November 15, 2020 by Nagaland Post

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LO N G E WA L A / JA I S ALMER (RAJASTHAN), NOV 14 (PTI): Delivering an unambiguous message to India’s enemies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asserted that it will give a “prachand jawab” (fierce reply) if provoked, as he flew to Longewala Post to celebrate Diwali with soldiers, a tradition he has been following since assuming office in 2014. Addressing soldiers at the forward post, which has become a part of military legend after troops here successfully thwarted numerically higher Pakistani forces in the 1971 war, Modi took a swipe at China without naming it, saying the world is troubled by “expansionist forces” and expansionism shows a “distorted mindset” that belongs to the 18th century. India has become a forceful voice against forces of expansionism, he said and also took aim at Pakistan, adding that Indian soldiers have hit “sponsors of terrorism” in their home, a reference to air and surgical strikes against terror camps in the neighbouring country. “No force in the world can prevent our brave soldiers

LONGLENG district

PMEGP aggrieved applicants serve 7-day deadline D I M A P U R , N OV 1 4 (NPN): Aggrieved applicants of Prime Ministers Employment Generation Prog ramme (PMEGP) 2015-16 batch under Longleng district have served a seven-day deadline on Industries & Commerce department to release the subsidy amount. In a statement, president of the Aggrieved PMEGY applicants, Longleng, M. Nyeilen Phom and secretary C. Chuba Phom warned that if the department failed to act positively, they will take own course of action, even up to the extent of locking down of the district Industry office, Longleng without further notice. The applicants claimed that as per the office copy issued to them during the release of instalment basis amount, it was mentioned that the subsidy would be given to the applicants after making partial recovery of the loan. The applicants said that despite 75% of the loan recovery already made, they were yet to receive the subsidy amount from the department concern.

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from defending our borders. The world today knows that we will not compromise with our interests even one bit at any cost,” he said amid a standoff with China in eastern Ladakh. He said India today believes in the policy of understanding others and making them understand but if it is tested, then it will give a fierce reply. The country has the capability and political will to give a befitting response to those who challenge it, Modi added. He also underlined the importance of having strong capability, saying despite advanced international cooperation and equations, vigilance is the path to security, alertness leads to happiness and peace is the prize of having strength. “History of the world tells us that only those nations have remained safe and advanced who had the ability to take on invaders,” he said, adding that 130 crore Indians stand with the country’s soldiers and bow to their bravery. “They are proud of your valour,” he told the soldiers, saying their bravery has got the better of all

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adversities, be it in deserts, forests or deep oceans. Later, in his address to Air Force personnel in Jaisalmer, Modi said the strength of India’s forces is such that whenever “someone casts an evil on us”, our soldiers have the courage to give them a reply in the same language. “These are the things that make India’s forces more credible in the eyes of the world. Today, Indian forces are conducting military exercises with big countries of the world. We are having strategic partnerships against terror. India’s forces have shown that they can strike anytime, anywhere on

Correspondent

KOHIMA, NOV 14 (NPN): In commemoration of the platinum jubilee celebration of the Kohima Ao Baptist Church (KABC) held on December 18, 2014, a threestoried ‘patient attendants’ guest house was formally donated to the Naga Hospital Authority Kohima (NHAK) at the hospital premises Saturday. Inaugurating the guest house senior pastor KABC, Rev. M. Asangba Longkumer informed that the guest house was being handed over to NHAK for use as attendant guest house at NHAK in commendation of the 75th platinum jubilee celebration of KABC. He expressed the hope that the guest house will be used for God’s glory to benefit people for their physical and spiritual wellbeing. Also speaking on the occasion, principal director Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Vizolie Z. Suokhrie lamented on the problems faced by patient attendants in NHAK. He said that the guest house would go a long way in helping people from

KABA members with Health department officials. (Below) the newly constructed ‘patient attendant’ guest house.

opener for other churches to do more to help people. Dr. Suokhrie said the state had nothing during the COVID19 pandemic but today, its performance has been remarkable, mainly as it has learnt much.

Diwali celebrated amid COVID-19 BJP announces new team of state in-charges

5.2 magnitude quake jolts NE

DIMAPUR, NOV 14 (NPN): Diwali was celebrated in Dimapur on Saturday amidst COVID-19 situation and ban on firecrackers throughout the state. The state government had prohibited sale and use of fire crackers in all parts of the State from November 10, 2020 to January 31, 2021 considering the potentially harmful effects of bursting of fire crackers. However, despite state-wide ban on use/sale of fire crackers, people in some localities started bursting crackers by evening. Meanwhile, devotees offered prayers, lighted diyas and candles to mark the festival of light. On the occasion, people also visited temples following safety guidelines.

Though this year’s Diwali was more sombre, some residents expressed dismay that there were people who defied the ban on sale/ use of firecrackers. In a notification, chief secretary J Alam ordered complete ban on sale and use of fire crackers in the state and any person found violating the order would be punished under relevant provisions of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 and other relevant laws. CS has also directed Commissioner of Police Dimapur and all SPs to take necessary action to ensure compliance of the order. Nagaland governor RN Ravi, chief minister Neiphiu Rio and deputy chief minister Y Patton extended greetings to the people on the occasion of Diwali. Ravi urged the people to observe COVID-19 protocols while celebrating the festivals. Rio in a tweet prayed that the Festival of Lights bring joy and prosperity to all. Patton also prayed that this auspicious day fill each house with light, happiness, love, positivity and blessings.

Nalin Kholi made Nagaland I/C; Dr. Chuba Ao Meghalaya; M. Kikon Mizoram

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NEW DELHI, NOV 14 (NPN): Months after appointments of the BJP core team, the BJP national president JP Nadda has announced work allocation among the party’s national officebearers. The party has appointed its national spokesperson Nalin Kholi as the in-charge of Nagaland. Kholi was earlier the in-charge of Meghalaya. Two BJP functionaries from Nagaland who were recently promoted to the national level-Dr. M. Chuba Ao (national vice president) and Mmhonlumo Kikon (national spokesperson) have also been given in-charges of Meghalaya and Mizoram respectively. Other who have been made in-charge of various North East states include Sambit Patra for Manipur, Sukanta Majumdar for Sikkim, Baijayant Panda for Assam, Dilip Sakia for Arunachal Pradesh and Vinod Sonkar to

look after Tripura. In poll-bound West Bengal, Kailash Vijayvargiya will continue to be the in-charge. CT Ravi has been made the in-charge of Tamil Nadu, who will also take care of Maharashtra and Goa. CP Radhakrishnan will see work in Kerala and Bhupender Yadav will remain the in-charge for Bihar and Gujarat. Besides Assam Baijayant Panda will look after Delhi and Dilip Sakia will look after Jharkhand in addition to Arunachal Pradesh. Radha Mohan Singh has been appointed as the in-charge of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, while Bhupender Yadav will remain the in-charge for Bihar and Gujarat. Tarun Chugh has been assigned the party’s work in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Telangana and Nirmal Kumar Surana for Puducherry. P Muralidhar Rao will now be in-charge of Madhya Pradesh and V Muralidharan of Andhra Pradesh. Arun Singh will look

COVID-19 STATUS AS ON november 14, 2020 District

ACTIVE CASES Symptomatic AsDeath MiympRecovunder Total Critical-ICU Death grattomered InvestiCases Mod- Se- With- With On ed Mild atic gation erate vere out Oxy- VentiOxygen gen lator

Dimapur

462

4875

33*

Kiphire

Kohima

188

2642

2874

Longleng

Mokokchung

109

120

46%

5461

Mon

476

573

Peren

306

314

Phek

Tuensang

154

159

Wokha

Zunheboto

135

139

Total

757

8794

9750

D I M A P U R , N OV 1 4 (NPN): Nagaland COVID19 tally rose to 9750 after 112 fresh cases were reported on Saturday-- 109 in

AGE DISTRIBUTION OF COVID-19 CASES

Dimapur, 2 in Kohima and 1 in Mon. Further, out of 9750 positive cases, the distribution across various categories

33%

38 25

15%

4% < 14

2% 15-29

30-44

45-59

>60

AGE GROUP include 4099 from the armed forces/police, 1730 returnees, 3449 traced contacts and 472 frontline workers. Meanwhile, Health & Family Welfare department in its weekly bulletin released on Saturday expressed concern that 36% of deaths had

taken place within 48 hours, signifying late arrival to the hospital with very advanced symptoms. “The key is early and timely intervention of the limited treatments available,” H&FW stated. Till date, the department said that 63% of deaths

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D I M A P U R , N OV 1 4 (NPN): A mild earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter Scale jolted parts of North East on Saturday afternoon. According to National Center for Seismology, the earthquake with a depth of 30 km, struck Myanmar on November 14 at 2.20 pm. There has been no report of any damage caused by the quake. It may be mentioned that an earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter Scale jolted parts of Nagaland and Assam in the wee hours on Thursday. According to NCS, the earthquake occurred at 3.23 a.m. at a depth of 11 km on latitude 26.45 degree and longitude 93.61 degree with its epicentre at 61 km north of Dimapur.

after Karnataka, whereas, D Purandeshwari has been made the in-charge of Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Dushyant Kumar Gautam will see the work in Punjab, Chandigarh and Uttarakhand. Vinod Tawde has been in-charge of Haryana. Avinash Rai Khanna will be in-charge for Himachal Pradesh. Satya Kumar will see work in Andaman and Nicobar and Vijaya Rahatkar of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. Abdullakutty has been assigned Lakshadweep. Meanwhile, the BJP has also appointed new in-charges of its ‘Morcha’. Bhupendra Yadav has been made in-charge of the Kisan Morcha, Dushyant Kumar Gautam of the Mahila Morcha and CT Ravi for the SC Morcha. Tarun Chugh is the in-charge of the Yuva Morcha, Dileep Sakaiya of the ST Morcha, Arun Singh of the OBC Morcha and D Purandeshwari for the Minority D I M A P U R , N OV 1 4 Morcha. (NPN): NSCN (K) through its deputy kilonser MIP, Nikato Pilot Sumi has claimed that a mobile camp of the People’s Army of were below 60 years of age. Nagaland(PAN) was atOut of 311 confirmed cases tacked by “some misguided this week, the State has reNaga nationalist.” NEW DELHI, NOV 14 ported 7 COVID-19 deaths. In a statement, So far the State has (PTI): India’s COVID-19 NSCN(K) said that the atrecorded 46 deaths out of tally climbed to 87.73 lakh tackers unsuccessfully tried with 44,684 new cases in a which 29 were from Dito shoot one of the PAN mapur, 13 in Kohima and day, while 81,63,572 people 1 each in Mokokchung, have recuperated from the cadre, who had gone to fetch Mon, Peren, Tuensang and disease so far, bringing the water. It said an exchange of national recovery rate to fire ensued but there was no Wokha. Expressing serious con- 93.04 per cent on Saturday, casualties. Further, the NSCN(K) cern about 1% increase in according to the Union claimed that the motive was cases among 51-60 years age Health Ministry data. The fresh cases pushed likely to provoke and cregroup in the past one week, the department warned that the number of novel coro- ate a non-conducive Naga the uncontrolled spread navirus cases to 87,73,479. political situation.NSCN among the age group of 21- The death toll mounted to (K) said it failed to under40 years was increasing risk 1,29,188 with the pandemic stand the intent of the “this claiming 520 more lives in misguided Nagas” and wonin the higher age groups. H&FW further stated a span of 24 hours in the dered how bloodshed would that the positivity rate among country, the data updated benefit the Nagas and the political movement. household contacts at 31% at 8 am showed. NSCN (K) also said it There are 4,80,719 ac(1039/3389), continues to remain more than the office tive cases of the coronavirus “does not believe that fratgoers at 24% (801/3389). infection in the country ricidal acts among Nagas The sample positivity rate which comprises 5.48 per would result or bring us of Nagaland (9.28%) con- cent of the national case- closer to our ultimate goal tinued to be higher than the load, the Health ministry of a sovereign Nagaland for national average (7.07%). Christ.” data stated.

