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DIMAPUR, SEP 21 (NPN):

Encroachment of land within Dimapur Railway Station has been highlighted through a series of reports in Nagaland Post during the past decades and rendering the station to rank below other smaller and newer stations under North east Frontier Railways (NFR).

As a consequence of il legal occupation on railway land by encroachers includ ing some religious structures, the planned double-track from Dhansiri is skirting Dimapur and being diverted through Dillai to Bokajan.

It may be recalled that on August 26 during the flag ging off of the Donyi Polo Express from Shokhuvi Sta tion, the GM (NFR) Anshul Gupta told media persons that unless land was made

Niuland district under ILP ambit

DIMAPUR, SEP 21 Wednesday, per the notifica tion, every non-indigenous person entering Niuland the same presently Nagaland and the same condition in the notifica-tion 3,

Authorities demand release of abducted NSCC employee

DIMAPUR, SEP 21 (NPN): Langpangkong Tzükong Mungdang, All Ward Union Changtongya Town, Akhoya Putu Tatar Menden and Changtongya

Putu Tatar Menden have vehemently condemned ab duction of one Ramakanth Giri, senior supervisor of and engineer of Nitin Sai Construction Company (NSCC) by unknown person on September 21 morning from Changtongya town.

The company is en gaged in the ChangtongyaLongleng road construction works. The range, wards and village authorities have de manded immediate safe re lease of Giri and warned of stern action if the abductors failed to do so by September 22.

available, no development could take place. The GM had also said that the railways is embarking on eviction of all encroachers on the strength of the Supreme Court order issued on December 16, 2021 and also followed by another directive on December 17 to act against Railway officials who allowed encroachments. The GM also added that the Supreme Court order going to be followed and that Dimapur being no exception.

When his attention was drawn to claims by some group of encroachers that the land belonged to them and were protected under Article 371A, Gupta pointed out that NFR has been in Dimapur since 1901.

Nagaland Post contacted DC Dimapur Sachin Jaiswal IAS on whether the district administration had received any request from NFR seek ing assistance for eviction drive as per Supreme Court’s

(SC) 2021 directive. Jaiswal replied that no such request had been received. He, how ever, said that the district administration and the police had been assisting and would continue to assist and support NFR in evicting encroachers whenever requested.

He even cited a recent ac tion where the district admin istration along with the police had recently assisted the rail ways in demolishing a market set up on railway land. Asked whether the State government was solely responsible for eviction of railway land en croachers, Jaiswal replied that as per The Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971, the designated Estate Officer of NFR was the appropriate authority to summon or issue show-cause notice, make in quiry and

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DIMAPUR, SEP 21 (NPN):

Department of School Edu cation (DoSE) has directed the heads of all government schools functioning within the State to ensure that no teachers serving under their establishments engaged prox ies against them under any circumstances.Inanotification, princi pal director school education, Thavaseelan K, directed that photographs of all teach ing staff along with names imprinted/affixed be dis played prominently in the staff room/school premises.

The department also directed all teachers/staff to sign in the attendance register in the same manner as they have appended their signature in the service book/joining report.All DE0s/Sr. SDEOs/ SDEOs have been directed to conduct surprise checking at schools under their jurisdic tion and ensure that no prox ies were engaged by any staff.

Further, the department has drawn the attention of all school heads and DEOs/ Sr. SDEOs/SDEOs to Rule 4 (2) (i) of the Nagaland Gov

ernment Servants Conduct Rules, 1968.

It reiterated that in the event of detection of en gagement of proxies by any school staff during the sur prise checks conducted by officials of district administra tion and directorate of school education, the department would initiate disciplinary action against the concerned school heads and DEOs/Sr. SDEOs/SDEOs for violation of the aforesaid Rule in addi tion to initiating disciplinary action against those teachers engaging proxies.

NEW DELHI, SEP 21 (NPN): Government of India representative for Naga talks, AK Mishra and NSCN (I-M) delegation led by member collective lead ership VS Atem “resumed” the political negotiations here on hzabo”.agreementbodyflagsomeagreedandispeacetoandwould‘formulationworkingreports,onpreparedGovernmentpers”overthoughcontentiousandwillful”.day’splacedAccordingWednesday.tohighlysources,Wednesmeetingwas“fruitHowever,bothsidescontinuetheparleysdeliberateoncertainissues,itadded.SourcessaidthatCentrehadhandedthe“formulationpatotheNSCN(I-M),ofIndiawastorelook,basedfurthernegotiations.AccordingtomediaaCentralteamwasonanewsetofpapers’whichincludebothnewoldsetofofferssoasfacilitateinkingofafinalpactattheearliest.TheCentre’sstandthatdemandforflagconstitutioncouldbepost-solutionwithinparameters--NagaforPanNagaculturalandtotermthefinalasNaga“Ye

Staff reporter DIMAPUR, SEP 21 (NPN): The commercial hub of Nagaland contin ues to top the State’s crime graph, as Commissioner of Police (CP) Dimapur Rothihu Tetseo disclosed that out of a total of 1,503 crimes registered in the State in 2021, Dimapur alone registered over 700 crimes. He said out of the 700 crimes, 200 were registered at East Police Station.Tetseo was speaking at the 15th Peace Knit Fest 2022-cum-Peace Chan nel Foundation Day and commemoration of In ternational Day of Peace as chief guest at Peace Centre, 7th Mile, Chü

moukedima. It was organ ised by Peace Channel in collaboration with North East Institute of Social Sciences and Research (NEISSR).Tetseo pointed out that out of Nagaland’s total population of 19 lakh approximately, Dimapur alone was home to about 3.80 lakh people, which partly explained the dis trict’s high incidence of crime.He remarked wryly that despite being a Chris tian-majority State, Na galand had a high rate of vehicle theft and extortion cases. He called for peace and tranquillity, adding that crimes affected overall growth and development in the society.

He told the students present on the occasion saying that unless one had peace within, he or she would not be at peace with others in the society. He asked them to feel and practice peace, besides sincerely contribute to wards building a peaceful society.Pointing out that trust deficit has created divisions along tribal lines and among organisations, Tetseo stressed on the need to have a single organ isation that would unite Nagas under one platform.

“We will witness peace in the society once we overcome hatred with love for, peace means ad justment and forgiveness,” Tetseo remarked.

DIMAPUR, SEP 21 (NPN):

Nagaland’s Gross State Do mestic Product (GSDP) has picked up from a negative growth of -2.63% in 202021 to 8.98% in 2021-22 as

of July 30, 2021-22. This was disclosed by economics & statistics (E&S) director, Neidilhou Angami, during a press conference cum re lease of GSDP of Nagaland,

2021-2022 by the E&S depart ment at the E&S directorate Kohima on Wednesday. The advanced estimates suggested that the growth of the state economy has surpassed the pre-pandemic average growth of 5.38% (i.e. 2011-12 to 2019-20), despite the second wave of the pandemic, which plagued the economy during the first quarter of 2021-22.

In absolute numbers, the real growth of the econ omy is estimated to increase from Rs. 17991.61 crore in 2020-21 (Provisional) to Rs. 19607.83 crore in 2021-22 (Advanced Estimates). Cor respondingly, the nominal growth of the economy is estimated to have increased from Rs.30425.11 crore in 2020-21 to Rs.33705.84 crore in 2021-22 (A.E).

DIMAPUR, SEP 21 (NPN):

Western Sumi Youth Front (WSYF), under the aegis of Western Sumi Hoho , on Wednesday served a threeweek ultimatum on the State government to evict the “selfstyled proclaimed villagers of Lamhai Namdhi from the village land of Kiyevi.”

In a representation to the chief secretary, WSYF president Mughavi Awomi and general secretary Bohoi K. Yeptho cautioned that the front would be compelled to resort to its “own traditional

means and ways of protect ing our land”, adding that the “consequences and the responsibility”, thereafter, will remain, squarely, on the state WSYFgovernment.said the front sought prompt action of the State government with regard to the “unilateral creation of the so-called Lamhai Namdhi village within the established area of Kiyevi village.”

It said that Kiyevi, for years and decades, weathered all the pains, tears and sweat, to transform what was once, inhabitable, into a habitable settlement. “Kiyevi today will be committing gross injustice to the sacrifices shouldered by our fathers and grandfathers,

if their selfless sacrifices ren dered yesterday are under valued,” it said. However, WSYF lamented that Lamhai Namdhi did not recognise the reality of how it all came about, but accused it of being “hell-bent” on its “might is right” policy to occupy the “habitable made” clearings sacrificed made by Kiyevi.

“Does it not prick the conscience to force occupy without even thinking of bothering to peek into how much Kiyevi has done to safeguard the Naga’s land by establishing a village against all odds? Where were you then, during those unimagi nable times?” WSYF asked.

DIMAPUR, SEP 21 (NPN): Even as shutter down strike of all Dima pur-based goods transport offices entered sixth day, Nagaland Medicine Deal ers Association (NMDA) Wednesday informed that the strike was causing an acute shortage of life-sav ing drugs and other medi cines putting the lives of patients at risk.

In a press release, NMDA joint secretary and media cell in-charge Arijit Sharma urged the district administration and law enforcement agencies to resolve the issue with the transporters.NMDAalso request

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ed the transporters to start their services on humani tarianANGMUgrounds. lunched strike with effect from Sep tember 16 as authorities failed to arrest miscreants responsible for August 26 firing incident, in which one employee of TS Goods Carrier was injured.

Workshop on promotion & protection of child right

DIMAPUR: A two-day training on Non- Com municable Disease(NCD) screening, a national pro gramme for prevention and control of cancer, diabetes, cardio-vascular diseases and stroke, was organised by the office of Chief Medi cal Officer (CMO) Mokokc hung on September 20-21 at the Conference Hall, CMO Mokokchung office.

A press release by CMO Mokokchung of fice stated that the training was organised for Senior Medical Officers (SMOs), Medical Officers (MOs), Ayush MOs, Community Health Officers (CHOs) and nurses.Delivering the wel

come address, CMO Mo kokchung, Dr.Limatula Aier urged the health workers to learn from the training and deliver quality health care at their respec tive health centres.

In a power point pre sentation, MO(Dental) IMDH, Dr.Sentirenla ex plained about causes of oral cancer screening and SMO(Medicine) IMDH, Dr.Alemba R Jamir gave a presentation on man agement of diabetes and its complications while MD(ONG) IMDH, Dr.Subongmeren spoke on breast cancer screening, cervix cancer screening and VIA procedure, benefits and limitations.

GPRN/NSCN to hold fasting & prayer on Sep 24

DIMAPUR: One day syn ergy development work shop under the theme, “contemporary issues in promotion and protec tion of child rights” was organised by Development Association of Nagaland (DAN) on September 21 at SKK Hall Zunheboto

Town.A press release by DAN informed that the workshop was attended by the child protection com mittees, representatives from educational institu tions, government depart ments, NGOs and com munity leaders. Speaking on the occasion assistant

professor, coordinator Nito Theological College, SBAK-Nito Mount, Vilibo K. Yepthomi shared about the Biblical understanding of children and the respon sibilities of parents and stressed on the different agents of spiritual develop ment of

Regulation)LabourJuveniletheconventiontheboto,ProtectionofficerLegal-cum-probationchildren.fromDistrictChildUnitZunheKhetoholisharedoncoreprinciplesoftheontherightsofchild.SheshedlightonthejusticeAct,Child(ProhibitionandAct.

SCOMHK holds fellowship

DIMAPUR: Sumi Com munity old Ministers’ Hill Kohima (SCOMHK) held a fellowship on September 20 at Old Ministers Hill Fel lowship (SBCK) with Sumi Aphuyemi Baptist Church (SABAK) associate pastor, Dr.Kiheto Shohe as speaker.

A press release by SCOMHK informed that delivering a sermon based on Mark 10:45 from the Bible, Dr.Kiheto said peo ple should follow the true teaching of Jesus Christ and set a good living example as a true follower of Christ.

In his remarks, SCOM HK chairman, Obed Kinimi asserted the importance

of preserving the culture and identity of Sumi tribe particularly Sumi mother tongue. He appealed ev ery Sumi to encourage the usage of Sumi language within family and commu nity to preserve and protect the uniqueness of Sumi identity.The gathering was also exhorted by SCOM HK first chairman, James Wokhami Swu while Fel lowship, SBCK, associate pastor, Lujeka Assumi be stowed God’s blessings to the present office bearers and prayed for Sumi com munity, Old Ministers Hill Kohima.

She also encouraged the participants to come forward and report any cases of abuse or denial of rights relating to children rather compromising to avoid social Duringstigma.the pro gramme, SPM (DAN), Regina Kithan shared the initiatives of project Mo rung; St. Anthony School, principal, Rev.Fr. Johnson Ayala delivered a message and teacher in charge Gov ernment Middle School Amiphoto, Hilito Sumi shared a success story of the school with the imple mentation of the project Morung.

DIMAPUR: The Council Headquarters (CHQ) Church in collaboration with the General Headquarters (GHQ) Church, Naga Unification Camp, Khehoyi has convened a one day special “Fasting and Prayer program” for early Naga political solution on September 24, from 7 a.m. to 12 noon at Council Headquarters Church, Naga Unifica tion Camp, Khehoyi.

In a press note, the MIP has asked all members of GPRN/NSCN from the civil set up and Naga Army along with their spouses to attend the special service to seek blessing from the Almighty God.

NPGN/NNC clarifies on termination

DIMAPUR: NPGN/NNC president Shoba Lakhum has termed the termination order of Vizhito Chishi advisor and Dr. Shikato (Carlos) finance kilonser of NPGN/NNC as null and void as it was done without his knowledge. In a clarification note, Shoba said that the termination order issued by Z. Hozheto Chophi ato kilonser/general secretary of NPGN/NNC was totally against the September 15 high level meeting resolution and highly condemnable and an act of betrayal.

DIMAPUR, SEP 21 (NPN): A deputy commis sioner-level border meeting was held between Wokha deputy commissioner (DC) Ajit Kumar Ranjan and Golaghat DC Dr P Uday Praveen at 142 Bn CRPF Camp, Merapani on Wednesday.According to DIPR report, superintendents of police and officials of de partments concerned from

both the districts also took part in the issuesoutlinedandgovernmentsagreementquohelpedandDisputedofCRPFDuringmeeting.themeeting,highlightedtheroletheneutralforcesinAreaBelt(DAB)claimedthattheforcesmaintainedstatusaspertheexistingsignedbytheofNagalandAssamin1979andvariouspendinginDABpertainingto

sectors B, C and D. The meeting deliber ated upon all the issues and necessary instructions were conveyed to the depart ments concerned for their resolution.Itwas resolved that all the departments and border magistrates should remain in constant touch and share relevant information in order to ensure peace in Disputed Area Belt.

CRU-H conducts homoeopathic health camp

DIMAPUR: Clinical Re search Unit for Homoeop athy (CRU-H), Dimapur under Central Council for Research in Homoe opathy, Ministry of AY USH, Government of India organised a free ho moeopathic medical and awareness health camp on September 21 at MGM Higher Secondary School,

Dimapur.Apress release by CRU-H Dimapur in formed that during the camp organised under “Seva Pakhwada 2022” campaign, an initiative of

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Eye screening camp in Dmu: Leo Club of Di mapur along with Lions Club of Dimapur con ducted free eye screen ing camp on September 17-18 in Dimapur.

