event.

The second phase of the conference scheduled from June 24 to June 27 will include interactive sessions with Department of Military Affairs and Department of Defence, discussions on agenda sponsored by Command Headquarters and deliberations on ongoing studies of logistics and administrative issues.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat are also likely to address the conference during this phase.

Death toll due to ‘Amphan’ in WB now 98: Mamata KO L K ATA , M AY 2 9 (PTI): The death toll due to cyclone ‘Amphan’ in West Bengal has risen to 98, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday.

“As per reports of the district magistrates, the toll due to cyclone Amphan has gone up from 86 to 98. We are sending money to those who have lost their lives in the disaster,” Banerjee said.

She said that the kin of each of those killed in the cyclone will get Rs 2.5 lakh each while those badly injured and others with minor injuries will get Rs 50,000 and Rs 25,000, respectively.

The chief minister also announced a fund of Rs 6,250 crore to assist the affected people to build houses, help farmers, provide assistance for betel leaf plantations as well as construction and repair of tubewells.

Referring to the restoration of power supply in the districts after the May 20 cyclone, Banerjee said 80 per cent power has been restored in six districts and 100 per cent in 10 others.

All 273 electric sub-stations have been restored in the districts.

Locust swarm attack: Haryana Chief Secy directs districts to take steps

CHANDIGARH, MAY 29 (PTI): Haryana Chief Secretary Keshni Anand Arora on Friday directed the Agriculture department and district administrations to take all necessary precautions in advance to tackle any potential attack of locust swarms in the state.

The chief secretary gave the directions while presiding over a review meeting regarding monitoring and control of locusts in Haryana with officers of the Agriculture department and other concerned depart-

ments here, an official statement said.

During the meeting, Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare department, Sanjeev Kaushal shared that Haryana has also been put on high alert after insect attacks have been reported in neighbouring Rajasthan.

Special supervision teams have been constituted to tackle the situation and spread the awareness about the same across the state, Kaushal said.

Further to control the

locust attack, adequate stock of pesticides have been made available through HAFED and Haryana Land Reclamation and Development Corporation and farmers can get the products from these agencies if required, Kaushal said.

He added that after locust swarms attacked crops in neighbouring Rajasthan and few other states, nine districts in Haryana where the insect attack is expected Locust swarms attacked crops in neighbouring have been put on high alert Rajasthan and few other states. said that the Agriculture and adequate arrangements to tackle any attack.

The official further department has stocked have been made in advance

enough pesticides and insecticides and has also formed a farmers’ group on WhatsApp. The farmers have also been asked to remain vigilant about locusts, he said.

He further informed that though the locust swarms have not entered the state till now, all necessary precautions are being taken in advance including activation of tractor mounted spraying facilities and constituting a response team for close monitoring of locust control activities.

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Heat wave in UP; Etawah hottest at 43.8 degrees Lucknow, May 29 (PTI); The intense heat wave conditions continued at many places in Uttar Pradesh on Friday with Etawah being the hottest place in the state at 43.8 degrees Celsius, the meteorological department said.

Banda was the second hottest recording a maximum temperature of 41 degrees Celsius, it said. In the state capital Lucknow, the maximum and minimum temperatures settled at 35.9 and 26.3 degrees Celsius respectively, it said. The department has forecast partly cloudy sky in Lucknow on Saturday with rain/thundershower at some places.

Isolated places in western part of the state are likely to witness thunderstorm and lightning accompanied by squall, the Met said.

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here has been an NGO boom throughout the world and in India, NGOs are at the forefront in socio-economic fields.There are some fields where NGOs have made their mark besides human rights. The other notable contributions are in environment, health and social arenas. In addition, NGOs are also important participants with respective governments in closing the gap of reachability.NGOs also have a significant role as catalysts in understanding issues by interacting with various stakeholders, especially those whom government inaction affects most, and to bring the issue to the notice of the policymakers. The government cannot be present everywhere all the time. It has its own powers as well as limitations.NGOs in Nagaland have been actively working for genuine social development programmes and welfare activities of urban and rural communities. In Nagaland, the scenario is also inclusive of the sociopolitical climate where there are various organised tribal cultural groups that espouse preservation and promotion of their respective cultures. These organisations generally known as tribal hohos, involved with traditional issues who also work closely with government in social development and charitable issues. In many ways governments are also benefitted through the participatory roles played by NGOs especially in areas where state authorities are unable to reach out. This is seen in the battle against HIV/AIDS, drug and alcohol addictions, orphanages, old age homes, impartation of skills etc. Among the NGOs are also various unions or civil society groups that have also rendered invaluable service to society. This has been witnessed in several towns as well as Kohima and Dimapur where unions and CSOs have initiated many social action programmes for the benefit of society. In Dimapur in particular, mention may be made of Naga Council, ACAUT Nagaland, Public Action Committee and various student organisations. As mentioned in various media, Dimapur is not only the commercial capital but also the crime capital of the state. Besides illicit drugs, banned substances or activities, it is also like the main distribution centre for smuggled liquor estimated at around Rs.2 to Rs.3 crore per day. In a laudable effort, the Dimapur Naga Students Union took the initiative to check the illegal flow of liquor that led to seizure of over 9000 bottles of the contraband estimated at Rs.20 lakhs in street value. These were reportedly seized from two trucks in one day, on May 18 at New Field Check Gate. While it is a tribute to the efforts of the union to have taken a bold step in acting against smugglers as it also posed inherent danger to safety and security; it is also a big question on the ability or inclination of state enforcement agencies to check and prevent inflow of illegal liquor. Why truck loads of bottled illegal liquor continues to enter Nagaland check gate from outside, is also a testimony to the complicity of the law enforcement agencies.

If the state law enforcement are unable to carry out their responsibilities, then it would be best to outsource the job to volunteers under supervision of the authorities. This was also a feature when the Public Action Committee(PAC) undertook just a week-long drive against illegal tax collections at various check gates in Dimapur. Perhaps even handling of COVID19 pandemic could have been better handled if the responsibility was given to NGOs and CSOs.

DailyDevotion Untroubled Relationship

In that day you will ask in My name…for the Father Himself loves you… —John 16:26-27 “In that day you will ask in My name…,” that is, in My nature. Not “You will use My name as some magic word,” but— “You will be so intimate with Me that you will be one with Me.” “That day” is not a day in the next life, but a day meant for here and now. “…for the Father Himself loves you…”— the Father’s love is evidence that our union with Jesus is complete and absolute. Our Lord does not mean that our lives will be free from external difficulties and uncertainties, but that just as He knew the Father’s heart and mind, we too can be lifted by Him into heavenly places through the baptism of the Holy Spirit, so that He can reveal the teachings of God to us. “…whatever you ask the Father in My name…”

(John 16:23). “That day” is a day of peace and an untroubled relationship between God and His saint.

Just as Jesus stood unblemished and pure in the presence of His Father, we too by the mighty power and effectiveness of the baptism of the Holy Spirit can be lifted into that relationship— “…that they may be one just as We are one…” (John 17:22). “…He will give you” (John 16:23). Jesus said that because of His name God will recognize and respond to our prayers. What a great challenge and invitation— to pray in His name! Through the resurrection and ascension power of Jesus, and through the Holy Spirit He has sent, we can be lifted into such a relationship. Once in that wonderful position, having been placed there by Jesus Christ, we can pray to God in Jesus’ name— in His nature. This is a gift granted to us through the Holy Spirit, and Jesus said, “…whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you.” The sovereign character of Jesus Christ is tested and proved by His own statements.

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My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more. ~ Charles Lamb

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COVID crime against Tuensang district

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he government of the day has poured in crores of rupees in order to set up quarantine centers in Kohima and Dimapur. Kohima has Meriema quarantine center, KBadze quarantine center, ATI quarantine center and Ayush Hospital Chedema and NHAK as COVID Hospital with refurbished facilities by crores of rupees (more than 11 crores) in order to accommodate the 8 districts of Nagaland. The BSL-3 testing lab is also set up in Kohima.

At present the government is spending lakhs in preparing JNV as a quarantine center.

Next in line are NU, St. Joseph College and Science College.

It has also many Government establishments, private hotels, buildings and facilities which can be requisitioned by the government any time.

However, Tuensang had just one big quarantine center in the form of Sao Chang College which is now declared as a containment zone. The only rustic Hospital Tuensang with one COVID positive returnee is again a containment zone. On enquiry the DC office Tuensang (as seen on Government portal) has received only 12 lakhs to tackle the entire COVID pandemic.

Now with Sao Chang College sealed, the greatest worry for Tuensang people is which place to be used as a quarantine center. The option now is only some private high schools.

Kohima has two COVID positive returnee lodged at Chedema hospital, which is in the outskirt of Kohima town.

It is well prepared in advance

by the government with much greater facilities. However the people of Tuensang have now one COVID positive returnee and 168 suspects/exposed COVID returnees who were blatantly exposed due to some senseless decision by some officers. It is sad and unfortunate that government SOPs were not followed. Tuensang now has directly 169 and more COVID related returnees to take care which is much more than the whole Nagaland combined.

Sao Chang College as a containment zone is hosting 150 returnee and JNV Chare hosting 15 returnees has common toilets and latrine and within a matter of few days and week, all the returnees might become positive. Hence logically Tuensang is dealing with 169+ more COVID positive returnees.

Tuensang will explode if immediate mitigation work is not initiated by the Tuensang people. A human time ticking bomb has reached Tuensang in the form of our own brothers and sister. And the Kohima people and authority who sent them without proper health safety SOPs of the government has done a crime against humanity, crime against the people of Tuensang.

History will never forgive if the mistake committed by some individuals in power corridor backfires to wipe the otherwise silent town. Only time will tell the real threat of COVID cases, if not tackled nicely by the people of Tuensang. We need all available resources to tackle the situation.

Tuensang do not have any medical facilities. “House of

AKMWP appeals to Churches, Hohos, communities in Kohima

Hope” Longpang, run by ECS, is the only public private partnership PHC, which is 27 kilometers away from Tuensang. This PHC is the nearest hospital for people of Tuensang where only one doctor and some nurses are stationed. The government hospital of Tuensang has just one non-functional ventilator and very less medical personals.

But it is a shame for the state government, that due to the lack of facilities within Tuensang town, we now have to shift the general patients to a very remote location at Longpang PHC. The NHAK has 62 doctors whereas the whole of Tuensang has very less doctors, less than NHAK alone. If the returnees are not given healthy diet then it would accelerate the COVID cases which would again spiral more problems for the citizens of Tuensang.