112 new COVID-19 cases in State takes tally to 9750

36% of deaths happened within 48 hours

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is complete only after he comes among soldiers, adding he cannot stay away from his own on this festival. “Your sacrifices teach the country discipline and sense of service,” the prime minister told soldiers, referring to his government’s efforts to combat the coronavirus and also to restart the economic activity fully. Recalling the glorious battle of Longewala, Modi said it will always be remembered in the annals of strategic planning and military valour. He said this was the time when the ugly face of Pakistan was exposed as its army was terrorising innocent citizens of Bangladesh and committing atrocities against women. “Pakistan opened the front on western border to divert the global attention but our forces gave them a befitting reply,” he said at the Longewala post. He also laid a wreath at the war memorial at Longewala. Modi has been visiting forward posts every Diwali since his government came to power in 2014. He was in Rajouri last year, in Uttarakhand in 2018 and in Gurez in 2017.

other districts. Thanking the KABC on behalf of the medical department, Dr. Suokhrie described the donation of the guest house as a gesture of Christianity. He also expressed the hope that such a gesture would be an eye

*6 deaths not due to Covid-19 *2 deaths in under investigation

“To make it easier for all, why not sell petrol in terms of rupees instead of litre?”

terror havens,” he said. Indian military also leads peacekeeping missions in every corner of the world, he said. While the Indian forces are capable of making the enemies tremble, they are also at the forefront to help people in times of disasters, he said. Modi lauded the role played by Air Force and Navy in rescuing people who were stranded in other countries due to the COVID19 pandemic. “Our Air Force was at the forefront in rescuing people from Wuhan (China). There were some countries that left their people stranded in Wuhan, but we not only rescued our people but air force personnel also helped citizens of other countries,” he said. The greatest impediment in the modernisation of the army and in achieving self-sufficiency in military equipment have been age old processes, Modi said, adding that continuous work is being done for simplification of these processes and recently some major improvements have been made. In his address at Longewala, Modi said his Diwali

PAN attacked by some misguided Naga nationalist: NSCN (K)

India’s virus tally rises to 87,73,479

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WEATHER FORECAST november 15

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Hazy sun

31 18

Aizawl

Plenty of sunshine

Guwahati Hazy sun Imphal

Sunny and delightful

Itanagar Sunny and not as warm

29 13 30 15 27 11 27 14

Shillong

Sunny and beautiful

23 9

Kohima

Sunny and pleasant

24 12

Dimapur Sunny and not as warm Mkg

Nice with plenty of sunshine

Tuensang Sunny and cooler Wokha

Sunny and not as warm

Zunheboto Sunny and pleasant

27 15 25 11 18 9 23 15 23 10

Citizens of Kohima enjoying the open space for leisurely walk, eating out and shopping on Saturday.

D I M A P U R : Ko h i m a Smart City (KSC) in continuation of the “Streets for People Challenge”, organized another pop up street space in the Supermarket Lane from Razhu Point to local ground North Gate on November 14, from 9 a.m to 4 p.m. A press release by Kohima Smart City Development Limited (KSCDL)

CEO, Kovi Meyase stated that, the lane which was usually busy and packed with taxis and parked vehicles, leaving little space for pedestrians, was notified “No entry” for vehicles for the day. All activities and events were carried out observing all SOPs related to COVID including sanitisation of pavements and seating areas every hour

IRCSN annual meeting; passes four-point resolution DIMAPUR: Indian Red Cross Society Nagaland (IRCSN) branch discussed and deliberated on the activities and challenges faced by Red Cross volunteers in the state during its 33rd annual general body meeting held on November 10 at Red Cross Complex, Kohima. A press release by IRCN general secretary, Dr. Neiphi Kire stated that, during its meeting, the IRCN passed a four-point resolution, where it urged upon the DCs and presidents of IRCS district branches to give more time and interest to the activities of Red Cross. Secondly, the honorary secretaries of IRCS district branches have been asked to give more time and dedication to Red Cross cause. Thirdly it resolved to enrol more Red Cross members in all the districts. Fourthly, the house reiterated the decision of the 32nd AGM decision that a common programme would be selected on a particular day for all the district/sub-

divisional branches to show the presence of Red Cross to the public every year, that is on November 27. Meeting also asserted that special Red Cross campaign would be organised in all district headquarters simultaneously on November 27, 10 a.m against COVID-19. The meeting also deliberated on how the society has joined hand to fight against COVID-19 pandemic. IRCSN said that it had received essential items to combat the pandemic from national headquarter, New Delhi, which have been handed over to the districts for distribution. House also acknowledged the Nestle Company for handing over soaps which has been handed over to all district branches. It must be noted that, the chief minister and vice president of IRCSN Neiphiu Rio extended help towards the urgent need of the Red Cross to purchase a hearse. The meeting was presided over by IRCSN chairperson, Abeni TCK.

D I M A P U R , N OV 1 4 (NPN): Dimapur Sümi Students Union (DSSU) is all set to celebrate its upcoming Golden jubilee which was announced in a press conference held Saturday, at its office. Highlighting about the activities of the celebration programme, DSSU planning committee convenor Bohoi K Yeptho mentioned that the jubilee celebration has been scheduled to be held on December 5, at Dimapur Sumi Baptist Church (DSBC) under the theme “Defining the past, reimagining the future”. He maintained that at present DSSU has been functioning under 30 units comprising of 17 colleges and colonies. Over the span K Y M C

elements such as planters, seaters, barricades, signages, paints, makeshift play equipments, and by engaging with the community through events and campaigns. In a move to create awareness on the need for judicious sharing of street space the Kohima Smart City is reimagining Kohima streets by temporarily converting parking spaces into pop up street spaces for citizens, to encourage walking, cycling and to carve out space for citizens including the aged, children and differently abled. In the longer term, the MoHUA is encouraging cities to convert these temporary interventions into permanent ones. The day’s activities included sale of street food, organic vegetables and flowers, live music and a “frozen” theme photobooth for children in addition to the normal business activity along the lane. The event was supported by Youth Connect, Nagaland, an organization comprising of young individuals. Members include the reigning Miss Nagaland 2019-20, Vikuonuo Sachu, Mr Kohima 201920, Kevingunyu Mere.

Kitsubozou Panchayat golden jubilee

Kovi Meyase releasing the jubilee souvenir and memento during the programme held on November 14 at Kohima. (NP)

Correspondent KOHIMA, NOV 14 (NPN): Kitsubozou Panchayat celebrated golden jubilee at Panchayat hall on Saturday at Kohima. Speaking as the guest of honour, administrator Kohima Municipal Council (KMC), Kovi Meyase remarked that on a joyous occasion such as a golden jubilee, one must look forward to the future and the legacy that can be left behind for the ward and community. Lauding Kitsubozou Panchayat for contributing towards a cleaner, safer and smarter Kohima, Meyase said Kohima, under the smart city’s mission was slowly inching towards becoming a smarter city. He added that with more accomplished hands coming in, one can attain more than

Child Safety Week launched in Kiphire

a semblance of what was aspired for. He pointed out that however, merely building or constructing infrastructures does not make a city smart but that it was the citizens who make the city smart. Highlighting that smartness was not equated to brands and bright lights alone but more with the character, attitude and behavior of the citizens, Meyase urged to strive further on towards living up to the pinnacle of smartness. Meyase also urged the Panchayat to take up the onus of nurturing responsible citizens in respective

communities. The administrator also released the jubilee souvenir and memento. Special number was presented by Vetholu Rhakho and KWO office bearer. Convener finance committee, Vimhalie Pienyü presented the finance report, while introductory address was delivered by organising committee, Zasevoto Rote and GB Kitsubozou, Vituozo Kire. Invocation was pronounced by sr. pastor Chakhesang Baptist Church Kohima, Rev. Dr. Kewekhalo Lasuh. Earlier, monolith erection programme was also held.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT "For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heaven" 2 Corinthians 5:1.

Born on 06-08-1995

Died on 11-11-2020

Correspondent KOHIMA, NOV 14 (NPN): The enforcement of compulsory wearing of face mask within Kohima municipality by the Association of Kohima Municipal Wards Panchayat (AKMWP) for the first week ended on Saturday peacefully, with a total of 5380 defaulters being made aware of wearing face mask for his/her own safety and the public at large. An update from AKMWP president, Neibulie Kiewhuo stated that, the exercise was taken in the interest of society’s safety and to contain the community spread of the COVID-19 virus. Even as the exercise draw flak from some section of societies, the president said the government of Nagaland has ordered more stringent punishment for any defaulters, besides wearing of face mask, but also to inculcate the habit of hand washing, social distancing etc. He said the association was encouraged by the concerned government agencies to continue their efforts. In this regard, the same exercise will continue within Kohima municipalities until AKMWP was satisfied in achieving the goal of sensitising general public about the important of wearing face mask in public places.

Dimapur Sümi Students Union (DSSU) members officially release its jubilee logo. (NP)

of 50 years, the union has been part of many activities involving the student’s career and building them. He was hopeful that the jubilee celebration would be a blessed one, creating more platform for the upcoming generation and that the students in particularly would be benefitted. In regard to the celebration, various committees have been formed, he added. Yeptho also mentioned that regarding the finance, the union will not be seeking any financial aid from the market but with the formation of financial committee, comprising of 26 members will handle the expenditure apart from the contribution of well wishers. DSSU planning co convenor Y Ahoi Yepthomi mentioned that the schedule will comprise of two ses-

and ensuring wearing of mask by vendors, visitors and pedestrians. The open street campaign is being organized around Kohima town as per the directive of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to create awareness on safe and healthy streets and to test quick, innovative and lowcost interventions using

5380 persons caught without mask in Kohima

DSSU to celebrate golden jubilee

Staff Reporter

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2020

sion, the first session would be followed by dedicating the souvenir and monolith by Western Sumi Baptist Akukuhou Kuqhakulu (WSBAK) executive secretary reverend Dr Phughoto Sema, the monolith will be unveiled by advisor H Tovihoto Ayemi who will also be chief guest of the celebration. The speaker of the celebration will be WSBAK youth secretary N Suhuto Chishi and jubilee quartet will be represented by DSBC. DSSU president Kahito Chishi, mentioned that fewer delegates from the units will be part of the celebration in order to maintain the SOPs. Face mask and hand sanitiser will also be provided. DDSU also officially released its jubilee logo at the press conference.

Through this column, we, the bereaved family of Lt. SGT. K CHINGI Dangkhathu (Naga Army) NO- 44231/15 General Headquarters (GHQ) son of Shri S. Khamba Phom of Yongphang Village would like to express our deep and heartfelt gratitude to each and every individual who helped and stood with us through prayer, physical presence, financially and materially at the sudden demise of our beloved son on 11-11-2020. We also extend our profound gratefulness to: 1. Head Chaplain Dept. GHQ 9. GHQ Church, Hebron 2. General Headquarter Church 10. R&D Dept. N/A 3. STF BN. Chaplain 11. R&D Church Dept. 4. Ladies Unit 12. Jail Mess GHQ, Jail Dept. 5. Naga Army GHQ 13. Yongphang Union Dimapur 6. NSWON 14. Yongphang Village Council 7. CNC Office Hebron 15. Mr. P Mantok Phom 8. Ester Prayer Team, Hebron Beloved family & relatives DP-4997

DC Kiphire, Ajit Kumar Ranjan along with DCPU officials during the launching of Child Right Week. (NP)

Correspondent KIPHIRE, NOV 14 (NPN): Along with the rest of the nation, the “Child Rights Week” celebration with poster campaign on the theme, “It takes a community to protect a child” was launched by deputy commissioner Kiphire, Ajit Kumar Ranjan at his office

premises on Saturday. The weeklong celebration will be held from November 14 to 20 and will cover all sub-divisional headquarters in the district. The programme was organized by District Child Protection Unit (DPCU) Kiphire. In a short launching programme, DC Kiphire wished the best of luck for the weeklong programme.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Born on 08 Oct. 1953 – Died on 08 Nov. 2020

The family members of Late Mr. Khriekuolie Metha wish to acknowledge our heartfelt gratitude to each and every individual who prayed for us and showed us great kindness and support in various capacities during the illness and demise of our beloved father on 8 Nov. 2020. We regret our inability to thank each and every individual in person, though we remain forever indebted to you. It is our humble prayer that the Almighty God shower His blessings upon you all abundantly. Loving wife, children, grandchildren & relatives K-1836

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We, the bereaved family members of Late NGONGO RICHARD KITHAN, would like to express our profound gratitude to those who stood by us at the sad and untimely demise of our beloved on 3rd Oct. 2020. May the Lord Almighty bless each and every one of you abundantly, for helping and standing by us, go through the darkest moment of our lives. DP-4996

Loving Parents, Kaka, and Family Members.