CIHSR celebrates: Christian Institute of Health Sciences and Research (CIHSR) on September 20 celebrated its feat in the certificate renewal of National Ac creditation Board for Hospital & Healthcare Providers (NABH).

IN REMEMBRANCE

government of India, the team provided medical services and health aware ness guidance to 110 ben eficiaries which included the students, staff and parents of school.

Participants and members of DAN.

DC-level border meeting held at Merapani

District authorities and police officials of Golaghat and Wokha districts. (DIPR)

RS MP calls for implementationeffectiveofCSS

ous centrally sponsored schemes, which are being implemented, so as to ben efit theHecommunity.suggestedthe DIS HA members to streamline the implementation proce dure and to coordinate with district administration to successfully implement the centralEarlier,projects. DC Mo kokchung delivered the welcome address while Ao Senden members led by president, Chubawati Longchar submitted a proposal to the MP for construction of pedestrian footpath bridge at Police Point

DIMAPUR: Rajya Sabha MP, S. Phangnon Konyak has called for effective implementation of Cen trally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) so that it reached to the targeted and most deserved section. She asked the HoDs in the districts to be pro active and execute their responsibilities with com mitment as they being the implementing heads of the schemes.According to DIPR, the MP said this while addressing the District De velopment Coordination

& Monitoring Committee (DISHA) of Tuensang, Shamator and Noklak at DC’s Conference Hall Tu ensang on culture,district,secretarychairedsharementaftercoverstatepatternlightedPhangnonWednesday.alsohighonthechangingoffundingwheregovernmentshasto10%oftheprojectthecentralgovernwillreleaseits90%within21days.ThemeetingwasbyDCandmemberDISHATuensangKumarRamnikant.InthemeetingAgriWelfare,Medical,

PWD (R&B), PHED, and Water Resources depart ments gave soredfocusmentpresentationsPowerpointondepartdetailsandaspecialonspeciallysponschemes.

DISHA meeting in Mokokchung

DISHA meeting was also held in Mokokchung in the presence of Member of Parliament (MP) Lok Sabha and chairman, DI SHA needTokhehoreport,AccordingTokhehoYepthomi.toaDIPRinhisaddress,assertedthatthetoexpeditethevari

Mokokcexecutiveresources,executivePWDhungPWDhung,civilassistantresources,districtturekokchung,agriculturalwerepowerDuringMokokchung.themeeting,pointpresentationsdeliveredbydistrictofficer,Modistricthorticulofficer,Mokokchung,projectofficer,landMokokchung,director,food&supplies,Mokokcexecutiveengineer,(R&B),Mokokcexecutiveengineer,(NH),Mokokchung,engineer,waterMokokchung,engineer,PHED,hung.

Chümoukedima organizations caution anti-social elements

DIMAPUR: Chümouke

dima based organizations have warned of customary and legal actions against those elements engaged in running illicit liquor business and illegal psycho tropic drugs under Chü moukedima jurisdiction.

In a press release, Chümoukedima Village Council, Chümoukedima ‘A’ Village & Chümouked ima Town Angami Mechü Krotho stated that despite of warnings the illegal business continued which created unsafe environ ment and was a matter of grave concern. Therefore, the organizations have collectively resolved to enforce the following for strict compliance under their respective jurisdic tion:It cautioned all Indi viduals/ parties involved in such illegal business to cease their activities/ vacate their business estab lishments before October 1.

The organisations warned that after the expiry of the dateline strict action will be initiated against the dafaulters.Theyouth and women bodies in colla boration wi th administration and police will conduct check ing to curb the illegal ac

Rosemary Dzüvichu conferred Peace Award 2022

Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, SEP 21 (NPN): Peace Award 2022 was con ferred on Nagaland Univer sity’s Prof Rosemary Dzu vichu, who is also Naga Mothers’ Association (NMA) adviser, on the occasion.

The award was given on the occasion of 15th Peace Knit Fest 2022-cum-Peace Channel Foundation Day and commemoration of In ternational Day, at Peace Centre, 7th Mile, Chümouke dima. The programme was organised by Peace Chan nel in collaboration with North East Institute of So cial Sciences and Research (NEISSR).Inher speech, Dzuvi chu asserted that Naga so ciety was a classic example

of a conflict-ridden society with decades of conflict. She stressed that peace was not just about absence or silence of guns, but also about gen der justice. She appealed to Naga leaders and the State government to recognise the efforts of Naga women in peace building.

She remarked that there was nothing stronger than women, including moth ers, coming out together for peace. She warned that when women’s voices were not heard, peace could not be sustained. Thus, gender justice was important by becoming gender sensitive,

she added.Dzuvichu expressed happiness at the upcoming municipal elections, while pointing out that women reservation was not a concept that had its origin in India but inOnWest.peace in the State, she said she was hopeful that peace would prevail, but observed that Nagas were still under a colonial hangover. She said the British accounts about Nagas were not authentic and were full of errors, for which Nagas had become racist.

“We perceive anything West and white as superior to others. Though we complain about racism, Nagas too are racists,” she commented.

The NMA adviser ex pressed happiness that of

Swachhata Hi Seva campaign begins at Kohima village

activities to generate Mass Movement (Jan Andolan) through community par ticipation for clean villages (Sampoorn Swachh) in com memoration of Swachh Bharat Diwas (October 2). Under this campaign, clean ing of garbage/ wastes at vulnerable sites in the vil lage, creating awareness for segregation of waste (dry & wet) at source, construc tion of waste collection and segregation sheds/ centres, door to door collection of non-biodegradable waste like plastics, and keeping the area near water bodies clean and doing tree planta tion around them will be takenSDOup. (Civil) Sadar, Chonpen Ezung reminded the public about the DC’s order regarding the ban on single-use plastics and encouraged the citizens to come forth and take active participation and coopera tion for the success of the campaign.

TUD meeting

DIMAPUR: Tenyimi Union Dimapur (TUD) has convened a meeting on September 23 at 4 pm at the Saramati Hotel.

All TUD office bear ers, advisors, tribal units’ presidents, TUD senior leaders, presidents and secretaries of Tenyimi Women Union Dimapur, Tenyimi Youth Organiza tion Dimapur and Tenyimi Students Union Dimapur have been informed to attend the meeting on priority without fail.

late many scholars were doing research and trying to rewrite the history.

She appealed to all to respect one another and learn to live in unity, peace and harmony.

The programme was followed by an interfaith panel discussion on “Inclusive communities through faith” with Sha lom Rehabilitation Cen

tre director Rev Father Chacko Karinthayil as moderator and a discus sion on “building career for youth in WelcomeNagaland”.address was delivered by Peace Channel principal and NEISSR director Dr CP Anto and keynote address was delivered by NEISSR assistant professor Lian gamang Robert.

tivities.During the raid, the organisations warned that any residents/ten ants caught selling illegal liquors and banned drugs will be expelled from the jurisdiction and legal ac tion will be initiated against them.Further, it warned

that trade permits will be cancelled in the event of any any licensed shops/ business establishments found selling illegal liquor or banned drugs and will be expelled from the re spective jurisdiction and five days period will be given them to vacate the establishment.

State Bank of India, Kohima branch, Near DC Office, Kohima-797 001, Nagaland

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ACQUIRING OF GUEST HOUSE ROOMS/ INDEPENDENT HOUSE ON LEASE BASIS FOR STATE BANK OF INDIA OFFICERS’ TRANSIT CAMP (OTC) KOHIMA, NAGALAND

State Bank of India invites offer in two bid system from owners / Power of Attorney holders for Guest House Rooms/ Independent House on lease rental basis for commercial use for SBI OTC Kohima, Nagaland having at least 08 (eight) rooms located within a radius of 7km from the heart of Kohima city. The format for submission of the technical bid containing detailed parameters, terms and conditions and price bid can be obtained from the office of “Assistant General Manager, State Bank of India, Kohima branch, Near DC Office, Kohima-797 001, Nagaland” and also can be downloaded from website www.sbi.co.in > SBI in the News > Procurement news. The last date of submission of tender is up to 02:00 PM on 30.09.2022. SBI reserves the right to accept or reject any offer without assigning any reasons thereof.

-SdAssistant General ManagerDC-1104/22

DIMAPUR: Swachhata Hi Seva (Visually Clean Vil lage) 2022 campaign with the theme, “Remove Legacy Waste and Improve Visual Cleanliness in the Village” began on Wednesday at Ko hima Village covering 5130 households.

The campaign was or ganized by PHED Kohima Urban Division and spon sored by Sanitation & WSSO, PHED. Executive Engineer, PHED Kohima Urban Di vision, Er. Supongyanger Aier highlighted the impor tance and objectives of the campaign. He said that the celebration of Swachhata Hi Seva commenced from September 15 to October 2 every year with focused to eliminate single-use plastics. According to DIPR, this initiative was for undertak ing voluntary (Shramdaan)

A search operation was carried out from September 17-19 at Dikhu River along Litem, Noksen and Longra villages by SDRF personnel, Longmisa Village Council members and volunteers from the surrounding villages to trace and retrieve the body of late Nungsangkumzuk of Longmisa village who was swept away by the strong current in Dikhu River. Despite the efforts, the body of the victims has not been traced. (DIPR)

Officials and others at the Swachhata Hi Seva at Kohima village on Wednesday.

MP Rajya Sabha, S. Phangnon Konyak speaking at the Tuensang, Shamator and Noklak DISHA meeting held at DC’s Conference, Tuensang. (DIPR)

Rosemary Dzuvichu receiving the Peace Award 2022. (NP)

Border row: Assam, Mizoram to form committee

NEW DELHI, SEP 21 (PTI): Assam and Mizoram will start the pro cess of forming a regional committee to discuss and resolve the decades-old border issues between the two states.Ata one-to-one meeting held at Assam House here, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Mizoram counterpart Zoramthanga reviewed the ministerial level talks held at Aizawl on August 9.

A ministerial level del egation headed by Assam minister Atul Bora had visited Aizawl to hold talks on resolving the border problem.Briefing journalists, Sarma said he reviewed with his Mizoram counter part on the ministerial level talks held in Aizawl and both found the progress since then to be satisfac tory.

He said both dis cussed a gamut of issues pertaining to resolving the vexed border imbroglio between t he two neigh

bouring“Westates.arealso in the process of forming a re gional committee to dis cuss and resolve the border issues between the two states,” Sarma said.

Assam and Mizoram share a 164-km-long bor der.

While the Mizoram government claimed that a 509 square-mile stretch of the inner-line reserve forest notified in 1875 un der the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation of

1873 belongs to it, the Assam side insisted that the constitutional map and boundary drawn by survey of India in 1933 was acceptable to it.

After a massive tussle in 2018, the border row resurfaced in August 2020 and then in February 2021.

However, the esca lating tensions were suc cessfully defused after a series of parleys with the intervention of the Centre.

On June 5, 2021, two abandoned houses along

the Mizoram-Assam bor der were burnt down by unidentified persons, fu elling tension along the volatile inter-state border. Nearly a month after this incident, fresh border standoff cropped up again with both trading charges of encroachment on each other’sWhilelands. Mizoram accused Assam of en croaching upon its land and forcefully seized Ait lang area about 5 km west of Vairengte village, the neighbouring state ac cused Mizoram of build ing structures and plant ing betel nut and banana saplings allegedly 10 km inside Hailakandi district in Assam.Twomakeshift camps erected by Mizoram police on the disputed area were damaged by Assam Police during a Officialsconfrontation.saidrazing of two camps constructed by Mizos and also a CO VID-19 testing centre built by them was part of the efforts to foil Mizoram’s bid to capture its land on

the border.FiveAssam Police personnel and a civilian were killed and over 50 others including a super intendent of police were injured when the Mizoram Police opened fire on a team of the Assam officials on July 26, 2021 follow ing clashes along the two states’

Afterborder.theJuly 26, 2021 violence, both Assam and Mizoram Police registered separate cases naming each other’s political leaders and police and civil officials.

However, some of these cases were with drawn following a truce.

The chief secretar ies and DGPs of the two states on July 28, 2021 at tended a meeting chaired by Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla where the de cision to deploy a neutral central force (CRPF) at the clash site was taken.

Union Home Min ister Amit Shah had also advised both the state governments to resolve their boundary dispute amicably.

ECC to agitate if M’laya govt fails to frame action plan on coke oven units

Correspondent SHILLONG, SEP 21: The Environment Coordination Committee (ECC), which has been at the forefront demanding to close down coke plants in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district, has threatened to agitate if the government fails to frame an action plan regard ing the offending coke oven units as per the direction of the National Green Tribunal (NGT).A delegation of the ECC submitted a represen tation to the Chief Minis ter’s Office pertaining to the action plan meant for coke plants established before December 23, 2020, which is as per the judgement of the NGT in July 2022.

There are 12 coke plants in East Jaintia Hills district that obtained con sent to operate (CTO) before December 23, 2020.

During the hearing of the petition filed by ECC of Elaka Sutnga, the NGT had directed the state govern ment to prepare an action

First- ever floating photo exhibition held on Loktak lake

DIMAPUR, SEP 21 (NPN):

The first ever three-day ‘float ing’ photo exhibition or ganized by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Central Bureau of Commu nication Regional Office, Imphal, Manipur kicked off at the Loktak Lake on Wednesday.Thenovel exhibition is housed on a specially constructed floating plat form on the Lake, and can be accessed by a wooden causeway from the shore.

This is the first-time that such an arrangement has been attempted by the Central Bureau of Com munication in its history of over 50 Culturalyears. items by de partmental artistes and pri vate troupes of CBC, RO, Imphal were also performed on a floating stage construct ed specially for the event. In addition, a dance by actual fishermen and fisherwomen of the communities was performed around the lake

and onUnionboats.Minister of State for external affairs and education Dr RK Ranjan in augurated the exhibition in the presence of B Narayan an, director general (NEZ), Guwahati and Tongbram Robindro Singh, chairman of MSPDCL, government of Manipur, among other dignitaries.

As many as 88 Ma nipuri language creatives of ‘Eight years of Seva ,Sushasan, Garib Kalyan’ and around creatives of 11 unsung Manipuri freedom fighters are being displayed in the exhibition, which is open to the public till Friday evening.In his speech, the Union Minister said that the

exhibition showcasing the mission of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will prob ably be the first ever floating exhibition in the globe.

Dr Ranjan said such an exhibition will be able to inspire all while highlighting various achievements during the eight years tenure of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister of the country.

India producing two vaccines against COVID-19 within nine months was one of the significant achieve ments of the country under the leadership of the Prime Minister, he Besides,stated.India has the highest number of people vaccinated against COV ID-19 and is also supplying the vaccines free of cost to the neighbouring countries, the Union Minister added.

The Union minister said that the freedom strug gle history of the country will not be a complete one without including the con tributions of the unsung he roes of the freedom struggle.

Keeping this in mind, the Central government is working on a composite history of freedom struggle, not a dynasty-based history and the Centre would like to include names of at least 100 freedom fighters from the northeast region of the country, he Deliveringsaid.his speech

Sarma calls on PM Modi, apprises him about projects, schemes of Assam

GUWAHATI, SEP 21 (PTI): Assam Chief Minister

Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to apprise him of the development initiatives undertaken in the state. Sarma met the prime minister at the latter’s residence in Delhi and informed him about the various projects and schemes in Assam, a senior official said. He apprised Modi about the status of the underwater tunnel between Kaliabor and Jamuguri, too.