The government should realize that they have committed a crime against the poor health sector of the Tuensang people.

If the returnees were properly segregated then the available resources arranged by the district administration of Tuensang would not have gone wasted.

When the returnees were dispatched to Tuensang, they were not given even lunch, but all thanks to the people of Wokha and Ao Senden that they provided the returnees refreshment on the way. The people of Tuensang will cherish the goodwill towards us as they endangered themselves selflessly.

As per protocol, contact tracing of Tuensang HQ by COVID positive returnee may be somehow possible. However,

how do we expect contact tracing for people of Wokha and Mokokchung who sacrificed selflessly for the people of Tuensang? How do we expect the contact tracing to be possible for all the wayward bystanders who might have come in contact with the Tuensang returnees?

Not forgetting, the blatant sacrifice of fateful NST drivers’ lives, who while performing services for the government was forced to be exposed to the infection due to some unwanted and avoidable decision of persons in power corridor.

Due to lack of employment opportunities many people have gone to metro cities to work in some private companies. So many of them are unemployed now and is in desperate condition to come back home. There are huge number of returnees to Tuensang from Haryana, 27 persons which is highest as compared to any other districts has already reached Kohima and is expected to return to Tuensang shortly. More people are expected to come back home from the metro cities. Where will the people of Tuensang house all returnees with all the health safety protocols?

The people of Tuensang should be ready to welcome all returnees and for that all available resources, all man power from Tuensang origin districts should be recalled to study the case and mitigate nicely.

Manpower is the need of the hour. All machineries should be activated. People of Tuensang should rise up to the occasion and fight for justice.

All the tribal bodies should recall back all the willing gov-

ernment officers and manpower of Tuensang from Kohima and Dimapur and discuss to work out strategies and to tackle the ever knocking and ever ready human ticking bomb which is about to explode. The people of Tuensang have just some handful officers posted in Kohima and Dimapur. And some of the officers will be most willing to give psychological, physical and logistic support to the people of Tuensang by their presents in the district. The people of Tuensang will be doomed if proper planning and strategies are not worked out at this very crucial time.

The government has promised to set up a BSL-2 Lab on the eve of 27th May, but we never know how long it will take to set it up and get it functional.

It’s been more than a month; even the promised BSL-2 Lab of Dimapur is not ready. We need professional technicians to operate such labs.

Since there is a presence of one positive COVID case with additional 168 suspects of COVID exposed returnees in Tuensang, unless tested negative again, it will be wise on the part of the government to set a BSL-3 Lab in Tuensang. Let it not be just an empty promise by the GON to cover up the blunder.

In order to save the people of Tuensang, the government and the people of Tuensang must work together; pull in all the possible resources in order to contain this virus. Let humanity win over human errors.

B.R. Chang, St. John Sector A, Tuensang Town

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he current COVID- reality will certainly sur- be the medical treatment ther. So then it makes all 19 pandemic has face more grey areas in destinations for the people the more sense to devolve u c h h a s b e e n tion to serve the important more resources in semiput a reality check the furnished government of Nagaland. said and done in 14 day Home quarantine. on the inadequacy and figures. The figures do not Nagaland government urban centres. Besides, the ongoing fight Under the circumstances, inequitable distribution of include the huge number has promised to establish there is also an urgent against COVID19 Pan- AKMWP earnestly appeals health facilities in the state of medical professionals BSL-2 in Tuensang but need for the government to demic thus far. Our atten- to all Kohima Town based of Nagaland. The present and infrastructure in the what about manpower establish a Medical College tion is once again drawn to able and willing members government has the right private sector. We have to – technicians, mocrobi- and Super Speciality Govthe immediate challenge of and institutions to consider to blame the earlier suc- keep in mind that Kohima ologists, virologists, doc- ernment Hospital/s with suitable Home Quarantine and volunteer to help, espe- cessive governments since and Dimapur have good tors, specialists and nurses. special focus on Oncology, Centres as many returnees cially, considering the need statehood for this particu- infrastructure and medical What about other medical Cardiology, Nephrology do not have suitable homes for providing fooding and lar issue. However, devel- professionals in the private infrastructure – building, and Biliary departments. for quarantine, thereby accommodation to an indi- opment of health services sector.

A well informed and beds and machines as Ultra endangering their imme- vidual for a minimum of 14 and infrastructure even in This clearly establish- Sound, MRI, CT Scan, vigilant public is also rediate family members and days period, at one’s own the last few years has fol- es the reality that only the etc? So then what Tuen- quired to check governconsequently the public at expense and resources lowed the same trajectory. affluent section of Naga sang public said, “Don’t ment on unfair distribution large. This has acquired We are obliged to This is further proved with society has easy access to appease us with Marie bis- of health resources, misuse added significance due to make fervent appeals spe- the unfair prioritization the best available medi- cuits and a glass of water” of health related funds, steep growth of Covid19 cially to and distribution of health cal facilities in the state. in response to Nagaland irresponsibility of medical cases and chances of more 1. Churches (all de- facilities and resources in The poorest of the poor government’s promise to professionals (especially asymptomatic carriers. nominations) having rest the current COVID-19 living in remotest villages set up BSL-2, makes sense. absenteeism), if any.

AKMWP, its con- houses and or empty va- scenario. A cursory glance face a lot of problems in This ugly reality and the The collaborative stituent Wards and sector cant spaces to consider at Nagaland government accessing these services recent turn of events apply initiatives of public orPanchayats are obliged to accomodating respective internet portals on medical because of money involved to all the other neglected ganisations and governascertain if home quar- members for observational infrastructure and resourc- in travel and accommoda- districts. ment especially in handling antine can be observed home quarantine of 14 es is enough to showcase tion for the attendants and With immediate at- COVID-19 related tasks practically and effectively, days. the alarming inadequacy patients. tention to providing eq- should not in any way Those Churches will- and inequitable distribuconsidering the physical Even though govern- uitable medical facilities weaken the right of the conditions of the indi- ing and eager to help and tion of health facilities in ment hospitals provide in the districts relating to public organisations to vidual’s house so as to to care for even more people the state. ‘subsidised’ or ‘free treat- COVID-19, Nagaland gov- question and pressurise the ensure the containment in need, may kindly inA quick comparative ment’ and has made ‘Ay- ernment should plan and government. However, in and safety for all. Some timate AKMWP so that analysis shows a lot of ushman Bharat Yojana work out fair and equitable doing so, the public organiof the measures taken by others in need, avail bless- disparity in the devolution - PMJAY’ available to the development of medical sations should not use herd Panchayats after Physical ings through you and your of health facilities across poor, travel and living cost infrastructure in a carefully mentality or endorse petty visits and interaction with Church. the state. Kohima with of OPD patients and atten- planned phased manner. sectarian agenda but rather 2. Tribal Hohos, Com- a population of 309,107 dants of patients admitted In the major urban centres advise and pressurise the the families are -Causing A4 paper munities, clubs, registered (https://indiapopula- in government hospitals like Dimapur and Kohima, government backed by sized Notice, that the house societies, committed bodies tion2019.com/population- are very high. So then, it is private health sector has proper analysis and reis quarantined observation and individuals willing to of-kohima-2019.html) has irrational to perpetuate the come up pretty well and search. home for 14days wef.... undertake the responsi- 110 doctors and 359 nurses idea and practice that Ko- still have huge scope of Dr. Walunir, Associate ;-where lack of toilet ame- bilities for providing home on duty, while Mon dis- hima and Dimapur should resources to develop fur- Prof, Amity University nities was observed, the quarantine facilities may trict, with a population of colony youths assisted the also intimate AKMWP for 274,116 (uidai.gov.in, feb family in erecting a tempo- allotting names of those in 2019 data) has 37 doctors rary toilet structure, thus need of home quarantine. and 155 nurses on duty.

AKMWP may be conrendering it suitable for While the government tacted through: home quarantine; sector doctor-population Neibulie Kiewhuo ratio of Kohima district -in another instance, a family living in tight space, President 8259035268 stands at approximately K h r i e l a k u o S e k - 1: 2810, for Mon district opted to move in with relatives in other areas of the h o s e V i c e P r e s i d e n t it stands at approximately town to allow their child 9436000538 1: 7408.

Thejao Sekand a caretaker to observe While Kohima district Sir, the 14 day home quaran- hose General secretary has 90 beds available in Through the column of your esteemed daily, I wish to address the problem face 9436011481 tine at their residence; COVID Hospitals, Long- by our village due to irregularities of electricity supply to the authority concerned.

Together we overcome leng has 15 beds available That sir, it has been more than couple of days now that the supply of electricity is AKMWP has through Kohima municipal wards Covid19. We continue to in COVID Hospitals and being disrupted by the recent thunderstorm. Due to which residents of the vicinity is initiative have put in place pray for all seen and unseen while Kohima district has facing untold hardship. As the world is fighting deadly pandemic most of the office 4(four) home quarantine givers for our collective 10155 N95 masks, Zun- related works have become online where electricity is vital and necessary. Students’ facilities for those people wellbeing. heboto district has 2350 community and those working from home are the worst affected as electricity is the staying in rented house N95 masks. Similar dispar- only ways to supplement the need. It also affects the telecom sector causing poor 1. Neibulie Keiwhuo, and not feasible for home ity in medical facilities as network and frequent network failure as they mostly rely on electricity for the same.

President AKMWP quarantine protocol.

2. Thejao Sekhose, Gen- well as in the allotment of The total blackouts are causing distress to beat the summer heat.

I on citizen’s behalf would like to appeal to the power department of Nagaland The list goes on, but eral Secretary AKMWP COVID-19 funds is seen in far greater number of 3. Hukato Chishi, Legal the other districts. Within to take a prompt action and restore the supply of electricity at the earliest for the people will be in urgent Advisor & Joint Secre- this inadequacy and dis- interest of the community at large. need of suitable accomodaparity, a check on ground tary AKMWP Yimau Konyak, Sangtamtila village, Dimapur Reader’s note: Articles or letters published in any of the columns do not reflect the view of this newspaper nor that of the Editor in any manner.

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70% capacity of pvt labs for testing Covid-19 unused indicates demand flow as a challenge to enhance testing.

The current testing regime prioritizes demand flow to public labs with only excess demand flowing to private labs.

