November 25, 2018

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Vol XXVIII No. 350

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Gov calls for moulding promising entrepreneurs

D I M A P U R , N OV 2 4 (NPN): Nagaland Governor, PB Acharya, has called upon the agriculture and allied departments and all the agricultural universities to motivate and mould interested and promising entrepreneurs. Governor was at the “Sensitization programme for enhancing farm income and livelihood security in Nagaland”, organised by ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Nagaland Centre, Medziphema on Saturday. Acharya also laid emphasis on bringing out at least five entrepreneurs from each district in various sectors. He encouraged the graduates to take up such entrepreneurship ventures. On the occasion, the governor also lauded the initiatives taken by ICAR and KVKs to uplift the socio-economic condition of farmers through sustainable agricultural practices. F u r t h e r, A c h a r ya stressed that ICAR and Universities should work in collaboration so the benefit

Fuel prices continue to decline; petrol down 40 paise NEW DELHI, NOV 24 (IANS): Fuel prices continued the downward trend on Friday with cost of petrol falling by 40 paise across the four metro cities. In the national capital, petrol was priced Rs 75.57 per litre, down from Rs 75.97 on Thursday, according to the Indian Oil Corp’s website. Price of petrol in the other key cities of Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai was Rs 77.53, Rs 81.10 and Rs 78.46 per litre respectively, compared to the Thursday’s levels of Rs 77.93, Rs 81.50 and Rs 78.88 per litre. The downward revision comes on the back of declining international crude oil cost. The Brent crude oil is currently priced around $59.13 per barrel. In line with petrol prices, cost of the other major transportation fuel, diesel also declined on Friday. Price of diesel in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai was at Rs 70.56, Rs 72.41, Rs 73.91, Rs 74.55 respectively, down from Rs 70.97, Rs 72.83, Rs 74.34 and 74.99 per litre. Meanwhile, petrol price was Rs. 71.23 per litre and diesel price was Rs. 65.88 per litre in Dimapur on Saturday while in Kohima a litre of petrol and diesel was Rs. 71.94 and Rs. 66.43 respectively.

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“Sir, since the rival party has some of our rebels, we too managed to get some of their rebels.” K Y M C

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research and development reach the interior mass. He also motivated the farmers and the entrepreneurs to be more pro-active and to be self sufficient in all aspects. Governor, who graced the occasion as chief guest, inaugurated the exhibition unit cum sale counter, mushroom spawn production unit and ornamental fish breeding and rearing unit. In his inaugural speech, Dr. DJ Rajkhowa, joint director, ICAR Nagaland Centre, highlighted the role and activities being undertaken by the ICAR for the development of agriculture and allied sectors in the state. He urged the farmers

to adopt scientific ways of farming for self-sufficiency of agriculture and allied sectors in a sustainable way. Dr. G.D Rao, Dean, College of veterinary science, CAU, Jalukie shared a brief remark on the role of institutes in the development of agri and allied sectors. A farmers-scientist interaction programme was conducted where resource persons from ICAR Nagaland centre and KVKs addressed problems raised by the farmers. Simultaneously, a technical session on agri entrepreneurship development in Nagaland was held where lectures were delivered by Dr. G Kadrivel, Principal Scientist (PI- Agri Business Incubation ICAR Umiam), Dr. S. Ruth Assumi Scientist-Horticulture, and Nilufar Sheikh NIDGuwahati. Input in the form of livestocks, seeds and farm machinery were distributed to the farmers and 11 publications including extension folders and training manuals from the centre were also released by the chief guest.

PAC shocked by tax on church works D I M A P U R , N OV 2 4 (NPN): Public Action Committee (PAC) of the Naga Council Dimapur (NCD) has expressed utter shock over the illegal collections and repeated demand from new building construction of Aoyim Baptist church by none other than NPGs. In a press release, PAC convenor, Vekhosayi Nyekha, and co-convenor K Ghokheto Chophy, termed the act as “sacrilege” and said this has gone beyond imagination. PAC urged every Naga to seriously think and rise up before it was too late. It said the “so-called national workers” were set to sale out Naga cause and future which was dear to all. Appreciating the efforts of the security forces in containing criminal activities, PAC has appealed to the general public to extend all possible support and cooperation to the security forces to check criminals. Further, PAC appealed to the responsible NPG leaders to immediately take steps to discipline their cadres, who were on rampage. PAC cautioned that failure to do so could force civilians to take measures against criminal activities of the “erring national workers.”

30 dead as bus plunges into canal in K’taka

A crane pulls out the ill-fated bus which fell into a canal in Mandya district of Karnataka, Saturday (PTI).