The chief minister also invited Modi for the con cluding function of the 400th birth anniversary of Lachit Borphukan, scheduled to be held in the national capital on November 24. Earlier, the first braille edition of ‘Hemkosh’, an Assamese dictionary, was gifted to the PM by Chairman of ‘Sadin-Pratidin’ group of publications Jayanta Baruah in presence of Sarma and Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal, the official added.

as guest of honour of the inaugural function, MSP DCL chairman T. Robindro Singh thanked the Union ministry of information & broadcasting for organizing the exhibition. The exhibi tion will remind the people of the history of the freedom struggle. Organizing such an exhibition will help instil the spirit of patriotism to the youths, he Directorsaid. General (NEZ) B Narayanan, in formed that the floating exhibition inaugurated on Wednesday is aimed at at tracting the youth with its novelty and innovation. DG also said that more unsung heroes of the free dom struggle from Manipur will be displayed in the upcoming exhibition under the initiative of the bureau.

plan for these coke plants to make them compliant with the norms laid down in 2020.“If the government fails to implement the ac tion plan by the November 8 deadline. We will be com pelled to take matters into our own hands,” ECC legal adviser Reading War said.

Stating that the NGT had directed the government to come up with its imple mentation within a period of four months, War expressed surprised that the govern ment is yet to take any ac tion on the NGT directive.

“We waited two months for the state government to

formulate an action plan complying with the NGT judgment before devising a nine-point action plan of its own. It seems like the state government is sleeping since there has been no direction to prepare the action plan,” War Demandingalleged. that the coke plants should be com pletely banned, the ECC said, “We are really sur prised to see that the gov ernment has approved all these disastrous coke plants simply through the single window agency in Khasi and Jaiñtia Hills without any thought and balance for the social cost.”

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IN THE COURT OF DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE WOKHA : NAGALAND S/C No. 89/22

NOTICE INVITING CLAIMS/ObJECTIONS OF OTHER CLAIMANT(S) FOR ISSUE OF SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE UNDER PART-1 OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925. Whereas application under succession act 1925 for grant of succession certificate for the estate/pension benefit of Late. Thrilongse Sangtam been applied by Shri/Smti. Lochumlo Sangtam, W/o, D/o, H/o. Lt. Thrilongse Sangtam, H/No.…, Wokha, Nagaland for possession of;

1. SBI A/C No. 11846670868.

2. GPF, GIS, Leave Encashment & Family Pension and other service benefits.. Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate/pension benefits of the said deceased may, if she/he so desire appear in this court on or before 21-10-2022. Given under the hand and seal of the court on this day the 20-09-2022. Sd/- District & Session Judge Wokha : NagalandWC-220/22

AFFIDAvIT

Regd. No. 4682/22 Date 20/09/22

I Shri. P. Manom Konyak aged about 34 years S/o Pujat, R/o Koanu Morung, Shangnyu Village, District – Mon, Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm on oath and declare as under :

1. That I am a bonafide Citizen of India.

2. That in my Aadhar Card No.933365864570 my Date of Birth has been inadvertently recorded as 07/11/1987 and 07/11/1986 in my other official documents.

3. That the date of birth 07/11/1987 and 07/11/1986 are the same and one person and that is me.

4. That whenever my Date of Birth 07/01/1987 appears it should be read and known as 07/11/1986 in future undertaking.

5. That the statements made in this declaration are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and nothing material is concealed thereof.

ED probes highway compensation case in Arunachal

NEW DELHI, SEP 21 (PTI): The ED has launched a money launder ing investigation into allega tions of misappropriation of compensation funds pro vided by the government to those affected by the Trans Arunachal Highway Proj ect being built in the north eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, the agency said Wednesday.Theabout 2,396 km long road project aims to connect 16 districts of the state running from Tawang in western Arunachal to Kanubari in Longding dis trict in the south-eastern part of the state. The fed eral probe agency said in a statement that it carried out two search operations on September 20 in the state following which it froze, under PMLA, fixed deposits worth Rs 3.95 crore.

Off ICE O f THE Dimapur NkoNjaN Nyiro raNge DIMA p UR-797112 : NAGALAND

DNNRE GENERAL MEETING

A general meeting of the Dimapur Nkonjan Nyiro Range Ekhung (DNNRE) has been convened on 24/09/2022 at 10:00 AM Dimapur Lotha Hoho Ki, near DC’s Court, Char Ali to discuss matters relating to Nyiro Range.

Therefore it is hereby requested to all the bonafide members of Nyiro Range residing in and around Chumoukedima, Niuland & Dimapur District including all the Reverends & Pastors under DNNRE to be present in the meeting positively. Meanwhile, the village representatives are also requested to bring yearly Membership Fee & Welfare Fund for the Year 2021-22.

Date: Sd/(SACHEO EZUNG)

(ZUCHIBEMO EZUNG) Chairman, DNNRE General Secretary, DNNRE

In witness whereof, I sign this declaration on this the 20th day of September, 2022 at Mon.

DECLARANT Sworn before me. NOTARY PUbLICdP-4565/22

AFFIDAVIT (DECLARATION)

I, MISS A.YUMAH, D/o Ahangh, R/o Leangha Village, MON, District: Mon, State: Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declared as follows:

1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India, resident of the above mentioned address.

2. That my D.O.B has been erroneously/mistakenly entered/ recorded as 12/03/1990 in my appointment order where as in all my related documents my D.O.B is known as 03/12/1990.

3. That my purpose of swearing this affidavit is to declared that my D.O.B shall be known as 03/12/1990 in all my official documents.

4. Henceforth I would like to declare that my D.O.B is 03/12/1990.

5. That let this affidavit be handed over to the appropriate authority concerned for necessary clarification and acceptance thereof.

VERIFICATION

I hereby verify that the statement made in para1-5 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing material is concealed therein. DEPONENT

Solemnly declared and affirmed before me by the deponent on this 29/06/2022 at Mon.

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NOTICE

Himanta Biswa Sarma with Zoramthanga at Assam House in New Delhi, Wednesday, Sept. 21. (PTI)

File photo of a coke oven unit Meghalaya.

Union Minister of State for external affairs and education Dr RK Ranjan inaugurated the exhibition.

A co-ordination meeting of Nagaland and Manipur State NPF MLAs along with the party officials was held on September 21 at NPF Central Office Hqs.

Role of anchor is critical: SC on hate speech on TV

NEW DELHI, SEP 21 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday strongly criticised hate speech through visual media, including the role of TV anchors, as it emphasised that it poisons the fabric of our society and questioned the government for being a mute spectator, instead of playing lead role in curbing such Aspeeches.bench of Justices K.M. Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy said that the role of the anchor during a TV debate is very important, as it pulled up TV channels over hate speech, and pointed out that it is the anchor’s duty to see that hate speech is not used during the broadcast of a show.“Where is our nation headed? Hate speech poisons very fabric... cannot permit it,” Justice Joseph said.

The bench also pulled the Centre’s counsel on

the issue of hate speech. “Why is the government standing mute... why is all this happening? People will come and go and the nation will have to endure,” he added.The bench suggested there should be a system in place and there should be some methodology to conduct the show on TV, and the anchor should not run down“Youpeople.run down a person. Just see what that person feels... you ridicule someone on a daily basis, it is like killing someone

slowly,” said Justice Joseph. He further added that these speeches on mainstream media or social media are unregulated and the role of anchor is critical, it’s their duty to see that hate speech doesn’t continue.

The bench told the Centre’s counsel that the government should not treat the issue of hate speech as a trivial matter and take lead on developing mechanisms to curb it.

The bench also questioned Uttarakhand government counsel: “What action did you take, when Dharam

Sansad was (happening)... did you try to prevent it?”, while emphasszing that no religion preaches violence.

The counsel replied, “We took preventive action...”.Additional Solicitor General K.M. Nataraj, representing the Centre, informed the bench that 14 state governments have responded on action taken against hate speech.

The bench said freedom of press is important but we should know where to draw a line. It further added that hate speech is layered and it is like killing someone, and TV channels get people hooked to them. It further added that sense of fraternity cannot happen in atmosphere of hate.

It said the government should not take an adversarial stand but assist the court and scheduled the matter for further hearing in November. It also asked the

Mamata ready to bury differences with Cong: Pawar

CLAIMS NITISH, FAROOQ ALSO NOT AVERSE TO JOIN HANDS WITH CONGRESS

NEW DELHI, SEP 21 (AGENCIES): West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee was ready to bury her differences with the Congress to form a united opposition front against the BJP ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, NCP chief Sharad Pawar claimed on Wednesday. Pawar also said that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and former Jammu and Kashmir CM Farooq Abdulla, too, were not averse to join hands with the “MamataCongress.Bannerjee had personally said that her party is ready to come together in the national interests and work with Congress to put up a proper challenge before the ruling BJP,” Pawar said.

The Trinamool Congress and the Congress have been at loggerheads in West Bengal for the last several months with both parties engaged in war of words over the issue of

opposition front leadership. Last year, the TMC had said the party was “disinterested” in coordinating with the Congress and did not want to play second fiddle to the grand old party. Banerjee’s party had taken a dig at Rahul Gandhi’s defeat at Amethi in the 2019 Lok Sabha poll and wondered whether the Congress could erase it through a

TwitterThetrend.ties between the Congress and the TMC was further strained after ‘Jago Bangla’ in one of its articles asserted that Banerjee and not Rahul Gandhi has emerged as the face of the opposition against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

During the West Bengal elections, the TMC felt that the Congress and CPI(M) alliance helped the

BJP to win more seats in the state. However, Pawar said Banerjee had told him that she was ready to forget her experience with the Congress in the state elections.“The rank and file of the TMC was highly disappointed with the Congress after the West Bengal elections, but the party chief amended her stand,” the NCP chief said. Pawar’s remarks came amid attempts by opposition leaders, including Nitish Kumar and Telangana Rashtra Samiti supremo K. Chandrasekhar Rao, to stitch a formidable alliance against the ruling front ahead of the Parliamentary elections.Interestingly, the NCP chief’s remarks also came a day after Mamata Banerjee took a soft approach towards Narendra Modi as she said he did not believe that the prime minister was behind the CBI-ED raids on the TMC leaders.

Centre to clarify if it intends to act on Law violencecurbandbyofconnectionfromtotheCourtissomeindicatedcountry.rumour-mongeringtoeffectiveinternationaltoUpadhyay,filedspeech.inwascurbingrecommendationsCommissiononhatespeech.ThetopcourthearingpetitionsconnectionwithhateOneofthepetitionsbyadvocateAshwinisoughtdirectiontheCentretoexaminelawsandtakeandstringentstepscontrolhatespeechandintheThebenchalsoatdevelopingguidelinessincetherenolawonhatespeech.OnJuly21,theSupremeonThursdayaskedUnionHomeSecretary,compileinformationstategovernmentsinwithcompliancedirectionsgivenearlieritregardingpreventiveremedialmeasurestosituations--likemobandhatespeech.

K’takaAnti-conversionbillpassedinassembly

BENGALURU, SEP 21 (PTI): Amid opposition Congress’ protest and walk out, Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Wednesday passed the “anti-conversion bill”, passed by the Legisla tive Council last week with minor amendments, seeking to replace the ordinance that was in place to give effect to the bill.The ‘Karnataka Protec tion of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill’ was earlier passed by the Legislative As sembly in December last.

As the bill was pending for passage in the Legislative Council, where the ruling BJP was short of majority then, the government had subsequently promulgated an ordinance in May this year to give effect to the bill.

The bill was finally passed by the Legislative Council on September 15.

DIMAPUR, SEP 21 (NPN): Global Naga Forum (GNF) and Ex-Parliamentarian As sociation of Nagaland (ExPAN) have welcomed the signing of the “September Joint Accordant” between the NSCN (I-M) and Working Committee (WC) NNPGs on September 14, 2022 in the presence of Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR).

GNF through its media cell lauded FNR for facilitat ing “yet another milestone” in the Naga people’s struggle for self-determination. The forum said that FNR, this time, not only brought to gether two “seemingly irrec oncilable and uncompromis ing faction”, but got them down to action to agree, com mit and resolve to comple ment rather that work against one another.GNFstated that the joint concordant could not have come at a better time—a period of darkness “engulf ing the Naga skies, where nothing seemed right and

in the joint concordant. The forum assured to leave no stone unturned to contribute its bit in building upon and strengthening the foundation being laid on solid ground.

GNF prayed that the leaders of NPGs would dou ble up their efforts to “make up for the lost years and decades by getting down to action to pave the way for a renewed Naga Nation.”

PATNA, SEP 21 (PTI): Dis missing all speculations over his candidature in Lok Sabha polls from Phulpur constitu ency of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar said “he is only interested in uniting opposition parties ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls”. He also asserted that his efforts should reap benefits for the younger generation, “for people like (his deputy) Tejashwi

“TheseYadav”.aremere specu lations and there is no basis for such talks. I don’t know the source of such reports. I am only interested in uniting all opposition parties ahead of the 2024 parliamentary elections,” said the CM on Tuesday when asked if he had plans to enter the Lok Sabha contest from UP.

Speculations about Ku mar eyeing the Phulpur seat became rife after JD(U)’s national president Rajiv Ran jan Singh alias Lalan Singh had on Saturday said that party workers and leaders in three constituencies of Uttar

UP Assembly holds 2-minute silence for Raju Srivastava

LUCKNOW, SEP 21 (PTI): The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Wednesday paid glowing tributes to comedian Raju Srivastava and observed a two-minute silence on his death.Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also paid his tributes to Srivastava through a tweet.

“Very sad to hear about the passing away of Shri Raju Shrivastava ji, who entertained everyone throughout his life with his

Kiyevi issue: WSYF seeks CS intervention

(From p-1)

Besides making it known to the State govern ment on several occasions through the print media on the reality of the issue, WSYF said it had also sub mitted a representation to the chief minister with de tailed report of the issue through the DC Dimapur on April, 1 2021. However, WSYF alleged that the gov ernment failed to exercise its June 25, 2019 standing order directing both sides to main tain status-quo. WSYF also alleged that the government allowed Lamhai Namdhi to override the order and con struct

WSYFstructures.said it was only concerned about the “inef ficiency, if not partiality”, of the government and its agen cy, in the implementation of the government order.

WSYF said the front felt the need to express the above issue since the failure of the government was, once again, exposed, when the July 8, 2019 order of the Home Commissioner, restricting both sides, even

not to loiter in and around the “made believe” disputed area, and further ordered to evict people present in that said area.Itfurther said that post ing of armed police (IR) personnel to oversee the implementation of the order was simply thrown to the wind, and alleged that under the very eye of the police force, illegal construction was allowed to proceed. And adding insult to injury, WSYF claimed that “paddy fields and plantations of not only Kiyevi’s, but also of Hetoi, Khehoi and Vihuto villages were cut down and destroyed.”While stating that WSYF was firm on stand ing by the law of the land, it however, said that “when the rule of the law fails, and when push comes to shove, WSYF, as any self respect ing organisation, will not hesitate in furthering its course of action.” WSYF, however, asserted that it does not desire to go beyond the prescribed law to address a solution to a problem.

innovative art Extendingskills.”condolences to the bereaved family, the chief minister in another tweet said, “Raju Srivastava ji took the genre of comic art to new heights with his talent and hard work. He made a Council.PradeshtheofcontributioncommendableintheupliftthetraditionalartsofstatethroughtheUttarFilmDevelopmentOmShanti!’’

Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana moved a condolence motion on the demise of the comedian, saying Raju Srivastava, popularly known as ‘The King of Comedy’, had a heart attack on August 10. He was born on 25 December 1963 in Kanpur and his real name was Satya Prakash Srivastava. He also acted in many films. He rose to fame by participating in

The Great Indian Laughter Channel in 2005. Mahana said that with his comic art, Raju Srivastava used to bring smiles on people’s faces. He was president of the Uttar Pradesh Film Development Council and the whole house is mourning his death. The entire House paid tributes to Srivastava by observing silence for two minutes.

Pradesh, especially Phul pur, want the Bihar CM to contest Lok Sabha polls.

Singh also said that Nitish, in a tie-up with Samajwadi Party, could defeat the for midable BJP in adjoining Uttar“IfPradesh.Nitish and Akh ilesh come together, the BJP, which along with its ally Apna Dal had won 64 Lok Sabha seats in UP in 2019, could be bundled out for less than 20,” Lalan had claimed.

possible!”Itsaid that Nagas have proved the world wrong again and have shattered the myth that Naga people were “sorely divided and can never reconcile our differences.”

Further, GNF said that the move came at a crucial junc ture when Naga society, economy and polity were shredded of any purpose, meaning or solemnsupportfortitude.ofsweepgivenesshopeddamisinformation,direction—bypropaganandone-upmanship.ItthatthespiritofforwouldcontinuetotheheartsandmindsallNagaleaderswithGNFaffirmedtothe“sacredandcommitments”made

ExPAN: Ex-Parliamen tarian Association of Na galand (Ex-PAN) president Joshua Sumi and vice presi dent Medokul Sophie as serted that the re-affirmation “to work together in the spirit of love” amidst confusion and despair of the Naga pub lic have renewed “our hope to see light at the end of the tunnel.”Ex-PAN has acknowl edged the wisdom and the courage of risk taking by both parties in order to come to this agreement, when Nagas were in need of true and compassionate leaders, who could lead Nagas with a sense of purpose in achieving “our common Ex-PANgoal.”has urged upon the leaders to remain firm and true to the com mitments by exhibiting the collective aspiration of the Nagas. Further, the ex-par liamentarian lauded the role of “Core Committee of Naga Political Issue” (CCNPI), which gave “tireless efforts” to bring back hope to the Nagas by bringing NSCN (I-M) in agreeing to resume talks with the government of India. Ex-PAN urged upon all the Naga political groups and government of India to be committed to bring a final solution without delay.

Spot round Admission 2022-23

This is to notify to all concerned that spot round admission to B.Tech (After 10+2) degree programme offered by the School of Engineering & Technology, Dimapur will be held on 27th September, 2022 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM against the vacant seats given bellow

Department

No. of Vacant seats

Fresh Entry (after 10+2)

Biotechnology 14 & Communication Engineering 9 Technology

Eligibility:

Fresh Entry (After 10+2):

Minimum of 50% marks for General Category and 45% marks in case of SC/ST Category. Students should have passed Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in their 10+2 Examination. Students opting for Biotechnology programme should have passed Physics, Chemistry Mathematics and Biology in their 10+2 Examination.

List of documents to be produced original and photocopy (1 set):

Caste Certificate, DOB proof, Class 10 Mark Sheet and Certificate, 10+2 Mark Sheet and Certificate, Passport Colour Photograph.

Address: Nagaland University, DC Court Junction, Dimapur, Nagaland -797112

*** CUET-UG 2022 qualified candidates are also encouraged to come for Spot round admission. documents and details can be obtained from the office of Executive Engineer, N.U., Hqrs. Lumami on working days upto 3rd October 2022 till 2.00 PM on payment of Tender fee (Non-refundable) of `1,000/- (Sl. No. 1) and `500/- (Sl. No. 2 to 5) in Revenue Counter. The tender papers alongwith EMD through any Nationalized Bank and IPO worth `10/-(Rupees Ten) only in a sealed envelope addressed to the Registrar, NU, Hqrs. Lumami should reach on or before 6th October 2022 (Upto 2:00 P.M.).

Nagaland University reserves the right to accept or reject any or all tender(s) without assigning any reason, whatsoever. (Dr. ABEMO) RegistrarDC-1107/22

Selected candidate has to pay Admission fee Rs/- 18,420 through SBI Collect immediately to confirm their seat. Cash payment is not accepted.

Don’t want anything, just keen on uniting oppn: Nitish

File photo of Mamata Banerjee with Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi.

Raju Srivastava

Saffron Star in the east Assam

chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is certainly the BJP’s go to man and his regularity as the newsmaker has propelled his political journey upwards within the party. Himanta has been donning many caps as the unquestioned dada of the BJP in Assam and at the same time, as the leader of the BJP-led North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) comprising of various national or regional political parties. One hat that Himanta of late has been wear ing often is as a true practitioner of Hindutva vis-à-vis suspected illegal Bangladeshi muslims. In Assam the issues of illegal foreign national immigrants from Bangladesh as well as the Bangaldeshi Hindus are sensitive. The anti-foreigners agenda occupies more time and space in the light of terror threats by Islamic radical groups inimical to India’s security. On the other hand, Hindu immigrants from Bangladesh are welcomed to Hindutva country as citizens by the party. Himanta has presided over the bulldozing of houses of those suspected to be linked with Islamic terror outfits. Some Madarsas suspected of being bastion of Islamic fundamentalism are also under scanner. The Assam chief minister is definitely in the eye of all the storm which ensures he continue to get media limelight. Himanta has also been linked with politics beyond his state, when allegations surfaced that he was trying to lure Jharkhand Congress MLAs to topple the Congress-JMM coalition. Himanta has also taken on Rahul on several occasions and minc ing no words against his former party boss. On the Bharat Jodo Yatra, he said Congress partitioned India and therefore, Rahul should take Bharat Jodo Yatra to Pakistan to achieve Akhand Bharat. The Assam chief minister has also trained his guns at AAP and its chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. He had also filed a Rs.100 crore defamation suit against Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia for his statement made at a press conference in Delhi on June 4 , alleging scam in the purchase of personal protective equipment (PPE) to his wife Riniki Sarma’s company. At times, being proactive has also landed him in controversies such as directing traffic in Au gust 2021 from the national highway skirting around Kaziranga National Park. He was also seen publicly rebuking the deputy commissioner of Nagaon district in January 2022, for blocking the traffic on highway for his visit. Himanta’s handling of the illegal immi grant issue(read suspected Bangladeshi muslims) has led to the impression that his government is targeting a particular community, not just clearing land that it claims is illegally occupied. Such allega tions, was strengthened by evictions in Sipajhar on September 21,2021. Farms and homes were burnt down, mosques were demolished to make way for an agricultural project that proposes to employ youths belonging to communities considered indigenous to Assam. Well known political activist, Akhil Gogoi, who represents the Sivasagar assembly constituency, claimed that eviction is the most potent tool because it can tap into Assamese anxieties. Whatever be the burning issues in Assam, Himanta can be expected to play his role. Even with regard to the Naga political issue, Himanta has also become the to-go-man for the Naga legislators. To many observers, whatever good intention behind Himanta’s involvement is still puzzling. He had openly admitted, that he does not know anything about the issue. All these matter little to a man whose political stock is on the rise and even referred to as a future prime minister of India.

DailyDevotion

The PredestinedMissionary’sPurpose

Now the Lord says, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant… —Isaiah 49:5

The first thing that happens after we recognize our election by God in Christ Jesus is the destruction of our preconceived ideas, our narrow-minded thinking, and all of our other allegiances— we are turned solely into servants of God’s own purpose. The entire human race was created to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever. Sin has diverted the human race onto another course, but it has not altered God’s purpose to the slightest degree. And when we are born again we are brought into the realization of God’s great purpose for the hu man race, namely, that He created us for Himself. This realization of our election by God is the most joyful on earth, and we must learn to rely on this tremendous creative purpose of God. The first thing God will do is force the interests of the whole world through the chan nel of our hearts. The love of God, and even His very nature, is introduced into us. And we see the nature of Almighty God purely focused in John 3:16— “For God so loved the world….”

We must continually keep our soul open to the fact of God’s creative purpose, and never confuse or cloud it with our own intentions. If we do, God will have to force our intentions aside no matter how much it may hurt. A missionary is created for the purpose of being God’s servant, one in whom God is glorified. Once we realize that it is through the salvation of Jesus Christ that we are made perfectly fit for the purpose of God, we will understand why Jesus Christ is so strict and relentless in His demands. He demands absolute right eousness from His servants, because He has put into them the very nature of God.

Beware lest you forget God’s purpose for your life.

Post-mortem

Bengaluru or Venice? Chaotic urbanization and development

B angaloreans shall never forget the first week of September, 2022. Wherever you go one is confronted with water, water, water everywhere. The sight of waterlogged city which used to be called as Silicon Valley – IT capital tag wore entirely a horrifying look From CEOs to migrant laborers, everyone was faced the with the brunt of water manifested in the unbridled development that the city once was once proud of. Res idents right from CXOs and business heads living in some of the poshest residential complexes and bungalows in Whitefield worth crores of rupees and expensive cars to migrant workers living in temporary homes everyone was affected. Many tempo rary houses were washed away, while the rich moved to theBengaluruhotels. during these days came to complete halt or to say standstill. Delivery agents in order to survive risked themselves by travel ling on their motor bikes half sunk or to say in the knee-deep water. Many of the events in Bengaluru had been re-scheduled or can celled. Business of the res taurants, hospitality chains and small vendors were badly affected. Since Ben galuru is a city of contrasts, the poor had to manage in whatever conditions that ex ists, while the rich living in the Yemalur, Sarjapur Road, Marathahalli and Whitefield areas from 2nd September,

22 onwards have booked hotel rooms for bulk dates, since their battered homes need refurbishing. Hotels in Whitefield almost running nearly full occupancy and have guests booking for long stays. The rich will have a number of alternatives, but the poor have to manage in water and changing weather conditions. This is how the world function wherein the poor suffers the most. The number of cars and bikes being brought for re pairs and reboots have gone up many times. In the com ing days it would increase. Public conveyance refused to ply to water-logged areas. Apart from humans, animals and birds were also badly affected by the recent down pour. Across social strata the recent rains spared none.

Experts say that Bengaluru has had one of the worst rains in many decades. Bar ring 1998, when Bengaluru received 725 mm of rainfall, this is the highest rainfall since 1971. Bengaluru has already received around 709 mm of rainfall this year. Those in water-logged areas had no electricity and drink ing water for several days.

Karnataka Chief Min ister Basavaraj Bommai has released Rs. 300 cores for Bengaluru and Rs. 600 crores in total for the damages due to the rains. Since Bengaluru is the worst affected this, Rs. 300 crores would be used to restore damaged infrastruc ture like roads, electricity, electric poles, transformer,

schools, etc. But the loss for the MNCs located in Silicon Valley and for others run to Rs. 225 crores due to rain after a five-hour traffic jam. The havoc of the recent rains in Bengaluru has created a nightmare for the city’s commuters. This year, the incessant downpours did re impose and remind the very fact that the rains henceforth be causing perennial night mare for the residents of Bengaluru. There are some who are contemplating to shift their homes and offices to Hyderabad or Mumbai. The downpour of heavy rains has left deep memories in the minds of people that ‘Silicon Valley’ is not safe anymore as people thought.

The incessant down pours have triggered the deeper probing which has created indelible mark in the hearts and minds of Bengeluraians that the IT capital in dire straits, espe cially since the Outer Ring Road near the IT hubs is the worst hit when it comes to water logged roads. Along with these the crumbling of infrastructure of Bengaluru. Civic experts and tax payers are more concerned about haphazard development of the city as an IT hub. There were more water-logging and total break-down of infrastructure particularly in the modern extension of Bengaluru compared to the older and more well-planned areas like Jayanagar, where drainage and other basic facilities were functional

and other woes we take into account.Bengaluru once claimed as city known for planned development and extension is now viewed as a city of disarray. Wreck less urbanization, unplanned and unbridled development plan ning and mindless concrete construction have led the downfall of the beauty and bounty of Bengaluru. Ben galuru is the city of lakes, fauna and flora. Known for plurality of cultures, multi-religious and lingual, therefore by all means is pan-Indian. Bengaluru is also called as pensioners paradise. Economic impacts of nature’s fury apart from human misery if we cal culate in economic terms usually runs to crores of rupees for which materials and human resources runs to crores of rupees. At the cost nature, we keep increasing unlimited wants in order to justify mass production and mass consumption so that profits get maximized. Tens and hundreds of lakes have vanished. In its place huge and tall concrete structures emerged. Ben galuru once a garden city is now a concrete jungle. Heavy rain that hit the city for few days changed the face of the city – from economic boom to nature’s doom. Waterlogged plush areas of India’s tech capital and skewed development models are another grim warning to all cities in the country. Going after economic boom

Sensitization on Lokpal & Lokayukta

Pres entation of Ad vocate himaInstitute(ATI),byGovt.officersLOKAYUKTA”SensitizationasLawcipient)Savi,(nationalKezhokhotoawardreAsst.Professor,KohimaCollege&PresidentNVCOspeakeronatraining–“onLOKPAL&forGroupAfrom30departments,ofNagalandorganizedAdministrativeTrainingNagaland,Koon20thSept,2022.

The Lokpal & Loka yukta Act, 2013 provided for the establishment of Lokpal for the Union and Lokayukta for States. They perform the function of an “Ombudsman” and inquire into allegations of corrup tion against certain public functionaries and for related matters. The institution of the Ombudsman was inau gurated officially in Sweden in 1809 and this is the origin where the concept of consti tutional Ombudsman was first proposed by the then Law Minister Ashok Kumar Sen in India in parliament in the early 1960’s and the term Lokpal & Lokayukta were coined by Dr. L.M. Singhvi.

In 1968, Lokpal Bill was passed in Lok Sabha but lapsed with the dissolu tion of Lok Sabha and since then it has lapsed in the Lok Sabha many times. In 2011, the government formed a group of ministers, chaired by Pranab Mukherjee to suggest measures to tackle corruption and examine the proposal of a Lokpal Bill. However, a pressure group called – “India Against Corruption Movement” led by Anna Hazare together the members consisted of Arvind Kejriwal(RTI Acitiv ist), IPS retired Kiran Bedi, Swami Agnivesh, Sri. Ravi Shanker, Malika Sarabhai put pressure on the United Progressive Alliance(UPA) government at the centre and resulted in the passing of the Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill, 2013, in both the Houses of Parliament. It received assent from President on 1st January 2014 and came into force on 16th January 2014. The Bill was drafted by Justice Santosh Hedge, Prashant Bhushan and Ar vind Kejriwal. Anna Hazare, an anti-corruption began a fast-unto-death, demanding to be adopted.Lokpal in Sanskrit

mean “defender of people” or “people’s Friend”. A Lok pal is an anti-corruption authority or body of om budsman who represents the public interests in the Re public of India. First Lokpal was Justice Pinaki Chandra Bose. Why this institution is required? It is absolutely nec essary because maladminis tration is like a termite which slowly erodes the foundation of a nation and hindered ad ministration from complet ing its task. Corruption is the root cause of this problem. Most of the anti-corruption agencies are hardly indepen dent. Even Supreme Court of India has been termed CBI as a ‘caged parrot’ and ‘its master’s voice’. With a strong hope that an indepen dent institution of Lokpal could be a landmark move in the history of Indian pol ity which offered a solution to the never-ending menace of corruption. The Act 2013 also provides that all states should set up the office of the Lokayukta within one year from the commencement of the Act. As provided in the Act the public servants are to make a declaration of their assets and liabilities in the form and manner given by the government. The jurisdiction of Lokpal includes Prime Minister, Minister, Member of Parlia ment, Group A, B, C & D officers & officials of Central government.