Surprisingly in Maharashtra where the infection has been spreading like wildfire and it is very important to diagnose and isolate more and more people to stop the transmission, only 1,450 tests are conducted per day in private labs.

The data of the survey showed that in Maharashtra there are 23 COVID dedicated PCR machines which have the capacity of doing 4,600 tests per shift (8 hours) are doing 1450 tests per day.

Similarly in Haryana and Delhi, there are 11 and 10 COVID dedicated PCR machines respectively, which can do over 2000 tests per shift but are doing only 1300 and 600 tests respectively per day.

In Telangana there are 9 dedicated PCR machines that are capable of doing 1800 tests per shift but have not done even a single test till date. The survey also included private labs from

states like Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Gujarat, Bihar etc.

It said there are at least 88 dedicated PCR machines in 50 private laboratories (which participated in the survey) which can do 17,600 tests per shift but are Adoing only 5000 tests per day.

According to NATHEALTH, the current testing capacity in India stands at 150,000-170,000 tests per day with the public sector capacity at 110,000 tests per day and private sector capacity at 60,000 tests per day. Currently India is conducting 100,000 tests per day. A large portion of this is driven by the public sector which conducts around 75,000-80,000 tests, while the private sector conducts 15,000 - 20,000 tests per day.

Private labs with support from central and state governments could quickly ramp up testing up to 4-6 times with double shifts.

The survey said 56 % of the survey respondents faced logistics challenges which can be solved by sample flow between districts and states to ensure better utilization.

CBI files PE against Tablighi Donations Jamaat over FCRA violations continue during New Delhi, May 29 (IANS): Cracking its whip against unaccounted foreign funding, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday said that it has registered a preliminary enquiry (PE) against the organisers of the Tablighi Jamaat.

According to CBI sources, the agency has registered a PE against the organisers of Tablighi Jamaat and other unknown persons on a complaint alleging that the organisers and the trustees of the organisation were indulging into dubious foreign funding and cash transactions by illegal or unfair means.

The sources also said that the Tablighi Jamaat also did not disclose receipt of foreign funds to authorities. The PE has been registered to probe the funds received in violation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). In April this year, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had registered a money laundering case under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against Jamaat chief Maulana Saad, trusts linked to Tablighi Jamaat and others.

The ED has worked

on the finances and transactions of the Tablighi Jamaat and its office bearers and has obtained various documents from banks and financial intelligence gathering agencies. The case was filed by the agency on the basis of an FIR registered by the Delhi Police.

The action by the CBI comes a day after the Crime Branch of the Delhi Police filed 12 fresh chargesheets naming 541 foreign nationals in connection with the Tablighi Jamaat case. The chargesheets containing 12,000 pages were filed before Metropolitan Magistrate Tanya Bemniwal, who set June 29 as date for further hearing.

By now, the Crime Branch has named more than 900 foreign nationals in the case. They have been charged under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Epidemic Diseases Act, the Disaster Management Act, 2005, and also for violating the prohibitory orders under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). They have also been charged for visa rules violation. The government has cancelled their visa and blacklisted them.

India records highest single-day spike, surpasses China toll

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS): India on Friday not only recorded its largest jump in new cases as it added 7,466 new Covid patients in 24 hours, emerging as the ninth worst-hit country in the world by pandemic, but it also surpassed China’s toll of 4,638 so far as it recorded

4,706 deaths. While China was the first country to report disease last December and recorded over 84,000 total cases so far, India that reported its first case in January end, now has 1,65,799 cases that is more than Turkey’s (1,60,979).

The only good news for

India is that it has shown a 42.88 per cent recovery with 71,105 of the patients who contacted the disease being cured and sent back home.

In the past one day, 175 deaths were also reported.

Delhi and Tamil Nadu showed jump of around 1,000 cases as Maharashtra

continued to contribute a lion’s share, it was still the worst hit state that reported 59,546 cases so far. Tamil Nadu now has 19,372 and Delhi 16,281 cases.

Gujarat reported 15,562 cases, Rajasthan 8,067, Madhya Pradesh 7,453 and Uttar Pradesh

7,170.

Kerala which had almost flatten the curve, is witnessing a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases, there are now 1,088.

Number of cases have spiked in the North East, with Assam having 856 cases.

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DIMAPUR: As Nagaland begins to record several COVID-19 positive cases and quarantine thousands of returnees in institutional quarantine centres across the state, several organisations have continued to donate and assist the government in a fight against the deadly virus.

LEED: Lotha Eloe Ekhung Dimapur (LEED) distributed packed food to returnees quarantined at Maple Tree School Dimapur.

The union also distributed food packets to the security at the centre.

MDMAA: Mokokchung District Martial Arts Association (MDMAA) donated COVID equipment such as mask, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and gloves to Deputy Commissioner (DC) Mokokchung.

SASSU: Sitimi Area Sangtam Students’ Union (SASSU) visited Primary Health Centre (PHC) Sitimi and donated cash to the centre.

NDPP Phek: Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), Phek region on May 28 visited various quarantine centres under Phek district to take stock of its condition and first hand information.

The team lauded the efforts of the administrations, churches, public and Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs).

‘major (posthumous)’ Wungnaosung Lungleng, Naga Army No. IJ-18393 of general headquarters (GHq), Naga Army from Mapao village under Wung Tangkhul Region (WTR) who enrolled in the Naga national service on September 1, 1997 and passed away on May 27 after a prolonged illness.

MIP stated that both had served the “Naga nation” with unwavering national spirit and the void created by their demise would be difficult to fill in.

The condolence message stated that their names shall be recorded in the pages of the Naga history and their sacrifices for Naga nation shall ever be cherished by all for their selfless contribution to the Naga national cause. GPRN conveyed condolences to both the bereaved family members and prayed the Almighty to grant their souls eternal peace and rest.

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Fines to be imposed for defying order at Noklak: As per the provision given under Section 188 IPC, Sec 3 of Epidemic Disease Act 1977 and the Disaster Management Act 2005, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Noklak M. Chaitanya Prasad, in an order has stated that, any person found defying the order in this regard for public safety (which includes compulsory wearing of mask and maintaining social distance) would be fined Rs. 200 only in the first instance with warning and Rs. 500 only in the second instance or imprisonment. Further, ADC informed that the police personnel and DBs on Town duty have been empowered to execute the order with effect from May 30.

Closure of inter-bank clearing house: Assistant general manager and president, Inter-bank clearing house Kohima Hepuni Bismarck has informed that in order to obviate the physical movement of clearing cheques across the bank branches in Kohima, which, among other things, helps in reducing the chances of contamination in the wake of the COVID -19 pandemic and as per the instructions received from RBI, the inter-bank clearing house Kohima would be dissolved and paperless cheque truncation system (CTS) would be introduced w.e.f . June 10. All the esteemed customers are assured that this will not affect the status quo clearing deposit process.

COPU meeting: Committee of Public Undertakings (COPU) Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA), chairman, Mhathung Yanthan has convened the first meeting of the newly constituted committee for the year 2020-2021 on June 3, 11 a.m. at Assembly Committee Room. All members of the committee have been requested to attend the meeting.

NPGN/NNC (N/A) terminates: NPGN/NNC (N/A) through its MIP has informed that under the leadership of its president, T. Ovung, the organisation has terminated N. Ovung, son of Renthungo Ovung of N. Longchum village under Wokha district for misuse of power and fund and that he was no longer a member of the organization and was not related to NPGN/NNC (N/A). The organisation informed all businessmen, HODs and others not to entertain N. Ovung/Nyanbemo Ovung in the name of NPGN/ NNC (N/A) for any kind of financial matters and that NPGN/ NNC (N/A) was not responsible for any activities by N. Ovung in future and therefore defaulters would do so at their own risks.

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NSCN (I-M) yaruiwo mourns DIMAPUR: NSCN (I-M) yaruiwo, Qhehezu Tuccu expressed grief over the demise of its tatar, late ‘Lieut.

Col. (Retd.)’ Mechichu Lasuh from Jalukie Zangdi village and stated that it was a profound loss for his family, friends and for GPRN as well.

A condolence message from NSCN (I-M) through its MIP stated that late Mechichu Lasuh who had joined the national service on September 21, 1987 was a stalwart national worker who never failed in his assigned duties and served the nation whole heartedly without any reservation. GPRN Yaruiwo said that he demonstrated great bravery, initiative and resourcefulness and acknowledged his qualities as a capable and courageous freedom fighter with great respect.

M e a n w h i l e, t h e NSCN (I-M) also expressed grief at the demise of late

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New Delhi, May 29 (IANS): Even as India is conducting over 1 lakh tests per day in the country for novel Coronavirus in private and public labs, at least 70 per cent of the testing capacity of private laboratories lies unutilised across the country.

A recent survey conducted by NATHEALTH, a healthcare foundation of India, showed that the private sector is being utilized only at 25-30%. The survey was conducted among 50 private laboratories across 13 Indian states to explore ways to enhance testing in private sector labs.

While the stress has been on more and more testing in order to trace and isolate every single case of novel coronavirus, the private labs accredited by the government can play a big part in testing more people.

The surveyed labs are currently working only single shifts, doing cumulative 5,000 tests per day with 17 labs doing less than 100 tests per day and 6 labs not doing any testing at all.

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New Delhi, May 29 (PTI): India’s economic growth slowed to 3.1 per cent in January-March and to an 11-year low of 4.2 per cent for the full fiscal 2019-20 amid a drop in consumption and investment.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth stood at 5.7 per cent in the corresponding quarter of 2018-19, according to data released by National Statistical Office (NSO) on Friday.

During 2019-20, the Indian economy grew at 4.2 per cent as against 6.1 per cent in 2018-19. The economic growth was the lowest since 2008-09 when the economy had expanded at 3.1 per cent.

The government had imposed a lockdown to curb the spread of COVID19 infections from March 25, 2020.

However, the Indian economy also got impacted during the January-March quarter due slowing down of economic activities across the world.

The Reserve Bank had earlier pegged the GDP growth for 2019-20 at 5 per cent, as projected by the NSO in its first and second advance estimates released in January and February this year.

C h i n a ’s e c o n o my contracted 6.8 per cent in January-March 2020, showing the impact of COVID-19.

Meanwhile, the CSO revised downwards growth in the previous OctoberDecember quarter of 201920 to 4.1 per cent from 4.7 per cent.