M A N DYA , N OV 2 4 (AGENCIES): Thirty people, including five children, were killed and four rescued after a bus fell into a canal in south Karnataka on Saturday afternoon. Around 35 people were travelling in the private bus. The accident took place in Mandya, 105 km from Bengaluru. The bus fell into the canal after the driver lost control, the police said. Many passengers could not escape from the bus as it fell to its side, trapping the doors on

the floor of the canal. The bus soon submerged. “The mishap occurred around noon at Kanaganamaradi village near Pandavapura town, as the bus skidded off the bridge and fell into the Cauvery river canal,” a Mandya police control room official told IANS on phone. The driver reportedly managed to come out of the bus and swam to safety. According to a witness, the speeding bus was on way to Mandya from Pandavapu-

ra when the driver apparently lost control of the wheel, resulting in the bus veering off the bridge and falling into the 20-feet deep canal. Farmers working in nearby fields started rescue work immediately and saved a few passengers. “I believe the driver was not driving properly... I will find out,” Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwara said. Visuals from the site of the accident showed locals using ropes to try and pull the bus out of the water body. The bodies of the victims were pulled out. Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy visited the accident site and announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the families of the deceased. Meanwhile, President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi offered condolences to the kin of the deceased.

Tongpang inspects bridges under construction

(L-R) The construction site of the Nagarjan Bridge. The inspection team at Doyang Bridge. (NP)

Expected completion time for Dimapur bridges extended Staff Reporter

D I M A P U R , N OV 2 4 (NPN): PWD (Roads & Bridegs) minister on Saturday undertook extensive inspection of four under construction bridges-- Doyang bridge at Liphanyan in Ralan sub-division, Wokha; Balijan bridge, Chathe river bridge, 4th Mile area and Nagarjan bridge. It may be mentioned that several bridges in Nagaland were either ravaged by floods or had collapsed

ULFA (I) claims responsibility for grenade attack GUWAHATI, NOV 24 (PTI): Three people, including two former ULFA militants, were arrested on Saturday in connection with the grenade attack in Sibsagar district on Thursday that killed two people, police said. Earlier in the day, the proscribed ULFA (I) had claimed responsibility for the grenade attack. Eight people were picked up for questioning on Friday in connection with the incident at Demow area of the district, and three of them were arrested on Saturday. The trio also includes an employee of a petrol pump in Demow, police said. A grenade had exploded at a hardware shop in the Demow Chariali area of the district on Thursday, killing a customer, Anup Gupta, and the shop owner, Kamal Agarwal.

since the bridges had outlived their life span. This threw traffic out of gear, particularly in Dimapur and also caused immense hardships to people living in the interior areas. To inspect the pace of construction of these bridges, Tongpang Ozukum along with executive engineer (R&B), Er. Talitemsu Jamir, and junior engineer PWD (R&B), Er Howoto visited the sites. The construction of Doyang bridge, also referred to as “The People’s Project”, which started March 25, 2014 was delayed due to various unforeseen factors. The total width of the Doyang Bridge is 8.5 meters and the carriage width is 7.5 meters. The length of the

bridge upon completion will be 115.85 meters. The project extension for Doyang Bridge is yet to be allotted by the Chief Engineer, Er. Talitemsu Jamir informed. According the contractor of Doyang bridge, Abel Shohe, this was the first time since the commencement of the project that a cabinet minister had visited the bridge to take stock of the overall progress. Ozukum who also took a foot tour of the bridge and surrounding areas to gauge the overall progress expressed satisfaction with the workmanship and urged the contractor complete the project at the earliest since it serves as a major lifeline connecting several districts of the state.

D I M A P U R , N OV 2 4 (NPN): Kevichusa Foundation, a charitable foundation of the family of A. Kevichusa, organized the presentation of the A. Kevichusa Citizenship Award and Chalie Kevichusa Memorial Lecture on Saturday here at DBIDL Hall, Don Bosco Campus, River Belt colony. Founder of Nagaland’s Eleutheros Christian Society (ECS) Rev. Chingmak Chang, was the recipient of the A. Kevichusa Award 2018. He was presented with a citation, a medallion and Rs. 3 lakh cash. The medallion was given away by last year’s recipient Moamenla of Mother’s Hope, Rev. Dr. Wati Aier gave away the citation and cash award was handed over by a family member. Rev. Chang, who was introduced by Dr. Kethoser

(2nd from R) Rev. Chingmak Chang receiveing the award on Saturday.