Late Neizevotuo Nicholas Rame

15/11/1982 - 10/11/2020 We, the bereaved family members of Lt. Neizevotuo Nicholas Rame would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every of our relatives, friends, neighbors and well wishers who have helped us spiritually, physically, materially and ﬁnancially at his sudden demise. We express our sincere thanks to the following:1) Dr. Akuo Kire 2) New Market Panchayat, Kohima 3) St. Francis de Sales Parish, Kohima Town 4) Life Connect Ministry 5) Doctors and Nurses of KOHIMAS Hospital 6) NDPP 8th Western Angami Assembly Constituency 7) Tiger’s Club, New Market Kohima Though we could not acknowledge each and every one individually, we hope and pray that our Almighty God bestow His abundant blessings upon your good deeds done to us.

Born: 29/11/1992–Died: 3/10/2020

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2020

BJP will form BTC: Himanta

Himanta Biswa Sarma

SALAKATI (ASSAM), NOV 14 (PTI): Assam Health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday exuded confidence that the BJP would form the Bodo Territorial Council after winning the upcoming election in Bodo Territorial Region in lower Assam. Addressing an election rally at Salakati in Kokrajhar district, Sarma said: “this time there will be a BJP government at Kokrajhar because the people of this region has decided for speedy development of this region with good governance.” Sarma slammed the Hagrama Mohilary-led BPF party that was part of the BJP-led alliance here, for allegedly not being able to solve the issues related to the people of this region despite having

been in power for the past 15 years. “If people vote for the BJP to form the next government then the BJP will fulfil the burning problems of the people of this region like job card, land issues, etc,” Sarma said. Elections to the Bodo Territorial Council would be held by December 15. He further said that the BJP is clear on its stand on zero tolerance to corruption at all levels of governance and hence, every allegation and charge of corruption will be strictly and strongly investigated by the authority concerned. “There have been allegations of large-scale misappropriation of funds during the rule of BPF under Hagrama Mohilary. The council need to change to end favouritism, ensure

safety and security of the people and all-round development,” Sarma said. The minister alleged “Mohilary and other BPF leaders looted crores of rupees from central fund meant for development of the region in the last 15 years. Within a short period we are going to disclose how much funds we have provided to the Council in the last several years.” “We have a BJP led government in Delhi and in Dispur. What BTR needs is a BJP led council for growth,” said BJP State president Ranjit Dass while addressing the poll rally. The BJP for the first time is contesting 26 seats and supporting an independent candidate from Srirampur constituency in the BTR polls, he said. BTC has 46 seats with 30 reserved for Scheduled Tribes, 5 for non-tribal communities, 5 open for all communities and 6 nominated by Governor of Assam from the unrepresented communities of the region. Dass also said that the BJP was committed to ensure equal rights for all communities living in the region. The rally was organised by BJP for Kabita Basumatary , the party candidate from Salakati constituency.

Northeast/State

Northeast Frontier Railway to run 7 festival special trains

Guwahati, Nov 14 (PTI): The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) on Saturday said that it will run seven festival special trains from November 15 for people willing to travel to various destinations mainly in the eastern and western parts of the country. While one train each will run on five routes -- Guwahati-Secunderabad, GuwahatiPune, New TinsukiaRanchi, GuwahatiHowrah and AgartalaHowrah, two trains will ply from Agartala to Prayagraj, the NFR said in a statement. The statement did not mention whether there will be any corresponding return trains. The 05901 GuwahatiSecunderabad train will leave Guwahati at 11.45 am on November 15 to reach Secunderabad at 1.45 pm on November 17. It will have stoppages at New Bongaigaon, New Coochbehar, New Jalpaiguri, Malda Town, Rampurhat, Asansol, Cuttack and Vijayawada. On November 15 and 16, Special Train Nos 05902 and 05903 will leave Agartala at 2 pm and reach Prayagraj at 4.30 am on November 17 and 18 respectively, the statement said. These two trains will run via Badarpur, Lumding, Goalpara, New Bongaigaon, New Coochbehar, New Jalpaiguri, Katihar, Barauni

and Patliputra. S p e c i a l Tr a i n N o. 05904 will leave Guwahati at 8 pm on November 16 to reach Pune at 3.45 PM on November 19. It will stop at Goalpara, New Bongaigaon, New Coochbehar, New Jalpaiguri, Katihar, Muzaffarpur, Itarsi, Bhusawal and Manmad. On November 17, the 05906 New Tinsukia-Ranchi special train will start from New Tinsukia at 12 noon and reach Ranchi on November 19. It will run via Mariani, Lumding, Goalpara, New Bongaigaon, New Jalpaiguri, Malda Town, Durgapur and Asansol. Special Train No. 05907 will leave from Guwahati at 7.45 am on November 17 to reach Howrah at 6 am the next day. The train will have stoppages at Kamakhya, Barpeta Road, New Bongaigaon, New Alipurduar, New Coochbehar, New Jalpaiguri, Barsoi, Malda Town and Nabadwip Dham. The 05908 AgartalaHowrah train will leave the Tripura capital at 6 am on November 18 to reach Howrah at 8.30 pm on November 19. It will stop at Badarpur, Lumding, Guwahati, Kamakhya, Rangiya, New Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar New Alipurduar, New Coochbehar, New Jalpaiguri, Kishanganj, Barsoi, Malda Town and Nabadwip Dham.

Conrad releases Dr Ahoto’s book

SHILLONG, NOV 14: A book entitled ‘3C SOS – The Final Answer’ authored by Dr. Andrew Ahoto Sema was released by Chief Minister of Meghalaya and National President, National People’s Party (NPP) Conrad K. Sangma during a book release event on November 14 at Shillong, Meghalaya. The book release coincided with the Children’s Day, Sumi Ahuna Festival and Diwali are all being celebrated on November 14. The cover of the book was earlier released on August 15 by Advisor, School Education, Government of Nagaland, Tokugha Sukhalu, at Dimapur. ‘3C SOS – The Final Answer’ is a non-fiction illustrative and informative book which is in its final stage of publication and will hit the stands on December 1 this year 2020 coinciding with the Nagaland Statehood Day. It covers the adventurous journey of the author to Mt. Everest in Nepal and also seeks to bring about a wide-scale transformation in not only education but also in environmental concerns throughout the country and even beyond, while at the same time shedding valuable insights into the current COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking on the occasion of the book release, Shri Conrad K. Sangma

Conrad Sangma with Dr. Andrew Ahoto.

expressed satisfaction that such a book on education was perfectly timed with the transition of education system from the traditional to the modern, especially in the context of the State of Meghalaya. According to Sangma, Meghalaya was already planning to overhaul its education system in the same model as enshrined in Dr. Ahoto’s book, whereby there will be a paradigm shift from rote learning and bookish education to skill and value based education. He also expressed the

intention of the Meghalaya Government in making the state a model state in educational reforms for which Dr. Ahoto’s book could help profoundly as an important guiding factor. Dr. Andrew Ahoto Sema also expressed his heartiest gratitude to all the people behind the successful completion and release of the book including the publishers of the book, his family, friends and wellwishers who had constantly guided and motivated him throughout the writing, editing and publication of the book.

STATE

Children’s Day observed across Nagaland

A medical official attending to an adolescent during the District administration and DLCW- MSK (BBBP), Phek Children of EOH with district, DLCW-MSK officials and DLCW-MSK officials with children along with nutritional free medical camp on November 14 at Wokha. (DIPR) officials at Thüvopisu village on Saturday. proprietor of the home on November 14. items on November 14 in Mokokchung.

DIMAPUR: Joining the rest of the nation, Nagaland celebrated “Children’s Day” across various districts on November 14. D LC W- M S K Ko hima: District Level Centre for Women- Mahila Shakti Kendra, Kohima and Nagaland State Social Welfare Board hosted an online programme with the special needs children of Cherry Blossoms School, Kohima on November 14. A press release by D L C W- M S K Ko h i m a stated that, commissioner secretary & administrator, Nagaland State Social Welfare Board, Sarah R. Ritse in a keynote address, urged the participants present to increase the awareness of education, rights and care of children especially those with special needs.

She informed that inspite of the pandemic, the programme under BBBP was being observed with the special children. Cherry Blossoms School headmistress, Purnima Kayina addressed the impact of the pandemic especially on the special needs students. State commissioner, Persons with Disabilities, Diethono Nakhro officially launched the painting competition under the theme “My three wishes.” Special number was presented by Ketoulhoutuo Zuyie and Rajesh Sunar recited some Bible verses. Moderator was Juliana Medom, BBBP team leader, Nagaland Sate Social Welfare Board. Vote of thanks was given by district coordinator, DLCW-MSK Kohima, KesoneinuoKense. A total of 46 persons attended the programme.

Wokha: Wokha district administration and DLCW-MSK in collaboration with department of Health & Family Welfare, Wokha organized a free medical health camp under Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) in celebration of Children’s Day at Likya community hall (Orchid Colony) Wokha on November 14. According to DIPR report, EAC Wokha, Imtinungla Longkumer informed that the health camp was focused to generate awareness on pre-conception, pre-natal diagnostic techniques Act for women and children of Wokha district. Poster campaign in collaboration with Bharat Scout & Guides to spread awareness on gender equality was also conducted. Free medicines, sanitary pads were also given

under BBBP, information education communication (IEC) materials on COVID19 and adolescent health leaflets were also distributed during the camp. The team also visited children’s home namely, Fondling Harbor and Morning Star Children’s Home and distributed free study materials. Chief medical officer Wokha, Dr. C. W Tungoe stated that the health camp was for people who were unable to access healthcare services in the District Hospital due to COVID-19 crisis. Dy. CMO, Wokha Dr. Zuben Kikon also thanked the district administration for organizing such event to mark the day. Senior dental surgeon Dr. Daisy Ovung, Dr. Thungchanbeni S Patton (Ayush, DPM), Dr. Wobenthung M Kithan (MO), Dr. Thungjamo Jun-

gio (MO) and Dr. Achumi Kikon (MO) supported by nurse from Dr. Motsuo Memorial District Hospital assisted during the medical camp. Thüvopisu village, Phek: District administration and DLCW- MSK (BBBP), Phek celebrated the occasion at Thüvopisu village on Saturday. A press release by DLCW-MSK, Phek, stated that women welfare officer Vilenuo Kapu, reminded that children were the greatest gift and that each one was unique in the eyes of God. She also stressed on the importance of education, focussing on girl child education and highlighted BBBP and MSK schemes and programmes. Importance of recreational activities was shared by district coordinator DLCW-MSK,

Phek, Veposelu Naroh. She spoke about how various studies have importance of recreational activities and its impact in one's life, especially in three aspects, namely physical, mental health and improving quality of life. Phek Town Chakhesang Students Union, president Surhoveyi Khesoh also spoke on the occasion. Some of the activities conducted were sweet biting, sack race, skipping, spoon, marble race and many more fun exciting recreational games. DLCW-MSK Dimapur: District Level Centre for Women-MSK, BBBP, Dimapur visited Ebenezer Orphanage Home (EOH), Indisen, Dimapur on November 14, wherein proprietor Akumdong Amri started the programme with a

Sümi community observe Ahuna festival in Zunheboto, Kiphire

SH members with other dignitaries on the occasion of Ahuna festival celebrated on Women team presenting folk songs at the programme November 13 at Zunheboto. on November 14 at Kiyezhe village. (NP)