Forex reserves soar to record high of $490.04 bn

Mumbai, May 29 (PTI): The country’s foreign exchange reserves swelled by USD 3.005 billion to a lifetime high of USD 490.044 billion in the week to May 22, mainly on account of a rise in foreign currency assets, RBI data showed on Friday.

In the previous week, the reserves had increased by USD 1.726 billion to USD 487.04 billion. Foreign currency assets (FCA), a major component of the overall reserves, increased by USD 3.035 billion to USD 451.706 billion in the reporting week, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed.

Expressed in dollar terms, the foreign currency assets include the effect of appreciation or depreciation of non-US units like the euro, pound and yen held in the foreign exchange reserves.

The gold reserves declined by USD 127 million to USD 32.779 billion in the reporting week.

The special drawing rights with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) rose by USD 8 million to USD 1.432 billion.

The country’s reserve position with the IMF also rose by USD 89 million to USD 4.127 billion during the reporting week, the data showed.

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Similarly, the first and second quarter growth figures were revised downwards to 5.2 per cent and 4.4 per cent from 5.6 per cent and 5.1 per cent, respectively.

According to the data, gross value added (GVA) growth in the manufacturing sector contracted by 1.4 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2019-20, from 2.1 per cent expansion a year ago.

However, farm sector GVA growth was up at 5.9 per cent, compared to 1.6 per cent in the correspond-

COVID-19 quarantine centres brace storms...

(From p-1) Nurses panic: Meanwhile, a nurse, who had been quarantined, after one was tested positive for COVID-19 revealed that all nurses panicked. She said all nurses in her group were under quarantine and being tested for COVID-19.

Another nurse said she and her colleagues were asked to report for duty after their quarantine period of 14 days was over. They then wrote to the authority requesting to be given time for rest and to self-quarantine but so far there was no response. She said if the authority declined then all of them(nurses) would resign.

She regretted that though the nurses were trying their best to meet the need of the inmates, they were only facing criticisms all the time. She also admitted that there was shortage of manpower as more doctors and nurses were required when more returnees will be accommodated.

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38.04 lakh crore, as against Rs 36.90 lakh crore in Q4 of 2018-19, showing a growth of 3.1 per cent,” the NSO said in a statement.

“Real GDP or Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at Constant (2011-12) Prices in the year 2019-20 is now estimated to attain a level of Rs 145.66 lakh crore, as against the First Revised Estimate of GDP for the year 2018-19 of Rs 139.81 lakh crore, released on 31st January 2020.

“The growth in GDP during 2019-20 is estimated at 4.2 percent as compared to 6.1 percent in 2018-19,” it said.

“The Per Capita Income at current prices during 2019-20 is estimated to be Rs 134,226, showing a rise of 6.1 percent as compared to Rs 1,26,521 during 2018-19,” the statement said.

Meanwhile, data released by the commerce ministry showed that eight core industries contracted by 38.1 per cent in April 2020 due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown.

D I M A P U R , M AY 2 9 (NPN): The deputy commissioner (DC) Dimapur has warned that some village/ward authorities, individual and groups issuing “shoot-at-sight” order for pets especially dogs was a punishable offence under Section 3, section II (1) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960.

In an order, DC Dimapur Anoop Khinchi has, therefore, warned that any village/ward authority or any person acting in contravention to the Act would be liable to legal proceedings under Section 428 & 429 of IPC and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960.

Meanwhile, In view of the COVID-19 pandemic and establishment of quarantine centres in different parts of the district, DC has directed all pet owners to keep their pets within the boundary of their respective house owners. Pet owners have also been advised to ensure that their pets did not loiter around the village/colony and that the pets were not a source of nuisance to others.

CYF demands BSL-3, better healthcare facilities in Phek

Healthcare facilities see 80% fall in revenue: Survey

ing period of 2018-19.

Construction sector GVA contracted 2.2 per cent from 6 per cent expansion earlier. Mining sector growth came in at 5.2 per cent, as against a contraction of 4.8 per cent a year ago.

Electricity, gas, water supply and other utility services segment grew by 4.5 per cent in the fourth quarter, against 5.5 per cent growth a year ago.

Similarly, trade, hotel, transport, communication and services related to broadcasting growth declined to 2.6 per cent in the fourth quarter from 6.9 per cent earlier.

Financial, real estate and professional services growth fell to 2.4 per cent in Q4 FY20 from 8.7 per cent.

Public administration, defence and other services too saw growth slip to 10.1 per cent during the quarter under review, from 11.6 per cent a year earlier.

“GDP at Constant (2011-12) Prices in Q4 of 2019-20 is estimated at Rs

D I M A P U R , M AY 2 9 (NPN): Chakhesang Youth Front (CYF) has appealed to the state government to immediately set up Bio Safety Level-3 (BSL-3) laboratory in Phek district and also provide additional COVID-19 health care facilities and expert healthcare workers.

In a representation addressed to the state chief minister, CYF president Lhuvesayi Lohe and general secretary Nyitso Therie stated that Phek was “also a much neglected district” and not in a position to the dreaded coronavirus.

It pointed out that there were hardly any protective health kits available to fight the pandemic.

CYF said there was

only a single ventilator and its use would be “unimaginable in case of any epidemic”. It further stated that there was no testing facility in Phek for any emergencies.

Further, CYF appealed to the chief minister to immediately meet it few basic needs including BSL-3 Lab; additional ventilators; sufficient health workers and technicians; provision for sufficient Covid-19 bed facilities; necessary funds and infrastructural amenities and sufficient good quality PPE etc.

CYF has also appealed to the chief minister to review the decision of sending back the returnees to the respective districts at this juncture.

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New Delhi, May 29 (IANS): The Covid-19 pandemic has left the Indian private healthcare sector in acute financial distress, a new survey said on Friday adding that the healthcare facilities in the country have witnessed at least 80 per cent fall in average revenue.

Post the lockdown from March 24, Indian hospitals have seen a large impact, especially among small and medium-sized hospitals, which are now facing existential challenges.

The sur vey by healthcare industry body NATHEALTH was conducted in 251 healthcare facilities across nine states and 69 cities to assess the impact of COVID-19 on the domestic healthcare industry.

The findings showed that 90 per cent of the surveyed healthcare facilities are facing financial challenges with 21 per cent facilities facing an existential threat.

“There is a need for a stimulus package to revive the Indian healthcare industry which will be crucial to provide much-needed relief to the healthcare sector which is the frontline defence in this fight against COVID-19,” said Dr Sudarshan Ballal, President NATHEALTH. According to the survey, hospitals in tier 1 and tier 2 cities are experiencing a 78 per cent reduction in OPD footfalls, and a drop of 79 per cent in inpatient admissions.

Expedite setting up BSL-2: WSYF D I M A P U R , M AY 2 9 (NPN): Wester n Sumi Youth Front (WSYF) has called upon the State government to expedite setting up of BSL-2 laboratory here in view of the large number of residents of Nagaland returning and limited testing capacity of BSL-3 laboratory at Kohima.

In a press release, the front observed that with hundreds of people arriving in the State daily and with more than 4,000 returnees already having reached, the government was lacking in its efforts in expediting setting up of BSL-2 laboratory at Dimapur and similar facilities in other districts.

While welcoming the government’s decision to send returnees to their respective districts only after testing, WSYF feared that this would result in the possibility of keeping the returnees at Dimapur and Kohima even beyond the government’s prescribed 14-day mandatory institutional quarantine as the daily testing capacity of BSL-3 lab was only around 90 samples.

Therefore, the front emphasised that the government should pull up its socks and utilise all its available resources to expedite setting up of BSL-2 laboratory at Dimapur. While the number of returnees would keep on increasing every day, the daily discharge rate from Kohima and Dimapur would be only 90 persons per day since that was the BSL-3 laboratory’s daily testing capacity.

KIPHIRE, MAY 29 (NPN): United Sangtam Likhüm Pümji (USLP) has urged the state government to reconsider its decision to send COVID-19 positive patients to their respective districts.

In a press release, USLP president T Seopi Sangtam and general secretary P Achumse Sangtam reminded that the health infrastructure in Kiphire district and Longkhim-Chare area would not be able to withstand the “full force of COVID-19” if patients were sent to the district.

USLP said it was ready to bring back returnees from Kohima. However, it said Tuensang district was not in a position to accommodate COVID-19 patients due to non-availability of requisite manpower and BSL-3 lab.

Stating that it was aware that the government was under pressure to shift all returnees to their respective districts, USLP however said that at this point in time government must take the responsibility and ensure that COVID-19 positive patients were properly taken care of.

State govt warns absentee officers (From p-1) In a directive, chief secretary, Temjen Toy, said such act was unacceptable and amounted to wilful disobedience of government orders. As regards, the chief secretary has directed all deputy commissioners to report the names and designation and other details of officers who were not present in their respective district headquarters. DCs have been directed that the report should reach the chief secretary by 3pm of June 1, 2020.

Ao Senden reacts to WCH statement

(From p-1) The Senden claimed that Mokokchung was at the same status as the rest of the districts with regard to money sanctioned and other aspects in the fight against COVID-19.

The Senden said there was no record of Mokokchung “chasing away any of the returnees” but instead, the Senden said it had received 19 Chennai returnees from Kohima on May 26 “without waiting for test result.”

Further the Senden said the WCH president should have ascertained the facts before going to the press.

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Late Queeno Moa Staff Reporter D i m a p u r , M ay 2 9 ( N P N ) : Fo u n d e r o f Bethel Higher Secondary School (BHSS)Kohima, Queeno Moa wife of late Moasosang (former director education Nagaland) died at around 11 p.m. Friday in her Bayavü residence Kohima. She was 80 and leaves

Early and urgent completion of BSL-2 laboratory at Dimapur would definitely contribute to discharging more persons daily, thus creating space to accommodate new returnees. Border sealing: WSYF also stressed that sealing of borders would be rendered meaningless if large portions of open borders in Aghunaqa, Khaghaboto, Kuhuboto and Niuland areas were left unattended and unchecked as these areas are in close proximity to Assam villages and towns.

Therefore, the front appealed to the government to work out some mechanism to see that inflow of unknown persons from Assam side was checked by deploying security forces, especially at main entry and exit points.

In other porous points, communities in the border areas would continue to keep a vigil within their respective jurisdictions, it added.