LOKAYUKTA

The word ‘Lokayukta’ is derived from Sanskrit word which means “appointed by the people”. It is an anti-cor ruption ombudsman organi zation in the Indian states and the origin of Lokayukta can be trace back to the om budsman in Scandinavian countries. Lokayukta can be defined in simple terms as an Anti-Corruption Act or it can also be considered as a watchdog to pinpoint the wrong doing of the adminis tration, to look into the com plaints of the people and to suggest measures to improve the effectiveness and effi ciency of the Government. The establishment of the institution of Lokayukta in the state is to provide clean, transparent, and accountable Government of the people. The Lokayukta Bill was passed by the Parliament

to fight against Corruption. Corruption is internation ally recognized as a major problem which is capable of threatening the Social, Economic, and Political development of a country. Corruption is anti-National, Anti-Life, Anti-Poor, and Anti-Economic develop ment. The Supreme Court also remarked that corrup tion is like disease called cancer and if not detected in time it grows bigger and big ger and it will malignise the polity of the country leading to disastrous consequence. And because of the increase of corruption in our society it gave birth to CorruptionLokayukta.meansmis use of entrusted power for private or personal gain. In the context Corruption has been deeply rooted in the field of administration as well as political and judicial system and some of the com mon corrupt practices are as follows ; i) abuse of power – using position or status to discriminate somebody or gain something from that person ii) nepotism – giv ing jobs to family, relatives and family members iii) favoritism – giving unfair opportunity to friends iv) extortion – obtained by force, threats or unfair means v) bribery – taking money to give people’s job, profession, treatment or dishonestly persuade someone for help through cash vi) embezzle ment – stealing money or resources that is under one’s control vii) fraud – making false claims for benefits, etc. States like Orissa, Ma harashtra, Delhi, Karnataka, A.P, Bihar, Rajasthan, Guja rat, M.P, Himachal Pradesh, U.P, Haryana, Goa and some others has implemented this Lokayukta and has been functioning effectively in fighting against corruption. And Karnataka Lokayukta is considered to be the most powerful institute in the country as it leads to the investigation of Karnataka Chief Minister in relating to illegal mining in the year 2011. Lokayukta is a per son who is appointed by the Governor, he must be a retired judge of the Supreme Court or a retired Chief Justice of a High Court and an independent person not holding any office of profit,

and members are not to be member of parliament or leg islature of state or connected with any political party and comprising of state vigilance commissioner and a jurist or an eminent administrator as members known as Upa-lo kayukta function together as an independent body which is free from the influence of the government, politicians, ministers, etc. They have power to search and seize any document of the public servant during investigations. The main objective of Lokayukta is to curb the menace of corruption pro viding within the State. When any individual makes a complaint against the ‘pub lic servant’ relating to cor ruption, andstructureandracythenational.anti-developmentmanisAsministrationinefficiencypreventionaimingtheernment’inoflegislature,etc.position,non-transparency,ruption,mal-administration,tectscitizensforhimuponHismachinerytotransparencyonLokayuktaGovernmentandties,Vice-ChancellorMinisters,ChiefPublicpublictheandsuchthefavoritism,mal-administration,nepotism,etc,Lokayuktalooksintomattersandinvestigatesiftheyfindoutthatallegationsaretrue,theservantispunished.servantincludestheMinister,CabinettheM.L.A,theofUniversiBureaucrats,Secretariesthehigher-upsofthedepartment.isagreatcheckcorruption,bringaboutinthesystem,makestateadministrativecitizenfriendly.functionlargelydependsjurisdictionvestedinandfacilitiesprovidedtakingcognizanceofgrievances.HeproCitizensrightagainstcordelay,inefficiency,abuseofimproperconduct,Heisrepresentativeofpowerfulfriendcitizens.Helooksforwardestablishingan‘openGovsecuringrespectforruleoflaw,aneducatoratpropagatingtheofcorruption,andoral-adingovernance.corruptioninpubliclifeagrossviolationofhurights.Itisanti-people,andanti-Itisessentialthatthreepillarsofdemoci.e,legislature,judiciary,executivesarestronginandinpureinformareun-corrupted.

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without meticulous planning abusing the natural resources for unlimited wants and to satiate the human greed apparently results in chaos and destruction. A question that needs to raised now is: why do we face all sorts of nature’s fury more frequently now than before? Bengaluru was as much a city of lakes and tanks with intercon nected channels as it was a city ofTheparks.chaotic pace of the city’s development, ris ing land prices and scar city of land coupled with developers’ greed and of ficial collusion and nexus with the politicians, BBMP and bureaucrats that an intricate ecosystem meant for irrigation underwent a rapid change in character. Some lakes and tanks have been overflowing with wa ter, while others including their channels have been choked by concrete from all sides, and many tanks could do with dredging to improve water-holding ca pacity. Changing patterns of climatic conditions and rain fall patterns aggravated this vulnerability. It is not cos metic treatment, but should go deep into the roots of the problem. Real estate agents and builders ignored the problem underneath while busy in giving other exterior looks and other parapher nalia that the buyers give preference.Concrete jungles such as Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi and others

face the risks spawned by rapidly depleted floodplains. It was a sight to see where CEOs, techies and others were forced to travel on trac tors and boats. Some of the pictures mirror the city of Venice. If something drasti cally does not happen cities such as Bengaluru would eventually become during flash floods like Venice. Who is responsible for all these? It is certainly not the destruction of the nature, but human-made and thus triggered. Enormous cor ruption right from planning to implementation and to secure all aspects till the completion of buffer zone projects in which politicians, bureaucrats, BBMP and other agencies are fully and actively

Theinvolved.truthis if India’s cities continue to be victims of bad and corrupt plan ning and political machina tions, future disasters will continue and thus become annual feature. What hap pened recently to be taken as the glaring lesson. It is Bengaluru, a city of lakes, ponds and gardens, not a city of water. The recent rains that lashed the city of Bengaluru has mirrored the city of Venice. At this juncture, I’m reminded of Tom Morrison who thought fully expressed taking into account the world of nature in the following: “All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was.”

Dr. John Mohan Razu

The future of travel is intention

Travel is once again on the rise as restrictions loosen up all over the world. But now that those formative years are passed, travelling is about more than just getting away and having a good time. The Global Wellness Institute asserts that “the future of travel is intention.”Butwhat exactly does it mean to travel deliberately imply? When we travel with purpose, we can have a more profound and transforming experience that enables us to connect with our inner selves, our families, and larger com munities. What do you want to get out of your vacation experience? Is there a part of my life that would benefit from a trip to a different loca tion? And what advantages might I Listedanticipate?beloware some growing travel trends that may inspire your next trip as shared by Dr. Jason Culp, Research & Development Director,ThereChiva-Som.isnodoubt that travelling with family and/ or friends helps to foster strong relationships. Positive memories are built around shared experiences. In fact, there’s research to show that positive family interactions have health benefits for both old and young, the former offering new perspectives and vitality, and the latter sharing wisdom and Travellingexperience.todestina tions that offer intergenera tional activities can strength en the bonds between all family members, which in turn will promote the mental, emotional and social wellbe ing of a family.

REDEFINING PUR POSE

The last two years have been challenging and have left many questioning their goals, priorities and what brings meaning to life. En forced lockdowns and ac companying soul searching have ignited the urge to travel and seek purpose through new experiences. The well ness industry has embraced this intention by offering various retreats that guide guests through a constructive process of redefining and rebuilding. Meditation, quiet contemplation, and time to plan can reorient your life

around the things that give it meaning, whether spending more time on your health, your family or your interests outside of work.

TOURISMREGENERATIVE

You’ve likely heard of ‘ecotourism’ - an effort to conserve the environment and prevent any detrimen tal impact to destination hotspots. The latest trend in travel has shifted to regenera tive tourism, wherein travel lers not only do no harm but leave a positive impact on the environment and community that they’ve visited.

If the past two years have taught us anything, it is the importance of our health, both physical and mental. Nature continues to be one of the most powerful influences on wellbeing. For example, forest walks have been shown to lower inflam mation and reduce blood pressure. The microbiome of soil impacts our own internal microbial ecosystem and can promote healthy immune function. Sunlight exposure supports vitamin D produc tion, enhances mood and helps regulate the sleep cycle.

Listed below are some tips to be kept in mind when you do travel again as shared by Dr Rubia Afza Shariff, Health & Wellness Advisor, Zulal Wellness Resort by Chiva-Som:

Adjust your body clock: Your body takes a while to get accustomed to new changes. Speed up the pro cess by exposing yourself to sunlight, thereby boosting your melatonin to help you sleep.

Keep yourself hydrated: Hydration is essential for detoxification, as well as the many vital systems and func tions that keep us healthy.

Boost your immunity: Increase your intake of vi tamin-rich foods to replen ish your system after a long flight.

Exercise: Even small amounts of exercise promote the endorphins that boost mood and wellbeing.

Reduce your caffeine in take: As tempting as it is, especially when you are jetlagged, caffeine disrupts the sleep cycle.

“The time is always right to do what is right.”

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‘PayCM’ posters surface in Bengaluru Charge sheet filed against Setalvad, Sanjiv Bhatt and R B Sreekumar

21 (PTI): “PayCM’ post ers with the photo of the Karnataka Chief Minister surfaced in several parts of the city on Wednesday, following which an angry Basavaraj Bommai ordered an inquiry.Healso dubbed it a ‘pseudo campaign,’ which not only maligns his image but also of Karnataka.

“It is a systematic con spiracy to spoil my name and also Karnataka. I have directed the officials con cerned to book a case. We will get it investigated to find out the people behind it,” Bommai told reporters here.“This is a baseless campaign in social media. Everyone knows how to do such things. Also, peo ple know who is running the campaign. These are pseudo campaigns, which have intensified only re cently. This has no value,” he added.The CM said he is hurt because more than him, Karnataka is getting

NEW DELH I, SEP 21 (IANS): The CBI on Wednesday told the Su preme Court that no crimi nality has been found in the taped conversations of former corporate lobbyist Niira Radia with a range of politicians, industrialists, and government toberthescheduledreport,likelybeandforInterestKohli.P.S.alsosubmittedmentsforwardedinvestigationtheseupandof2015tedtappingAlso,nalitythetheinquiriessationsinvestigatehadChandrachudheadedcontendedrepresentingGeneralAdditionalofficials.SolicitorAishwaryaBhati,theCentre,beforeabenchbyJusticeD.Y.thatthecourtdirectedtheCBItoalltheseconverand14preliminarywereregisteredandreportwasplacedbeforecourtinasealedcover.Bhatisaid:“Nocrimiwasfoundinthose.nowtherearephone-guidelinesinplace.”TheCBIhadsubmitasealedcoverreportinregardingtheoutcomethecourt-orderedprobethecasewasn’ttakenbytheapexcourtinallyears.“Theoutcomeofthehasalsobeentothedepartconcerned,”Bhatibeforethebench,comprisingJusticesNarasimhaandHimaNGOCentreforPublicLitigationpressedaprobeintothetapesdemandedthattheyallmadepublic.TheCBIistofileafreshstatuswhenthematteristobetakenupbyapexcourtinOctober.TheapexcourtinOc2013directedtheCBI

a bad name due to such a campaign. “So, we have decided to put a brake on such activities,” Bommai said. The posters, which appeared in the central re gion of the city tronicadvertisementsresembledofelecwalletPaytm.Bommai’sfacefigures

in the middle of the QR code with the message “40 % accepted“Scanninghere”.the QR code takes the user to the 40 per cent ‘sarkara’ website launched by the Congress for the (bribery) complaints”, according to sources.

The development comes in the midst of an aggressive campaign against the state govern ment by the Congress, which charged it with cor ruption in awarding public contracts and government recruitment.Acontractors’ body

had recently levelled brib ery charges that contrac tors had to pay 40 per cent commission to get public works contracts, an allega tion strongly denied by the government.Soonafter the matter came to the notice of the authorities, these posters in public places were re moved.The BJP alleged that this was the handiwork of Congress.“It’s undoubtedly the handiwork of the Con gress. Already Chief Min ister Basavaraj Bommai has ordered an investi gation and booked cases against those involved in this mischief,” BJP state Media cell in charge Ka runakara Khasle told PTI.

He added that the BJP state unit has also appealed to the Chief Minister to expose those who were behind this Khasleact.dared the Con gress to submit proof of corruption if they have or else apologise to the gov ernment.

AHMEDABAD, SEP 21 (PTI): A special investiga tion team (SIT) on Wednes day submitted a charge sheet against activist Teesta Setal vad, retired Director Gener al of Police R B Sreekumar and former IPS officer San jiv Bhatt in a case of alleged fabrication of evidence in connection with the 2002 Gujarat riots cases.

The Ahmedabad crime branch had registered the case soon after the Supreme Court in June upheld the clean chit given to then Gujarat chief minister Na rendra Modi and 63 others in response to a petition filed by Zakia Jafri alleging larger conspiracy behind the 2002 violence.Investigating Officer and Assistant Commission er of Police, Special Op erations Group B V Solanki told PTI that the charge sheet was filed in the court of additional chief met ropolitan magistrate M V Chauhan.The6,300-page charge

sheet cites 90 witnesses. Among them are Indian Police Service (IPS) offi cer-turned-lawyer Rahul Sharma and Congress’s Rajya Sabha MP Shaktisinh Gohil, said Solanki.

The statements of oth er witnesses have been taken from previous Gujarat riots cases and affidavits submit ted by the three accused before various courts and commissions, Solanki said.

The charge sheet also cites relevant judgements of the High Court and Su preme Court and petitions filed by Zakia Jafri in differ ent courts.

The three accused have been charged under sections 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating), 194 (giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure con viction for capital offence), 211 (to institute criminal proceeding against a person or falsely charge him with committing an offence while knowing there is no just ground for such proceed ing), 218 (public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment) and 120 (B) (criminal con spiracy) of the Indian Penal Code.

Jammu CBI court orders to produce Yasin Malik on Oct 20

JAMMU, SEP 21 (PTI):

to examine 14 issues that were identified by the agen cy after examining the tran scripts of over 5,800 taped conversations of Radia.

Over a decade ago, Radia’s phone conversations with industrialists, journal ists, government officers, and other people holding key posts were tapped as part of a tax investigation. Ratan N. Tata, Chairman emeritus Tata Sons, had moved the apex court seek ing protection of his right to privacy against the backdrop of leaked private conversa tions involving Radia.

Tata filed the petition in 2011. He had contended

that the release of the tapes amounted to infringement on his right to privacy. The case was last heard in April 2014, and the top court crys tallised the issues -- right to privacy vis-a-vis the govern ment, right to privacy vis-avis the media, and the right to information.Tatahad sought a probe into who had leaked the excerpts from the inter cepts and also a mechanism in place to guard against such indiscriminate invasion into a citizen’s privacy.

In August 2017, the apex court, in a landmark verdict, had said that privacy is a constitutional right.