DIMAPUR: Sümi Hoho (SH) in Zunheboto and Sümi community in Kiphire celebrated Ahuna in Zunheboto and Kiphire respectively. Ahuna is celebrated as a major public event with an array of cultural activities of traditional songs and dances,

sports, cultural competition and with traditional food. The celebration has been kept to a minimum due to the ongoing pandemic by observing all SOPs. SH: Sümi Hoho (SH), the apex body of the Sümi community organised the Ahuna celebration feast

on November 13 at Sümi Hoho official building in old town, Zunheboto. A press release by SH general secretary, I Nikheto Jimomi stated that, the function was attended by all tribal hoho representatives, along with DC Zunheboto Peter Lichimo, SP Zunheboto

Uniel Kichu, Col. Animesh, Commandent 32 AR along with his officers, Sümi Kukami Hoho, Sümi Totimi Hoho, S.K.K, and Sümi Officers Union Zunheboto and other prominent Sümi leaders. Earlier, SH president Hekhushe Shikhu chaired

the function and Kashito Yepthomi spoke on the significance of Ahuna. Invocation was pronounced by Rev. Dr. Yevito Sumi, while vote of thanks and benediction was pronounced by SH vice president, Vihoshe Mürü. The function was followed by a short meeting

between 14 tribal hohos. Kiphire: Sümi festival of “Ahuna” was celebrated at Kiyezhe village with project implementation team (PIT) focus (IIFAD) in-charge Kiphire as the chief guest on November 14, jointly organised by four villages of Thazuvi, Nikiye, Kiyezhe and Xuvishe under Sitimi area of Kiphire district. Chief guest in his speech said that, “Ahuna” was a traditional post-harvest festival and celebrated on November 14 as the official festival of the Sumis. He said that Ahuna signifies the celebration of the season’s harvest in thanksgiving while invoking the spirit of good fortune in the new year. Traditional dances performed by man and women folk besides other activities were part of the festival programme. (Correspondent)

prayer. A press release by DLCW-MSK Dimapur stated that, women welfare officer, DLCW-MSK highlighted on the importance of children’s day to increase awareness on the rights, care and education of children, and also gave a brief note tribute to Jawaharlal Nehru. Drawing/ painting competition on the theme “every child is special” was organized by the district administration & DLCW-MSK, Dimapur divided into two categories (seniors and juniors). The winners of the competition were awarded with gift hampers. The team interacted with the orphanage kids and also played fun games making their day more exciting. Gifts hampers were provided to all the children as a token of love and affection towards

the children. D L C W- M S K Mokokchung: The district administration and District Level Centre for Women (DLCW)-MSK under Beti Bachao Beti Padhao visited children with disability with nutritional items at Khensa and Mekuli villages on November 14. SMHSS: St. Mary’s Hr. Sec. School, celebrated the day by organising “fancy dress competition” virtually from classes prenursery onwards at their respective homes guided by family members. A press release by SMHSS principal, Neena Dutta stated that, the day was to commemorate the birth anniversary of the first prime minister of India, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. Many children participated in the event.

Y. Patton, ENLU felicitate individuals

DIMAPUR: Dy. CM and BLP leader Y. Patton has lauded Dr. M. Chuba Ao, national vice president, BJP and Mmhonlumo Kikon, national spokesperson for being entrusted as in- charge to oversee the affairs of Meghalaya and Mizoram respectively. Dy.CM media cell stated that, Patton exuded confidence that they would do justice to their assigned responsibilities in uplifting the image of the party, and wished them both well. Patton also thanked the prime minister Narendra Modi and BJP party president JP Nadda for their farsightedness to include the two leaders which would give impetus to the party in the region.

ENLU: Eastern Nagaland Legislator’s Union (ENLU) has felicitated winning candidate, Yangseo Sangtam in the recently concluded by-election to Pung ro-Kiphire 60 A/C as an independent candidate. A congratulatory note by ENLU convenor, S. Pangnyu Phom and general secretar y, Toshi Wungtung stated that ENLU welcome the newly elected to the family of ENLU and NLA and extended assurance to guide and support in all possible ways for all round development. It also wished that the new candidate would be a channel of blessing for all and wished him the best in his future endeavour.

OPINiON/EDITORIAL

Nagaland Post Vol. XXx NO. 341 Dimapur, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Evolution of democracy

hat is clearly evident today is that prime minister Narendra Modi is the unchallenged political leader of the country, a feat that was earlier only achieved by late Indira Gandhi. Of course Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was the unchallenged leader of a free India but he was accepted by Indians throughout and not solely as head of a dominant political party. It would also not be incorrect to point out that winning elections is not everything in democracy. Many past leaders like Nehru or Indira Gandhi had won successive elections. They reigned supreme in the absence of politicians with a pan-India image to challenge them. However, it must also be added that Nehru and Indira worked within the realms of what is known as the Lakshman -Rekha of Indian politics. They may have practised vote bank politics or attempted to appease the weaker sections of society; but these were meant for winning elections. Beyond this, both were accommodating, democratic and accepted dissent and criticisms as part of Indian democracy. After Vajpayee and especially in the post-2014 period, the BJP itself has undergone a sea change from being a political party into an ideological entity. It has been pitching for a nationalistic fervour and projecting Modi as the only leader who can be trusted to lead India. The electorate do not necessarily subscribe to the any particular ideology. However the rise of Modi has brought up a totally different brand of politics. It is not about the idea of India but the ideology of India. Indian electoral politics is about religion, caste and economics with the former two playing a more dominant roles in shaping the electoral fortunes. Modi’s electoral triumph embodies an alternative idea of India: soaked in a hard nationalism and an unapologetic espousal of Hindu identity wrapped within a more efficient welfare state. Modi has followed the marketing strategy of fast-moving consumer goods and sold himself as the biggest brand of development politics. In every election, the focus is about development versus terrorism. It is a persistence with selling the idea of Hindu majority being threatened by internal and external enemies. He has gone beyond ‘regulation Hinduism’ to a muscular version of resurgent neo-Hinduism. Thanks to another persistent and also brilliant strategy of making news through the “unblinking eye” of largely tamed television, the insanity of social media and the endless WhatsApp forwards, Modi has become symbolised as a presidential prime minister. The absence of a strong opposition has caused a void where the aggressive rebranding of politics has also resulted in evolution of perception among voters. Voters have increasingly become consumers of branded products. So, catching and connecting with voters has become vital. The Bihar election was also another example of the inability of the rainbow coalition of opposition parties in being able to play under the new rules of the game of politics. The opposition can be faulted for overestimating their winnability and underestimating the BJP/NDA’s determination to win at any cost. The institutional referees who would have ensured fair play is being missed and this has become more pronounced and which should be a worry for Indian democracy.

DailyDevotion Discovering Divine Design

As for me, being on the way, the Lord led me… —Genesis 24:27 We should be so one with God that we don’t need to ask continually for guidance. Sanctification means that we are made the children of God. A child’s life is normally obedient, until he chooses disobedience. But as soon as he chooses to disobey, an inherent inner conflict is produced. On the spiritual level, inner conflict is the warning of the Spirit of God. When He warns us in this way, we must stop at once and be renewed in the spirit of our mind to discern God’s will (see Romans 12:2). If we are born again by the Spirit of God, our devotion to Him is hindered, or even stopped, by continually asking Him to guide us here and there. “…the Lord led me…” and on looking back we see the presence of an amazing design. If we are born of God we will see His guiding hand and give Him the credit. We can all see God in exceptional things, but it requires the growth of spiritual discipline to see God in every detail. Never believe that the so-called random events of life are anything less than God’s appointed order. Be ready to discover His divine designs anywhere and everywhere. Beware of being obsessed with consistency to your own convictions instead of being devoted to God. If you are a saint and say, “I will never do this or that,” in all probability this will be exactly what God will require of you. There was never a more inconsistent being on this earth than our Lord, but He was never inconsistent with His Father. The important consistency in a saint is not to a principle but to the divine life. It is the divine life that continually makes more and more discoveries about the divine mind. It is easier to be an excessive fanatic than it is to be consistently faithful, because God causes an amazing humbling of our religious conceit when we are faithful to Him.

Quotes

Real riches are the riches possessed inside. ~ B. C. Forbes

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Post-mortem

What direction will progressive politics take in America? D e m o c r a t s h av e abandoned predominantly white working class, are too focused on centralised solutions. Both bode ill for progressive politics in a divided nation. Progressives around the world celebrate the passing of the Trump presidency. Donald Trump introduced a deep poison into the public discourse by legitimating racial hatred and fear. He cynically weaponised the US’s deep historical wounds for political gain, gamely assisted by a Republican Party devoid of any scruple save clinging to power at all costs. But the narrowness of Joe Biden’s victory has left progressives in no doubt as to the scale of their task. What direction will progressive politics take in America? The narrowness of the victory means that we need to diagnose the progressives’ malaise. First, the Democratic Party elite has tragically abandoned the predominantly white working class and indeed, treat the latter with contempt. Thus a CNN election anchor derisively refers to working people as “Johnny Lunch Bucket”. This election was won in metropolitan suburbs where white-collar workers, many being racial minorities, turned their back on the racist, misogynist incumbent. These suburbanites, service sector workers with middle-class aspirations, form the bulk

of the Democrats base along with working people of colour and young people mobilised by activism. But unlike the latter, these suburbanites are hardly a stable force and shift between both parties, often on cultural issues. They are no replacement for the solidly Democratic and now-lost union base. The liberal establishment — in the media, the universities, and the business world dominated by finance — did not conceal its contempt for the white working class whom they see as parochial, locked in an anti-modern racism. Yet many white working people in what Michael Moore called the Brexit States, voted twice for Barack Obama before throwing their anti-establishment anger behind Trump before switching back to Biden. The liberal elite’s stereotyping of the white working class as irretrievably racist (Hillary Clinton’s “a basket of deplorables”) is actually a dodge. It enables them to avoid their own failings in addressing America’s altered economy and shifting class structure. White working-class racism is, of course, a reality, but it is also in large measure a reaction to elite disdain. And there is a geography to that disdain. Elites, white-collar workers, and minorities reside for the most part in cities within red (Republican) states or along the blue (Democrat) coasts. The expansion of

urban areas in the tech/research urban economies of Houston and Dallas (TX), Atlanta (GA), Phoenix (AZ), and Durham (NC) — southern states — outside the coasts, is, along with substantial minority turnout, in large measure responsible for putting Biden in the White House as independents flipped. Yet much of America remains rural, poor, and white, and these voters are given special privilege by the American political system. With the Electoral College (EC) is composed of representatives from a particular state, and each state is given two senators irrespective of its population, the fact that each state’s average rural population is 35 per cent, well above the national average of 25 per cent, means that these rural voters have disproportionate representation. Wyoming (population 5,80,000) sends has as many Senators as California, (population 39.5 million). This substantial skew lies behind the coastal elite’s scorn for the EC — they see it as disenfranchising them. This is the second element of the progressive malaise: Their focus on centralised solutions to the country’s problems. No doubt the EC could use updating. Yet progressives miss the message of the EC’s design: There is no America, only the United States. The illusion created by the singularity of the of-

fice of the president, fuelled by a national media staffed by cosmopolitan elites, is that there is some political entity called “America”. All nations are imagined communities of course, but some are more imagined than others. There might be a cultural and even an economic entity called America, but no directly elected political unit corresponds to this name. The president is not directly elected by a popular national vote. America is not a political constituency; its component states are. The presidential election is not one but 50 different elections because American is irreducibly a federation. The EC’s design indicates that the basic political unit is not the individual voter but the individual state, each complete with its own flag, constitution, and state supreme court. Each state can raise its own income tax and sets its own rules for registering corporations. Needless to say, there are substantial national components to the American state formation that have grown over time and been subject to heated debate, including a civil war. But the net result is tremendous potential policy space for individual states. Rather than leverage this federal space, American progressives unswervingly focus on the presidency and the federal government. As such, they can only read the EC as an archaic

institution sullied by the historical calculations of ex-slave-owning states. Yet the outrage that meets the fact that Democratic presidential candidates lose even while winning “the popular vote” misses the point. It labours under the illusion of a unified, American constituency utterly ignoring the fact that the route to federal power lies through the states. This is why the US Senate is almost more like the General Assembly of the United Nations than the upper house of a unified polity. The Senate has to confirm every appointment the president makes, even her own cabinet. Even though it has grown over the years, federal power is meant to be extremely limited, the checks-and-balances system almost geared for gridlock precisely so that real power defaults back to the most salient political unit, the states. Part of the progressive’s focus on central power is the legacy of the civil rights movement, where the appropriate tactic was to use the power of the federal government to bring recalcitrant states into line with modern values. But over the years this morphed into a moralisation of what ought to be merely tactical so that progressive equals central and regressive equals devolved powers. What was true only for the cause of civil rights became cemented into the progressive imagination

more generally. Tactically limited in this way, progressives lost out to conservatives who played both state and federal politics. The inverse impulse became true for poor and working-class whites in the states, so that anything coming out of the federal government was read as an imperialist imposition by distant elites even if it was something generally beneficial like healthcare. This, of course, is how the grammar of right-wing populism was formed. What progressives ought to realise is that in a deeply divided nation, there can be no centralised solutions that do not entail one half of the nation imposing its views on the other. By insisting that all roads lead to DC, progressives participate in their own typecasting as elitist, top-down centralisers. By harping on about the archaic nature of the EC, they miss the opportunity to fully leverage America’s substantial federalism. The solution to national division and diversity is to let people arrive at their own solutions at the state level. With purported liberal states striking down pro-worker resolutions, and so much work to do around police reform, progressives ought to perhaps start by making blue states great again. Anush Kapadia (Assistant professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Bombay.)