The front urged the government to imagine what would befall Nagaland if an infected person happened to enter the State through these areas as there was no quarantine provision for such people, even as he would go about doing his daily activities and infecting everyone coming in contact with him. Hoping that the government would not desire to see all its efforts in sealing borders in other areas going in vain, WSYF asserted of continuing to extend support and cooperation to the government in fighting the pandemic.

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Trump vows action against Minneapolis protesters

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Washington, May 29 (AP): President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to take action to bring the city of Minneapolis “under control,” calling violent protesters outraged by the death of a black man in police custody “thugs” and saying that “when the looting starts, the shooting starts.”

Trump tweeted after protesters torched a Minneapolis police station, capping three days of violent protests US over the death of George Floyd, who pleaded for air as a white police officer knelt on his neck.

He said he spoke to the state’s Democratic governor, Tim Walz, and “told him that the Military is with him all the way. Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts. Thank you!” Trump didn’t clarify what he meant — Walz has already activated the National Guard — but the tweet drew another warning from Twitter for his rhetoric, with the social media giant saying he had “violated the Twitter Rules about glorifying violence.”

The move came a day after Trump signed an executive order challenging the site’s liability protections.

Trump, who has often remained silent in the aftermath of police-involved killings and has a long history of defending police, has been uncharacteristically vocal this time, saying earlier Thursday that he felt “very, very badly” about Floyd’s death and calling video capturing his struggle “a very shocking sight.” But his language grew more aggressive as violence boiled over in Minneapolis on Thursday night. “These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won’t let that happen,” he wrote shortly before 1 am.

Although Twitter added the warning to Trump’s tweet, the company did not remove it, saying it had determined the message might be in the public interest — something it does only for tweets by elected and government officials.

A user looking at Trump’s timeline would have to click to see the original tweet. Earlier this week,

Twitter fact checked to two of Trump’s tweets about mail-in ballots, drawing his anger.

“It seems like they’re carrying out a vendetta against the president,” Republican Rep. Steve Scalise, the No. 2 GOP House leader, said on Fox News Friday.

Once more likely to hew to the “blue lives matter” mantra, Trump, his allies and Republicans in elected office across the nation have been questioning the conduct of the officer who pinned Floyd down and calling for justice. But some activists doubt that Trump has suddenly evolved on the issue of police brutality and instead see election year political calculations.

“This is the first racetinged case that I’ve ever heard him address” as president, said the Rev. Al Sharpton, a civil rights activist and Trump critic who has known the president for decades. “I think the difference is a November election.”

Trump has been silent on a number of high-profile police-involved killings, including that of Stephon Clark, a black man shot by Sacramento, California, police in 2018.

“This is something that is a local matter and that’s something that we feel should be left up to the local authorities,” then-White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said at the time.

Trump has never addressed the 2014 death of Eric Garner, who was placed in a chokehold by police trying to arrest him for selling loose cigarettes.

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Tehran, May 29 (AP): Iran said Friday its experts would continue nuclear development activities, despite sanctions imposed earlier this week on their fellow scientists by the United States.

State TV cited a statement from the country’s nuclear department saying the U.S. decision to impose sanctions on two Iranian nuclear scientists indicate continuation of a “hostile” attitude. It said the sanctions would make them “determined to continue their nonstop efforts more than before.” The statement said the sanctions violate international law.

On Wednesday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo imposed sanctions on two officials with Iran’s atomic energy organization, Majid Agha’i and Amjad Sazgar, who are involved in the development and production of centrifuges used to enrich uranium.

Pompeo also said he would revoke all but one of the sanctions waivers covering civil nuclear cooperation. The waivers had allowed Russian, European and Chinese companies to

continue to work on Iran’s civilian nuclear facilities without drawing American penalties. Waivers that permitted work at the Arak heavy water plant and the Tehran Research Reactor had been in place until now.

A waiver for work at the Bushehr nuclear power station will be the only one extended. Since the US withdrawal from Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers in 2018, Iran has gradually taken steps away from the accord and started injecting uranium gas into more than a thousand centrifuges.

Iran says the steps could be reversed if Europe offers a way for it to avoid U.S. sanctions choking off its crude oil sales abroad.

Iran is also enriching uranium up to 4.5% in violation of the accord’s limit of 3.67%. Enriched uranium at the 3.67% level is enough for peaceful pursuits but is far below weapons-grade levels of 90%. At the 4.5% level, it is enough to help power Iran’s Bushehr reactor, the country’s only nuclear power plant. Prior to the nuclear deal, Iran had reached up to 20%.

Protesters wave a Hong Kong colonial flag in a shopping mall during a protest against China’s national security legislation for the city, in Hong Kong on Friday.

Hong Kong, May 29 (AP): Dozens of people joined a protest in a mall in Hong Kong on Friday following a vote by China’s ceremonial parliament to approve legislation that could severely restrict opposition political activity and civic activity in the Asian financial center.

The protesters chanted slogans in the main atrium of the mall in the highend Central district, some

draping banners over the balconies with slogans such as “Independence for Hong Kong.”

Police waited in vans parked prominently outside the mall but did not attempt to break up the gathering.

Hundreds of people have been arrested during recent demonstrations that seek to revive the momentum of protests that shut down large parts of the city during the second half of last year.

China’s National People’s Congress on Thursday voted to approve the bill that will now be sent to its standing committee for final approval.

Details of the final version of the law aren’t known, but China says it will prohibit separatist activities and actions that might threaten the Communist Party’s monopoly on political power in mainland China.

14 Afghan security personnel killed in attack Kabul, May 29 (AP): Taliban fighters attacked an army checkpoint in eastern Afghanistan, killing 14 military personnel, the Defense Ministry said Friday.

The Taliban took responsibility for Thursday’s attack in Paktia province, calling it a “defensive action,” without elaborating.

Javid Faisal, spokesman for the Afghanistan national security adviser’s office, said despite sporadic

clashes, a truce in effect during the three-day Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which ended Tuesday, would continue.

The Taliban accused the Afghan government of carrying out an airstrike Wednesday killing several civilians. The government said the target was Taliban fighters.

Neither side appeared ready to return to all out fighting, however. “The

détente that started during Eid al-Fitr continues despite reports of scattered incidents to the contrary,” Faisal said.

Meanwhile, a team of five Taliban members were in Kabul discussing the release of Taliban and Afghan government prisoners from.

The Afghan government has released 2,000 Taliban prisoners since the signing of a peace deal between the United States and

the Taliban on Feb. 29 and the insurgents have freed 347 captives.

Under the peace deal, the Afghan government is to release up to 5,000 insurgents, while 1,000 Afghan soldiers and police will be freed by the Taliban. The agreement was signed to allow American soldiers to return home, ending America’s longest military engagement. The deal also calls for Afghans in Kabul and

the Taliban to start negotiations to decide the future of Afghanistan. Those negotiations have been delayed because of political feuding between Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani and his rival in last year’s presidential polls, Adullah Abdullah. The two reached an agreement earlier this month and the release of prisoners has raised expectations that negotiations can begin.

UN chief calls for attention to nuclear, cyberspace security

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rogance. Existential threats demand humility, unity and solidarity,” the UN chief noted.

“We cannot contemplate a return to the same failed priorities and systems. We must invest in a sustainable and inclusive recovery,” he added.

The secretary-general said that he was encouraged to see 50 heads of state and government, the leaders of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Institute for International Finance, the Organization for Economic Co-operation

UK PM unveils ‘limited’ easing of lockdown

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L o n d o n, M ay 2 9 (IANS): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has unveiled some “limited” and “cautious” easing of the country’s coronavirus lockdown measures.

Chairing Thursday’s Downing Street daily briefing, Johnson said that from June 1, nurseries and schools will reopen, first to Reception, Year 1 and Year 6, reports Xinhua news agency.

A fortnight later on June 15, secondary schools will begin to provide face-toface contact time for Years

10 and 12, said Johnson.

Outdoor retail and car showrooms will start to open from June 1 and other non-essential retail will open on June 15, he said.

Also starting from June 1, up to six people will be able to meet outdoors, providing members of different households continue to stay two meters apart, said the Prime Minister.

Hoping that the government will be able to do more in returning the country to a more normal life, Johnson warned that “this is all conditional” based on the scientific data confirming that these actions are safe. There could be further local outbreaks and the brakes will be put on as required and where necessary, he noted.

Earlier in the day, the British government officially launched the test and trace system in England as part of the efforts to contain the pandemic.

and Development, the special envoys of the United Nations and the African Union and others - “the largest gathering of leaders since the pandemic began - coming together around joint solutions to the crisis caused by the pandemic.”

The UN chief noted that “this pandemic is reminding us that the important things in life require investment - in people; in physical and mental wellbeing; in protecting our environment and in combating inequalities, including gen-

der inequality.”

“The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on climate change address precisely the failures that are being exposed and exploited by COVID-19,” he added.

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illy Bragg has called Taylor Swift a “kindred spirit”, praising her for standing up for the rights of artists in the music industry.

Speaking to Sky News, Bragg discussed why he chose Swift’s song ‘Only The Young’ as one of his potential ‘Covers for Others’ — a charity initiative which aims to raise money for the Royal College of Nursing Foundation’s Covid-19 Support Fund.

Fans can donate to vote for a track they would like to see Bragg reinvent.

Other artists who have taken part in the initiative so far include Declan McKenna and Frank Turner.

Bragg told Sky that learning the song was “no

bad thing” and recalled how he and Swift “got on like a house on fire” when they met at this year’s NME Awards.

Bragg said: “I have a lot of respect for her, trying to stand up as an independent woman in the music industry.

“Not just because of the amount of sexism and misogyny in our industry, but also because she is trying to keep hold of her own catalogue, which is a really important thing to do.”

He continued: “Unfortunately, you know, it is still, sadly, a sexist, racist industry. And for someone like Taylor Swift to stand up and make that point, I think it’s very powerful.”

Bragg went on to speak

about how he watched Swift’s recent Miss Americana documentary.

Speaking about Swift’s ongoing battle to own her back catalogue, Bragg added: “[Taylor] tried to go back and get her rights back. Watching the Miss Americana documentary, I realised that she was quite a kindred spirit.

“I do it on a small scale, but she does it on a huge scale. And that’s what she said to me, she said ‘I really respect what you do about politics’. And I went, ‘it’s much harder for you. The fact that you take a stand, you know, it has much bigger implications. Everyone expects me to do it…but from you it makes a lot more of a difference’.”