A special court here on Wednesday asked the CBI to physically produce be fore it JKLF chief Yasin Malik, who is lodged in Delhi’s Tihar Jail, on Octo ber 20 in connection with the 1989 kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed, daughter of then Union home min ister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.The special court is sued the production war rant to the CBI for crossexamining witnesses in the case.Monika Kohli, the standing counsel for the CBI, said the court issued the production warrant despite an objection by the agency on the ground that

there are specific directions of the High Court that all accused be presented through video conference.

Rubaiya Sayeed was present in the court during the hearing, and told it she never looked back to the horrific incident as she tried to live a normal life.

JKLF chief Malik, who is one of the accused in the case, appeared before the court from the Tihar jail through video conferenc ing, once again insisting for his physical appearance to cross-examine the witness.

“The court has passed an order in the open court to produce him (Malik) physically on the next date of hearing...the production warrant has been issued

accordingly,” Kohli said, adding the Tihar Jail has direction that he should be produced before the court. On reports that Rubai ya told the court that she did not recall any of the accused present in the court or having identified any of them before the inves tigation agency, the CBI counsel said, “She had

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identified Malik again on the photographs during the cross-examination. A few questions were asked to her and she has been able to answer those questions accordingly.”Lasttime, she said Rubaiya had identified five accused including Malik and “the question of iden tifying the accused again today was never there. You can verify from the court records whether she had backtracked or what she had done.”Kohli said Rubaiya will be present herself in the court on October 20 because Malik has to crossexamine her.

When mediapersons asked Kohli if she thought that a criminal “dictat ing terms to the court” on his physical appearance is “blackmailing”, she said, “I do not take it like that.”

“Everybody has a right in criminal jurispru dence or law. He has put forth his position before the court and said the cross-ex amination of the witness is not possible through Video Conference,” she said. Malik has been insist ing on the physical appear ance to cross-examine the witness and had turned down the court’s offer of legal aid or amicus in the past.

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targetting Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, in Bengaluru, Wednesday. (PTI)

Teesta Setalvad, Sanjiv Bhatt and R B Sreekumar

Yasin Malik

ADB cuts India’s GDP forecast for FY23 to 7pc

NEW DELHI, SEP 21 (PTI): The Asian Devel opment Bank (ADB) on Wednesday slashed India’s GDP growth forecast for FY23 to 7 per cent from the earlier estimate of 7.2 per cent mainly on account of higher inflation and a tight monetaryIndia’spolicy.economy grew 13.5 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of 202223, reflecting strong growth in services, ADB said in its second supplement to Asian Development Outlook Re port 2022 (ADO shiponoilglobalconsumption,adverselypressuresingperingperADOgrowth“However,2022).GDPisreviseddownfrom2022’sforecaststo7centforFY2022(endMarch2023)and7.2centforFY2023(endMarch2024)aspriceareexpectedtoimpactdomesticandsluggishdemandandelevatedpriceswilllikelybeadragnetexports,”ADBsaid.ADBreleasestheflagADOreportinApril

every year. It had then pro jected the Indian economy to grow at 7.5 per cent in FY23 and 8 per cent in FY24. In the first supple ment to ADO 2022 in July, it however trimmed the growth forecast for FY23 to 7.2 per cent and for FY24 to 7.8 per cent citing higherthan anticipated inflation since April and monetary tightening by RBI due to fallout of the economic im pact of the war in Ukraine, amongRisingothers.global oil and commodity prices and sup ply constraints following the Russian invasion of Ukraine have stoked infla tion, said the report, adding that domestic factors, such as heatwaves and heavy rainfall, are having a major impact on “Inflationinflation.has turned out to be more persistent than expected, and led to a sharp tightening in mon etary policy,” it said.

India’s headline infla tion averaged 7.3 per cent

PPC reaffirms to abstain from ensuing elections

DIMAPUR, SEP 21 (NPN): In support of the August 26, 2022 ENPO resolution for “Frontier Nagaland” state, Phom Peoples’ Council (PPC) has reaffirmed its decision to abstain from the upcom ing 2023 state general election and any election process of the state or central.

PPC vice president Shahsha L Phom informed that the decision to stand by the ENPO resolution was taken during the joint meeting of all the village council chairman and members, head GBs, and citizen president of all the villages under Longleng district on September 21, 2022 at its tribal headquarters Longleng town.

PPC informed that the joint meet ing resolved that, in honour of ENPO Resolution, the Phom people would not participate in any election process of the state or central until its demand for sepa rate statehood “Frontier Nagaland” was fulfilled. The meeting has further banned any election related campaigns by any political parties, candidate declaration programme by any individuals, groups or party within its jurisdiction.

in April-June, 2022-23 and continued to breach RBI’s monetary policy target of 2-6 per cent in July and August. It was mainly due to increases in food prices, accounting for nearly 45 per cent of the consumption basket, the report said.

Rising prices of do mestically-grown vegetables accounted for 35 per cent of food inflation. However, India’s dependence on food imports has come down over the years to 4.3 per cent of total merchandise imports.

RBI has increased the policy rate by 140 basis points in this fiscal year to contain inflationary expec tations.Last week, Fitch Rat ings slashed India’s growth projection to 7 per cent for current fiscal year citing elevated inflationary levels and higher interest rates.

ADB in its latest report has also cut China’s GDP forecast to 3.3 per cent in 2022 from 5 per cent pro jected earlier.

State registers 8.98 in

(FromSectoralp-1) contribution to GSVA at constant prices: Gross State Value Added (GSVA) comprises of the summation of the contribu tion from the three sectors— primary sector, secondary sector and tertiary sector.

The sectoral contri bution indicated that the structural change of the economy was slowly shifting towards the tertiary sector of the economy. The primary sector contribution to GSVA overtime has declined from 31.4% in 2011-12 to 26.88% in 2021-22(A.E).Ontheother hand, the contribution of the second ary sector has been hover ing around 9-12% since 2011-12, reaching a peak of 12.90% in 2017-18.

The share of the tertia ry sector which has contrib uted 56.17% to the GSVA in 2011-12 has steadily in creased to 62.77% in 202122 (A.E). The sub-sector secondary sector comprising manufacturing, electricity, gas, water supply & other utility services, and con struction, during 2021-22, is estimated to pick up from a negative of -9.12% in 202021 to 9.36% in 2021-22.

Eviction of encroachers vests with NF...

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pass eviction order against any illegal occupants, encroachers or unauthorised construction on railway land. He cited Clause 4 of the Act that authorised the Estate Officer appointed by the President of India to issue a summon letter to the person concerned if the office had information that the person was an unauthorised occupant of a railway premises and that he/she should be evicted.The DC Dimapur mentioned that all senior divisional engineers (SDE), divisional railway managers (DRM), divisional engineers (DE), extra divisional executive officers (EDEO), additional railway manag ers (ARM) and deputy general man agers (DGM) are appointed by the President of India as Estate Officers to exercise powers and perform duties under The Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971 in their respective jurisdiction.

The Act specifically states that the notice should be issued within

seven working days of receipt of in formation to the person concerned to show-cause why an order of eviction should not be made.

Clause 5 of the Act further states that after considering the case, if the estate officer was satisfied that the premises was an unauthorised occupation, he could issue order of eviction to the person within 15 days.

Claus 5 also grants powers to the estate officer to cause eviction, (5A) remove unauthorised construction, (5B) order demolition of unauthor ised construction and (5C) power to seal unauthorised structures.

It may be noted that due to encroachment, the NFR has had to skirt Dimapur for construction of the double-track and diverted it from Dhansiri-Dillai-Bokajan.DimapurStation’srevenue has also dropped due quota being re duced and also extension of all trains introduced for Dimapur to other parts of Assam such as Jan Shatabdi to Jorhat, BG Express to Mariani and Nagaland Express to Ledo.

The contribution from the manufacturing sector to GSVA was estimated at 1.62% only in 2021-22. Manufacturing sector is the core of the industrial sector.

The sub-sector of elec tricity, gas, water supply, and other utility services was the least affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. During 2021-22 (A.E), the sub-sector is estimated to grow by The9.43%.growth in the con struction sector is estimated to pick up from -14.26% in 2020-21 to 8.15% in 2021-22 (A.E), with the construction sector share in GSVA esti mated at 6.04% in 2021-22.

Over the years, the ter tiary sector, which compris es of all economic activities that produces services, has become the most robust sector contributing 62.77% of GSVA in During2021-22.2021-22, the tertiary sector was estimated to grow at 8.86%.

One of the critical ar eas where the impact of the covid-19 pandemic felt the most was in the Trade & repairs and Hotel & Res taurant sector with growth rate from the sector falling to a negative of -7.57% in

2020-21. With the normal ization of the economy, the growth of the sub-sector is estimated to bounce back to positive growth of 6.80% in 2021-22During(A.E).2021-22, the financial services are es timated to grow at 9.21% with a share of 3.89% in the overall GSVA is one of the sub-sector which is as sumed to be least affected by the covid-19 pandemic. This is because the number of dwellings during the year is expected to remain the same. During 2020-21, the gross value added by real estate and ownership of the dwelling sector is estimated to have negative growth of -2.75%.During 2021-22, as per the Budget Estimates of Government, the alloca tion for public administra tion has increased from Rs. 6015.90 crore in 2020-21 to Rs. 6764.28 crore.

The financial services, which comes under the category of supra regional sector due to their pan In dia existence, is estimated to grow at 9.21% during 2021-22 with a share of 3.89% in the overall GSVA.

During 2021-22 (A.E), the

Niuland district under ILP ambit

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Every non-indigenous person settled or had en tered the district that was hitherto not covered under ILP and before the issuing of this notification and on or after November 21, 1979 when the area of Niuland was constituted as Tribal Belt on November 21, 1979, would also be re quired to obtain ILP within 90 days from the date of issue of this

him/herhavingfromhis/herbecontinuously21,ILPertooforindigenousHowever,notification.everynon-whohadsettledhadenteredtheareaNiulandthatwashithnotcoveredunderpriortoNovember1979andhadbeenlivingwouldexemptedalongwithdirectdescendantstherequirementsofanILPsubjecttoproducingevi

dence of the same in the form of documents like entry of name in electoral roll, land/property docu ments, house tax, entry of name in the electoral roll of town committee, school records, trade licences, etc, to deputy commissioner (DC)OnNiuland.thebasis of the submitted documents and after holding such enquiry which he thinks fit and necessary, the DC would certify that the person had been staying continuously prior to November 21, 1979 and the person concerned, on the strength of the cer tificate issued by the DC, would not be required to obtain the ILP. Any non-indigenous person passing through Niuland district to other State as transit passenger and having a valid ticket would not be required to obtain ILP.

contribution of real estate and ownership of dwelling to total GSVA is estimated at 6.66%.Adjusting for the infla tionary trend in the econ omy, the overall growth of Public Administration (PA) is estimated at 5.19% with a contributory share of 21.49% to GSVA during 2021-22. Estimates of PA come from the budget docu ment of the Central Govern ment, the State Government and annual report of the Autonomous bodies.

Per capita Income (PCI): Over the period of ten years, the PCI of the State has increased from Rs. 53010 in 2011-12 to Rs.135701 in 2021-22 (A.E) achieving a compound an nual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.86%.

Borrowing limit of state govt: The borrowing limit of the state govern ment is determined by the amount of the GSDP of the State. As per the Finance Commission of India rec ommendation for budgetary measures, beginning from XIII FC, state government is permitted to borrow only 3% of the GSDP from the financial Institutions.

Cabinet okays Natl Logistics Policy

NEW DELHI, SEP 21 (IANS): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the National Logistics Policy, which had been announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 17, and aims to reduce the cost of logistics in the country, bringing it at par with global benchmarks by 2030.

Minister for Informa tion and Broadcasting An urag Thakur told media persons after the Cabinet meeting that the policy will help improve the Logistics Performance Index ranking of the country, aiming to bring India among top 25 countries by 2030. Also, it will help create a data-driven support mechanism for an efficient logistics ecosystem.

The policy lays down an overarching interdisci plinary, cross-sectoral, multijurisdictional, and compre hensive policy framework for the logistics sector. The policy complements the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan. The National Logistics Policy is envisaged to bring efficiency in logistics ser vices, and human resources through streamlining pro cesses etc.

Authorities demand release...

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In a separate statement, Langpangkong Tzükong Mungdang through its general secretary R Nukshi Lkr condemned the inhuman act of NSCN-K (YA) for the abduction of Ramakanth Giri.

Demanding unconditional release of Giri within 24 hours, LTM warned that the public would take its own course of action if the group failed to do so. LTM reminded that Langpangkong range was a “tax free zone”, which was also highlighted in the print media on several occasions.

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Putin orders partial mobilisation of reservists

MOSCOW, SEP 21 (PTI):

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered a partial mobilisation of some 300,000 reservists after the Russian military suffered a series of setbacks in the rag ing conflict with Ukraine, saying the move was essen tial to protect Russia’s sover eignty as the “West is seek ing to weaken, divide and finally destroy this country.”

Putin made the an nouncement in a televised address to the nation in which he also said that Rus sia will use all the means at its disposal to protect its ter ritory, warning the West that “this is not a bluff”.

Ahead of his muchanticipated address, Putin had signed an Executive Or der for the call-up to start the mobilisation immediately.

Since early September, Ukraine forces have swiftly recaptured large swaths of land in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region that Russian troops took over in early weeks of the war which began on February 24.

The stretched-out frontline, the constant shell ing of Russian borderline areas by the Ukrainian mili

tary and attacks on liberated regions required the call-up of servicemen from the reserve, Putin said in his address.His speech comes a day after the Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Repub lics, as well as Russiancontrolled Kherson and Za porozhye regions on Tues day announced that they would hold referendums on whether to join Rus sia from September 23-27.

Soon after Putin’s address, Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu announced that 300,000 people will be called up for service during the partial mobilisation.

“Three hundred thousand

reserve troops will be called up,” Shoigu said during a Rossiya-24 TV broadcast.

Putin’s announcement was described as a sign of “weakness” by US ambas sador in Ukraine Bridget Brink. “Sham referenda and mobilisation are signs of weakness, of Russian failure,” Brink tweeted.

“The United States will never recognise Rus sia’s claim to purportedly annexed Ukrainian terri tory, and we will continue to stand with Ukraine for as long as it Britishtakes.”Defence Sec retary Ben Wallace said Putin’s decision to mobilise military reservists shows

Women burn headscarves as anti-hijab protests continue in Iran

She fell into coma shortly af ter collapsing at a detention centre. There were reports that police hit Amini on the head with a baton and banged her head against one of their vehicles, acting UN High Commissioner for Hu man Rights Nada al-Nashif said, BBC reported.

that his invasion is failing. “He and his Defence Minister have sent tens of thousands of their own citizens to their deaths, ill equipped and badly led,” he said in a statement. “No amount of threats and pro paganda can hide the fact that Ukraine is winning this war, the international community are united and Russia is becoming a global pariah.”Chinese Foreign Min istry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Wednesday that all efforts to peacefully address the Ukraine crisis should be supported, staterun China Global Televi sion Network, or CGTN reported.China’s position on Ukraine has been consis tent and clear, Wang told reporters when asked about the recent situation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

China maintains that the sovereignty and territo rial integrity of all countries should be respected, and the purposes and principles of the UN Charter should be adhered to, Wang said, add ing the legitimate security concerns of all countries

should be taken seriously.