Kevichusa, was awarded for pioneering social work in the field of healthcare, education and livelihoods in the Eastern districts of Nagaland. In his acceptance speech, Rev. Chang spoke about the challenges and hardships he had to go through during his involvement with drug users and drug traffickers. He also mentioned the love and support he received

from his friends and family members, for which he said he was very thankful for. Visasier Kevichusa, son of late Chalie Kevichusa, highlighted about the Chalie Kevichusa Memorial lecture, and also introduced the speaker Rev. Dr. Wati Aier. Delivering the annual lecture, Dr. Aier described late Chalie as a rare individual– one among a handful of lucid and luminous

individuals invested in safeguarding Naga rights. He dwelt on the topic: “Beyond Tribal Seduction – A Personal Reflection.” According to Rev. Dr. Aier, the challenge for a Naga was to look beyond the singular use of the term “tribe” and the ensnarement that follows it. He stated that tribalism lurks as a notorious seducer of the community which acts as a tool of selfexclusion and communal division. He mentioned that the Nagas should not look backward trying to resurrect the past. “Within this backward-looking view of history, the Naga narrative has been seductively immobilized, often to the point of tragedy” he asserted. He also said that Nagas want to see wisdom in our leaders, “a wisdom that assures us that our lives and communities will not be used as mere objects of in(Cont’d on p-7) terest.”

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NH executive refute Tep’s statement D I M A P U R , N OV 2 4 (NPN): A day after the Naga Hoho (NH) federal assembly speaker Kenyungseng Tep issued a statement on the tenure expiry of NH executive, the Naga Hoho executive including the Assembly secretary of federal organ have sought to “clear the confusion created by the unfledged Speaker”. In a joint statement, NH president P Chuba Ozukum, vice presidents Samson Remei and HK Zhimomi, cultural & customary affairs secretary Mhonchumo, and Federal Assembly Secretary K Elu Ndang, stated that Kenyungseng Tep was the president of Rengma Hoho as well as deputy speaker/ acting speaker of NH, adding that “this is one of the genesis of conflict within the Naga Hoho family due to misuse of power.” They said NH could not set up search committee two months ahead as per the

constitution because the acting speaker failed to uphold the decision and directive of executive council. In this regard, they said the executive directed the acting speaker to summon the Federal Assembly on November 3, 2017 and another on July 31, 2018. They said Tep himself was also present when the Executive resolved to summon the Federal Assembly on Nov 3, 2017. However, they said he turned deaf ears to the directive and refused to summon the Federal Assembly for the reason best known to him. The signatories said their intention was only to address the conflicting views and differences among the constituent units and executive council in the Federal Assembly and hammer out the differences as Tep clearly mentioned in his statement to “rejuvenate and vibrant Naga Hoho to serve the Naga people”.

Kevichusa foundation award & memorial Lecture Nagaland gets tech award Staff Reporter

The contractor expressed optimism that two piers yet be erected on the riverbed will be completed before the monsoon next year. Ozukum said he would visit the bridge again in the third week of January, 2019 to further monitor its progress. On the other hand, Er. Talitemsu explained that a major challenge that workers currently faced was the redirection of the river for the erection of two pending piers. He said, water which was released during the evening from the dam located upstream causes de-silting thereby hampering construction of the foundation of the remaining two piers.

Nagaland government officials receiving the award.

D I M A P U R , N OV 2 4 (NPN): Nagaland CM Dashboard has been awarded the Indian Express Technology Award under Enterprise Applications, at the North East Technology Sabha, held in Guwahati on November 23 and 24. Besides, Nagaland was also awarded for online GPF and Aadhaar based biometric system. Announcing this on twitter, chief minister, Neiphiu Rio congratulated all who worked hard on those projects. It may be mentioned

that to ensure proper monitoring of all government schemes in a transparent manner under single frame, chief minister, Rio, had launched the CM dashboard on August 13, 2018. CM dashboard (https:// nl.cmdashboard.nic.in) is an electronic window that gives a comprehensive view of various e-Governance projects/schemes running in the state in a single window in terms of some important measurable parameters/ progress called KPIS (Key Performance Indicator).

Asserting that acting speaker was neither above the executive council nor the Yehzabo (Constitution) of NH, the signatories said the acting speaker alone propagating to run the affairs of NH even after the expiry of the present tenure was “hilarious and more of a figment of imagination or self centred individual.” After patiently waiting for more than twelve months for the acting speaker to convene the Federal Assembly and when their tenure has come to an end, the signatories said they decided to convene the presidential council meeting on November 26, 2018 as another option. In the light of the above, the signatories have appealed to all the tribe hohos and wellwishers not to be swayed by the “misleading” statement from the acting speaker. They further requested all responsible to attend the November 26 meeting.

Stage set for Hornbill Festival K O H I M A , N OV 2 4 (NPN): With annual Hornbill Festival less than a week away, the Art and Culture (A&C) department has set the stage for daily cultural performances that would be presented at the main arena, Kisama, Naga heritage village. Additional director and HoD A&C, Chubala Sangtam, informed that cultural troupes from all the tribes within and outside the state would be arriving soon to showcase their colourful traditional attires with lively songs and dances. She also said that artist corner at the World War II museum premises Kisama and Hotel Saramati Premises, Dimapur would display and sell art works, demonstrative arts and live sketching, painting exhibition, art competition, slideshows etc. (Cont’d on p-7) K Y M C


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