Bragg and Swift presented the Godlike Genius gong to Glastonbury boss Emily Eavis at the NME Awards earlier this year.

Hailing his co-presenter at the time on Twitter, Bragg wrote: “I don’t know who was more surprised to learn that we were copresenting an award at the NME Awards last night, me or @taylorswift13.

“I have a lot of respect for her and the stand she has taken on equality and artist’s rights. Needless to say we got on like a house on fire.”

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ore women have come forward with accusations of rape against Harvey Weinstein.

Court documents obtained by The Hollywood Reporter say four additional women have accused the disgraced producer of rape. One victim was 17years-old at the time of her alleged attack in 1994.

The alleged rape occurred as she was looking to break into show business, the docs say.

The other three accusations include attacks in 1984, 2008 and 2013.

Also named in the suit are Bob Weinstein, Miramax and Disney, which says that they “ k n ew o r r e a s o n a b ly should have known that Harvey Weinstein had a propensity to engage in

sexual misconduct and would use his position and power to lure Plaintiffs and other similarly situated aspiring female actresses to his apartments, hotel rooms, offices, etc. under the guise of discussing business opportunities to sexually harass, batter, assault, falsely imprison and rape them.”

Last month, Weinstein, 68, was hit with yet another lawsuit accusing the producer of sexual battery by restraint.

Weinstein was convicted of rape and sexual assault in New York in February and is serving his 23-year prison sentence Weinstein’s lawyer and reps for Disney and Miramax did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment.

(FoxNews)

oved by the plight of stranded mig r a n t s, B o l ly wood veteran Amitabh Bachchan has come forward to contribute his mite to their cause.

After the Friday afternoon ‘namaz’, a fleet of 10 buses carrying around 225 excited migrants, including women and 43 children, were flagged off for various destinations in Uttar Pradesh.

As green flag was shown to the Bachchansponsored initiative, the weary but cheerful migrants let out collective cheers of joy and relief, with ‘thumbs up’ or ‘V’ signs, looking forward to their long journey home.

Five of the buses are on way to Prayagraj, two buses each are headed for Gorakhpur and Bhadoi, while one bus will arrive at Lucknow. The migrants will then have to proceed to their respective villages from these towns.

The flag-off was attended by ABCL Managing Director Rajesh Yadav, Suhail Khandwani, Managing Trustee of the Mahim Dargah Trust and Trustee of Haji Ali Dargah Trust, officials and top representatives of both the trusts including Mohammed Ahmed.

“It was the brainchild of Bachchan sahab, who has been deeply concerned by the sufferings of the migrants since the lockdown.

He made a proposal and

the Haji Ali Dargah and Mahim Dargah responded by offering to make all the arrangements,” Sabir Sayed, Mahim Dargah’s IT-Director told IANS. The Haji Ali Dargah, incidentally, has an emotional connect with Bachchan and his fans.

He had shot the climax of his 1983 superhit “Coolie” at the historic shrine. The Manmohan Desai entertainer is still recalled for the grievous accident that the superstar suffered on the film’s set, following which he was hospitalised for months.

While on his current initiative, Bachchan had been feeding hundreds of migrants at various locations and also providing them with medicines over two weeks, without much fanfare.

They were also given footwear, as many migrants were developing sores or blisters or gashes on their legs due to long hours of walking in the scorching sun.

Bachchan, through Yadav, and the trustees of the two mausoleums, got down to the nitty-gritties of organising the massive operation over the past two weeks.

“It was tough work.

Finally, after securing all permissions, clearances from the Maharashtra and other state governments, the fleet of buses finally started on their trips today, well before the onset of monsoon,” said Sayed.

Mahim Dargah Trustee (Dr) Mudassar Lambe informed IANS that a thorough medical screening of each migrant passenger was carried out, taking into account various criteria.

“Besides, to ensure a hassle-free journey, each passenger has been given a full kit of masks, sanitisers, gloves, water bottles and food packets for the entire journey. Each bus has a fullfledged emergency medical kit with essential medicines, fruit juices, glucose, etc,” Lambe added.

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ith a series of new guidelines, Maharashtra Government is ready to give the go-ahead to the entrainment industry for the resumption of shooting soon. This was decided after a video conference that took place on Thursday night between representatives of the entertainment industry and Dr. Sanjay Mukherjee, chief secretary of Cultural Affairs, Maharashtra.

Re p r e s e n t i n g t h e industr y were Ashoke Pandit, chief advisor of Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE), Apoorva Mehta and Madhu Bhojwani of Producer Guild of India, and Meghraj Bhosale from

Marathi Chitrapat Mahamandal among. Through video call, several issues related to resumption of shooting and other associated works of the media and entertainment industry were discussed.

The conference came to these conclusions: Post Production activities should immediately start in line with all the health, safety and security norms and guidelines issued by the Government.

A proper financial package has to be worked out by the state government to facilitate the entertainment industry.

Premises owned by the state government should be given free of cost to producers and the produc-

tion houses for carrying out shoots, along with the facility of single window permission.

There should be no

rentals on the sets that are erected in the Film city, which are lying unused due to the lockdown. After the lockdown is over, premises

in the Film City should be provided to producers and the production houses at subsidised rates so as to cope with the losses incurred due to the lockdown. The subsidised rates shall be applicable till the city regains its normalcy.

An SOI has already been submitted by the stakeholders of the industry. TP Aggarwal, president of Indian Motion Pictures Producers’ Association (IMPPA), said that Dr Sanjay Mukher jee has assured “that there have been serious discussions happening in the state government pertaining to the resumption of work in the media and entertainment industry.”

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The 16-track album, which got delayed due to COVID-19, mark Gaga’s return to pop seven years after her third studio “Artpop” hit the music world.

“Chromatica” is filled with dance tunes like previously released singles “Stupid love” “Rain on me” with Ariana Grande and “Sour candy” with Blackpink, reports billboard.com.

The album also features “Sine from above” with Gaga’s longtime friend Elton John. It also features a number of producers, like BloodPop and Tchami, who she’s worked with before, plus Max Martin, Sophie, Justin Tranter and Boyz Noise.

Gaga had earlier said in an interview that she let as many producers work on her album as she could.

“Literally nobody cared who put their fingerprints on it, as long as it was the dopest thing that we could give the world and that it was meaningful, authentic and completely me,” she had said.

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Chelsea fans unfurl a banner asking Madrid-bound Eden Hazard to stay. (File)

L o n d o n, M ay 2 9 (Agencies): The Premier League says there is “optimism that we will see fans back in the stadiums next season”, but crowds are likely to return “on a phased basis”.

Top-flight football is set to return after a threemonth shutdown on June 17, with matches behind closed doors at venues yet to be finalised.

Premier League chief executive Richard Masters reflected on the proposed return next month, the use of VAR in the remaining 92 matches this season and when supporters might be able to return to stadiums.

“No one knows when matches will move away from the behind-closeddoors model and it is right to have contingency plans in place, but there is optimism at the Premier League and at clubs that we will see fans

back in the stadiums next season and it may happen on a phased basis,” Masters said.

“Hopefully it will be a huge morale boost and that is what we’ve been working towards. We’ve got some incredible fans in this country and we all know the Premier League as we know and love it won’t be fully back until we have fans back through the turnstiles.”

“Getting it back on our TV screens for people to enjoy will hopefully give the whole country a boost.”

Reflecting on Thursday’s announcement of the league’s proposed return, Masters added: “We have put a new staging post in the ground to start on June 17 but to get there we have got to go through a lot of hard work and more consultation to get our stage three protocols agreed. There is still a lot of work to be done

before we can kick-off.

“The talks were intense. Yesterday, to put a new staging post in the ground wasn’t a vote but it was supported by everybody.”

Masters accepts some of the remaining 92 games this season may have to take place in neutral venues and said: “It’s our preference to play the games where they were originally planned home and away but there are some concerns. We’ll have a clearer picture in the next seven to 10 days but we hope the amount of games will be low.

“They (the police) have legitimate concerns but we think we can mitigate some of the issues they’re trying to deal with. Ultimately, we want the season to be played out on the pitch and we’re discussing a number of options to make it as fair as possible.”

Hoping Olympics goes on for selfish reasons, says Biles

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New York, May 29 (IANS): American gymnast Simone Biles hopes that Olympics goes on as per it’s new schedule next year. Tokyo Olympics, which was originally slated to begin in July this year, has been postponed till 2021 in the wake of coronavirus pandemic. Biles’ comments came after International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach recently admitted that the showpiece event will have to be cancelled if it can’t go ahead as per new schedule next year.

“I do not know what

I would do,” Biles said in a podcast on ESPNW’s virtual NYC Summit as per The Washington Post.

“So I’m just praying for the best, hoping that it goes on for selfish reasons, of course, but (also) for all the athletes around the world working toward this dream.”

The multi-national event will now take place in Japan’s capital city from July 23 to August 8 but in case of further delay, it will have to be scrapped.

“You cannot forever employ 3,000 to 5,000 people in an organising com-

Kompany turns down offer to be Pep’s assistant

B ru s s e l s, M ay 2 9 (Agencies): Vincent Kompany has turned down an offer from Manchester City to become Pep Guardiola’s assistant coach, according to various Belgian media reports on Friday.

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tain is under contract as player-manager of Anderlecht until 2022, having left the Etihad Stadium last year.

Kompany, who has never concealed his desire to one day be City manager, said he wanted to stay at Anderlecht.

mittee,” Bach told BBC Sport earlier this month.

“You cannot have the athletes being in uncertainty.”

“There is no blueprint for it so we have to reinvent the wheel day by day. It’s very challenging and at the same time fascinating.”

Biles, who is a fourtime Olympic gold medalist, took the gymnastic world by storm in 2016 Olympics in Rio. She won golds in all-around, vault and floor and a bronze in balance beam. Biles added another gold to her kitty as part of the United States team.

“We’ll do everything we possibly can to deliver a trophy presentation. It’s really important to mark that moment and to give the fans that memory to mark it.”

There has been much uncertainty over potential rule changes when play resumes, including the use of VAR and a proposed switch to five substitutions.

Talks remain ongoing but Masters expects VAR to be used and that a transfer window will take place once the season is ended.

“VAR has its own social distancing issues, but we think there is a way of completing the season with VAR,” Masters said. “Absolutely our intention is to complete the season with VAR in place. I think the hub itself could be a problem. If you can’t do the hub you have to do it remotely, so that’s the model we’re looking at.”