Reacting to Putin’s ad dress, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said he did not believe the world would allow the Russian President to use nuclear weapons.“Idon’t believe that he (Putin) will use these weap ons. I don’t think the world will allow him to use these weapons,” he told the Ger man newspaper Bild, the BBC Zelenskyreported. warned against being cowed by Pu tin’s threats, saying they would invite Russia to at tempt to take more territory. The Russian president’s announcement showed he wanted to drown Ukraine in blood - including that of his own soldiers, Zelensky said.

In his speech, Putin accused the West of mak ing attempts to weaken, di vide and ultimately destroy Russia. “They are saying openly now that in 1991 they managed to split up the Soviet Union and now is the time to do the same to Rus sia, which must be divided into numerous regions that would be at deadly feud with each other,” Putin said.

Russia ‘shamelessly violated’ UN Charter in Ukraine: Joe Biden

UNITED NATIONS, SEP 21 (AP): President Joe Biden declared at the United Nations Wednesday that Russia has “shamelessly violated the core tenets” of the UN with its “brutal, needless war” in Ukraine. He said the war is an affront to the heart of what the in ternational body stands for as he looked to rally allies to stand firm in backing the UkrainianDeliveringresistance.aforce ful condemnation of Rus sia’s seven-month invasion, Biden said reports of Rus sian abuses against civilians in Ukraine “should make your blood run cold.” And he said President Vladimir Putin’s new nuclear threats against Europe showed “reckless disregard” for Russia’s responsibilities as a signer of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. He criticised Russia for scheduling “sham ref erenda” this week in terri tory it has forcibly seized in Ukraine. “A permanent member of the UN Security Council invaded its neigh bour, attempted to erase a sovereign state from the map. Russia has shamelessly

violated the core tenets of the UN charter,” he told his UN audience.Bidencalled on all na tions, whether democracies or autocracies, to speak out against Russia’s invasion and to bolster’s Ukraine ef fort to defend itself.

“We will stand in soli darity against Russia’s ag gression, period,” Biden said. Biden also highlighted consequences of the inva sion for the world’s food supply, pledging $2.9 billion in global food security aid to address shortages caused by the war and the effects of climate change. He praised a UN-brokered effort to cre ate a corridor for Ukrainian grain to be exported by sea, and called on the agreement to be continued despite the ongoing conflict. Biden, during his time at the UN

General Assembly, also planned to meet Wednes day with new British Prime Minister Liz Truss and press allies to meet an $18 billion target to replenish the Glob al Fund to Fight AIDS, tu berculosis and malaria. But the heart of the president’s visit to the UN this year was his full-throated censure of Russia as its war nears the seven-month mark.

The address came as Russian-controlled regions of eastern and southern Ukraine have announced plans to hold Kremllinbacked referendums in days ahead on becoming part of Russia and as Moscow is losing ground in the inva sion. Putin on Wednesday announced a partial mo bilisation to call up 300,000 reservists and accused the West of engaging in “nu clear blackmail”. The WH said the global food security funding includes $2 billion in direct humanitarian as sistance through the United States Agency for Interna tional Development. The balance of the money will go to global development projects meant to boost the efficiency and resilience of the global food supply.

UNICEF regrets poor response to USD 39 mn appeal for Pak flood-hit children

SARI (IRAN), SEP 21 (IANS): Women have been at the forefront of escalat ing protests in Iran sparked by the death in custody of a woman detained for break ing hijab laws, media reports said. Crowds cheered when women burned their hijabs on a bonfire in Sari on Tues day, the fifth successive day of unrest, BBC reported.

Activists said a woman was among three protesters shot dead by security forces in Urmia, Piranshahr and Kermanshah. The authori ties accused protesters of killing two civilians in Ker manshah as well as a police

assistant in Shiraz, the re port said. At least seven peo ple are now reported to have been killed since the protests against the hijab laws and morality police erupted after Mahsa Amini’s death.

The 22-year-old Kurd ish woman from the northwestern city of Saqez died in hospital on Friday, after being in coma for three days.

She was with her broth er in Tehran when she was arrested by morality police, who accused her of breaking the law requiring women to cover their hair with a hijab, or headscarf, and their arms and legs with loose clothing.

The police have denied that she was mistreated and said she suffered “sudden heart failure”. But her fam ily has said she was fit and healthy. “Mahsa Amini’s tragic death and allegations of torture and ill-treatment must be promptly, impar tially and effectively inves tigated by an independent competent authority, that ensures, in particular, that her family has access to jus tice and truth,” Nashif said.

She noted that the UN had received “numerous, and verified, videos of vio lent treatment of women” as morality police expand ed their street patrols in recent months to crack down on those perceived to be wearing “loose hijab”, BBC reported.

WASHINGTON, SEP 21 (PTI): The White House has defended President Joe Biden’s remarks that the American military would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion, saying he was answering a “hypothetical question” that was not a reflection of any change in the ‘One China’ policy of the US.

In an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes” that aired Sunday, Biden reiter ated a previous pledge to defend Taiwan in the event of an forAndchangestoChinatoMinutes,”inthegicstandingthepearingstancemarkedTheinvasion.commentsyetanotherinofthePresidentaptoventurebeyondUnitedStates’longpolicyof“strateambiguity”ontheissue,CNNsaid.“AsthePresidentsaidhisinterviewon“60wecontinuestandbehindtheOnepolicy.Wecontinuestandagainstunilateraltothestatusquo.wecontinuetostandpeaceandstability

OffICE Of THE LAZAMI SOCIAL WELfARE ORGANIZATION KOHIMA (LSWOK)

Motto: Social Upliftment

No………. Dated Kohima, the 22nd Sept. 2022

Felicitation

The Lazami Social Welfare Organization Kohima(LSWOK) extend our heartiest congratulations to Er. Nikavi K. Tsuipu , S/o Lt. Kivixe Tsuipu and Mrs. Athe Tsuipu for successfully securing the post of SDO (Civil Engineering) under Works and Housing Department in the recently declared NPSC CTE 2021.

The Organization also congratulates Mr. Kughaho Swu S/o Shri.Ivulho Swu and Mrs. Xukheli Swu for securing a Gold Medal in Light Fly Weight Boxing at the recently concluded 2nd Nagaland Olympics and Paralympics Games 2022.

across the Taiwan Strait,” US National Security Ad visor Jake Sullivan told reporters at a White House newsUnderconference.the “One China” policy, the US ac knowledges China’s posi tion that Taiwan is part of China, but has never officially recognised the Communist Party’s claim to the self-governing island of 23“Themillion.President has reiterated those basic com mitments on every occa sion that he’s talked about Taiwan, including in this interview where he specifi cally and emphatically and unequivocally reinforced and reiterated the One Chi na policy,” Sullivan said in response to a question on Biden’s recent interview.

“He was asked a hy pothetical question in this interview. He was asked a very similar question back in Tokyo in May. He gave a similar answer in Tokyo in May that he gave in the “60 Minutes” interview,” Sullivan said.

ISLAMABAD, SEP 21 (PTI): UNICEF has regret ted that its funding appeal for over three million chil dren in Pakistan’s floodaffected areas was still less than a third of the USD 39 million it sought, according to a senior official.

“The rains and floods have already claimed the lives of more than 550 chil dren. Without a significant surge in support, we fear many more children will lose their lives,” Unicef Pakistan chief field offi cer in Balochistan, Gerida Birukila, said. “The world needs to come together and help the children in Paki stan. Together we can save lives by delivering life-saving health, nutrition and educa tion services to every child in Pakistan who needs it the most,” Dawn newspaper quoted the representative of the United Nations Chil dren’s Fund as saying in Geneva on Tuesday.

She said that next week marked a month since cata strophic floods uprooted more than 3.4 million chil dren from their homes in

Pakistan. The devastating floods since June 14 have left more than 1,545 persons dead and thousands more injured.The floods have affect ed 33 million people in Paki stan, leaving hundreds of thousands homeless. Swell ing waters have swept away villages, roads and bridges, and at one point inundated a third of Pakistan’s territory.

“Even after three weeks, large parts of flood-affected areas are still submerged under water. Many of the roads and bridges have ei ther been washed away or damaged. Thousands of families in 81 calamity-hit districts are still cut-off and desperately need support.

Families have no food, clean water or “Lackmedicines.offood means a lot of the mothers are now anaemic and malnourished and have very low-weight babies,” she “Unicefsaid.has been on the ground since day one supporting the government’s flood response. Immediately following the floods, we dispatched USD 1 million in prepositioned supplies, with an additional USD 3 million of supplies delivered and being dispatched to the worst affected districts. We have set up 71 mobile health camps, and have set up temporary learning centres to help children cope with trauma,” Birukila added.

1. Miss Ruopfünuo Mezhü D/o of Lt. Medoletuo for examination 2021 as Assistant Research Officer under Soil & Water Conservation.

2. Miss Medozhaü Pfukri, D/o of Pfümezha Pfukri, for successfully clearing IBPS examination as Probationary Officer, UCO Bank The council further extends best wishes in their services and many more successes in their future. Sd/Technical) Examination and securing the post of SDO (Civil Engg.) Works & Housing, Govt. of Nagaland and Assistant Programmer, Election Department, Govt. of Nagaland respectively.

The Council acknowledges their hard work and perseverance and for bringing laurels to the village and also further wishes them the best and prays for God’s grace upon their future endeavours.

The Organization thanks them for bringing laurels to Lazami village through their hard work and further wishes them success in their future endeavors.

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Office of the Lakhuti Students' Union, Lakhuti-I Officers Forum Lakhuti Village Council and Lakhuti Eloe Ekhung takes profound delight and honour to extend our heartiest congratulations to Mr. Chonben Lotha, S/o Mr. Ayamo Patton and Mrs. Mhalo Patton for successfully clearing the recently declared NPSC (CTSE) - 2021 as an Assistant Programmer Class-III Non-Gazetted, under Election department, Govt. of Nagaland.

We wish him the best for his future endeavours, and may he be a channel of blessings to the society.

EAST DIMAPUR SUMI YOUTH FRONT FELICITATION OF HQ. BAZAR, DIMAPUR NAGALAND extends our heartiest congratulations to the following successful candidates for clearing the NPSC CTSE, 1.2022:

Er. ALIKA K ACHUMI, D/o. Mr. Kiyeto Y Achumi & Mrs. Bokali Achumi for the post of JUNIOR ENGINEER, CLASS-II GAZETTED under Works & Housing Department, Govt. of Nagaland.

2. Er. ATHENA N CHISHI, D/o Lt. Mr. Nitoyi Chishi & Mrs. Asangla for the post of JUNIOR ENGINEER, CLASS-II GAZETTED under Works & Housing Department, Govt. of Nagaland.

3. Miss. VINOLI K. ACHUMI, D/o. Mr. Kiheto Awomi & Mrs. Hotoli.K. Awomi for the post of FOREST RANGER, CLASS-II GAZETTED under Environment Forest & Climate Change Department, Govt. of Nagaland. The organization further wishes them success in their future endeavours. We pray that the Almighty God continue to guide and bless you all. db-1090/22 OF THE

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Mhathung Lotha Yibemo Kikon (General Secretary) (President) (NPSC/CTSE). Inoka , Junior Engineer (Civil) Cl-II (NPSC/ CTSE). the Elisha Er. Lankonthung Mr. Chungkhu Misano

In recognition and with immense appreciation, the OFFICE OF THE EAST DIMAPUR SUMI COUNCIL HQ. PURANA BAZAR, DIMAPUR NAGALAND extends our heartiest congratulations to the following successful candidates for clearing the NPSC CTSE, 2022:

1. Er. ALIKA K ACHUMI, D/o. Mr. Kiyeto Y Achumi & Mrs. Bokali Achumi for the post of JUNIOR ENGINEER, CLASS-II GAZETTED under Works & Housing Department, Govt. of Nagaland.

2. Miss. VINOLI K. ACHUMI, D/o. Mr. Kiheto Awomi & Mrs. Hotoli.K. Awomi for the post of FOREST RANGER, CLASS-II GAZETTED under Environment Forest & Climate Change Department, Govt. of Nagaland.

3. Er. ATHENA N CHISHI, D/o Lt. Mr. Nitoyi Chishi & Mrs. Asangla for the post of JUNIOR ENGINEER, CLASS-II GAZETTED under Works & Housing Department, Govt. of TheNagaland.Council further wishes them success in their future endeavours. We pray that the Almighty God continue to guide and bless you all.

Vladimir Putin

No change in US’ ‘One China’ policy: White House

Iranian woman cuts her ponytail off during a protest following the death of an Iranian woman in Tehran. (AFP)

Joe Biden

Sukhalu releases 12 Nagaland heritage-based films

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by Advisor for School Education & SCERT, K.T. Sukhalu, at the Capital Convention Centre, Kohima on September 21 (Wednesday).Speaking at the programme, Sukhalu said many aspects of its heritage, culture, and traditions are not being fully documented and asked the SCERT department to document those for the students.

“Students were often not fully aware of their culture and tradition, therefore, screening of these short films to the students should be done to infuse the feeling of pride in one’s identity”, he added. He stressed the need of counsellors for students

to mainstream the students into the right line of thinking and overall development. He also mentioned that teachers also play an important role to take responsibility for moulding the students into leaders for the future generation.Commissioner &

Secretary, School Education & SCERT, Kevileno Angami, said culture is their identity, and a person who does not know one’s culture is ignorant, and asserted that it is important that we teach our children the knowledge of our state, cultural practices, and the history.

She also said SCERT has come up with the Nagaland Heritage textbook which helps children to learn the dialect and language, cultural practices, and poems of different tribes, and with the release of the Nagaland Heritage-based films, it would supplement what is in the textbook.

Director SCERT, N. Chumchanbeni Kikon said the Nagas’ rich cultural heritage can be successfully preserved if only they value it, document it, and transmit it to the next generation. She informed that SCERT Nagaland has documented a total of 15 Naga heritage-based short films, out of which three were released in the year 2020. She also stated that the 12 Nagaland Heritage-based

short films are based on customs, practices, values, and different aspects of Naga culture which are drawn from the school subject “Nagaland Heritage Studies”. She further disclosed that that SCERT Nagaland is the first SCERT in the country to introduce the course for Diploma in School Counselling on April 2, 2018.Atotal of 38 trainees from the 3rd batch were conferred the diploma degree and oath-taking was administered by the advisor K.T. Sukhalu. A total of 31 candidates were also inducted into the course as the 4th batch during the programme.

Comic-actor Raju Srivastava dies at

Popular comedian Raju Srivastava, who dabbled in movies, made a mark as a stand-up comic and later entered politics, died on Wednesday after more than 40 days in hospital. He was 58. Srivastava, who joined the BJP in 2014 after a stint with the Samajwadi Party, had a heart attack on August 10 while working out at a Delhi hotel. He was rushed to AIIMS where he underwent an angioplasty procedure. He was on the ventilator since and never regained consciousness.

“I got a call in the morning saying he is no more. It is really unfortunate news. He had been waging a struggle for life in hospital

for over 40 days,” his brother Dipoo Srivastava told PTI fromPayingMumbai.tribute, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he “brightened our lives with laughter, humour and positivity”.“Heleaves us too soon but he will continue to live in the hearts of countless people thanks to his rich work over the years. His demise is saddening. Condolences to his family and admirers. Om Shanti,” the PM tweeted.