To stop the next pandemic, we need to unravel the origins of COVID-19

e find ourselves question. Preventing the have been a logical next CoV-2 genome sequence. ten months into next pandemic depends on step to wonder about the However, the sequence of one of the most understanding the origins properties of a recombi- the pandemic virus tells us catastrophic global health of this one. nant virus and then create only so much. First, the events of our lifetime and, There are several po- it in the laboratory. Al- closest known relatives, disturbingly, we still do tential origin scenarios. ternatively, the complete RaTG13 and RmYN02, not know how it began. First, SARS-CoV-2 may SARS-CoV-2 sequence are not that close (4). SecWhat’s even more trou- have evolved in bats, which could have been recovered ond, there is probably more bling is that despite the are known reservoirs of from a bat sample and vi- than one recent ancestral critical importance of this immense coronavirus di- able virus resurrected from lineage that contributes to question, efforts to inves- versity (2), and then spread a synthetic genome to study SARS-CoV-2 because its tigate the origins of the directly, or indirectly via it, before that virus acci- genome shows evidence severe acute respiratory an intermediate host, to dentally escaped from the of recombination between syndrome coronavirus 2 humans through natural laboratory. The third sce- different parental viruses. (SARS-CoV-2) virus and mechanisms. The degree nario, seemingly much less In nature, recombination is of the associated disease, of anticipated but undis- likely, involves laboratory common among coronavicoronavirus disease 2019 covered natural diversity manipulation or release, ruses. But it’s also common (COVID-19), have become clearly lends support to this with the clear intention of in some research laboramired in politics, poorly scenario, as well as support causing harm. tories where recombinant supported assumptions and to other scenarios. Second, Even though strong engineering is used to study assertions, and incomplete SARS-CoV-2 or a recent opinions abound, none of those viruses. The bottom information. ancestor virus may have these scenarios can be con- line is simple: We need To avoid or mitigate been collected by humans fidently ruled in or ruled to identify the immediate the dire consequences of from a bat or other animal out with currently available parent(s) of SARS-CoV-2, this and future pandemics and then brought to a labo- facts. Just because there and they’re missing. (here, people in PPE bury ratory where it was stored are no public reports of To find its parents a victim in Delhi, India knowingly or unknowingly, more immediate, proximal and understand its recent in June), unraveling the propagated and perhaps ancestors in natural hosts, history, we need 1) addiorigins of SARS-CoV-2 manipulated genetically doesn’t mean that these an- tional genome sequences and COVID-19 will be to understand its biologi- cestors don’t exist in natu- of coronavir uses from essential—even though a cal properties, and then ral hosts or that COVID-19 relevant bats and other definitive answer may be released accidentally. didn’t began as a spillover suspect hosts—some of elusive, and an objective A deliberative process event. Nor does it mean these likely exist already analysis means broaching for investigating the origins that they have not been in laboratories, given the some uncomfortable possi- of this pandemic must be recovered and studied, or efforts so far undertaken bilities. Image credit: Shut- representative of all rel- deliberately recombined in to survey bats in particular terstock/PradeepGaurs. evant disciplines, expertise, a laboratory. (2, 5); 2) measurements SARS-CoV-2 is a be- and stakeholders; must Why do these distinc- of SARS-CoV-2 evolution tacoronavirus whose ap- achieve political neutrality, tions matter? If we find under a variety of defined parent closest relatives, scientific balance, and ac- more concrete evidence of conditions so that differRaTG13 and RmYN02, cess to all relevant informa- a “spill-over” event with ences between viral geare reported to have been tion and samples; and must SARS-CoV-2 passing di- nomes can be understood collected from bats in 2013 operate with transparency rectly from bat to human, better as differences in time and 2019, respectively, in and independent oversight. then efforts to understand on an evolutionary clock; Yunnan Province, China Without these features, it and manage the bat–human and 3) data from antibody (1). COVID-19 was first will not be credible, trust- interface need to be signifi- surveys of humans at high reported in December 2019 worthy, or effective. cantly strengthened. But risk of coronavirus expomore than 1,000 miles Some have argued that if SARS-CoV-2 escaped sure and from past cases away in Wuhan City, Hubei a deliberate engineering from a lab to cause the of similar disease, so that Province, China. Beyond scenario is unlikely because pandemic, it will become previously unrecognized these facts, the “origin one would not have had critical to understand the encounters can be revealed. story” is missing many the insight a priori to de- chain of events and prevent In addition, we need to key details, including a sign the current pandemic this from happening again. address whether there is plausible and suitably de- virus (3). This argument Rather than resorting to information about host tailed recent evolutionary fails to acknowledge the hunches or finger-pointing, or environmental samples history of the virus, the possibility that two or more each scenario must be sys- that contain recent ancesidentity and provenance of as yet undisclosed ances- tematically and objectively tors of SARS-CoV-2, data its most recent ancestors, tors (i.e., more proximal analyzed using the best perhaps not yet publicly and surprisingly, the place, ancestors than RaTG13 available science-based available. More generally, time, and mechanism of and RmYN02) had al- approaches. There is a are there relevant scientific transmission of the first ready been discovered and path to greater clarity. It data, including from corohuman infection. Even were being studied in a requires scientific rigor, fo- navirus engineering work though a definitive answer laboratory—for example, rensic approaches, deliber- in laboratories, that have may not be forthcoming, one with the SARS-CoV-2 ate methods, transparency, not been shared widely? and even though an ob- backbone and spike protein and cooperation. Who knew what about jective analysis requires receptor-binding domain, In an effort to reveal relevant viruses and cases addressing some uncom- and the other with the the origins of the pan- of disease before Decemfortable possibilities, it is SARS-CoV-2 polybasic demic, researchers so far ber 2019, and when? This crucial that we pursue this furin cleavage site. It would have focused on the SARS- information will go a long Reader’s note: Articles or letters published in any of the columns do not reflect the view of this

way toward clarifying the origins of this pandemic, even if certainty continues to elude us. The means are just as important as the goals. An investigative process should be transparent, collaborative, international, and, to the extent possible, devoid of political interest. Recent, productive scientific collaborations between the United States and China, for example, provide hope that such a process can be achieved. But the kind of effort required will need to expand far beyond what’s taken place so far, and nations other than the United States and China will need to be involved. Conflicts of interest by researchers, administrators, and policymakers on all sides must be revealed and addressed, and all relevant global constituencies must be included. Both the World Health Organization and The Lancet COVID-19 Commission (6) have hinted that they have taken some first steps, but their efforts so far have been cloaked in secrecy (7,

8). A deliberative process for investigating the origins of this pandemic must be representative of all relevant disciplines, expertise, and stakeholders; must achieve political neutrality, scientific balance, and access to all relevant information and samples; and must operate with transparency and independent oversight. Without these features, it will not be credible, trustworthy, or effective. A more complete understanding of the origins of COVID-19 clearly serves the interests of every person in every country on this planet. It will limit further recriminations and diminish the likelihood of conflict; it will lead to more effective responses to this pandemic, as well as efforts to anticipate and prevent the next one. It will also advance our discussions about risky science. And it will do something else: Delineating COVID19’s origin story will help elucidate the nature of our very precarious coexistence within the biosphere. David A. Relman

Reader’s Post All for a good reason Sir, Throughout this year, the pandemic has kept everything on hold or to be done in moderation by following all SOPs. Many festivals and activities which otherwise take prominence in our society have been conducted in subdued manner or some not at all. It may have been disappointing for many to have missed the festive occasions with community members but at the end of the day, all these has been done for our own good. Even with so much precautions being taken against the pandemic, it has relentlessly attacked many and does not seem to abate in the least. The promise of a vaccine is taking time and even if developed, when would it reach the common and poor people. PM has promised that every Indian will be vaccinated and none would be left out. In the meantime, all we can do it to continue praying earnestly. On the other hand, we can use this time to celebrate any occasion with close bonding of family members and thanksgiving to God for His mercies and His better judgment. Anatoli Swu, Agri Colony, Kohima newspaper nor that of the Editor in any manner.

India stresses on territorial integrity at EAS

New Delhi, Nov 14 (PTI): In an oblique message to China, India on Saturday expressed concern over “actions and incidents” that “erode” trust in the South China Sea, and underlined the importance of adhering to international law, respecting territorial integrity and sovereignty. In an address at the 15th East Asia Summit (EAS), External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also talked about the Indo-Pacific and noted the growing interest in the region as an integrated and organic maritime space with 10-nation ASEAN at its centre. The external affairs minister, referring to recent announcement of policies by several countries for the Indo-Pacific region, said that harmonising various perspectives would never be a challenge if there is commitment to international cooperation. The summit, held in the virtual format, was chaired by Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc in his capacity as chair of the ASEAN and all the EAS member nations attended it. India is generally represented at the summit by the prime minister. In his address, Jaishankar also underlined the need for greater international

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S r i nag a r , N ov 1 4 (PTI): Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday asked India and Pakistan to rise above their political compulsions and initiate dialogue, saying it was sad to see mounting casualties on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC). Mufti’s remarks came after the two countries traded heavy fire on the LoC following ceasefire violations by Pakistan on Friday. The firing resulted in loss of lives on the both sides. Mufti sought restoration of ceasefire that was agreed upon and implemented by former PM A B Vajpayee and ex-Pakistan president Gen Pervez Musharaf. “Sad to see mounting casualties on both sides of LoC. If only Indian and Pakistani leadership could rise above their political compulsions and initiate dialogue. Restoring the ceasefire agreed upon and implemented by Vajpayee ji and Musharaf sahab is a good place to start,” she said in a tweet.