British, Aus MotoGP races called off L o n d o n, M ay 2 9 (IANS): The British and Australian MotoGP races were cancelled on Friday in the wake of coronavirus pandemic that has hit the entire world hard. The two events take the total number of races called off due to COVID-19 crisis to five.

The British MotoGP was scheduled to be held on August 30 at Silverstone while Philip Island was slated to host the Australian MotoGP on October 25.

“We’re saddened to have to announce the cancellation of these iconic events after finding no way through the logistical and operational issues resulting from the pandemic and rearranged calendar,” Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of Dorna Sports, was quoted as saying by autosport.com.

“Silverstone and Phillip Island are always two of the most thrilling race weekends of the season, with both tracks never failing in their promise to deliver some of the closest racing in our Championship.

“On behalf of Dorna, I would like to once again extend my thanks to the fans for their understanding and patience as we wait for the situation to improve. We look forward to returning to Silverstone and Phillip Island next year for more incredible battles,” he added.

Earlier, MotoGP races in Netherlands, Finland and Germany were also cancelled due to the outbreak of the virus while several other races were postponed.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We, the bereaved family of Lt. Meya Ao, would like to express our deepest gratitude to those who stood by us physically, financially, spiritually and materially during his illness and sad demise.

We r e g r e t o u r i n a b i l i t y t o mention each and every individual/ organizations, but it is our humble prayer that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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Dortmund’s Haaland to miss Paderborn game M u n i c h , M ay 2 9 (Agencies): Borussia Dortmund’s prolific teenage striker Erling Haaland will miss their next Bundesliga match at Paderborn while Mo Dahoud has been ruled out for the rest of the season just as he was finding his form, coach Lucien Favre said Friday.

Haaland, who has scored 10 goals in 11 Bundesliga appearances since his move from Salzburg in January, has a knee problem while Dahoud as an “unspecified knee injury”, Favre told reporters ahead of Sunday’s game away to the Bundesliga’s bottom-placed side.

Second-placed Dortmund have dropped seven points behind leaders Bayern Munich after their 1-0 home defeat against the Bavarians on Tuesday.

Dahoud has started all three games since the Bundesliga resumed following the coronavirus stoppage and had appeared to be gaining in confidence.

“Each player needs confidence and Mo played better in Wolfsburg and better against Bayern ... it’s a question of match practice and confidence,” said Favre.

Favre said he was not disappointed with the performance against Bayern, despite the result, while sports director Michael Zorc said that the lack of fans in the stadium affected the team.

“Home advantage is lost without the spectators nearby,” he said.

Sami Khedira sees no reason to leave Juventus this summer Turin, May 29 (Agencies): Sami Khedira is approaching the final 12 months of his contract Juventus, with his current terms only due to run until the summer of 2021, but he sees no reason to leave the Serie A giants.

The Germany international midfielder has been in Turin since 2015, when he was snapped up from Real Madrid.

Despite facing fierce competition for places in a star-studded squad, the World Cup winner has taken in 143 appearances for Juve across five seasons.

Four title successes have been savoured, with the plan being to add another entry to that roll of honour now that Italian football has been given a green light to resume in June.

There have been suggestions that Khedira could be embarking on a farewell tour, with rumours emerging again of a possible move elsewhere.

The 33-year-old is, however, adamant that he has given no thought to a change of scenery and that he intends to honour his terms at the Allianz Stadium.

Quizzed on Instagram as to his future plans, Khedira said, “My contract with Juventus expires in 2021. I feel very good in Italy and in the team.”

“I have found a very strong team and I am still hungry to win many titles.

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happy at Juventus and in Turin.”

It may be that Juve take that decision out of Khedira’s hands, as they seek to find a buyer.

For now, though, he remains very much part of Maurizio Sarri’s plans and is eager to enhance his legacy with the Bianconeri.

Another Serie A crown in 2020 would allow him to do just that and pass the record enjoyed by the former Juventus star that he would

most like to have played alongside.

“A player I would have liked to play with? It is a very difficult question, but if I had the opportunity to choose one I would say Andrea Pirlo,” said Khedira.

“Because he is a great person and he was an incredible footballer. He played so calmly, it was just fun to him. I think that with him by my side I would have made many more goals in my career.”

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(30/05/1995 – 30/05/2020)

“I have fought a good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith”. 2 Timothy 4:7

of Late Mr. A. Limanungba Atsongchanger

"The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot".

Proverbs 10:7 25 years have passed but it feels like yesterday. There are special people in our lives who never leave us even after they are gone. You are always present in our thoughts and prayer.

You left us too early but your memory lingers on...........

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Words, however meaningful are inadequate to express our deepest gratitude to each and every one who stood by us steadfastly, spiritually, financially and with material support during the brief illness and sad demise of our beloved LATE KENEISANO (RELEM) MEJURA on the 6th of May 2020 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

We would like to convey our special thanks to:1. Wabang Jamir, IPS, Ahmedabad, Born: 03.12.1996 Gujarat.

Died: 06.05.2020 2. NSDMA Home Department, Nagaland.

3. Imtimenla, Dy. Secy. RD & Mission Director, SRLM, Nagaland.

4. Tiamoa Tzudir, Centre Manager, DDU- GKY, Dimapur Nagaland.

5. Bruder Dinesh Kumar, MLA, Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

6. Putu Imsong, President, Naga Students’ Union, Gujarat.

7. Pastor Kenneth, Grace West, AG Church, Ahmedabad Gujarat.

8. Naga Christian Forum, Gujarat.

9. Pinnacle Skills, Dimapur, Nagaland.

10. Wekhropeu (Kathy), Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

11. Hiepu Achumi, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

12. Vike K. Sumi, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

13. Peteneinuo Rhetso, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

14. Khriezoseno Zashümo, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

15. Ronika David, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

16. Rakesh, Constable, Vejalpur Police Station, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

17. Helibo Kiri, Dimapur 18. Kethosituo Sekhose, Deputy Resident Commissioner, Nagaland House, New Delhi 19. Metekhrielie Mejura 20. Phesama Village Council 21. Phesama Youth Organisation 22. CRC, Phesama 23. CYE, CRC, Phesama.

24. Prayer House, CRC, Phesama 25. Makhuma Khel Council 26. Makhuma Youth Society 27. Makhuma Women Society 28. Makhuma Students’ Welfare 29. Viser Peli, Makhuma, Phesama 30. Old Classmates, St. Paul School, Phesama.

31. Doctors and Nurses, GMERS Civil Hospital, Sola Road, Ahmedabad Gujarat.

We sincerely apologise and regret our inability to mention and thank everyone, individually, who stood by us during this hard time. But we pray the Almighty God bless all of you abundantly.

Loving Siblings and Family Members.

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We, the family of Lt. Aomeren Lemtur (Longmisa) extend our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to all the individual during the time of sorrow, who came from near and far and also supported us physically, spiritually, financially and materially during his illness till his demise on May 24, 2020. It is our prayer that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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Through this column, we, the family members of Late Watisungba Longkumer alias 'Waitsungba' of Waromung Village would like to express our gratitude and sincere thanks to every individual, unions, friends, neighbours and well wishers who stood by us during our distress and sorrow by comforting and supporting us morally, physically, financially and materially during the brief illness and demise of our beloved at Civil Hospital, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, Gujarat on 24th May, 2020.

We convey our special thanks to some individuals and unions who took every pain and trouble and also borne all expenditures from the time of illness of our beloved till he was laid to rest at Vishranti Christian Cemetery, Ahmedabad. Your act of kindness and contributions was a wonderful experience and touching surprise for us.

(1) Shri. Wapang Jamir, IPS, IGP (INT) Gujarat and family (2) Khrienou Tachu, Chairperson, Nagaland State Commission for Women (3) Dr. Roland Lotha (4) Naga Students Union, Gujarat (5) Shri Putu Imsong, President, Naga Students Union, Gujarat (6) Rev. Dr. Yakub Mekwan, Methodist Church, Ahmedabad (7) Ms. Atila Lemtur (8) Ms. Allen Sumi (9) Ms. Imnaienla Aier (10) Doctors and Nurses of Civil Hospital, Asarwa, Ahmedabad We deeply regret our inability to meet every individual but it is our sincere prayer that our Almighty bless you abundantly.

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Very high risk of T20 WC being postponed: CA

Melbourne, May 29 (PTI): Cricket Australia on Friday conceded that there is “very high risk” of this year’s T20 World Cup being postponed and the body is bracing up for huge revenue loss because of that.

Speaking to reporters, CA chief executive Kevin Roberts admitted that the fate of T20 World Cup, to be hosted by Australia in October-November this year, is uncertain because of the global travel restrictions in place due to the COVID19 pandemic.

“We have been hopeful all along that it could be staged in October-November but you would have to say there’s a very high risk about the prospect of that happening,” Roberts said.

The ICC has deferred

a decision on the event till June 10, saying it wants to continue exploring contingency plans for some more time. Roberts said CA is staring at a revenue loss of around AUD 80 million.

Even if the tournament goes ahead as per plan, it is likely to be held in empty stadiums because of the social distancing norms and CA is well aware of it.

“The likelihood of significant crowds is very slim ordinarily that would deliver well over AUD 50m revenue to CA. The T20 World Cup is a big question and that’s a factor of perhaps AUD 20m.

“And it’s likely that our bio-security measures that we need to put in place to deliver the season will cost in the order of AUD 10m,”

La Liga 2020-21 to begin from September 12 M a d r i d, M ay 2 9 (IANS): The 2020-21 season of Spanish top-flight football league, LaLiga, will commence from September 12, according to President Javier Tebas. He also confirmed that the current football season will resume from June 11 after being suspended since March due to coronavirus pandemic.

Tebas gave an insight into the plans put in place to keep players and officials safe during these unprecedented times.

“We’ll restart, if God allows, on June 11. We’re hoping that Madrid and Barcelona pass into Phase Two (of the lockdown deescalation plan), which is where we can play,” Tebas said in a videoconference call with Spanish outlet MARCA.

“There are more than 130 people at LaLiga working so that everything can be done in a new way.

Travel, organisation, everything.

“We’re prepared and the important thing will be the day we finish the league. We’ll start next season on September 12,” he added.

Footballers have already returned to training in Spain, earlier in individual capacity and now in small groups.

LaLiga are following in the footsteps of Bundesliga, which became the first European league to resume its season. The Premier League, meanwhile, have also announced June 17 as their return date.