The artiste, who featured in Hindi films such as “Maine Pyar Kiya” and “Baazigar”, was declared dead at 10.20 am, according to hospital sources. Srivastava, who is survived by his wife and two children, was chairperson of the Film Development CouncilTheUP.last rites will take place on Thursday morning here, his brother said. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was among the first to pay his condolences. UP CM Yogi Adityanath said Srivastava took the genre of comedy to new heights with his talent and hard work. The entertainment fraternity paid homage to the actorcomedian. (PTI)

K.T. Sukhalu and officers of SCERT along with graduates of 3rd batch. (DIPR)

Raju Srivastava

33rd Chessore Area Football tournament kicks off

keeps them fit, fine and physical strength. He said that there are many talented sportspersons in their com munity, however, due to lack of spor ts

The Oval, Lord’s to host WTC Final in 2023, 2025

DUBAI, SEP 21 (PTI):

representing ten villages un der Chessore areas are par ticipating in the tournament.

Speaking at the pro gramme, Tohanba, stated that sports is very essential for every youngster which

talent,theSportsfocusesernmentunderlightedasficultiesyoungstersinfrastructures,arefacingdifinchoosingsportstheircarrier.HealsohighKheloIndiaSchemetheinitiativeofGovofIndiawhichmainlyonGames&development.Tohanbafurtherurgedyoungsterstochasetheirnomatterwhathard

ship they face, saying that the Government of India has been giving much im portance in the fields of games and sports and those sportspersons who never give up their dreams will be benefitted.The opening pro gramme started with an invocation by Rev. Father David K Tithong, welcome address by vice president CASA, H. Mukam.

The chief guest also declared the 33rd CASA football tournament open.

The Oval and the iconic Lord’s will host the World Test Championship (WTC) Final in 2023 and 2025 respectively, the game’s gov erning body ICC said on Wednesday.England were identi fied as the hosts for the next two WTC Finals during the ICC Annual General Meet ing in Birmingham in July.

“We are delighted to be hosting next year’s ICC World Test Championship Final at The Oval which has such a rich legacy and

an amazing atmosphere, which is ideal for such an important fixture on the calendar,” ICC chief execu tive Geoff Allardice said in a

statement. “Following that we will then take the 2025 Final to Lord’s which will provide a fitting backdrop to the ultimate Test.

KohimaLaundryTumbledry,anddryclean,

, was inaugurated by Rev. Neikko Mero, Senior Pastor, Kuzhami Chakhesang Baptist Church Kohima, on 17th September, 2022 at Old Minister’s Hill, near Network Bus Stand, NH 29, Kohima. Tumbledry is the fastest growing and largest laundry and dry cleaning chain in India.

Mrs. Chanmila Kapfo, Proprietor stated that it is the first of its kind in Kohima. A world-class laundry & dry cleaning service. There are 300 + stores across 100 + cities in India. It uses the latest European Lagoon Technology. It uses an Ecofriendly organic chemical made in Germany for 100% fabric life, texture and color preserved.

The unit difference is that it is ultra Hygienic Laundry Service, Free Doorstep pickup and delivery and Live Laundry & dry cleaning. The store is equipped with state-of-the-art Italian machines which are gentle for the fabric but touch for stains ensuring complete cleaning and guaranteed protection of article at the same time.

This combination of Italian machines and German chemicals keeps delicate, expensive garments always as new. With whiter Technology it can make whites up to 3 shades brighter.Italso offers express service for urgent requirements where it deliver orders within a day. kick started its 33rd grand opening of

Chessore Area Football tournament on Wednesday with state executive member BJP, Nagaland & Ex. MLA, R. Tohanba, as the chief guest.Altogether, ten teams

R. Tohanba kicking off the 33rd Chessore Area Football tournament.

MotoGP first race likely in India next year

NEW DELHI, SEP 21 (PTI): In a massive boost for motor sport in the country, the MotoGP organisers on Wednesday announced that the biggest two-wheel racing event could come to India as early as next year.

An MoU, which prom ises seven races in as many years, was announced, but MotoGP organisers Dorna Sports and Indian promot ers Faristreet Sports did not set a date for the first race, which is being branded as ‘Grand Prix of Bharat’.

If 2023 doesn’t work out, both parties aim to con duct a testing event the same year before the inaugural round in Dorna2024.will announce the 2023 calendar soon.

whether we can make 2023 possible or whether there wlll be a test for the first event in 2024. It is com plicated to organise, many pieces will have to fall into place,” said Dorna Sports MD.

Formula 1 could not have a long future in India due to financial, tax and bu reaucratic issues. The event was taxed as the government back then did not recognise it as a sport. Custom clear ance of tonnes of equipment was also an Fairstreetissue.Sports

Julius Baer chess: Carlsen wrests back lead; India’s Erigaisi just a point adrift

The MoU was an nounced in the presence of Dorna Sports MD Car los Ezpeleta and Indian promoter Fairstreet Sports (FSS) COO Pushkar Nath and director Amit Sandill.

The round when it hap pens will also include races in junior category -- Moto2 and Moto3.PTIhad reported last week that a race was on the cards in the winter of 2023.

Formula 1 departed after three seasons due to financial, tax and bureau cratic hurdles but Ezpeleta expressed surprise that In dia, the world’s largest twowheeler market, has not hosted MotoGP yet.

“Honestly from Dor na’s side it is surprising the call has not been made be

The race venue will be the state-of-the-art Buddh International Circuit, home to the defunct Indian Grand Prix. Once the stakeholders can decide the dates, the rack track will be homolo gated by world governing body FIM, which is seen as a formality since the track has already hosted an event of the stature of Formula 1.

fore. MotoGP is a product meant for India and India is a country meant for Mo toGP. The match is a good one,”Ezpeleta said.

“We had not been ap proached for MotoGP in previous years but with sup port of the Indian promot ers, all the parts boxes have been “Allchecked.the major manu factures that are part of MotoGP have shown a lot of interest in coming to India,” he added. Though the official statement clearly mentioned the race will happen in 2023 but Ezpeleta said getting all the pieces

together to host a race of this scale is always a compli catedAroundaffair. 5000 people including riders and staff work during a MotoGP round. Ezpeleta claimed that a MotoGP weekend generates economic activity of 100 million euros.

“The MoU is for seven years which can start as soon as next year. Putting together a MotoGP round is a huge job. A pre-season test of machinery and tyres have to be tested at the venue.

“We publish our cal endar season before. We are working out the dates

COO Nath said two-wheel racing is now recognised as a sport by the government and get ting a single window clear ance will not be a problem.

The Indian promoters claim to have the backing of state government and centralNathgovernment.andCo. had a meeting with UP CM Yogi Adityanath and Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur before the an nouncement. Since it is an event of huge scale, there will be financial and op eration challenges. MotoGP organisers expect FSS to overcome them.

FSS will be paying Dorna millions of euros per year to host the race.

NEW YORK, SEP 21 (IANS): A Day after he courted controversy, sensa tionally quitting his game with American star Hans Niemann after playing just one move, world cham pion Magnus Carlsen let his chess do the talking in the Julius Baer Generation Cup -- the seventh leg of the USD1.6 million Meltwater Champions Chess Tour -- wresting back the lead on an entertaining day of chess.Ahead of the final day of the preliminary stage, the Norwegian overhauled Indian youngster Arjun Erigaisi on the leaderboard with three wins and a draw to finish with 25 out of a maximum 36 points so far on Wednesday (IST).

Carlsen managed to emerge leader despite hav ing controversially thrown his Round 6 game against Hans Niemann, seeming ly in protest over alleged cheating. Meanwhile, Eri gaisi, who hails from Wa rangal in the south Indian state of Telangana, has been on fire in the ongo ing event but lost only his second game on Tuesday and trails Carlsen by just

one point.Fellow Indian Ra meshbabu Praggnanand haa remains a danger in fourth, with Vietnam’s Liem Quang Le in third.

German’s Vincent Keymer lifted himself up level on 19/36 with a Round 12 win.

All five are nearly home and primed for the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour event’s knock out stage which starts on Thursday along with Polish ace Jan-Krzysztof Duda.

However, a series of big names are at risk of failing to make the cut to morrow when the field of 16 is halved. These include Levon Aronian, Anish Giri

and Ukrainian legend Vasyl Ivanchuk.Hans Niemann, the controversial American who Carlsen refused to play a full game against in Round 6, briefly dropped out of the qualification spots before crushing Aro nian in just 21 moves. He stands in Theresixth.was a shock Round 9 win for the young est player in the event, 15-year-old American Christopher Yoo, who beat Giri. Round 10 saw a huge generational tussle -- fitting with the theme of the event -- between Carlsen, of 1990 vintage, and Vasyl Ivan chuk, the elder statesman in the event.

Food-at-toilet: AKFI, state kabaddi bodies wash hands

NEW DELHI, SEP 21 (PTI): Senior sports ad ministrator Anil Khanna on Wednesday quit as act ing president of the In dian Olympic Association (IOA), almost two weeks after IOC refused to recog nise any

period,”oftheoverofinbyGeneralmouslystitutionmittee).(NationalConstitution‘Law“decidehavesportsaskedIOC“respects”IOAsportsreignendedofyear.electionssayingsuedhad,Olympicpresident”.“acting/interimTheInternationalCommittee(IOC)onSeptember8,isasuspensionthreat,theIOAmustholdbyDecemberthisKhannatookchargeIOAafteracourtrulingNarinderBatra’saschiefoftheapexbodyinthecountry.Khanna,whoisseniorvicepresident,saidhetheviewofthebutatthesametimetheworld’sumbrellabodyastowhowillthefinalauthoritytoandinterprettheoftheLand’andtheofanNOCOlympicCom“BasedontheConofIOA,asunaniapprovedbytheHouseandbackedasimilarpastprecedentthevacancyofthepostPresidentin2011,ItooktheresponsibilityofdutiesandfunctionsthePresidentforabriefKhannasaidina

statement. He was refer ring to then senior vice president V K Malhotra taking charge as acting IOA president after the incum bent head Suresh Kalmadi was arrested on corruption charges relating to the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

“This was confirmed by the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi on 24th June 2022,” Khanna said in the letter addressed to IOA Secretary General and the members.“Iam honored to have been part of the IOA sports fraternity for the last many years having served in dif ferent capacities. It was a privilege for me to be part of the Commonwealth Games as Acting President where India did remarkably well.”In a September 8 let ter, the IOC said it will not recognise any “acting/ interim president” after Batra’s ouster as IOA chief and said it will deal with

TOKYO, SEP 21 (IANS):

China’s Zheng Qinwen con tinued to soar in her break through season, knocking out No 1 seed Paula Badosa 6-3, 6-2 in 78 minutes in the second round of the Pan Pacific Open to reach the quarterfinals of the tourna ment, here on Wednesday.

This is the 19-yearold’s first completed Top 10 win. Previously, she had advanced over Ons Jabeur via retirement in the second round of Toronto. It puts Zheng into her third tourlevel quarterfinal of 2022, and second at WTA 500 level or above.“Itwas a big match for me. Even though the score was like this, there were a lot of emotions for me in this match and I’m very proud of myself. It’s not a surprise - I always knew I had the level, I just had to make it,” said Zheng.The teenager’s overall

record this year is now 34-15, and 19-15 at the tour level.

Having ended 2021 at No 143, she has risen to a careerhigh this week of No 36. She also came into this match in supreme form after a 6-1, 6-4 first-round defeat of Misaki Doi that had seen her win 19 points in a row.

If anything, the score line against Badosa does not do justice to Zheng’s level of dominance. She was initially

secretary general Rajeev Mehta as the main point of contact.“While I respect the views of the IOC, at some stage, when the dust has settled, I would like to ask the IOC as to who will decide and interpret the ‘Law of the Land’ and the Constitution of the NOCs in a Nation.“Willthis interpreta tion be done by the IOC or will the same be done by the Hon’ble Courts of a Nation? Once the Hon’ble Courts of a Nation have decided after due consider ation, will it be appropriate for the IOC to have a dif ferent interpretation than the findings of the Hon’ble Courts!!”Khanna, former boss of the All India Tennis Association (AITA), admit ted that the IOA is going through a tough phase.

“It is no secret that IOA has been going through a turbulent time over the last two years and with the elections ap proaching within a couple of months and also be cause of the Hon’ble High Court’s order which may affect the future of some of the affiliated members, the concerns of many in our family have heightened, resulting in continuous litigation even over the last couple of weeks.

LONDON, SEP 21 (IANS):

Swiss legend Roger Federer confirmed that he would be still involved in tennis after retire ment and told tennis fans all over the world on Wednesday that “I won’t be a ghost.”

Federer, 41, announced last Thursday that he would retire from Grand Slams and the ATP Tour after the Laver Cup held from September 23 to 25 in London.The20-time Grand Slam winner will only play one dou bles match this time in London, but he was sure that he would not leave the tennis world even though he hasn’t had any spe cific plan yet, reports Xinhua.

“I just wanted to let the fans know I won’t be a ghost,” said Federer. “Tennis has given me too much. I’ve been around the game for too long. Falling in love with too many things. I love seeing people again. That’s kind of what I wanted to let the fans know that you’ll see me again.”“But what it could be, in what capacity, I don’t know. I still have to think about it a little bit,” added Federer.

NEW DELHI, SEP 21 (PTI): The national Kabaddi Federation on Wednesday washed its hands of the incident where the players at a statelevel tournament were served food from a toilet, saying it was not, in any way, involved in the staging of the girls’ event in UP’s Saharanpur.

The kabaddi players competing at the U-16 event were served food that was kept in a toilet, prompt ing the authorities to suspend the district sports officer for laxity and blacklisting the caterer.

The incident created a furore as politicians condemned the shabby treatment meted out to the players.

“The Amateur Kabaddi Fed eration of India (AKFI) has no role in the organisation of the tournament. It was a purely a Uttar Pradesh government-related event. They (organisers) have done their own arrangement,” S P Garg, the Delhi High Court-appointed admin istrator who has been running AKFI since 2018, told PTI.

Asked how a state level tourna

ment can happen without the sanc tion from the national federation, he said, “We are in no way involved in the organisation of the tourna ment. Humara koi lene dena nahin hey (we have no concern with that). We had no information (about the tournament).”UPStateKabaddi Association secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh said the tournament was not sanctioned by the AKFI nor by the state unit. He said the event was not in its an nual calendar.

slow to find the range on her forehand, and fell behind an earlyButbreak.once she had set tled, Zheng was imperious. From 3-1 down in the first set, she reeled off the next seven games, and 11 of the next 13. She did not face another break point in the match, in total, she tallied seven aces and won 82 per cent of the points behind her first serve.

The Chinese tennis player also repeatedly teed off on the Badosa serve, blitzing three clean return winners in one game to break the Spaniard at the start of the second set. She was clutch in important mo ments, too, winning three consecutive games from 30-30 to turn the first set around, and fired 18 winners overall.Though extended ex changes were few and far be tween, such was the quality of Zheng’s first strikes, she was also able to outlast the World No 4 in athletic longer rallies as well. Zheng proved adept at soaking up her op ponent’s pace; unable to find a way through, Badosa ended up with 20 unforced errors to only six winners.

Zheng will next face ei ther Elise Mertens or Claire Liu as she bids to reach her second WTA semifinal, and first at WTA 500 level.

I won’t be a ghost, says Roger Federer

Anil Khanna

Roger Federer

(Inset): Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta. Representational image.

Zheng Qinwen of China (left) celebrates her victory against Paula Badosa of Spain. (AFP)

Magnus Carlsen