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cooperation in the postCOVID world to tackle the challenges cutting across national boundaries such as terrorism, climate change and pandemics, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. The East Asia Summit is a premier forum in the Asia-Pacific region dealing with issues relating to security and defence. Since its inception in 2005, it has been playing a significant role in the strategic, geopolitical and economic evolution of East Asia. Apar t from the 10 ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) member states, East Asia Summit includes India, China, Japan, Republic of Korea, Australia, New Zealand, United States and Russia. The MEA said Jaishankar re-affirmed the importance of the EAS as

the leaders-led forum to exchange views on strategic issues and spoke of the “importance of adhering to international law, respecting territorial integrity and sovereignty, and promoting a rules-based global order”. His comments on the need for respecting territorial integrity and sovereignty came in the midst of the bitter border row between India and China in eastern Ladakh and Beijing’s increasing expansionist behaviour in South China Sea and Indo-Pacific. “On the South China Sea, the external affairs minister expressed concern about actions and incidents that erode trust in the region,” the Ministry of External Affairs said. China claims sovereignty over all of the South China Sea, a huge source of hydrocarbons. However,

Fresh young faces likely to cabinet berth in Bihar

PATNA, NOV 14 (IANS): Speculation has intensified across the media and political circles over the formation of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)-led government in Bihar as well as the new ministerial cabinet formation from the ruling coalition of Janata Dal (United)-Bharatiya Janata Party. After the NDA returned to power in Bihar, it is certain that JD-U’s Nitish Kumar will once again become the Chief Minister of Bihar for the fourth term, while many new young faces are also expected to get cabinet berth this time. In the recent Bihar Assembly polls, the BJP won most seats in the NDA emerging as the second-largest party in the state after the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). However, BJP’s ally JD-U’s seat tally came down this time. This is the reason the BJP is likely have a greater say in the cabinet formation than the JD-U. The BJP won 74 seats in the recent Bihar elections, 21 more than its 2015 tally, while JD-U’s numbers came down drastically from 71 in 2015 to 43 this time. Four MLAs each from the other NDA allies -- Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) and Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) -also emerged victorious. According to close NDA sources, no formula has been decided yet by the ruling coalition on the num-

ber of leaders likely to be part of the new cabinet but it is certain that many young faces would be infused in the state cabinet. The exact number of ministers from the JD-U and the BJP is still to be disclosed. However, it is confirmed that both the VIP and HAM (S) will occupy one ministerial berth each in the new Bihar government. Former Bihar Chief Minister and HAM (S) Chief Jitan Ram Manjhi, however, has made it clear that he is out of the race for a cabinet berth. According to the law, a maximum of 36 ministers can be appointed to the 243member Bihar Assembly. As per sources, priority will be given to young faces while taking care of the social and political equations. Bihar BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi has been making several rounds of New Delhi over the formation of the new NDA government and appointment of the state cabinet. Speculation is rife that Sushil Modi is likely to given the larger responsibility of appointing another name for the post of Deputy Chief Minister. In the just concluded Bihar polls, eight sitting ministers from the JD-U lost, due to which the Nitish Kumar-led party will consider new names for ministerial berths.

several ASEAN member countries, including Vietnam, Philippines and Brunei, have counter claims. In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, China has significantly ramped up military offensives in the South China Sea in the last few months, triggering global concerns. India has been pitching for promoting a rules-based order in the region including through upholding adherence to international law, especially the UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea). “He stated that the Code of Conduct negotiations should not be prejudicial to legitimate interests of third parties and should be fully consistent with UNCLOS,” the MEA said in a statement. On the Indo-Pacific, it said: “The external affairs minister noted the growing interest in the Indo-Pacific as an integrated and organic maritime space, with ASEAN at its centre. He appreciated the synergy between the ASEAN Outlook and India’s Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative.” He said India was equally positive about the Indo-Pacific policies announced recently by other nations. At the East Asia Sum-

mit in Bangkok last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed setting up of the Indo-Pacific Ocean’s Initiative (IPOI) to conserve and sustainably use the maritime domain and to make meaningful efforts to create a safe and secure maritime domain. The concept is gaining traction with Japan already agreeing to be the lead partner in the connectivity pillar of the IPOI. Refer ring to the COVID-19, Jaishankar briefed the EAS leaders about India’s response to the pandemic and highlighted India’s efforts to support the international community. He reiterated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to help make the COVID-19 vaccine accessible and affordable to all nations. The MEA said the leaders underlined the importance of cooperation in ensuring safe, effective and affordable access to COVID19 vaccines. “They called for greater cooperation in keeping the global supply chains open for an expeditious and sustainable economic recovery. Regional and international issues such as South China Sea, the situation in Korean peninsula and Rakhine state were also discussed,” it said.

Protesting Punjab farmers to observe ‘black Diwali’

The farmers’ day-long talks ended inconclusively in Delhi on Friday.

Chandigarh, Nov 14 (IANS): Amid the continued deadlock between the Centre and Punjab’s farmer unions, the protesting farmers on Saturday announced to observe ‘black Diwali’ against the ‘black’ agricultural laws. Their day-long talks ended inconclusively in Delhi on Friday. “We will light mashals (torches) on Diwali night as a sign of our sangharsh (protest),” a statement by the BKU Ekta (Dakaunda) said. A day earlier, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh welcomed the positive spirit in which the farmers’ unions and the Centre held discussions on the imbroglio over the farm laws and other related issues. Terming it a constructive development, the Chief

Minister said the meeting had, for the first time, enabled the two sides to talk in an open environment and hoped it would pave the way for breaking the stalemate on the issue. The fact that both sides came to the table and agreed to find solutions suggests that they had come to a mutual realisation on the need to find solutions to the prolonged crisis triggered by the farm laws, he said. Citing media reports, the Chief Minister hoped the farmer unions’ internal discussions on November 18, ahead of another meeting with the Central government on November 21, would help identify the concrete ways and means to thrash out the various points raised at Friday’s extensive discussions.

India’s active caseload has shrunk to 4,80,719 NEW DELHI, NOV 14 (PTI): India’s active caseload of COVID-19 has shrunk to 4,80,719, registering a four-day streak of less than five lakh active cases, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. In a statement, the ministry said the share of active cases in the total positive cases has further decreased to 5.48 per cent. “New cases continue their downward slope indicating adoption of COVID Appropriate Behaviour among the population, and effective containment measures by the State/UT governments following guidelines of the Union Government. The daily new cases on an average show a declining trend over the last five weeks,” the statement said. The cumulative national figure is 93.05 per cent. The total recovered cases stand at 81,63,572, and the gap between the recovered cases and active cases that is steadily increasing, presently stands at 76,82,853, the Health ministry said. “With 6,498 persons recovering from COVID-19, Delhi saw the most recoveries in the past 24 hours. Kerala saw 6,201 daily recoveries, while Maharashtra saw 4,543 new recoveries,” it said.

Places of worship in Maha to reopen from Monday: Thackeray

MUMBAI, NOV 14 (PTI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said the places of religious worship across the state, which were shut since the COVID-19 lockdown in March, will reopen from Monday. Thackeray said this in a statement. Extending greetings to people on the occasion of Diwali, he said, “We can’t forget that the demon coronavirus is still amongst us. Even though this demon is slowly fallingsilent now, we cannot be complacent. Citizens need to follow discipline.” “Just like discipline

and restraint were observed while celebrating Holi, Ganesh Chaturthi,Navratri and Pandharpur wari (annual pilgrimage), followers of other faiths also celebrated festivals like Eid, Mount Mary festival by keeping the COVID-19 safety protocol in mind,” he said. The chief minister said that although places ofreligious worship had to be shut during the pandemic, god was taking care of all devotees in the form of doctors, nurses and other health staff. He said that after the religious places of worship are reopened from Diwali Padwa that falls on

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tion and COVISHIELD from the Serum Institute of India. Both are in PhaseIII clinical trial stage, he added. “India has initiated an integrated response to overcome this unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. “From the development of indigenous vaccines, novel point-of-care

diagnostics and therapeutic formulations based on traditional knowledge, to establishing research resources and offering services, Indian R&D entities, both public and private, are working relentlessly to develop effective interventions for combating the pandemic,” Vardhan, who holds the charge of Health Ministry as well as the Science and Technology Ministry, said. Valery Falkov, Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education, Marcos Pontes, Brazilian Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Huang Wei, First Vice Minister of Science and Technology, China, Bonginkosi

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Emmanuel Nzimande, South African Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology and several other dignitaries from member countries participated in the meeting. Vardhan said more than 100 start-ups have developed innovative products for COVID-19. He said the government has announced a USD 120 million grant for COVID-19 vaccine research. This is being provided for CovidSuraksha (Mission for protection from Covid) and is to be used purely for research and development in this field, he said. “The grant does not cover the actual cost of the vaccine and its distribution expenses, which will be made separately as and when the vaccine is available,” he said. Vardhan said India is also hosting clinical trials for all the major vaccine contenders. Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, is conducting trials for the vaccine developed by Oxford University, he said. “One of our pharma giants, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, will distribute the Russian vaccine in India after conducting final-stage human trials and receiving regulatory approval,” the minister said. Vardhan said India will actively contribute in implementation of BRICS STI Calendar of Activities 2020-21 and support continuation of scientific activities under BRICS MOU on Science, Technology and Innovation.

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KABC hands over 3-storied... (From p-1) He also said that many frontline workers were getting infected with the virus but thankfully, there has been no COVID-19 death among them, mainly due to prayers. Construction committee chairman, Dr. Imotemsu informed that the total cost of the construction was Rs. 1.65 crore. He said that the construction of the guest house was approved in 2014 at the general meeting of KABC. Dr. Imotemsu said the construction began in 2018 but could be completed only after some delay due to the pandemic. He said that the guest house has 34 beds, 12 double rooms and two dormitories, and guests are provided with furnished amenities including 16 gas

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Bengal FM writes to Nirmala; seeks GST Council meeting KOLKATA, NOV 14 (PTI): West Bengal Finance minister Amit Mitra has written to Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman urging her to convene a meeting of the GST Council for discussions on Centre’s borrowings to meet the collectionshortfall. In the letter written on November 13, Mitra said that many states had argued at the GST Council meetings held in August and October that the Central government borrow from RBI’s special window to meet the gap between protected revenue at 14 per cent growth rate and GST collections. Towards this, Mitra said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has also written to Sitharaman in this regardon October 10. He said it had been unanimously agreed at the meetingsto extend the cess collection period beyond 2022 to meet debt servicing by the borrower.

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NEW DELHI, NOV 14 (PTI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday wished fellow citizens on the occasion of Diwali and hoped that the festival of lights would end the gloom of pandemic, darkness of economic recession and distress. Sending greetings and warm wishes to all countrymen and women, she wished this joyous and pious occasion will put the nation back on to the path of progress, harmony and prosperity. She expressed hope and prayed that “a million lamps illuminating India and our hearts on this festi-

research centre, said calm winds, smoke from farm fires and firecrackers emissions may push the air quality to the “severe” zone on Diwali night. The wind speed is expected to pick up thereafter and the wind direction will be east-southeasterly, he said. There will be a significant improvement in air quality by November 16, Soni said. The Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi also said the situation is likely to “improve significantly” on Sunday.

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three days on the trot. In 2018, the 24-hour average AQI (281) on Diwali was recorded in the “poor” category. It deteriorated to 390 the next day and remained in the “severe” category on three consecutive days thereafter. In 2017, Delhi’s 24hour average AQI on Diwali (October 19) stood at 319. It, however, slipped into the “severe” zone the next day. This time, the India Meteorological Department has said that a fresh western disturbance is likely to in-

NEW DELHI, NOV 14 (PTI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is likely to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah next week to follow up on the request for additional beds in the city’s central government-run hospitals amid a sudden spike in COVID19 cases in the national capital, sources said on Saturday. Apart from more beds, Kejriwal may ask for further assistance, including ensuring cooperation from other states in controlling pollution which is leading to rise in coronavirus cases during the festive season. “During his meeting with the Union home minister, the chief minister may also discuss steps which need to be taken to arrest the spread of COVID-19 in Delhi,” a source said. Kejriwal had on Friday said the AAP government was considering initiating several steps next week to arrest the spread of the viral disease in the city. Earlier this week, he had requested Union Health Minister Harsh

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The city recorded an overall AQI of 414 on Saturday, which falls in the ‘severe’ category.

“Under the influence of a Western Disturbance, isolated rainfall over plains of northwest India and adjoining central India is likely on Sunday. The predominant surface wind is likely to be coming from East-Southeast direction of Delhi with wind speed up to 20 kmph,” it said. “Generally cloudy sky, light rain, thundershowers accompanied with gusty winds (speed 30-40 kmph) is likely towards afternoonevening on Sunday,” the central agency said. The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Friday directed the CPCB and states concerned to ensure there is no lapse in the implementation of the National Green Tribunal’s directions in view of the air quality scenario during the Diwali period. “In pursuance of NGT order dated November 9 and considering the concerns of air quality scenario in the NCR and its adverse health impact, the Commission directed CPCB, state governments and authorities concerned for strict compliance of the directions of NGT, with zero tolerance on violation,” it said.