Barcelona lead the LaLiga race, having accumulated 58 points in 27 matches. Clasico rivals Real Madrid take up the second spot with 56 points while Sevilla complete the top-three with 47 points.

he said.

The CA chief, however, is more confident of hosting the four-Test series against India starting at Brisbane on December 3.

According to the original schedule, India are slated to play at four venues - Brisbane, Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne - but Roberts said there is every possibility of a tweak in the fixtures.

“That (schedule) assumes that state borders are open to domestic travel. It may be that circumstances dictate that when the time comes maybe we can only use one or two venues, we really don’t know any of that yet.

“There is a lot of variables based on whether we have four venues in four states or as little as one venue in one state,” he said.

“There’s endless scenarios and possibilities ... we’re very optimistic that we will be able to stage the Indian men’s tour and the other inbound tours for the season. But we’re realistic enough to know they will look very different to a normal summer,” Roberts added.

Murray to return at ‘Battle of the Brits’ tournament L o n d o n, M ay 2 9 (Agencies): Andy Murray will make his return to tennis at a behind-closeddoors tournament organised by his brother Jamie from June 23-28 in London, the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) said on Friday.

Murray has not competed since the Davis Cup Finals in November due to complications with his hip.

He was targeting a return to the tour at the Miami Open in March before the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Apart from the Murray brothers, the LTA announced that fellow Britons Dan Evans and Kyle Edmund would also take part in the exhibition tournament, with matches to be streamed on Amazon Prime.

“We’re excited to be hosting Jamie Murray’s tournament ‘Schroders Battle of the Brits’ at the National Tennis Centre on June 23-28,” the LTA said on Twitter here

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Can create excellence once we have sports culture: Rijiju New Delhi, May 29 (IANS): Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday stressed on the importance of fitness, saying more than 1.6 lakh schools have got registered under the Fit India Movement.

Rijiju also spoke about reactivating indigenous sports and activities and while they may not be a part of the Olympics and Asian Games as yet, he will be looking at integrating them into competition from next year.

Rijiju was part of an hour-long webinar along with star shooter and 2012 London Olympics bronze medallist Gagan Narang in a discussion titled “Fitness!

A Way of life”.

The discussion was moderated by sports commentator Manish Batavia and was organised by Institute of Company Secretaries in India in association with Fit India.

In the webinar, Rijiju and Narang spoke on a wide range of issues that included the importance of fitness, getting children to play, yoga, indigenous sports, Olympics and how to take the positives away from the lockdown imposed by coronavirus.

P r a g u e , M ay 2 9 (Agencies): World No.12 Petra Kvitova returned to court dressed for the French Open but was happy to triumph in the women’s draw at an all-Czech tournament as the sports world slowly returns from the coronavirus shutdowns.

The Prague tournament - played among the

top Czech men’s and women’s players but without fans and with ball boys and girls wearing gloves and face masks - was one of the first after professional tennis was suspended in early March as the world went into lockdown to contain the spread of the virus.

More tournaments are planned elsewhere, while some exhibition events

without fans have already been played in countries such as Germany and the United States.

With the French Open originally set to take place this week, Kvitova wore the clothing collection she had ready for the season’s second grand slam.

“If there will be the French Open, then Nike has something else for me,”

Speaking on fitness, Rijiju said that the citizens of India have a big role to play in India becoming a sporting powerhouse.

Adding that children must receive opportunities to play, he spoke of the role that Khelo India has played to this end.

The minister added that more than 1.6 lakh schools have got registered under the Fit India Movement.

Narang emphasised on the importance of mental fitness and why physical and mental fitness must complement each other.

Narang who started shooting at the age of 14, had earlier dabbled in cricket, tennis and football and said he zeroed in on shooting because it challenged his mental abilities.

Final decision on Olympics won’t be made in October: Tokyo 2020 CEO Tokyo, May 29 (IANS): Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto said here on Thursday that October is not the time for the Olympics organizers to make a final decision on whether the Games can be held in 2021.

John Coates, chairman of the International Olympic Committee Coordination Commission, told The Australian newspaper last week that October will be a critical period for assessing if the Olympics can take place.

But Muto told reporters at an online press conference that Coates had denied such reports.

“We have asked Chairman Coates directly about the question, he told us that he never used a word for ‘yes or no’ on the games. He never mentioned anything like the possibility of deciding the games in October,” Muto said, Xinhua news agency reports.

“Chairman Coates never said that October will be the time when we start the detailed discussion,” Muto said. “What he mentioned was that we will continue to assess and review the situation in autumn.

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clear at that time including the cost and many other things we are talking about now.”

More than two months after the Games was postponed, Tokyo 2020 has not made any decision on anything related to the Games.

Muto admitted it is a “big” job to do everything again from the beginning.

“This is the first time in history that an Olympic Games has been postponed,” he said. “We have taken over six years to accumulate many things in preparation for the games in the summer. But now we have to do it again in over one year’s time.”

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planned to announce the roadmap in May but Muto said that they are still discussing things with the IOC. “We expect that we will be spending June and July to continue to discuss and review them,” he said, adding that by the end of this year there will be some details.

Tokyo 2020 spokesman Masa Takaya said earlier this week that their priority is to secure the venues. Muto admitted that they are still “in negotiation” with stakeholders of 43 venues. “We have not reached any specific conclusion with any of the venues,” he said.

Never said India lost deliberately to Eng in 2019 WC: Stokes L o n d o n, M ay 2 9 (IANS): England allrounder Ben Stokes has denied the claims that in his latest book “Ben Stokes on Fire”, he suggested that India deliberately lost to England at the 2019 World Cup in the round-robin stage.

Fo r m e r P a k i s t a n bowler Sikander Bakht recently claimed on Twitter that Stokes, in his book, has said that India lost intentionally to England to remove Pakistan from the World Cup. “Ben Stokes writes in his book that India lost to England deliberately to remove Pakistan from world Cup 19 and we predicted it,” Bakht tweeted.

In response to Bakht’s tweet, a Twitter user asked where has Stokes made such comments. In response to the user’s question, the star England all-rounder himself responded: “You Ben Stokes won’t find it cause I have never said it... it’s called In a do-or-die game on a huge total of 337/7 rid- then, they came out with “twisting of words” or June 30 at Edgbaston last ing on a brilliant century a disciplined bowling per“click bait”.” year, England first posted from Jonny Bairstow. And formance to restrict the

Kvitova wins all-Czech tennis crown

Petra Kvitova with the trophy after winning the Czech Tennis President’s Cup charity tournament final match in Prague, Czech Republic. (AP/PTI)

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Kvitova, twice Wimbledon champion, said.

“I played better every day, so that is very positive,” she added on her return to action.

The Prague event was missing world No.3 Karolina Pliskova and last year’s French Open finalist Marketa Vondrousova.

That left Petra Kvitova to take on Karolina Muchova, ranked 26th in the world, in the final where they tapped rackets instead of hands when the match ended.

Kvitova did not drop a set in the three-round tournament, beating Muchova 6-3 6-3 in a rain-delayed match at a tennis club in the Czech capital.

Kvitova last played at the Qatar Open in February where she lost in the final to Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka.

Going into this week she had said finding rhythm and playing without fans would be the hardest part about returning.

In the men’s draw, 20-year-old Michael Vrbensky beat Zdenek Kolar 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 10-8. The 405th ranked Vrbensky had beaten top seed Jiri Vesely, ranked 65th, in the first round.

FA Cup set for June 27 return L o n d o n, M ay 2 9 (Agencies): The FA Cup has been provisionally scheduled to return with the quarter-finals on June 27-28 and final set to be held on August 1.

The Premier League will resume on June 17, with all 92 matches being televised.

The FA Cup is also set to be completed, with the quarter-finals planned for the final weekend of June, the semi-finals across the weekend of July 18-19 and the final on Saturday August 1.

No venues or kickoff times for the matches have been confirmed at this stage. The semi-finals and final are normally held at Wembley Stadium.

FA chief executive Mark Bullingham said, “We are pleased to agree the provisional restart date for the 2019/20 Emirates FA Cup.” “The competition has been an integral part of the English football calendar for nearly 150 years, and we’d like to thank the Premier League Executive and Clubs for their support in scheduling the remaining matches during this unprecedented time.”

star-studded Indian batting line-up to 306/5 in their allotted 50 overs and win the match by 31 runs.

The Men in Blue, meanwhile, had to face a lot of criticism for their batting approach during the chase as despite having wickets in hand, they didn’t go for the kill in the end moments. Questions were even raised on M.S. Dhoni’s approach to the chase and if he had forgotten the art of finishing games.

IANS has also reviewed the book and there was no such mention. In his book, Stokes does talk about the approach of the Indians in that chase and how it was surprising to see them looking to keep wickets in the kitty and take the game to the backend.

Stokes, in fact, also speaks about how this might no longer be the smart way of approaching the game as the required run-rate starts piling up and it starts impacting those that come in at the fall of a wicket.

Chelsea talks with Corona confirmed

L o n d o n, M ay 2 9 (Agencies): Chelsea have expressed interest in Porto’s Jesus Corona, says the Mexico international’s agent, but it remains to be seen whether the versatile winger with a €30 million (£27m/$33m) release clause is “plan A, B or C”.

The Blues are piecing together their plans for the next transfer window. Several targets are said to have been identified by Frank Lampard as he seeks to further bolster his ranks at Stamford Bridge.

Among those on his recruitment radar is Porto star Corona. The 27-yearold Mexican could prove to be a useful option for Chelsea, as he is capable of operating at right-back or on the flanks as a wide attacker.

The Blues are not the only side being linked with a move to lure Corona away from Portugal, but his agent admits they are in the mix.

Matias Bunge has told Medio Tiempo: “At some point we talked to them [Chelsea]. I cannot say if he’s option A, B or C, now they are rather rumours.”

“We’ll have to wait a bit for this to continue moving forward and for the leagues to begin again,

Jesus Corona

and from there see what the next movements will be because the market is a little bit stopped.”

“He has two years left on his contract. He did awaken a lot of interest for his participation in this particular tournament [Primera Liga], which has been outstanding and at a high level, but now with

the current situation of the virus everything has slowed down a bit, the signings are in quarantine.”

While confirming that questions have been asked of Corona from west London, Bunge has also revealed how much it will take for the Blues – or any other suitor – to secure his client’s signature.

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