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NEW DELHI, NOV 14 (PTI): Delhi’s air quality turned “severe” on Diwali with stubble burning accounting for 32 per cent of the city’s PM2.5 pollution and calm winds worsening the situation as they allowed accumulation of pollutants, weather officials said. The Ministry of Earth Sciences’ air quality monitor, SAFAR, said, “Even a small increase in local additional emissions is likely to have significant deterioration impact on Sunday and Monday.” It said peak levels of PM10 and PM2.5 are expected between 1 am and 6 am in case of additional internal emissions. Earlier, it had said that the PM2.5 concentration in Delhi on Diwali is likely to be the “lowest” in the last four years if no firecrackers are burnt. The city recorded an overall AQI of 414 on Saturday, which falls in the “severe” category. The 24-hour average AQI was 339 on Friday and 314 on Thursday. Delhi recorded a 24-hour average AQI of 337 on Diwali last year (October 27), and 368 and 400 in the next two days. Thereafter, pollution levels remained in the “severe” category for

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Tigray last week, after accusing them of attacking federal troops. Hundreds of people have been killed. The prime minister has said government warplanes were bombing military targets in Tigray, including arms depots and equipment controlled by the Tigrayan forces. The government says its military operations are aimed at restoring the rule of law in the mountainous state of 5 million people. One of the rockets hit the airport in Gondar and partially damaged it, said Awoke Worku, spokesperson for Gondar central zone,

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Washington, Nov 14 (Agencies): Presidentelect Joe Biden has won 306 votes in the state-by-state Electoral College that decides who wins the White House, against 232 for Donald Trump, US media projected on Friday. Biden solidified his victory over Trump in the US election with a victory in traditionally Republicanleaning Georgia, called in his favor by CNN, ABC and other networks. Trump — who also had 306 Electoral College votes when he beat Hillary Clinton in 2016 — claimed victory in North Carolina, CNN and NBC projected, putting his final tally this time around at 232.

Biden has been the presumptive winner of the election since victory in Pennsylvania took him over the 270-vote threshold on Saturday. Georgia, one of five states flipped by Biden after going into Trump’s column last time around, hadn’t been won by a Democrat since Bill Clinton in 1992. Trump took a comfortable early lead in the state as the largely rural vote was counted but it ended up being the closest race in the nation as the cities of Atlanta and Savannah began tabulating results. Biden is currently up by some 14,000 votes, and a hand recount is expected to be completed next week. Audits of state-wide elec-

tions never bring the kind of reversal that Trump would need to change the result. In traditionally-Republican North Carolina, a drive to get out Black voters by Democrats was not enough to overcome Trump’s hugely loyal base of white, noncollege-educated men and rural voters. Trump, who has refused to acknowledge defeat, was due later Friday to address the public for the first time since becoming the projected loser six days ago. It was unclear whether he would take questions or finally address his defeat but Trump has repeatedly referred to his 306-vote victory in 2016 as a “landslide” and a “shellacking.”

ISLAMABAD, NOV 14 (IANS): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that his government is under pressure to recognize Israel, insisting that Islamabad would never establish relations with the “Zionists”. Khan revealed this during an interview with a private television, where he stated that after the recognition of Israel by Arab countries including the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain, Islamabad is also being asked to recognize Israel, something that his government has rejected till now. “I have no second thought about recognizing Israel unless there is a just settlement, which satisfies Palestines,” he said.

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A man walks past as a house burns in the village of Charektar on Saturday.

Armenian forces, full-scale fighting began in late September this year. Azerbaijan made relentless military advances, culminating in the seizure of the city of Shusha, a strategically key city and one of strong emotional significance as a longtime center of Azeri culture. Two days after Azerbaijan announced it had taken Shusha, Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a Russiabrokered cease-fire under which territory that Armenia occupies outside the formal borders of NagornoKarabakh will be gradually ceded. Muslim Azeris and Christian Armenians once lived together in these regions, however uneasily.

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Although the cease-fire ends the fighting, it aggravates ethnic animosity. “In the end, we will blow it up or set it on fire, in order not to leave anything to Muslims,” Dadevusyan said of his house. He spoke while taking a rest from salvaging what he could from the home, including metal roof panels, and piling it onto an aged flatbed truck. The truck’s final destination is unclear. “We are homeless now, do not know where to go and where to live. Do not know where to live. It is very hard,” said his wife Lusine, choked by tears, as they gave the interior of the house a last look.

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With immense pride, the Old Riphyim Students’ Union congratulate the following individuals for their career achievements and for their contribution to the students’ community. 1. Shri. Vandamo Tungoe, on being promoted to Deputy Director, Department of Economics & Statistics, Govt. of Nagaland. 2. Dr. E Benrithung Patton, on being awarded Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), on the topic “Political participation and political attitude: A study of Mokokchung District” under supervisor Dr. Moamenla Amer, Dept of Political Science, Nagaland University. 3. Shri. William Patton, on receiving State Teachers Award 2020, Nagaland. The Union also acknowledge the contribution of Mr Chonbenthung Ezung (SDO Civil, Wokha) & his wife Zuthunglo Patton (IFS), DFO, Wokha for donating a Computer Set and a Printer to Old Riphyim Students’ Union. The Union pray for their good health and wish them greater success in all their future endeavors. Renlamo Patton Renchio Patton President, ORSU General Secretary, ORSU

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The Dimapur Surumi Community with immense joy and pride extend our heartiest congratulations to: Rev. Dr. L. Hevito Awomi, S/o Lutoi Awomi Executive Secy (UBCANEI) on being conferred Doctor of Ministry at Theological Studies & Research University in association with International Council for Theological Accredition on the topic "An Analytical study of church growth and its reference to the United Baptist Church Association North East India". Miss Likivi I. Awomi, D/o Mr. & Mrs. Inaho P Awomi, for securing Top 13 in the recent NEET (UG) Exam 2020. Miss Vikali H. Jakhalu, D/o Mr. & Mrs. Hokuto Jakhalu, for securing Top One with distinction in M.Sc. Dept. of Chemistry, in recent Nagaland University Examination 2020. Miss Katoni G. Awomi, D/O Mr. & Mrs. Ghushepu Awomi, emerged as Gold Medalist in M.A Political Science from ICFAI University, Dimapur, Nagaland. Further, the community wishes and prays to the Almighty God to grant them success in their future endeavours. Hukato Aye Hokato K. Awomi Chairman, DSC General Secretary, DSC

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LONDON, NOV 14 (PTI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is being urged by his Conservative Party colleagues to unleash a reset at the heart of government after weeks of bitter power struggles ended in the immediate departure of his top aide Dominic Cummings. Cummings, considered Johnson’s right-hand man as the Chief Strategy Adviser, was expected to quit by Christmas next month, but reports on Saturday emerged of a 45-minute showdown which ended in him being pictured walking out of 10 Downing Street with a box in hand on Friday night, symbolic of an unceremonious end of a job. “Lots of my colleagues are hoping for a new relationship - more openness and interaction with Parliament - and I am told the Cabinet is hoping to get more say as it were in events,” said David Davis, a senior Conservative Party MP and former Brexit Secretary. He welcomed Johnson’s “decisive action” in removing Cummings, an extremely divisive figure within the party ranks, and called on him to “reset government” free of his influence. It is widely believed the exit of pro-Brexiteer Cummings, credited with seeing Johnson through a landslide General Election win in December 2019, could pave the way for a less hard-line stance at the heart of government.

KALBAJAR (AZERBAIJAN), NOV 14 (AGENCIES): In a bitter farewell to his home of 21 years, Garo Dadevusyan wrenched off its metal roof and prepared to set the stone house on fire. Thick smoke poured from houses that his neighbors had already torched before fleeing this ethnic Armenian village about to come under Azerbaijani control. The village is to be turned over to Azerbaijan on Sunday as part of territorial concessions in an agreement to end six weeks of intense fighting with Armenian forces. The move gripped its 600 people with fear and anger so deep that they destroyed the homes they once loved. The settlement — called Karvachar in Armenian — is legally part of Azerbaijan, but it has been under the control of ethnic Armenians since the 1994 end of a war over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. That war left not only Nagorno-Karabakh itself but substantial surrounding territory in Armenian hands. After years in which sporadic clashes broke out between Azerbaijani and

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the Tigray Defence Forces conducted missile strikes in military bases in Bahir Dar and Gondar in retaliation for air strikes conducted by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s forces in various parts of the state. “As long as the attacks on the people of Tigray do not stop, the attacks will intensify,” Getachew Reda, a spokesperson for the TPLF, said in a statement on the Facebook page of the Tigray state’s communications office. Abiy sent the national defence force on an offensive against local troops in

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ADDIS ABABA, NOV 14 (AGENCIES): Two airports in Ethiopia’s Amhara state which neighbours Tigray where federal troops are fighting local forces were targeted by rocket fire late on Friday, the government said, as an 11-day conflict widened. The airport in Gondar in Amhara state, which neighbours Tigray, was hit on Friday, while another rocket aimed at the Bahir Dar airport missed the target, the government said. The ruling Tigray party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), said

new arrivals “overwhelming the current capacity to provide aid”, the U.N. refugee agency said on Friday. Ethiopia’s Human Rights Commission, appointed by the government but independent, said it was sending a team of investigators to the town of Mai Kadra in Tigray, where Amnesty International this week reported what it said was evidence of mass killings. Amnesty International said on Thursday scores and possibly hundreds of civilians were stabbed and hacked to death in the region on Nov. 9, citing witnesses. It said it had not been able to independently confirm who was responsible, but said the witnesses had blamed fighters loyal to Tigray’s local leaders. The Tigray state government denied involvement in the reported killings. “TPLF absolutely refutes allegations the TPLF members and the Tigray special police force were involved in this most tragic event,” it said in a statement. The rights commission said in a statement it would investigate all allegations of human rights violations in the conflict.

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FILE -- Members of the Amhara Special Force return to military base after fighting against TPLF in Danasha, Amhara region near a border with Tigray, Ethiopia Nov 9, 2020.

while a second missile fired simultaneously landed just outside of the airport at Bahir Dar. “The TPLF junta is utilising the last of the weaponry within its arsenals,” the Ethiopian government’s emergency task force wrote on Twitter. The Amhara regional state’s forces have been fighting alongside their federal counterparts against Tigray’s fighters. Yohannes Ayele, a resident of Gondar, said he heard a loud explosion in the Azezo neighbourhood of the city at 10:30 p.m.. Another resident of the area said the rocket had damaged the airport terminal building. The area was sealed off and firefighting vehicles were parked outside, the resident added. An Ethiopian Airlines worker who did not wish to be identified said flights to both Gondar and Bahir Dar airports had been cancelled after the attacks. The United Nations, the African Union and others are concerned that the fighting could spread to other parts of Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous country, and destabilise the wider Horn of Africa region. More than 14,500 people have fled into neighbouring Sudan, with the speed of

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UEFA Nations League: Malta beat Andorra 3-1

TA’ QALI (MALTA), NOV 14 (AGENCIES): Malta recovered from an early setback to score three goals in the second half to see off Andorra for their second successive win in the UEFA Nations League League D. It was a real test of character for the Maltese players who found themselves a goal behind after only three minutes of play courtesy of a firm strike by Marc Rebes. Here, the Maltese tried to fight back but for all their efforts they were finding the going tough to create scoring opportunities and it looked as though they were set for a frustrating day in the office. But after the break, the Maltese were handed a way back into the match when Andorra defender Garcia deflected the ball into his own net. Here, the Maltese came to life and a minute later Jurgen Degabriele headed in front before Shaun Dimech sealed the win in stoppage time that enabled the team to all but rubberstamp second place in the group on eight points - a record tally for the national team. Malta coach Devis Mangia was forced to watch the match from the stands as he was serving a one-ban after picking up two yellow cards in the 1-0

Shaun Dimech wheels away after scoring Malta’s third goal against Andorra on Saturday.

win over Latvia last month. Davide Mazzotta took charge of the team that featured two notable changes as Karl Micallef replaced the suspended Steve Borg while upfront Luke Montebello was the central striker in the absence of the not fully fit Kyrian Nwoko. Malta could not have hoped for a worse start as after only three minutes poor defensive play enabled Andorra to take the lead. The Andorrans were awarded a free-kick and the Malta defenders failed to clear Joan Cervos’ delivery with the ball falling to Marc Rebes who smashed it past a stranded Henry Bonello.

The Maltese look rattled by that early setback and they finally threatened on 12 minutes when Joseph Mbong sped clear on the right and picked Montebello at the near post but the towering forward fired over. As the minutes passed it looked like the same scenario experienced by the national team in Andorra was repeating itself as the Maltese players were finding it very difficult to create opening in the opponents defence. On 27 minutes, Teddy Teuma hit a firm drive from outside the area with the ball touching the bar before finishing over.

On 34 minutes, Teuma fed Camenzuli on the left and his cross was deflected by a defender that almost beat the Andorra goalkeeper Josep Gomes who somehow kept the ball out. The rebound fell to Luke Gambin whose shot was blocked Two minutes later, from a Guillaumier cornerkick, Montebello headed over from close in. On the restart, one expected Malta to step up their ante in search of an equalizer. And ten minutes into the second half, it was the Andorrans who gave Malta a way back into the match. From a corner,

Women referees may officiate I-League matches NEW DELHI, NOV 14 (IANS): Women referees would undergo fitness tests meant for male referees and may even go on to officiate men’s Hero I-League matches soon, Ravishankar J., Director (Referees), All India Football Federation (AIFF), has said. “Our target for the women referees is to make them capable to undergo the men’s fitness tests and to be able to officiate Hero I-League matches. They will also have to take the challenge head-on because it’ll be more challenging physically as well as psychologically. I am confident that they have the quality to match our expectations,” Ravishankar said. Currently, a total of eight referees and 10 assistant referees are in the elite FIFA panel from India. Among them, Ranjita Devi Tekcham and Kanika Barman are enlisted amongst the referees whereas Riioh-

Currently among women, eight referees and 10 assistant referees are in the elite FIFA panel from India.

lang Dhar and Uvena Fernandes are in the category of assistant referees. While Uvena is on the list since 2014, Riiohlang Dhar and Ranjita Devi were first enlisted in 2018. Kanika Barman, having been added to the elite list in 2020, is the latest entrant. Ravishankar, a former FIFA referee, feels Indian women referees have im-

proved significantly lately, and made a special mention of the Hero Indian Women’s League (IWL). “Our women referees have done exceptionally well. Ranjita is rated as one of the top women match officials in Asia. With the Hero IWL coming in, they are getting more chances. About Kanika, I am sure she would be able to do a better job and compara-

tively, she would come out faster,” he told AIFF TV. While Uvena Fernandes has already experienced officiating in the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup, Ravishankar is hopeful that the remaining three would also get a taste of the same experience at the forthcoming FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup that will be hosted in India.

taken by Teuma, the ball was inadvertently deflected into his own net by Emili Garcia. The goal transformed the Maltese team who struck again a minute later. Luke Gambin ran in space on the right and sent a fine cross towards Jurgen Degabriele who headed past Gomes. On 65 minutes, Matthew Guillaumier forced his way inside the area and hit a shot that was deflected just past the upright. Andorra now had no option but to push more men forward and inevitably open more space for the Maltese forwards to grab a third goal. O n 75 m inute s, Mbong raced inside the area and his cross-shot was pushed away by Gomes, the ball fell to Guillaumier whose shot was blocked by a defender. In the final stages Andorra ramped up the pressure but it was Malta who struck a third goal in stoppage time through three of their second-half substitutes. In a quick break, Alex Satariano released Jake Grech who burst through and his low shot was pushed away by Gomes into the path of Shaun Dimech who fired home from close win to seal a merited victory.

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Turkish Grand Prix: Lance Stroll takes pole position

Pole position winner Racing Point’s Canadian driver Lance Stroll at Turkish GP.

ISTANBUL, NOV 14 ( AG E N C I E S ) : L a n c e Stroll upstaged Formula One’s title-chasing Lewis Hamilton on Saturday when he grabbed the first pole position of his career at the Turkish Grand Prix. The 22-year-old Canadian made the most of drying conditions on a treacherous track to end Mercedes’ 13 race domination of qualifying this year. Stroll delivered a dazzling fastest lap for Racing Point in one minute and 47.765 seconds in the closing seconds to usurp his team-mate Sergio Perez and then resist a last surge from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. The disappointed Dutchman was second, three-tenths behind Stroll,

Nicolas Sanchez kicked 25 points for Argentina in their maiden victory over New Zealand.

cause of the special situation,” he added. It was a humiliating defeat for New Zealand who were shocked 24-22 by the Wallabies in Brisbane last week and have now lost back-to-back Tests for the first time since 2011 when they crashed to South Africa and Australia. Coach Ian Foster axed

10 players and named what many regarded as the All Blacks’ best run-on side after last week’s game, but they were no match for a Pumas team helped by former Australian coach Michael Cheika. “Obviously from an All Black view we are bitterly disappointed with the result, with the way we

played,” said Foster. “But what I think we saw was a team that despite the disadvantage of not playing a lot of rugby ... they have come here with massive energy and a desire to prove something to their country which has gone through a heck of a hard time.” “I want to congratulate them on the result, it is

second Red Bull and Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo whose team-mate Esteban Ocon qualified seventh. Kimi Raikkonen and his Alfa Romeo team-mate Antonio Giovinazzi were eighth and 10th with Valtteri Bottas ninth for Mercedes. “Yes, Yes, Yes boys,” Stroll screamed on team radio. “I am so happy,” he added. “It’s been a tough time, but this is so good.” His surprise qualifying performance comes after a tough few weeks when he had to miss the Eifel Grand Prix, testing positive for coronavirus the next day. This is the first time this season that neither Hamilton (nine) nor Bottas (four) have topped qualifying.

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Djokovic says no pressure as he bids for sixth ATP Finals crown

SYDNEY, NOV 14 (PTI): Gearing up for a gruelling tour of Australia, the Indian team on Saturday began outdoor training with a light session after the entire contingent tested negative for COVID-19. Several cricketers who recently competed in the Indian Premier League in the UAE, including Hardik Pandya, Prithvi Shaw and Mohammed Siraj, attended the session at Blacktown International Sports Park inside the Sydney Olympic Park. The BCCI posted pictures of the outdoor training and a gym session on its twitter handle. Spinner Kudee p Yadav, pacer Umesh Yadav, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur and Test batting mainstay Cheteshwar Pujara were seen warming up.

L O N D O N, N OV 1 4 (AGENCIES): Novak Djokovic said sealing the year-end men’s world number one tennis ranking had eased some of the pressure on him as he heads into the ATP Finals and will look to end his season on a high. The 33-year-old is bidding for a sixth crown in the season-ending tournament to go level with Roger Federer and will take on Argentine Diego Schwartzman in his opener on Monday. “Coming into the tournament knowing I already clinched the year-end number one releases some of the pressure, but at the same time it doesn’t change what I hope to achieve in this tournament and why I’m here,” Djokovic told reporters. “I really want to win every single match that I get to play and try to get

Rugby C’ship: Argentina beat All Blacks for first time in history S Y D N E Y, N OV 1 4 (AGENCIES): A gutsy Argentina stunned the All Blacks 25-15 on Saturday to pull off one of rugby’s biggest upsets, consigning an embarrassed New Zealand to their first backto-back defeats in almost a decade. Fly-half Nicolas Sanchez scored all the Pumas’ points to hand them their maiden victory over the rugby powerhouse in the 30 Tests they have played. Mario Ledesma’s side were given virtually no chance ahead of the Tri-Nations match in Sydney after the coronavirus hindered their preparations to just two low-key practice games. But in their first Test since the World Cup last year, they pulled off a miracle. “It’s surreal what happened, not just the result but playing, getting on the field after everything that has happened this year,” said Argentina coach Ledesma. “Some of the boys haven’t seen their families for four months but they have all been positive... they have been awesome.” “I think we will remember this for a long time, not only the game but be-

but ahead of Mexican Perez who claimed his careerbest starting position after finishing fourth nine times in the past. Stroll was the first Canadian to take pole since Jacques Villeneuve at the 1997 European Grand Prix at Jerez and it was the Silverstone-based Racing Point team’s first pole since, racing as Jordan, they did so at the 2009 Belgian Grand Prix. The outcome left Mercedes well-beaten on the weekend when Lewis Hamilton bids to seal a record-equalling seventh drivers’ championship and draw level with seventime champion Michael Schumacher. The six-time champion wound up sixth behind Alex Albon in the

a bit of an historic day for them.” Unlike Australia and New Zealand, Argentina did not have a Super Rugby competition to help them prepare. But after months of quarantine, they were chomping at the bit and took their frustrations out on a sloppy All Blacks in a dominant first-half. With New Zealand struggling to create chances with poor kicking, ill-discipline and too many errors, they incredibly went to the break 16-3 in front. New Zealand staged a second-half fightback, but with their eyes on a major upset, Argentina grimly resisted intense pressure to post their best-ever result. Argentina got the first points on the board in the fifth minute with Sanchez nailing a penalty from the half-way line after some push and shove instigated by New Zealand’s Shannon Frizell. It didn’t take long for Richie Mo’unga to level the scores but Argentina were playing well, stringing together plenty of phases. Their pressure culminated in dangerman San-

chez crossing for the first try of the game, getting on the end of his own chip kick to touch down under the posts. He converted to give his side an unlikely lead which they stretched to 13-3 when Sanchez drilled another penalty, with Jordie Barrett the offender. Only a try-saving tackle from Aaron Smith prevented the Pumas going further in front after Tomas Cubelli broke free, but more All Blacks ill-discipline handed them another penalty which the laser-like Sanchez again put over. It sent them to the break with a comfortable lead, leaving New Zealand with a major task to save their blushes. That only got harder when the boot of the irrepressible Sanchez earned Argentina another three points soon after the restart. With their reputation on the line, New Zealand finally woke up and skipper Sam Cane crashed over for their opening try on 52 minutes after a nicely worked rolling maul from a lineout.

The participants of this year’s ATP Finals in London.

my hands on the trophy... I want this trophy as much as anyone here. “I’m really hoping I can end the season in the best possible way and the success I had previously here in the past 10 years helps me feel more comfortable and confident about myself.” Second-ranked Nadal, who meets Russian Andrey Rublev on Sunday, is hoping to clinch his first ATP Finals title on the hard courts of London’s O2 Arena. “I don’t know how

close I am to the perfect preparation. I tried to fight hard in every match in Bercy,” Nadal said on Friday of his semi-final run at last week’s Paris Masters. “That put me in a position that I already played four matches on this surface and hopefully that can help me here, but there remains two days for me to practise. “I hope to be ready to accept the challenge to play against such difficult opponents like Rublev.”

Sports Ministry’s new incentive to fund 500 private academies NEW DELHI, NOV 14 (IANS): The Sports Ministry has introduced a new structure to extend monetary support to 500 private academies through the Khelo India Scheme over the next four years starting from financial year 202021. In this model, private academies shall be graded into different categories, based on quality achievement of players trained by the academy, level of coaches available at the academy, quality of field of play and allied infrastructure, availability of sports science facilities and staff. The 14 priority disciplines identified for excellence in 2028 Olympics will be eligible for receiving support in the first phase. Under the scheme, SAI and national sports federations (NSFs) will be working together. SAI will also hold discussions with NSFs and implement categorisation and gradation of the academies. The number of academies to be funded and the quantum of funding under each discipline will be determined by an objective evaluation

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of the need for investment and each NSF’s capabilities to leverage the incentivebased model and promote excellence in Olympics in their respective disciplines. There will be a special focus on developing sports science facilities at all the academies to improve the overall quality of training. “There are a lot of small academies in various parts of the country that are doing very good work in identifying and training athletes. This move aims to encourage all academies, especially the private academies to continue improving the level of infrastructure, resources and sports science support so that athletes can get best in class training,” said Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju.

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